Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-09
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
Representative Alien Dead

Representative Allen Dead
Representative Allen, of Missouri, died
this morning. The remains will be removed
TO Pitts6eld, Mass.
New Educational Bill.
The House Committee on Education and
l4absr directed R9prese ntative Sherwin TO
draft bill TO be submitted TO the committee
recommending that an appropriation of So,
OO0,O be made, to be expended throughout
the United States for educational purposes
in accordance with the ratio of illiteracy.
Mitigation of nason's Sentence ReeOm-
nleaded.
An evening paper says that it il understood
the secretary of war has recommended the
mitigation of Sergeant Mason's sentence To
four five months confinement III the regu-
lar guardhouse, 10 forfeit all pay due, or
which NAV become due him and 10 be dis
honestly dismissed the service.
Minor Mention.
Secretary Hunt has authorized Lieutenant
Harbert to draw on London for 900 rOu-
bles TO charter steamer in which 10 prose-
cute the search for the missing men of The
Jeannette.
party, including the President, Secre-
tary Hunt, Attorney General Brewster and
Admiral Porter went down the river to-day,
to witners the torpedo experiments, conduct
ed by the officers of the torpedo boat Alarm.
short visit will be made to Mount Vernon
The Shipherd Investigation
The testimony of Shipherd before the
House Committee ON Foreign Affairs TO day
was to the effect that he was led to believe
all along that the state department was
working cordially with him in behalf oil his
claim. He repeated all HE conversation with
Secretary Blaine, going 10 show a. he claimed
that Blaine was III sympathy with him. lie
Repeated the statements of Senator Blair, his
counsel, to the E fleet that the state depart
al.
Blaine and IIurlbut were actively co-operai-
ing with him, but some time ago he began 10
suspect they were playing him false. Ship
herd produced no documentary evidence Oi
alleged talks with Blaine, and il all rests on
his Interpretation OF what Blaine said.
Guifeaa's Lengthy Bill Of Exceptions
The bill of exceptions taken in the case Of
Charles j. Guiteau and signed by Judge
Cox has been printed and made into
pamphlet OF thiriy-nine pages. There are
thiriy-two exceptions as TO matters occurring
up TO the time when the case was given to
the jury, and exceptions also to the rulings
Of the C jurt denying a new trial and over
ruling motion III arrest OF the Judgment.
They may be summarized az follows
The first on the ruling OF the court in al
lowing the government 10 put in test-
mony TO The plea of insanity in rebuttal.
The second, third, fourth, filth and sixth
eXCepIlODS Ttldtt 10 the aululSSlOn oil eNl-
dence concerning Guiteaus borrowing money,
collecting money for his client and failing to
pay over, and The circumstances about the
brass watch; in the admission OF question
and answer N the examination OF DR.. +.
Barker in reference TO insane delusion.
EI---z5i1tFI, i'm tsrc -u,ftJfssfou OF testimony
regarding more money collected and not
paid over.
The ninth, in allowing question and an
swer as TO the ability of the prisoner to dis
tinguish right from wrong.
The tenth, in the admission of a letter ad
dressed 10 Colonel CorkhiIl, the defense
claiming that it was Incomplete.
The eleventh, to the admission of the tes.
timony of Guiteau's former wife, that she
considered him sane.
The twelfth, to the admission of the an
swer of DE-. Hamilton as to the prisoners
sanity.
The thirteenth, TO the admission of Dr.
Hamilton that there are great many medi-
caliy insane people who do know the differ
ence between right and wrong.
The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seven
teenth, eighte nth, nineteenth, twenty fourth
twenty fifth, twenty-sixih, twenty seventh.
twenty eighth and twenty-ninth exceptions
rel4te to the admission of the hypothetical
questions Of the government AMI The answers
thereto.
The thirtieth 10 the refusal OF the court TO
strike out the testimony OF De. Kempster:
when asked him whether he considered the
apostles insane he evidently discovered the
dilemma he was in"
The thirty-6rst, TO the refusal OF the court,
while evidence in surrebuttal was being
offered by the defendant, to examine but one
witness James Brooksl named in the aiIi-
davit Of Mrs. Scoville.
The thirty-second, on the refusal of the
court TO allow DR.. George Beard, a medical
expert called in by the defendant in surre-
buttal, TO answer hypothetical questions.
To the charge of Judge Cox no less than
thirty-slx clauses are made subjects Of ex-
ception.
The twentieth, twehty-frst and twenty
second exceptions object TO the admission of
the answers Of the various medical experts
concerning the prisoners mental condition.
The twenty third exception objects to al
lowing the statement OF Dr. Mcdonald TO go
TO the jury, that the newspapers had com
me need TO notice the fact that the Interrupt
tions 10y the prisoner were only when the
evidence was against him.