The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-09
Ciuiteau.

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WASHINGTON, February 3. - When
Guiteau was brought into court to-day he
requested permission to sit at his counsel
table, and, Colonel Corkhill not obiecting,
the court allowed him to do so, and he
commenced to address The court but Was
stopped by Judge Cox.
ScovIle asked for more time, stating that
prominent members of the bar promised to
assist him next week. He also desired to
make a new motion relative to additional
grounds that he had discovered for asking
new trial. These grounds were unauthor-
lied conversations which the jury held with
outside parties; and, second, the subsequent
admissions of an expert that he thought
Guiteau insane but didn't dare say so Tor
fear that it would injure him in BUSHES
and public estimation. Scoyine read the
aflidavits sworn and subscribed by himself
setting forth in detail the grounds, and
stating that he had not prepared formal
motion, but presumcdft would be sutli
cent il he should do s9 during the day.
Corkhill said the TIME for fling such mo-
ton on af1idavits hadieXpired.
Scoville then read atlidayits and Other
papers filed by htm with his motion for {
Corkhiil said/he woul prove the sigma
lures base toygerics, and read afiidayits OF
members of The jury denying that they had
bought or seen the Critic or any other
paper Turing the trial. lie also read
aMdlul- Oh show Snyder to be a forger,
tuief Am. ugNOrthy Of belief He submit.
trl tle aH.uayits without argument.
T4uupu aid it would render adecision
toIuJr.HH and would now hear arguments
~c1.iiI. u en- proceeded to argue i'll support
P VI hi. u.UJ IN for Il new trial.
DOH,uLI in conclusion, submitted that
Ihu aiGdaFits he had read amply sustained
his allegation OF forgery and fraud, and,
therefore, he would refrain from adding any
GrEJ.usuC.
augynle in reply denounced the attempt
10 blacken the character Of Snyder.
1t was on II par, he said, with letters
which had been sent to him (Scoyillc) inn
pregnated with smallpox virus, and the
virus injected into these atlidavits was in
Stigated by the personal spite of one man.
This accusation would go out through all
the land and years might be required to
undo the injustice proposed to be done to
an honorable MANTLE peer OF any in the
court room.
Corkhill raised a laugh by asking in Il
tone of innocence:
YOU are not speaking of Snyder, are
you"
Scoville replied with marked emphasis:
"Yes sir, ! am-an honorable man"
He then asked the court to eXpunge from
the anidayits everything of the character
he had alluded to.
Jadge Cox replied that the objection was
clearly well taken, and ,naC much Of The
affidavit objectcdt to could not be considered
as evidence.
Judge Cox then stated that he could not
vary from the well defined rules OF practice
as 20 the admission of atlidavits, or the time
for hearing the motion, but as new ques-
tions were submitted in the pending mo-
ton lac would take time TO mature his de-
cision, and would not announce it until to-
morrow morning. He would, however, be
plcased To hear any legal authorities that
counsel might desire to cite
Scoville then proceeded TO arrange his
motion citing authorities and preCedcnts.
Guiteau sold autographs in court and
realized several dollars.
Scoyillo spoke one hour in support OF
his motion, and cited many authorities.
Davidge discussed at some length the the
Snyder affidavit. Quoiing nom one
hero exclains, "WhaU in the devil was
he doing ia that gallcryy' Dayidgc said,
applying il % this case, "Nhat in the devil
was SNYDER doing in that roOm?' Laugh
teri What business had be there any
more than boz my house or library? / care
nothing for the general character OF a man.
Heis found in the novel aud uucnyiable
act Of invading the siuctiiy OF the jury
room. What business bad be there? Why
Md De enter that r10m3'
l Guitcau, who had thus Gar ahstaincI from
tAliug any part in The discussion, called
OuN " lie said tie door was open, ana he
Mic" Yes: ] know Mr.. Prisoner; 50
are q .reat many doors open, but what
would you think Of me 81 ! went nosing
ar1unt private rooms
GuitAu--' Do vou hal been in Suydcr's
place, y would Aaye dolc tIc same as BE
iIdF
DAVID \ continued 90 discuss thcaIiday.t
0i ,nyderA
Il was a very easy thing for any one, he
said. % ham put in the haiIih's room the
newspaper NJ question with the express
purpose Of hdSing 10 found there. He (Dav-
idgel considered this evidence Of the news
uaFer Ofvery little account.
This ELECTED from Guiieau: VERY strong
uresumOtive evidence. judge, especially
with reference % a gr0g iury-a Jury that
smokes. and drinks and plays cards. p
Wasurxerox. February As soon as
Judge Cox entered the courtroom and court
was formally opened. the prisoner took his
place in the dock andNlid not repeat the re-
quest % be allowed Y sit at his cOunsels'
table.
scJviIle stated he ,shed 10 say that
since the aaiourument 4 uoaIr1le had been
ini0rmet '' r-rtis. 4 DO made the sfiida-
relate - i- matter was not
faiiif r e Re room at the
-He the rars s that be lad
ben flnsf the name %
M. who 1a4 6 the time the
IEper vas fr lil IS rifbdravn
~ TIE pro man. SAID
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