The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-01-18
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AS SOON as the court was formally
opened in the Guiteau trial on the 10th, 500
vile began his address to the jury by confess
ing his unfamiliarity with the modes of prac-
for was fair. osndid and impartial weighing of
the evidence byfair and candid men, The coun-
sci would attempt no oratory because he was
If be could. He would address himself simply
10 the reason, judgment and intellect of the
jury; The oratory; eloquence and appeals TO
who would follow him Judge Porterl,
and he desered to warn them that in
Porterl to expound law or explain the
evidence he would invariably seek TO in
touch their hearts and sway their sympathies
rather than to convince their judgments.
scoTe SE % atbo1pb do ndt think as cnunl
sci in the conduct of this case, have been
treated with fairness. Personally 1 care
in which my efforts are enlisted then 1 must
complain, hold in my hand an Indictment
mind, and the object of the conspiracy was to
hang the prisoner " Scoyille proceeded to name
Porter, Mr.. Davidge and five Of the Govern
ment experts, namely: Doctors Gray, Hamil-
ton, Kempster, Mcdonald and Wooster. The
nounced, in severe language, the extra judi
cial act of Judge Davis, the counsel for the
prosecution, and in fact every one having any
the entire day, and was speaking at the time OF
adjournment
The following bills were presented on
the assembling of the Senate on the 10th: BY
Davis, of w. Va, to establish a department of
agriculture and commences; Logan. a bill
granting arrears OF pension to the widow of
President Lincoln. for the five years interven-
ing between the death of her husband and the
passage of the act, July IL, 1870. The Senate
snen LOOK up tne ct H 6nss az the
pealed which was discussed by Messrs. Voor-
bees. Beck and others until adjournment
...... In the House Mr.. Robeson'sreport recon-
mending an increase in the membership of
committees was objected to and not read. The
following bills were introduced; BY Calkins
providing for registration laws in Utah. and
that voters must take an oath that they do not
believe in or practice polygamy. BY McCord,
years, and empowering them TO al a vacancy
In case of the death of the President and Vice
resolution asking fhe president to send to Con-
gress the facts relating to the reversal
petnrnine 1e rnG the Goyernment LANDS Granted the
Northern Pacific Railroad By Burrows, to
retire National bank notes. BY Young, to tax
and regulate glucose. Adjourned.
The body of David 81. Smith, farmer
of Wayne county, Ind, was found in an old
well on his farm with two bullet holes in his
head. His wife and two sons were arrested.
The neighbois say that Smith was habtually
mistreated by his wife and sons. Dan mith,
who is supposed to have done the shooting,
tainted when the body was brought in, but
the mother was not moved.
Ex-JUDGE McKEARNEY, q leading
lawyer of Hampton, Iowa, who sent General
Sherman,s signal during the war, "Hold the
fort; we are coming, /" inmortallzed in verse,
died ON the 10th after lingering illness from
consumption.
ScovILLE, counsel for Guiteau, or
dered his attorne in Chicago on the 10th to
commence a libel suit against the Chicago
Herald Company for recent publications con-
corning his bankruptcy proceedings some
years ago.
AHoRRIBLE accident occurred at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, on the 14th, to young man
employed in foundry there. While at work
in a cupalo he missed his footing and stepped
into a puddle of molten iron, going in as far
as his ankle. Before his shoe could be cut of
lssge pieces OF iron had grown cold and were
buried In the flesh.
UNITED STATES bonds redeemed under
the one hundred and fifth call amounted up to
the 10th to sis, Ts7, 100; under the one hundred
and sixth can 500, 4ls,0oo.