Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-21
WAsHISeroH. Jan. 20.

WAsHiyGroH. Jan. 20.
Alton Minutes mast ten. without anv pre.
liminary incidents or demonstrations on the
mart of the prisoner. Scoyille resumed his
a,onment Cu;te.n bronvht into court With
80 ,o,I NJ m.nn,cr;nt aid IN he An elah.
crate preface to his late speech. His counsel
.eem TO think this morning that Judge Cox
will allow him under certain conditions and
restrictions TO address the jury after Scovjlle
has concluded.
Scoville called attention 10 the Testimony
~ n, Uau;lton ono az tho ..vove,nmen NJ
cor,n;rs,ors,' as he terms him He read
from his testimony and said that from the
very start Hamilton had perverted his testi-
mony and studiously made use Of the very
strongest adiectives, showing the intensity of
his feeling, as though every effort on his part
was designed tn secure beyond peradyenture
the COW iction of this prisoner. Scoville
nointed ont seventeen instances where Ham.
Ito, had us.d a s,rony adjective whore none
~a. needed nd rbere in fact as nae "a.
both ;mnronsr and inadm;.sihie IA an in.
stance he cited DIR. Hamilton's evidence re.
lative to the prisoners mouth.
Said Scovil.e: When Spitzka spoke of
these mouth tests, brother Davidpe ridiculed
him and vet DR.. Hamilton. one Of their own
v;,ne.ses made the same ,est. and smoke of
,h.m a. delicate and ;mnortant In .ne.k.
inc of the nr;soner's month DR. Hsmilton
said. I asked him to open his mouth and he
did 40 and found il perfectly omen and
round.
Scoville commented on the Testimony and
said. WHY he must have annlied a mathe-
ma,;cal test IN warrant him in usinu the
word nerf.c,lv WIN did no No, sav 7 found
!, omen and roundf That would have inn
,l;ea all that no had , rich, IN ..v Rut Ia
goes beyond this and would have YOU believe
that the prisoner is even more than an ord.
inarx man absolutely free from phvsical inn.
nerfec,;ons ne all k;nds and nbvs;c.l ;mpo,.
.c,;on oC anv ch.rac,e, ~ha,cver ,sno,;no
,o.a;,io H.. ,s H. ~ In -. h;e
f.aI;na ,ad hin, % ,ran..and tho homnas -
,ru,h .nd ,ha.. sxnrass;ons 20 ,sad h., h;r,
n. !, annear. 10 me for tho exnress nvrnose
of mannfac,nrinv a feeling in vour m;nds
so.;ns, the nr;snncr
The aistrict attornev VA. tho .o,e renr...
entative Of tho nrosecntjon in attendance
when Mr. Scoyille beoan hi. .peecb and
srn,sd rho ,asL of o,ard;ng tho n,dars,.nd.
inc and Judgment Of the ;urv from being nor.
vcr,e,, nv anv nroner ;nanenc,. on Tho mart y,
Mr. Scov;lIe rhe latter had nroluced , d;a
gram showing a .ac,;on of tho nr;.onor,,
head
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