The examiner., 1882-01-28
MT. Scoville concluded his address. which

Mir. Scoville concluded his address. whicl
 occupied five days in it's delivery on the if
 tleth day of the trial. He exhibited diagram
 to show that one of the doctors who testified
 for the prosecution lied when he told the jur,
 that diagram representing Guiteau's head as | symmetrical was correct. He ayerred that the
 list of homicides committed by lunatics whicI
 was introduced by Dr. Gray had been pre- pared for this case, and he read from the off l cial tables of the Utica asylum to show that
 four cases, which had direct bearing on the
 case, had been omitted from Dr.
 Grays tables. In conclusion he argued
 that the crime of 8 lunatic must not be pun
 ished in the same way as that of sane man.
 He asserted that capital punishment had de. 1 morallzing infuence and, in his opinion,
 crimes would be diminished by it's abolition.
 As on the previous day there were several al-
 tercations betweon Scoville and Corkhill. There
 was some applause in the court room when
 MT. Scovilie concluded his speech. Guiteau
 tried to strike one of the officers in charge or him while leaving the courtroom at the re- l cess. He stopped to speak to MT. Scoville, | when the bailiff attempted to push him along | He grew angry, and when the pressure was re-
 newed he drew back his hands, locked as they
 strike the n@afSar ocer Another Ano 'f'So officer eG caught his hands and he was then quickly hu< tied out. Judge Cox consented to let Gui- teau deliver his speech to the jury, saying that
 some or his brethren had very serious doubts
 whether in capital case the pris oner could be
 denied the right to address the jury. Guiteau declared, when he gave out his speech for pub
 hcation that the refusal to let him deliver it in
 associates. He said he would deliver the same
 speech that he had already given to the press,
 but he wanted to wait until the next morning,
 as his mind was not clear. The prosecution
 withdrew their objections to his speaking, and
 Guiteau seemed modified by what he called the
 unexpecte ed courtesy of CorkhilI.
 A tremendous crowd was present to hear
 Guiteau speak in his own behalf on the fifty
 first day of the trial. Upon entering the room
 Guiteau took seat in the witness box, remark.
 ing, as he laid out his papers: "I sit down
 because I can speak better; not that am
 afraid of being shot. This shooting business
 is getting played out" At an intimation from
 Judge Cox the prisoner carefully arranged his
 glasses, and, with flourish, began to read
 from manuscript as follows: 'The prosecution
 pretend that am wicked man.. Mir. Scoville
 and Mir. Reed think am lunatic, and pre-
 sume you think am. I certainly was luna
 tic on July 3, when fired on the President and the American people generally, and pre- sume you think was. Can you imagine any
 thing more insane than my going to that depot and shooting the President of the United States
 You are here to say whether l was sane or insane at the moment [ fired that shot, You
 have nothing to do with my condition before or since that shot was fired. You must say by your verdict sane or insane at the moment the shot was fired. If you have any doubt of my sanity at the moment you must give me
 
 is, if you have any doubt whether I fired that shot or as the agent of the Deity. If fired it on my own account was sane. If I fired it supposing myself the agent of the Deity was
 insane and you must acquit. This is the law as given in the recent decision of the New
 York court of appeals. It revolutionizes the old rules and is grand step forward in the law of insanity It is worthy this age of rail- roads, electricity and telephones, and it we'll comes from the progressive State of New York. have no hesitation in saying that it is special providence in my favor, and ask this court and jury so to consider it. Some of the best people of America think me the greatest man of this age, and this feeling is growing. They believe in my inspiration and that Providence and have really saved the nation another war. My speech setting forth in detail my defense was telegraPhed Sunday to all the leading and now I am permitted by his hono1 to deliver it to you. Only l here de- sire to express my indebtedness to the Ameri- can press for the able and careful way they have reported this case. The American press is a vast engine. They generally bring down their man when they open upon him. They opened upon me with all their batteries last July because they did not know my motive and | inspiration. N 0w that this trial has developed l my motive and inspiration their bitterness has gone. Some editors are double-headed. They l curse you to-day and bless you tomorrow, as | they suppose that public opinion is for or 1 against you, which shows the low grade of theil l hnmanity. I desire to thank my brother and l sister and my counsel, Scoville and Reed, for | their valuable services. intend to give my | counsel ample fees, especially Scoyille. He is l stanch man and hero, and commend him l to the great Northwest fine lawyer and a l Christian gentleman. We have differed as to l this defense. He has his theory and I have l mine I told him to work his theory as he l thought best, and he has dore it in splendid l way, and commend him for it. Considering | his slight experience as an advocate he showed l himself as man of marked resources. In l other words, you cannot tell what IS 1n l 8 man until he has chance. Some l obscurity. There are plenty of brains in this l world. Not every man has & chance to de- velop his brain. It is brain and opportunity l under Providence that makes a great man. l the superintendent of police and his force, to l the warden of the jail and his keepers and to l General Ayres and his forces for services ren- l dered me. return thanks to this honorable l patient attention to this case. I am not here | as wicked man or & lunatic. I am here as 1 patriot, and my speech is as follows: read | from the New York Herald: The prisoner then | proceeded to read his speech as already pub lishod. In a declamatory manner he rolled l forth his sentences, holding the paper in one ] hand and with the other gesticulating and en- phasizing his utterances. The words ''Raly ! round the flag, boys." he repeated in a sing song tone, waving his arm ill the air above his l head. "And for this I suffer in bonds as patriot" he quoted, in oratorical manner, and then repeating the sentence he allowed his voice to tremble so that the words | were nearly inaudible The trembling in | his voice continued till he spoke about his l mother and declared that he had always been ''a lover of tho Lord,' when he broke down completely, and, applying his handkerchief to his eyes, wiped away tn tears which, naturally or forced for the purpose of exciting sympa- thy, coursed down his cheeks. However, he l recovered himself, and in his usual tone of voice proceeded with his address. When he came to his description ot the at tempts made upon his life by Mason and | Jones, he stood up for the purpose of the more l wildly pointing out to the jury the narrow es- capes which he had had. With something of | pride he held up his arm and showed the rent made in his coat by the bullet fired by Jones, and made his old declaration that it & l proof that the Lord was watching over him. l laugh ran through the audience as the prisoner read and reread his declaration that it would | be perfectly safe for him to walk the streets of Washington or New York. Coming down to extreme unction, particularly the rhyming one dated Philadelphia New Years day, 1882, which he read in a sing-song way, which ] caused 8 laugh among the audience. He evil dently enjoyed the strictures upon the counsel | for the prosecution, and his pleased smile ! was too much for the district attorney, who joined in the laugh which followed the reading of the extract. Reaching that portion of the speech where an abstract from his ad- dress to the American people is in- Serted, he folded up the paper, took off | his glasses and squaring himself in his chair proceeded to repeat the extract from