Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
sC0vILLE's ADDRESS TO THE
JURY.
Ee Thinks the Prosecution Has Not
Treated Him Fairly.
Guiseau Thinks the Mass of Mankind
Are Not V~irtuous.
Scoville Sues the Chicago Herald
for Libel.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

menced his address to the jury, confessing
his unfamiliarity with the modes OF prac-
tice in criminal cases. All the defense
asked for was q fair, candid, impartial
weighing of the evidence by fair and can
did men. He would attempt no oratory,
because he was not equal to it, and be-
cause he would not do it if he could. He
would address himself to the reason, judg-
ment and intellect Of the jury. Oratory,
eloquence, and appeals to passion, he
would leave for the counsel who would fol-
low him Porter, and he desired to warn
them that in the efforts of the learned
counsel to expound law or explain evidence
he would invariably seek to influence them
through their emotions to touch their
hearts and sway their sympathies, rather
than convince their judgment. do not
care to complain, said Scoville, although /
do no. think, as counsel in the conduct of
this case, that / have been treated with
fairness. Personally / care nothing for it,
but when it Injuries the cause in which my
efforts are enlisted, then / must complain.
| hold in my hand an indictment for con-
zpiracy which / have framed in my W
WluQ. duQ Iut ODlcCb VI tAAp COhcpAia =
was to hang the prisoner. Scoville pro-
| ceeded to name as the conspirators the
| District Attorney, Mr.. Porter, Mr.. Dav-
| idge and five of the Government experts
namely: Drs. Gray, Hamilton, Kempster,
| Mcdonald and Wooster. The counts in
this indictment, twenty in number, are:
First-they have perverted the law in this
| case. Scoville, in illustration or support
| of this count, alluded to the introduction
| by Porter of the decision Of Judge Davis.
He said: Counsel on the other side indig-
nantly repudiated the suggestion that
| Judge Davis sat with Cardoza or Bernard,
but / have yet to learn if either of them
ever committed a more reprehensible act
than that Of Judge Davis. Scoville warmed
up with his subject. and denounced in Sc
we're language the extra Judicial act OF
Judge Davis. Had q newspaper been
guilty of such a barefaced attempt to in
fuence a decision in the pending cause the
for contempt.
Porter-Don't let us turn the Court
room into a town meeting.
Scoville resumed, but was soon inter-
rupted by Davidge, who, with some i'm
patience, said: ooh, no, mo-; Scoville, that's
not So"
Scoville-You may interrupt as much as
you please, I shall not be deferred from
saying what / believe to be the truth.
Davidge-IIl not interrupt you again,
say what you may.
Guiteau-That's right, Davidge, you
keep quiet. You talked two days and didn't
say anything either. Now give some one
else q show.
Scoyille continued-When Judge Porter
comes before this jury and undertakes to
xarun~k avsIanna r oho1t Uok Eaan rata% aa |
/ did with Davidge, but shall stop him.
G~uiteau-So shall I.
Scoville-I shall stop him, and I shall
correct him II I find that he Is misstating
the evidence.
Guiteau-Never mind, I will attend to
him.
Porter-There will be two Guiteau's,
then. to attend to me.
The prosecution state that II the priso-
ner knows the act was wrong on July 2,
then he should hang. Now this ia not by
any means the whole OF 1t, or the correct
statementof the law. The Court has added
in substance as follows: "Yet, II in this
act be was overpowered by Q consciousness.
coming through his diseased mind, that
what he was doing was necessary for the
good Of the country, and was specially ap-
proved by God, then you cannot convict
him Of murder" Continuing, Scoville
said: "The second count in the indict-
ment 10 the provision Of the testimony"
He then proceeded to sustain this count by
reading from Davidge's speech, and com.
pairing IL with the testimony.
"Oh, that's for money" called out Gut
teau. He Is paid for that; he don't be-
lieve it,"
scoville contested that the facts were
perverted. and particularly the evidence as
to the immortality Of the prisoner. The
only allegation is that Of adultery.
Guiteau shouted, "But how many in
people are there who are In this
Courtroom 7" and. he added, Not one."
A moment later he called out, "I don't
care to libel Christian people, but I want
the record straight. I say heightened
Christian men and women are ~virtuous,
but the mass OF mankind are not. Let
that 60 on the record" As scoville
Q moment, Guiteau raised q laugh
by calling out, "Pretty good place to
sleep, scoville; it's most hslf-past ~; let's
have . recess"
Recess.
Porter stated that he would be unable,
owing to the condition OF his health, to
remain this afternoon, but he desired Sco-
vile not to abstain for that reason from
saying anything he desired to say.
AkcutACtAOn VI EEChHnb kkAbe8s
BosToN, Jan. 18.-The agents Of the fast
lines, instead Of receiving orders
to advance freights, as they expected, were
ordered to make quite q serious reduction.
First class, from Boston to Chicago, 10 re-
duced from S45 to $50; second class, $50
TO S2b; fourth GLASS, sac to $40; fifth class,
$40 to SIS. Before the war the rates were
SIS. $50. $50 and $40. The Central Yer
mont and Grand Trunk are $40, SIT, S14
and $11. It IL believed the new rates will
remain In force until the cut-rate contracts
have expired. and then the trunk line con-
viii be In force.
Railroad Matters.
Sioux Cry (Iowa), Jan. 1~8.-Informa-
ton 10 received from a semi-oficial source
that the Central Pacific will not build
east to the Missouri River. but only to the
Wyoming coal fields, and send q branch
there south to the Union Pacific
line, somewhere near Green River, and
take through passengers and freights
there. The same informant says the
Southern Pacific is making contracts for
the transportation Of California wheat to
o. was paid for all sea route wheat.
Cars will be filled up to carry emigrants Of
9 fare Of $50 from Eastern points to Cali
Murdered for His Money.
KANSAS CrrY, Jan. 1e.-Frank simons,
at 40 West Fifth street. wa found dead
on the floor Of his store this morning,
with two terrible gashss In the back Of bis
head and an AZ lying near with the butt
end covered with blood. simons had con-
siderable money. and from appearances he
was making 9 loan when he war killed.
His money was gone. Suspicion falls on
Fitzmaurice. alias Wild jack, u he had
quarreled with Simons.
Admitted 60 Hall.