The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-11
0uiteou Case.

0uiteou Case.
> WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Guiteap al
rived 1t the court house about $50 4 N
and was taken to the waiting room. II
r appeared rather nervous and his cOuht(
nance indicated anxiety. When he ha
taken bis seat in the dock he glance,
, around stealthily over the audi nee an
Immediately began this harangue, evi
IDENTIFY intended for the jury:
II have received some 500 letterl
many Of them from ladies. When &c
time shall attend t" them. want t
send my greetings to the ladies O
Pathy. They don't want me to b
Ing. | received Saturday q check q
81, 900 from the Stalwarts of Brooklyn
and another for $500 from the StalWSrtl
Of New York. / want the jury to i'm
derstand how public opinion is on THU
case"
A bailiff here tried to silence ~
when he turned upon him in the n =,
vicious manner and shouted out: "Eoa
| keep quiet; mind your business. Do 11ol
interfere with me when / am talking
Ii you had any sense you would under
stand your place."
With this opening breeze proceedhgt
In due form were begun, and ScOv3le
resumed his argument.
ScoviIle proceeded without internil,.
ttOn for an hour. His remarks were
listened to with marked attention. He
laid stress upon the propositions that In
sane men often know the difference be
tween right and wrong, and for that
reason conceal their plans; that ,-t1se
l,enefit Of the doubt should attach to
the plea ut insanity, when exercised
with the same force, a. when urged in
connection with the commission of
crime. His allusi0n tn the decision of
Judge Davis, who went out of his way,
ne said, to pass upon something not In
voIvetl in the case he was then consider
ing, brought Judge POrtertO his feet with
the indignant reply ''that the charge
was false" Scovilte rctortetl the opil,-
ion Of the man who sat on the same
bench with u Barnard, and Cardoza
should not l'e received with much con-
sideratiOn.
Judge Porter with even more vehen,-
ence reiterated the cllarI Of counsel az
absolutely false. That Judge Davis
never cat on the bench with either of
the gentleman named. If the honOra-
ble member Of the Federal judiciary in
I" he put on the trial here, IL tlelnalld,'
said Judge Porter, THAT the record leA
produced here upon which this false
change ia made"
ScOvillc insisted that when the style
Of proceedings best suited to the police
court were introduced here by the prose-
cutiOn, lie could comment upon
them ~ he deemed fitting. He
should not he frightened by TIA:
tragic utterances Of Judge PorteEj
He had heard some notes years ago from
Dwls ut night in the woods of Ohio.
l;uitcau laughed and called out !:
That !: very fine speech for Judge
Davidge protested that now 'or,y-tive
had lx,en devoted to ti..
'roperseUl. Of argument and the court
warned counsel they must abstain from
S.Oviile concluded his argument at L., |,
''clH.k and in conclusion desired to |
make = few remarks Of u personal char |
lcter. .Alluding to his controversies
With Judge Porter he di>s'iain,etl any |
mention tO tran$gre~s the hounds Of ;
'rOpT::ty .'r the r..les Oi practice but he
lOuld criticiSt. the conduct q; counsel
When it merits criticism and the threats
i the pr.secut o would not intimidate
i'm. citing the custom of counsel on
l'c other side Of bOwing t" the jury on
ntcring. SCOvillc said sometimes il is
!,ree bows all around; sometimes more,
ever less than three. 1t has never been
one by counsel upon this side and / Il"
ut hesitate to question the l,roprietv Of
!.
Judge Pnrt.r--Thc gentleman il simp-
) in>t;.ncing i,is lack Of l~.,itrn.~s and
g has not all apology 10 offer. >l,al!
'ri"ini.y not apologize ior him.
Recess.