The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14
OLD TOTAL DEPRATITY
eApLY RArrLEo BY lUoeE pAyIpeE.
The ElOqurnt orator EHsstunlly Crn,hs, the Ia.
ipiratiOn Theory By an'apt Reference Of
SsrIpturs-ThS Vulgar Intsrrup.
tlonl and Abuse Of the ASsalilu.


justice to myself and Davidge l desire to
say that l received letter yesterday Sc
vercly denouncing Davidge, and my re-
marks against him were Based upon that.
l have found out, however, that / was mis-.
taken, and that Dayidge is n high.toned
Christian gentleman and a sound lawyer.
l desire, therefore, to withdraw anything l
said against him. Istill entertain the same
opinion Of Corkhill, however. lam satis-
fed that l was wrong about Davidgc, but
right on Corkhill.n
Davidge resumed his argument aud in
the review Of evidence he showed by the
evidence OF J. w. Guiteau and other wit
nesses for the defence the policy Of SEQ.
yille's pet theory that the prisoner was an
imbecile.
Soon after the opening OF Court Speaker
Keiter and ex-Attorney General TAFT en-
tered and took seats upon tho bench. After
his ening speech, Guiteau remained a
quiet listener for an hour. Davidge having
used some pretty strong language in allud.
ing to Guiteau, such as "this unspeakable
liar" The prisoner retorted, "0h, you are
making all that for talk, for money, follow
lowing 1t up with frequent comments
"That happensto be false; "that isn't true"
and similar expressions. Dayidge passed
to the examination Of the prisoner himself,
his appearance upon the stand, what he
had said and what capacity OF intellect he
had shown, proving, he said, conclusively
that what had gone before had all been
sham and hollow. Scoville had Diluted upon
his morality, and had asserted that the tack
Of intellect was his failing; on the contrary
he had shown upon the stand wonderful
memory, logic, reason and intellectual
ability. Likewise rs q defense he had
claimed for him virtue and morality, The
prosecution had availed themselves Of their
right to show the contrary, and what had
been the resulH He had been shown TO
be such monster Of corruption, deceit, de-
pravity and wickedness that the country
looked OH with shudder-
THAT might have been the case" shout
ed Guiteau, "in July,.but it's not tho case
now. II you could sec some of the letters
have been receiving you would sec that a
good many people think am one OF the
best and greatest men in the country"
Continuing, Mr.. Davidge skillfully, and
with wonderful effect, reviewed that nor.
ton ot the testimony bearipgon the priso.
ner's moral character as evidenced In his
past life. "All this time, said the counsel,
mo one accused him Of insanity. In the
estimation Of his friends and family he was
sane enough for all the transactions OF life;
but when his hands are red with blood
and the outraged law claims him as n sac
ritice on the altar OF justice we first hear Of
his insanity" Abiding to Guteau's scheme
IN relation to the Inter Ocean, pavidge said:
ave have to deal simply with fhe plans OF
an audacious mind, but there is nothing in
such scheme to indicate insanity. 1t Is a
fact, understand, that the stock 81 that
paper, once worth $4,000, is now worth
Sl,000, 600, and this result was reached by
putting in successful operation plans simil
ar to those suggested by the prisoner
Summing up this incident, Davidge said.
at was no indication OF insanity--it WI.
simply in keeping with his idea that The
great moving brain and the one central fig
ure Of the day was that Of Charles ]. Gui
teau,"
"rhank you, Davidge; Pm glad you arc
beginning to think so. A great man,
other people think I'm the greatest man o.
the day, but l don't care a snap what they
think. haven't got bit OF egotism," sar.
castically called out the prisoner.
Mr.. Davidge alluded briefly to the testi
mony OF Mrs, Dunmire, the divorced wife
Of the prisoner. The prosecution was de
barred from entering uron those conf
dences which exist between husband ant
wife. The defense could have done so, bu
they did not. Mrs. Dunmire did not hesi
tate, said Mr.. Davidge, to testify emphatic
ally that he was q sane man.
'She don't know anything about me,
called out Guiteau.SS"I haven't seen he
for eight years I" -
Mrs. Scoville, who had been busiiy writ
ing all morning, shook her head angrilv
and calculated, "She's liar, anyway
Her brother whispered warning. bu
she repeated the comment still more EN-
phatically. =
Commenting upon the testimony OF DR.
Spitzka, Mr.. Davidge said that, notwith
standing some Of his remarkable state
ments, DR.. Spitzka never denied the pris
oner's legal responsibility. Accepting all o
his evidence, even DR.. Spitzka brought thu
prisoner within the reach OF the law auC
punishment.
At this point recess was taken,
After recess Mr.. Davidge resumed his ar
gument with a review and discussion o
each experts testimony. "Never befor,
had so many men Of eminenCe appeared
upon trial Of this character. The treas
ury had been opened to secure the attend
ance OF witnesses. More than twenty ex
perts had been summoned for the deiencl
many OF them men whose names wert
known to every household. They camt
here, they watched the prisoner; the,
listened TO his evidence, and what was thu
result2 With two exceptions they vanished
from before the light OF the evidence lik,
cloud before the wind; and not one o
them could come upon the stand ant
swear that this man was legally insane
They met and compared notes and couldn'
testify but to his sanity, with the exception
OF the two moral insanity men, and / re
gret to soy il, that neither them would Oh
could admit that they believed in a God
They vanished from before you and wer,
pcTlulltcu ny tuc utlenCG 10 WltlQrnV
without testiiying. Now what hal
been the result Of ali this
evidence? This alleged fool has grown be
fore you to man OF more than ordinar,
intellect. We have uncovered his mora
nature. We have shown him to Be in re
ligion hypocriie; at law, apettJogger; in al
things, slrindler; denizen OF idils and
depraved and wicked wretch. In answer /,
the prisoners claim OF divine inspiration
Mr.. Davidge said, with impressive effect
from the first chapter Of the Epistle Q
James, thirteenth TO fifteenth verses in
elusive, as follows "Iet no man say whel
he is tempted, am tempted OF God, 70
God cannot be tempted with evil; neithe
tempteth he any man; but every man |
tempted when he is drawn away OF his owl
lust and enticed; then when lust hath con
ceived it bringeth forth sin, and sin whel
it Is finished bringeth forthIdeath."
The air Of the room was very oppressiy,
afteg recess, and quiet ripple Of excite
ment was caused by a sudden stir al tn
rear ofthc room. Judge Dayidge suspend
ed his remarks until the confusion shoulC
subside. Some one called out dHe ha
fafnta1 ~ The nnIfFk Nrtnu ps,,a a., t,1n1 LAa1