Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-04

'Cf1tic rom DIS room unless ne mo uIst
placed it there.
The;eHidavit of A. R. s. Carl. another bail
III in charge Of the jury, vas then read. 1t
vas Of the same tenor as the preceding one;
also the affidavit of Henry BraRdon. the party
alluded to BY Scoville in his affidavit setting
forth newly discovered evidence as ground
for a new trial.
Bragdon's affidavit sets forth that he a
man in Lafayette Park, as alleged. and re-
marked of him that he looked like a disap-
pointed Office seeker or lunatic. but he does
not know whether it was Guiieau or not.
Corkhill, in conclusion. submitted that the
afidavits he had read amply sustained his
allegations of forgery and fraud. and there
| fore he would refrain from adding any ar
gument.
Scoville, in reply. severely denounced the
attempt TO blacken the character Of Snyder
II was on par with the letters which had
been sent to him, impregnated with small
pox virus, and the virus injected into these
| affidavits. all instigated by the personal spite
of one man, Norman Wizard. would go out
| through all the land. and years might be re-
CURED to undo the injury that was thus pro-
posed to be done to an honorable man, the
peer OF any in the court room.
Corkhill raised laugh BY inquiring in a
tone of innocent inquiry: You are not speak
ing of Snyder, are your
oeoshie repieo win marked emphasis, i,
80 ~, I'm 60, ,,,, @.,.. ~, ns
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described.
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cisarF wen 'aNsn, anu 'ha' hiuc" Vi 'he al,
hua'its oDJected 10 couio not De cohsiuereu
as e''ience- cuuse ooA tnen staten '',a' ne
e"uiu h'' vary "on, '',e ven uenre' iui'e vi
prac'ice az 70 Tue an'i'i's'on Vi a'nuaV's of
VINE ior nearing motions, out as ne" qaes-
lions were suo,hi''eu III 'he pehuins ho'ioh'
he "ouiI .aAe HIS 'ihe " "iaAe MS ueoi'ioh'
anu Wouiu NOT announce IN .on'orio w
morning ne "ouiu' no"e,el' pe Pieaseu "
near any iegai authorities !nat Tue counsel
mighl desire 10 cite: ocosiiie theh proceeo ,
ed 10 argue ms hiotioh' citing authorities anu
precedehts: lie spoke one houf ih support
OF ms motion.
ine Ju'!' ~ ,'e 'a'u -. 49,.
epee'i.e'y 40 'ne '".' s%'e '"e us .
a''e,'io" INC e'o"u n,'i" 'i'e eou't 'oo'i
sIa"ua'y ineie"'e' u"'i, ''ieie vas "o' &c"
standing room ana the ooors were oarreu 10
further admission.
Inc prisoner astonisheu everyone py MS
good behavior ne majority OF the audience
was composed Vi strangers ana many apph-
cations TOT aulographs were hshueu up 10
"u'e"u, anu ""e" "eeo"'p"'itu '" II" 'ne ie
quisne Zee t''e request me. win instant re-
spo"se- He"@""s W. " '"e 'ePoi'ei '"",e'
uui'eau ~hisPeieu' II see"'S n'e"" ~ "
charging ior NY ""tos,ae"' ou' t"oh III
seven uoiars anu nai, Yesterday anu nave
| ALREADY got se'erai uoiiars To-Day.
Da'iuge III reply 10 ocotiiit, saiu tne AZ
hoa't Vi oco'ii'e sets io,'h ""a' cou." III uo
esens oe ax nnoie .',a,i euu,r s, We eti,
uenc.' ""a ~ nc ps.N u, nun oy .ne
eou",ei "n'ua. "' Vi - a"su"'' ,.e a, ma"
Oh "noSe ,esli,no"y 'co'h'e Ill MS aiaua'''s
says ne VIII rev'
Davluge tnen discussed AZ some length
Snyder afndaVh. quoting from one OF Mo-
iier plays, IN wnich his nero eXciai'ns
mar III '''e ue'i' was ne uoihs /" that gai-
ieIy' -.
Da'iuse con,inued ApPi.i"g 10 TINS
CASE VIVA. !" ,"e ue.i was Sn.uer uo''H II,
that room! NhauenterJ. "hat business had
ne there any more thah III my mouse or IN my
library why dld he enter the room:
Guiteau-he said the door was open and
he saw the paper
| DaVldse-i ! know, MI PRISONER so
are great many noors oPeh' out what would
you '"'nN VI '"e "e"' ''o"s'"s ""o"s
your private roohs'
"uiteau-H you had oeeh IN ohyden
place you would nave done the same as he
dld.
Davldge continued to discuss the affidavit
OF Snyder. TWAS very easy thing for any
one to have put into the baiiif's room the
newspaper IN question, with the express in
tention OF having IL found there tie con
sidereu 'hiS e'iuehce Oh the newspaper OF
very i'',e account
Inns eicteu iro"' "u'eau the comment
very strong presnmptive evidence, Judge,
especially with grog jury and jury that
smokes, drinks ana plays cards.
Scovilie replied to Davidge and argued that
Snyder deserved praise rather than censure
tor ms conduct. lie was not housing
around as the counsei intimated. lie occu-
pied room al the notei' ana IN gong to and
rom ,he once 10 ms room was compelled to
pass through Tue nan opening upon winch
were the rooms OF the jury Seeing news
paper through the open door he had, as every
honest American citizen should do. walked
IN and aken 1t away IN the interest OF justice.
het Scovinel expected the decision from the
oench upon 'ma' point
oorhhi'i-"ei' you IL nave nara Work to
ee. H.
oco'iiie' Win much warmth-ferhaps that
may be the case. Its no new thing to expe-
rience dihculties. 1t all comes from that
"',n' "a"s nun