New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-20


say that Mr. Corkhn had actually suppressed H. pu. no
would say that he endedvOred 10 do SO; ana inc c'
WAS made that this idea Of the prisoner th' '"e 0
under Divine pressure was an afterthoush' wa! 49,
tho prosecuting attorney refused inc uc''H
particle of evidence covering two weeks OF time l"S
was feature that the jury should caretdly coh"uer
But incidentally and accidentally continue" MI
ScOville-
The prisoner dnterrupting)-Put in proyidenlia'y'
MFR scoylle-But without the prosecution intending II
tht,r witness, DR.. Young has refuted their position
The prisoner-The question as to whether hrst
,a,a nspiration was settled by the testimony OF Mr.
Brooks who was the Government detective VINO caineto
see mo the I'd Of July and again On the 3D. tahe"
10 him about the Deity and the political SITUATION he
Is % proYidcutial man helping me out on thlS' We
could not have proved that fact by any olhei
living being / dictated the same thhg
70 CorkEil and Bailey, his stenographer'
and they tore p the note book That shows the inQmy
of this prosecution and God Almighty will curse every
man Of them Judge Porter has been pretending TO DC
sick for two or three days hope Providence VIII keep
him sick | hope that the Lord VIII take hIDl uo"H
below quick and then call Tor CorhhhL
Mr. scoyile-I wish you would keep still; cannot 60
on with these interruptions.
The pYisoucr-Well, go on.
Mr. Scovle then began read from the testimony OF
Dr. Young when the Disrict-Auorney interrupted hiiu
and asked him to finish reading answer OF the witness
which he had begun. intimang that he had NOT uohe
60 because the latter part OF the answer was not phc
fetal to lis client
This inthnaiiou was Indignantly denied by Mr.. SEQ
vuls who said that he never The DlstrctAttor
ney had done in tearing of from Il letter that portion
which was beneficial TO the prisoner ana putting the
rest IN evidence lie not gong to treat the prosecu
ton In that manner He not going to treat the tes
timony OF any witness in that manner The gentleman
(Mr CorkhD might never have produced the letter III
evidence The defense had not asked for it, The Dis
tre.Attorney seeing something in 1t that might tell
AGAINST him-what did he dol He cut OF the signature
and such portion Of it he thought of bcnch TO
the prisoner and did what had been done before
in a court of Justice In this country. In civil suit
Il would not be permitted, but here, where
the purpose was hang this and deprive him Of
ahon airness and JUSTICES IL took letter written BY
the prisoner. cut out such portions as ne thought mh
lion OF it from that time TO the present II was oacn
his mind person connected with euch tfals4c-
tons such perversous Of Justice, should escape II ne
THE DsiricA ttOrney-T If yOur conclusion. There
Is no testimony OF that kind. Don't work Yourself up
The prsOner-What he cut out was friendly ailhSl9n
of mine General Arthur 1t shows what low bloody
MIR scSyiI,e-There could be nothing mesner, nothing
unjust. nothing that could DO more ropfehoh.i
Die, to mutlate letIer-cu on what Ild MOI DehrnI
me aud eave in what would benefit mt Now como TO
Dr Young's testimony.
The District Att0rney-les; go on Win It. lhat haS
some. ..Ly to do with the case.
on i'm any event that if the President recovered. the
Lord had cOuutermanded the order as lie had 00Ec IA
used and see ms every day, very friendly, ana
pxamine my pulse and temperature and that 5OrI OF
thing But since he testified ne has Kept entirely away
That shows he is ashamed OI MS testimony 10
come near mc, AT least.
TIE ASSASSIN IN A SARCASTIC MOOD.
Mr. scoviue proceeded with his argument and as
serted that there not minute from the time that
the prisoner had been nineteen years 81 ag' mp 10 the 2
of uy nat that he had not been an insane man. but his
remark that the prisoners brain feeble drew
forth he ronica rejCnder from the Latter know my
oi Sr ye IN The further course Of his remarks said
that he speaking not so muca for the purpose 81
saving this mans ile; not 80 much Tor The purpose OF
DOM ms duty 10 the wife Of III, bosom; much for
the purpose saving the credit Of The family n"ue OF
Guiieai by showing that there was not now
and never had been criminal IN it, as for
the purpose of venting an injustice btlnR done mere
that sn0ul stand forever hereafter LNtnS permanent
endurance disgrace to the American people ana Tie
fhe,r yarr TO stay the tide Of revenge and OF mon law
let them do so. mat never should II 90 sad hai IL
England wnen Beingaam was rushed t. The scalt'd IN
"A Weeks time. he would do what lac could To prevent
the American name and American history being az
Toe Gonr al l. 80 took recess for thrcequarters OF
M nour tut before Mr ScOye a-an aIIalcned the
District ttorey tOr making statements before the jury
fnaf tn, was an additional charge in the disgracetu
indlonrt which ne haa of"uSnt atin'i that officer OF
"a conspiracy 90 hang the accused man.
Afrr the reccs, Nj scosllc held whispered CONVEX
satiou VITA the prisoner ana tncu resumed his Argument
would fcisu insanity ~ defence ne "'dld have mdi
witness VINO stated thai the prisoner had IN his
interviews at the jan Al FeaTcd 10 Dr. oon' non 81 ana
frank There AMI Ead netn nothing III Tie prisoner
In, no4sI SINCERITY ana SINGER. conviction. Referring
TO the testimony o Nj. stors, Nj. scoyie al ni,tcd
of this sIwart POLITICAL but tad That h're "as some
tbinr evan IN tba testimony bearing the question OF
me priz0ler's uusouudpe-s Of mind. That witness
had II zen hls opinion tAdt Uuledu DaI
an III balanced judgment, an N-Daanccd mind
and dti not have sood e'inl"oon seh7g
Comiug down to thu ZINE 81 TIE killing, hr ScoNlIe
arruri mai In the connected with the
shootln. Ihe prisoner former ne MS NE Ia jail the
facts Clustering AROUND ihat IatAi "a 81 SyuIi!, 'ne
facts THAI bad been disclosed hHhe"i"'tS loIO"mS
the shooting, there was an ",uhttlte OF cyl
4tyv Al
man when the lrs"ner own rNlirhce was added
these facts coGd ht u" Jury ~ - yai 'hH
Branching on then 10 The question VI m"ti't' lie as
serted that the prosecution Aau assigned 10 ne prisoner
M Iuotlye for the OF TIE dci some
must ASST -ued and proved by Tie prosecution before
they could ia and ASA TOT 'TdIt ol Suiy nom
the Jury. Hcre statements thai the man was 50 de
PRAYED tnat he committed the murder without m"uFe
would not do cOul" the prisoner H'o'.Nt nave oecn
spiril{ tnal man had Ncuged slit IN us heart
fory Years age Ae sn0ud nave such deerr Otod IN
human spirit would leat nm 10 ShOo IIe
presdeaf lie (ocoIIeJ went Oh TO argue that prs
toner mad . possible i-Sln toward The late President
snd had 40 motive for shooting INN
The District Attorney sircdsucaly suggested that Mr.
scOyle aud evident! forgotten that ne prisoner mad
murdered the President.
Tue PRISONER declared tat ne had not Aad the slightest
ilwil toward either Garfield or Blaine.
Mr. ocOyc cOntinuiu- SAID mat II might be claimed
of gaining notoIlety. eel don't care SNAP about no
tOety,' INTERCEPTED the pri7oher) 1t seemed TO HIN
that such "a position Wat uHtrnaDe.
The prisoner-Ihe motive wac tAat the Lord put 1t
upoa ne, and had to do II.
Mir scovje drned Judge Porter show the jury o
single case history where sane man had committed
such "a crime that merely Tor the purpose OF gaining
notoriety. A sane would know tA4t he Wound 70
down t. posterIty STEPPED In inauy ana mluity ano
would 3lasscd with those VINO had crucled the "a
yiour, and with no others on earth.
~Tha's all bOsh" cried the prisoner angriy. SuDse .
ouenty lac interrupted 10 give vent 10 his oircpcateG
declara that nc would not nave tdhtA CaoIle. az
poinnent after hc Isl OF june and e4Orty Afterwards
he excI4ilued: "a couple of boys in KENTUCKY have
been writing TO The HTdld cLaaky Letter. aud tney
were fools enough tD9h IL. The Hcrd ouitOF must
n.dN I'd low