The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-18
SCOVILLE
Attacks Grant, Gonkling and
Arthur.
He Holds them Responsible
for Guiteau's Act.
Fires and Accidents, General
News.
sC0VILLE
sooylLLE RESUMES.

WASHINGTON, Jan.18.-Guiteau came into
court this morning with quick, confident
step, saluted his friends and as soon as he
had taken his seat, turned to Judge Cox
and said:
Isnppose your honor win allow me to ad-
dress the jury when Scovillege through
Judge Cox-'FWe viii consider that
when Scoville gets through"
Scoville. in reply to the inquiry, stated
he hardly expected to conclude his speech
to-day. Scoville resumed his address tax
ing up and discussing the statistics of In
sane criminals introduced in evidence by
the prosecution.
ScoviIle said: ''Your Honor and gen
tleman 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 tell
you, gentlemen of the jury, back of the
prosecution is an influence which have
felt and which you may feel, gentlemen,
before this trial is ended. There are
persons who seek to hide their own shame
behind the disgrace of this poor prisoner,
and make him q scape goat for their
crime. did not intend, gentlemen of the
jury, to take up this feature of the case,
but when find the power and influence of
this government used against me in deny
ing small pittance that have asked for
fair and impartial trial and fairness
needed for proper defense, do not pro
pose to keep quiet.
/ say that such men as Grant and Conk-
ling and Arthur are morally and intellect
ually responsible for this crime. Mr..
Conkling shall not escape, shall not shrink
responsibility of the state of things that
led to this act and he shall not escape the
condemnation of the American people if /
can help it, for his share in this disgraceful
scramble for office that led to a conflict
with the chosen ruler Of great nation,
and led to this poor insane man to com
pass what they would have hailed with
satisfaction as would probably hundreds
of other politicians, if it could occur other
than through assassination.
The removal of Garfield who stood il
the way of their unrighteous and disgrace
full struggle for office, neither shall Gran
escape that condemnation to which he i
SO justly subjected when coming from
Mexico and coming with undue haste t.
throw his own name into this little quarre
about small office in the republican party
and sought to foment difference that had
sprang up. am not going to see tn
the misdeeds of these men hi9l
in power visited upon the hea(
of this poor, insane man if l can help II
The clamor for his blood is not for tn
purpose of avenging Garfield or Of salts
flying justice, but their theory is this i
it can be shown that this was the act OF
sane man, then those politicians in hig
places will say of course we are not re
sponsible for the act Of sane mar
To be sure we had some difference, bu
then it would never have led a sane ma
to such an act, but on the contrary, gentle
men of the jury, what is the effect OF yot
verdict if you acquit him rs insane? VII,
people will say some one is at fault; the
say we will fix the blame upon the hea
and hands of these men who waged war c
our poor, dead President, until it drov
this poor insane man, from daily paper
what Grant says, what Conkling says, al
from constantly thinking upon it, to
insane act of killing the Presiderf
and there are men in high places, the real
capable ones, who will GO down to poste
ity with a stigma upon their names an
detestations of their countrymen fastene
upon their memories.
Recess.