Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-19
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. Raising a Sensation, ScoviIIe's Bold Charge Against the StaIwarts. Their Leaders Held Guilty. GUlTEAWS ACT A RESULT OF
 THEIR COUNSELS. The Insanity of the Prisoner As Evidenced By His
 Smartness.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Charges Them With Driving CuiteaI1
 Insane-Hfs Murderous Act the Outcome
 of Their COunseIs-A Decided sensation
 In Court-Mr. Reed Dissents From His
 Colleagues Charge.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The third day of MT. Scoville's speech opened without any special incidents. Guiteau immediately up on entering tho dock renewed his demand for the privilege of addressing the jury. Judge Cox said he was still considering the matter. MT. Scoville then resumed his ad- dres. He cited cases from Dr. Gray's re- port of persons who had committed murder under insane delusions, but showed sorrow afterwards. He argued from this that dur ing the development of insanity certain fac ult1es were suspended merely, and might subsequently, operate nationally. Dr. Gray was hired, he charged, to help hang Guiteau and was one of the conspirators of whom Corkhill was the chief, but had left evidence behind him that contradicted himself Mir Scovlle insisted that Dr. Gray's definition of an insane delusion false belief proved that Guiteau labored under such a delusion as he honestly believed he was Gods instru- ment in killing the President. No sane man would have written Senator Cameron with 8 firm belief he would receive loan of $500. Guiteau was honest and sincere in his belief that he would get the money, and that was 6 false belief or insane delusion, such as Dr. Gray defined. Guiteau, after commit ting the crime, went to jail as to place of rest, and felt relieved and happy until the trial commenced. Guiteau acted differently from what anyone would who should fsign insanity. He did not pretend to have no memory. He did not pretend to be obliv- ious of occurrences, and he did not take time to consider questions before he an- swered them in order to frame answers consistent with the pretense. Mir. Sco- vile then adverted to the cross examination of the prisoner by Judge Porter and his won- derful quickness in reply, his memory and his intellectual acumen as remarked by every one at the time. All smartness of the prisoner, MT. Scoville said, was due to his quick perceptions. 'It stops right there," he said. "He cannot take two consecutive steps in reasoning. That is the inability that has prevented him from doing anything in life successfully" After arraigning again Corkhll and the politicians generally, Mir. Scoville went on to say: 'I assert that such men as Conkling Grant and Arthur, those who made war without justification upon the dead President whom they have since lauded  manufactured that degree of public excite ment and popular feeling which preyed upon his insane mind until reason left it's throne and he did that which I consider was per- fectly in accordance with their counsels and their conduct. I should not, perhaps, have said this, gentlemen. I did not intend to do 1t when I opened the case. I expected then fair and impartial trial. I believed there would be no effort on the part of the prose- cution, or on the part of Mir. Corkhill, who represents the government to prevent us from introducing all the proper evidence be- fore you l supposed at that time I would have the bare pittance that I asked for and which as an American citizen I was entitled to- and to which every criminal is entitled to until @ jury pass verdict on. him. I sup posed we would have that for which I came to Washington, to wit: Simply fair and impartial trial of this case. But since have found that the evidence has been suppressed 1 have come to the conclusion that I shall not spare those men who fomented this strife and prompted these lawyers to do their ut most to hang an insane man. l shall, 1 say, not spare them"
 A recess was then taken. MT. Scoville's denunciation of Conkling and Arthur created profound sensation in the court room. As soon as recess was an- nounced Mir. Scoville was surrounded by la- dies and gentlemen and congratulated upon his fearless exposition One gentleman exclaimed: '"rhat's the correct sentiment, and four-ffths of the American people are behind you on that" The recess hour was enlivened by several heated discussions in the corridors, and upon the outside, on the general question of moral and intellectual re- sponsibility as set forth by MT. Scoville. During the recess MT. Scoville received the following telegram
 NEW YORK; Jan IS. MT. Scoville, Attorney for Guiteau:
 The New York Court of Appeals have just decided that the prosecution where evidence of insani- ty Is produced for the defense, must make out of sanity beyond reasonable doubt.
 Counsel for the defense will call attention to this latest decision, and ask Judge Cox to charge the jury to that effect.
 During the recess Mir. Reed said he did not approve of MT. Scoville's attack on the Stal- wart branch of the Republican party. Gui- teau on passing on his way to the dock, said ''Scoville is putting in some good work. He gave them the right kind of talk this morning."
 When court resumed, Mir. scoville reviewed the acts of the prisoner anterior and up to the assassination, urging that each and every one was an indication of insanity. Guiteau's calmness and coolness after the fatal shot was fired was natural result of his condi- tion of mind.
 The prisoner cried at one point ''The New York Court of Appeals yesterday de- cided favorably a case applicable to our theory. I thank you, Mir. Judges" When reference was made to the prisoner going about in winter in slippers and summer pan taloons, as General Logan testified, he shout ed: Logan is 6 good fellow, but that's all bosh"
 In the case of an ordinary murder MT. Scoville said he would feel perfectly safe in leaving the case to the jury upon tie evi- o11 Ix, 4In h that testimony might not absolutely convince the jury, yet it would be sufficient to bring them to that condition of mind where they would be obliged to say that they had a req sonable doubt of the sanity of the accused on the 2d of July.
 ''The Court of Appeals of New York, cried Guiteau, "say that the burden of proof is on the prosecution and not on the defence in case of insanity"
 ''Some,' continued Mr. Scoville, ''might think mistake was made by putting the prisoner on the stand because he had shown so much brightness and smartness under cross examination. Anyone who understood the subject of insanity, however, knew that this apparent keenness was consistent withsa certain form of mental disorder It was we'll known that some mental faculties were made 1 sharper by the Arrangement of other facul- ties. It was so in Guiteau's case. The smartness is only on the surface He could 1 not put two ideas consecutively, and if he had been allowed to deliver his speech he would have so jumbled it that his confusion of mind would be apparent to everyone in the court room. Then people would be shocked by hismaking his horrible act the sub. 1 ject of prayer. This was consistent with his belief in inspiration. The prisoner had to pray because of his weak mind"
 'I prayed because I was right" said Gui- 1 teau.
 At 3:O5 court ad iourned until tomorrow l It is understood that MT. Scoville will occupy | all day and probably run into Friday. l The Straw Bail .Cases-Russian Sympa- 1 thy for the Jennnette sufferers-Other Matters.
 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Star route cases were resumed in the police court to- day. MT. Bliss gave notice that he would contine himself to proving the contracts and bids he would present. Messrs. Watkins, 1 Croissant and Blackmire, clerks in the con- l tract office, identified over ten thousand bids as having come from the files of the contract
 office. Having proven the papers Mir. Bliss
 offered them in evidence subject to future ar.
 gument. Colonel Totten objected, and after
 some discussion between counsel the court
 directed that the papers be for the present
 laid aside. Mir. Bliss then pronounced the objection of counsel as 8 violation of the stip