Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-20
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. TALKING AGAINST q'llIB. Mr. ScovilIe's Long Drawn
 Out Argument. THE PURPOSE OF HIS SHOUTING To Bring The Case Into
 Next Week. 4 Chance For The Assassin
SHOULD SCOVILLE LEAVE HIM
 ANY TIME.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

l WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. Scoville began 1 the fourth day of his argument looking very 1 pale and worn, with the indications, however 1 that he would occupy the entire day. Be 1 fore he began, Guiteau, without objection l from the court, made a speech commenting upon the recent decision of the New York Court of Appeals in an insanity case. Gui- teau delivered glowing eulogy on the bench, saying that such a magnanimous decision
 came with great grace from the Empire State. He thanked the court in the name ! of the American people that the burden of proof in insanity cases was placed upon the prosecution. Guiteau's argument was very clear and forcible. By devices of this sort he has often managed to convey to the jury a knowledge of what is being printed in the newspapers, although the court has given the strictest orders that they be not allowed to have any knowledge of the contents of newspapers.
 Mr. Scoville's argument for the first hour was a dreary recital of the testimony already
 many times rehearsed to the jury. He dwelt with great emphasis upon the fact that De- tective McElfresh was not called by the
 
 threats as to what occurred in @ private con- versation between Mir. McElfresh and MT. Davidge. MT. scoville read from the various letters and documents written by Guiteau at the time of the shooting, and in which he alluded to and explained this act, and argued that it was an utter impossibility for sane man, with a motive for so bloodthirsty deed, have writ ten and talked as the prisoner did in relation &o Mr of of the jury to what he had before charged that the prosecution had suppressed every particle of evidence bearing upon the first two weeks after the shooting. They had de- stroyed the notes of their interviews with the prisoner, and had introduced as evidence
 just what they thought would aid the prose- cution and help to hang the prisoner but accidentally-(Guiteau, interrupting, ''And
 providentially-put the word providentially in, please") MT. Scoville continued: ''But accidentally and providentially, might add,
 we have the testimony of Dr. Young; and will say here if the prosecution in their final
 argument should attempt to show that it was an after-thought with the prisoner to claim inspiration for his act, you have right to
 take all these things into consideration" Guiteau-''They came to my cell and tried to draw me out. I talked with them a little and told them about the Deity, and my in spiration, and now they suppress all that evi- dence That shows the iniquity of this pros ecution and God Almighty will curse every one on this prosecusion, in my opinion D After short pause the prisoner added {: ''That reminds me to say that Judge Porter has been pretending to be sick for two days. I hope it will be providential to keep him sick hope the Lord will take him down below quick and then send for Corkhill" As Mir. Scoville proceeded Colonel Corkhill made frequent and, as the speaker evidently thought, sighting comments, until finally be- coming irritated he turned upon the District attorney and denounced in scathing terms his unfair conduct and instanced his production as evidence in this case of letter written by the prisoner and which he (CorkhilD had in- tercepted and mutilated by cutting off the signature and such portion as he thought might benefit the prisoner. "A thing" said MT. Scoville, (which was never before per mitted in @ court of justice, not even upon the trial of civil suit" AS MT. Scoville continued, counsel for the prosecution fre- quently interrupted him, and running fire was kept up between counsel for some time. Upon one occasion Colonel Corkhill ex- plained: 'I interrupted you because you ] were not stating the truth.'
 Mir. Davidge (rather contemptuously)- ''Oh, he's just making little capital before ! the jury" MT. Scoville-''Yes, am mak- ing a little capital" MT. Davidge-'Well, please make it quick"
 Mr. Scoville continued: q am making 8 ! little capital here and @ little there, and am doing it as fast as I can get properly over l the ground The speaker disclaimed as his main motive the desire to shield this man for | the honor of the Guiteau family. If, how ever, he could by his efforts stay this mob in- l fuence which would rush to the scaffold this insane man, this mob spirit which Mr. Da- vidge had so lauded; if he could stay this l inAn i16SS on11f return to the consideration of this case, 1 then would he accomplish what was of still more aocount-save the American nation and 1 the American judiciary from the disgrace of
 hurrying to the gibbet an insane man. MT. 1 Scoville then proceeded, apparently going over the same ground he had once before 1 traversed, to show that the prisoners morals l had been correct and his life proper up to the point when as he (Scoville) claimed, the 1 evidence pointed to unsoundness of mind. 1 He denounced the Oneida Community and ] their vile practices. The defence could not
 summon any of these people as witnesses, s'but," said Mir. Scoville ''with the telegraph
 and all the powers of the government at their back if there had been a single immoral or vicious act on the part of the prisoner during | the six years he was in the Oneida Communi. 1 ty, this prosecution would have produced the witnesses to show it."
 ] Colonel Corkhill (sneeringly) - ''That's your opinion, merely, Mir. Scoville. It amounts 1 to nothing as fact" Mir. Scoville-''Well, let it be my opinion. I presume I am en-
 titled to one, and so is the jury" Guiteau l (with energy)-'It was friendly allusion to l President Arthur that he cut out-the mean, 1 dirty whelp."
 l Counsel for the prosecution continually
 badgered the speaker, who as frequently 1 digressed from his argument to respond. As ! consequence, the thread was so often broken that it was a matter of some diff ! culty at times to detect any logical sequence ! in the argument. Alluding to the evidence 1 of Dr. North, the speaker charged that 'this was another instance of the unfairness of the l District attorney. Without the slightest evi-
 denee of reason for so doing he had asked l the witness, Were you ever indicted for
 crime? and the witness had responded
 quickly and frankly, No, sir and I never
 expect to be-"
 1 Colonel Corkhill-T happened to know
 the man we'll" MT. Scoville-''All the more
 reason why you should not thus gratuitously
 insult him." Colonel Corkhill-''Well tried
 him in this court once; I remembered his
 face when he took the stand and I found 1 afterward that he was here on an appeal from ] the Police Court.'' AS the audience laughed at this point scored by the District attorney, 1 MT. Scoville became very angry and com plained in audible ones of the District attor- 1 ney 5 'neauneSSSS uS u0 termed It. The hour of recess hlving arrived, Mr. Scoville
 conferred 8 moment with Judge Cox as to
 how long a recess should be ordered. The
 audience began to arise, and Guiteau impa-
 tiently called out, 'Your Honor, we're wait
 ing on you. Amt you going to announce 1 the recess ?" At this the crier raised laugh
 by calling out, "Well, come along; we'll have l a recess"
 After recess MT. Scoville said that although
 he was disappointed in the testimony given
 by Emory Stcrrs still it tended to prove | Guiteau's insanity. Continuing, he argued
 that Guiteau had no motive for killing Gar l field. The act was that of 8 man laborine
 under delusion he could not resist There
 was no evidence to show that the prisoner
 had any ill will against the President Had
 he harbored ordinary feelings of revenge he would have selected Blaine as his victim
 But he had not the slightest ill will against
 either Blaine or Garfield. The only appar
 ent motive for the crime was love of notorie
 ty. The result, if he was Q sane man, would
 be that his name would be ranked with that
 of Judas. His idea was to be public bene
 factor. Guiteau was not disappointed of
 fee seeker. That theory was inconsistent
 with the whole character of the man and the proof laid before the jury.
 l MT Scoville spent the entire sftarnoon ar