River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-02

law, and that they erred in rendering
verdict contrary to the evidence; that
Judge Cox in his charge did not base it
upon all the evidence, and that the
jury during the trial read the newspa-
pers, and had conversation with outside
persons. Should the motion be denied
an appeal will be taken to the conrt
en- banc in April Referring to the YER
dict, Scoville said after hearing Judge
Cox's charge he was not surprised the
jury rendered verdict of guilty. He
RETAINED, however, from passing crit
icism upon Judge Cox's charge further
than to say that he had not been ac-
customed to hear judge address
jury as Judge Cox did, but simply to
submit written instructions, and this,
too, upon the law bearing upon the
case and not upon the evidence. Judge
Cox, Mr.. Scoville thought, did not re-
view the entire evidence given in the
case, but only portions of it. Guiteau
is said by some to have appeared the
coolest person In the court room at the
time the verdict was announced. But
Scoville believes that when the excite
ment attending the trial is over, The
C4CllCiuGDl NDlCil 0CONlilC ttllllhc HAS
sustained Guiteau all through it, he
will become raving maniac. Scoville
does not talk tonight like man who
thinks his labor in that matter is at an
end. There are good grounds, he says,
for a new trial and he proposes to show
this.
AFTER THE TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Guiteau has
conducted himself in jail to-day about
as one would imagine, exhibiting all
of the varying phases Of his character
For the greater part of the time he has
expressed confidence in the hope of
new trial, and his absolute acquittal by
another jury-but occasionally deep
ly-anxious expression would settle over
his countenance, showing the torturing
fear that possesses him that his end is
near.
The opinion in the city is that new
trial will be denied, and that now only
the execution of the law is to be looked
for. There is but one opinion as to the
verdict, as telegraphed you last even
ing, and that is of hearty endorsement.
There is nothing specially new or of
interest to the reader to telegraph.
The people act as if the reaction from
the terrible strain had thoroughly set
in, and they are consequently rather
quiet.
The prisoner has issued another cad
dress to the American people," solicit
ing aid from sail good christians" to
enable him to secure counsel in the
new trial which he expects to get.
IN JAIL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Scoville and
Warden Crccker had a discussion at
the jail, yesterday, as to the propriety
of allowing Guiteau's address to go out.
Scoville at first opposed it, but finally
yielded in this instance, but said that
SO long as the papers will print Gui-
teau's creeds he fancies he has the ear
of the press that he is superior to his
counsel, and can manage the case en-.
tirely in his own way, while as mat
ter of fact he is indebted to his own ut
terances for yesterdays verdict. War
den Croker suggested: If you will not
supply him with any more stationery,
will not, so that he does no more writing.
1t was finally settled between the coun-
sci and warden, that for the next week
no one shall be permitted to interview
the prisoner, and that no communica-
ton shall go to the public.