The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-05
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THE CIRCUS.
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Washington, 4.-Guiteau KEEP
quiet to-day and made q merit of 1t
In a speech Scoyille read an aft
daviS setting forth that he is the
prisoners sole counsel, that the
prisoner has been in such state OF
mind that he had been unable to
assist or suggest any witnesses, and
that counsel since the closing of the
case had learned Of certain material
witnesses. He gave the names and
what he would prove.
COrkhill said nothing need be said
on the motion to introduce this evil
dence.
Colonel Reed addressed the court
in favor Of the motion. He felt sure
the American people would not be-
grudge this justice. He glowingly
complimented Scoville.
Davidge denied that there was a
precedent for re opening the case,
and said it would be scandalous.
ScOville replied at great length,
and detailed the hardshipS and diff
culties under which the defense had
labOred in the preparation of their
case. 1t was almost impossible to
get witnesses to come here. The ex-
pertS for the defense were compelled
to be satisfied with S1.25 per diem,
the regular witness fee, while for
government they come here Git is
supposed, leaving great trusts be-
hind them and remained for six
weeks, and every one of them
plainly showed by their evidence,
that they expected full pay for their
services, and all know what that
meant. These experts, said Sco-
vile, are still waiting here to see
the result of their evidence in hang
ing this prisoner, but fortunately for
the cause of justice, your honor and
this jury stand between him and the
gall0ws.
Colonel COrkhill could not at this
stage allow the remarks of counsel
to go unanswered. He said yeSJer-
day, and would repeat to-day, that
he would not object to the introduce
ton of any new facts or matter at
all favorable to the defense. The
only objection to be made by the
prosecution had already been men
toned by DaYidge. There had
never been a trial in this district
where so much liberty had been
shown by government.
Guiteau insisted on being heard.
The bailiff tried to silence him, but
was met with an angry LET me
alone, or [ will slap you in the
mouth" Guiteau called out, Your
honor, all want is to show that l
told these men, on the way to jail,
that it was the political situation
and pressure of inspiration that
caused me to remove the Presi-
dent"
Judge Cox said counsel for the
defense came here a stranger TO the
courts of the district and even to
the prisoner himself, and found him
self environed with difficulties from
the outset. The most serious diff
Guilty was that odium attaching to
the assassination which made wit
nesses unwilling even to allow their
names to be known to the defense.
Approaching all these difficulties,
which embarrassed the defense, he
Judge Cox had felt disposed to
Offset this with equal latitude, and
more than ordinary fairness. Evil
dence of insanity could not be
offered in sur-rebuttal. In his opin-
ion proof of insanity should be
limited to the evidence in chief of
the defense, and rebutting evidence
of the prosecution. He therefore
must exclude the evidence of DR.
Mcfarland, who, Scoville said,
would testify to the prisoners in
sanity. The testimony, however.
of these witnesses by which the de-
tense expected to prove that the
prisoner asserted upon the day of
the assassination and upon the day
after the motive of his act,
the court held should be adj
mitted as evidence in sur-rebuttal.
J. j. Brooks, chief of the treasury
secret service, was called by Sco-
vile. He visited the prisoner the
night of the shooting. Guiteau was
very angry at witness for disturbing
his rest at night. Witness reprOved
him as murderer, and the prisoner
said he was no murderer, but a
Christian gentleman. The act was
a political necessity for the good of
the country, and that witness being
a stalwart could appreciate why he
did it. That he had thought over
and prayed over the matter for six
weeks and became convinced the
President must go by his hand.
ScOVille introduced a letter writ
ten by Scoville's father, which ex-
presses the belief that the prisoner
was insane.
Guiteau sneeringly and insult
ingly reproved Sc0vllle for intro
dEcing this. He threatened the ba-
lift, and said he could get plenty Of
to testify that he was crazy
as loon, but he wouldn't give q
cent for bucA etful Of expert testi-
mony.
DR.. Beard was called, but ruled
out and an exception noted.
ScoYille said he would like a little
time for the proper preparation of
this part of the case.
EDavidge said the prosecution had
prepared their statement of
law points upon which they would
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