Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-02-09
DOOMED!
Qlibblss Will No Longer Save
Charles Glitean FROM
The Rope!
Final Proceedings Of Judge !ss Rope
Walk Where has been Twisted
The Legal Cord
Which has ResistlessIy Drawn the Foul.
Moutfed Wretch to an Acquaintance
With Hempee Strand F.!
SCENE SECOND.

SVEN sEtONp.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The curtain
fell on Guiteau spewing forth impotent
curses, and the prisoner came i'll this
morning looking haggard and restless.
MIR. Scoville rose and made last APP
peal.
Reviewing the argument Judge Cox
said the evidence was entirely too insult
ficient to warrant new trial. He had
examined the statements carefully and
had not the slightest reason to suspect
the veracity or honesty of the Jury In
his sentence subsequently he put it on
record again, as his conviction. that
Guiteau had las fair and impartial a
jury as ever assembled in court of
justice" He should therefore overrule
the motion for new trial, Guiteau saw
THE END
was coming and burst forth into spiteful
speeches. Scoville tried to stop him
but his words only added fuel to the
flame and until he was led away to Jail
his conduct was outrageous.
The time had now come when
THE SENTENCE
was to be passed. The prisoner cring-
ed and begged for mercy, if only for a
moment. 1.-THE prisoner will stand up J,
said the Judge sternly," and Guiteau
rose white and trembling to hear the
voice of doom. He was asked the form.
al question if he had anything to say
why sentence should be deferred, and in
answer burst out. savagely,
AM NOT GUILTY.
Then he became silent while his eyes
shot forth evil CLEANS. Thus he stood
while the Judge pronounced sentence
The sentence was marked by an en-
tire absence of passion yet showed deep
feeling and sympathy with the jury. 1t
awed even the prisoner into silence, with
the exception of two petulant interjec-
tons. At the close he made last cutlery
but was stopped by the deputy mar
shals and hurried off to the jail
Thus ends the trial.
The wife Of Judge Cox says he has
aged twenty years during its confirm
ance.
The jury before they departed for the
last time met in the marshals room to
bid one another goodbye. While here
John w. Guiteau came in and shook
hands with each and every one, with a
kindly word in each instance.
Guiteau will now be closely confined
and treated as common felon
UNDER SENTENCE
of death, and on the 30th of June next
his guilty soul viii pass on to another
JUDGMENT. Nobody expects the court
in banc viii interfere.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-When Judge
Cox entered the court this morning the
prisoner was Immediately brought in
and placed in the dock. Before taking
his seat GuIteau looked over to his
counsel and said in a quiet and rather
pleading tone, "Can | sit at that table,
if your Honor please ~
Judge Cox-lf there is no objection
from counsel.
Guiteau-Have you any objection,
Colonel?
Mr. Corkhill-No, sir.
The prisoner then took seat at the
table by the side of Scoville, and taking
out of his coat pocket a roll of manu-
script, addressed the court in the APP
parent belief that he was. and with the
air Of. the principal counsel in the case /:
If the court please, before this motion
is made. desire to correct few errors
that have crept in,
Atthis point he was stopped by the
court.
Colonel Corkhill objected to any re-
marks from the prisoner.
Scoyille also objected, and thought
that anything of the kind better be post
poned until the business before the
court was disposed of.
Scoyille continued If your Honor
please, have contemplated that some
additional time should be given for this
motion. also have assurances from a
prominent member Of the bar that he
will assist me next week.
Corkhill Who is the gentleman ?
Scoville declined to, give tn name at
present, except in donfideI to the
court.
Scoville then desired to make new
..aia ~ a.JIsts..v.aI Je
that he had discovered for asking new
trial. These grounds, he stated, were,
first, unauthorized conversations with
the jury by outside parties and, second
subsequent admissions of an expert that
he thought Guiteau insane, but did not
dare TO say so for fear it might iniure
him in business and in the public esti-
nation. Scoville read the affidavit
sworn and subscribed to by himself set
ting forth in detail the grounds stated,
and added Il have not prepared a
formal motion based upon this affidavit,
but presume it win be sufficient if / do
so at any time during the day"
Corkhill-May it please your Honor,
fidavits has expired.
JHA1e 1OA--Ae eli, We VIII postpone
the consideration of this matter until the
motion now before the court is disposed
Of.
Scoville proceeded to read the afii-
dayits and other papers filed by him,
with his motion fora new trial.
f. III. Snyder, maker Of the affidavit
upon which Scoyille relies mainly to
sustain his motion. sat Immediately in
the rear of Scoville. After reading the
Snyder affidavit, Scoyille defended both
affiant End himself from the criticisms
which he learned had been made BY the
prosecution.
Colonel CorkhiIl, in reply. said Meth
n Snyder nor Scoville are. on trial
When they are on trial in this court |
win attend to them. At present the sub
ject under discussion is whether 8 new
trial shall be granted to the convicted
murderer of James A. Garfield. have
stated that the signatures upon the pa
per which form the bases of the Snyder
affidavit are base forgeries, and | ex-
| pect to prove them 50 to the satisfaction