The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1882-01-23
THE TRIAL OF GUITEAU.

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days in exposition Of a defence for
Guiteau, which Guiteau himself re-
pudiates, and is not yet through. He
promised, however, to continue his
address on Thursday but failed to do
so, but said he wodld finish on Friday
sometime. Guiteau still insists that
be ought to be allowed to speak for
himself, and be obtained from Judge
Cox another promise to consider that
question. Mr.. Scoville on Wednes-
day brauched out into a discussion of
the influence Of the political sisaation
upon the prisoners mind before the
assassination He averred that but
for certain reasons back of this prose-
cution Guiteau would have never
been arraigned In court of law, but
would have been taken to an insane
asylum after the assassination and
kept there until he died. He went
on to explain what he meant was that
the. movers Of the prosecution were
Politicians who were seeking to hide
their own infamy by casting the blame
on this iuuatic. Such men as Conk-
ling aud Grant and Arthur, who made
war without justification on Garfield,
brought about the state of public
excitement and political feeling which
preyed upon GuIteau until his reason
left its throne and he did that which
he considered to be perfectly in ac-
cordance with their counsel and con
duct. He went into this subject at
considerable length, remarking that
he did not intend to say all this when
he opened the case, but he then ex-
pected fair and impartial trial, but
now he had concluded not to spare
the men who fomented this strife or
permit them to make a scapegoat Of
Guiteau. He said this without any
feeling, unless of regret that men SO
high in power should descend to the
ignominious scramble for Office which
was exhibited in the warfare against
Garfield. These men, who since his
death had been so profuse in their
admiration of him, were ready before
the I'd of July last to trample him in
the dust, to see him go down in OBJ
security and disgrace to the grave if it
could be done without the aid of an
assassin's hand. "Mr. Conkling," he
said, "shall not shirk, shall not avoid,
shall net escape the condemnation Of
the American people if I can fasten
il on him for that disgraceful conduct
on his part Neither shall General
Grant" When the ioe-President
left his high position and went to
Albany and prostituted his place and
his talent and his influence toward
fo.nenting and spreading the quarrel
10 the Republican party, Mr.. Scoville
declsred, be deserved the condemn
alton of every citizen. That conduct
stuck to him yet, aud would until he
and Gen. Grant and Senator Conk.
ling caue out openly bsisre the pub.
lie, and said the warfare they wsged
on Garfield was un warranted and
disgrscefOl to them. Mr.. Seville
further reviewed the evidence day
after day, and particularly Commented
upon that OF DR.. Gray. The prisoner
made comparatively Few Interruptions.
Once MIR. Davldgs 'shrOke into con-
tsmplnous laugh" at Aomething Mr..
Scovills said to the jury. Mr.. Sco-
vile asserted that Distsies Attorney
Corkhill, though psating about fair
ness and justice, bad torn nom let
ter written by Guiteau that portion
which was Of advantage to tho pris-
oner and put the rest In evideses.
Corkhill made sneering reply, and
Guiteau denounced Corkhill, daclar-
ing that what he lad cut out OF the
letter was friendly allwion to Pres.
ideut Arthur. Mr.. Scoville said b
was not speaking 81, much to save
Guiteau's life, to d. his duty TO biz
wife, Guiteau's sistsl, or to save tbs
credit Of the Guitesu family, ~ "a
prevent an injustice being done that
would be a lasting disl yrace to Amer.
lea. He argued thai the prisoner
had NO possible illwill toward the
President, and no motive for shooting
him, and all the circumsta noes show
ed he was insane. He de6ed the
prosecution to show q case in history
IN which sane man had 90 mmitted
such a crime merely to gain noto-
riety.
Mr.. ScOvills fni she'd his speech at
two o'clock on F,iday and wav ap-
piauded for his efiort. It is ackl'owl.
edged that for his inexpsrience 10
criminal law he has conducted his
case with ability. He has been har
assed at alma It every turn by the
sneers and To lofty airs of the Dis
tries Attorney, who is man Of but
ordinary abSf .ty and IN the opinion of
many ougas never Il, have been en-
trusted uls b such an important case
L. was agre ed that Gu iteau should be
allowed to make his speech to the
Jury. He will require about two
hours And an adjournu 'ent will follow
lnsli MoD@ ~, when Judge Porter