The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-04


Guiteau, who had thus fur abstained
from taking part in the discussion called
out "He saw the door was open and he
saw the paper"
Davidge-Yes, Il know, Mr.. Prisoner; sc
are great many doors open; but what
would you think Of me II went mousing
around private rooms2
Guiteau-lf you had been in snyder'l
place you would have done the same as he
did.
Davidge continued 10 discuss the aiIida.
vit OF Snyder. Itwas very easy thing ior
any one to have put into the bailiH-s
door the newspaper in question with
the express intention OF having 1t found
there. He (Davidge) considered this evil
dence Of the newspaper Of very little ac-
count
This elected from Guiteau the comment;
"Very strong presumptive evidence, Judge,
especially with the grog Jury; q grog Jury;
Jury that smokes and drinks and plays
cards"
Scoville then Indignantly replied TO the
criticism made against Snyder both by the
counsel for the prosecution and by the
ailidayits. He had been maligned and
traduced. The court must assume that lie
was an honest man, and every step he had
taken was consistent.with the assumption.
What he had done had been imperative
upon him as an honest man.
In the course OF his remarks, Seoyille
intimated that the ailidayits OF the Jurors
had been drawn up under the direction Of
Mr.. Davidge. This the latter denied, but
stated that Whatever the Jury swore to he
would endorse, and the District Attorney
and the country would endorse.
Scoville-0h, gentlemen, will not be
driven from this case by Chinese gongs or
anything else when l leave this case.
Dayidge ldryly)-0h, no; the case will
leave you.
Scoville-I say Snyder had the right to
take that paper, and he would have been
dereliCt in his duty II he had not done so.
place Snyder's conduct in this matter on
q broad basis, and | say that before we get
through with this matter the Court will
signify from the bench that Snyder did
right.
Prisoner texcitedfy)-"Yes, on the long
pull our side will win, don't you forget 1t,
Corkhill. God Almighty takes long pull,
but he comes out ahead every time"
Scoville proceeded to argue that it was
the duty Of the court TO inquire into the
probabilities What was the native that
could induce Snyder 10 do the act charged
here, to-wit: to attempt forgery for the
purpose OF manufacturing evidence in this
case against the whole force Of public
opinion? Snyder never had any interest
in this case.
District Attorney-"tTow do you know
about that?"
The Prisoner-I never heard Of the gen.
tleman before his affidavit appeared.
Scoville continued TO contend that II was
improbable that Snyder had put upa job
in this matter, on the ground that there was
nothing to induce him TO do it, unless it
were for the purpose OF seeing that justice
should not fail. II il were forgery, it was
the cleyerest one Of the age; perpetrated
without cause and tending to bring the
torger into utter disrepute, and which might
land him in the penitentiary.
District Attorney-0h, no; he doesn't say
he did not take the paper into the room
himself.
Prisoner-Answer to Corkhill's slur.-
As Snyder says he wrlked into the room
and saw the paper, that disposes Of his
wicked, diaboiical slur.
SC0ville-When this case comes before
the court in banc l shall make q point
whether the counsel for the prosecution
have the right at every stage of the case to
denounce and Villiiy not only the defend.
ant, but witnesses for the defense.
Davidge-I am doing all can to get to
the court in banc, but you will not let it &c
there.
Scoville-Yes will, after while. The
Arguments Of the prosecution have beer
those OF villitication and aspersion, in
stead OF reason.
District Attorney-Is it no crime to
charge that the jury violated their oathsi
Scoyille-What | object to is the in.
nuendoes OF ISLANDERS put out without as
suming tho responsibility Of the direct
associations from beginning to end. Iu
these aflidavits there is this sneaking in
nuendo against Snyder, and it is to this
object.
Commenting of the fact of the afiidavitt
OF the jurors, almost identical, Scoville de
clared they contained nothing but itera
tions and reitentions Of baseless charge.
against Snyder.
The prisoner here cried out in violen
manner, humping the table with biz
clenched hand, in order to give emphasis
to his declaration: "And God Al
mighty will in time ruin ever,
man opposed to US. Give the Lord plenty
OF time to pull the thing through"
Referring 10 the affidavit OF jurymar
Brawner, rejecting on his own conduct il
visiting the National Hotel while the jur
wero quartered there, Scoyille turned
towards the District Attorney and indig
nantly exclaimed: "The practitioner wht
would put such thing as that in for tht
purpose OF casting sur on the opposite
counsel does not deserve the position h,
occupies.
The prisoner had been for some time com
pairing tho names OF the Jurymen upoI
the margin OF u newspaper with thei
names as they appeared in an autograph
album, exclaimed, "any one can see tina
they are in the same hand writing. Hun
dreds Of experts would testify to that.
know something about hand writing my
self"
District Attorney-Yes, they are very
clever forgeries.
Judge Cox then asked Scoville to hant
him certain authorities from which he hat
quoted-twenty in Iowa, forty.three ii
/ Connecticut, and this being done, Courl
adjourned until tomorrow, when it is
probable Judge Cox will render his
decision.
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