New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-31
THE CASE or THE ASSASSIN.

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 30.-In the Criminal
Court tbs morning DstIct-Atorney Corkhil applied
20 the Court Fix day for the hearing of arguments
upon the motion for t1a in the case OF the United
States against c. j. Geau, stating that Lie was willing
thai tomorrow should be assigned.
Mr. scovile called the attention of the Court to the
fact that of the aidavits i'll support OF the motion
had annexed TO il a copy Of The Er0tihg critic The
allegation WAS that during the progress of the trial Ae
paper had read by to the jury IL bore on the
margin what purpOrted TO be the signatures OF f0ur
Jurors Tie jurors denied that tbey any newspaper
or put their upon any newspaper during the time
they were impaneed This raised an issue Of fact
which was very important 10 be determined II was not
matter that the Court could determine on parte
efNdavs The Jury admitted that during The time they
were impanced they gave their autographs to various
persons ami he thought it might be important that be
should have an opportunity to crcssexamne the men IN
that connection to determine whether tie signatures
upon the newspaper were genuine.
The Court fixed Friday for the arguments.
The Attorney sld that he did not intend that
the jurors should be put trial This newspaper was
suspicious its face The person who had Med the ALL
davii and who had purloined the paper had already
been bound for forgery in thcD@trlci. lie (thc
DstrictAttOIney) would snow the GQnrt mat th was
clever atcmpt forgery He would not agree that the
JURORS. WHO had done lhclr uuty so Iai"lJ enoul oG
put upon trial. aud the cato OF such inan as iat pseed
Tie Court suggested to the Distrct-Atoruey that II
might be we'll TO have the jurors present on FRIDAY; ana
The allegations contained in the Snyder AFFIDAVIT DO
not with much favor or receive any considerable
degree OF cIedclcc from the general public, pa ucdl
as IL becomes That The atidut mas been charged
with several transaction, III the past hat have sub cccd
him 10 serious criticism Colonel COrkhIil says unbCs
tangly at the signatures upon the newspaper alleged
10 have been found jurors are clever iOrscTlos
by probe sOual tOrser had obtained the signatures
and traced hem. Thcy were al written, sad Colonel
Corkhii at one slttns WIN one PEN 'he same lnh' ahu
by the same AL the jurors whose names appear
upon the newspaper in question called at TIE District
Attorneys Office to-day and examined the Signatures,
and each and all Of them pronounced the writings FOR
ceres.
Mr.. Scovile has issued address 10 the American
peuple ~ which In the circumstances, DO
not leel called upon as matter OF public interest alone,
nc trial before court in banc. II my fellow cii-
gems many, think that the interests OF justice, me
OF humanity the hOLOr OF the country require
that this contest be prolonged and thal no tnorI DC
spared verdict and Judgment after PASSION
shall have subsidized the public mind lei them mani
it by providing the meas, and competent counsel
Will be secured II once"
Today III, Scoylie received from Philadelphia firm,
the OwuerS process OF arrcstIuS decay IN meas,
fruits ana vegetables by Injecting them a certain
continuous even temperature in rein -erauug cDes
position to take Gutcans bouy, subject II u TINS
process in CHEST with glass sides and exhibit IL III thus
country and Europe, giving the relatives or the re
frgerated corpse Ouc-haf OF the proceeds Mr. ScoVhe
said: - DONE but that Is better Ohtr than tue
one have Just received from 81. Louis, Oi 80 out
right tue UOdy. Alter to-day JTher .Ouce VIII
be taken OF amy letters addressed 10 GWeau snd take
his mail every day ami dump II unopened INTO the
Potomac River II Will aid materially IN filling up the
Potomac FLs but beyond that II Is of no edrtAy use,
and have no lime to vase upon IL.