Nebraska Newspapers

    THE ADVERTISER.
ti. XV, tMIKIIKOTUKIt .t CO.,
FUlKNDfiHll
I hml two friends thu ono won bright and
witty,
The other dark and pud;
Thoy dwolt beside mo In 11 great, proud oily,
Tin) only friends I hud.
I wiw alone, nml few there were tbut know
mi!,
Ami few there with I know;
Hut these hud drifted like the brook leaves to
nic,
And these I thought were true.
Ono draw nil eyes nml hearts mid pralso Uuu
him,
IJko moths unto ii flume,
Tho other wn so culm, nmn seemed to shun
him,
And seldom spoke IiIh name.
lint when thu florin came, mid my Ufa wiw
taken
And ilrlvon up mid down,
I saw myself liytlmt fulrliiond forsaken,
Who left mo with u frown.
Thmicumo the other whom I llltlo cherished,
lint who hud loved mo best,
Ami when Unit passing scIIMi Joy had per
ished, Ho brought me pence and reel.
Samuel W, thurttld, in VoiiUi'h Comivinlnn.
TIIK FOSSIL HEA-SKKl'KNT.
Tim announcement that bones of some
gigantic reptile have Immmi dug otil of u
Monmouth County (N. ,1.) itmrl pit in
novur a startling ono. This is classic
ground for tlio pulicoutologist, and mi
active iiinii wit hit shovel is never certain
that ho isn't disturbing tint reinains of
Home monster who once made the old
cretaceous sen boil like a not. Those
marl bods uro deposits of that aneienl
wii which rolled over so uutcii of this
eontiiient, swooping from New Jersey
to Texas and up the Red River Valley
to tho llaiikK of tho Rocky Mountains.
Tho marl derives its value as a fertilizer
mainly from the one, two or three per
cent, of phosphoric acid which it con
tains, ami the phosphorus is manifestly
derived from tlio pliosphnto of lime in
tho bones which were buried in this
spacious cemetery. The New Jersey
end of this graveyard has been worked
longer limit any other area, and tho re
inains of the various reptiles found here
are constantly referred to for compari
son in works on pahuontology. Exten
sive discoveries in tho West have been
more recently made, but these uld set
tlers of Monmouth County were ablo to
hold their own against any "dragon of
the prime", in tins age when the race of
reptiles reached its culmination. The
different orders of these saurians have
been pretty thoroughly studied and
cijissilied, but there is always a possibil
ity of exhuming somo new 'species, and
therefore when it was announced last
week that a sea-serpent with an equip
ment of tusks had neon discovered in
Marlboro, a representative of tho Tribune
called upon Prof. Samuel Lockwobd, of
Freehold, to ascertain what tho iiud
really was.
I'rof. Loekwooil, who is a fellow of
half a dozen learned societies, and a
recognized authority in matters of this
sort, alluded with some disrespect to tho
amateur scientist who ueoorateu the old
serpent with tusks, a kind of furniture
v which only belonged to mammals of tlio
more advanced type and of a, more re
cent ago. Nevertheless, this Marlboro
reptile was an interesting object to get
away from when alive and Miuirniing.
Ho was between seventy and eighty feet
in length, about one-third of his longi
tude being a broad, llattlsh tail con
structed of chevron-shaped bones, so as
to make it a valuable engine of propul
sion when used as a scull. Tho data
furnished by tho relics would imply that
between tho tip of his muzzle anil tho
back of his head was a distance of four
or live feet. It is possible that tho spec
imen bolongs to somo uudescribod
species, but porhaps tho remains are too
imperfect to decide this. It is certain,
however, that it belongs to tho genus
Clidastes, many species of which lmvo
been determined, and which have been
abundantly found in tho West. Cli
dastes was an own cousin to tho Mosa
saurus, or tho great lizard of tlio River
Mouse, described by Cuvler. Tho Ku
ropoan reptile, however, was of a more
chunky build, with shorter head and
nock and stronger jaws. Roth belonged
to tho order of Pythonomorphs, or
sntikellko saurians, which were tlio gon
tiino soa-HorpcntvS of tho period.
Tho most wonderful fact in connec
tion with these Monmouth marls is that
thoy coutain representatives of so many
distinct orders of animal life which are
now, with all tho countless spocies they
embraced, absolutely extinct. This was
tlio ago of tlio glorious Ammonites, not
ono of which has survived, and of the
Nautili, of which but two species are
found in modem seas. Of tlio six great
orders of Reptilians, representatives of
but two survive, so destructive to animal
life was tho emergeneo of continents
and tlio chango of climate at tho close
of the cretaceous era. Of the reptiles,
the order occupying tlio highest rank
was tho Dinosaurs, who well deserved
tho epithet "terrible." Prof. Lookwood
himself discovered tlio reinains of u co
lossal specimen of the order in a clay
bank by Raritan Ray. This monster
walked about without u cane, on his
hind logs, which woro thirtcon feet
long. In attitude and construction tills
order was prophetic of tho coming os
trich. Next in rank were tho Pterosnu
ria, or ilying lizards, thd expanded
wings of somo of these pleasant creat
ures measuring twenty-live feet from
.tip to tip. Relow those came tho Croeo
dilia, resembling our alligators, and
cuiniHsod with bony plates. According
lo modern classification, another order,
the Sauroptorygia, came boforo tho
Xeatmlinnta, or turtles, with which the
Jersey waters and shores were populous.
In tills very Marlboro pit I'-of. Lock
wood once found the remains of a Moso
zoic snapping turtle, with a shell as big
as a cart wheel, and so strong that a
battery of artillery, if such a thing can
lie imagined as existing in those days,
might have been driven over it without
disturbing tlio creature under the dome.
Lowest of all woro the Pvthononiorphs,
lo which our serpent belonged, and
which had features foreshadowing tiio
snakes of our lime.
All high-class snakes are particular
about swallowing their food whole, ami
sinci1 they an; ambitious to surround
animals whose diameter is twice as
great as their own, they need a special
provision to give hospital admission to
a big mouthful without iinjolntiiig their
jaws. The have therefore been pro
vided with a hinge in the bone on either
side of tho upper jaw, so that after
they open their mouths as wide as pos
sible they can spring the jaw upward at
this extra joint, and make a still more
roomy passage. Our Monmouth ser
pent nail a double-jointed jaw of tills
dilatable pattern. Again, after a snake
has seized his living pro., it would be
embarrassing for him to open his mouth
to taken more comprehensive hold, for
a disobliging animal would lake advan
tage of The opportunity to retire. To
gtiiird against such tin accident, tho
snake is equipped with a smaller super
liuniornry jaw inside his upper one,
which lie' drops on his prey to detain it
while he lakes a fresh hilcli. Our Mon
mouth serpent was furnished with this
extra grapnel jaw lo aid him in tho
process of ingestion, so that his general
maxillary mtikc-up plainly shows what
he took 'for dinner, and how he took
it. A thick, lleshy tongue would
hardly be tolerated in a mouth where
Spaciousness was a prime necessity, and,
reasoning from analogy, we may assume
Hint this member was slender, as it is
in true snakes, and capable of being
neatly tucked away in n cavity of
the lower jaw. When Prof. Lockwood
pictures the reptile, therefore, he repre
sents him as plowing through tlio sea
with liis head lifted high above the
waves anil hraiidishiugu vieious-looKing
bifurcated and cord-fiko tongue, lie
was probably not highly intellectual, as
his brain-ease was comparatively P;liall,
and tint epithet "soft-putcd" could bo
literally applied to htm, for the forward
part of Ids head was not ossified. His
impelling force, mainly furnished by tho
tail, was increased by four paddles, the
upper bones of which were short tiud or
immense strength, and perhaps con
cealed in his side, leaving exposed only
the long hands and feet. The ankle's
and wrists, however, had no rotary
movement, so that the paddles eoul'il
move only in one plane. Undoubtedly
he had basking habits, ami when glutted
with his prey he would retire to some
shallow lagoon and snooze in the warm
water with his head turned to one side
and lil, tail ufVoctioiintclv encircling it.
It is said that Prof. Cook, of Rutgers
College, has secured the refusal of this
.specimen. The serpent will requite
much reconstruction and restoration if
he is to make anything like a creditable
exhibition of himself, for his remains are
very incomplete and fragmentary. If
properly " restored." a roomy cabinet
would be needed to contain him. A. V.
'Tribune.
Thought In a Dog: and a Wasp.
A small-sized but fleet-running dog
chased a large raccoon from a wlieat
iield, and overtook him on tlio bank of ti
creek, about a rod from the water. Tlio
raccoon faced the dog and sat upon his
haunches for battle. Tho dog seized
him just below the forelegs in front and
tried to shake him. but could not. for ho
was heavier than the dog. The animal
immediately set his long, sharp teeth in
tlio side of the dog's head and clasped
him in his claws. The dog, whining
with pain, tried to pull away and shako
off the raccoon, but was hold fast, when
he turned to the creek and dragged the
raccoon, which still clung to him, into
tlio creek, where lie hold him titular
water, adroitly keeping his own nose
out, till the raccoon became so exhaust
ed that the dog shook him off, and then
seized him by the throat and mastered
him. The occupant of a room wit it tho
door open into the street was startled
ono day by the entrance, with a buzzing
noise, of a large bluish wasp of the kind
which captures .spiders to place hi their
nests for their growing wasps to feed
upon. After ilying around tho wasp
went to a corner of the room where a
large house spider Had made a broad
web near the ceiling, with a long,, close
hiding-place extending down in tho
corner. The wasp Hew under the web
and examined this hiding-place closely,
apparently to see if tlio spider was at
home, and then, as If .satisfied of that
fact, flew out into the room, and, re
turning, dropped down on tho center of
tho web, buzzing and fluttering like a
caught lly. Thereupon tlio old spider
rushed out In great haste to capture his
prey, and as soon as he came within
reach the wasp picked him up and Hew
away with him. Was it reason or in
stinct that caused the action of these
two animals under tho elrcuinsTanccs?
Wliately says "instinct is a blind ten
dency to some mode of action independ
ent of any consideration on tlio part of
the agent of the end to which tho action
leads." Did these animals have no
"consideration" or expectation of tho
"end or object to which tlioir actions
inl?"llochestcr (Ar. J'.) Jkmocrul.
Tho pastor of a Congregational
church in Connecticut used tlio Revised
Version of tlio New Test anient in the
pulpit. Whereupon the olllcers of the
church sent him a request in writing to
return to the "St. James" version, "lie
could not stand that ami resigned.
TIIK UUITKAU TRIAL.
Upon the opening of the court on tho 1.1th
Gulteuu mild Unit he hud receive! u letter on
tho preceding day severely denouncing Mr.
Duvldge. and that his remark ngulnst him (Du
vldgo) were based upon that. Tho prisoner
hud found out, however, that he was mistaken,
and Hint Diuidgo was u high-toned Christian
genttetmoi and it nomirl lawyer, and ho desired
to withdraw unythlng In might huvo said
against him. He was wrong on Du
vldge, hut right on Corkhlll. Mr.
Duvidgo resumed his argument, and showed
by the evidence of J. W, (lultenii noil other
witnesses for tho defense the fallacy of Mr.
Hoovillo's theory that the prisoner was nn Im
becile. I)n idge passed to the examination of
the prisoner himself, hl uppenrunon on the
stand, what hn had said, and what capacity of
Intellect ho had shown, proving, he said, con
clusively that what had gone before had all
hccnuslium nml hollow fraud. Scoville had
diluted upon his moralltv, and had assorted
that luck of Intellect was'hls fulling. On the
contrary, he lind shown upon tlio Maud won
derful memory, logic, reason and Intellectual
ability. Mkewlse. an the defense hud claimed
for him virtue und inorulltv, tho prosecution
had availed themselves of their right to show
the contrary, and what hud been tho result?
Ho had been shown to lie such it monster
of corruption, dirt, depravity and wicked
ness that the country looked on
with 11 shudder. Continuing, Mr. Da
vldge skillfully, and with marked client, re
viewed that portion of the testimony bearing
upon tho prisoner's moral character, as evinced
In his past life. "All this time," said tho coun
sel, "no one accused htm of Insanity. Intho
estimation or his friends and his fatally, ho
wiw sunn enough for all traii'iictlous 4)f life;
but when his hand Is red with blood, and out
raged law claims him us a suerlllce on tho nltur
of Justice, we llrnt hear of Insanity." He al
luded briefly to the testimony or Mrs. Duiimlro,
the divorced wife of the prisoner. The prose
cution were debarred from entering upon
those coiilldences which exist between husband
and wife. The defense could have Mono so,
but they did not Mrs. Duiimlro did not hesi
tate, said Duvldgo, to testify emphatically
that he was a sane mini. Comment lug on
the testimony or Dr. Splt.kn, Duvldge said
that, notwithstanding some or his remarkable
statements, Spll.ku never denied the prison
er's K'gul responsibility. Accepting all his
evidence, even Spltzku brought the prisoner
within the reach or law and punishment.
Never before had so many men of eminence
impciircd upon n trial of this character. Tho
Treasury hud been opened to secure tho ut
tendunceof witnesses; more thiin twenty ex
perts had been summoned for the defense,
many of them men whose names were known
In every household. Thej came here; they
watched the prisoner. They listened' to his
evidence, and what was the result? With two
exceptions, they vanished from before the
light of e Idenee, like clouds before tho wind,
and not one of them could come upon tho
stand and swear that this man was legally In
sane. They nut and compared not"s, and could
not testily but tohlssanity. "Now," continued
Mr. Duvldge, "what has been the result of all
this evidence? Tilts alleged fool has grown
before you to a mini of more than ordinary in
tellect. Wo have uncoveied IiIh moral nature.
We have shown him to be In religion a hypo
crite: at law a pettifogger; In nil things a
swindler; a denloii of Jails and a depraved
and wicked wretch." In answer to the prison
er's claim or Dlv lue Inspiration, Duvldgo read
with Impressive citcct from tho tlrst chapter
of tho Epistle of .lames, thirteenth to fifteenth
verses, inclusive, as follows: "Let no man
say, when he Is tempted, I am tempted of (led,
for (lod cannot bo templed with evil, neither
teinpteth He any man; but every man Is
tempted when ho is drawn nwuvof hlsownlust
and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived,
It briugeth forth sin, and sin, when it
Is finished, brlngeth forth death." After
disposing of the insanity ami inspiration theo
ries Mr. Duvldge continued: "Thcro is not
an element In this case that removes it from
the category so carefully provided against in
the conns. Hero was a daring, iiiidimlous boy,
who in the Oneldti Community gave way to u
life of lawless vice; later, as a num. a theocrat,
who would overturn all law and churches;
later, when he houstcd himself to tie of the
llrm of Jesus Christ - Co., you see tho legltl
mnte outcome of ills wicked egotism, it Is
Just us legitimate and logical to tiud the true
explanation of this crime in the sumo traits of
Inordinate vanity, desire of notoriety and
reckless egotism. As I conceive It, the only
theory of ills crime Is this: Ho conceived the
Idea of this inuiHtrous crime, believing that
others were as wicked us himself, iiiul that
those who would lie benefited by It would iu
somo Way Intcrpiwe to save him trom tlio
damning consequences of his most heinous
crime," Mr. Duvldge concluded his remarks
without peroration, ami tlio Court adjourned.
GorruAU opened the proceedings on tho llth
by unnoiiiiclng thnt he hud received about
?1.",000 worth of checks on tho preceding day.
Somo of them, ho thought, were worthless,
and many were no doubt good. He requested
those who were sending cliecks to him to for
ward only good ones, and make them iiiiyublo
to his order. I'pon tho motion to allow tho
prisoner to address the Jury, Judge Cox said
that while he should bo loth to deny to any
man the proper opportunity to ho heard, oven
f represented by counsel, In this cuso it was
certain tho prisoner would ubuso the privi
lege, us lie Iiud done nil through the trial,
and that what he would say would bu
highly Improper to boforo tlio Jury.
Ho should theretore deny him tho privilege.
His counsel could. If thev thmnrht
proper, rend such portions of his manuscript
us thoy considered suitable. Guiteau pro
tested that ho appeared us his own counsel,
and claimed the right, as an American citizen,
to bo heard hi his own defense. Finding thnt
Judge Co.v could not bo moved ho shouted:
" Lot the record show that I appear hero as
my own counsel, and that I take exception to
your ruling, Judge Cox. I shall appeal to the
American people, and they will overrule you,
and you will go down to future ages with u
bluek stiiln on your mune." Mr. Iteed then
addressed the Jurv. Ho complimented
them upon the seriousness and solemnity
which lind characterized them during
tho trial. Contrasting tho merov of
the rtuvior towuid those Inflicted with
devils (Insane) Mr. Heed said that
tho prosecution cried: "Hung him!" Mr.
Iteed then comment 'ilimon the evidence, nml
said It did not require an expert to pronounce
the
misouer Inline.
Tlio jury nan soon him
day
utter (lav slmlll inir
In boforo thorn, nml
hlu condition win put -ut to nil. Continuing
in una nimiii, .ir. need Mini mut, in ins opin
ion, if "this poor creature was sent to an
asylum he would he u driveling Idiot within
six months. These experts," continued the
speaker, "do not swear to facts, for none but
tho Deity eiui know what there is In the bruin
of a mini. They swear only to opinion, and
you have a intuble instance how tar from the
facts the oplnl.ms of most learned doctors
may lend In the suil case or the late President. It
would be a shame to send a man to tho gallows
on tho opinion of doctors." Alluding to tho
strictures of Mr. Duvldge upon the courso of
certain members of Oultouu's family In stick
ing to the prisoner when they should huvo cut
him oir, Mr. Heed said that it was iu evidence
that, six years betnre, Mrs. Scovlllc consid
ered her brother u mental wreck, ami should
lie desert him, now that he was on trial for
his life, she would be unworthy the mono of
slhter. Ueleriing to the dltllculty experienced
by the defense In scouring witnesses, Mr.
Heed stild the Jury could hnve no idea how
hard It was to net people to tell what they
knew. 'I hoy would rather listen to tho cry of
"crucify hint than come and tell what they
knew to save tlienooi-iniiii from tin, u-hIIowm.
All the testimony the) lmi ,vm nide to sucuro
'" deleiise was a veritable God-send.
Mr. Heed then argued tit considerable
length the question or Insanity. The prisoner's
tutlier wns, he liiuliitulnetl, Insuno on religious
subjects, and foived him into the Oneida Com
munity, that vestibule of U.1. Iii'concluslon
he reminded the Jury of tho oath thoy lind
taken at thelieglimlngor thu trial, and adjured
them to falter not Iu keeping It. The convic
tion mid executioner tho prisoner would bo
an infamy beyond description an Indelible
stain on American Juries mid American Juris
prudence. The Court adjourned at tho conclu
sion of Mr. Heed's remarks until tlio 10th.
AS soon as court opened on tho loth Mr.
Seovlllo began his address to tho Jury by con
fessing his unfiimlllurlty with tlio modes or
practice In criminal cases. All tho defenso
asked for wus u fair, cundld unit Impurtliil
weighing of tho evidence by fair and candid
men. Mr. Scovlllc then read an Indictment for
conspiracy which ho had propmed, in which, on
twenty count, ho arraigned tho District-Attorney,
.fudge Porter utid live of the Government
experts, lor conspiring to hung the prisoner.
The first count charged perversion of the law
In tho case. In Illustration or supporter this
count Mr. Hcoville iiHudcd to the Introduction
or the decision or Judgo Duvis In u JSew 1 ork
oaso. Ho denounced In severe language this
decision as extra-judicial, and said hud a
newspaper been guilty or suca a nom-iuccu ,
attempt to Influence the decision In a wilding j
cause, thn editor would have been subject to
arrest ror contempt. Mr. Seovlllo contlnuod: ,
"The prosecution sbites thnt If the prisoner
knew the act was wrong on July ", then ho
should hung. Now, this is not by uny menus
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law. The Court I im I added In substance as fol-
lows-' Vetirinthlsitcthewasoverpoworedby
a ?, UclonVnoM coming througXl, L diseased
mind that what ho wns doing wns necessary
ror the good or the country and was im-olit ly
nnnrnved liv Cod then von cannot conv ot h in
oFmunlor" TheVceond con tn M
"ipBuoiw
of testimony, and he proceeded to susta n tho
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tho nrisoner After recess, and during tho the shooting, and contended thutthoy wore en-
nbsence of tho Dlstrlet-Attorne Mr. Seovlllo, tlrciy In keeping with tho theory of Insnnlty, In
having Intimated thnt ho desired to criticise manor mil iw. "" ji;j m" . .
the conduct or that olllclal, as a chief partner peacefully sleep lug ;t!io night alter the mur
ltithnwicki.il ffitiHtilnmv to hum his client, i dor, were ehuracterlstlo Incidents of orlmosuoh
but disliked to do so when he wus absent, as should bo expected t mm an Insane man and
Colonel Corkhlll was sent for. and reluctantly insuno men. Mr. heovlllo further reviowed
enmo Into court. Mr. Hcoville then attacked ' tho evidence, culling attention to various Incl
ine theory of the prosecution that It wus i dents n Guiteau s life, and argued therefrom
tho prisoner's own innate or acquired that his mind was unhinged. Mr. Scoville hud
depravity that naturally led him up to , not concluded his remarks when the Jiour for
the killing or the President, mid discussed I adjournment wus reached, and the Court mi
nt somo length the evidence Introduced by Journed.
llinm to show thn lii-isnnci-'s inouiincss and de
pravity. This evidence, lie suld, hud, In nl
most every Instance, been perverted. During
Mr. Scoville's address Guiteau constantly In
terjected comments and explanations, mid, as
tlio court was about to adjourn forth" day,
shouted: "I desire your Honor to read my
speech to-night, so I can dlcuss It with you to
morrow." The court hero adjourned.
In tho Gultoiiu case on the morning of tho
17th, boforo speaking, Mr. Scoville requested
Judge Cox to listen to the reading or it paper
by tlio prisoner, reiterating his request Unit ho
lie allowed to address the Jury, adding that he
(Scoville) had looked It over and saw nothing
objectionable in it. Tho Court allowed it to bo
read, and Mr. Scoville resinned his argument,
beginning with a general complaint, alleging
iiulairnessou the part of the prosecution, par
ticularly or the District-Attorney, who lind
from the beginning prescribed who should
visit the Jail, and who should not. He had in
troduced persons Into the prisoner's cell under
n raise guise, to worm out his secrets, and
when the prisoner said anything which might
Inure to his (the prisoner's) benefit, the
Prosecuting Attorney hud been very careful
not to let It become known. Ho com
plained or Corkhlll's unfairness lu de
stroying the notes of Stenographer llailov so
that the defense could not have tlio benefit of
them. The conduct of tlio prosecution in the
court-room, he alleged, wns not only unfair to
the defense, but was often discourteous and
more hcllttinu-u nollco court than this. Mr.
Scoville unwittingly raised a smile by deelar-
lllir. US ono COIIIlt III ills Indictment. Unit tho
novel nun-ill nun ituicii uiiuilll.v iu iiiuiuiK
upon the stand so ninny witnesses to prove
the net of killing, "Going over and over the
horrors of the scene," suld tho counsel, " utid
I declare that it was u shame and a disgrace
the exhibition made here by the prosecution
for the purpose of influencing your feelings
and emotions rather than vour Indinnent "
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Mr. bcOVlllo then criticised Severely t lie COUrSO
of the prosecution 111 refusing to permit the
prisoner to address the Jury for a brief hour
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or two, simply because thoy feared ho might
disclose, by his manner or speech, his true
mental condition. In alluding to the discus
sion on tho proposition to allow the prisoner to
speak, lie quot"d the District-Attorney as hav
ing said Unit, If the prisoner should lie allowed
to speak, It ought to lie from the dock. Ho then
culled attention to the letter written byOuit
cuu to the District-Attorney, and from
which a portion had been clipped, us
ho claimed, by tho prosecution, and in
a spirit of iiiifuirne.vs. Ho then
proceeded to give tho Jury his views upon
Judgo Porter, and to Instruct, them as to how
niiich weight they should attach to his utter
ances, and us to the best menus of counteract
ing the inllucnco of his oratory. " Poi ter." lie
said, " wus prostituting his tluu attainments lu
the etl'ort to liiiug an insane man." Immedi
ately alter iccess und bororo Mr. Seovlllo 10
suined h!s speech, Gu t miu, with an air of ai
lmrent sincerity, announced that In wus in
luck. Ho hud just signed ills mime to a
check for $i'.,000 on tho Kirst National Bank
of Now York; that he had received another
for $5,030, ami another for $M, and be
lieved they were all genuine Mr. Scoville
thon reviowed the prisoner's life, and suld:
"When ho lelt tho Onoidn Community ho
sought out Ileeehor's church, tho Young Men's
Christian Association, and the society of Chris
tian people. His tendencies ut this tlmo wero
not immoral, unr had he shown any indication
or thnt u wlul crime or not paying his board
bills, for which tho prosecution Is trying to
hung him." Mr. Scoville continued up to thq
hour of adjournment his review of the llfo of
tho prisoner, explaining his nets in tho light of
counsel's (Seovillo'si theory upon tho case, and
spoke of the monumental assurance of tho
prisoner in naming himself lu connection with
urunt, uniiKiingiiuil Arthur. The Court nero
adjourned for the day.
WiiKNtho court opened on the morning of
tho 18th Guiteau turned to Judge Cox and said
he presumed ho would lie allowed to address
tho Jury when Mr. Scoville hud finished. In
reply tho Court suld the application would be
considered at the conclusion or Mr. Scoville's
remarks. Mr. Scoville then resumed tits argu
ment ami discussed ' tab statistics or Insane
criminals introduced In evidence by tho prose
cution. Speaking or Dr. Gray, he said he iiud
been hired to come to Washington to help
hang his client. I lo was one or the conspirators
In tlio conspiracy of which tlio District-Attorney-wus
chief, but lie fortunately lelt his
foot-prints, and ho (Soovllle) wus ablo to con
tradict him out of his own month. Mr. Seo
vlllo pointed out In tho conduct of Oultouu
parallels to illustrations given ny ur. jiruy,
to
and then went on to dour that the nrisoner
rl1&$Z(
sane orlmlnnls, Seovlllo suld Ihuro wus nothing
lu this act to compam with somo of these acts
of Insuno criminals, and suld: "Iu my opinion,
ir thero wero not reasons, and powerful ones,
at tho buck of this prosecution, this prisoner
never would huvo been brought to trial. Hut
1 tell you, gentlemen of the Jury, buck of this
ii.ibmnce whlcii 1 huvo felt,
nay reel, gentlemen, liotoro
prosecution is an
anil whleh vnn timv
this trial Is concluded. Thero uro P li
tlclans who seek to hide their own sliunie
behind tho disgrace or this poor
pns -
oner nml miiko him n seaneuout. I or
their crime. I did not Intend, gentlemen ot
the Jury, to take up this feature of tho case,
but when I lind the power and Inllucnco of this i
Government use 1 against mo In denying the.
small pittance that I hnve asked ror a rair and
Impartial trial and the small facilities needed
for a proper defense, 1 do not propose to keep
quiet. I say that such men us Grunt und Conk
ling und Arthur hi-o morally ami Intellectually I
responsible lor this crime. Mr. Conkllug shall l
the stateof things that led to this not, und ho
shull not escape the condemnation of tho
American people, if I can help It, for ills share
lu this disgraceful scramble tor office that led
to a contllet with the chosen ruler of this great
Nation, and led this poor Insane man to
compass what thev would have hulled with
satisfaction, as would, probably, hun
dreds of other politicians, if it could
have ooeurrod other than through ussus
slnntloii the removal or Garfield, who stood
iu tlio way or their uiuighteniM and disgrace
ful struggle tor office. Neither shall Grant es
cape that condemnation to which he is so Just
ly subjected, when coming from Mexico, and
coming with undue haste, to throw his own
name Into th s petty quarrel about a small of
fice in the Uepitblfeun party, and sought to
foment dlirerenecs that had sprung up. I am
not going to sl'u the misdeeds ot these men,
high In power, visded upon tho head of this
poor Insane man If I can-help It. This clamor
lor his blood is not for tho purpose of aveng
ing Gurlleld or or satisfying Justice, but their
theory is this: ir it can be shown that this wus
the nut or n sane man, then those politicians
iu high places will say: ' Of course we uro nut
responsible fur tho nets of u siuil' num. To
bosiire. wo had some dllloitmcos, out then
it could nuver uavo icd n suuo mail to audi
an acts' l"t, on tho contrary, gentlemen
of the Jury, whnt Ih tho cirect of your
verdict H you acquit him as an Insane mini?
Why, people will suv: 'Some ono is at fault,'
They will say: 'Wo will fix tho blnmc upon
thohcudsanu henrtsof those men who waged
the wnr upon our poor dead President until It
drove this poor Insuno mini, rrom rending in
the papers whnt Grant says, what Coukling
snys, and from o instantly thinking upon It, to
his Insane act of killing tho President.' And
there arc men In high places, tho really culpa
ble ones who will go down to ixisterlty with
the stigma upon their names and tho detesta
tion of their countrymen fastened upon their
memories." Mr. Koovuiou uenunciniion oi
, Co. kll. i And others fronted a profound sensu
Hon In hoo,,rtm1
announced, Scnville W.is surrounded bj ladles
and gemlomen am nhto
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! vlllo received he rllwlnrt egn a: Xew
York, January 18. Mr. heovlllo, attorney for
Oultcaii : The Now York Court or Appeals lias
Just dt-oldiMl that tho iiriutn.w
I evidence or Insnn ty Is produced for tho
defense, must make out a case of sun-
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' lb, uuuiiu . -..-.. 'v .... u. ...j-
Tiik Gultcnu trlut opened on tho morning of
tho tilth with a short speech lrom the prisoner,
complimenting the Now York Court of Ap
peals upon Its alleged decision In relation to
the question of Insanity, from which tho de
fense chilin to derive somo comfort. Mr. Sco
ville then resumed his argument and attempt
ed to show rmm the evidence that, ut the time ot
tho shooting, the prisoner was perfectly calm
and cool, ami lu condition, as regards nerves
and Intellect, ut variance with tho hypothesis
of siinltv under such circumstances, lie com
plained that the prosecution hud lulled to cull
Detective McKllresh, whoso evidence would
have been or service to tlio prisoner. Tho pris
oner stilted that Judge Porter Iiud been pro
tending to be sick lor two days. He hoped it
would be providential t keep him sick. He
boned tlio Lord would take him down below
quick ami then send for Corkhlll. As Mr. Sco
ville proceeded Mr. Corkhlll mado frequent
and flighting comments until, becoming Irri
tated, ho turned upon the District-Attorney
ami denounced his tiutalr c induct, and In
stanced Ills production as evidence n lettor
written by the prisoner which he (Corkhlll) had
Intercepted and miitiliit d by cutting oil
the signature and such portions as
ho thought might benefit tho prisoner, "a
tiling," suld Mr. Scoville, "which wits never
before permitted iu a court of Justice, not
even upon the trial of a civil suit." Mr. Sco
ville continued and suid his main desire lu the
defense of the prisoner wus not a considera
tion tor tiio Honor or tlio lam ly, inittosuvc
I lh Ainerlenn Nntlim mill flu Ainorleim Imll.
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clary from tho disgrace of hurrying to the gul-
iows an insane man. Alter recess .Mr. sco
ville continued his roview of tho evidence, and
claimed Unit the prisoner hud been fruuk and
outspoken lu nil things, and that lie lind con
versed ut tho Jail with everyone the prosecu
tion sent there, and always without re
serve. Had he been suiic. and playing
v ' ' - "' " wi-vi PI, III, tint LMIIJ IIIK
. nnrr. hnwmilil nnl hnni dim,, an Cnminiini.
Imriinoii the libsenco of inotlvm. Mr. Semlllo
i sunt: l mi cannot and an instance m history,
I ..'."..- .. --.---, -,.. .w
you cimnoi suppose a case, wnern u man forty
years of ago, who has never before committed
a crime, who has never for nn hour associated
with ciiiiilnuls or bad people, who, on tho con
trary, has always sought the society, not only
of tho better class of people, but of Christian
pcoplo; you cannot concolvoof Hiich n man's
committing such a crime without a motive;
nothing but tho theory of insaiiltv
can possibly account for such nn
act as Gultcau's." Mr. Scoville then
discussed tho assumption that Guiteau might
Kl
ige.1
as-;
i ml
uuvo noon actuated nj a ucs:ro lor revenge.
ami argtica ino improuuuiitiy oi such
sumption, trom tlio tact that if uny groi
lor Ill-will existed nn Guiteau s part It was
against Secretary llhilne, and, according to
tlio Inexorable laws of tho mind, it would
have been executed against him, "There
. cannot possibly bo shown," snid Mr. Scoville,
" uny ill-will on his part toward President
. Gaiilclil." Mr. Scoville next took up tho
hypothesis that the crime wns committed
I from un overpowering desire for notoriety
ami ciauucu mut mstory iuiieu u point out
ease where such a crime was committed pure
ly and simply from such a motive, uiwl that it
was incompatible with reason and impossible
for tho humiiii mind to conceive such
motive as sufficient to Induce any sane mini to
commit such u crime "That ho killed the
President as a disappointed olllee-sceker Is
more thun Improbable," said Mr. Seovlllo;
" for hud ho brooded over somo wrong of tills
kind something of his dlunnnltitmcnt would
huvo cropped out. Ho would huvo said some
thing In ills intercourse with other people In
, dicutlng ills disappointment or bad temper on
ino siiujcct. Homing would nuvo oeen
more
natural In the interval before ho mado un his
mind to kill tho President." Mr. Seovlllo
severely criticised the conduct of Dr. Wor
cester, of Mussnchusetts, an alleged expert,
and charged the District-Attorney with having
tampenxl with him. Tho Court hero iid
Journed. A Man to
Whom Ymidcrbllt
Farm.
Gave a
The first wife of tho late Commodore
Vnnderbilt and the wifo of Samuel Curr
wore sisters. While Vnnderbilt was
laying tho foundation of his great for
tune Curr was going backward. Ho
finally became utmost destitute. Com
modore Vnnderbilt' then bought a good
farm, stocked it, and turned it over to
Mr. Carr as a present; but it was not
i lrn& Mow Carr hml 01It ovorvthln
Ho appealed for another trial, but tho
Commodore was inexorable. Tho result
was was that Carr had to bo taken to
tho Richmond County Poor-House,
wliero ho lias remained for tho last
i twenty years. Recently air. William K.
Vnnderbilt, the grandson of Commodore
Vnnderbilt, interceded, and now Mr.
! Carr, who is seventy years old, is in St.
Luke's Hospital. New York Sun.
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The Enormous manufacture of Matches.
Some idea of the sizo of tlio match
trade may bo gained by u glanco at tho
figures paid for stamps. The Govern
ment exacts a rovonuo of ono cent nor
100 on matches manufactured. During
tho year endinr Mav. 1881. ono conw
puny paid for stamps Sl,.r)00,000, This
year tho amount paid will bo increased
$50,000. Thero are 200 matches in a
box. The tax is two cents; thoy are sold
to tho grocer for three cents, and re
tailed at live,
Four million five hundred thousand
dollars represent 1(30,000,000 one-cent
stamps. As each stamp represents 100
mutches, tho grand total manufactured
is -I.VjOO.OOO.OOO mutches, or 277,600,000
five-cont boxes. S7. Louis Tost-Viapalch.
- In spito of her many cares and sor
rows, Mrs. Myra Clark (iaines is still as
bright and lively as a girl of sixteen.
Though she has boon lighting for hor
rights for tho last forty-six years, hor
light, ringing laugh has lost none of its
freshness, llur confidence, in ultimate
success is still unshaken.
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