Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-19


yoked the inspiration"
Mr.. scoville argued that it vas easy enough for
| sane man to corner an insane man In argu-
| 81 know my mind is very feeble, Scoville,r in
| te1rupted the prisoner, grinning.
Mr. Scovtlle having read Dr. Iounr's testimony,
including his opinion that the prisoner was sane
he turned to the consideration OF the evidence
| concerning the former life OF the prisoner
| A POINT BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The prisoner having again interrupted Mr..
Scovile, the latter said sternly: II wish you
| would keep still"
"All right; go on sail the prisoner.
"He keeps still for YOU" rCnlrkad the district
| attorney. significantly.
Mr. Scoyile, continuing. said that he held that
| the proof was overwhelming that the prisonerwas
insane bafore the ad OF July. though that might
| not prove his insanity that day any more than
MS SANITY now would prove his sanity on that day.
| The proof showed that there was not a moment
| from the time he 10 years old up tn the I'd of
july last when lie was sane man. II was
| not necesS lry to show that this man could not
converse with people and engage in business trans
acuOns MI. Scoville read al OF the testimony OF
| DR.. B0wker the witness who said Mrs. Dunmirp
had told him she thought the prisoner was in
SAINT When she was engaged III getting divorce
| from him.
ANOTHER BRUSH BETWEEN COUNSEL
MI ScoFille having referred TO the frequent OBJ
| tections made by the prosecution while Dr. Bow
ker WAS testtfyng. said that w:s another Instance
| OF the untairneSS OF the prosecution
Messrs Davidge and Corkhill maintained that
the objection under which portion of Dr.. Bow
kers evidence was excluded was right
Mr.. Scovfle exclaimed :-"Right, gentlemen. ac-
cordlng to the iron rule OF law: but not right
when gentlemen want all the facts 10 come before
jury OF their countrymeD, and the life OF a fellow
being hangs in the scale-not right according
to eternal eihcs-not right according TO the law
| law"
And not right" added the district attorney.
according 10 Guiteau law-the law OF inspirl-
/ ton"
After further discussion on the subject, Mr. Da-
vidge remarked 10 Mr. scovie: You only men
II "A al
| OF it,"
"That's just what want to do" said Mr.. SEQ
Vllle; want to make little capital here aud a
| little capital there"
Make it quick, then.' said Mr.: Dsvdge.
g But capital" continued Mr.. Scovill". .'aCcori-
ing to the eternal rule of justice don't care TO
make capital i'm any other way"
Neither do j." said the prisoner.
Mr. sCovILLE EXCITED AGAIN.
"1 am here" continued Mr. Scoville with evil
dent excitement, "not so much for the purpose OF
| saving this mans life-not much for the pur-
pose OF doing my duty to the wife OF my bosom:
not so much to the credit OF the family Maine
prevent an Injustice being done here that will last
f3rsverma lasting disgrase to our 1nriSprudence"
continued addressing the jury, to arrest this tide
OF public clamor-of revenge-this mob law that
MT Dayfdge had lauded-if he could stay that tide
TIL reason returned he was here TO do that After
referring to the case OF Bellingh3m in England. he
aided, Il say am here, if can. TO prevent the
American name and American history being dis
graced by like event"
Mr.. Scoyilie then again turned to the testimony
reviewing the life OF Guiteau: after speaking OF
his life in the Oneida Community, he said 81 say
there would have been some Justice in the act. if
he had treated John H. NoyeS as he subsequently
did the lamented Garfield.h The prosecution. he
said, had pot produced a single witness to show
that this prisoner when in the Oneida Community
moral suggestion.
Nh. scovILLE ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF WASHING
Mr.. scoville having referred to the testimony OF
A Cfanl-p nfh i'm l.r.
Tate elected by the people. Being corrected. he
said, ga magistrate appointed Washington is a
queer place, 1 admit that. hever got into such a
can"
Mr.: scoville said the district attorney had
unnecessarily fnsulted this witness 10y asking him
II he had not been indicted. The witness had re-
piled. 81 never have been and never expect TO be-"
a+td naa tried him here" interrupted the district
Mr.. Scovtlle said If Mr.. Moss had committed per-
jury in swearing that he had not been Indicted he
could be convicted Of perjury.
The district attorney interrupted and said he had
looked the matter up and found that Moss had
Court
SARCASTIC GuITEAu.
Mr. Scorllle having referred to Mr.. Reeds testi-
moDy regarding the law case in which he was op-
posed by Guiteau.the prisoner interrupted, saying,
sarcastically: SIT didn't require any brains to do
that business and that's the reason got the job'
MI. Scoville argued that If the prisoner was a
sane man he never would have denied what Mr..
he had locke at the thing as would" continued
Mr Scovie; "but wont say that, for some Of the
papers say am craZy-If he had looked at it as
the district attorney would"
Then he would have looked at 1t properly"
said the district attorney.
sWe all know Corkhill is crazy" cried out the
prisoner.
H." Mr.. Scoville continued. she had looked at
this thing as a sane man would. he would have let
Mr. Reeds evidence go uncontradcted."
Mr.. Scoville gave it as his opinion that the prfs-
oner had contradicted Mr.. Reed because he did not
fnnfC and hn5
his not remembering that he had given certain
letter to him {Mr 81 as proof that his memory was
not unerring.
RECESS.
At 1875 Mr.. Scoville asked for recess OF three
quarters OF an hour.
The court called him to the bench. and after a
brief whispered conversation, the court said he
would take recess for three-quarters OF an hour.
After Recess.
The court did not reconvene till 1 20 D. m.
When Judge Cox came in he was accompanied by
Secretary Hunt, who took a seat with him on the
bench Before proceeding with his argument
Mr.. Scoville held whispered conversation with
the Judge. Then taking his place before the jury
he resumed his talk.
Mr.. Scoville, during the early part Of the after
noon session, reviewed the testimony OF a number
OF witnesses for the defence.
GUITRAU AGAIN.
Mr.. Scoville remarked that it might be said Gui-
teaus motive was desire to gain notoriety
II uonL CdEc q snap aOOuC nOCOr1ety," inter-
rupted the prisoner. "My motive was that the
Lord put it upon me to do it, and had to do it."
Mr.. Scoville said he would defy Judge Porter
when he spoke, to show a case in history where a
man had committed murder simply to get notO-
riety out of It.
The prisoner at one time cried out ssporter
Is sick. guess the Lord is attending to him."
MIR. ScOville Not Through Vet.
At s:15, Ar. Scoville having said he was tired
and would finish his speech In the morning, the
c ourt adjourned.
DENIAL OF PUBLISHED STATEMENT ABOUT JURY.
MAN.
statement was published this morning to
the eject that friend OF one OF the Jurors gained
access to the jury room last Sunday, and was told
by the juryman, ~ expect to see you next Satur-
day, and II all the jurors think as do about the
case may see you sooner. The officers about the
jury to-day denied this publication very emnbaff
cally. They say It would have been mpossible for
their Knowledge- Batli1 Douglass charactertzed
IL simply and plainly as lie. Bailifr SearIe said
II Know there Is not man on the jury who would
nave gone SO far as to talk to anyone that Way.n
TRIAL NOTES.
Some crank writes from Alton Ill In ,sCgarE |
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