The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-02-11
Sentence Passed on Gulteau.


nittrd to resuDe his seat at the com
.srl table, c,.nSdl ~, AT yonr !laua7
please. desire to ask If there ia any
motion that ought to make to rescue
my Iightsi"
Scovllle tried to prevent his speak
ing. hut lie rctorted, "Well, DON'T
want any advantage taken of me;
want to know how much time shall
have to prepare my appeal to court in
balc."
Scoyille-"Pleaso keep quiet, We
have not reached that yet"
Gnitean with much excitement-
~ won't keep quite. nm here, and
propose to do my own talking"
Judge Cox then informed Scoville Of
the rules of practice applicable to the
filing Of his exceptions, and after this
matter had been arranged Colonel
Corkhill renewed his motion, saying:
ut ia now my duty to ask for sentence
of COURT
Judge Cox 10 prisoner,) stand mp
have ynu anything To say why sentence
should not nov be pronounced upon
youi
Guitean tstiIl sitting, ask yonr
honor 10 postpone sentence as long AZ
possible.
Judge CO1--Stand up. Have you
anything IN say why sentence should
not now he pronounced upon yoni
The prisoner then arose, pale, but
with lips compressed aud desperate
determination stamped upon his fen.
lurcs In a low aud delihernte tone
he began, hut soon his mnnncr become
wild aud violent, and, pounding upon
the table, he delivered himself of the
following harangue; al mn not guilty
Of the charges set forth In the indict.
ment 1t was Gods net, not mine, mud
Gnl will take care of it, aud let the
American people not forg it-he will
take care of il; aud every officer of this
government. from tho executive down
tn that marshal. taking ia every man
on that jury aud every member Of this
bench, will pay for it, aud tho Ameri-
can nation will roll in blood il my body
goes into the ground and am hung.
The jews put the despised Gallenn
into tho grave. For u time they
triumphed, but Mt the destruction of
Jerusalem, forty years afterwn,d, the
Almighty got even with them. am
not afraid of death. | am here IA Gods
man. XIII me Tomorrow if you want.
| nm Gods, aud havo been from the
stnrt."
Judge Cox then proceeded to pass
4rnience, addressing the prisoner:
"You have been convicted nf II crime.
so terrible in its circumstances and 50
far-reaching, that it has drown npon
you the horror of the whole world aud
the excavations of your count men.
The excitement produced by such of
tense made II no easy task tn secure
for Won fair aud impartial trial, bnt
you have had the power of the United
States treasury and government il
your service to protect ynur persnn
from whence aud to procure cy violence
fiom all parts Of the country. You
have had ~ fair and impartial u jury
ns ever assembled in court of Justice.
lou have been defended 10y counsel
with zeal and devotion that merit the
highest enc0miTm. certainly have
done my best 10 secure fair prrsen.
niion Of your defense. Nutwirh
standing all this you have been fund
guilty. 1t would hive been n comfrrt
to many people ifthe verdict Of the
jury had established the fact that your
act was that OF AN irresponsible man.
1t would have left the people the sai-
,ing belief that the crime Of politi-
cal assassination was entirely foreign
to the insiituiiuns aud civilization of
our country but the result has denied
them that cemfnrt. The country will
accept IL az fact that the crime can
be committed, and the court viii have
IL deal with it by imposing the best
penalty known 10 the criminal cod. to
serve N mn example to others. Yonr
4. 4.