The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-21
HE WILL SPEAK
seoviIl. Closes His Long Plea to the
Jury.
cuitsau Will Address Them Also. This
Morning.


Gutteau was brought Into court with
q roll Of manuscript In his hand, said
to be an elaborate preface to his speech,
which has already been published.
His counsel seem to think this morn
ing that Judge Cox will allow him,
under certain conditions and restric-
lions, to address the jury when Scoville
has concluded.
Scoville called attention to the testi-
mony Of DR.. Hamilton, one Of the gov
eminent conspirators, as he termed
him. He read from his testimony, and
said, from the very start Hamilton had
perverted his testimony and studiously
made use Of the very strongest adjec-
tives, showing the intensity of his feel
ings, as though every effort on his part
designated to secure beyond peradven-
ture the conviction of the prisoner. In
short, his feelings led him to transcend
the bounds Of truth, and these express
sions are used by him, as it appears to
me, for the express purpose Of manu-
featuring a feeling in your mind against
the prisoner. Scoville produced a dia-
gram showing a section of the prison
er's head.
That is not in evidence, said Cork
hill.
1t Is, replied Scoville; an exact fac
smile Of the diagram you put in (reach-
ing 1t across the table to district
attorney; you can take it and see that
1t Is 30.
Corkhill, shaking his head contempt
uously, impose 1t on the jury If you
wish; don't put it on me.
Scoville, earnestly, I will take a rule
and make the measurements right here
before the jury.
Corkhill: Oh don't, your speech is
bad enough; your testimony will be
worse.
Scoville, half apologetically, well,
Col. Corkhill, 1 am doing the best
I can, and I am honestly e%ndeavoring
to get the truth before the jury. SEQ
Vile continued with frequent inter-
ruptions on the part of the district
attorney. Taking up the diagram of
Guiteau's head, offered in evidence by
DIR. Hamilton, Scoville said: 1 propose
to show you that DR.. Kempster lied
when he told you this diagram was a
correct representation Of Guiteau's
head. He attempted to convince you
that Guitean had an unusual symmet-
rical head. 1 propose to show you that
his evidence in this respect was abso-
lutely false. Scoville continued to dis
euss the subject of head diagrams.
Guiteau took advantage of the pause,
and called out: The district attorney
has run out of money; he can't pay
those fellows till he can get an extra
appropriation from congress tlaughing);
they had better staid in New York;
they will 10 home with less money than
they expected; serves them right.
Scoville said he must protest against
Corkhill's continually volunteering his
own testimony, as he did yesterday
when he wanted to cast a slur upon the
witness Moss. I have seen. the record
this morning, said Scoville, and have
learned the reasons for the district
attorneys malice against that witness.
1t seems that Moss had to sue Cork
hill in a magistrates court for a three
dollar wash bill which the district
attorney owed to Moss wife, and the
record says the district attorney paid 1t
and 81. 25.
,Guiteau, exultantly, If they should
undertake to sue Gerkhill for all he
' owes, it would take the time of all the
courts to attend to the business.
Scoville: 1 very much dislike to bring
out such things in the court room, but
when the district attorney persists in
his mean little personalities, he com
pels me to ~retaliate.
Shortly afterward Corkhill again in
corrupted, when Dsvidge, who had
Come in, protested with mock gravity
Oh, don't interrupt him; in heavens
name don't interrupt him. He might
stop altogether. General laughter, III
which Scoville joined).
Guiteau mere announced that the
papers had belied him again. He only
spent the nights and mornings Of TIN
third or fourth days preparing hi
speech; not three weeks.
Recess.
After recess Scoville said: 1 nigh
detain you, gentlemen, for weeks Longer
with just such observations al 1 hav'
been making upon the evidence intro
duced by the prosecution, but 1 shall
not dwell longer upon the facts; l viii
close with a few general observations
Scoville then went on to say that tn
laws are framed for the punishment o
sane peope, not the insane. When
man has overstepped the boundary lin
Of sanity and has committed a crime
he should not be punished as should
sane man. II you find a REASONABLE
doubt, as the law mercifully declares
Of his sanity, you shall give him tn
benefit Of 1t. The object of humaI
punishment is not for revenge.
Scoville discussed at some length th
demoralizing influence of the scaffold
and expressed the opinion that crime
would be diminished by the abolition 9
capital punishment. He then proceede
TO anticipate the argument of Judg
Porter and to point out out to the jur
the falacy of the arguments which b