Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-10
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ARGUING THE CASE. Counsel Discussing the As sassin's Responsibility. JUDGE PORTER TO CLOSE TO-DAY. Bogus Checks Sent to the
 Assassin. INDEPENDENCE INTHE SOUTH. A Sharp Letter to Senator
 Hill.
INDEPENDENCE IN THE SOUTH.
A Sharp Letter to Senator
 Hill.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Guiteau TriaI-Arguments on the
 Prayers to the Court The Assassin
 RtleI at MT. DavIdge's Remarks.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-When court opened this morning Guiteau said he had received check for $1, 900 from Brooklyn and one for $500 from New York stalwarts Mir. Sco- vile then resumed his argument, taking up the point of insanity being the inability to distinguish between right and wrong With reference to the decision of Judge Davis, of New York, cited by the prosecution on Sat urday, Mir. Scoville contended that the opin- ion of judge from the bench in such mat ters was entitled to no more weight than the opinion of any other lawyer. He reviewed the prayers for the defense. Commenting on what he termed the legal test of insanity he said he did not argue at any length the ques- tion of jurisdiction, because he assumed that the court was fully acquainted with all the points on that subject. In closing he ob jected to the manner in which the prosecut- ing counsel had endeavored to bulldoze the defense After his argument the court took 8 recess.
 When court was resumed Col. Corkhill took up the question of jurisdiction, referred to in question two in the last prayer of the defense. That question was originally inn portant. The senior counsel on the other side had promised that the question would not be raised, and, while he (CorkhilD thought there would be no doubt as to how the question should be decided he was not at liberty to say that so grave matter should ! be passed upon by the court without some expression of his views. He then quoted a 1 number of decisions, and gave BIackstone's opinion that jurisdiction was in the dis l trict where the wound was inflicted. Colonel Corkill occupied an hour in reading ! his argument which was confined to legal points involved. He claimed that the ques- l tion of jurisdiction was beyond shadow of 1 doubt.
 1 MT. Davidge then addressed the court and began by saying that he deemed it unneces- sary to discuss the question of jurisdiction. 1 Guiteau assured him that this was wise l decision.
 l MT. Davidge continued that malice in law ] did not, as the defense tried to make it, ! mean grudge or ill will, but simply the in- tent to commit 8 wrongful act. MT. Davidge urged at some length the question that the | court was one of ministration and not dis l ease In criticising the prayers of the de- fence he declared that 1t was impossible to | read most of them without coming to the reluctant conclusion that they were abso ! lutely designed not to make clear what may
 be obscure but on the other hand to intro ] duce as far as ingenuity could confusion in 1 the Mir. Davidge's speech was very l eloquent. He showed with great force that Guiteau was responsible for his acts accord ] ing to all the evidence adduced, and said a prisoner was not punished. His punishment was left to higher power The courts rep ! ha U1S1n of Qn1 hn
 masters of law simply made an example of ] him to deter others from committing acts of violence and of sin.
 ] 'I say my act was right" cried Guiteau,
 ''and you say it was wrong. You had better l leave that to the jury who together with the American people are all on my side If you saw some of the letters I receive you would not make 0 speech like that" Daughter He interrupted number of times, asserting that he did not claim moral but transitory mania that was only delusion connected with his case.
 ''We want light" exclaimed Mr Davidge, shaking his finger emphatically at ScoVille and speaking with unusual solemnity. "We
 do not want this prisoner to escape in cloud of doubt If we are in error let the error be
 rectifed, but let the outgiving of this court
 be plain and perspicuous on the subject. All
 crime was result of insanity taken from
 certain standpoint. He argued that conduct l duu Lu6 QuSSbIOu O1 TGSpOuSlDU1Gy WdS Gu0
 only point to be determined.
 The jury were not present during the af ternoon session.
 Mir. Scoville says that the drafts for sums 1 amounting to over $1 1000 received by Gui-
 teau on Saturday were worthless, and sent by some practical joker. It is not the first
 time during the trial that such thing has . occurred. MT. Scoville himself has had } worthless checks sent to him, for $15,- 900.
 1 MT. Davidge closed his argument shortly before o'clock. The prisoner was angry at his concluding remarks, which expressed confidence that the court would see the ab- , surdity of the prayers of the defence, that I in displaying no feeling in regard to the act ) he proved himself wicked, hardened devil, } and the jury should convict him at the prop { CT time. He shouted about the iniquity
 shown by the government, and warned ) counsel that the Lord would punish them } as they deserved. Court adjourned until to- } morrow morning, when Judge Porter will speak in support of the points made by his associates.
 3 Tho BIackburn-Burbridge Controversy ? An Interview With the Union Gen. eraI-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-General Burbridge in an interview tonight, referring to Con f gressman Blackburn's card published Sun. . day, says: Blackburn began this contro I versy on the pretence that had transcendec 2 my legitimate authority as military com
 mander of the district of Kentucky, but 1T f this he is not sincere. His real object was tt
 make what he sorely stands in need of, DO
 litical capital for himself in the Bourbon
 district which he represents Years ago h.
 disgusted the sensible and law abiding ele = ment of his own party by declaring in speech in Congress that it was the purpos r, of the Democratic party to wipe out all leg 4 islation of the war period when it obtaine, 4 1 power. His purpose in assailing me was t. 'O rally to his support as candidate for re 9 election, by arousing the animosities of tn 9 war period, the Bourbon and guerrilla ele ;S ment of the party to whom alone he ca 336 look for support. Blackburn must brini
 better authority than Collins history c IISS Kentucky to prove anything against me be DO fore it will be accepted by the Union men c = Kentucky.
 oH0 Senator Beck intends at 10 o'clock to-mol % row to deliver 8 carefully prepared speec O9 upon the tariff for which purpose the Mo O0 00 Till bill proposing tariff commission will 29 temporarily taken up. It will then be lai
 
 7c per cent. bond bill will be resumed. Senate n1 Vest is entitled to the floor to support h he amendment, which is substantially the con ge pulsory fifth section of the bill of the las
 Congress, which was vetoed by Presider of Hayes. The Mississippi Senator expresses
 belief that this amendment will be rejected
 but consoles himself with the belief that tt
 bill will also fail. On the other hand, She man is hopeful of the passage of the bill nt E later than Wednesday.
 - The Treasury investigating committee t.
 day examined Messrs. J. K. Tingle, speci
 agent of the Treasury J. H. Small, jr
 florist near the Treasury building, and Maj m ner Davis, foreman of the composing roo sy of the government printing office. The e oS animation of Davis was in relation to mate
 ials furnished from that office for the Was
 ington World, which was printed as the o
 gan of Sherman prior to the Chicago CO
 vention.
 for Governor Overton, Representative Joy om and others called on the President to o.day in protest against the right of way to railwi
 through the Choctaw Indian reservation.
 is claimed in the first place that the bill nev
 passed the Choctaw council legitimately, tn
 in the House or Senate there were nine vot
 for it to nine against it and the presiding C = ficer cast the deciding vote the negati
 side. The delegation is not opposed to TGN.-.