Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-18
ONE MORE DAY
Taken Up BY the Argument for the
Defence.
ScovilIe Still Speakiag-Gsiteau Continues
His lnteruptioas-His Appeal to
the Judge for Liberty to
Address the Jury.
JUDGE PORTER, AND THEN THE END.

JUDGE PORTER, AND THEN THE END.
WAsarsGros, January lT.-Scoviile re-
sumed his argument little after 10 O'Clock
and was at once interrupted by Griteau,
who had been looking over towards the
jury for some minutes in an anxious or
e1pectant manner. Hadn't | bctter de-
liver it now" he called out.
"0h, yes" replied Scoyille, II had forgot
ton" Then turning 70 Judge Cox: He
desires, your honor, to prefer a request
that he be allowed to address the jury.
have looked over the paper which he de-
sires 10 read, and see noshiug in il OF Al
objectionable character"
Judge Coz nodded assent. and
Guiteau sstd:
II have written down what / wish to say.
l will resd it, 1t is in regard to my speech"
He then read with considerable emphasis:
IL intend no disrespect to this honorable
court. Iintend no controversy with this
honorable court. In general L am satisfied
with the law rs proposed by your honor,
but have suggested little broader view
which ask your honor to follow, towit:
That il any of the jury believs' that ! be-
lieyed it was right 70 remove thet'resident,
because hsd special,
Dfvirse Authority
so to do, ard was forced to do il by che
Deity, they will scquit on the ground of
transitOry mania. SickleS, McFayland and
Hiscock were acquitted on the ground OF
transitory mania. In my speech published
in all the leading papers, yesterday, a'fs
which i presume your honor has read,
gave my reasons for asking your henor 50
To charge.
Reed made sbrilliant and lawyerlike plea.
for the defence, and Scoyille is making u
strong argumeu: for his theory. but neither
Reed nor ScoTillc represent me IN this de-
tense. l am here as my own counsel and
as stated at the opening of the case, no one
cen represent me to that jury. know my
feelings and my inspiration in removing
the President and have set il forth to my
satisfaction in my speech published yester- |
day, and ask your honor, in the name Of |
Justice, in tho name Of the American pco. |
pie. to allow me to address a jury Of my
cOuntrymen when NY life
Nay be NJ stake.
II man on that jury has doubt os to his |
duty in ac,1iitting ue, my speech Will !
probably settle him in my favor, and there !
fore. in the intcreS; OF justice 1t is of the !
greatest importancethey should hear me in |
defense Iour hUDDr CIn decide the mat |
ter If you have any doubt ~ 10 your duty. |
Scoviilc began with q general complaint |
Of the eyed unfairncss on the part of the |
prosecution, particularly Of the Prosecuting |
Attorney He hal from the beginning pre- !
scribed who should visit the Jail aud who /
should rot He had introduced persons |
into the nell under a false guise to worm out |
his seCr,ts, and when the prisoner said any
thing which might inure to his benefit tho !
prosecuting attorney has been VcFy careful !
not TO lst it become known. He complain |
ed OF CorkhiR'S unfsirneSS in destroying |
the nGhes Of s:enographer Hailcy so that |
the defense could not have the benefit OF |
them. The conduct OF the prosecution in |
the c3urt room he alleged was aot only I'M
fair To the defense but often Gscourte0us
and mprs fitting police court than this
Scoyille unwittingly raiscda smile by
declaring, ss one count of his indictment.
that the government has acted unfairly i'll
putting upon the stand go many witnesses
10 prove
The Act OF BiIi+n
Going oyer and over the horrors vi the
,asne, said the counsel and declare that
i was shame and disgrace, the e1hibi. |
tions made here by the prosecution for the |
purpose of influencing your feelings and |
emotions rather than y0Ur judgment
Corkhill (sarcasticallyh yh-Wn should have
been more polite and sympathizins toward
the prisoner.
Scayille then criticised severely the
course Of the prosecution in refusing TO !
permit the prisoner to address the jury for
a brief hour or two simply because they |
feared he might disclose, by his manner or |
sreech, his true mental condition. In al
luding TO the discussion on the proposition
to allow the prisoner TO speak, ScOYillc |
quoted the District Attorney as having |
said, ii the prisoner should be allowed 70
speak, il ought 20 DO
Prom the Dock.
Col. Corkhiil-l said nothing of the kind. |
| protested against his return TO the coun-
sel table, and said it would be disgrace |
10 have him speak from the dock.
Guiteau called out-Well, have been a
good boy. lately, SO you bad better let mo
out.
Scovillc then called attention TO a letter
written by Guiteau In the District httor-
nev. and that a portion had been clipped,
as be claimed, by the prosecution In
spirit Of unfairne3s
Dsyidge, smiling: "Oh, just assume
that as one Of the conspirators; cut 1t
out"
Col Corkhill: II suppose what you are
driving at is that yon want the Jury To
think cut a slip out Of that letter.
scoyillc-I believe that it was done by
YOU or by your direction, for the reason
that YOU believed it for the interest of the
prosecution.
so do l." shouted Guiteau.
Scoyille then proceeded 10 give the jury
his views upon Judge Porter, and 20 in
struCt them as to how much weight they
should attCh 10 his utteranccs, and as TO the
best means of counteracting his influence.
AS an attorney Porter, he said, was prosti-
tuting his fine attainments in an eii0rt TO
Hang nm Insane Man.
Immediately after recess, and before SEQ
vile resumed his speech. Guiteau, with an
air OF apparent sincerity. announced that
! he was in luck, and had Just signed his
! naue 10 A check for $2j, 900 on the first
| National Bank ofSew York; that he had
rncniyed another for 5, ,OO0 and another for
| s-5O and believed they were all genuine.
| ScnyilIe then reviewed the prisoners
! life and said when he left the Oneida
! Community he sought out Beechers
church, the Young Mems Christian Asso'
c;ation, and thc-society Of christian people.
! His tendencies at this time were not I'M
moral nor had he shown any indications
nj thai awful with sarcasm) crime OF not
having his board bills for which this prose-
| ddrtion are trying to hang him.
| Corkhill-0h, no; il he Is hung at all II
will be for murder, not for owing board
bills. o .;,,,
| much chance OF my
| Being Hung Any way.
| scoyille continued up 70 the hour of
,d;ournment. his review Of the life OF tho
nrisoner, explaining his acts in the light
df counsei's (scoyille) theory upon the case.
| Gu;teau occasionally commented, but never
seriously disturbed the course of the argu;,
ment scoyille spoke Of the monumental
assurance OF the prisoner in naming MN
SELF in connection with Grant, Conkiins
and Arthur. II should say
| Pretty Pine Quartette.
said the prisoner: c.;,.
.reech when Guitesu again called out:
You better not read any more; ScovIIc.
II will go dead against your iooi 'hesfy'