The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-19
Mr.. ScOyille's Denunciati0n of Conk-
ling aud Other Big Guns Gre.
ates Profound Sensation
in COURTROOM.
GOiteau's List Of Newspaper Cranks...
What He Says of the G.. G.
A. Combination.
Recent Decision Of the New York Court
Of Appeals Regarding Eyiden.
ceS of Insanity.
The PrOpriety of Guiteau Addressing
the Jury to be Argued.
ScOyille TO Consume Another Day.
Proceedings of Congress.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
The Gulteau Trial.

WASHINGTON, January lS,-Guiteau came
into court this morning with quick conf
dent step, saluted his friends. and, as soon
as he had taken his seat, turned to Judge
Cox and said
81 presume your Honor will allow me to
address the jury, when Scoville gets
through"
Judge Cox-"We will consider that when
Scoville gets through"
Mr.. Scoville, in reply to an inquiry
stated that he hardly expected to conclude
his speech to-day. Mr.. Scovile resumed
his address, taking up and discussing the
statistics of insane criminals introduced in
evidence by the prosecution. He had
noticed that the tables produced here by
DR.. Grey omitted some of the essential
features Of his reports.
Corkhill-Dr. Grey didn't prepare any
tables especially for this trial
Scoville-Dr. Grey was hired to come
here to help hang tins man; he was one of
the co-conspiratorss III the con
spiracy of which the District
Attorney was chief, but fortunately
he has left his footprints here, and before /
get through | can contradict him out of his
own mouth.
Mr.. Scoville pointed out in the conduct
of Guiteau parallels to the illustration
given by DR.. Grey, and then went on TO
deny that the prisoner had been PLAYING
a part, discussing the horrors ofcrime. rs
often shown by the acts of insane Grim.
inals. Scoville said there is nothing
in this act to compare with some of the
acts of insane criminals, and, gentlemen
OF the jury, in my opinion, if there were
not reasons, and powerful ones, back of this
prosecution, this prisoner never would
have been brought to trial but tell YOU
gentlemen of the jury, back of this prose-
cution is an influence which | have felt.
and which you may feel, gentlemen, before
this trial is concluded. There are politi-
clans who seek TO hide their own
shame behind the name of this poor pris.
oner, and make him scapegrace for
their crime. did not intend to take mn
this feature of the case, bnt when find the
power and influence that this government
used against me in denying the small nit
tance that | have asked for fair and i'm.
partial trial, and the small facilities needed
for proper defense, don't propose TO
keep quiet. | say that such men as Grant
and Conkling and Arthur are morally and
intellectually responsible for this crime.
Mr.. Conkllng shall not escape and shall
not shirk the responsibility of the state
of things that lead to this act and hs
snail not escape the condemnation of the
American people, if | can help il, for iii,
share in this dlsgraceiul scramble for Office
that led To conflict with the chosen ruler
OF this great nation, and led this poor. in.
sane man TO compass what they would
have hailed with satisfaction. a,
would, probably, hundreds of other
politicians, If il could occur other thnn
through the assassination or the removal of
Garfield, who stood in the way of this nm.
righteous and disgraceflil struggle for OIL.
ces. Neither shall Grant escape that con.
defamation to which he is so Justly subject.
ed; when coming from Mexico, and coming
with undue haste, to throw his own name
into this petty quarrel about small Office
IN the Republican party, and sought
70 ioment the differences that
had sprung up. am not
going to see the misdceds of these men.
high in power, visited upon the head ofthis
poor, insane man, if can help il. This
clamor for his blood is not for the purpose
OF ayenging Garfield, or satisfying Justice.
but their theory is this: lfit can be shown
that this was the act OF u sane man. then
these politicians in high places will say. OF
course, we are not responsible for the nct of
q sane man; to be sure we had somc
I,ie'en.es, ,.I . ou' .nun u Couiu never have
' leu Su,le ',,aii , 70 such nil act, nut on the
,ppn.'TT,s' puTs rvm.!Vllel, OF tnc Jury, what is
sne elvv. , VI your VSr1,St II you acquit him
as au ,,,saac man why the people will
~! sunS oue u at lault thcy say We will
ny ~ ile oulihe upon the heads aud hearts
W lnose hiei1 VINO nave waged war on our
poor' ueau rIesuent, until II drove this
u2or 'nSanu man from reading IN papers
What Grant Sau. what Conkling says
hnu rom constantly thinking upon II to
nv nus insane act OF killing the President, and
th.rc are men IN high places the really cul.
pa3le ones, VINO viii go down to postcrity
WIN stigma upon their names and the de.
.esta'i2n ot ther countrymen fastened
upon thelr memories.
a recess was then taken.
ar. Seovilles dcnuneiation Of Conkling
nllu olnets created profound sensation In
.ne eourt,room- As soon as recess was an.
honnceu, MI scoVillc was surrounded by
ladies and gentlemen and congratulated
upon lls fearless exposition" During re.
cess MT scovillc received the following tel.
egraini
New York. January is-Mr. scoylllc. at,o,rc,
foI IGui!gau; 'N''
siine New YORK Court OF Appeals has Just