River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-26
be disgrace to have him speak from

be disgrace to have him speak from
the dock"
Guiteau called out, "Well, / have
been good boy, truly, so you'd better
let me out"
Then Scoville called attention to a
letter written by Guiteau to the district
attorney, and from which a portion
had been clipped by the prosecution in
spirit of unfairness.
Davidge (smiling)--Just as some one
of the conspirators cut it out.
Corkhill-I suppose you are driving
that you want the jury to think cut
that letter.
Scoville-I believe it was done by
you or by your directions for reason
that you believed it to be for tbs inter-
est of the prosecution.
$50 do l" shouted Guiteau.
Scoville then proceeded to give the
jury some views on Judge Porter, and
instructed them as to how much weight
they should attach to his utterances,
and as to the best means of counter
feiting the influence of his oratory
Porter, he said, twas prostituting his
fine attainments in his effort to hang
an insane man"
Immediately after the recess and be-
fore Scovllle resumed his speech, Gui-
teau, with an air of apparent severity
announced he was in luck; he had just
signed his name to check for $25 00C
on the First National bank of New
York, that he had received another for
5000, and another for $3.50, and be.
lieved they were all genuine.
Scoville continued up to the hour OF
adjournment. He reviewed the life OF
the prisoner, explaining his acts in the
light of his (Scoville'sl theory upon
the case. Guiteau occasionally com
mented but never seriously disturbed
the argument. Scoville spoke of the
assurance of the prisoner in naming
himself in connection with Grant
Ccnkling and Arthur.
81 should say pretty fine quartette, u
said the prisoner.
Later on Scoville read from Guiteau's
speech, when Guiteau again called
out:
"You had better not read any more
Scoville. 1t will go dead against your
fool theory"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Guiteau came
into court this morning with quick
confident step, saluted his friends, and
as soon as he had taken his seattumed
to Cox and said: II presume youi
honor will allow me to address the jury
when Scoville gets through"
Judge Cox-We will consider thai
when Scoville gets through.
Scoville, in reply to inquiry, stated
that ne hardly expected to conclude hiI
speech to-day. Scoville resumed his
address by taking up and discussing the
statistics of insane criminals, produced
in evidence by the prosecution. He had
noticed by the tables here that Gray
had omitted some essential features in
his report.
Corkhill-Dr. Gray didn't prepare
any.tahles 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 conspira
cy in which the district attorney was
the chief; but unfortunately he has left
his footprints here, and before we get
through | can contradict him out of his
own mouth.
Scoville pointed out in the conducI
of Guiteau parallel to the illustrations
given by Gray, and then went on tC
deny that the prisoner had been play
ing part. Discussing he horrors o
crime as often shown in the acts of in
sane criminals, Scoville said: "Thert
is nothing in this act to compare will
some of the acts of insane criminals
and, gentlemen ofthe jury, in m,
| opinion, if there were not reasons anC
| powerful ones back of this prosecution
this prisoner never would have beel
Drought to trial. But l tell you, gen
tlemen of the jury, that back of thi
prosecution is an influence which
have felt and which you may feel be
fore this trial is concluded. Their,
are
POLITICIANS WHO SEEK To HIDE THEIl
OWN SHAME
behind the disgrace of this prisoner
and make him the scapegoat for theil
crime. / did not intend the jury tC
take up this feature of case, but wher
those il power are against me,in deny
ing the small pittance | have asked, {
fair and impartial trial, and fairness is
needed for a proper defense, / dom
propose to keep quiet and say that
SUCH MEN AS GRANT AND coNKLING AMI
ARTHUR
are morally and intellectually RESPONSE
BILE for this crime. Mr.. Conkling shall
not shirk the responsibility of stating
the things that led 10 this act, and shall
not escape the condemnation of the
American people for his share in this
disgraceful scramble for office that led
to the conflict with the chosen ruler oil
the nation, and led this poor insane
man to compass what they could have
hailed with satisfaction, as would hun
dreds-of others, the removal of the
president, who stood in the way of their
unrighteous and disgraceful struggle
for office. Neither shall Grant escape
that condemnation to which he was so
justly subjected when coming from
Mexico, and coming with undue haste
TO throw his own name into petty
quarrel about small office in the re-
publican party, and sought to ioment
a difference that had sprung up. / am
not going to see the misdeeds of these
men high in power visited on the head
of
THIS POOR INSANE MAN,
if / can help it. This clamor for his
blood is not for the purpose of avenging
Garfield or of satisfying justice, but
their theory is this: eff it can be
shown that this was the act of sane
man, then these politicians in high
places will say of course we are not re-
sponsible for the act of a sane man.
To be sure, we had some differences,
but then it could never have led sane
man to such an act, but on the cou-
trary, gentlemen of the jury, what
is the effect of your verdict. if
you acquit him as insane? Why the
people will say some one is at fault;
they say we will fix the blame on the
heads and hearts of those men who
made war on our poor dead President
until it drove this poor insane man
from reading in the daily papers what
Grant says, and what Conklin says, and
from constantly thinking upon it, to his
insane act of killing the President, and
there are men in high places,
THE REALLY CAPABLE ONES,
who will go down to posterity with a
stigma on their names and fastened
upon their memories.
FoRTY-EIGHT DAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. -Immediately
upon opening of the court, Guiteau got
in his say as usual, complimenting the