Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-18


once interrupted by Guiteau, who had been
looking over toward the jury for some mo.
ments in an anxious or expectant manner.
"Hadn't better deliver it now" he called
out.
ooh, yes" replied Scoville; 81 had for.
gotten" Then turning to Judge Cox: "He
desires, your honor, to prefer request that
he be allowed to address the jury. have
looked over the paper which he desires to
read, and see nothing in 1t of an Objectionable
character"
GUITEAU's ADDRESS.
Judge Cox nodded assent, and Guiteau said:
81 have written down what l wish to say and
will read it. 1t is in regard to my speech:'
He then read with considerable emphasis: I
intend no disrespect to this honorable court.
intend no controversy with this court. In
general am satisfied with the law as passed
by your honor. But have suggested still
broader view which ask your honor to fol-
low, to- wit: that if the jury believe that be-
lieve it was right to remove the president be,
cause had special Divine authority so to do
and was forced to do it by the Deity, they will
acquit on the ground of
TRANSFORM MANIA.
Sickles, Mcfarland and Hiscock were
acquitted on the ground OF transitory mania.
In my speech published in all the leading
American papers yesterday, and which I pre-
sumo your honor has read, gave my reasons
for asking your honor SO to charge. Reed
made brilliant and lawyer-like plea for the
defense. and Scoville is making strong argu-
ment for his theory, but neither Reed nor
Scoville represent me in this defense. am
here as my own counsel, and, as stated at the
opening of the case, Reed cannot represent me
to that jury. know my feelings and my in
spiration in removing the president, and I
have set it forth 10 my satisfaction in my
speech as published yesterday, and ask your
honor, in the name Of justice, in the name of
the American people, to allow me to address
the jury of my cOuntrymen, when my life may
be at stake. If a man on that jury has doubt
as to his duty in acquitting me, my speech
will probably settle him in my favor;
and, therefore, in the interest of justice,
it is of the greatest Importance they
hear me in my defense. Your honor can de-
eide the matter if you have any doubt as to
your duty"
scovILLE's ARGUMENT.
Scoville began with general complaint of
alleged unfairness on the part of the prosecu
ton, particularly of the prosecuting attorney.
He had from the beginning prescribed who
should visit the Jail and who should not. He
had introduced persons into the prisoners
cell under false guise, to work out his Sc
crets, and when the prisoner said anything
which might be used to his benefit the prose-
cutting attorney had been very careful to let it
become known. He complained OF Corkhilps
unfairness in destroying the notes of the stem
ographer, Bailey, so that the defense could not
have the benefit of them. The conduct of the
prosecution in the court room, he alleged, was
not only unfair to the defense, but was often
discourteous, and more BETTING police
court than this.
ing as one count of his Indictment that the
government had acted unfairly in putting
upon the stand so many witnesses to prove
thv act of the killing and going over and over
the horrors of the scene. Said the counsel,
"And declare that it was shame and dis
grace, the exhibitions made here by the prose
cution for the purpose of influencing your
feelings and emotions rather than your judg-
ment.''
Corkhill (sarcastically)-'sWe should have
been more polite and sympathizing toward the
prisoner
scoville then criticized severely the cause of
the prosecution, in refusing to permit the pris
oner to address the jury for a brief hour or
two, simply because they feared he might dis
close by his manner or speech, his true mental
condition.
In abiding to the proposition to allow the
prisoner to speak, Scoville quoted the district
attorney as having said if the prisoner should
be allowed to speak, it ought to be from the
dock.
Corkhill-.'I said nothing Of the kind. +
protested against his return to the counsel
table, and said it would be disgrace to
have him speak from the dock"
Guiteau called out, "Well I have been a
good boy lately, so you'd better. let me
out"
Scoville then called attention to the letter
written by Guiteau to the district attorney,
and from which portion had been clipped, as
he claimed, by the prosecution, and in a spirit
of unfairness.
Davidge, amiling-"Oh, just assume that
one of the conspirators cut it out"
Corkhill-sI suppose what you are driving
at is that you want the jury to think cut
slip out of that letter."
or by your dictation, for the reason that you
believed it for the interest of the prosecution"
$50 do l." shouted Guiteau.
Scoville then proceeded to give the jury his
views upon Judge Porter, and to instruct
them as to how much weight they could at
tach to his utterances, and as to the best means
of counterfeiting the influence of his oratory.
Porter, he said, was prostituting his fine at
tainments in an effort to hang an insane man.
GUITEAU's CHECKS.
Recess.
Immediately after recess and before Scoville
resumed his speech, Guiteau with an air of ap-
parent sincerity, announced he was in luck.
He had just signed his name to check for
SOS, 600 on the First National bank of New
York, that he had received another for 5000
and another for $3.50, and believed they were
all genuine.
Scoville then reviewed the prisoners life and
said: "When be left the Oneida community,
he sought out Beecher's church, the Young
Mems Christian association and the society of
Christian people. His tendencies at this time
were not immoral, nor had he shown any in
dlcation of that awful with sarcasm) crime
of not paying his board bills, for which this
prosecution are trying to hang him."
Corkhill-"Oh, no. If he's hung at all it
will be for murder, not for owing board bills. !"
Guiteau called out, 81 guess there amt much
chance of my being hung, anyway" sos
Scoville continued up to the hour Of ad
journment his review of the life of the pris-
oner, explaining his acts in the light of coun-
sells (Scoville's) theory upon the case. Guiteau
occasionally commented, but never seriously
disturbed the course OF the argument. SEQ
vile spoke of the monumental assurance of
the prisoner, in naming himself in connection
with Grant, Conkling and Arthur.
81 should say pretty fine quartette," said
he prisoner.
Later on Scoville read from Guiteau's speech.
when Guiteau again called out: ssYou better
not read any more, Scoville. It will 90 dead
against your fool theory.
A DISAGREEMENT PROBABLE,
There seems TO be growing impression