The Worthington advance., 1882-01-26
THE ASSASSIN'S TRIAL
The TSnim"ny eli ln-The law In IAe Casa-
Arguments Of Counsel,

THE ASSASSlN>S TRIAL
The Ts1tin"sy all in-The law IN sAe Case
Arguments OF Counsel.
SATURDAY, JAN IA.
Guiteau promptly took the floor to cay that
he had received checks aggregsting in amount
good. He wanted people to send him n,
other kind. He wanted everybody te under.
stand, too, that he was doing his own banking
business. and desired the cheeks made PAYABLE
TO his order. before Reed began MS argument
Scoville requested Judge Cox 70 decide whetl,.
or Guiteau should DO allowed to speak in biz
own behalf to tho jury. II he decided in the
affirmative he wanted Guiteau to speak either
before Mr.. Reed or himself
Judge Oox-1 should be 10th in capital case
| TO deny any man present an opportunity to be
heard even II he is represented ty council In
this case it is safe to assume the prisoner will
abuse the privilege ~ he has done all through
| the trial, and what he would say would be high.
" improper to 60 before the jury. shall
therefore deny him the privilege. As said
yesterday, however, II lis council desire to read
from his manuscript anything that seems prop.
er to be laid before the jury, they can do 20.
Reed and Scoyiile, disappointed but not de-
| spondent, accepted the decision with the best
grace possible, but Gui.eau WAS not like minded
He broke out fierce'y in denunctason Of de-
cision which, allowed to stand, would bo an out.
rxse to American jurispr prudence
Reed then rose to address the jury on behalf
OF the prisoner He commenced by paying q
compliment! to the jury for tho seriousness and
solemAity and care which had characterized it
during this long trial, unparalleled in the history
! Of criminal jurisprudence. Before Reed had
been speaking half All hour the prisoner began
to comment and contradict Contrasting the
! mercy of the Savior towards those afflicted with
devils and insane, with the demand Of the
prosecution in this cafe, Reed said they say
'hang him. Guiteau shouted:
Aud the American people cay let him go. The
American people are Oh my eide. Reed, now
60 ON with your speech.
Reed continued:
1t does Lot require sn expert to pronounce
the prisoner insane. You have eeen him day
seen that strange, unnatural look Of his eyes,
needing the opinion Of no expert to convince
You that this is not the appearance of sane
man. In my opinion, if this poor creature Ia
sent to an asylum he will be 4 driveling idiot
within six months.
bows upon the rail of the dock and his chin up
ON bis hands, his back beiug turned to the
sndience and his attention apparently fixed on
something in the court. This startling predic.
ton amused him immensely. Turning around,
he looked over in the direction Of the speaker
and enjoyed quiet laugh for some seconds.
In conclusion, Mr.. Reed said: assert that
the conviction Of this man to the galIows and
bis execution would be an infamy beyond
description, an indelible stain on American ju-
rleprudence and American juries Think of the
scene II you condemn him to the gallowa
Though not present in 4 body to see the sight,
you cannot but be there in mind. II such day
shall ever come, and do not believe it ever
can come under this evidence, think Of this man
brought out from his cell with tho same pale
face and the same wandering eyes, the officers
Of the law gathering round him, pinionin8 him,
binding him with cords 80 that his muscles
stand out. covering him with 4 black hood,
shutting out the light Of day from him and
leading him to the scaffold.
The Prisoner-1 wo, Id rather 60 that way
than to be smashed up In railroad cars, a. some
poor fs)lows were last night Adjourned.
MONDAY, JAZZ. IL.
mr. Scoville, counsel for Guiteat, began his
argument but did not cooclude. he said lie
was not An orator and that all the defense asked
for IVES q fair, candid and imparta, weighing
OF tle evidences BY fair and candid men.
hold i'll my hand an Indictment for conspir-
acy, which l have franle1 in my Ccn mind and
this object of the conspiracy was to hsns the
| prisoner. Scoville proceeded to name the con-
Mir: Gsvilge and five Of tile government ex
perts, namely DIs. Gray, Hamilton, Kenpster,
| Mcdonald and Woortu'i. The counts Of this
| Indictment are twenty III number. First they
| have perverted tie law in this csse. ecoville
in illus rratiYn or support Of this count alluded
cision Of Judge Davis. He said counsel upon
the other side Indignantly repu-
dated the suggestion that Judge Davis
, sst it'll Car''ozo or Barnard, but Lave yet to
F, learn if eitLero them ever committed a more
| respoasible act than tina. Of Judge Davis.
on1N No
nourcel in severe !anguase tho extra Judicial
act Of Judge Davis.
The prosecution state that if the ryisoner
knew the act was wrong on July 2, then he
| sloud Lau6 nos. This il not by any mesns
| the whole Of it OF correct statement OF the
| ias. The court hss added In substance as fcl-
| lows: ''yet, if in this act lie was oyerpe:yered
; by consciousness coming through his dis
! oased mind that what i.e IVES doing was neces-
! sary for the good Of the country and wss spec
ia'iy approved by God, then you cannot con-
| vi him Of murder.'
I Continuing, Seoviilo said: "The second
count III tho in0;c men! il pervereion CT test
mony aid ne proceeded t.; etistbin tbi. CONT by
| readinS from Davidge's speech cLmpa,i ing il
J with tho testimony.
| Scov;ile STACKED tho theory Of the rroseca-
ton, it was the p:e2ners osl innate O: ro-
| quired dep:avity tint naturally led up to the
| killing Of the rrt soDt and discussed at aOmo
| length the evidence introduced by them tc show
| instances OF tho prisoners mcabnLss and do
! rravity. ''rhis cvideuca" said Scovile, ''ha.
| III almost every ii,st ance bacn perverted"
Sc;viilo c5it,uned: *Counse! parade here
tho debts oae: by prisoner, ard ATTEMPT ia
make mrcl, Of them iu tbs Gaze. They are
| Wcayirg-'
Guiteau-"I eve sbout $1,000, and eup-
pose That ought to hang IL man. II these peo-
! p!s will send in thai- bills TOW III give them
checks for them, and get tkom out Of the wsy.
! suppose I've got some mcncy now. LII ge'
rid OF these people and ti;en l won't owe any
body
Scovilio then alluded to the incident sworn ia
by Shaw, of Guitcau's pawnicg worthless
watch for 1926. Scoville den ounced Shaw. lie
believed ho lied, Deliberately rerju.cd hime oil
in this case. as also had the contemplate little
Jew clerk who caEae down here to help Shaw
| ont.
Guiteau screamed. ''Tbis whole testimony
| Of Shaw is false and no decent man wor'id be
! lievo it for an instant"
| As the court was about to adj,urn Guitesr
| called oni: 81 desire your honor 10 read ny
speech to night, 50 csn discuss with you to
! UlorroW"
! TUESDAY, JAN. II.
Scovillo, for the defense, arising 70 address
tho jury began, ''Gentlcmen OF the jury"
when dni;eau, who had boen sitting very quiet
ly in tue dock looking over the morning papers
said: "Scovi|lo, isn'S this tho best tine to gel
in tia: litto statement?' scoville said he lad
forgotten that little statement, but that he
thought it was as good time as any .or its pre-
ssntation. He explained to Judss Cox that it
was statement spout the ass .ssin's speech
which he had prepared and was
desirous to read. Judge Cox
said he could leave it, and tlle assassin wht
would have done SO anyhow, thanked him and
began in hoavy tragedy voice somewhat
btilt I'd appeal to tho American judiciary, the
American people, ard two or three other things
to permit him to deliver his speech to the jury
incidentally he took occasion to say that hs was
not in accord with Reed and Scoville; taat hIs
defense was not chronic insanity, but transit
ory mania, and that he based Ills hopes Of sc
quttai Oh tho acquittal Of S;chies, McFarlsnt
| and Hiscock, on the ground OF transitory nlanid
as much as anything elsa
Scovile then took up his indictment for con
spiracy to hang Guiteau against Corkh!l! Da
vidgo. Porter, and the experts where he left Of
yeeterday and discussed the several remaining
counts in very much toe same way, as on yes
terday. He devoted himself particularly to
day to Corkhill aud Porter. Corkhii!, the &c
cused, used every moans, foul or fair, to han
the prisoner, reg .rdless Of his sanity or insani
ty, despite the fact that as district attorney h
was an officer Of the court, sworn to see tina
justice and not injustice was done He pic
tured his remorse when At some future da
ha RhOn1d hava haf0ra hjR inApna