Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-19

fered when Judge Cox reached the question or
reasonable doubt. Upon this subject he said:
II shall not charge the jury to acquit if they
find reasonable doubt as to any one element,
but shall take into consideration and charge
them relative to all elements, and that if, from
all the circumstances and all the evidence,
they have reasonable doubt Of the commits
sion by the defendant of the crime as charged,
then they shall acquit."
AS Judge Cox finished speaking, Guiteau
called out II am perfectly satisfied with that
exposition of the law"
After consultation between counsel, Court
adjourned until Thursday morning.
Thursday and Friday were taken up by the
opening argument for the prosecution, by Mr..
Davidge.
On Saturday the courtroom was densely
crowded in anticipation Of the opening argu-
ment for the defense. Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Sco-
ville's associate in conducting the defense,
took position Immediately in front OF the jury
awaiting the signal from the court to begin
the opening argument for the defense:
All eyes were turned in that direction when
Scoville arose and addressed the court, stating
that he desired to know whether the prisoner
would be allowed to speak in his own defense.
If the court proposed to accord him that priv
ilege both he (Scoville) and his associate (Reed)
would prefer that he should speak first.
Guiteau: 81 want to be heard on that ques.
tion, your honor l want to close the argument
for The defense. would not trust my case III
the hands of the best lawyer in America"
Judge Cox 'I should be 10th in capital
case to deny any man proper opportunity 70
be heard, even if he is represented by counsel
but in this case it is safe to assume that the
prisoner will abuse the privilege, as he has
done all through the trial, and that what he
would say would be highly improper to &C
before the jury. shall therefore deny him
the privilege. AS said yesterday, however
if his counsel desire to read from his manu-
script anything which they deem proper to Dt
laid before the jury they can do So" -.
Guiteau protested that he appeared as m'
own counsel, and claimed the right as al
American. citizen to be heard in his own de
fense. Finding that Judge Cox could not bt
moved he shouted: "Let the record show thai
I appear here as my own counsel, and that
take exception to your ruling, Judge Cox
shall appeal to the American people and the!
will over-rule you and you will 60 down t
future ages with black stain upon your name
Judge Cox made no reply TO this TRADE, bu
simply nodded to Mr.. Reed to begin his argu
ment.
Reed then rose to address the jury on behal
of the prisoner. He commenced by paying
compliment to the jury for the seriousness
solemnity and care which had characterized i
during this long trial, a trial unparalleled il
the history of criminal jurisprudence. III
should not endeavor to make any statemen
of the evidence or to draw glded pictur
of any scene, but he would simply talk witt
them as between neighbors. lie then proceed
ed to argue the theory of insanity in the prls
oner, which brought from Guiteau many an
noying Interruptions.
Mr.. Scoville argued for the defense on Mon
day, not concluding at the hour of adjourn
ment. -,
Among the latest rumors in connection witt
the trial is the prediction that juryman Brigh
will chang the jury" on the ground that Gul
teau is insane. Mr.. Bright's father was TO
some years an inmate Of the Government asy
lum for the insane here, and died in that instl
tuition. The same authority AYERS that the sol
has always been considered by his intimates
every peculiar" man.