The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-01-26

Nv ene Oueiue C1nWunJ ne so1Sn. OUT
Assoclauon, and the society OF Christian peo-
pie. HIS tendencies at this time were not i'm
moral, nor mad he shown any indication OF that
swfui with sarcasm) crime OF not paying his
poaIo pins, ior wnlcn TINS prosecution are try
ing to hang him." Corkhill-"Oh, no If he is
hung at all it VIII be for murder, not for owing
board bills" Guiteau called out: Z" / guess
there amt much chance OF my being hung any
way scovilie continued up to the hour OF ad-
1ournment bis review OF the life OF the pris-
oner, explaining his acts in the light of
counseFs (ScovilleO theory upon the case.
Guiteau occasionally commented, but never
seriously olsturpea the course OF the argument:
Scov1iie spoke OF the monumental assurance OF
with Grant, Oonkling and Arthur. sI should
say pretty fine quartet" said the prisoner.
Later on Scoville read from Guiteau's speech,
wnsa Gpitosvsegniu caiied = xnz s.hettg
not read any more Sccyiie; y viii go dead
against your fool theory" Adjourned.
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scoyIILE ATTACKS THE sTALwARTs-A sENsA-
Trox IN COURT.
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In the conspiracy OF Wnicn the district Attor-
ney was the chief, and MIR. Scoville said that
before he got through, he would contradict
him out of his own mouth. Scoville pointed
out In the conduct of Guiteau parallels to the
illustrations given by Dr.. Gray, and then went
on to deny that the prisoner had been playing
part Discussing the horrors OF the crime ~
often shown in acts OF insane criminals, Scovilie
said ssThere is nothing in this act to compare
with some Of these acts Of insane criminals,
and gentlemen Of the Jury, IN my opinion,
If there were not reasons, and powerful ones,
back Of this prosecution, this prisoner never
would have been brought to trial But tell
you, gentlemen Of the jury, back Of this prose-
cution is an influence which I have felt and
which you may feel, gentlemen, before this
trial is concluded. There are politicians who
seek to hide their own shame behind the dis
grace of this poor prisoner and make him o
scapegoat for their crime. I did not intend,
gentlemen of the Jury to take MP this feature
Of the case but when find the power and
influence of this government used against
me in denying the small pittance that I have
asked for fair and impartial trial and
the small facilities needed for q proper
defense, do not propose to keep quiet. say
that such men as Grant, and Conkling, and
Arthur are morally responsible for this crime.
Mr.. Conkling shall not escape, shall not shirk
the responsibility OF the state of things that
led to this act, and he shall not escape the
condemnation 4, the Aroer;car neon,e n can
| helm for his share in this iisoraceful scramble
for office that led 70 a confIct With the chosen
| rnler ~ ~ th;s W .rsst nat;n, and led
what they would have hailed with satis-
| faction. as would probably hundreds
Of other politicians il it could occur other than
| through assassination, the removal Of Garfield
| who stood in the way Of their unrighteous and
| disgraceful struggle for Offices. Neither shall
| Grant escape that condemnation to which he is
| 80 Justly subjected when coming from Mexico
| and coming with undue haste to throw his own
| name into this petty Quarrel about small
| office in the Republican party, and sought to
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| am not going to see the nnisdeeds of these men,
high in power, visited upon the head of this
poor insane man, if I can help it. This
| clamor for his blood is not for the purpose Of
| ayenging Garfield, or Of satisfying justice, but
their theory is this: If 1t can be shown that
| this was an act Of sane man, then these
i politicians In high places viii say i" of course
we are not responsible fer. the act of a sane
man; To be sure we had come differences, but
| then it could never have led o sane man to
men of the jury, what is the effect of your
verdict if you acquit him as an insane
man2 Why the people will say some
| the blanc upon the heads and hearts of those
| men who waged war upon our poor dead Presl-
dent until It drove TINS poor insane s man. man, from
what GontiIna saws and from constantiy
thinking upon it, to his insane act of killing
the President. And there are men in high
places, the really oulpably ones, who WIZ
go oo"n 70 PosteIty witn sseMa upon ,,.e,r. aten
men fastened mon their memories" M.
| Scoyilie's denunciation of Conklipg and
others created profound sensation in
the courtroom. As soon. as q recess was an
noupced Scoyille was surrounded BY ladies and
| gentlemen. and congratulated upon his /" Fear
less exposition,s When Scoyille resumed, after
recess, he discussed the conduct and actions
of Guiteau at the time and Immediately
! after the shooting. and commended that they
were ENTIRELY in keepipp with the theory Of
insanity !: that his coolness. his quietly going
to bed, and peacefully sleeping the night
dents of crime such as would be expected
from insane men. and only insane men.
Scoyille Continued with his review of the evi.
dence and called attention to various incidents
in Guiteau,s life. arguing his insanity as eyi.
his mental composition as possessed by other
men. Guiteau called out sarcasticaIly, "Giye
them that dog story; it cost Corkhiil 5000 to
| oet II here - Scovilie continued until Court ad-
| iourned. ~ :. II 81 n.
rzr roYpru nav OF scov11IE,s ARGUMENT
I AND sTIII, HE IA NOT DONE. .
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Scov1lle Is talking against Time, wearing on
the Court, the jury and the audience. HI
-, A.. -,-os.c,,t;o, tbs, . de,ansa a, anitean
on 'no p'oeooo- 'AAA .s
running nre Kept up most OF tne oay pet"ee'
him and Col Corkhlu. scovnle oisoaaameo
his main motive the desire TO shield th
prisoner for the honor Of the Guiteau family
His greatest desire was to save the America
disgrace OF hurry1ng to the glbDet an lnsan
man. Aluding to the evidence OF Dr. MOTIF
lne speaker Sna1Sou' Anis We 1Hos!s N:t.
Instance VI NE 1ne ,u an s,;sh.t o .iSsrr
a. rasson for az doing he had aske
witness. Were YOU ever indicted fc
. crime?' and witness had responded quickly an
frankly, No, sir; and l never expect 70 pc.
wor Uoi > scov;lIa'a All the more reason VII
w., .no,,Id not tbns oratritonsiv insnlt him.
yTorth;IIW W.tWoiI MT tr;s, him i, this Cont
se,,, hered his face when he took the stand
and found afterward that he was here on q
sr,,eaI from fbe Police Conrt. y AZ the audienc
p,pnLad ~ tb;s ,,oint scored NV tbe District
tor9ev Mrs M T seovilIe became yery angry. an n
Complained in audible tones Of the District A
torney,s "meanness,n as she termed i
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