Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONTINUATION OF THE GUITEAU
TRIAL.
Speculation as to the Result Of the
JuryS Verdict.
GUITEAU ANXIOUS TO ADDRESS
THE JURY.
Powerful Reasons Why he Was
Brought to Trial.
CORRUPT POLITICIANS SEEKING TO HIDE
Their SHAME.
| GUITEAU THE SCAPEGOAT OF
THEIR CRIMES.
Grant, conkling and. Arthur to be Held
Responsible.
scovnIE's DEHuScIArIoRs CREATE A PRO-
FOUND SENSATION.
He is Warmly Congratulated for His Fear
less Exposition.
GUITEAU THE SCAPEGOAT OF
THEIR CRIMES.
Grant, conkling and. Arthur to be Hell;
Responsible.
seovnLE's DsHuxcIArIoKs CREATE A PRO
FOUND SENSATION.
He is Warmly Congratulated for His Fear
less Exposition.
fspEcrAL TO THE SENTINEL.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-As the trial Of
Guiteau is approaching the close there is
much speculation as to the jury's probable
verdict. The general opinion is that they
will promptly return a verdict Of guilty,
but there are some who claim that they
have seen certain signs which indicate
that the jury will disagree. Some go so
far as to say that they now stand nine for
conviction and three wayering, even NAM
ing the latter. There is for this SUPPOSE
ton but the slightest kind of foundation.
There is little doubt that should the ver-
dict be guilty the prisoner will spend sew
eral months in jail before his execution.
OF course the defendants counsel will
take the case up to the General term, and
should the trial last over this week the case
would go to the April term, which runs to
September. In this case the prisoners
execution may be postponed ill next fall.
If the jury get the case this week, and
find a verdict Of guilty, the execution will
take place in the spring.
Guiteau came into Court this morning
with a quick, confident step. and saluted
his friends. As soon as he had taken his
seat he turned TO Judge Cox and said: 81
presume your Honor will allow me to ad-
dress the jury when Scoville gets through"
Judge Cox-We will consider that when
Mr.. Scoville gets through.
Scoville, in reply to an inquiry, stated
that he hardly expected to conclude his
speech to-day. He resumed his address,
taking up and discussing the statistics Of
insane criminals introduced in evidence
by the prosecution. He had noticed that
the tables produced here by DR.. Gray
omitted some Of the essential features Of
his report.
Corkhill-Dr. Gray did not prepare any
tables especially for this trial.
Scoville-Dr. Gray was hired to come
here to help hang this man. He was one
Of the conspirators in the conspiracy Of
which the District Attorney was chief.
Fortunately he left his footprints here, and
before l get through / can 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 a part,
and discussing the horrors Of the crime as
10 often shown in the acts OF insane GRIM
inals. Scoville said, "There is nothing
in this act to compare with some Of the
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 I shall
tell you, gentlemen Of the Jury, that back
OF this prosecution is an influence which I
have felt. and which you may feel, gentle
men, before this trial is concluded. There
are politicians who seek to hide their W
shame behind the disgrace OF this poor
prisoner, and make him the scapegoat for
their crimes. I do not intend, gentlemen
Of the jury, to take up this feature Of the
case, but when I find the power and infu-
ence Of this Government used against me,
in denying the small p~ittance that l have
asked for, In order to secure q fair and i'm
partial trial, and the facilities needed for q
proper defense, ! do not propose to keep
quiet. I say that such men as Grant,
Conkling and Arthur are morally and in
tellectually responsible for this crime.
Mr.. Conkling shall not escape. He shall
not shirk the responsibility for the state OF
things that led to this act, and he shall not
escape the condemnation Of the American
people il I can help II for his share In
this disgraceful scramble for Office. that
led to the conflict with the chosen ruler OF
this great nation. and led this poor, insane
man to encompass what they would all
have hailed with satisfaction, az would
probably hundreds OF other politicians, II
1t could occur other than through assassin
alton. Neither shall Grant escape that
condemnation which he is SO justly SUBJ
jected to when coming from Mexico, and
coming with undue haste, to throw his
W name into this petty quarrel about
q small Office in the Republican party, he
sought to embitter the differences that had
sprung up. / am not going to see the
misdeeds of these men, high in power,
visited upon the head OF this poor, insane
man, If I can help it,"
Mr.. Scoville's denunciation Of Conkling
and others created a profound sensation in
the Courtroom. As soon as recess was
declared Scoville was summoned by the
ladies and gentlemen present and con-
graduated upon his fearless exposition.
During recess Scoville received the follow
ing telegram:
New York, Jan. 10, 1882.
To Mr.. Scoville, Attorney for Guiteau-
The New York Court OF Appeals have Just
decided that the prosecution, where
some evidence Of insanity Is produced for
the defense, must make out d case OF
sanity beyond a reasonable doubt.
Counsel for defense will call attention to
this latest decision, and ask Judge Cox to
charge to that effect.
Just as Scoville was about to resume his
argument, Guiteau broke out with consid-
cradle vehemence, and shouted "Some-
thing has been said here about politics,
and ! want to talk q little about politics,
too. There are two or three crank
newspapers in this country, to wit Reeds
New York Tribune, Halstead's Cincinnati
Commercial, George W. Curtis, the man
milliner Of New York. The weather man
says the weather has been getting colder
lately, and these fellows had better 60 out
and lie under the trees and cool of little.
The only cranks in the country are these
newspapers. They had better Join the
ran t-Guiteau-Arthur combination and
get into good company and become good
Republicans"
A few minutes later the prisoner, who
had been looking over the New York pa
pers, called out 81 see that the New
York Court OF Appeals have decided in IA
vor Of our theory on the insanity question.
l thank you, Messrs. Judges"
Message from Gov. Cornell.
ALBANY, Jan. 18.-Governor Cornell
aank a maasaoa N Aha Tao;.laku~a ~o.yts.~