Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-30

who had filed the af11dayit and who had purloined
gerry in the District He {the district attorney
would show the court that this was a clever
,,ypt inry at 1rSery tie would not agree taat the
be put upon trial and the oath OF such man aS
that placed against theirs
The court stated that there was no such practice
kind: but that 1t within the discretion of the
court TO interrogate the parties making the affi-
dav1t: and he thought that he would exercise that
discretion.
Mr.. Scoville said that he was perfectly willing
Inat ina tne court should interrogate the atlantis.
Nnen the district attorney came here and alleged
forgery IT became a serious matter.
The court suggested to the district attorney that
day, and then the matter went over for the pres
ent.
Mr.. Corkhill said he did not wish that these gen.
uelnen (the JurorS) should be held up in cOmpari-
son with this tramp
m The Court;.I do not know anything of him.
MI. Corkhili.-I do, and intend to show him up.
and the court will see his character.
conference Of the Jurors With the Dis.
triCt Attorney.
The members of the Guiteau jury assembled at
the district attorneys office and had a private
conference with the district attorney this morn
ing, no one being admitted to Mr. Corkhills office
except stenographer The talk lasted hour.
Snyder's affidavit containing the newspaper on
which the names were written was produced and
carefully examined All OF the jurors denied hav-
ing seen the paper before and the particular jury
men implicated repudiated the signatures. The
a1lldavit of each juryman will be taken between
this and Friday After the jury departed from the
Office the reporters poured in.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHIIL SAYS TIE SIGNATURES
ARE FORGED
Mr.. Corkhill had the newspaper In question on
his desk. ''They are very clever forgeries," said
the 1tstrict attorney. "Tbe man that did them is
forger by profession, and he had taken the sigma
lures OF the Jurymen and traced them. A base for
gerry exclaimed the colonel. ''They denied it
fhpro iS Rrj0 II Ihpn
saw his signature it shook me- Wnen Bright saw
1t 1t shook him, TOO. 1t happened, however. that
he did not have his glasses with him at the Jury
room. ''That," said the district attorney, picking
up the paper again, "was all done 1T one sitting,
Win WIN one pen, one bottle OF ink, and by the same
man. 1t Is a ShreWd forgery
EXPERTS WHO WILL. PRONOUNCE THE SIGNATURES
FoRGERIES.
Mr. E. A. Bailey and MIR. I. i. Alexander. stenog-
raphers, examined the alleged forgeries carefully
with magnlfying glasses this morning. and have
made afdavits TO their belief that the names were
forged.
HOW SNYDER FIGURES OK THE CRIMINAL RECORDS.
The Criminal Court docket shows that in Febru-
ary 1875, the recogniZance of Frederick Fl. Snyder.
from the Police Court, to answer charge of the
larceny OF a letter from Norman Wizard was re-
corded and on April list the charge was dismissed
by the grand jury. On Apr lst another charge
was preferred Ola the record against him and other
parties, alleglng conspiracy against the gooe
missed by the grand jury
Denials by the Jurynen.
All OF the jurors whose names are mentione.
connection with the newspaper alleged to have
been found in room 92-wlicil was occupe aurI3g
the trial by Mr. Curtiss, one Of the ailiffs-de-
nounce the writing. said 70 BE- il their nand, as
forgery. Mr.. Brandenburg says that there was no
ink in any OF the rooms occupied ny the Jury
John W. Guteau and Mr Hayden called upon Mr..
BrandeHpurg Friday, and secured copies of his
autograph in English and German. Juryman
hlVi rh1H
paper or heard one read while Oh the jury. He
said he had written his autograph in an autograph
doubt the autograph was procured for the pur-
poses of comparison. Mr.. Bright says he never
had newspaper in his hand during the trial. and
never saw any writing materials anywhere except
In the guards room, where the jurors would be
called to write their autographs. MIR. Sheahan
said he had never had pen In his hand While
serving on the jury, as he was suffering from a
nervous affection that made it almost impossible
for him to have written a word. He did not read
or hear any one read newspaper during the trial
HIS autograph Was secured Saturday by Mr.. John
w. Guiteau.
What John Wilson Guiteau Knosvs
AbOUR the Marked Newspaper.
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
first saw the Critic having the Jurors names
written on the margins on the day. or the next day
after, it was handed MI. Scoviiie he told me- by
Mr.. Snyder. whom do not recoilect to have seen
before. examined the paper at the time. but did
not see 1t again until the day ~ lde my affidavit,
last Saturday, at Mr.. Scovllle's request. ! then
compared it carefully with the signatures which
Heinline had written on that and tie day before
in my own and Mrs. Scovlle's autograph albums
which contain the autographs OF persons connect
written ii German unit, after he hs wrote
in reply to Mr. naydeSs oaesson as to Geman how hi
name was spelled in German. After Mr.. Branden-
burg had written his name in German on slip Of
same way. which he did. This signature is an
exact fac stn.ite OF the one on the paper as think
any expert win say. on careful Inspection. Mr.
In one the letter is omitted from his last name
Hs INITIALS s also appear times
ing in his usual style of letter. but the enry" be-
ing a fac stnei.e Of his writing, which is very
ike the 1PRsr Pa OF
with loop. Nr. Bright's signature is very pecu-
liar in the beginning of the letter OBJ" and
ter Is observable in the name j. j. jackson,
which appears on the paper written In the same
style as & his own " signature: The word "Michael"
by Michael Sheahan, and the word s'ThomaS' is an
exact FAC sfnafle OF the writing by Thomas Il.
"Heinlein:" A comparison of the writing on the
paper and the signatures written in the albums
would warrant any one in making an af1idavlt that
she verify believes the writing on the paper was
by the Jurors named, especially is this evident Of
the name OF F. w. Brandenburg, written in Ger
man. They are as near alike as two signatures
could be made. I have no doubt OF the
integrity OF the, Jurors, and presume that
the true explanation OF this curious
transaction may be found In the probable fact
that the names were written by the said Jurors
On the paper at some time when they were signing
autograph albums in the bailfs room, ,and the mat
ter has escaped their recollection. This is a much
more plausible theory than the claim made by Col
Corkhiu that the newspaper signatures are for
gerles. Mr. Brandenburg says he rarely writes
his name in German and 1t is therefore improbable
that anyone would have been able to have forged
his name so completely as 1t is written on the
s. without dOuht. a ms
whom no consideration or motive could induce to
make false statement or knowingly violate his
duty. as juror. This may be said also OF the
other jurors, but the defendant is entitled to
any benefit arising under the law, but as to the
legal question, do not express any opinion, but
as my brother is undoubtedly insane I believe in
giving him the benefit OF every legal defence and
advantage. JOHN w. GUITEAU
Suppose Mr.. ScOville Can Prove His
Allegations
4 PROMINENT LAWYER SAYS 1T WOULD SET ASIDE THE
VERDICT.
A STAR reporter asked prominent member OF
the district bar and one OF the shrewdest criminal
lawyers OF the country, this morning what would
be thy result II Scovlle succeeded In proving his
assertions regarding the newspaper in the Jury