Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-27

THE JURYMEN READ NEWSPAPER
Last evening there were some mysterious move
ments in an Office in the neighborhood OF 9Th stree
and Louisiana avenue, and the gas was Lighted
therein to very late hour. Mr. Scoville was IL
this office for long time, and In the early part
the evening Mr.. Hayden, formerly assistant dis
trfct attorney, was present with MI Snyder, ar
emp1oye OF the National Hotel. 1t IS understood
that an affidavit was made by the latter to tht
erect that newspaper dated sometime about the
18th OF November, containing an account OF VIM
Jones' shooting at the van, had found its way Il
members of the jury, and was read by at leas
three of them. 1t is understood too, that affida
Wis were prepared or will be prepared that Messrs
McFeeley and John Downs, some few weeks ago
the Jurors, In which the latter said: "If all The
rest rest are Of the same mind that am we will be Out
on these points Will be used In support Of motion
| for new trial
DENIAL BY THE BAILIFFS
The ba1lfffs who had charge of the jury-Messrs
Allen Seare and F. Douglas jr,-say emphati.
cally in relation to the statement as to Mr. Braw-
ner, that such thing could not be done without
| them knowing 1t, and they are quite sure that
| Mr. BraWner made no such assertion. The state.
e9 1 s so hewsPaper was read by any OF the
the fact OF newspaper getting into a jury
room forms suficient grounds for new
trial has been raised heretofore It was ruled In
! one case, some years ago, when the paper found
| It's way to the jury room accidentally, and was
not read, that it did not vtiate the verdict. In
| another case, when juror deliberately read the
evidence, the verdict was set aside and a new
trial granted.
DENIAL BY FOREMAN HAMLIN OF THE JURY
Mr.. John p. Hamlin, the foreman of the jury,
When the subject was brOached TO him, said: ''You
may deny the story, ON my authority, for the whole
jury. am willing to swear that 1 did not read a
| newspaper or see one read by juryman. The
nndlng OK the Jelnnette was read TO us one night
,y ny one OF the marshals. 1t was about twenty
| INES In a newspaper If piece OF a newspaper
was brought there by. my brother or any one else
wrapped around anything, it was handed at once
eyes, sir,' continued Mr. Hamlin, ssyou may
deny that on my authority, backed up by the
other r eleven How easy it would have Deen.' said
| Mr.. Hamln significantly, ''for some one to have
gone to our rooms while we were absent, leave a
paper In one on OF the rooms, and then send some one
MIR. scoville was found in his room this after
noon noon bnsiiy at work On his papers When asked
n ab3ut m he aidayits referred to above he laughed
| about newspapers and everything else. Some OF
| them may be signed by man named Snyder and
some by other people. Tomorrow you can get all
| the information you want"
You win file your afidavits tomorrow
"GeS, Sir"
| The reporter having mentioned that the story
was Genled by the Jurymen, Mr. ScoVille said:
"Well, then, we Will give them some information.
actly what they read. They may have got the
shooting at the van mixed up with the loss OF the
Jeanette"
WHAT MR. CROSBY, OF THE NATIONAL HOTEL, SAYS.
the story that an employe of the National named
Snyder had sworn to an affidavit that some of the
Jurymen had read newspaper article referring TO
the case. said there Was no man OF that name en-
ployed at his hotel and there had been no such
man employed there for year. He thought it i'm
possloe that any one could have gotten to the
jury room unObServed.
A Visit to the Jail with John w. Gui.
teau.
NO ONE ALLOWED TO SEE THE PRIsoNER-soME OF
His BROTHERS VIEWS.
STAR reporter went down to the Jail this morn
Ing in company with Air. John W. Guiteau. On the
way John read the assassin's address to the Amer-
Can people. II can't tell what to think of him.,
he observed 81 do not wonder that people think
him too smart to be insane. Scoville thinks he is
incoherent Is there anything fncOherent about
that @ address? Sometimes l think there is good
deal OF fraud about him. He says Porter was
night, because Porter Said he is very Intelligent
man. Porter was right when he said that this
man was always after money. There is hardly a
letter he ever wrote to father Scovtlle that he
didn't ask for money. Whenever he wanted mo-
ney he was always very pleasant and agreeable"
JOhn held that one mistake OF the defence was
allowing the prosecution to bring out all the mis-
deeds OF the mans ii1e and make capital of them.
He thinks the defence should have used these
factS concerning his Irregular and a1mleSS life as
part OF the mass Of evidence to prove his insanity
'There are undoubtedly cases OF men who are
morally weak whose human nature is weak. and
who have high religious aspirations believe my
brother, II you could get him off from the subject
OF OF TINS assassination and put him to write on
write good things"
The reporter having mentioned Mr. Porter's
movar' and necessity" from the words of .sIae in
ShakspeareS OthettO, john said: 81 have no
doubt he read that some time, and the idea re-
was In his reply. He said he had never studied
Shakespeare with reference to this case. lie did
not say that he had never studied Shakespeare"
When Mr.. Guiteau arrived at the tail he was met
In the ante-rOom by the announcement that the
wal warden A., had given instructions not to admit any
CQ1 m frrnnx nrtfn
THE BROTHERS SHAKE HANDS
He was permitted, however, despite this rule, to
shake hands with his brother through the grated
door.
81 slept well last night" the prisoner said when
he greeted his brother; "and feel well this morn.
ing. Why don't you come in?" asked the as
sassn.
Because cannot ask these officers to violate
their duty" said John, explaining to his brother
the nature of the order that had been made.
81 object to any such order as that said the
prisoner. 81 win have it overruled."
Mr.. Guiteau then withdrew. sOf course, my
the reporter. II think it is proper that no mem-
6ers OF his family, nor any one else should be al
Lowed to see him alone We might take him poi
not intend to do any such thing, but the principle
is the same. ! think my brother looks anxious
gently to me-in way much different from the
way he would refer to me in court"
81 am sorry" said MT. Guiteau. while on the
way home, "that my brother did not have counsel
that satisfied him. do not think Mr.. Scovllle is
exactly right in cutting him off entirely, aud not
letting statements go out from him. He took a
pleasure In 1t, and it did no harm.n
Warden Crocker did not arrive at the tail until
this afternoon, and was not there when Mr. John
Guiteau called. He said afterwards that he did
not intend his instructions to exclude members of
the prisoners family.
The prisoner spent his day In a very quiet
manner, seeing no one but his guards.
The AssaSsin,s Latest Address.
HE HARDLY THINKS HE Is DESTINED TO BE HUNG, BUT
WANTS TO VINDICATE HIS CHARACTER
Guteau last evening gave out, through the AS
ISOLATED Press, another statement in which, after
alleging that the Jury had convicted him on the
false notion that he was a disappointed Office
seeker, and denouncing the Jury, as he has done
in his recent interviews, he says: 81 want to en-
ploy two or three fst-cass lawyers to take charge
OF my case. The principal point will be to show
the nonJu rSdictiOn OF this court to try this i'm.
dictment, because the President died in New Jer.
sey. The authorities on this point are conflicting
but some OF the best lawyers in America saw that
the predOminance OF authorities are against the
jurisdiction Of this court 1 desire the Court In
Banc to pass upon this question, and have no
doubt but the high-toned Christian gentlemen
representing the Washington Court in Banc viii
give their most careful attention. to the end that
IL the Deity Intended TO protect me from legal la
btty herein, by allowing the President to iiepart