Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-20
tsrrcIAL TO rHx SENTINEL

pompous effort at oratorical effect:
1.-The decision Of the New York Court Of
Appeals comes with so much force at the
present moment that / have to call your
attention to it. 1t comes with great grace
from the Empire State, from hat grand
old State. Of the Republic; hes State that
sends forth brains. money and the COM
merce Of nations. 1t is q great step for
ward Of the law Of insanity. Hitherto the
law has been that the burden Of proof was
on the defendant, bat the Court Of Ap-
peals, with grand magnanimity. says that
the burden Of proof is on the prosecution,
TO prove that the man not only commit
ted the act, but also that he was sane at
| the time he committed 1t. In the name
Of justice, and in the Dame Of the Ameri-
can people, and in the name Of the Ameri-
can Judiciary, / desire TO thank those gen.
tlemen Of the Court OF Appeals Of New
York"
Scoville resumed his argument, reading
from the evidence of several witnesses
who were at the depot and saw the shoot
ing and the subsequent arrest Of Guiteau,
his object being to show that the prisoner
was perfectly calm and cool, and in the
condition of the nerves and intellect at
variance with the hypothesis of sanity
under such circumstances.
Scoville again complained that the pros
ecution had failed to call Detective Nc
Elfresh 10 the stand, whose evidence would
have been Of service to the prisoner.
Guiteau-They came to my cell and tried
to draw me out. / talked with them q
little, and told them about the Deity and
my inspiration, and now they suppress all
evidence. That shows the iniquity Of
their prosecution, and God Almighty will
curse every one in this prosecution, in my
opinion. After q short pause the prisoner
added: THAT reminds me TO say that
Judge Porter has been pretending to be
sick for two days. / hope it will be provi-
Dental to keep him sick. / hope the Lord
will take him down below quick, and then
send for Corkhill."
As scoville proceeded Corkhill made
frequent and, as the speaker thought.
sighting comments, until finally, becom-
ing excited, he turned upon the District
Attorney, and denounced in scathing
terms his unfairness in the matter Of pro-
ducing evidence. The letter written by
the prisoner was intercepted and mutilat-
ed by Corkhill.
Guiteau-It was q friendly allusion to
President Arthur that he cut ont, the
mean, dirty whelp.
Scoville had . running fire with the
prosecution a. his speech progressed. His
motive was not to shield the Guiteau am
lily, but 10 save the American nation and
the judiciary from the disgrace OF hanging
an Insane man. He denounced Corkhill
for g~ratuitonsly insulting DR.. North, by
asking him II he was ever arrested for q
crime.
Corkhill stated that he himself had tried
North in his Court. Recess.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia friend Of one
OF the jury visited the national hotel last
night, inc while walking through the cor
ridor met 9 juryman, who was at that time
walking up and down the room, while the
bailif. who was in charge OF the jury, was
absent for some reason. Seeing an oppor-
tunity for . word with . friend unobssrved,
the juryman stopped and said: "Come
and see me on Saturday evening""
His friend said: fwhy, will you be
home at that timer"
Eyes; you may be certain" said the
juryman. 1--WE will be through with the
case entirely by Saturday night"
Here the two parted, the returning bal
Lifts footsteps warning the juror to close
the conversation. The inference, now
ever, was very plain and distinct, that the
jury was not going to waste time on the
prisoner, and that the verdict will be rem
dered in an hour or 30 after the Court has
given its final charge. That the verdict
will be murder in the first degree is now
the prevailing impression.
A Smallpox Scare.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1o.-Dr. DeWolf, Of the
Health Commissioners. says that unless
the people protect themselves by vaccina-
ton smallpox will be rampant in the city,
and not a man, woman or child will be
safe. Chicago has enough Of its own, but
the neighboring towns are doing their best
to increase its share. Yesterday seven
tramps arrived, broken out and covered
with the filthy disease. They came from
other cities and walked into the Health
Office. DIR. DeWolf said it would not be
surprising il these seven tramps had in
fected so people last night. Joseph Acker-
man, who arrived in New York from Ger
many by the steamer Albion. walked into
the Health Office with a very bad case.
He was sent to the ~pesthouse at once. A
lady residing on Ohio street discovered
that her babe had been infected with the
dread disease. As 1t would be death to
the child for her to stop nursing 1t during
it's illness. she desired to remain with 1t
and was locked in Q room with the little
one, with the almost absolute certainty OF
contracting the disease herself. Food is
supplied her from ar outside house.
Fire and Loss Of Life.
CLINTON MOI, Jan. 19.-The house OF
George G. Smith Of Lewis. Eve miles
north Of here. was burned at 8 O'Clock this
morning, and Eve Of the inmates persisted,
viz: Elizabeth Smith, aged II; Rachael,
aged 10; Ellen, aged 8; Theodore, aged 10,
and the mother, aged 43. The fire Is sup
posed to have started from clothing hang
ing by the kitchen stove, or from q coal
oil explosion. Mrs. Smith was the first
to awaken, when she aroused her husband,
who made his escape with the little girl OF
a neighbor, who was staying there for the
night, and one Of his own daughters aged
8 years. Smith and his daughter were
severely burned. The family were all
sleeping In the second story. Miss Smith
was to have been married in O few weeks.
A Cowboy Raid.
OMAHA. Jan. ia party OF ten oow-
boys. from up country, rode into Long
Pine on Tuesday night and took posses
sion Of the town. They shot out the
lamps in the saloons. riddled the windows,
fixtures and walls, and terrified the in
habitants by firing fully 1000 shots during
the night. Finally, part Of the gang
boarded q departing train, shooting from
the rear platform. The inhabitants are
too glad to have eeeaped p~ersonal ininrv