Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-20
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.
MR.. SCOVILLE'S FIFTH DAY.
REVIEWING THE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
aUITEAU TRIES TO STRIKE OFFICER TALL.

The crowd was greater than ever at the court
house this morning. The aises were packed SO
that after quarter to ten o'clock 1t was impOSs-
bic for person to move through them
STOUT LADY's MIsHAPs.
A stout lady who came in, seeing the unoccupfed
chairs in the prisoners dock took possession OF one
OF them She was soon surrounded by several Off
GERS. who bow;ng and scraping in their galiaDtry,
persuaded her to vacate the seat. 1t was not SO
easy to get out as it was to get in. She was pulled
and tugged over the railing, meeting many mis-
baps. Her fate held the attention OF the whole
gathering. Like stout woman generally is, un-
der such circumstances, she was limp and help
less. As the crowd Uttered she grew red in the
face. The officers balanced her along the railing
tlll she finally sunk down through an opening in
the crowd and disappeared from view. ''That
woman weighs four hundred pounds at least" eX-
claimed Officer Cunningham, as he wiped his
brow afterhis fatiguing lab1rs
MIR. ScOviIle Begins His Fifth Bays
Talk.
Mr Scoville was on hand early ready to open the
NTH day OF his argument. The court was called
to order at 1910 O'Clock. The prisoner when he
was brought In had bundle Of papers and manu-
scripts in his hand. The district attorney the
only one OF the prosecuting counsel present at the
opening OF the court Mr.. Scoville taking his note
DO0l, resumed his address
LAYING OUT HIS PROGRAM FOR THE DAY.
He said he should endeavOr to-day to conf1ne
himself exclusively to the facts brought out in the
evidence OF the expert witnesses, without making
any digresstons. Speaking first of DR.. Hamilton,
he said he considered him as one Of the men who
had shown an inclination to color his testimony to
make 1t as damaging as possible against the priS-
Oner.
Mr.. sCOvILlE ON DR.. HAMILTON.
Mr. Scovlle quoted from the testimony OF Dr.
Hamilton, alleging that when he thought he was
telling something against the prisoner he added
unnecessary adjectives and expletives, just to In
tensify his utterances, thereby betraying desire
and intention of striking as hard blow at the prs-
oner as he could. He would show, he said not only
that this strong, expressive language indicated the
feeling OF the witness but that that feeling had led
in two pages OF Dr. HamiIton's testimony where
that gentleman had used eypletives which, Mt.
scoville said. were the footprints that showed the
would accept as correct the diagrams presented in
testimony by DR.. Hamilton showing the shape of
the prisoners head Mr.. Scoville exhibited these
diagrams He said it was not often that one could
apply mathematics peoples opinions, but in this
case they could apply mathematics and demon
Strate that the witness had falSfhed
MR.. cORKHILL OBJECTS
Mr.. Scoville produced paper and was about to
demonstrate something when Mr.. Corkhill asked
whose testimony that was Mr.. Scoville said 1T
was the testimony of arithmetic and algebra. Mr..
COrkhll again objected. s'Your speech is bad
enough" he said, "but your testifying is worse"
"Well, am doing the best can, Colonel, re-
piled MIR. ScOville.
THE COURT DECIDES THAT MR. scovILLE CAN GO ON.
An appeal being taken to the court Judge Cox
said he thought the counsel had a right to make
measurements OF the diagrams.
Mr.. Scovile then contended that measurement
OF DR.. Hamitons diagrams showed an excess OF
31a inches on one side. Mr.. Scoville, taking up
Clark Mills plaster model OF the prisoners head
explained his remarks with its aid. He held that
DIR. Hamilton in making his circumferential mea-
slrement had carefully avoided the 1rregularity in
the head noticed by Dr.. Spizka and had measured
below it.
MR.. cORKHILL's HEAD.
Mr. ScOville said he would show that Dr. Kemp
sterS representation OF the shape OF the district
attorneys head was incorrect, if Col. CorkhiIl
would let him measure his head.
The district attorney having remarked that he
had not time, Mr. Scoville observed: ellis head is
In evidence he says'
'sNo, I didn't" replied Mr.. Corkhill
"Well II 1t is In evidence" said MI ScOville 81
shall ask the privilege of making measurement
OF it,"
Mr.. scoville said he had been led to suppose that
Dr. Kempster had actually gone out and made
Mr.. Corkhill insisted that DR.. Kempster had
made no such representation as that.
DIVERSE DIAGRAMS.
Mr.. Scoville taking Dr. Kempsters diagram OF
Guiteau's head, exhibited diagram showing that
a.
gram did not agree.
Col Corkhill looking at the diagram said: s'That
looks like some OF DR.. SpitZsa's work"
mo, Sir" said Mr.. Scoviie, "Dr. Sp:tzka had
nothing to do with it. My friend, Col. Corkhi has
wonderful dread of DR.. Spitzka some way One
would think he was haunted by his name"
GUITEAU SAYS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL has NO
MONEY TO PAY THB EXPERTS
Mr.. Scoville, after reviewing the evidence of Dr.
Hamilton at considerably length. read That part Of
the evidence where he said he expected pay for his
services, when the prisoner said: 81 believe
the Attorney General hasn't got any money to pay
these fellows WITH They viii have to get a special
act Of Congress. He had better have staid in New
York and attended to his business"
Mr.. SCOvILLE AND GUITEAU BOTH ATTACK MR.. CORK
HILL
Mr.. CorkhiI having made an interruption in ex-
PLANTATION OF DIR. Hamiltons evidence, Mr. Scoville
said: 81 object to Col. Corkill's testifying as he
did yesterday in the case OF that man Moss. II he
does, will testify too, and show how he came to
have feeling against Moss; how he was sued for
So for servant hire, and Moss gave a judgement
against him. have the record OF the case. 1t
shows that there Were I sllo costs and he added
If COrkh1ll was to be Sued," called out the pris-
oner ut would take all the courts in the city to do
Mr.. ScOville, commenting upon DR.. Kempsters
testimony, called attention to the fact that when
he asked him to point out tire head OF one man in
the room whose head was much out of propor-
ton as the prisoners. DR.. kempster had not re-
piled. "If," said Mr.. Scoville che had pointed to
the district attorneys head, any one, by merely
looking at the district attorney, could have con-
tradicted him."
"He has a swelled head, )" shouted the prisoner,
raising laugh at the expense OF the district at
tOrney.
MR. DAvIDGE SARCASTIC.
Mr.. Corkhill having Interrupted Mr.. Scoville
when he WAS calling in question something Mr.
Davidge had said, Mr.. Davidge, who had arrived
and taken his seat at the prosecution table, said
Snow don't interfere with MI Scoville; am afraid
he will stOpn you do"
GUITEAU'S SANITY.
While Mr.. Scoville was examining his notes to
find his place, the prisoner spoke up, saying
is reported in the papers that spent three weeks
preparing my speech that was published last
Monday. AS a matter OF fact, only spent three
days on it, off and on. Iwant the record straight
on that"
MR.. sCOvIILE TURNS HIS ATTENTION 10 DIR. GRAY,
Mr. Scoville, taking up DR.. Gray's testimony COM
pared the table submitted by DR.. Gray in evidence
with one in one OF his annual reports, and claimed
that they contradicted each other. He charged
that the one submitted by DIR. Gray was prepared
especially for this prosecution. ''That shows the
honesty of this man, DR.. Gray" said Mr.. ScOville
"who came here with great round, well proper
toned DECLARATION OF facts, that they supposed
would ovefwhelm this jury" Mr.. Scoville having
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