Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-09
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. HIS GREATEST EXPORT. Guiteau's Closing Address
 to the Jury. A DAY OF CLOSE LABOR. He Thinks It Will Settle the
 Verdict.
A LARGE FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Probably Caused by the EIec-
 tric Light.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Guiteau Tria1-Arguments the Prayers to the Court-The Assassin Preparing the Greatest Effort of His Life.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. g.. In the Guiteau trial yesterday Judge Cox heard arguments of | counsel on the prayers to the court for in- structions submitted by both sides. The jurors were given liberty by the court to re- main and hear the arguments or to absent themselves from the court room as they saw fit but they remained during the morning session, taking the time after recess for re- creation. Mir. Davidge led off for the prose- cution. In his argument MT. Davidge laid particular stress upon the English test of in- sanity as embodied in the prosecutions first prayer-the knowledge of right and wrong. This test does not exonerate from legal re- sponsibility even creature of instinctive in- teligence where fear or dread of repeated punishment may determine such conduct as to give it the appearance of reason. He claimed that on the second of July, when Guiteau shot President Garfield, he was ca- pablo of distinguishing between right and wrong, so much so that he was responsible before the law for his act. Judge Porter as- sisted Mir. Davidige in his argument by read ing the report of the Coleman murder case in New York, when Judge Davis charged the jury and made especial reference to Guiteau's $ trial. After recess MT. Reed argued in favor of giving the prisoner the, benefit of a reasona- ble doubt, citing authorities in favor of his position. MT. Scoville presented the author ities for the other sections of the instruc tions, especially those which relate to the in- ability of person to restrain his own con- duct, although he knows right from wrong. Court adjourned before Mir. Scoville had fin ished, and he will resume his argument to- morrow, when the subject of jurisdiction will be presented. The court may not give its charge to the jury until Tuesday. It is un- derstood that Judge Cox has already pre- pared his charge, and the only good the de- is the benefit of exceptions to the instruc- tions. The case will hardly go to the jury before the end of next week.
 No visitors were allowed to see Guiteau to- day. This was at his own personal request. General Crocker was firm in his refusal to allow the assassin to be disturbed. His cell was filtered with papers and he was occupied most of the day in preparing the closing speech for his defence. This effort, he says, Will pc the SreaIesJ or HIS AIe ana Will seGI1e the verdict in his favor. He was in an ugly temper. The warden said he was never so surly before. Even when fruits were sent in by sympathizers he replied rather grufiy that he was obliged. Nothing further has been heard of the first offer to purchase his body, but postal was received from the Dime Museum in Baltimore proposing to pay $1, 800 for the embalmed carcass of the assassin. The usual mail was received for Guiteau. The pieces of rope suggestive of his final end are never shown him.