Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-01-15
L0SANGELES WEEKLY HERALD
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Produce ExcbaDKp.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IA 1t was
decided to-day to call meeting OF
the Produce Exchange for next
Monday to take action as q body on
the proposition to adopt the call
system of dealing in wheat. 1t is
believed that majority will de-
. clare in favor OF the project.
Another Drank.
SALT LAKE,Jan. ia man was
ares ted this morning for threaten
Ing the life of President John Tay-
lor. He claimed that he had rev.
citation from God.
Tine Trial.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-On the
csnvenipg of the Court this morn
ing Scoviiie addressed Judge Cox,
stating that he desired to know
whether the prisoner would be al
lowed to speak in his defense. II
the Court proposed to accord him
that privilege both he (Scoville)
aud Reed should prefer he should
speak FIRST. Guiteau-"I want to
be heard on that question, your
Honor. I want to close the argu.
ment for the defense. I wouldn't
trust my case in the hands of the
best lawyer In America Judge
Cox-"I should be loath, in cap.
itsl case. to deny any man the
proper opportunity to be heard even
II be is represented by counsel,
but In this case 1t is safe TO
assume that the prisoner will
abuse the privilege, as be has doue
ell through the trial, and that
what be would say would be high.
ly improper to 60 before the jury.
l shall therefore deny him the
privilege. As 1 said yesterday,
however, II bis counsel desire TO
read from his manuscript anything
which they deem proper to be laid
before the jury, they can do So"
Guiteaufs protested that he ap.
pearsd as his own counsel,
and claimed the right as an
American citizen to be heard in
his own case. Finding that Judge
Cox could not be moved, he shout
ed, "Let the recoEd show that lap.
pear here as my own counsel and
that / take exception to your iul-
ing. Judge Cox, l shall appeal to
the American people aud they will
override you, and you will go
down to future ages with u black
stain upon your name" Judge
Cox made no reply to this TRADE,
but simply nodded to Reed to be-
gin his argument. 30
During the time Col. Reed was
addressing the Court and jury
Guiteau confined his annoying
contradictions and Interruptions.
However the course! continued
the argument without paying
much attention 10 tho prisoner.
K-,.s" Il - .".ter.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14th.-At
1925 A. NJ Capt Yste telegraphed
the following particulars to police
headquarters: About 7:l5 P. M.
the special NV York Central ex.
press on the Hudson River Rail-
road, bound south, became disa.
bled at Spuyten Day wi, aud the
TarrytOwn special, which followed
close behind, ran into and tele-
scoptd with the drswiug. room cars
Idlewild and Empire setting fire
to and destroying both cars and
burning the following people:
Park Valentine, 81 years old, his
wife, 10 years, of Remington, VT,
aud Q lady, supposed to be from
Philadelphia; all were killed. The
four bodies, burned to crisp, are
ut this station. Oliver B. Kelley,
SO years of eye, of Spring Valley,
Pa, fatally injured; Mary Daniels.
residence Sherwood House, Fifth
Avenue and Forty-fourth streets,
is seriously Injured but will reeov-
err forty or more persons injured.
AZ to the cause OF the disaster, q
heated axle made 1t necessary to
stop at Spuyten to give it time to
cool. Tie conductor ordered the
brakeman to signal the Tarrytowp
special short distance behind.
The brakeman, apparently, did not
signal properly and the special
which ran ut the rate Of twenty.
five miles an hour, came round the
curve out of Collins cut and struck
the rear palace car Idlewild aud
drove IL into the Empire. The
stoves and lamps in the parlor cars
were upset and ignited the wood.
work and upholstery. The passen-
gers were jammed between the
seats and sides of the car
and held while the flames
rose round and enveloped them
There were at least 500 passengers
on the train. Some of the occu-
pants Of the cars were roasted to
death In the sight OF hundreds of
people who were unable to rescue
the helpless passengers. Two wo.
men were seen clasped In each 9th.
ers arms and jammed between the
frame work OF one Of the cars and
the colliding engine. The flames
quickly Tapped them In its fiery
embrace. Owing to the great
crowd of legislators and othsrs
who desired to leave the capital
the train was filled with all meu
Of note and prominence of both
parties. It 10 stated that Senator
Wagner was seen on the car oil
Poughkeepsie and has not beer