The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-31

His whole life" sail Porter, "was
in accord with all evidence and substan-
tial-d the assumption that revenge
and a morbid desire for notoriety
aciuated the prisoner
Judge Porter passed OH to the dis
c,.s-iDn of the direct issIe of the case,
whether or not the prisoner was IN
sane on the 2d of July. The pris-
"nrr himself" he said, docs not claim
To he insane
GuiIeau amt now, but | was on
the 81 of .Ju'y. ami for thirty days
previous Transitory mania; that's
what | claim.
Replying to this claim. judge Port
er pointed out his ab-urdiIy ; that
ike stroke of lightning. all his III
sanity should vanish ia an instant;
that it should envelop him completely
day after day for the purpose of
murder that it siill chung 10 him
after the first shot was fired and only
left him alter he saw his victim sink
ing helplessIy To the ground and then
it INSTANTLY worked off and LEFT him Il
perfectly SANE man.
Guiteau- Well. transitory mania
was the plea that Sickles got oti ou.
AMI You were on the pro e:uton "f the
case and you got beaten OH the very
same doctrine that you are trying To
fool that jury on.
judge Porter having concluded his
argument Judge Cox. ut 3:l5 p. IN,
delivered his charge tn the jury, AMI
they retired. After the jury had been
out about twenty minutes, recess was
taken until half-inst FIVE o'clock.
Many of the audience, who had vir-
tuaiiy been imprisoned since halfpa>t
nine o'clock in the morning, awaited
themselves of the opportunity of OBJ
tainin. air and lunch. The prisoner
at his request had been allowed soon
after the jury left the court room To-
retire Ia the little room he has occu-
pied since tine trial began as Il waiting
room during recess. Before leaving
the court room he evinceG considerable
but on getting away To
seclusion his natural CON-
pasture and assurance soon returned.
He sent out for some apples. with
which he treated his attendants, mean-
while chattin.
AND GOOD NATUREDLY
He vas asked what he thought the
jury would do, and replied: Il think
they will acguit me or disagree. don't
vou?' Within ten minutes after re-
cess had been taken, the jury called
To the hailiif in waiting that they
we're ready with their verdict. They
were informed that r,cess had been
taken and that Judge Cox had left
the court room, so they remained I'm
their room until the court reas-
sembled. The rumor that the jury
had agreed quickly spread from one
10 another aud the excited crowd |
.urged hack into the court room and |
inxiousl, waited fer what all seemed
to expect, Il verdict OF guilty. The |
musry, antique room is devoid of gas.
and a score ur more of candles which |
have been paced on the desks of the
Judge, counsel and repor ers. impaired |
, weird and fanciful, unnatural as
pect to the grim old place. The
shadows thrown upon the dark back. |
ground Of the walls seemed like fit |
ting spectres to usher in the somber |
procession of those who held In their |
hands the destiny Of human life. |
First came the prisoner with a quick. |
nervous step, and as he seated himself
in the dock. perhaps for the last
time. the light of a solittry candle |
fell on his face and disclosed a more
than usual pallor. Not a tremor of
LIMITS or movement of the muscles of
the face were observed, as he threw
back his head and fixed his gaze
upon the door through which the jury
were to enter. Judge Cox soon after
ward took his seat. the crier called
order, and the jury, at 5:35 filed slow
ly into their seats. Every sound was
hushed save the voice of the clerk as
he pronounced to the foreman the
usual inquiry. Clear and distinct
came the reply: "We have" "What
is your verdict. guilty or not guilty
With equal distinctness came the re-
ply: Guilty as indicted" The
pent-up feelings of the crowd found
in uproarious demonstra-
tions of applause and approval.
"Order, ORDER, shouted the bail
iffs.
Scoville and counsel for prosecution
were simultaneously upon their feet.
Scoville attempted to address the
court, but the district attorney shout.