The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-02-15

Eighth--1hat the court erred In entering into
an agreement with the prosecution whereby
experts wore allowed to observe the prisoner.
Ninth-Tllat The jury was allowed to read
newspapers during the trial in violation of the
law. Tanth-That new and material facts have
been discovered which should be presented to
| the jury. Eleventh-That the verdict is con-
trary to tho evidence. Twelfth-That the YER
dict is contrary to the law. The bill of OK.
captions contains eleven counts, which are
| almost identical with the reasons assigned for
new trial. Charles J. Guiteau, in his affidavit
asking for a now trial, states that he has been
confined in Jail, and could not give attention to
ascertaining facts connected with the case, and
!, had Therefore to rely upon his counsel, Mr.. SEQ.
vile, for all information touching upon the
| case. Mr.. scovllle, IN his affidavit, says a
copy of the Washington Eueninq Critic, of No.
vember 10, found in the jury's room, has the
names Of several of the jurymen upon tho
| margin. Scoville further AYERS that he has dis.
covered two important witnesses in the persona
OF Henry T. Bragden, of Fredericksburg, Va,
| and John W. Green, of Stafford Court House,
Va, who will swear that in June last, upon see-
ing Guiteau in Lafayette park, they pronounced
him insane. Frederick H. Snyder, of jersey
City, i'll hi. affidavit, says he was a guest at the
National hotel, Washington, from December
7 to 90 inclusive. His room was near the
rooms occupied by the jury, and
| on the 18th day of December, while the jury
! were absent, he in passing saw a newspaper on
the table and took it. Believing in justice, he
had called tho matter to the attention Of Mr.
Scoville. Mr.. J. W. Guiteau makes affidavit
| that he knows all the jurors and believes that
the names of Brandenburg, Heinline, Bright
and Sheehan, on tho margin Of the newspaper
above referred to, were written by the persons
bearing those names respectively. The news
paper in question contains on account Of the
days trial, an editorial on Guiteau and an &C
count Of Bill Jones attempt to shoot the
prisoner.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKH1LL declares that
Guiteau will be hanged June 80, 1882.
MIR. Scov1LLE has issued an appeal to the
American people," asking for money to fur
Their conduct Guiteau's case. He says at least
s2,0 900 ia needed.
Fon the purpose of facilitating tho with.
drawal Of mutilated coin from circulation the
superintendent of coinage mints have boon
authorized by the secretary Of the treasury to
purchase mutilated United States silver coins,
Of standard %ineness, in sums Of three dollars
and upward, without melting and assay, pay
ing at the rate of one dollsr per ounce Of stand
ard silver contained.
SECRETARY HUNT has teleSraphed to Licuten-
ant Danenhower and party to return to the
United States and to Engineer Melville to con-
tinue tho search for Lieutenant De Long.
THE annual report Of the commissioner Of
patents shows that the total receipts OF tho
| Office during the past year wero 1858, GG5. 80
and the expenditure sGO5, 173. %. During tho
year there were issued 1890 patents and
| designs, as against 16, 5S4 for the year ending
December 81, 1880.
THE commissioner Of pensions, in reply to a
House resolution calling for information as to
what amount would be required annually to
pay pensions during the next twenty-five years.
estimates the amounts which will be required
for the twenty-five years ending with 1906 at
81, 347, 651, 593.
DURING JANUARY the public debt was de-
creased s12, 97s, s36.36. The decrease Of the
debt since June 80, 1sS1-the end of the
last fiscal year--is sss, 0s5, os1. 25. The cash in
the treasury is G246, 025, 6 .59. The total re-
ceipts last month were s33, AZ, 1877, against
500, 473, O7O in January, 1881, and the total ex-
penditures wero s12, 800, 900, against s16, $780,
900 in January of last year.
Mr.. Scov1LLE is reported to have considered
iavorably the offer OF some speculator for the
purchase Of Guiteau's body for exhibition pur-
poses.
LAST month the various United States minis
coined 1,193, 900 gold pieces worth So, OGl 900,
$500, 600 silver dollars, and 1892, 900 minor
coins worth $4,000, being a total Of 1885, 1o
pieces worth $40. 449, 100.
A WASHINGTON paper publishes a report of all
interview with tho assassin in which he in
| dulees in the usual amount Of blasphemy and
bravado. The reporter adds: "He is begin
ming to show much nervousness and irritability.
He is suffering from a severe cold, which has
infamed tie eyes. One of the jail officials who
has Observed the prisoner closely, said he
would not be surprised il Guiteau did
not live to DO hung, as his health
appeared to be failing rapidly" The assas-
sins attention being called to tho reported
arrangement made by Mr.. Scoville with a
Philadelphia firm to exhibit his body, Guiteau
said: 81 won't have anybody meddling with my
body. This thing has been done without my
consent. I don't want my relatives to make
any money out of it. Scoville had no bushes
to do it. intend to Esill my body to some in
s~titution, but I will have use for it myself for
! a long time"