Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-02-04
GENERAL NEWS.
Guiteau's Last Day But One in
Public.
His Next Appearance Will be .t tho
End Of Rope on tho 30th
OF June.
Judge Cox Overrules the Motion
for q New Trial aud Sem
fences the Assassin.

q uu&0 COX OV0fFUloS inc WOClO0
for q New Trial aud Sen.
fences the Assassin.
Tho AssasslA Sentenced.
Washington, Feb. 4.-As soon ss court |
was opened Guiteau took his place IN the |
dock and did not repeat the request to
be allowed to cit at the counsel table.
Scoville said he wished to introduce
new evidence in regard to the Critic
matter.
Corkhill objected and Judge Cox i'm. |
mediately begun to read from manu-
script his decision upon the motion,
reading from various authorities bearing
upon the case. Judge Cox discussed at
some length the circumstances attending
the finding Of q newspaper in the room
of one Of the bailif's.
First-As to the handwriting, there
ore several circumstances that make it
impossible that at least two OF the names
upon the margin OF the paper were
written by the gentlemen themselves.
Second-In, as suggested, the paper
was lying on the table in the baillff's
room and gentlemen Of the jury when
writing in the album first tried their
pens upon the margin, it would amount
to nothing in the face Of the sworn afi-
davits of every member Of the jury that
they did not see or read paper at any
time during the trial. No one could
swear to the fact that the jurors did
write upon paper, while they all svore
they did not, and there is no reason to
doubt their statement from all the pa
pers presented.
Judge Cox summed up: II am unable
to find any reason to grant the motion,
which 10 therefore overruled."
Scoville-"I would like to make an
exception to the ruling Of the court"
Col. Corkhill-"Your honor, it now
becomes my duty
Scoville moment, please. !
would like to file in due form q motion
which I referred to yesterday"
Scoville then fled the motion in arrest
Of judgment. Guiteau. who had
been permitted to resume his seat al
the counsel table called out. If youl
honor please I ask il there is any motion
that ought to be made to receive my
rights"
| Scoville tried to prevent his speaking
but he retorted. "well don't want any
advantage taken from me; I want L
know how much I shall have to prepar'
my appeal to the court in banc.
} Scoville-"Pleass keep quiet, VI
havn't reached that point yet"
Guiteau, with much excitement-"
won't keep quiet; I am here and propos
to do my own talking. Judge Cox thel
! informed Sooville Of the rules and prae
! tices applicable to the fling Of his 81
ceptions and after this matter had bee
arranged Col. Corkhill revived his me
> ton saying, 1T is now my duty to as
q | for the sentence Of the court.
J. Judge Csx TO prisoner-"Stand VI
Have you anything to say why sentenc
. should not now be passed upon your"
1: Guiteau, still sittiHg-"I ask yor
Q honor to postpone the sentence as Ion
1 as possible"
' Judge Co1-"Stand up; have you an
4 thing to say Why sentence should not b
: pronounced upon you2"
ell The prisoner then arose pale but wit
n lips compressed and desperate dete
9 mination stamped upon his feature
}. In . low and deliberate tone b
j. began, but soon his manner becan
n wild and violent. Pounding upon Il
J. table he delivered himself of the folio,
,e ing harangue:
n II am not guilty Of the charge g
a. forth in the indictment; it was God's &c
u not mine, and God will take care of
9, and don't let the American people fe
It get it; He will take care Of it and eve
m officer of the government from the e
ecutive down to that marshal, taking
every man on that jury and every mel
o. Der of this bench. will pay for it; t
10 American nation will roll in blood il =
s. body goes into the ground and I,
ID, hung. The Jews put the despised g.
n lileeau in the grave; for the time th
On triumphed, but at the destruction of .
re rusalem, forty years afterward the
10 mighty got even with them. am I
ad afraid Of death; I am here, Gods M,
st. kill me tomorrow il you vanlsto;
We Gods man and have been from
lu- start"
OF Judge Cox then proceeded to read
& sentence. addressing the prisoner as
ds lows: "You have been convicted Of
nd crime so terrible Units circumstances o
its far reaching in it's results that it
ux drawn upon you the horror OF the VII
it world and the execration of your count
au. men. The xcitement produced by Q,
to offense made it NO easy task to sec
ION you fair and impartial trial; but .
On, have had the power Of the United SITS
st. treasury and Of the government in ,
Ids service to protect your person from
ny lence and to procure evidence from
The parts OF the country. You have had
fair and impartial . Jury Is ever ass
. bled in . court Of justice; you have b
=. defended hy counsel with seal and d
eaa tion that merits the highest enooni
and certainly have done ny best