Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-14
GENERAL NEWS.
A Railroad Horror in New York
and Another in In
diana.
Scovil'e, Reed and Guiteau Address
the Jury To-Day.
General Sheridan Denies the lee.
port that His Heatlquar-
terS go to Leayen-
worth.
The Trial Of Guiteau.

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Washington, Jan. 14-Guiteau opened
the DAVIS proceedings with the following
Il received thirty checks yesterday, rep.
resenting about fifteen thousand dollars,
Some of them, I suppose are worthless,
and many no doubt good. don't want
anyone to send me worthless checks; I
do my own banking business and nv
checks should be made out to my order
Anyone who desires to send me money
can do 80, but don't want any worth.
less checks.
Scoville addressed the court stating
that he desired to know whether the
prisoner won'd be allowed to speak in
his own defense. If the court proposed
to accord him that privilege both he
(Scoville) and Reed would prefer that he
should speak first.
Guiteau-"I want to be heard on that
question your honor. 1 want to close
the arguments for the defense; would
not trust my case in the hands of the
best lawyer in America"
Judge Cox-I should be 10th to denv
any man proper opportunity to be
heard, even # he is represented by
counsel, but in this case it is safe to as
sumo that the prisoner will abuse the
privilege, as he has done all through the
trial, and what he would say would be
highly improper to go before the jury.
l shall therefore deny him the privilege,
as said yesterday; however, if his coun.
sci desires to read from his manuscript
anything which they deem proper to be
laid before the jury they can do SO"
Guiteau protested; he appeared as his
own counsel. He claimed the right as
an American citizen to be heard in his
own defence. Finding that Judge Cox
could not be governed lie shouted, "Let
the records show that appear here as
my own counsel and that 1 take excep-
tlons to your ruling. Judge Cox; 1 shall
appeal to the American people and they
will overrule you. and you will go down
to future ages with black stain upon
your name.'
Judge Cox made DO reply to this IT,
rade, but simply nodded to Reed to be-
gln his argument.
Reed then rose to address the Jury on
behalf of the prisoner. He commenced
by paying his compliments to the Jury
nd characterized the trial as being I'm
paralleled in the history of criminal III
risprudence. He should not endeavor tc
make any statement of evidence or to
draw gilded picture OF any scene, but
he would simply talk with them as be.
tween neighbors. Davidge, counsel for
the prosecution, had occupied two days
in addressing the jury, and that effort
and consumption of time on his part
showed the grave apprehension
felt by the prosecution lest
something might have appeared in the
case which would make the jury say
"this poor man Is lunatic and irrespon,
sible."
Before Reed had been speaking hall
un hour Guiteau's Interruptions began
He contradlcted, commented and mad,
wicked comparisons.
Reed alluded to the evidence of J. w
Guiteau, and the prisoner said, disparag
ingly, well, he amt my reference; I've
got better men than he is for my refer
ences."
The prisoner denied the evidence a.
luded to by Reed, that lie struck his
father at the table; said he was peacea.
BILE man and didn't fight. If he didn't
like any one he told them to get out o
his way, and that settled it.
Reed said that probably the prisone,
forgot that act.
Guitcau-"That's owing to poor
weak mind and q disordered intellect"
Reed said Judge Porter had said that
Guiteau struck his father on the back
The evidence says on the neck or shoul
ders.
Davidge-"Don't 80 back ON the wit
ness"
Reed failed to see the pun but Guitea1
called attention to it and said it would
require microscope to see it.