Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-11-15
OUTLAWS rRIAL.


L. Il gratifying to know that this in
fsrnsi assassin. Who 90 brutally and
ssuselsssly shot President Garfield. 10 at
last brought before the bar Of justice.
Il is also gratifying to know that i've Of
the requisite number Of jurymsn have
already been secured. giving promise
that there will DO little trouble In sscur-
ing the rest and proceeding to the trial
Of the case. But there IL Q formidable
array Of Witnesses to b examined on
either aide. and II the legal points and
tschnicalitss already noossd are fully
discussed. the trial may oecspy ssv-
sral weeks. terminating perhaps In
the legal aequittal Of the prisoner. His
counsel are in honor and duty bound to
do the best they can for their client.
availing themselves Of every legal point
they san nnd or Develop in his favor.
There ID very little danger that the in
sanity pisa viii. prevail with the jury
Notwithstanding the already very spPar-
emit desire to show the prisoner insane
and make him manifest himself a. such.
But the chief danger lies In the legal
tschnicalitiss which can Be produced and
especially In the question Of jurisdiction.
which will no doabt DO held ~ . reserve
point to be used In case all others fall.
Legal bubbles do not particularly in
tsrsst the public ct large. except a. the
ends Of justice may Be- perverted and
svsrtsd by them. The plata statement
Of tbs case 10 that Gsitssu committed q
most deliberate. 'hish-handsa. totally
anjustinabis. cold-blooasd murder. and
IL legal bubbles or tsehnicalitiss can b
made to prevent him from suffering the
Just penalty. Il IL high time that such
Law were set aside and human justice
put in its place. where ID ought to BE-.
The whole country calls for that square
justice, already too long delayed In this
matter. and will be satisfied with moth.
ing less. The only real question ct issue
IL. a. to the sanity Of the prisoner when
he committed the cot. All evidence
gees to prove that he planned the deed
and fully studisd the consequences for
weeks beforehand and carried out his
nsfsrious plans in the most coolly
msthodioal manner, altogether incon-
patibls with any idea Of insanity OF even
the sudden or emotional stripe. He
was, like thousands Of others, semewhat
peculiar and even eccentric in bis sx-
pressed opinions. yet not to the extent
Of being looked upon - in the least
irresponsible for his actions.
A to his cranky utterancss and de-
elaratisns that he was simply the agent
Of God In killing tho President. and
therefore cannot bs held responsible.
there are hundreds Of Thousands who re-
ligiously hold to similar ideas, and there
shsuld Be none the moro consideration
fer him or delay Of justice on that 90
count. He has been fer the last few
weeks preparing . long and elaborate
speech to make personally as the CON-
msncsnsnt Of his trial. in vindicaiiou Of
himself. He would have delivered ID
yesterday lad he been permitted. II
termed . large roll Of manuscript. and
in il he sets forth the following points:
He says he 10 charged with numbering
one James A. Garfield. Nothing car DO
more absurd. because General Garfield
died Of malpractice. General Garfield
was o good man. but Q weak politician.
Bsing President, he was in . position to
do vast harm 10 the Republic. and he
was doing II by the uuviss use Of
patronage, and the Lord and himself
took the responsibility Of removing him;
that his duty to the Lord and to the
American people overcame his personal
feelings towards General Garfield. and
he sought to remove him. Net being .
marksman, General Garfield was not
fatally shot. but incompetent physicians
flushed the work. and they. and not
himself. are responsible for bis death.
He than speaks Of the breach in the Re-
publican party and his resolve to remove
the President. and claims that the Deity
ordered him to ars the shot. He refers
to his work On theology, insanity in his
family. his married life and his life In
prison. and appeals to these whom be
says he has put In position. and to the
general public. 10 send him money for
his defense.