New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04
THE ASSASSIN LOSING HIS BUOYANT
SPIRITS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rrmuNE.l

THE ASSASSIN LOSING HIS BUoYANT
SPIRITS.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TErBUNEl
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Guteau reappeared to-day
in the courtroom where his conviction was an
nounced nine days ago. In manner lie was much
the same as before. Ii there was change, it was
that he was quieter and less buoyant. This was
doubtless due, to some extent at least. TO a
cold from which he is suffering His appearance
was ghastller than ever. His eyes were badly in
famed, his face much swollen and haggard at tho
same time, and the deathlks rigidity and pallor
more marked. If an effort of the imagination can
conceive of the face of living corpse, Guiteau's
face to-day would fulfil the ideal.
He behaved himself well during most of the day.
When he was taken in by the guards to the dock,
he asked Justice Cox, in very respectful tone,
whether he might sit at the counsel table. The
District-Attorney having no objection, he was
granted this favor. While Justice Cox was waiting
for the argument to begin, Guteau leaned forward
in his seat, and said he wanted briefly to correct
some errors. Both Colonel Corkhill and Mr.. Sco-
vile at once protested. and the assassin si-
enced. Later in the day he broke out with some
abuse of the District-Attorney and the jury. but
spent most Of his time looking istlessy a
paper. or gazing about him with a dispirted air.
Once he recognized a friend, and made one Of his
uucouth salutes. with melancholy smile.
The most important tact disclosed in the affi-
davits read by the Distrct-Attorney TO contradict
the allegations of Snyder was the statement of one
of the batfs that the jury aud bails were in their
rooms during the whole afternoon on the day on
which Snyder swore he xOle the marked newspaper
from OF the rooms, it being empty at the time.
The light-footed Snyder was present while tho
aflidavits of Norman Ward and the jury as to his
oh pfar ypn hqi read nd ned ID
with an appearance of lncrednllty. Mr. Scoyllle,
at point In his remarks, caused the blood OF nus
hearers to run cold by the declaration, made with
intense feeling and with every appearance 0l truth
fitness, that malicious persons had been sending
him letters +" laden with the virus OF smallpox"
COURT PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-About two hundred
persons many of them women occupied chairs inside
the of the Criminal Court to-day, and patiently
waited the arrival OF Guiteau The members Of the jury
as requested BY Judge Cox, present and chstted
peacanty together until the called TO order
The prisoner brought directly from the into tho
Dock Immediately asked permission OF the Court to
s.t at the counsel table.
4" You have no objection, Coloneli lie asked the Dis
trictAttorney.
"No, sir" replied that official; and the prisoner was
led 10 a seat at the counsel table
Hardly . as he ted there when he exclaimed: III
the Court please, before going with this matter de-
which have been creeping into this through news-
paper reports mainly"
Mr. ScCyIe Gnterrupt'ng)-I think that that IL i'm
proper. think ought to go on with this motion.
l desire, II tbs Court please, to make further
motion this morning for leave TO file additional
grounds for trial (and have affidavit in sup
port of this casel which have como TO my knowledge
since the motion fled.
Mr.. Scoyile then read the affidavit ned
by himself counsel for the defendant 1t
states other have II his knowledge since
the filing OF the motion for trial which he deems il
material should be properly shown to the court as fol-
lows to wit;
That during the trial OF this case end while the jury
were quartered at the National Hotel out Of hours,
they were visited by william McFceley, clerk In
tine Treasury Department, and one John l. Downs, an
employe in the Signal Service Of the United States, for
the purpose seeing the boys anc taking cigars TO
them that on their second visit they accompanied
by Bsnamiu Miller that at such visit they were permit
tod by the bais to have or without the knowledge Of
the bails had conversation with ono or more of the
Jurors relating this and To the action OF the jury
The aant further says that the afternoon Of Febru
ary 1882 he received information by mail that four
different persons will testify declarations by one Of
the expert witnesses Of the prosecution, made since tho
trial. that he thought the defendant itsane but he
thought il would be damaging to him IN business and
pubic estimation to appear witness in behalf OF the
defendant which witness testified that the pris-
oer was sane The aan further says that he does not
know The name four persons but believes that
he can obtain theG within three four days They had
expressed heir Willingness to give ther testimony "to
do that lunaite Justice"
Mr. scgyi!e continmng)-Cn that affidavit ask oavs
Of the Court to lie the additional grounds therein ndi-
Gated In support the motion for new trial, 10 wits
Unauthorized conversation with jurors by outside per-
SONS and the Subsequent admissions by of the
pers, who testified uu-quyocaly Oh tho trial that he
was convinced that the prisoner sane who iays
that he considers him insaEs Tho Court will that
in this affidavit have contemplated that additional
time will be given for argument.
The Court stated that M scUy lie might proceed with
his argument aud IL the meantime he che CeueD wold
take this new matter into cOusdera' 'icn.
Mr. sc0yfe then read the afdsyls lied IN support OF
MS molten, which have already Seen putlishsd. When
the reading concluded ho sail that hs ;honght they
prescnted q question which be did I0t hifk could DO
uroperly determined parte affidavit, and sdg-
crstcd that an examination be instituted by tGs Court
He propoacd 70 place before each witness The fig1a
lures on the newspapers and the signatures oi tie roEt,
in autograph abums aod ask them whether fTOH
parson they OF opinOn that tue signature. on
the paper were genuine.
an accused by the Dstrct-AttorBev" he continued
Of procuring "a forgery to be in this and the
charge Of forgery made against reputable citizen OF
New,Jcrsey a Ha1 against whom defy any proof OF
misconduct 10 be produced. He is accused Of forgery
an, u has gone ont 10 the world that he has committed
forgery without any motive becOuse counsel VIII not
dare Ia intimate that there has been any money used Ia
behalf Of the defendant IN this case The DistrctAt
ratuitonsy stated that ;h6 gentleman had been
aragned forgery aa hIormed tnat tins Is not the
act"
.FFpAvIrs MADE BY JURORS AND BAIIFrs
F., tf,I.a o. arff.