The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-26
Retribuiion at Length OyertalIes the AS.
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Retribuiion at Length Oyertakes the As
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 25.-As US
ual Guiteau opened the proceedings of
court by announcing. My sister has
been doing some silly talk in Chicago.
She means we'll but she is no lawyer
Judge Porter Immediately resumed
his argument. Admonished by the fall
ing snow and the severity of the wealth
er from which he had suffered, and from
which doubtless the jury also had suf-
fered, he felt it necessary to vary some
what from his original intention, and
trust to the intelligence and honor OF the
jury TO supply his defects. He would
not therefore linger over the dry details
of evidence. Feeling it imperatively
necessary that this case should be
brought TO a conclusion as soon as pos.
sible he would simply touch upon few
salient points of evidence.
John w. Guiteau," said Judge Por-
Ter, l believe to be an honest man. He
came here ready to contribute his
means, his evidence and his services to
save his brothers. life and an honored
fathers name, and yet truth comes from
his lips which must impress upon every
one of Your convictions that on the 2d
day Of July this prisoner was as sane as
you, or l., or the judge upon this
bench"
Reading from the evidence of j. w.
Guiteau, and commenting upon it,
Judge Porter said, of the prisoner: He
has two faces''
Gulteau-"HOw many have yOu?"
Judge POrter-"He has two faces,
one showing the sancitity of the phari-
see, the other the hideous grin of the
fiend that possesses him.
AS Porter continued to read from j.
w. Guiteau's testimony, relative TO his
last interview with the prisoner, Gui-
teau continually interrupted with such
comments as:
what say is always true"
Judge Porter-"What you say is gen.
orally false"
Judge Porter contrasted the life and
conduct and deceitful swindling prac-
tices of the prisoner with the Apostal
Paul in the light of the prisoners as
sumption that he, like Paul, was honest
IL engaged in doing the Lords work.
paul" said Porter, "Never palmed
of brass watches for gold"
Neither did l." shouted Guiteau.
paul never swindled his collectors
out of their just dues"
You are a blood man." retalliated
Guiteau. You belong 10 the Judas
tribe"
The picture drawn by Judge Porter
was anything but a lovely one ana pro-
voked the prisoner to the most abusive
retorts.
you're liar and you know it, and l
tell you so TO your face, Judge Porter"
he called OUT
This man. said Judge Porter, "Who
says he never deceived anyone''-
That's fact" piped in the prisoner.
- Put that in frequently"
This man." said Porter, "Who says
he never deceived anyone, says in one |
Of his hand bills, "a lecture by Hon. |
Chas. Guiteau.' II he never deceived |
anyone, where did he get this title of /
That's the way my letters cone adj
dressed, SIR
Continuing to read from the evidence
Porter was again and again interrupted /
by Guiteau who called out: Read the /
record; that's bigger than my brother.
He is no brother to me and never has
been till he came tn this trial. Il is
contemplate TO speak about my brother
n the way you do"
Potter spoke of the horror and detes-
alton with which men OF all parties
y