The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
sCovuLLE FINISHES.
0uiteau Comes Next, and
Juogo Porter Crosses she
ArRumeata.

manuscript, said to be an elaborate pre
face to his speech, which hss alread,
been published. His counsel seem /,
think this morning that Judge Cox vii
allow him, under certain conditions ant
restrictions. 10 &C dress the jury wher
Scoville has concluded.
| ScovIlle call. d attention to the testi
meny Of Or Hami ton, one OF the gov
ernmert consDirAtors, rs he termed him
He read from his testimony and sale
! from The very start DR.. Hamilton bsc
perverted his testimony, and studieusly
made use OF the very strongest sdiec
tivet, showing The intensity of bis feeling
as though every effort on his part wa,
designed to secure, beyond peradventure
the conviction Of the prisoner. In short,
his feelings led him 10 transcend the
bounds of truth, and those expressions
are used By him, As it appears to me, fol
the express purpose OF manufacturing q
feeling il your mird sgainst the pIis-
oner.
Scoville produced diagram showing
"A section of the pri.ener's head. THAT'S
n IN evidence" said Cork hill"
IL lie, replied Scoville, an exsct fac
slmile 81 the diagram you put in (reach-
ing across the table to the district Attor.
ney). You can take il and see that il
lie go.
Corkhill Shaking Lis head contemptu-
cusly)-Impose il on the jury ifyou wish
Don't put it on me.
Scoville (earnestlyl-I will take q rn q
and make measurements right here b..
fore the jury.
Corkhill-Oh! don't. Your .peech is
bad enough; your testimony will be
worse.
Scnville (halt spologetically)-Well,
Co. Corkhiil, l am doing the best can /;
and L am honestly endeavorng TO ge:
the truth before TIE jury. ScovilIe con-
t'nued with frequent Interruptions ON the
part of the district attorney. Taking up
the diagram Of Guiteau's head offered in
evidence by DR.. Hsmilton, Scoville said
l propose to show that Dr.fKempster
lied, when he told you this diaera N W as
a correct representation of Guitesu's
head. He sttem pied to convince YOU
that Gulteau had an unusually eymmetri-
cal head, and propose to show you that
his evidence in this respect was absolutely
false. ScOville continued to discuss the
diagrams.
Guiteau took advantage of pause and
called out. "Ihe district attorney has run
out of money. He can't pay these fell
lows till he can get sn extra sppropris-
ton from Congress. (Laughter) They
had better staid in New York They
will get home with less money than they
expected. Serves them right"
Scoville said he must protes. against
Corkhill's continually volunteering his
own testimony. as he did yesterday.
when he wanted to cast slur upon wit
ness Moss. 81 haYe seen the record this
morning." said Scoville, "sud have
learned the reason for the district atsor-
ney's spite against that witness. 1t seems
that Moss had to sue Corkhill in a mag
istrate's court for So wash bill which |
the district attorney owed Moss wife, |
and the record says the district attorney !
paid it and $l.2O."
Guiteau (e1ultsntly)-"If they theuld
undarta ke to sue Corkhill for ali he owes
1t would take the time Of all the courts to
attend to the business
Scoville-'1 v-ry much dislike TO
bring out such things ia the court room.
but when the district attorney persists in
his mean little personalities be compels
me to retkliste." .-tAl,
Shcrtly aherward Corkhil again in
corrupted, when Dsvidge, who had come
r, protested with mock gravity: sob,
Ion 4 Interrupt: hiB; in heavens name,
iOn't Interrupt him. He might stop AL
ogethsr." General laughter, in which
Seville joned.l
GultSAn here announced that The papers
lad belied him again. He enly speat
he nights and mornings OF three or four
lays preparing his speech, zot three
eeks. Recess. =
After recess, Scoville said: nirht de- r
ain you, gentlemen, for weeks longer i.
With just sush observations as l have
'sen making upon the evidence intro
uced By the prosecution, but L shall not a
well longer upon the fActs. will close
VltE few general observations. Sco- O
lille tAen went on - say that laws srs h
ramed fer the punish ment uf sane people.
ot the insane. When msn has ever 7
topped the boundary line OF sanity, and c
"a committed q crime he should not be .
as should q ssue man. If You II
nd reasonable doubt as the law merci- h
1lly declares, Of his insanity, ven hail a
i've him the benefit of it. The object OIL J,
unaH Punishment is not for revenge. ~
coyllle discussed also at ieReth the "
emoraliEing influence Of the scafold, e
no expressed tho opinion that crimes =
Touid be diminished by tie abolition of
A2ltal punishment. He then proceeded
Anticipate the Argument Of Judge
orter. and to point out to the
ny the fallscy Of the arguments. n
hIch be predicted Judge Porter
ouid advance to support the theory
the prosecution, and TO secure
IL hanging of Guitesu. In conclusion
3 said: It has often been said that
1r jury trials are fArces, and have in
y practice frequently heard it said thSt Z,
lie jury system ought to be abolished, p
ecAuse Juries make mistake and be- q
Iuse they are influenced by the elo. q
renee Of advocates; because they are p
nuenced by justices, not by evidence, y
1t 0y Inc last address; but, gentlemen,
thank God there was a time when NV
lcestorl stood up sgsinst wrong, and BG
rested from despot the right of trial
? jury, and I have lever vet seen the q
me when would wish to see the RIGHT -
)ellshed. feel more secure and more
re 10 this mode Of administration Of II
stlce than In any other so loLp q. II
RES are honest. 1t does not REQUIRE
at you should have read Kent or Black.
one. 1t requires that you should have =
NEST hearts and clear heads. and above he
! that you should be fearless to find for
ght, regardless of whether your fellow 3
en- may approve or not. This ia what
shall expect of you gentlemen. leave -
Win you, gentlemen, thanking Won n
r your kind attention, -
Corkhlll stated that on behalf of the
osecutIoH he would withdraw all oh;oo 70