The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-01-26
THE STALwART CRIMINALS!
Not Gultcau. Iu. conklIng. Ar,hur. GRANT.

1 MOI NWtcuu, ijut Conkling, Arthur, Gran MT.
WASHINGTON, January l8.-Mr. SEQ.
vile resumed his argument TO day, Ia.
kllg up and discussing The statistics OF
insane criminals which had been intro.
duced iii evidence by the prosecution,
and claiming that this evidence was of
the greatest benefit TO the defence. Dis.
cusslng the horrors of crime as often
shown in the acts of insane criminals
Mr.. Scovillc said:
There was nothing in this re. to com.
pare with some of these insane acts of
insane criminals, and, gentlemen of the
jury, III my opinion il there were not
reasons and powerful ones back of this
I prosecution this prisoner never would
have been brought to trial. But | tell
1 you, gentlemen of the jury, back of this
prosecution is an influence which have
| felt and which you may feel, gentlemen,
before this trial is ended There are
| politiciaI., who seek to hide their own
| shame behind the disgrace of this poor
4 prisoner and make him scapcgoat for
th ;ir crime. did not intend, gentlemen
| of the jury, to take up this feature of the
case, but when | find the power and in
i firence of this government used against
me in denying me the small pittance
| that have asked, fair and impartial
| tiial and the small facilities needed for
| q proper defence, do not propose 10
keep quiet. ] say that such men rs
Grant and Conkling and Arthur are
morally and intellectually responsible
for this crime. Conkling shall not
escape, shall not shirk the responsibility
for the state OF things that led to this
| act He shall not escape the condemna-
ton Of the American people, il | can
help it, for his share in the disgraceful
scramble for Office that led to n conflict
with the chosen ruler of this great nation
aud led this poor insane man 10 compass
what they would have hailed with salts.
faction, as would probably hundreds of
other politicians if it could occur other
| than through assassination-the removal
Of Garfield, who stood i'm the way of their
unrighteous and disgraccful struggle for
Office. Neither shall Grant escape that
| condemnation to which he is so Justly
subjected when coming from Mexico.
and coming with undue haste, he threw
his own name into Il petty quarrel about
n small office in the Republican party
and sought TO foment the difference that
had sprung up. am not going to SEQ
the misdecds of these men high in power
visited upon the head of this poor insane
man if | can help it. This clamor Tor
his blood is not for the purpose of aveng.
ing Garfield or for satisfying justice, but
their theory is this: IF it can be shown
that this was The act of sane man then
those politicians in high places will say,
~! course we arc not responsible for
the act of Il sane man. To be sure we
had some differences, but then it. could
! never have led sane man To do such an
act" But on the contrary, gentlemen
of the jury, what is tho effect of your
verdict if you acquit him rs an insane
man? Why, the people will say that
some one is at fault. They will say,
"We will fix the blame upon the heads
| and heart of those men who waged war
upon our poor dead President, until it
deceived this poor insane man. from
reading daily in the papers what Grant
says, what Conkling says. and fron. con-
stantly thinking upon it, led to his in
sane act of killing the President;" :" and
these men in high places, The really cul-
pablc ones, will go down toposterily with
a stigma upon their names and the de-
testation of their countrymen fastened
upon their memories.
| Mr. Scovillc's denuuciation Of Conk.
ling and Arthur created q profound sen.
sation in the Court room.
AS SOON rs recess was announced Mr..
Scoville was surrounded by ladies and
gentlemen and congratulated upon his
Fearless exposition" One gentleman
exclaimed, Chats correct sentiment and
four-flths Of the American people are
behind you on that. The recess hour
was marked by several heated discuss.
ions in the corridors and upon the out
side on the general question of moral
and intellectual responsibility as set
forth by Mr.. Scoville. During the recess
Mr.. Scoville received the following tel
cgram:
New York, January 18-Mr. Scoville,
attorney for Guiteau: The New York
Court of Appeals has just decided that
the prosecution, where some evidence of
insanity is produced for the defence,
must make out q case Of sanity beyond
reasonable loubt.
Counsel lur the defence will call at
tention TO this latest decision and ask
Judge Cox to charge tho Jury to that
effect.
In resuming his argument MIR. SEQ.
vile called attention to the fact that the
actions Of the prisoner at the time OF
| lhe suOotlu2 anu lnneulately afterwards
were entirely in keeping with the theory
of insanity, and to prove this quoted the
testimony of number of witnesses for
the prosecution who, he said. could not
be charged with bias in favor of the
prisoner. Mr.. Scoville then continued
his review of the evidence and pointed
out various incidents in the prisoners
life which went to show insanity, or at
least the lack of something in his :.cr.
tai composition which other men pos
sessed. Mr. Scovlle continued to speak
until o'clock when the court adjourned
until TO- morrow The defence will prob.
ably occupy the greater part Of another
day.
THE CosT OF LIQUoR.-Senator Lar.
tigue, in support Of his bill in relation
to the sale of Intoxicating liquors, claims
that the revenue which would arise from
the liquor traffic would be sufficient tt
pay the entire cost of the State Govern.
ment, and makes the following state
ment:
Estimating approximately that tht