Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONTINUATION OF GUITEAU's
TRIAL.
HIS LITTLE SPEECH INTENDED
FOR THE JURY.
He THANKS THE LADIES FOR
THEIR SYMPATHY.
SCOVILLE RAPS THE PROS
ECUTION.
sCOVILLE CLOSES HIS ARGU
MENT.
THE STAR ROUTE BEFORE THE POLICE
COURT.
The STAR ROUTE BEFORE THE P0lIcl
COURT.
srsc1At TO TIE SENTINEL

taken his seat in the dock he glanced
around stealthily over the audience, and
Immediately began a harangue,. evidently
intended for the jury. have received,
he said, some 500 letters. A great many
Of them from ladies. When I get time |
shall attend to them. want to send my
greetings to the ladies of America, and
thank them for their sympathy. They
don't want me to be hanged. Public opin-
ion is fast changing. Ireceiyed on Satur-
day q check for 500 from the stslwarts Of
Brooklyn and another OF $500 from the
stalwarts of New York. l want this jury
to- understand how public opinion is on
this case"
The bailif here tried to silence him,
when he turned upon him in q most vicious
manner. and shouted out, you keep
quiet and mind your business. Do not in
terfere with me when l am talking. If
you had any sense you would understand
your place"
With this opening breeze the proceed
ings in due form were begun, and Scoville
resumed his argument. Scoville proceed
ed without interruption for an hour. His
remarks were listened to with marked at
tention. He laid stress upon the propo-
sition that insane men often know the
difference between right and wrong, and
for that reason conceal their plans. That
benefit Of doubt shall attach to the plea OF
insanity when raised, as when urged in
connection with the commission Of crime.
His a~llusion as TO the decision of Judge
Davis, who went out of his way to pass
upon something not involved in the case
he was then considering, brought Porter
to his feet, with the indignant reply that
the charge was false.
Scoyilie reiorted: This opinion Of &
man who sat- on the same bench with A..
Bernard and A. Cardoza should not be re-
ceived with much consideration"
Porter, with even more vehemenee, reit-
Grated that the charge was absolutely false.
that Davis never sat on the bench with
either OF the gentlemen named. II an
honorable member Of the Federal Judiciary
is to be put or trial here, 81 demand"
said Porter, "that the record be produced
here upon which this false charge Is made"
Seoyille insisted that when q style of
proceedings best suited to q police court
was introduced here by the prosecution
he could comment upon them as he
deemed fitting. He should not be fright
ened by the tragic utterances Of Porter.
He had heard some notes years ago from
owls at night in the woods of Ohio.
Guiteau laughed and called out sneer-
ingly. chats q very fine speech OF Por-
ter's."
Davidge protested that for five minutes
the time had been devoted to an improper
scope Of argument. and the Court warned
counsel that they mist abstain from per-
sonaiities.
scoville ended his argument at Ia o'clock,
and in conclusion desired to make q few
remarks of a personal character. Abiding
to his controversies with porter, he dis
claimed any intention to transgress the
bounds Of propriety or the rules Of prsc-
tice, but would c~ritieise the conduct Of
when il. merited criticism,
and the threats Of the prosecution
would not intimidsie him. Citing
the custom OF counsel upon the other side
OF bowling to the jury or entering, sco-
vile said: Sometimes 1t is three bows all
sometimes more, never less than
three. Il has never been done by counsel
upon this side, and I do not hesitate to
the propriety OF it.
Porter-The gentleman is simply in
s~tancing his lack OF p~oliteness. II he has
no apology to offer / shall certainly not
apologize for him. Recess.
The Star Route Business.
WASHINGTON Jan. e.-The Star Route
we're before the Police Court on
Saturday. and gave bail. except Barringer.
Hoyt and Donohus, who were committed
to Jail in default Of bonds. Boone was re-
on SIS. 900 bail and the others on
$4,000 each. Warrants were issued on
for K. N. Armstrong. Captain G.
Campbell and William Jackson, but !
they have not yet been arrested. The
Eases go over until Wednesday next at the
Of Colonel Bliss, counsel for de-
Jere Wilson said his clients
we're ready to go on at once, and protested
delay as unjust. The chief offend
Frs in the Star Route ring will be proceeded
before the Grand Jury. The wit
nesses have been s~ubpenaed 10 appear on
the 2lst inst. The prosecution are conf
dent Of their ability to obtain indictments, |
say further that all who were impli-
in the frauds, from the highest TO
the lowest, will be punished. Civil suits
will be brought in different parts of the
country, to recover the money fraudu-
paid to Star Route contractors
under Brady's administration for work
that was never performed. 1t Is claimed
that some of the contractors got routes
upon afadavits containing exaggerated
Of the number Of men and
horses employed, and that some never re-
lily did any service, though they received
pay. Suits will be brought
contractors. or, il they are not
against their sureties, to recover
What money was Illegally paid or was OBJ
aimed by fraud and Misrepresentation, or
or service represented TO have been rem
Tered that was not rendered.
The Negro Exodus Exaggerated.
WAsHISaroy. Jan. "a gentlemen who
las arrived here from Edgefeld, 8. c.,
Jays that the reports of q negro exodus
rom that locality to the West. and partie-
to Arkansas, are much exaggerated.
About 5000 have gone in all, and 1900
nave already returned. The arrivals now
exceed the departures. The emigration
induced by q colored preacher named
who organized q society, mem
oership to which was given on payment OF
II to him. The snegroes were inclined
the project mainly through dis
with the recently enacted stock
aw. which interferes with the liberty OF
and at times bears with severity
IN poor farmers. A resident OF Arkansas
the statement a. to the nature
md proportions of the movement. He
lays about 800 Of the negroes have gone
Arkansas, and many of them are already
-eturning.
B~laine's Influence Over Garfield,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Correspondence
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