Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-31
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE GUITEAU JURORS. Little Faith Placed in Hay
 den's Story. A DENIAL BY AFFIDAVIT, Props Slipping From Under the
 Defense. 4 PUBLIC APPEAL BY SCOvILLE FOH. Money to Conduct the
 Defense.
A PUBLIC APPEAL BY SCOvILLE
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Lame story-Hayden's Charge Against
 the GuTteau Jurors Discredited-Sco-
 vile Appeals to the Public for Money 1 Friday Assig gned for Hearing the Motion
 for a New Trial.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. BOA prominent res taurant keeper here states that Hayden, who claims to have discovered that the Guiteau jury read the papers, has recently boasted of a scheme by which he was going to secure 1 Guiteau a new trial and his story is now to- l tally discredited. John w. Guiteau does not believe it. Scoville says he will make the most of it. He says that hereafter no letters addressed to Guiteau will be opened. His time is too much occupied to attend to non 1 sensical letters sent The prisoners counsel give the following for publication
 ! To tue American People
 | have faithfully defended Guiteau on the plea of insanity to the best of my ability. | The opinion entertained by me at first that l he was the victim of controlling delusion has grown to be thorough conviction from the evidence adduced on the trial and from my own intercourse with the prisoner. I knew that such also is the conviction of very | many candid, intelligent people, embracing l judges of courts, members of Congress, law yers physicians and all classes of society The defense has been made by me for three reasons First, from loyalty to my wife, his sister second, because I felt the defense to be just and therefore required by humanity; ] third, to save the nation the lasting disgrace of hanging an insane man to gratify popular revenge and at the same time of placing on the records of history, through judicial pro- ceeding, the solemn judgment that it was pos sible for an American citizen of sound mind to murder the President of the United States. Had the means to carry the defense further either of these reasons would be amply sufh- cient to induce me to persevere unto the end. But the first and second being of personal nature must yield to stern necessity. The last is oneof such general interest that have come to the conclusion to submit to my fel low citizens and their reply will guide my conduct The motion for 8 new trial has been filed and will be briefly argued this week before Judge Cox, with possibility of it's being granted. If overruled judgment and sentence will be passed upon the prison CT to be executed in the latter part of June. Several weeks will be allowed in that event to make up bill of exceptions and present the case on appeal to the general term of the court In my opinion there are ample grounds for reversal of the judgment on appeal The question of public interest pre- sented is whether such appeal shall be earn
 
 done without money. Other counsel should be engaged and paid Mir. Reed has ably as- sisted me solely through laudable motive of humanity to save an insane man from the gallows, but he is not able any more than I am to give further time without compensation have given four months time at a sacrifice in my business of at lleast $1, 800, at an expense here of $550 and have incurred debts exceed ! ing S3O1 for the support of my family | in addition to what has been paid out for | that purpose. AS an offset there has been re- ceived from friends in all about $250. My aged mother is sick, probably in her last ill., ness, and requires at least some portion of my time and resources. In these circum- l stances I don't feel called upon as a matter of public interest alone to give the additional | two months time to the motion for 1 a new trial before the court i1o bG7oc. If my fellow citizens, few or many, think that the l interests of justice, the cause of humanity or honor of country require thatthis contest be prolonged, and that no effort be spared to 1 secure verdict and judgment after passion shall have subsided in the public mind, let l them manifest it by providing means and l competent counsel will be secured at once. l ask for nothing for myself up to this time, l but for the reason stated l cannot give my l own services hereafter without compensation. 1 At least $2, 900 is needed. Should sufficient |
 refunded on request Address until Febru- ary f. (Signed) GEO. SCOvILLE, ! Washington, D. c. Mir. Scoville appeared in court this morn ing and asked that commission be appoint
 ed to examine the names of the jurors alleged l to be on the newspaper presented by him as ! one of the reasons for a new trial. He stated that he had not the least doubt of the genu 1 ineness of the signatures and asked that ex-
 Id A.a nIf, presented with their real signatures. The court said it would set Friday for the hearing of the motion for a new trial, at which time it would have the jurors in court when they would be heard under oath as to the sigma lures upon the newspaper. Mir. Scovllle as-
 senting, Friday was agreed upon.
 Foreman Hamln of the jury states that each juror will present an affidavit to the court Friday denying specifically and i1a t0tc
 the charges that any of them allowed them
 selves to be tempered with or to trife witt their oath in any form. Judge Cox will weigt these affidavits against those of ScoVllle, Gul
 teau and Hayden.
 John w. Guiteau made the following state
 ment this morning relative to his connection
 with and knowledge of the Snyder affidavit CT first saw the Critic having the jurort
 names written on the margins on the day ol the next day after it was handed to Mir. Sec
 vile, as he told me by 8 Mr. Snyder whom
 do not recollect to have seen before. I ex l amined the paper at the time, buttd1d not set
 it again until the day I made my affidavit las Saturday at MT. Scoville's request. I thel
 compared it carefully with the signature l which the jurors, Brandendurg, Sheehan
 Bright and Heinline, had written on that
 and the day before in my own and Mrs. Sec
 ville's autograph ;albums, which contain tn
 autographs of persons connected with tn
 trial After Mir. Brandenburg had writer his name in German on slip of paper, } asked him to write 1n my album the sam way, which he did. This signature is al al exact fac-simile of the one on tn
 paper, as I think any expert vii
 say on careful inspection" H
 also claims similarity in MT. Bright
 writing on the paper and in his album, als . Mir. Jackson's, MT. Sheehans and MT. Hein l lines. He says comparison of the writing
 on the paper with the signatures written i . the albums would warrant anyone in maB
 ing an affidavit that he verify believes tn
 writing on the paper by the juror | named ''f have no doubt of the integrit of the jurors and presume that the true e1 ! planation of this curious transaction may 1 found in the probable fact that the name = were written by the said jurors on the pape y at some time when they were signing auto > graph albums ill the bailiff's room, and tn j. matter had escaped their recollection. Thi
 is much more plausible theory than tn claim made by Col. Corkhill, that the news
 paper signatures are forgeries MT. Brar
 denburg says he rarely writes his name i @ German, and it is therefore improbable tha
 anyone would have been able to forge hi
 name so completely as it is written on tn
 paper. He is without doubt most uprigh 1 man, whom no consideration or motive coul
 induce to make false statement or knowingl
 violate his oath as juror. This may b $ said also of the other jurors The defend ;, ] ant is entitled to any benefit arising undo
 the law AS to the legal question, however
 I do not express my opinion, but as m
 brother is undoubtedly insane, believe i giving him the benefit of every legal defenc and advantage"
 Trescott's Mission to Peru-senator DoI sey's Star Routes Under investigation.
 Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. BOA morning papt
 here will tomorrow state on diplomatic al