The life of Guiteau and the official history of the most exciting case on record : being the trial of Guiteau for assassinating PresGarfield … . om liedesired to act as counsel, asked that a telegram might besent to his brother-in-law, George Scoville of Chicago. Thisgentleman volunteered some time since to serve Guiteau inthis capacity, but the latter refused the offer, and said that,while Scoville was a clever fellow and a fair lawyer, he wasof no more use in sirch a case as this than a stick ; that he(Guiteau) knew more law and could defend himself betterthan Scoville could do it. Colonel C
The life of Guiteau and the official history of the most exciting case on record : being the trial of Guiteau for assassinating PresGarfield … . om liedesired to act as counsel, asked that a telegram might besent to his brother-in-law, George Scoville of Chicago. Thisgentleman volunteered some time since to serve Guiteau inthis capacity, but the latter refused the offer, and said that,while Scoville was a clever fellow and a fair lawyer, he wasof no more use in sirch a case as this than a stick ; that he(Guiteau) knew more law and could defend himself betterthan Scoville could do it. Colonel Corkhill informed Guiteau that his case wouldbe the first one given to the grand jury when they met onMonday, October 3. There were about twenty witnesses toexamine, including some who saw the shooting, and someof the attending surgeons to testify as to the effect of theshot and the subsequent death. Mr. Scoville soon after arrived at Washington, and ap-peared as counsel for the assassin in the Criminal Court,before Judge Cox. There was a very large attendance in the Criminal Courton the morning of the 1 1111 day of October, a considerable.
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