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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. COrkhiI|'s Methods. Under the Hammer of Sco-
 viIIe's EIoquence. HIS COURSE SHARPLY REVIEWED. Further Proofs of Conspi- racy Against Guiteau. THE ASSASSIN'S REQUEST TO SPEAK Taken Under Consideration
 by Judge Cox.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Prosecution Arratgned- scovilIe
 Launches Out Against the Methods
 Employed Against the Prisoner
 Guiteau Repeats His Request to be Al
 lowed to Address the Jury.
 WASHINGTON June 17.-On the reopening of the court this morning Guiteau, himself, began the proceedings by addressing Judge Cox in @ short speech in manuscript, in which he prayed to be allowed to address the jury. In the address he appealed that the court charge the jury that if they believe that he believed at the time of the shooting that he was acting under special divine authority they must acquit him on the ground of tran sitory mania. Guiteau added that if any one man on the jury was in doubt on this and other points, his speech published yes- terday, would probably settle him and ap- pealed to the court to permit him to read it to the jury. Judge Cox said he would take the matter into consideration, and Mir. Sco- vile resumed his argument
 Mir. Scoville began by attacking the con. duct of Colonel Corkhill in obtaining by false pretenses his own statement from the prisoner and described it as scandalous that the medical experts examined Guiteau's men tai condition several months after the shoot ing and thus there Twas no means of telling what was his state of mind on July ?. Mir. Scoville criticised sharply the entire course of the prosecution as ungentlemanly. They had abused witnesses for the defense. They did not attack Dr. Spitzka or his theory be- cause they could not successfully do so, but sought to overcome the effect of his manly scientific statements by police court methods. They adopted the same course toward Dr. Kiernan. Both these witnesses believed the prisoner insane, and were qualified to pass an opinion upon the subject which could not be controverted by misstatement or ridi- cule. The prosecution objected to the de- fense presenting the testimony of Detective McE1frish, the officer who rode with the prisoner to jail immediately after the shoot ing. The reason for objection was that Me Elfrish's evidence would show the condition of the prisoners mind at the time of the shooting. The defense wanted to show his insanity by Dr. Mcfarland and the ill-shaped condition of his head by Clark Mills, but the prosecution objected The letter was read in evidence of Guiteau by Colonel Corkhill, but was mutilated, and, if the truth was known, one passage was cut out which was favorable to the prisoner. The prosecution's
  the prisoner into statements injurious to his case. The prosecution also objected to the prisoner addressing the jury in defense of himself. Mir. Scoville then appealed to the jury if this was fair treatment or in the in- terest of justice and whether it indicates a desire on the part of the prosecution for a fair and an impartial trial. Mir. Scoville said that he had heard enough of this nonsense about fair play. The reason for the extra ordinary conduct of the prosecution was that the prisoner was insane and they knew it, but did not want evidence of it to come before the jury. MT. Scoville then argued to the jury that Guiteau was insane or else he would have put on his hat and left court rather than stand his repeated insults, which he had borne because he knew sthe prisoner was insane. He warned the jury to remember when Judge Porter addressed them that back of all his eloquence were big fees that he had been promised. He had sold his talents for money by accepting big fee to go to Wash ington to hang an insane man.
 The noon recess was then taken.
 After recess MT. Scoville renewed his argu- msnt. He said the thology of Guiteau was simply that of peripatetic mad man. He would not have been refused admittance to an asylum by any one of the experts who had said he was sane. Guiteau's political aspira- tions were also proof of the unsoundness of his mind Guiteau used frequently to say, "We, Grant, Conkling, Arthur and myself, carried the election" Mir. Scoville insisted that 1nordinate egotism was one of the chief characteristics of insanity and everything in Guiteau's career showed him to be possessed of that characteristic, but he was honest and sincere. With the gibbet staring him in the face his conduct was honest and sincere. Counsel went on to refer to the morbid mind of Guiteau prior to the assassination and the effect bitter newspaper articles had upon it. The fact was the accused looked upon the political situation last June as a great trouble. It came upon him as an overwhelming mlsfor- tune, just as @ business catastrophe or family troubles have come upon men of good health and reason and overthrown their reason. If the latter causes were sufficient to upset req son could 1t be said that it was impossible that 8 great public danger and calamity should have the power to unsettle the reason of the prisoner. The political situation was the moving cause for his committing the act. Under the insane delusion of inspiration he had come to the conclusion that Garfield was the cause of the difficulty in the Republican party. The same idea was inculcated in hun dreds of public journals and men high in po- sition and authority said the blame rested upon the President. Therefore the jury could not visit the accused with idea, such influences operating on a weak mind. It could be understood what Guiteau was in believing the removal of the President would save the country from a great calamity Such an idea was consistent with his past life. Counsel sketched the condition of Guiteau's mind from the con- ception of the act to it's commission, urging ] that every circumstance herewith was evil dence of an unsound mind. He went on to enumerate instances where insane people had shown reconciliation in the commission of homicide.
 The court adjourned at 3:45 p. m. MT. 1 Scoville said he expected to finish to -morr ow. The jury box at this stage of the case ex- cites more interest than any other feature, I and the looks of the jurors are closely scan- 1 ned. They rarely give any indications, how
 ever, of their feelings. Throughout the trial they have uniformly paid the closest and l most serious attention, and have deserved the
 not entirely disinterested compliments show 1 cred upon them by the lawyers Reports gre ! flying about of expressions that it is said have fallen from the lips of this and that iuryman, but nothing authentic is known as tart the col,
 lective or individual sentiments of the twelve
 men. The popular belief, however, is that I the jury are a unit for conviction.
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