Morris tribune., 1882-02-02
GUITEAU GUILTY.
The Jury, After an Absence Of Ten
Minutes, Return q Verdict
of Guilty.
Unprecedented Scene in Court as the
Verdict is Rem
dered.
The Assassin the Only One in the
Great Crowd Un-
moved,
VERDICT OF THE Gu1TEAu JURY.

VERDICT OF THE GUTTEAU JURY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 5-"Gentlemen Of the
jury, have you agreed upon your verdictp'
said the young fair-haired clerk of the criminal
court at $50, this afternoon. 1--WE have u
responded the gray-haired foreman, Hamlin,
standing erect, leaning upon his gold-headed
cane. He trembled perceptibly as he remem-
bered the importance of the announcement he
was about to make, and several of his col
leagues seemed as agitated as himself. Two OF
three of them stood up when he rose, and
the others seemed uncertain as to what
they should do. However, there was no con-
fusion in the silence which followed. The fore
mans first answer was somewhat tremulous
but perfectly clear tones of the clerk so added
with impressive distlnctness as he inquired:
'What say you, Is the defendant guilty or not
guilty?"
''GUHTY, AS INDICTED"
said Hamlin in his most solemn manner, and
then his associates affirmed their entire con-
currence in the conclusion which he had an
nounced amid the stamping of feet and clap
ping. of hands, which was the first
greeting in America of this popular
dible in the applause as it begun,
only few though, and they were soon drowned
in the chorus of approval that sweAed until it
was beyond the control of the marshal, who,
standing in the witness box shouted silence
until he was hoarse, and of the echoing deputy
marshals and bailiffs throughout the court
room. Only one person in the crowded assem-
blage seemed absolutely unaffected The judge,
jury, counsel and audience were visibly
affected. Emotions of joy were represented
by smiles on the faces Of the majority, and
the minority, a small one, seemed about to
burst into tears with grief. One man, and
that was the one most deeply interested,
seemed imperturbable. Sitting on backless,
armless wooden chair in the narrow dock:
his repulsive, wofish, wicked face
grotesquely illuminated by tallow candle in a
tin candlestick on the broad railing Of the
dock, the convicted assassin made no move
ment and uttered no sound There was not
the slightest manifestation of interest on his
partexcept scarcely perceptible
TREMoR OF THE UPPER LIP,
which has been noticed before during the
trial. 'Let the jury be polled," said Scoville,
when the applause had been suppressed, hav-
ing died natural death. 'sLet the verdict
be recorded first" said Cork ill, who had
been standing ever since the jury came in, and
Davidge, who rose by his side at this moment,
and Clerk Williams, resumlng his seat wrote
United States va. Charles J. Guiteau. ever
dict guilty as indicted"
Now" said Scoville, when the clerk had
finished, "let the jury be polled, if your honor
please"
''Yes," said Judge Cox. sspoll the jury
Whereupon the clerk stood up again and
called the roll of the jury. To each man he
propounded the question, 'What say you, is
the defendant guilty or not guilty?"
To this the foreman first re-
jurors, Brandenberg. Bright, Stewart, Langly,
Sheahan, Prather, Hobbs, Browner, Normly,
Heinline and Gates rose in their places and re-
sponded Guilty" Hobbs, who
WENT HOME TO A WIRELESS HOUSE
to-nightwas the only one whose utterance was
at all indistinct. He has been so wrought up
by his bereavement as to be choked with emo
ton at all times within the past few weeks
Bright and Wormly, the colored jurors who
were to have hung the jury, gave their concur
renee louder and clearer than the Others
The unanimous conclusion of the jury having
been announced, Guiteau for the first time
spoke. Sitting erect he said in the
familiar, firm, hard tone apparently without ex-
element, ''My blood will be upon your heads,
and don't you forget it." and then resumed his
attitude of indifference. Then Scoville rose
to ask when he should file his motion
for new trial, and his motion in arrest
of judgment Judge Cox told him that he
days. As he finished speaking, Guiteau, whose
wrongs we're evidently beginning to rankle,
spe' . once more in the same arrogant,
,efant way: "God will avenge
Ghis outrage on his servant" f"
The last words which he will utter in the court
room which mas been for two months the arena
of his antics until he shall appear to receive
the sentence Of his judge must of necessity be
balsphemous.
A STRANGER SCENE,
even in this epoch of strange things.
is rarely witnessed than that court room at the
moment of Guiteau's final outgoing. The old
fashioned hall is without gas, or even lamps,
and was black with the darkness of late win
ter afternoon, save as its gloom was made vis-
ible by the student lamps from the marshars
Office and nineteen tallow candles in tin CANDLE
sticks placed in rows on the desk of the
judge, the clerk and the correspondents.
One placed on the railing of the dock
lit up the pale face of the convict Audi
ence and jury were in shadows, which be-
came absolute darkness at the
ra.t,,,1 rear and az against ,sl which seoville and
by the counsel tables, Deputy Marshal Will
Jams, who stood by the desk. surrounded by
Guiteau's double guard and Marshal Henry.
who stood, with ex-Marshal Frederick Douglass
beside the jury stood out in strong relief. The
some great cathedral when, under the
ghostly light of the Pickering candle,
Judge Cox turned to the jury and thanking
them for
THEIR FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE,
and assuring them of. his belief that they were
and fatiguing labors, conscious not only of the
approval Of their own consciences, but
of their fellow citizens, discharged
them from further service al
this term of court With CRATE.
full hearts for their deliverance they
walked out of the court room free men fol
the first time since last November. Then SEQ
vile having announced his intention to file
his twin motions, and 10 take exceptions to the
charge Of the court to the jury, the court was
adjourned until tomorrow. The cynosurt
of all eyes was more than ever the obiec
- r1vz,v ~ svx@n 1x,k oks1 /.
calm and confident, whispering to those WHIT
cared to speak to him as he was led hurriedlJ
through the crowd: 'This amounts to moth
ing, the court in banc will reverse decision
made as this was, in the face Of the law ant
the facts" The convicted assassin wa
conducted for the last time to tn
strong rooms overhead, where he ha
often enjoyed himself thoroughly after hi
fashion. The audience, impressed by tn,
solemnisy of the occasion, went out slowly ant
for the most part silently, leaving Scoville a
his table and Judge Cox on his bench, leanin,
bis head on his hand with an
EXPRESSION OF INTENSE REIIw
| on his handsome face The court room wa
| soon empty and the candles and lamps ont
| Scov1lle went down to his boarding house ii
| quest Of Wilson Guiteau, who was not presen
| at all, and Judge Cox walled across Judiciar,
Columbia college law school on contracts
while the prisoner, who stopped in the stronl
room only long enough to get his coat an
hat. was hurried through larger crow
than usual standing on the frozen snov
| outside rending the air wit
alternate cheers and:.jeers, to the cold, inhos
| pitable van; and thus he went out alone
though surrounded by guards, into the slee
and the darkness. The almost universe
| expression Of the crowd he left behind was on
| of personal congratulation ut the happy 30
luton Of what had at times promised to be
| troublesome problem.
MONDAY, JAN. %. y
Before judge Porter arrived. Gniteau brokx