Show s GaUtmuz Washington 26 Scoville Guittoaua counsel occasioned much surprise to day when he declined to raise the point of jurisdiction the argument on which had been set for the 30th inst It is stated however that the point is only reserved so as to be of more eervce to the accused Should he be tried and convicted a writ of habeas corpus will betaken and the plea of jurisdiction raised Should it then be decided that the district court was without jurisdic tion Scoville is then assured by very high legal authority that his client could mot be tried in New Jersey as that w uli ba to put him in peril of his life the second time for the same offense Should the argument be made before trial and Judge Cox decide that he bad no jurisdiction this chance for the life of Guitteau would Wlost Washington 27In the criminal court today an order was passed allow ing 200 witnesses to be subpccnaed in be half of Q itteau the fees and costs of service = ser-vice te be paid by government |