Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-01-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONTINUATION OF sCOvILLE'S
ARGUMENT.
GUITEAU READS HIS LITTLE
SPEECH.
he SUGGESTS THE PLEA or TRANsl-
TORY MANIA.
BE Proposes to Represent Himself Before
the Jury.
scoyIlIE COMPLAINS or uNfAIRNEss BY
THE PROSECUTION.
cuiteau Receives s3o,75o In
Checks.
cuiteau Receives s3o,75o In
Checks.
fsrEc1AI TO THE SENTINEL

interrupted by tulteau, VINO nau Deen look
ing over toward the jury for some time in
an anxious, expectant manner: "Hadn'tI
better deliver it now ?" he called out.
ooh, yes," replied Scoville, 81 had for
gotten" Then turning to Judge Cox,
said: "He desires. your Honor. to pre-
fer a request that he be allowed to address
the jury. l have looked over the speech
which he desires to make, and see nothing
of an Objectionable character"
Judge Cox nodded assent, and Guiteau
said: al have written down what I wish
to say, and 1 will read it. It is in regard
to my speech.
He then read with considerable emphasis.
az intend no disrespect to this honorable
Court in general. I am satisfied with the
law as proposed by your Honor, but / have
suggested a still broader view, which l ask
your Honor to follow, to wit: That if the
jury believe that / believed it was right to
remove the President because l had special
Divine authority so to do, and was forced
to do it by the Deity, they must acquit me
on the ground Of transitory mania. Sickles,
Mcfarland and Hiscoek were acqui tied on
the ground Of tr4nsitory mania. In my
speech. published in all the leading papers
yesterday, and which I presume your
Honor has read. l giVe my reasons for ask
ing your Hoc1r 50 10 charge. Reed made
8 brilliant and AEyer-like plea for the de-
Tense and Seville : making a strong ar
gumsnt far LIS aheory. but neither Reed
nor ScOFl1s represent me in this defense.
/ an ksrs - M cxn counsel, and as stated
a. the oPeCT2g Of the case. no one can rep
resent me 70 that jury. l know my feel
ings and nv Inspirations in removing the
President and / have set it forth to my
satisfaction in my speech published yester-
dsy, and i ask -FOUR Honor in the name of
justice, In the name of the American peo-
pie, to allow me to address this jury Of my
counsrymen when my life may be at stake.
II . man on that jury has any doubt as to
his duty in acquitting me, my speech
will probably settle him in my favor,
and therefore. in the interest Of justice,
it is Of the greatest importance that they
hear me in my defense. Your Honor can
decide the matter if You have any doubt
as to you duty"
Scoville began with @ general complaint
Of unfairness on the part Of the prosecu-
ton, particularly the District Attorney.
He had from the beginning prescribed
who should visit the Jail and who should
not. He had introduced persons into the
prisoners cell under a false guise, to worm
out his secrets, and when the prisoner said
anything which might inure to his benefit
the District Attorney had been very care
full not to let it become known. He COM
planned of Corkhill's u~nfairness in de-
stroying the notes Of Stenographer Bailey,
so that the defense could not have the
benefit Of them. The conduct OF the
prosecution In the Courtroom, he alleged,
was not only unfair to the defense, but
was often discourteous and more BETTING
to q Police Court than this tribunal. Sco-
vile unwittingly raised o smile by de-
claring that the Government had acted
unfairly in putting upon the stand 80 many
witnesses to prove the act Of killing, going
over and over the horrors Of the scene.
He added: ~ declare that 1t was a shame
and q disgrace, the exhibition made here
by the prosecution, for the purpose Of in
~auencing your feelings and emotions,
rather than their judgment"
Corkhill, sarcasticslly-We should have
been more polite and sympathizing toward
the prisoner.
Scoville criticised severely the course Of
the prosecution in refusing to permit the
prisoner to address the Jury for half an
hour, simply because they feared he might
disclose by his manner or speech his true
mental condition. In abiding to the dis
cussion on the proposition TO allow the
prisoner to speak. Scoville quoted the
District Attorney as having said: "If the
prisoner should be allowed to speak 1t
should be from the dock"
Corkhill-I said nothing Of the kind. I
protested against his return to the counsel
table. and said II would be . disgrace TO
have him speak from the dock.
Guiteau called out: "Well, ! have been
q good boy lately, so you'd better let ne
out"
Scoville then called attention to the let
ter written by Guiteau to the District At
torney, from which . portion had been
clipped, as he claimed, by the prosecution,
and in a spirit OF u~nfairness.
Davidge, sniveling-Oh, Just assume
that one OF the conspirators cut 1t.
Corkhill-l suppose what you are driv-
ing at is, that you want the jury to think
that I cut the slips out Of that letter.
6coville-I believe 1t was done by you,
or by your direction, for the reason that
you believed 1t to be for the interest Of the
prosecution.
80 do r." shouted Guiteau.
Scoville then proceeded to give the Jury
his views upon Mr.. Porter, and to instruct
them as to how much weight they should
attach to his utterances, and as to the best
means Of counteracting the influence Of
oratory. Porter" he said, was pros
tituting his fine attainments In an effort to
hang an insane man."
After recess Guiteau announced that he
had received $50, $50 In checks. and he be-
heved they were all genuine. He was In
luck.
Scoville proceeded TO show that Gui-
teau's tendencies were not immoral while
he was dallying with religious creeds and
the Oneida Community. The prosecution
were trying to hang him for not paying his
board bills.
Corkhill lsarcastically)-No. no. II he
is to be hanged it will be for murder, not
for board bills.
Guiteau called out. at guess there isn't
much chance OF my being hung anyway"
Loss OF the British Schooner
Weather Gauge.
New ORLEANS. Jan. 1.-THE steamer
City of Dallas. from Belize, brings news
OF the loss Of the British schooner
Weather Gauge of Calrius Point. She
was loaded with % mules and 10 passen-
gers. She was running under q light
breeze at II o'clock at night on Dec. 81,
with all sails set, when she was struck BY
q whirlwind. The vessel was lifted by the
stern and went down by the bow. Cap
tain Alvara2. the mate. crew, Stapleton's
servant. and q passenger named Hen
riques, chung TO the mast, and finally
picked up q floating door and made their
way ashore. Nothing was saved, and the
following named passengers were lost
Devore Stapleton and NJ. Hayden of the
Honduras Railway, Eliza NJ. Meigham,
Rsbecca Belize and child, John Augusta.
Frederick Hulss, and q Spanish boy.