Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Scoville resumed
his argument this morning. Guiteau brought
into court with him roll of manuscripts,
said to be an elaborate preface to his speech
which has already been published. His coun-
sci seem to think this morning that Judge
Cox will allow him, under certain conditions
and restrictions, TO address the jury after Sco-
vile has concluded. Scoville called attention
to the testimony of DR.. Hamilton, one of the
government conspirators, as he terms him.
He read from his testimony, and said: "From
the very start DR.. Hamilton had perverted his
testimony and studlously made use of the
very strongest adjectives, showing the intensi-
ty of his feeling as though every effort on his
part was designed 10 secure paradventure con-
viction of the prisoner. In short, his feelings
led him to transcend the bounds of truth, and
these expressions are used by him, as it ap-
pears to me, for the express purpose of man.
ufacturing feeling not in your minds against
the prisoner"
Scoville discussed at some length the de-
morilzng influence of the scaffold and ex-
pressed the opinion that the crimes be d.
minished by abolishing capital punishment.
He then proceeded to anticipate the argument
of Judge Porter, and to point out to the jury
the fallacy of the arguments which he predic-
ted Judge Porter would advance to support
the theory of the prosecution, and to secure
the hanging of GuiteaIl.
In conclusion he said: at is often said that
our trials are farce. and even in my practice
frequently heard it said that the Jury system
ought to be abolished, because the jury's
make mistake, because they are influenced
by eloquence of advocates because they are not
by justice, but by the last address,
but gentlemen, l thank God that
there was time when my English ancestors
stood up against wrong and had justice wrest-
ed from them despite the right of trial by Jury,
and | have never yet seen a time when would
wish to see that right abolished. feel more
safe in this mode of the administration of JUS
tice than in any other, so long as juries are
honest II does not require that you should
have read Knott or Blackstone. It requires
that You should have honest hearts and clear
heads, and above all that you should be fear
less to find for the right regardless of what
may come, regardless Of whether your fellow
men may approve or Il pt. This is what shall
expect and believe you will DO. | leave the
case with yon, gentlemen, thanking yon for
your kind attention.
Scoyille produced diagram showing a sec
tion of the prisoners head.
THAT'S not in evidence" said Corkhill
ut is" replied Scoville, tan exact fac smile
OF the diagrams you put in" (reaching
across the table to the district attorney "you
can take it and see that il is 500
"Corkhill, shaking his head contemptuously:
Impose it on the jury if you wish. Don't
put it on me.'
ScOville, earnestly: 81 will take a rule and
make the measurements right here before the
jury"
Corkhill: "Oh, DON'T Your speech is bad
enough. Your testimo ny will be worse''
Scovillo, half tically,-"Well, Col.
Corkhill, am doing the best l can, and am
honestly endeavoring to get the truth before
this jury
Scoyllle continued, with frequent Interrupt
TONS on the part of the district attorney,
Taking up the diagram of Guiteau's head Of
fered in evidence by DIR. Hamilton; Scovile
Sald: ~ ~ "'e to SHOW you that DR.. Kemp
Ter lied WIN Ii he told You this diagram was
correct representation of Gulteau's head. He
attempted to convince you that Guiteau had
an unusal symmetrical head, and / propose to
show you that his evidence IN this respect
was absolutely false"
ScOviile continued to discuss the subject of
head diagrams. Guiteau took advantage of
pause and called out: "The district attorney
has run out of money. He can't pay these
fellows till he can get an extra appropriation
from congress-. Uaughlng) They had
better have staid in Ne " York. They will 60
home with less money than they expected
Serves them right"
Scoyille said he must protest against Cork
hill continually volunteering his own testi-
mony, as he did yester day when he wanted to
cast slur upon witness Moss. ~ have seen
the record this morning." said Scoville, "and
have learned the reason of the district attOr-
ney's animus against that witness. 1t seems
Moss had to sue Corkhill in the magistrates
court for three dollar wash bill, which the
district attorney owed Moss wife and the
record says that district attorney paid it and
one dollar and twenty cents.
Guiteau, eXultantlyi off they should I'M
dertake to sue Corkhill for all he owes it
would take the time of all the courts TO attend
to the business"
6covlle-':I very much dislike to bring out
such things in a court room, but when the
district attorney persists in his mean little
personalities, he compd Is me to retaliate"
Shortly afterwards Corkhill again inter
rupted, when Dayidge, who had come in pro-
tested with mock gravity, "Oh don't inter
rupt him, in heavens name don't interrupt
laughter), in which Sc0yille joined.
Guiteau found an opportunity to say, "The
papers say spent three weeks in preparing
my speech as matter Of fact. / only spent
three or four days, night and mornings. I
want the records straight on this matter.''
Scoville commended that DR.. Gray's tables of
homicdes by insane persons were prepared for
this case, and do not correspond with the
tables for the same years in Gray's official re-
ports. In reading the account of one case of
homicide Scoville said: "Had the district at
torney been there he would have said proba-
bly,, put him on trial for murder and hang him.
This is eof devlish depravity."
Guiteau shouted eXultingly: "Corkill is an
authority on the devil DR.. Gray is man
with big mouth. That's the way l mark
him." Recess.
SCENE.
AS Guiteau was being taken out Of the court
room at recess today, he stopped to speak to
Scoville. When Bailif Toll attempted to
move him along, Guteau turned angrily to
Toll and said, "Behaye yourself" "Come,
come," said Toll, emphatically, trying to push
the prisoner. "Let me alone,' shouted Gui-
teau, "and mind your own business" Toll
having applied some pressure to Guiteau, the
latter with his manacled hands struck the off,
Ger in the breast, when he was at once seized
by officers and turned out of the court room,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After recess Scoville said: 81 might detain
you, gentlemen, for weeks longer with just
such observations rs 1 have been making upon
the evidence introduced by the prosecution,
but 1 shall not dwell longer upon the facts.
| will close with few general observations.
Scovile then went on TO say that the laws are
ample for the punishment of the sane, PEG.
pie, not insane. When a man has oyerstepped
the boundary line of sanity and has commit.
ted crime he should not be punished as
should sane man. Ifyou find a reasonable
doubt of his insanity You should give him
the benefit of it. The object of human pun
ishment is not for revenge.
The court said the defense should have the
privilege of examining all these papers, and
Col. Bliss suggested the examination be con-
Quoted in the presence of the clerk in a room
in the postoffice department, to be selected for
that purpose. The defense asked time to con-
slider the proposition agreeing to come to a
decision before adjournment. Identification
of the bids in bulk was resumed. At conclu-
sion of the examination special attorney Glib
son testified to a conversation between himself
and Cahill, wherein the latter acknowledged
his bondsmen were of no stability, ard that he
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