The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-13

ing the judgment and reason of the party.
Thus you will see that the degree Of reason
necessary TO make him responsible Is very
limited indeed. Thus will YOU see that
man may be here who has been styled a
crank or off his balance, and even partially
insane, and yet may be abundantly rcspon-
sible for crime. What Is the act committed
here? Murder murder murder! by lying
In wait-what Is commonly called assassina-
ton.
As Mr.. Dayidge traced the process OF
reasoning by which the prisoner gradually
reached the conviction that "but one little
life interposed between himself and possibly
| great benefits" Guiteau became restless.
and for the first time since the opening OF
the court indicated by his nervous twist
ing about the usual preliminarics to a
series Of Interruptions, which In this IN
stance quickly followed.
mot often," said Mr.. Davidge, ain the
record OF heinous crime do we have such
plain and pointed evidence as to the first
conception of crime. In this case the sug-
gestion came TO the wretch in the night as
he was lying in his bed"
at came TO me when the Lord got ready
to have it," snared the prisoner.
/ Mr.. Dayidge continued: "This thought
or suggestion came to him on the 18th Of
May. Still thinking that he might obtain
the office he sought and keep his hands
clean, he made another effort on the 2Sth OF
May TO induce the President"
/ Guiteau called out from the dock: "
wouldn't have taken foreign mission af-
I ter the lst OF June if 1t had been offered to
me-"
Mr.. Davidgc apparently not needing
HIM: ION the 2Sth Of May"
Guiteau: 81 am talking about the LIST OF
I June"
Mr.. Davidge pausing a momenD: "Just
listen to him."
Guiteau (Snecringly) "They would lis
ten to You, but your talk is so weak it is
hardly worth listening to-"
For several minutes Guitcau continued
to intcrjcct his comments with the evident
intention Of annoying Mr.. Dayidge, but
| finding he could not effect this he gradually
subsidized into complete silence.
How great degree of intelligence does
| it take to inform a man that that is wrong t?
What degree OF intelligence was necessary
TO make lawyer know that ii was in viola
ton of the law Of the land TO kill? What
degree Of intelligence was necessary to
make a religious man know that the ever
lasting edict had gone forth from the Al
mighty God Thou shalt commit no MUIR
der!" There is no hardship in holding a
man to responsibility when he has sense
enough to know the act he is doing and
that it is wrong. II is that ele-
ment which gives such great importance
to the present case. II | conceived it pos
sible that by your verdict YOU were TO as
sert that the degree of intelligence required
by these instructions did not exist here i
would deplore that result more deeply than
| have language to express. | would re-
gard result OF that sort as tantamOunt to
an invitation to every cracked-brained, i'll
balanced man, with or without motive, to
resort to the kuiic or TO the pistol. and to
slay man for party purposes, or it may
be without any purpose whatever.
AFTER RECESS,
when the court reassombled. the attendance
was even greater than in the morning, and
for every one that left The courtroom half
a dozen new applicants pressed for admis-
sion.
Mr.. Davidge resumed his argument at
five minutes past 1. Touching the evidence
produced OF the existence OF insanity in the
Guiteau family as bearing upon the probable
itv OF the prisoners insanity, Mr.. Dayidge
summed up the force of this evidence with
the remark: ''But the unanswerable teSti-
mOny OF experts settles the question OF how
much effect this collateral insanity could
have upon the mental condition OF the
prisoner. 1t is but the mcrest mOckery to
discuss this question in view OF the I'M
doubted ability OF this man to distinguish
between right and wrong"
Guiteau interrupted and shouted, " But
| have always been Christian man, and
for six years have been strictly virtuOus.
Don't you forget that-don't forget that
either"
Mr.. Dayidge then passed to the review
OF theevidence offered by the defence as
to the habits of life and history OF the
prisoner from his birth up, saying: 1t
will be for YOU, gentlemen OF tine jury, TO
determine whether there is single lot
or title to show that this prisoner
was not perfectly responsible for his
act on the I'd OF July. You will
find that they have carefully picked
out and held up to your view everything
in the entire career Of this man which may
be considered odd or'pcculiar, and ii is for
YOU to consider how much value can be at
tached TO this evidence when you come to
consider whether this man did not know
on the I'd OF July that it was wrong for
him to Kill the Chief Magistrate Of the ma
ton
Mr.. Davidge then took up the Oneida
Community, and spoke OF Guteau as "Wai-
lowing there for six years"
Guiteau angrily shouted: "And ] say it
is false. / ddn'twallow. I'm Just as pure
as YOU are, Dayidge, and good deal purer.
| went there to save my soul, not from lust.
Put that down, Dayidge, and don't you
forget it,"
THE "sTAR's" TRIAL NOTES.
Guiteau is still busily engaged in pre-
paring the address to the jury which he
hopes he will be allowed to deliver. lie
told Mr.. Reed yesterday that he expected
to occupy 4 day or two in speaking. 1hc
prisoner sent for Mr.. Reed, and had quite
a long conversation with hum in his cell,
during which hetold Mr.. Reed " The Lord
will put the words into yor mouth with
which to convince the jury. and shall be
acquitted. | have no money now, bun l
shall earn 100000 within a month aiter
this trial is over, and | will then give you
$4,000"
Mr.. Reed will follow Mr.. Davidge.
Rossi, the actor, sat this morning ut the
prosecution IiDlc DttNcch -hOH'i'' VI -
and Corkhill. Mr.. Leigh Robinson, MI.
Scoville's quondam associate, occupied a
seat next to the iury-boX.
After recess the place that Rossi had oc-
cupied was filed by Stuart Robson, the
actor. Mr.. Crane sat little distance from
the prosecution table. Rossi appeared
much interested i'm Mr.. Davidge's adj
dress, and congratulated that gentle
man before leaving the court. Mr.. Da-
yjdge's well-modulated voice and pleas
ing cadences fell most agreeably upon
tbe refined cars OF the actor. When Mr..
Davidge quoted with fine Evolutionary ef-