The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1882-02-05
THE GUITEAU TRIAL AT AN END.

w uli6 JuUSc 4 VEtCL was kCflOW
ing the testimony of John w.
Guiteau on Wednesday, the 25th
of January, he was interrupted
by the prisoner with the excla-
nations, "That is a lie!' "You're
a blooapan," etc. Judge Porter,
after eat struggle to make bis
voice heard against the clamor
and vile abuse Of the prisoner,
continued his argument, and in
conclusion, said: "He who has
ordained that human life shah be
shielded by human law from haN
man crime presides over your dc
alterations, and the verdict which
you will give to day will be re
corded where we are all to come
at the great day. ! trust that
your verdict will be prompt, and
will upold the majesty Of the law,
and refact credit upon your in
tegrity, aud thai the warning
shall reach all lands that political
murder shall not be permitted to
avenge political wrongs or settle
political disputes. J. trust you
will 80 discharge your daty that
by your action, at least, political
assassination shall find no sane
ton to make it q precedent here
after, and I hope the time will
come when, by an international
agreement, tho law shall be so
strengthened that political assas-
sin shall find no refuge on the face
of the earth. the asHassln OF
Garfield knew that against the
law Of God be was breaking, With
bloody hands, into the house OF
life. but he did not know that over
his grave, if grave he is to have,
would be written this inscription:
THE grave Of the cowardly assas-p
sin. the sWindler and the MUIR
derer.' He did not know when
Garfeld yielded up bis life that
the hand that aimed thai pistol
against his life wrote the name of
James A. Garfield in characters OF
living light upon tie armament
as radiant as if every letter was
traced in living stars
After the argument of Judge
Porter, Judge Cox delivered his
address, and commenced by say
ing that the constitution provides
that 10 all climiDaj prosecutions
the accused shall eaioy the right Of
speedy and public trial by an i'm
partial jury in the State and dis
trict where the crime shall have
been committed; that he shall be
informed Of the cause and nature
of the accusation against him;
that be shall be confronted With
the WITNESSES against him; that
be shall have compulsory process
to obtain Witnesses in his favor,
and that he shall have the az
sistance OF counsel in his defence.
Those provisions we're intended
for the protection Of innocent men
from injustice and oppression, and
it was only By their faithful 90
that tue guilt or inno-
cence conld be fairly ascertained.
Every accused person was pre-
sumed to be innocent until the
accusation was proved. With
what difficulty and trouble the
law had been administered in the
present case the Jurors had been
daily witnesses. TWAS, however,
a consolation to think that not
one Of those sacred guarantees of
the constitution had been violated !
in the person of the accnsed.
After the charge Of Judge Cox,
the case was given to the jury, and
ct the expiration Of one hour,
they returned with the verdict OF
guilty as indicted.
Now that the performance is
over IN the great judicial Circus
arena, we hope to have the con-
cert, and that the entertainment
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