The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-09
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sTALwART AID.

sTALwART AID.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9.-Guiteau
arrived at the court house about $50, and
was taken to the waiting room. He ap-
,eare5 rather nervous, and his countenance
expressed anxiety.
In the afternoon, when he had taken his
seat at the dock he glanced around stealth
ily over the audience, and Immediately be-
gan a harangue, evidently intended fer the
jury.
"I have received" he said, ''seme So0let-
tiers, q great majority of them from ladies.
When / get time shall attend to them L
want to send my greeting to the ladies OF
America, and thank them for their sympa-
thy. They don't want me to be hanged.
Public opinion is fast changing. freceived
Saturday n check for q thousand dollars
from
THE sTALwARTs OF BRoOKLYN,
and another for $500 from the stalwarts OF
New York. want this jury to understand
how public opinion is on this
CASE bailiff here tried
to silence him when he turned upon him
in most vicious manner and snarled out:
''You keep quiet and mind your own busi-
ness, do not interfere with me when am
talking If you had any sense you would
understand your place.
With this opening breeze the proceed
ings in due form were begun and Scovilie
resumed his argument.
Scoville proceeded without interruption
for an hour, and his remarks were listened
TO with marked attention. He laid stress
upon the propositions that insane men
often knew the difference between right
and wrong and for that reason concealed
their plans; that the benefit of the doubt
attached to the plea of insanity when raised
with the same force, as when urged IN the
commission of a crime. His allusion to
the decision Of Judge Davis, who went
out of his way, he said, to pass upon some
thing not involved in the case he was then
considering, brought Judge Porter to his
feet with an indignant reply that the
charge was false.
ScoviIle reported ''the opinion of mar
whs sat upon the same bench with
A BARNARD AND A CORDOBA
should not be received with much consider
alton"
Judge Porter-With even more Vene
mence, reiterated that the change OF coun
sci was absolutely false, that Judge DaVf
never sat on the bench with either OF In
gentlemen named eff an honorable mem
Der of the federal judiciary is to be pu
upon trial here l demand, SAID 'uuS
Porter. ''that the record be produced mere
upon which this last charge is made.
Scoville insisted that when the style o
proceedings best suited
TO A POLICE COURT
were introduced here by the prosec utio
he should comment upon them as
deemed fitting He should not be rrigh'
ened by tragic utterance, Judge Porter ma
heard the same notes years ago Irom o"I
at night in the woods of Ohio
Guiteau laughed and called out snee
ingly That's very fine sleeech M
Porter"
Davidge spoke on the general propcs
tions contained in the prayer and discusse
malice, which legally meant the intentio
of doing wrongful act
Scovil1e concluded his argument at t"
O'Clock, md in conclusion desired to maE
O. few rem arks of a personal character, o
Iuding to is controversies with Judge 70
ter. He dis,claimed any intention to tran
gress the bounds of propI5ety or rules
practice, but he should criticize the co
duct of the counsel when it l.Herited cr1
cism, and threats of prosecution Wouio
intimidate him, citing the custom OF cou
sci upon the other side of bowling to
jury upon entering. Scoville said: som
times it is
THREE BOWS ALL AROUND;
some times more; never less than three.
has never been done by counsel upon tn
side, and do not hesitate to criticize Il
propriety of it."
Judge Porter-'The gentle man is simp
instancing his lack of politeness. If
has no apology to offer l shall certain
not apologize for him"
Recess.
After recess Corkhill said, relying upe
the assurance of the defense, that the que
ton of jurisdiction would not be raise
He had not expected to speak on the leg
points, but as the last two prayers OF Il
defense distinctly made that an issue,
was his duty to speak on the question
had very carefully considered. He th'
read an exhaustive argument on the juri
diction, using one hour.
CONGRESS.
HnIrSE-