Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-10

had taken his seat in the dock he glanced
around stealthilr over the audience and
Immediately began q harranguc, evidently
intended for the jury: Il have received,
he said, "somC eight hundred letters,
great majority of them from ladies. When
| get time shall attend to them. want
to send my greetings TO the ladies' OIL |
America. and thank them for their sym
patly. They don't w&r. ne
To he Hanged.
Public opinion is i,St changing. | reccly- !
cd. Saturday, . cheek for one thousand dol, |
lars from the SlalwartS OF Brooklyn, and |
another 81 five hundred dollars from the
Stalwar,e OF Nvw York. | want this jury
to understand how public opinion is on
this cost.
4 Ala'lir here irird to silence him, when
he turned upon him in the most vicious
manner and Snarled ont: You keep quiet
ana mind vulr business. DO no, interfere
with me when am talking. Ii you had
any sense yUu would understand your
place H.,
With this opening breeze the proceedings
in due form were begun. and
ScOvilIe
resumed his argument, and proceeded
without interruption Tor an hour. Ills re-
marks were listened to with marked attcn-
trntiun. lie laid stress upon the PROPOSE
lion that insane men often knew the dIilcr'
ence between right ami wrong, and Tor that
reason conceal lhcir plans; that the benefit
Of doubt should attach 10 the plea OF IN
sanity wien raised with the same force Is
when urged in connection with the com
mission Ui the crime. His alluSlun to the
decision Of judy" Davis. who went out of
his way, hc sald. L. pass apoh something
not involved in the case he was then con-
sl,.cring brD"r'' judge Porter To ms ieet
with the indignant reply that the charge
WAS la.sr
,,oyiIlc rc;a.,,l: The opinion Of a
man who sat on tuu same brnrI wit!ia Bar
nard and = CardpA, >hould not b. received
with much consideration.
Judge Porter with even moro vchCmence
| reiterated that the charge of the counHci
was absolutely false; that Judge DAVIS
never sal cu the hcnr! with cithcroi the
gentlemen na!ucG. III an honorable mem
| bcr Of the Federal Judiciary is to be put on
| trial here. dlu"ud.' said Judge Porter,
that tie record br Produced here upon
which this
Base CharS" Il Made.
| Scovillc insisted that when the style nf
| PROCEEDINGS best suited tn = police court
we're in1roduccd here by the prosecution.
| he should comment upon them aN he
| deemed fitting. lie should not be fright
| rncd by the tragic uItcranccs Of Judge
Porter. He hai heard the same notes,
wears ago, from the owls at night, IN the
woods of Ohio.
Guiteau laughed and called out sncering-
| ". That's q very fine speech, Nr. FOR
| ter
Dayidgc protested that not five minutes
had been devoted To the proper scope at the
argument, and the court warned the coun-
sci that they must abstain from person
alitieS.
Scoville concluded his argument at twelve
o'clock, and in conclusion desired Ia make
a few remarks oi 4 personal character al
| ludng 10 his controversy with Judge Por'
ter. lie disclaimcd any intention OF trans
crossing the bounds Of propricty
or The Rules of Practice.
but he should criticisc the conduct OF th,
counsel when it mcritcl criticism, and the
threats VI Inc prosecution WOuid IRlL III
timidatc him. Citing the custom Of the
counsel on the other side. of bowing to the
| Jury upon cntcring said SCOvillc, some
times il is three bows all around some
times more. never less than three. II ha
never been done 10y the counsel upon thi!
side and don't hesitate to critiCiSc III,
| propricty of il.
Judge rortcr-Thc gentleman is simply
instamCing his Lack Ol politcncSS. Ii he has
III IPoi"EE !" "1heI S''"'' ''' ''''"'S ''''
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heccSS' Ara, ~
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Corkhill stated he had not expected t.
speak on the legal points relNIn" up"n as
suranCc Oi the defence that the question oi
jurisdiction would not be raised. but rs tho
last two PRAYERS ul the defence made that
issue, he ieIi 1t hi> dn'y' Is prosecuting OF
hcer "l the E"'"rhih.h'' 10 aIdT"SS 'hG
court upon tii" V'.'."h 70 WHIcu lie iiai
devoted much careful consideration. lie
then proceeded J." l"I from printed Slips
Subject OF Jurisdiction.
The argument occupied the attention Of