Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-19

prosecution, where some evidence Of In.
sanity Ia produced for the defense, must
make out q case Of sanity beyond o req.
sonabls doubt.
Just as seovills was about to resume
bis argument. Guiteau broke out with
considerable vshsmence and shouted:
"Something has been said here abou.
politics, and / want to talk o little about
politics, too. There are two or three
crank newspapers in this country, to-
wit: Reds New York Tribune, Hal
stsad's Cincinnati Commercial, George
w. Curtis. the man.milliner OF New
York-the weather man. The weather
has been getting cool lately, and these
fellows had better lie of under the trees
and cool Of q little. The only cranks
In the country are these newspapers.
They had better join the Grant-G uiteau-
Arthur combination and get into good
company and become good Republi.
cans"
A few minutes later the prisoner. who
had been looking over the New York pa.
pers, called out: ~ see the New York
Court OF Appeals has Just decided In 70.
o OF our theory Of the insanity ques.
ton. / thank you, Messrs. Judges"
After recess. Scoville discussed the
conduct Of Guiteau at the time and i'm
msdialsly after the shooting. and con.
tended that they were entirely In keep.
ing with his theory Of insanity; that his
GOODNESS, his quietly going to bed and
peacefully sleeping the night after the
murder, were characteristic OF incidents
OF crime such % would be expected from
insane men.
Guiteau called out: III have nsv
had any conception OF his removal a. .
murder. Ny mind is perfectly blank on
that question."
Sooville read from the evidence Of
General Reynolds what Guiteau had
said to him (Reynolds) In Jail, that
whom his reasons were known to the
people, they would acquit him without
trial. and that no should 60 to Europe
for q year or two.
Guitsau-All I have got to soy about
that is, ! never said II.
Scovills continued And this. GENTLE
men. 10 the evidence offered by the pros.
ecutien. I want you to take into con-
sideration the monstrous absurdity OF
such o proposition coming from o sane
man. as they would have you believe;
that he could kill the President Of the
United States. and then BY simply giving
his reason could 60 free without . trial.
Scovills alluded to Guiteau's remark
when told by General Reynolds that
Arthur and Conkling and the other Stal.
warts detestsd him and abhorred his
crime.
Guitsau interrupted, saying. ~ did
not say any such thing when he spoke
OF Arthur and Conkling on the 4th Of
July. Those men are my friends today,
and don't you forget It,"
Scoville concluded with o review OF
the evidence, and called attention to
various incidents In Guitsau's lie, argu-
ing his insanity as evidence by an m.
doubted lack Of something In his moral
composition possessed by other men.
Guitoau called out sarcastically: "Givo
them that dog story. II cost Corkhill
5000 to get It here"
Scoville continued to speak until 3
o'clock. when the court adjourned until
tomorrow. He will probably occupy the
greater part Of another day.
Counsel for the defense will, II per.
mitted by the Court. argue the question
Of permitting Guiteau to address the
jury.
There are . great many spsculations
about the verdict OF the jury. The pre-.
vailinR opinion seems to be that the
Jury will disagree.