Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-19
THE GREAT MURDER TRIAL.
MR.. SCOVILLE'S FOURTH DAY.
SPATs BETWEEN COUNSEL
GUITEAU ABUSES THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

There was the usual dense crowd In the court
room this morning. Mr.. Scoville arrived early
and busted himself with his notes. Marshal
Henry before court opened made his usual speech
counselling that order be preserved, saying he
made this speech for the benefit of those who had
not attended the trial before. Mr.. Scoville said
before the trial opened that he expected to speak
all day, and perhaps might not conclude till to-
morrow. The object OF thus prolonging his re-
Marks it was asserted this morning, is to permit
opportunity for the defence to get copy OF the
opinion delivered Tuesday in the New York court
OF appeals, sustaining, it is claimed the position
OF the defence in this case as to the law concern
ing insanity
Gliteau's Opening Speech on the New
York Decision.
When the court opened, a few minutes after ten
O'Clock, and the prisoner was placed in the dock,
he at once addressed the crowd, saying -" The
decision Of the New York court OF appeals comes
with great force at this moment. 1t comes with
great grace from the empire state. the grand state
or the republic that sends out all the commerce of
tne country IL Is great step forward in the line
OF the law or insanity. Heretofore the law has
peen tnaC tne burden or proof rested on the de-
renee, but the court Of appeals of New York, in
It's magnanimity, now decides that the burden of
PROOF rests upon the prosecution to prove not only
the facts OF the case, but the sanity OF the defend
ant In the name of justice, in the name of the
Judiciary, and In the name Of the American people
desire to thank those gentlemen in the court of
appeals Of New York
Nr. ScOvilie Resumes His Talk to the
Jury:
MI Scoville, rising, resumed his remarks to the
jury, saying that he had hoped to close his speech
before this. However, he hoped and il possible he
should to-day relieve them from giving any fur
ther attention to what he had to say. He read
from the testimony of Mr. George w. Adams, of
The EVENING STAR Publishing Company, Officer
kearney and others, who described the scene at
The depot at the time OF the assassination.
n ELFREsH AND THE PRISONER
In commenting upon Lieut.. Ecklofrs testimony,
Mr. Scovte referred to the fact stated in the testi-
m0ny, that McElfreSh and the prisoner held a
whispered conversation at police headquarters
after the arrest, which no one else had neard.
That, Mr.. Scoville said, was another instance to
show why McElfresh should have been called to
Ihe stand. Ii there had been anything that could
nave been proved by Detective McElfresh against
this defendant, Mr.. Scov1Ile insisted the prosecu-
Sa weue IreH haye put him the stand when the
refused under the objection pointing to the dis
trlct attorney OF this man, who has alleged over
ana over again his disposition to afford fair trial
TO this defendant.
"You could have called McEliresh,n said MIR.
Davidge.
MR.. sCovILLE's WARNING.
III you question me too much, Brother Dav-
ldge,' said Mr. Scoyille, with warning gesture,
II Will tell you why Gid not call him, and why
did not call other government employees who knew
about this case"
''Well, don't scare u.s." said the district at
tOrney.
~ don't intend to scare you," retorted Mr. SEQ
the case' ~ -
Mr.. Davidge called attention to the fact that MFR.
ScoVllle had not read Senor Carmacho's testimony.
Mr; ScoVlIle said he had read all that he desired
10 eau to the attention OF the jury.
II don IdouOt 1t, ), 1nterjected Mr.. Davidge.
MR.. DAvIDGE's REToRT.
finn fb,fo all
prosecution was that they should reach such tes-
uinony as they desired without assuming to re-
peat what witnesses said from memory, as MID
vtdge had done.
"1f had four days would have done it." said
Mr.. Davidge.
Mr.. Scovllle having finished the reading. said
Ghe appearance OF the prisoner, as testified by
witnesses, at the time OF the act and the partfc-
ularS OF tne act, filled exactly the general decrip-
tlon Of acts of the kind committed under insane
deusions af1ored by the testimony OF experts.
he said there was nothing there to establish the
assertion OF sanity.
TOO COOL FOR THE LADIES.
After Mr. Scovflle had been talking for some
time, Guiteau interrupted him, and said: eff your
honor please. 1t is rather cool, with this window
open" He stopped minute, and then added: sFor
these ladies around here" An officer thereupon
closed the window at Guiteau's back.
THE INSANITY PLEA.
Mr.. Scoville, after reviewing the act, and the
least indication there Of the action of a sound
mind. Mr.. Scoville having quoted from the "Letter
to the White House" the words In which Guiteau
said he believed that President Garfield was a
Christian man and would be happier in Paradise
than here, asked where there could be found an
instance of cold blOoded murder where the asSas-
sin had uttered such a sentiment as this. The
seemed utterly useless to dwell upon it.
THE INSPIRATION THEORY.
1t was claimed, said MI. Scoville, that up to the
time Of the interview between Gen. Reynolds and
the prisoner he had never spoken of having an in
spiration or committing the act under Divine
pressure How could the defence prove otherwise.
when the prosecution had carefully suppressed
every evidence showing what the prisoner had said
before that time? He would not say that it was
actually suppressed. When the question arose as
to this part Of the evidence he wanted the Jury to
trict attorney had not produced this testimony
covering the first two weeks OF the prisoners con-
nnement il jail. "But, gentlemen" said Mr. SEQ
Vile, incidentally and accidentally"
"And providentially," }" interrupted the prisoner,
"Pnt In that word providentially:"
"The1r witness DR.. YOung," continued Mr.
Scoville. "has refuted this"
GUITEAU ON THE "N1QuITY OF THIS PRosEcU-
TION"
ssThe question of when first claimed inspir-
alton" interrupted the prisoner, twas settled by
the testimony OF Mr.. Brooks, who came to my
cell at midnight on the I'd and again on the Sd OF
July. talked the same thing to Corkh1n and to
Bailey, his stenOgrapher, and they suppressed
it. That shows the iniquity OF this prosecution"
Mr.. ScOv1lle here read from DIR. YOung's testi-
mOny, where he said the prisoner claimed to be
the agent Of the Deity, and said, as near as the
date could be fixed, that conversation occurred be-
fore Gen. Reynolds visit to the jail.
"That allows me to say" said the prisoner
taking advantage OF pause, "that Judge Porter
has been pretending to be sick for the past two or
three days I hope Providence viii keep him
sick"
MR. CORKHuL AND Mr.. sCOvIILE HAVE BOUT AS
TO THE INITIATED LETTER.
Mr. COrkhill having insisted that Mr.. ScoviIle
should read the whole OF DR.. Young's testimony,
Mr. Scovlle said he was not going to do as the dis
trict attorney had done when he produced letter
written by the prisoner and cut on such portion of
the letter would tend to the benefit OF the prs-
oner, without ever vouchsafng any explanation
or It, 1t Is such things this in this trial said
Mr.. Scoville emphat1cally, t'that has led me to
make up my mind that no person in this trial. or
out connected with these perversions OF Justice.
these outrages, shall escape just condemnation u
Mr.. ScOville having again charged the district
attorney with having suppressed q portion of the
letter, Mr. Corkhil satd:-"Tnat's your conclu-
sion; there's no testimony to that effect"
GUITEAU's ABUSE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
"The part that he cut out" broke In the prts-
oner, twas friendly reference to Gen. Arthur
That's the part he suppressed-the low, dirty
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