The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-07
ScoyilIe's Affidavit.

The following is the full text of the affi-
davt read by Scoyille in the Guteau trial
to-day:
United States of America, District of Columbia.
IN the supreme Court, District of Columbia,
holding criminal term.
The United States Charles ]. Guiteau. Case
No. l4,J56. Indictment for murder.
George Scoville, being duly sworn, deposes he
the sole counsel for tue defendant Ill this case
liz the preparation for the trial thereof To the
summ0nlng OF witnesses and obtaining evidence
on behalf of the defeuse. That upon the issue of
insanity raised in thiscase the defendant himself
has not been in mental condition to afford any
aid to this atfaut in obtaining the names Of
Witnesses or III giving him any informatio as
to evidence material To the defense; that since
the case for the defense was closed. to-wlt since
the 18th day of December ID. 1881, this atfiant
has learned of the existence and names OF GER
tain material witnesses for the defendant upon
the is lie of insanity, and VIII sc testimony IL l.
very important OH behalf Of the defense should
be given in this case; that sucn additional evi
dence is material for the mo TART in view of the
fact that il relates TO the condition Of the mind
of the prisoner at times nearer the date OF the
commission of the alleged Ofense III this case
than any other evidence produced for the de
fense, and goes 10 show his insanity at that date
with greater certainty than any evideSee
ant up to the time this case was an
nounced closed for the defense; that the names
of witnesses whose existence and names have
recently come to the knowledge of this atfiant as
aforesaid are L. BragdOn. Marshall Green, James
Brooks Thomas RaIhbone, Katie Collins. Geo.
W. MCEllEtSn, MELVILLE "A. AuSlln, hbuIeW ME-
FarlanG that this afiant is advised and believes
IL TO be true that he prove by the said Brag
don, Green, Katie Collins and Edward Austln
they and each of them frequently saw the oe
fendant in the park opposite the hite House
during the latter part of the month OF June, A
ID. 1881, and observed his singular ana strange
conduct showing every indication of insanity, SO
much so, the said witnesses were thoroughly con
yinced he was of unsOund mind, and that the
fact was freely commented on between them.
The atfi ant expects to prove by the said BROOKS
aud Rathbone that they had an interview with
the prisoner in the jail on the 30 of July,
1881. or possibly the I'd, in which
me alone; / have some rights that it was some
time before the said Brooks and RathbOne could
induce him to talk to them and when he did
talk he said them at that interview that he had
contemplated the removal of the President for six
weeks. and forced to do IL by inspiration from
God or words to that effect aud that ne had no
fear of punishment and no fear he would not be
liberated; that The prisoner In such conversation
was cool and unconscious of any risk of danger
To himself from trial for his act, and showed TO
said witnesses, by his words aud manner, unmls.
taxable evidence of Insanity. The affidavit
MaEs4esh iaThsT esPSets sPS Anse that iSe
rode to the Jail with the prisoner as officers
| iu charge OF him Immediately after the shooting
the I'd of July last; that AL actions and words
OF tie prisoner that occasion were indicative
| of an insane man; that the atiiant expects TO
| PR We by said Andrew Mcfarland he hal been con-
wlan aa care and oseght of
| people for nearly thirty seven years past being
many years i'm charge OF the Illinois State Asy lum
1 for the Insane at Jacksonville, in that State,
| where he now resides. and which position he now
| holds; that he knew Luther A. Guiteau in his
| life time and had opportunity Tor a week,
during which time the said Gu1teau was his guest
at Jacksonville, OF scientific observations of the
| martal condition of sad Luther ". Guitesu N
or about the year '6f and came TO the conclusion
| the said Guitt2u was insane on the subject Of re
ligion, and that is the present opinion of the said
| Mcfarland, and that from the circumstances cad
facts developed in the evidence in this case thus
far the said Mcfarland is of the .opinon that the
| prisoner Is nov insane. The aftant further says
/ he has been misled hy the course the prOsecu
ton giving the name OF said McElfresh to the de
| fendant as witness for the prosecution in thl'
| case and then i'm not calling him as such witness
| and tEat he would otherwise have been called b,
the defense: that he Is detective as also said the
Brooks, RathbOne and NJ. Austin as this atiant 4
| informed and believes. ana ali in the Government
employ and subject TO the call OF the prosecution
in this case at any time.
| GEORGE ScovILLE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me the 4th da.
| of January, 1882.
R. ], Meigs, Clerk, by w. G. Williams Assistan
| Clerk.
Scovilie and Reed Preparing the Law
Points for the Defense-Argument to b.
Begun To-Morrow,
WAsHINGfoN Jan. 5-Scoviile and Colone
Reed were engaged all day upon the preparation
Of the law points which they will on saturda
present to the Court for ruling Neither OF thes
gentlemen appear sanguine Of obtaining verdic