Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-11
TERMS Two Dollars Per Annum in Advance

Guiteau said he thought Corkhill had got
bun8hole in the treasury to run out 100000
before the case ends, and that it was about time
President Arthur was attending to his case.
here week if was President. However, I'll
attend to Corkhill in 1884," Finally the hour
Of adjournment having arrived, Guiteau, who
had been listlessly following the proceedings
called out: "To-morroN will be New Years
1882. I shall receive tomorrow in jail, and
shall be happy to see all who can succeed in
getting in. wish every one happy New
Year. Come, Scoville, it is o'clock; let's 60
home."
Thirty-eighh Dayton the conclusion of the
cross examination of DR.. Gray. of the Utica, N.
y, asylum, the district attorney rested the case
on the part Of the government. The evidence
was damaging to the defense and Scoville piled
IN the hope of eilciting something favorable to
the case. duiteau was noisy to such an extent
as to be repremanded by Judge Cox. A bailiff
put lis hand on the prisoners shoulder to quiet
him, when the latter threatened to slap the
officers mouth. Guiteau remarked at the OPEN
ing of the court: 1 had very happy New
Year yesterday, and hope everybody else did.
and low-toned. That takes them all in, be-
ieve. They expressed their opinion freely, and
none OF them want me hung. They all, with
out dissent, expressed the opinion that shall
be acquitted"
Thsrty-ninth Day. An attempt was made by
Scoville to have his case re-opened in order to
allow two experts, Drs. Mcfarland and Beard
to testify. The prosecution objected and
Judge Cox ruled against Scoville. The prison
er at the outset stated that he had promised
Marshal Henry to keep quie; and he was going
to do it, but before the day was over he grew
quite boisterous as usual. Just before o clock
Scoville announced that the defense had closed
its case, and the prosecution presented to the
court its prayers for instruction. Adjourned
till the 7th inst.
.FOrtaeh D0y.-The day was consumed by
arguments Of counsel upon the prayers for in
structions to the jury. The arguments pro-
ceeded with somewhat less interruptions from
the prisoner than had been expected, although
the question to be discussed was of a purely
legal character. A lively scene occurred when
reference was made by Davidge to Judge Davis
IN. " charge to the jury in the Coleman case,
and Porter proceeded to read from newspaper
slips. Scoville obi jected to Porter's reading,
saying he might as we'll make stump speech
to the jury, as the Coleman decision had no
bearing on the case. Judge Porter repelled the
intimation, and insisted that this farce, which
had so long been enacted by the counsel fo1
the defense, must now stop; if not rebuked by
the court it would be by others. Judge Coz
ended the dispute by saying the matter read
was undoubtedly authority. AS Davidge re
| sumed, Guiteau again shouted: II want to &c,
this thing right before the jury. Every oat
knows all about that Coleman case. The jury
gave a verdict against that charge, aud thil
prosecution knows it WE'LL" The effect wat
electrical when Davidge, in the most deliberate
| and earnest manner, said: "Your Honor. thi
man was for three weeks held up to US as al
imbecile, and now listen to him; he not onl,
knows the difference between right and wrong
but he understands fully the law of the case.
Guiteau replied: "Transitory mania, that i
my case" The jury were told they might res
for the day, but they preferred to remain ant
listen.