The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
sCOVILLE's sAUCE.
Which he is Giving to the Court
and Jury.
Gnfteau INTERRUPTS as Usual.

court was formally opened, Scoville com
menced his address to the jury by con-
| Tossing his unfamilisrity with the modes
Of practice in criminal cases. All the
defense asked for s fair, candid. impsr-
tial weighing OF the evidence by fair and
candid men. Counsel would attempt no
oratory, because he was not equaI to IT,
and because he would not do it il he
could. He would address himself sim
ply to the reason, judgment and intellect
Of the jury. Oratory, eloquence and
appeals to passion be would leave for
counsel who would follow him
Judge Porter and he desired TO warn
them that in MS efforts of learned
counsel Judge Porter to expound the
law or explain the evidence he would
invariably seek to influence them through
their emotions, to touch their hearts aud
sway their sympathies rather than to
convince their judgments. do not
think that as counsel, In the conduct of
this case, l have been treated with fair
ness. Personally I care nothing for it,
but when it Injuries the cause 10 which
my efforts are enlisted, then | must COM
plain. ! hold in nay hand an indictment
Tor conspiracy which l have framed In
my own, mind, and the object of this con-
soiracy was to hang the prisoner. Sco-
Vile proceeded to name the cons pirators:
The district attorney, Judge Porter, Mr..
Davidge and FIVE OF the govern ment
experts, namely, Drs. Gray, Hamilton,
Ksmpslere, Mcdonald. and Wooster. The
counts Of the indictment, twenty in
number, are:
First-They have prverted the law
in this case, ScovIile, in i!l2,trAtion or
support Of this count alluded to the in
PRODUCTION by Judge Porter Of the decis-
sion Of Jud 20 DAVIS. He said Counsel
upon the ot0er side Indignantly repudi-
alei the suggestion that Judge Davis sat
til Csrdozo or Barnard, but have yet
TO learn if either of them ever committed
8 more reprehensible act than that Of
Judge Davis. Scoville warmed up with
the subject and denounced in severe
language thesextrs judicial act Of Judge
Davis. Had newspaper been guilty of
such q bOld-fsced attempt To influence 8
decision in q pending case the editor
would have been subject to arrest for
contempt.
Judge Porter-Don't let Us turn this
courtroom into town meeting. Sco-
vile resumed, but was soon interrupted
by DavidRe. who, with some Impotence,
said: Oh no, Scoville, that's not so.
Scoville-You may interrupt as much
as you please, l shall not be deferred
f. N saying what l believe to be the
truth.
Davidge-"Well, I'll no. interrupt
again, sxy what you may"
Guiteau-"That's right, Dsvidge; you
keep quiet You talked for two days and
did not say anything either. Now give
someone else q show"
Scoville contiaued: When Judge Por-
ter comes before the jury aud undertakes
to psrvert evidence l shall not keep quiet
as did with Dsvidgs, but shall stop
him
Guiteau-" shall l ="
Scovitle 81 shall stop him aid shall
correct him if I fad he is misstating evil
dence."
Guits2u-" Never mind, Til attend to
him"
Judge Porter will be- two
GuiteAps, then attend to me-"
The prosecution state that if the pris-
oner knew tue act was wrong on July
I'd, then he should hang. Now. this
was not by any means the whole of it,
or rect statement Of the law. The
Yet, if in this act he was sverpowered
essed mind th t he wa doing what was
and was specially approved by God, then
Continuing, Scoville said: The second
count in tbs indictment is the provision
Of the testimony, and he proceeded to
~, rnaAin-
DAvidge's speech an3 comparing it with
the testimony.
"Oh, that's for money" called out
Guitesu. He is paid for that; he don't
believe it."
Scoville contended that the facts were
perverted, and particularly the evidence
as to the inmorslity of the prisoner, the
only allegation being that of adultery.
GuiteSH shouted out, "How many iu-
nocent people are there who are Ia this
court room % and be added, mot one"
A moment later lie called out, 81 don't
care TO libel Christian people, but want
the record straight. l say high-loned
Christian men and women are virtuous,
but the mass Of mankind are not Let
that go on the record"
As Scoville paused moment, Guitesu
raised laugh by calling out, "a pretty
good place to stop, Seoville; it 10 most
hslf-past II. Let's have recess.
Recess.
After recess Scoville proceeded to point
out to the jury what he termed the per-
versions OF evidence by Dsvidge. Judge
Porter's seat was vacant, while the dis
trict attorney indicated by his appearance
that he wished his was also. Scoville
intimated that be desired TO criticize the
conduct Of the district attorney, IS the
chief partner in this wicked conspiracy
81 alleged by him, to hang the prisoner.
but wonld not dc so in his absence, as he
was not in the habit of saying things be-
hind ones back, Colonel Corkhill was
sent for by q brother counsel, he reluet-
antly came into court, abandoning the
rest he WAS seeking. ~ have not" he
said, ''the slightest interest in anything
he may say against me. However, l
will come in and give him "a opportun-
itv 10 abuse me.;' Seville dWelt at
great length upon what Davidge deemed
immaterial matter, and remarked the
disposition Of counsel to consume time
needIessly. ScoviIle rAterted that he
did not propose to have matters OF fact,
which were contained in the record, go
before the jury wilfully perverted or en-
veloped in artificial obscurity.
Guiteau-That's right, slaod by the
record. Dayidge had better read my
sDoach Ttis ruhliahed IN all the lead