Show Gumetm Washington 8In the criminal coui this morning Scoville asked Judge Cox to decide on his request for the papers in the hands of the district attorneys and for a postponement of the trial The judge Enid though anxious to accommodate he could not postpone it without mutual consent Ho could not order the delivery I of the pacers sought to Scoville but the prosecution had assured him yesterday that Scoville would bo allowed to examine ex-amine tne papers in their possession that he would have no difficulty on that score Scoville replied that hs desired not an inspection of the papers under the supervision super-vision of tue iJitrict attorney but he con idercdthoe papers his as a matterof right to have and revise with his associate counsel coun-sel They could be receipted for and their contents noted There were certain clio piQrs from newspapers made by Guit teau curing the six weeks before the shooting These clippings evidenced the influences brought to bear on the prisoners prison-ers mind and the motives which operated oper-ated on him and were valuable fa bearing onhis insanity there are letters let-ters supposed to have bean written to the prisoner during thai time by accomplices accom-plices instigating him to the net Understanding Under-standing his mental condition would not counsel for the prisoner be entitled to their possession in order to show their influence oa hid mind Instead of there being such letters addressed ad-dressed to the prisoner in person there were he understood certain printed documents doc-uments or printed letter addressed to aim in common with all the people of he United states and counsel was entitled titled to an examination of them to assist in making up his ose also a printed bookthe property of the prisoner which bad been taken from him During the six weeks before the act was committed uitteau was engaged in annotating thut 0k along its margin altering correcting correct-ing and adding to it There were important impor-tant foS bearing on the condition of the prisoners mind and legal responsibility Counsel for the defense had the right to these documents not through the grace of the district attorney Three weeks ago Guitteau prepared a communication for publication and sent it in un envelop with a note tshimtelf Ccovile Th o < t warden brought it to his robin but not 1 finding him left it with the ditnct I attorney That letter and communication leiiad been unabfo to got after repeaed application ursd he Rift the matter to the court Judge Cox said he should say that 3covlie was entitled to these papers but in the absence of the district attorney he could not make any order As to the book referred to yesterday the district attorney told Ebmon that he would give him a copy of it ScovilleBut a copy is not sufficient The court thought the matter could bej arranged without soy formal l order Subsequent to Scovilles argument Corkhill said the papers demanded being evidence he would not concede the right of any person to them He never received ceived any communication of any kind addressed to Scovihe and had nethin I of the kind in hid possession Scoville said he would tomorrow present the affidavit of Warden Crocker regarding the matter |