Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-19
TIE AssAssIS's TRIAL.
scoyllle's Long MINDED Harangue-
lie Holds that the Leading Stall.
warts are Intellectually ReSpon.
sible for Guiteau's Act.

W~AShiNofoNt ounuuiy euasouu
came into Court this morning with q
quick. confident step. salutsd his
friends. and as soon as he had taken q
seat. turned to Judge Cox and said: ~
presume Your Honor will allow me to
address the jury whom Scoville sots
through"
scoville. in reply to an inquiry. stated
that he had hardly expected to conclude
his speech today.
Scoville resumed his address. taking
up and discussing the statistics Of in
sane criminals introduced In evidence by
tho prosecution. He had noticed that
the tables produced hero by DR.. Gray
omitted some essential features.
Corkhill-Dr. Gray did not prepare
any tables especially for this trial
Scovills-Dr. Gray was hired to come
here and help hang this man. He was
one OF the eonspirators In tho conspir-
acy OF which the District Attorney was
the chief. Unfortunately he has left his
footprints here. and before I get through
I 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
q part. discussing tho horrors OF crime
as often as shown In the acts OF insane
criminals. Scoville said: There 10
nothing in this net to compare with
some Of these acts Of insane criminals,
and gentlemen OF the jury, in my opin.
ion, II there wero not reasons, and pow
erful ones, back OF this prosecution, this
prisoner never would have been brought
to trial. But I tell you. gentlemen Of
the jury. back Of this prosecution Is an
influence which I have felt and which
you may feel, gentlemen, before this
trial il concluded. There are politicians
who seek to hide their own Shame be-
hind the disgrace Of this poor prisoner
and make him the scapegoat for their
crime. I do not intend, gentlemen Of
the jury, to take up this feature OF the
case, but when the power and influence
OF this government 10 used against me,in
denying tho small pittancc that I have
asked for. o fair and impartial trial. and
the facilities needed for a proper de-
tense, I do not propose to keep quiet. I
say that such men as Grant and Conk.
ling and Arthur are morally and intel.
lectually responsible for this crime. Mr..
Conkling shall not escape; 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, II / can help II, for
his share in this d~isgraoeiul scramble
for an Office that led to a conflict with
the chosen ruler Of this great nation.
and led this poor, insane man TO en-
compass what they would all have
hailed with satisfaction, as would prob.
ably hundreds OF other politicians, II Il
could occur other than through assassin
alton, the removal Of Garfield, who
stood in the way OF their unrightsous
and disgraesial struggle for Office.
Neither shall Grant escape that condem.
nation which he 10 SO justly subjected
to, when. ceming from Mexico, and
coming with undue haste, to throw
his own name into this petty quar-
rel about o small Office in the Rspub-
lican party, and sought to en-
bitter 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. II I can help II. This clamor for
his blood 10 not for the purpose Of ayenR-
ing Garfield, or Of ssiisiying justice; but
their theory is this: II II can be shown
that this was the act OF . sane man, then
these politicians in high places will say.
''of course We are not responsible for
the act Of . zane man. To be sure, Wa
had some differences. but then 1t could
never have led q sane man to such an
But, on the contrery. gentlemen
OF the jury, what Is the effect OF your
verdict II you acquit him as insane F?
Why, the people will say some one Is at
fault. They will say. ave will fx the
blame upon the heads and hearts Of those
who waged the war on u poor.
dead President. until II drove the poor.
man from the daily papers to
what Grant says. what Conklipg ssys.
and from constantly thinking upon 1t, to
his insane act OF killing the President"
and these are the men In high pisces
the really culpable ones-who will 90
down to posterity with o stigma upou
their names and the detestation Of their
countrynen fastened upon their mono.
Recess.
Sco,ille's dsnunciation Of Copkling
and Others created q profound sensation
the courtroom. AZ soon a. recess
announced. Seovills was surrounded
oy iasies and gentlemen and conRratu.
lated upon his fearless exposition.
During the recess Scovills received q
telegram saying that the New York Court
Of Appeals had just decided that the