Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
scovILE's ARGUMENT N TEE auI-
TEAu CASE.
cuITEAu TO ADDRESS THE
JURY.
DIR. uAMILrON.s TESTIMONY
REVIEWED.
A Diagram of the Prisoners Head
ON Exhibition.
scoviLLE RUNS A TILT AT
CoRKHILL.
A DEFAULTING TELEGRAPH
ALARMED AT THE GROWTH OF
SMALLPOX.
ALARMED At THE GROWTH OF
SMALLPOX.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

l1aaa1NAARtf C@4o ~ ~ f'N-
face to his speech. His counsel seem to
think this morning that Judge Cox will
allow him, under certain conditions and
restrictions, to address the jury when Sco-
vile has concluded.
Seoyille called attention to the testimony
Of DIR. Hamilton, one of the Government
conspirators, as he termed him. He read
from his testimony. and said from the very
start DIR. Hamilton had perverted his tes-
timony and studiously made use Of the
very strongest adjectiyes, showing the in
tensity Of his feeling, as though every ef-
fort on his part was designed t secure be-
yond peradventure the conviction of the
prisoner. In short, said Scoville, his
feelings led him to transcend the
bounds of truth, and these expressions
we're used by him, it appears to me, for the
express purpose Of manufacturing 3 feel
ing in your minds against the prisoner.
Scoyille here produced q diagram of the
prisoners head.
That's not in evidence" said Corkhill.
1T is" replied SeoviIle, an exact fac
simile of the diagram you put in fReach-
ing il across the table to the District At
torney). You can take it and see that
it is"
Corkhill shaking his head contemptu-
ously)-Impose it on the jury if you wish,
but don't put it on me.
Scoyille (earnestly)-I will take q rule
and make measurements right here before
the jury.
Corkhill-Oh. don't; your speech is bad
enough. your testimony will be worse.
Scoyille half apologetically) - Well,
Colonel Corkhill, I am doing the best l
IAN. and l am honestly endeavoring to get
the truth before the jury.
Scoville continued with frequent inter-
ruptions on the part OF the District At
torney. Taking up the diagram Of Gui-
teau's head, offered in evidence by DR..
Hamilton, Scoyille said. 81 propose to
prove to your entire satisfaction that DIR.
Kempster lied when he told you that this
diagram was 8 correct representation Of
Guiteau's head. He attempted to con
vince you that Guiteau had an unusually
symmetrical head. and ] propose to show
you that his evidence in this respect was
absolutely false" Scovilie continued to
discuss the subject Of the diagram. Gui.
teau took advantage Of . pause to call out:
"The District Attorney has run out OF
money. He can not pay these fellows till
be gets an extra appropriation from Con-
gress. L~aughing.l They had better have
stayed in New York. They will get home
with less money than they expected. 1t
serves them right"
scoville said he must protest against
Corkhill's volunteering his own testimony
a. be did yesterday, when he wanted to
cast . slur upon witness Moss. I have
seen the record this morning, said Sco-
vile, and have learned the reason OF the
District Attorneys prejudice against that
witness. It seems that Moss had to sue
Corkhill in q Magistrates Court for q So
wash bill, which the District Attorney
owed Moss wife, and the record says the
District Attorney paid It. and 81 20 costs.
Guiteau lexnltantly1-N they should
undertake TO sue Corkhill for all be owes
IT would take the time OF all the Courts to
attend to the business.
Scoville-I very much dislike to bring
out such things in Q Courtroom. but when
the District Attorney persists in his mean
little personalities he compels me to retail
ate.
Shortly afterwards Corkhill again inter-
rupted, when Davidge, who had come in,
protested with mock gravity, "Oh, don't
interrupt him; in heavens name don't in
terrupt him; he might stop altogether"
General laughter, in which Scoville
joined.
A Thieving Telegraph Operator.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-John J. Thomson,
q telegraph operator formerly in the EN-.
ploy Of the Western Union Company, was
arrested in Newark. N. j., yesterday. and
brought to this city On Q charge OF embez-
cling about $4,000 Of the company's
money. He had been employed from 1872
until August last as chief operator at Mo-
bile. Ala, and had handled large amounts
of money. An official examination OF his
books last Summer disclosed his embez-
element. and Thomson fed to Mexico and
found employment with the Mexican Tel
egraph Company. He retained his posi-
ton even after that company was notified
OF his being q defaulter. One day, while
the Superintendent Of the Mexican Office
was sick, Thomson stole FIVE hundred dol
lars from the safe, and, after cutting the
wires, fed TO 9 port and embarked for New
York.
Alarming Increase Of Smallpox.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2o.-The Health officers
Of the city are becoming alarmed ct the
growth Of smallpox in the city. Yesterday
there were Ave deaths and seven new casea. |
The officers say that although both pest.
houses are full to OVERLOOKING. not ne-
twentieth Of the cases are known to the
authorities. Storekeepers carefully hide
in their stores and houses the cases that
break out, lest a knowledge OF them should
drive away trade, and In this way the dis
ease is spread by wholesale, despite the
almost unlimited free use Of vaccine
points. which now amounts to 1000 per
day. The country towns continue to send
their victims hither, and the patients in
searching for the Health Office mingle
with the citizens on the streets, and FREE
quently get into the wrong place. The
State Board Of Health reported IS new
cases in the State yesterday.
A Smallpox Horror.
JERSEY CRY, Jan. 20.-John Williams
died last week Of smallpox, leaving Q wife
and five children. The neighbors are
afraid OF the disease. and when q deputy
inspector came TO fumigate the house he
insisted that the bed, the only one in the
room, should be burned. This morning a
deputy inspector visited the place and
found the mother lying on Q heap Of rags
and carpet, and covered with postules Of
smallpox. On her right was the dead body
OF q little boy, n in the corner Of the
room was sitting q little fellow on whose
face was the shadow Of death, while hud-
ding close TO the cold stove were the two
remaining children. The survivors were
taken to the Penthouse, and the dead
buried at the expense Of the county.
broke Jail.