Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. AFTER FIVE DAYS ScoviIIe Stops Talking to
 the Jury. THE ASSAsSIN'S TURN NEXT Allowed to Speak by the
 Court. PORTER TO ARGUE ON MONDAY. The Case Drawing Near to
 Its Close.
PORTER TO ARGUE ON MONDAY.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

ScOvtlle Gets Through-A Tedious Argu-
 1nent Of Five Days--The Prisoner AL
 lowed te Address the Jury-Hts Speech
 to be Made To-day-Judge Porter to
 Close the Case On Monday.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Mr. Scoville re- sumed this morning by saying that he would confine himself during to-day to an examina- tion of the testimony of the experts against the prisoner. Taking up that of Dr. Hamil- ton he endeavored to show that the wit ness was strongly inclined against Guiteau that his answers to questions showed an ir- tense feeling to make every sentence aid in hanging the prisoner. Mir. Scoville sought to show mathematically that Dr. Hamilton's assertion that the head of the accused was perfectly symmetrical was incorrect. Col. Corkhill said that no evidence had been ad- duced on which to base this argument. Mir. Scoville said he knew what he was about and was keeping within the rules. ''Well, said Col Corkhill, ''your speech is bad enough, but if you are allowed to testify it will be worse." E'I am doing the best can,' rejoined MT. Scoville, and he proceeded to show that there was a difference of U Guiteau's head. He placed no reliance on the diagrams produced by the experts and said that he should prove that Dr. Kempsters diagram of Guiteau's head is no more like it ''than like the shape of square cube" Gaughter). Mr. Scoville went on at great length to discuss the evidence of Dr. Hamil- ton urging that his definition of insane delu- sions exactly conformed to the theory that the prisoner was of unsound mind. In one part of the testimony Dr, Hamilton had said that he expected to be paid for his services in the case. Guiteau had remained quiet all the morning but his reference to money was too much for him. He dropped his news papersand madea characteristic interruption Further on Mir. Scoville remarked that the district attorney had insinuated yesterday that one of the witnesses for the defense had denied ever being indicted. It appeared that Ca matter of SS1.7 was involved" ''That's nothing," broke in Guiteau, Eff Corkhill was sued for all the money he owes it would take all the courts in the city to attend to him." Daughter Some choice repartee followed Q comparison of Guiteau's head to Colonel Corkhill's, to which Guiteau con tributed gem by remarking that Corkhill had s'swelled head''
 AS Guiteau was being taken out of the
 
 Mr. Scoville, and when Bailiff Tall attempted to move him along, Guiteau turned angrily and said to Tall, ''Behave yourself '' ''Come, come," said Tall, impatiently, trying to push the prisoner. 'Let me alone" shouted Guiteau, "mind your own business" Tall having applied some pressure to Gui- teau, the latter with bis manacled hands struck the officer in the breast when he was at once seized by the officers and turned out of the court room.
 After recess Mr. Scoville argued that the jury should apply the law maxim that it was better that nlnety-nlne men escape than that one innocent man should suffer If they were not entirely convinced Guiteau was not guilty by reason of an unsound mind they should give him the benefit of the doubt. In discussing the efficacy of capital punish ment prevention of crime counsel said, ''In my opinion, and I think your own good sense will say that it is true, there is not man hung in the United States where there is not an expression from the gallows that strikes some responsive chords in some bad heart and leads to the commission of some other crime. believe if the gallows were abolished we would have more safety for hu- man ife."
 When MT. Scoville concluded, Mir. Cork hill stated on behalf of the prosecution that they would withdraw all objection to Gui- teau's addressing the jury; that this trial had been long and expensive and they did not desire to give any opportunity for objec- tion upon which to found demand for 8 new trial. Mir. Reed, with some vehemence, maintained that the District attorney had no right to attempt to influence the jury by such an imputation that they would convict this man. He did not hesitate to assume, on the contrary, that they would not convict an undoubted lunatic If the defence asked that he be allowed to speak it was because he had an undoubted right to be heard. Judge Cox said: II find that some of my brethren have serious doubts as to whether the prisoner in capital case has not right to address the jury. I have the same impressions on the subject, but i don't want to leave matter of that kind in doubt or deny the accused any right on a point on which I am not perfectly clear. I shall therefore allow the prisoner to speak" Guiteau said it would take about two hours to deliver his speech, which has already been published. As Judge Porter is in poor health, it was decided that Guiteau should deliver his speech tomorrow and an adjourn ment be then taken to Monday, when, if his health permits, Judge Porter will commence the closing speech for the prosecution. Court then adjourned till tomorrow.