Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-17

| it and be convinced. They did not want to have
that evidence go to the jury. Mr. Scoville held
| that two OF the counsel had even said that the
| prisoner should speak from the dock.
Mr.. Corkhtl corrected Mr.. Scoville, saying that
he had said it would be disgrace to let the prts-
oner % speak from the dock, where he had been
placed for punishment
| GUITEAU SAYS he HAS ''BEEN GOOD BOY
| LATELY
81 have been a good boy lately" called out the
prisoner, $50 you had better let me out"
| THE MUTTLATED LETTER
| Mr.. Scoville admitted his error The mutilGtnd
letter, previously referred to by Mr. scovile, ha,
| ing been brought from the district attorney
Office, Mr.. Scoville exhibited the letter to the Jury
| showing where a piece had been cut out
..Ihat was reference to Gen. Arthur" said the
prisoner.
DO you want the jury to conclude, asked the
district attorney, "that cut that out?"
"Yes, sir,' said Mr.. Scoviue; that you did it OF
was knowing to its being done or procured it."
| so do H. said the prisoner.
! "10u and the prisoner are agreed on that" I" said
the district attorney.
Mr. scoville said he had considered the actions
ana sayings OF the prisoner during court repre-
hensibie that If he believed the prisoner was sane
| he would have left the court.
Mr.. scovILLE PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO JUDGE PORTER
Mr.. Scoville having remarked that he wished
Judge Porter was present. the district attorney
said the Judge was not able to be out of his room
Oo-uy, Uue Ht udu SdIi yesterday UlaJ MI. ScONlle
should not mind his absence.
MI Scoville said he would. then, not refrain
| from what he had to say. For quite awhile, he
said, he had watched Judge Porter to discover
Wnat KIND or man he was, and he had got no
idea OF ft-other than that he was gentleman of
ability and dignity-until he came to crosS-eXam-
| Inc witness Then he had discovered that his
Iorte lay in effective exhibition of himself. Mr.
ScoVie said that he had arttully and purposely ir-
mates Judge Porter by referring to his antQuated
style OF 0ratory, and had discovered his vanity.
Mr.. Scoville said: "To-day Judge Porter would
make Just as strong speech against him (Nr So
| as against the prisoner"
'Re would be in favor of hanging you.n called
| out the prisoner
| Mr.. Scovie said that Judge Porter, carried away
Dy MS passion had denounced the whole tribe Of
GulteauS. In closing his reference to Judge Por-
ter Mir: Scoville said he had come here to Wasing-
ton and prostftuted his talents for money TO hang
an insane man. He warned the jurors against
Judge Porters'S bony finger and theatrical man
ner.
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
Mr Sc oville said that if this man were hung, IL he
went to the gallows through the suppression of
evide nee and the arts and practices resorted to
by the prosecution, in after years, il conscience
does its duty, that scene will come often to the
gentleman CMr. Corkhill) vision Will come to
him at night; a voice will come from that shape
less head, under a black cap, saying: 1T was
Gods act, and not mine, Corkhil' in the tones Of
lunatlc He may now seek to ride on the wave
o. popular vengeance, but like the hariot who was
crowned and called a Goddess by the Partisan
mob-when the reaction came he would be left
stranded On the shore Of popular disgrace.
THE EVIDENCE RELATING TO INSANITY.
MI. Scoville then proceeded to discuss the evil
dence relating to the alleged insanity of the pris
oner saying he called Guiteaus case ore OF chronic
insanity or chronic monomanIa- The case OF Abby
Maynard, he claimed, showed unmistakable evil
dence of hereditary faint. In the case OF Abraham
Gulteau, he said though he might not have been In
sane 1t was shown beyond question that he had
become lncapaC1tated TO transact business. In
reference to the father of the prisoner. L. W. Gui-
teau, ne said tie testimony was conflicting.
IN REFERENCE TO THE WITNESS NORTH,
Mr.. Scoyille said the prosecution had attempted to
answer his honest testimony by derogatfon and
ridicule. North, Mr.. Scoville said, was man who
paid regard to the dictates Of his conscience. He
referred to his voluntarily relinqushing his posi-
ton in the Methodist church, when he experienced
change in his religious views. He did it for con-
science sake.
One of the witnesses summoned by the prosecu-
tlon-Mr. Atkns-had volunteered the statement
that Mr.. North was expelled from the Methodist
church for lascfvouS conduct: he said that he had
heard so-a mere rumor. Mr.. ScoviEe said that
there was not a word OF evidence TO impeacb the
truth and honesty OF North; that his own positive
testimony contradicted Mr.. Atkins hearsav rumor
Ills conscience took him from the ministry to
the lewd business" said the district attorney,
The gentleman can't get over his habit of sneer-
ing. rftorted Mr. scovile. 81 expect to catch it
Mr.. Scoyiile said that North's testimony showed
that Mr.. L. W. Guiteau's belief was that he had
the same power to raise the sick that the Saviour
had. IL was shown that L. W. Guteau was
man OF intense earnestneSS and sincerity; he did
nothing that he did not firmly believe in. Mr.
Scovilie argued that MI. North's testimony indi-
Gated condition OF the brain only, one remove
from madness. He said it was only his election as
clerk OF the county-calling him to regular duties
him from the mad house. II, however, he had
been left to wander aimieSsly without employ
men t like the prisoner he might have had an in
spiration like that which removed the President
last July.
at 1890 O'Clock the court took a recess for half
an hour
After Recess.
CITEAU RETURNS THANKS FOR CHECKS SENT HIM.
When the court reassembed, a few minutes after
noon, the prisoner at once announced -''I got
letter this noon and got check for COO on the
First National Bank OF the city OF New York: l
presume it is good. l got another for s. 600 and
another for $780, send my thanks and greetings
to the people who sent them. Do it again pre-
sumo have got some friends left in the country
yet"
MR. scovILLE RESUMES
There was delay after this speech Of nearly a
quarter OF an hour, owing to the tardiness OF the
prosecuting officers. Finally the district attorney
sent word for Mr.. ScOville to proceed, regardless
of his absence. Mr.. Scoville thereupon resumed
his argument, saying that he had forgotten to
mention the second reason why the prosecution
had objected to having the prisoner address the
jury. He would take up the subject again, he
said, later on Mr. scovie devoted the afternoon
Mr. Scovile was speaking OF Gulteau's early ex-
perienceS with The IheOcrdt and other colitem-
porary enterprises when the district attorney re-
marked:-"I think he was a fraud then and is
now" Mr. Scovile said there was such thing as
mans living in the midst OF Christian surrounds
lngS not knowing what the meaning OF Inspiration
was to Christian SOUL
81 don't think God inspires devils" said the dis
trict attorney.
sPEcULATIoNs AS TO THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL.
AS the trial of Guiteau is approaching a close.
there is much speculation as to how the jury will
find. The general impression is that they will
promptly return verdict Of guilty; but there are
some who claim that they have seen certain signs
which indicate that the jury will disagree. Some
go SO far as to say that they now stand nine for
conviction and three waverlng, even naming the
latter There is for this suppositon but the slight
est kind Of foundation. There Is little doubt that
should the verdict be "guilty." the prisoner viii
spend several months in Jail before the execution
should he be sentenced be hanged. Or course the
defendants counsel will take the case up to the
General Term, and should the trial last over this
week, lthe next General Term convening on Mon
day., the case will go to the April term and this
term runs to September, In this case the prison.
ers execution may be postponed till next fall II
the jury get the case this week and find verdict
OF "gutlty," the execution will take place In the
spring.