Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-18
GENERAL NEWS.
ScoviIIe Scores the staIwart
Leaders in His To-
Days Speech.
In His Biased Opinion Guiteau is
Better Man than Conkling
or Grant.
A ltumor that Folger is to go on
the Bench and Conllling
Into tile Cabinet.
Tho Trial of Guiteau.

Tho Trial of Guiteau.
Washington, Jan. lS-Guiteau came
into court this morning with quick,
confident step and saluted his friends and
as soon as he had taken q seat turned to
Judge Cox and said: II presume your
honor will allow me to address the jury
when Scoville gets through"
Judge Cox-"We will consider that
when Scoville gets through"
scoville in reply to an inquiry said he
hardly expected to conclude his speech
to-day. He then resumed his address,
which was taken up in discussing the
statutes of insane criminals introduced
in evidence by the prosecution.
Scoville said: "Insane criminal and
gentlemen of tho iury-ln my opinion,
If there were not reasons, and powerful
ones, back of the prosecution, this prl-
soner would never have been brought to
trial, but 1 tell you back of this prosecu-
tion is an influence which I feel and
which you may feel gentlemen before
this trial is concluded. There are politi-
clans who seek to hide their own shame
behind the disgrace OF this poor prisoner
and make him the pe.goat for their
crimes. I don't intend to take up this
feature of the case, but when find the
power and Office of the government used
against me in denying the small pittance
that I have asked for, fair and impair
tial trial, and facilities needed for pro.
per defence, 1 do not intend to keep quiet
relative to Garfield, who stood in the
way of the then unrighteons and dis
graceful struggle for office; neither shall
Grant escape that condemnation to
which he is SO 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 fer
ment the difference that had sprung up.
I'm not going to see tie n,isdeeds OF men
high in power visited upon the head of
this insane man is can help it. The
c!amor for his blood is not for the pur-
pose of avenging Garfield or satisfying
justice, but their theory Is this: Ii il
can be shown that this was the act of a
sane man then those politicians in high
places will say, We are not responsible
for the act OF a sane man. We had diff
ferences. but then it would never have
led sane man to such deed. But on
the contrary, what is the effect on the
general vervict? If you acquit him Of
insane, people will say some che is al
fault. They say, we will tx the
crime upon the head and heart Of this
man; who waged war on our poor dead
president until it drove the poor insan,
man from the daily accou nts of what
Grant says, and what Conkling says, ant
from constantly thinking upon it, to the
insane act of killing the president. Their,
are men in high places who are the real
ly culpabie ones; who will go down t,
posterity with stigma upon their names
and the detestation of their countrymer
fastened upon lhcir memories"
II say that such men as Grant, ani
Conkling and Arthur are morally ani
Intellectually responsible for the crime
MIR. ConkliDg shall not escape-sLall no
shirk the responsibility if the stat
thinks he led to this act. and he shall no
escape the condemnation of the Ameri
can people for in his share in this dis
graceful scramble for office that led to
conflict with the chosen ruler of the ne
ton. and led this poor man to compass
what they would have hailed with salts
faction, if it could occur than by assns
sination. Counsel for the defense will
call attention to this state decision an
will ask Judge Cox to charge the jury t
that effect.
As Scoville was about to resume hi
argument, Guiteau broke out with con
considerable vehemence, and shouted
Something has been said here abou
politics and want to talk little abou
politics, too. There are two or thre
crank newspapers in the country. to.wi
Reeds New York Tribune, Medill's Ch
cago Tribune, Halstead's Cincinna
Commercial and George VIM. Curti
man maligner; these fellows had bett,
lie off under the trees and cool off Ii
tie. The only cranks IN the country q,
these fellows. They had better lay o
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