Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-29
A Funny Trial.


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I The Americans are fun loving. M -tfu.
people. We must have our little Joke ",
must laugh. and the more solemn the occa.
SION. the more necessary that Sc should iu.
du!sr in the relaxation Of laughter and mcr.
Timrut
We have suffered 50 much from the death
Of Prr,ldcn, Garfield. that II j, but natural
the reaction from our mcA,urcles, grlei
should yet N. Oh, very natural indeed.
We suffered n ,,mpa,h, with the stricken
martyr through All the long. hugr.,.,
summer OF spiCclr,, agony and plttrnt ,u-
dITanor. Tie shattered bones, and IN. .,,-
terlns track Of the bullct the cruel Anl,c-
u the ANXIOUS, p-rp.rNeI surgeon, tile
huFru~in, pu- the burning fever the chill.
ike the hand Of death the longing rr,
from the home,ick heart for the old home
al Mentor the wear, night, Of 4kciuluc,-,
the long, not days the pam thai never Slept,
and the agony that never ceased the .puL,
hungry look At the bi.l3wy ,cA. -iTttuuu.
aAas, Widc aud ,horcr>, ~ eternity the
struus. good life. 80 full Of hoi,.. aud love
and strength Tor God and man. >tr.t Ken
down lu tae hour ui H. Innocence ana ayuul
bt the uLlI Ot the ct assassin that ever
cursed the earth by living IN Il the peace
tina only came Win death; the land pa.AI
m the gloom Of stare>, night from sea %
sca op11ing world kneeIlns aDou, tn open
coffin nations beyond the seas calling ont
their sympathy 10 the stricken republic and
"ashnS our tears away with their owu-
"is c'cr sorrow like thls Wa, ever agony
Ike ms Of grief Ike our,
And now-you will klnaly excuse the HI
larity of Washington audience but It
seems - Ianny, they cannot help II. Il Is
the man Who caused all this long day OF
agony and night Of sorrow, VINO Is On trial
'hAt i all. over there, Just IIttts way,
The fhot was hred; just mere. maybe you
can see the blood STAN, ON the floor yet. il
you look closcIy-the president sank down,
CRYING, MY God, what is this I" Over
tonier, N the capitol, his dead BODY woru
ahd emaciated and drawn with suffering
lay IN state. iIere-hut We are missing
something good the court room is ringing
with laughter over something ths ASSASSIN (
SAID. Something funny he is a very druli /
man. lie says 50 many funny things Al, /.
there is great laughter" in the courtroom
again. Out west, Or down in Texas. i police .
magistrate would promptly check such /,
laughter IN MS court during the trial OF a
man who stole mule, but this is a Wash ,
ington courtroom, and it is the trial Of the /
wretch sho killed the president They do ,
things differently IN the District of Colum
bIa courts, YOU see. And now the audience
breaks INTO enthusiastic applause. They are
cheering good telling point made by the
counsel for the assassin. Ii is a Washing
ton crowd that is enjoying tins trial the
trIal that seems to be so full OF merriment
and enthusiasm. We who live far away
from the capital OF our country, and can
only CLEAN the funny things Of this amusing
trial from tbe first dispatches of the .As>O-
;iated Press, no doubt lose ,Ieat deal Of
The rich humOr OF the courtroom.
An, 1t makes one heartsIek to even read
I. They may enjoy that sort of thing IN
ashington- God knows what they
wouldn't enjoy there-b but the rest Of the
country, which is nearly twice as large as
.he District of Columbia, takes no pleasure
a II. Had Guiteau committed his crime in
Texas, he would have been hanged 50 long
igo that he would nov be forgotten. If
he State of Mississippi had jurisdiction in
he case, the trial and execution would
De concluded without any burst Of merrill
nent or ripple of humor and it does seem TO
as that the case might be conducted even in
! District of Columbia court, with at least
iecent show Of dignity, and some apprecia-
ION OF the magnitude of the case. Ii may
eem to be a very funny trial, i'll the court
oom, but the fun dries out in the cold type
II the published dispatches. Ii may be all
ery funny, but there has been enough of