The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-04
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WASHINGTON, February S.-When Judgl
Cox entered the court this morning tht
prisoner was Immediately brought in ant
placed in the dock. Before taking his sea
Guiteau looked over 10 his counsel ant
said, in quiet and rather pleading tone
"Can l sit at that table, II Your Homo
please?"
Judge Cox-1f there is no objection from
the counsel,
Guiteau-Haye you any objection, Col
onel2
Col. Corkhill-No, sir.
The prisoner then took a seat at the table
by the side Of scoyille, and taking out o.
his coat pocket roll OF manuscript, ad
dressed the court in the apparent belle
and with the air Of the principal counsel in
the case: "lf the court please, before this
motion Is made desire 10 correct few
errors that have crept in" At this point
he was stopped by the court.
Mr.. Corkhill objected to any remarks
from the prisoner.
Mr.. Scov lie also objected, and thought
anything Of the kind had better be post
poned till the business before the CourI
was disposed Of. Scoville continued; Il
your Honor please, have contemplated
that some additional time should be given
for the motion. Ialso have assurances fron
prominent member OF this bar that hi
will assist me next week.
Corkhill asked, "Who Is the gentleman?'
Scoville declined to give the name a
present, except in confidence to the Court
Scoville then desired TO make q new mo
ton relative to additional grounds that be
had discovered for asking for new trial
These grounds, he stated, were the undu
thorized conversations with the Jury BY
outside parties; and second, the subsequent
admissions OF an expert that he thought
Guiteau was insane, but didn't dare to say
80 for fear that it would injnre him in bnsi.
ness and in the public estimation. ScovillC
read an affidavit, sworn and subscribed tC
by himself, setting forth in detail the
grounds stated, and added, have not yet
prepared formal motion based upon thi.
affidavit, but presume it will be sufficient
if do SO at any time during the day.
Corkhill-May it please your Honor, the
time for filing such motions and affidavits
has expired.
Judge Cox-Well, we will postpone the
consideration OF this matter until the mo
tion now before the Court is disposed Of.
Scoville then proceeded to read the aiIi
davits and other papers filed by him with
| his motion for n new triAl
+. II. Snyder, maker OF an affidavit, upon
which Scoville relies mainly to sustain hi,
motion, sat Immediately in the rear O
ScOville. After the reading OF SNYDER,
affidavit, Scoville defended both the afIiant
and himself from the criticisms which he
learned had been made by the prosecu
ton.
Col, Corkhill in reply said: "Neithel
Snyder nor Scoville are now on trial, and
when they are on trial in this court l viii
attend TO them. At present the subiec
under discussion, is whether a new triaI
shall be granted TO the convicted murderer
Of ]. A. Garfield. Fave stated that th,
signatures upon the paper which form thu
basis OF Snyder's affidavit, are basC
forgeries, and l expect to prove them SO Il
the satisfaction OF the court and country
| have never accused Scoville OF til,
forgery, and never supposed him to b,
guilty OF it."
Corkhill then read the ailidavits Of eacl
member Of the jury, in which they mos
positively deniee ever having seen or reaG
q copy OF the Critic or any other paper
during the time they served Us jurors upor
the trial of Guiteau. Following these wa
read the affidavit Of Mormon Wizard, to tht
effect that he had known Snyder for tifteel
years, and TO his knowledge the said Say
der Is thief, forger and blackmailer
and that he, Wizard, would not believe hin
under oath.
Corkhill also read afTidavits Of Johl
L. Sargent, formerly detective in Wash
ington, and Detective McElfresh, who ar
rested Snyder several years ago on charg
Of grand larceny; also the affidavit Z
George G. Curtis, the bailif in charge c
the room from which Snyder alleges I
have taken the copy Of the Critic with III
jurors names upon it; afIiant didn't pul
chase Critic during the trial or have ON
in his room; that the only persons tina
attracted the suspicion OF the bailifTs a
the jury were F. II. Snyder, Mr.. Scoyill
anu ~ LIZ Aldgucu' 4HSSe purtleS puSSe
the rooms on several occasions withou
having any ostensible business and wer
objects OF suspicion to both bailiffs an,
jurymen. The aiiiant further swears tha
at the hour when Snyder swore he ioun
the Critic in the bailitF7s room, he (Curtis
was there and the jurors were also in thei
rooms, and that it was impossible for Snyde
to have taken Critic from his room unles
he had first placed it there. The affidavit
OF A. r. Searle, another Of the bailias Il
charge Of the jury, was then read. 1t wa
OF the same tenor as the preceding one
Also the affidavit OF Henry Bragdon, th
party alluded to by Scoville in his afEidayi
setting forth newly discovered evidence a
the ground for new trial. Bragdon'
affidavit sets forth that he saw a man /
Lafayette Park as alleged, and remarke
OF him that he looked like a disappointe
otiice-seeker or lunatic, but he don
know whether 1t was Guiteau or uot.
Corkhill, in conclusion submitted tha
, the afidavits he had read amply sustained
his allegation Of forgery and fraud an
therefore he would refrain from adding an
argument.
Scoville, in reply, severally denounce
the attempt to blacken the character {
: Snyder. It was on par with the letter
which had been sent TO him (ScoviIle,) i'm
; pregnated with smallpox virus, and tn
virus injected into these aiFidavits are a
instigated by the personal spite OF ione mar
Norman Wizard would 90 out through a
the land and years might be required I
undo the injury thus proposed to be don
to an honorable man-the peer Of any /
the court room.
Corkhill raised a laugh by asking in tor
Of innocent inquiry: "You are not speal
:. ing Of Snyder, are your"
sCoville replied with marked emphasis
= "Yes, sir, am; an honorable man." Il
then asked the court to expunge from Il
aflidavits everything Of the character b
had described.
Judge Cox replied that the obiectic