Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-18
e. Al I. ahouted 0uiteau.

So do I, ehouted 6uiteau.
Corkhill-rou and the prisoner agree &C.
casionally.
Scovilie having pretty roundly abused the
district attorney, paused apparently for
new head for his discourse, or his criticisms,
when Corkhill suggested:
If YOU want to talk about Judge Porter,
don't hesitate to say anything that suggests
itself-Porter will read it from the record,
and doubtless will make some pleasant COM
ments in reply.
Scoville then proceeded to give the jury
his views upon Judge Porter and to instruct
them a. to how much weight they should at
tach to his utterances and as to the best
means of counteracting the influence of his
orato-y. He had, he said. closely watched
Porter at the beginning Of this case and had
learned that his (Porter's) most effective
part was in an exhibition of himself, He had
Q good mind in that he had an admirable
command of language, most impressive
manner but his eloquence was not of the
heart, and he wanted the jury to take into
consideration the fact that he had come here
for q large fee and was prostituting his fine
attainments in efforts to hang an insane
manS
Immediately after recess, and before SEQ
willie resumed his speech, Guiteau, with an
apparent sincerity, announced that he was
in luck and had just signed his name to a
cheek for S25, 900 on the First National Bank
of New York that he had received another
for $1,000 and another for $3.50 and believed
they were all genuine.
After waiting fifteen minutes for the ar
rival of the counsel for the prosecution SEQ.
vile was told, by the court, to proceed and
responded with a review of the prisoners life
frn nor h.r, hal oft Ann A rhnr a "A
joined the Oneida community, down to the
present year, dwelling particularly upon re-
ligious tendencies which began to develop
strongly wlen the prisoner reached the age
of nineteen.
When he left the community, said Scoville
he sought out Beecher's church, young men 6
christian association and the society of chris
tan people. His tendencies at this time
were not immoral nor had he shown any in
dication of that awful with sarcasm) crime
of not paying his board bills for which this
prosecution are trying to hang him.
Corkhill-Oh, no. If he is hung at all il
will be for murder, not for owing board
bills.
Guiteau called out: 1 guess there amt
much chance of ME being hung anyway.
ScOville insisted upon the parallel between
Guiteau and his father e.. w. Guiteau.) The
latter, he commended, was one of those per-
sons, who, not insane, may be well said to
be upon the border line of insanity, and moth
ing but his business which requires regular
duties to be performed and supplied occupa-
ton for his mind kept him from crossing the
line. He argued the same with Guiteau and
attributed to his failure in business and con-
sequent lack of steady employment the rapid
development of insanity in his case.
Scoville continued up to adjournment his
review of the life of the prisoner, explaining
his acts in the light of couaseIs (Scoville's)
theory upon the case.
Guiteau occasionally commented but never
seriously disturbed the course Of the argu-
ment.
Scoville spoke Of the monumental assur.
ance of the prisoner in naming himself in
connection with Grant, Conkling and Arthur.
l should say pretty fine quartette, said
the prisoner.
Later on Scoville read from Guiteau' S
speech when he again called out, "You bet.
ter not read any more Scoville, it will go
dead against your fool theory.