The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-04
The Guiteau Case Again.

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John w. Guiteau, entered the clerks
office of tbs criminal court and filed
motion for new trial and the reas-
ons thereof, a bill of exception and
affidavits by Geo. Sroville, John w.
Guiteau. Chas. j. Guiteau, and Fred.
H. Snyder. of Jersey City, N. J.
The reasons for new trial are stated
to be twelve, to wit: First-By
reason of the uncertainty of evidence
upon which the verdict is founded.
Second-T verdict is founded upon
no particular count or counts
in the Indictment. Third--The
trial of the case was not con
Guided In the same term of the
court in which it was begun. Fourth
The court has no jurisdiction.
Fifth-The court erred in overruling
the prayers of the defence. Sixth
The court erred in excluding proper
evidence submitted by the defence.
Seventh-The court erred in permit.
ting improper evidence offered by
the prosecution. Eighth-The court
erred in entering into an agreement
with the prosecution whereby ex
perts were allowed to observe the
prisoner. Misbehavior of
the jury in reading newspapers.
Tenth-New facts. Eleventh The
verdict was contrary to the evidence.
TWelfth-The verdict was contrary
To- law.
The bill of exception contains elev-
en- counts. which are almost identical
to the reasons assigned for the new
trial.
Charles J. Guiteau, in his affidavit
asking for new trial. states that he
has been confined to Jail aud could
not give attention to ascertaining
facts connected with the case, and
had, therefore, to rely upon counsel,
Mr. Scoyille, f0i all information upon
the case. Mr.. Geo. Scoville in his
affidavit, says copy of the Evening
Critic of November 10. 1881, has the
names of several of the jurymen upon
the margin toWit: "Thomas" on
the top of the second page is written
IN the handwriting of Thomas w.
Heinline; that of the word "Mich-
ael' on the top of the same page is
in the hand writing of Michael Shee-
han; that of the name of III. j.
Bright on the left hand margin of
the second page Is in the hand-writ-
Ing OF Henry j. Bright that the two
signatures of Heinline, at the bottom
of the second page, are il the hand
writing of Thomas w. Heinline;
that the signature of F. w. Branden-
burg, at the bottom of the said sec
ond page, is in the handwriting of
Frederick w. Brandenhurg, and
that the other writing on the margin
of said newspaper is that of the hand
writing of some of said jurors.
Mr.. Scovile further AYERS that he
has discovered two important wit
nesses in the persons of Henry II.
Bragden. Fredericksburg. Va, and
Jno. w. Green. of Stafford Court
House, Va, who will swear that
they in June last, upon seeing Gui.
teau in Lafayette Park, pronounced
him insane. Frederick III. Snyder.
of Jersey City, N. j., in his affidavit.
says that he was guest at the Ma.
tionaD Hotel from December 7 to %
inclusive. His room was near the
room occupied by the jury and on
the 18th day of December, while the
jury were absent, he, in passing, saw
newspaper on the table and took it.
Believing in justice he had called
the matter to the attention of Mr..
Scovile. Mr.. John w. Guiteau
makes an affidavit that he knows all
thejury and believes that the names
Brandenhurg, Heinlein, Bright and
Sheehan were written by the persons
bearing those names respectively.
The newspaper in question contains
an account of the days trial, an edi-
torial on Guiteau and an account of
Bill jones' ATTEMPTED shooting of the
prisoner.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The mo-
ton for the new trial in Guiteau's
case, made last Saturday by Mr.. SEQ.
vile. has been fixed by Judge Cox
for hearing next Friday. The Dis.
trict attorney this moring had an in
terview with the Jurors in reference
to the charge that newspaper had
been read in the jury room, and all
the jurors declared that no news
paper had been seen by them since
the trial begun. On an examination
of the names written upon the mar
gin of the paper, all of them declared
that the names written thereon, in
evident imitation of their names.
were forgeries. Some thought they
saw evidence of the tracing of the
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