Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-21
GUITEAUTO SPEAK.
The Assassin WfR Address the Jury in
His Own Behalf Sesville's Ar
gument concluded.
COrkhiIl Catches ton All Sides-A Dis
agreeable Little Incident in His
Career Brought to Light.

WASHINGTON, January 20.-Scoville re
summed his argument this morning. GuiieaI
| brought into court with him a roll Of manu-
script, said to be an elaborate preface to hi
! speech, which has already been published
/ His counsel seem to think this morning tina
! Judge Cox will allow him, under certain
| conditions and restrictions, to address the
| jury after Scoville has concluded
/ Scoville called attention TO the testimony
| Of DR.. Hamilton, "ohe OF the government
| conspirators," as he terms him. He read
from his testimony, and said that from the
very start DIR. Hamilton had perverted his
| testimony, and studiously made use of the
very strongest adjectives, showing the inten.
| sity of his feeling, as though every effort or
| his part was designed TO secure beyond per.
| adventure the conviction of the prisoner
I'm short, his feelings led him to transcend
the bounds OF truth, and these expressions
| are used by him, as it appears to me, for the
express purpose OF manufacturing feeling
in your minds against the prisoner"
Scoville produced diagram showing q
section of the prisoners head.
That's not in evidence" said Corkhill
at is" replied Scoville, IAN ex act fac simie
OF the diagram you put H." Reaching
across the table to tine district attorney, "You
can take it and see that it is So"
Corkhil Shaking his head contem ptuous-
ly)-Impose it on the Jury if you wish; don't
put it upon me.
Scoville (earnestly)-I will take rule and
make the measurement right here before the
jury.
CorkhiIl-Oh, don't; your speech is bad
enough; your testimony will be worse.
Scoyille (half apologetically)-Well, Col
onel Corkhill. L am doing the best can, and
| am honestly endeavoring to get the truth
before this jury.
Scoville continued, with frequent inter-
Iuptions on the part OF the district attorney.
Taking up the diagram of Guiteau's head
offered in evidence by DIR. Hamilton, SEQ
vile said: 81 propose to show you that DIR.
kempster lied when he told you that this
diagram was correct representation of the
shape of Guiteau's head, and attempted
to convince you that Guiteau had an unu-
sually symetrical head, and 1 propose to
show you that his evidence in this respect
was absolutely false"
Scoville continued to discuss the subject of
head diagrams.
Guiteau took advantage of the pause, and
called: "The district attorney has run out
OF money. He can't pay there fellows until
he gets an extra appropriation from Con-
in New York; they will 90 home with less
money than they expected; it serves them
right"
Scovllle said he must protest against Cork
hills continually volunteering his own testi-
mony, as he did yesterday, when he wanted
to cast slur on the witness Moss. 81 have
seen the record this morning." said Scoville,
land have learned the reasons for the dis
trict attorneys dntn,ns against that witness.
1t seems that Moss had to sue Corkhill in a
magistrates court for s. wash bill which
the district attorney owed Moss's wife, and
the record says that the district attorney
paid it and 81 90"
Guiteau (exdltingly) III they should I'M
dertake to sue Corkhill for all he owes, it
would take the time of all the courts to at
tend to the business.
Scovil!e-I very much dislike to bring
out such things in the courtroom, but when
the district attorney persists in using many
such little personalities, he compels me to
retaliate.
Shortly afterward Corkhill again inter-
rupted, when Davidge, who he'd come in,
protested with mock gravity, "Oh, don't
him, in heavens name, don't in
terrupt him; he might stop altogether"
General laughter, IN which Scoville Joined
Guiteau found an opportunity to call out,
The papers say / spent three weeks prepar-
ing my speech. As a matter of fact, only
spent three or four days, nights and morn
lngs. l want the record straight in this
matter.
Scoville commended that DIR. Gray's tables
Of homicides by insane persons were pre-
pared for this case, and do not correspond
with the tables for the same years in Gray's
official reports. In reading the account of
one case of homicide Scoville said: "Had the
district attorney been there he would have
'aid, probably, Put him on trial for murder
md hang him. This is case of devilish
iepravity."
Guiteau shouted, exultingly: "Corkhill is
IN authority on the devil; DIR. Gray is man
With big mouth; that's the way / mark
him."
The court then took recess.