Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-06

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Scoville and
Col. Reed were engaged all day upon the
preparation of the law points upon which
they will Saturday present the court for
rulings. Neither of these gentlemen ap-
pear at all sanguine of obtaining verdict
favorable to their client, yet both stoutly
maintain not only that Guiteau was not
legally responsible for his act, but is at
this moment an insane man, his own as
sertion TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Scoville was greatly disappointed at his
failure to get before the jury yesterday
additional expert evidence with which
he had expected to rebut the testimony
of government experts.
Counsel will present their law points to
Judge Cox tomorrow morning. His
honor will rule upon them Saturday
morning Immediately after the opening
of court. Davidge will then make the
opening argument for the prosecution
which will probably take the entire day.
Scoville will reply for the defense Monday
and will be followed by Col. Reed and
Guiteau, who will be permitted to address
the jury if he desires to do. Judge Por-
ter will make the closing argument to the
jury. ScOville remarked this morning he
did not think the arguments would con-
sumo more than four days, If this ex-
bly, go to the jury not later than Thurs
day next.
COST OF WITNESSES.
The estimated amount so far disbursed
for witness fees and mileage by the mar
shall places the cost of the government
witnesses in the Guiteau trial at $4,000
and witnesses for the defense at 1924:
The bills of many witnesses are not yet
paid.
MANAGEMENT OF THE ROOM.
Judge Cox issued the following direct
ions as to the management of the court
room during the argument in the case of
Guiteau to the jury. No visitors will be
allowed to stand in the northeast corner
of the room. The jury is in this corner.
No visitors to enter the room after the ar
gument is commenced each day so as to
pass between the counsel and jury,
though visitors may be admitted who are
invited to seats on the bench. All per-
sons leaving the conrt room during argu-
ment must pass out through the south
doors to avoid passing between counsel
and jury, and for that object a passage
way is to be left between the central table
and the audience, the south passageway
is to be kept sufficiently clear to allow
passing in and out The space before the
jury to be kept clear The marshall is
charged with the execution of the fore
going directions.
NO MORE VISITORS.
No person was permitted to see Guiteau
to-day with the exception of Jail officials.
Said Warden Croker, no one has seen
him since yesterday, and until tie term
nation of the trial his counsel and his
brother OF sister are the only persons who
will be permitted to visit him in jail
This rule, The warden explained, was
strictly in accordance with the wishes Of
the prisoners counsel, and added, it
quite agrees with mine. Upon the ar
rival of Scoville the prisoner was al
lowed to receive visitors and read the pa
pers, and as he is quite ready to
talk and at times has not been
in accord with Scoville, he has
doubtless said and written great many
things to which his friends have taken
exception. 1t has been, however, from
people who would never have been adj
mitted but at the request of friends and
counsel. So many correspondents draw
on their imaginations almost entirely and
describe as realities What exists only as a
Pigment of their own brains, that am
quite disposed to be pleased with the
proposition not to allow Guiteau to be
interviewed any more. A day or two
since one correspondent wrote up in
vivid portraiture an account of what he
termed Guiteau's New Year reception,
that 200 or 300 people, a majority ladies,
called on the prisoner; brought him flow
ers and delicacies, chatted with HMM
short, Guiteau was permitted to hold a
regular levee in the corridors. As mat
ter of fact, however, not above
twenty or thirty persons saw
him New Years day, and only incident
ally as they would see any OF the prison.
ars who are permitted to be seen upon
days when visitors are admitted. Upon
Christmas and New Years the friends of
prisoners are allowed to visit them and
bring little presents or delicacies. 1t is
not matter simply entrusted to the dis
cretion of the warden, but he is obliged
to admit visitors upon these occasions.
It is my opinion, also, that large ma
iority of the visitors at the court room
daily are stranger from abroad, who take
in the Guiteau trial as one of the sights
of the capital.
Warden Crocker continued: think
Guiteau has appeared rather more serious
and thoughtful within the past two or
three days Until quite recently the
thought he has been the central figure in
public attention has qualified his vanity
and intense egotlsnl, and Over-shadowed
all other considerations. He is wonder
fully sanguine man by disposition, as is
shown all through his career, by the per-
sistency with which he has pursued GER
tain plans or projects that most any other
mar would have abandoned
as impracticable He undoubtedly
exaggerated the state of public feeling
just prior to the shooting of the president
and the over-sanguine view in his mental
composition led him to believe the stall
warts would in the same way stand be-
tween him and harm if he could succeed
in bridging over the brief period during
which he might be exposed to the righte-
Gus indignation of the out
ragged public He has undoubtedly
fed his hopes of acquittal upon
this expectation of interposition Of