The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-22
GARFIELD'S ASSASSIN.
CERTAIN To SWING INTO ETERNITY
On the aoth day ofths Next hoath-rhs Dstlsion
Of the Costt Ia Baue-TAs VILE Nrstsh 10
.3 b Pat Ia = Solitary Cell, and ths y:
"Death Watch" 10 b Aaintained.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The unanimoul
decision Of the district supreme court OF
the question raised by the defense In the
Guiteau case will be announced tomorrow
The Po,t gives the following as the point.
Of decision: -6ts .ISl sgs =.
The opinion Of the court will probably
sustain the position taken by the district
attorney-that jurisdiction is complete
where the fatal blow was struck, without
regard to the locality Of the actual demise.
The court holds that tho bullet fired at the
President by Guteau on the ID OF July in
this city was the cause of his death, and
that trial could only be held in Washing.
ton; that the death Of the President in New
Jersey, except rs effected by local statute,
could not change jurisdiction. The assassin
had not been in New jersey, had commit.
ted no otlense against Nav Jersey laws,
aud the mere fact OF the victim being
removed to Elberon TO prolong his life, or
save it II possible, could not be made to
effect tho character OF the crime. The
court will hold, in addition, that there are
several grounds on which jurisdiction
might be maintained il it were necessary
to decide the case: N,
First, that this is m United States court,
with all the powers OF any circuit court Of
the United States. A. ~.
Second, that this is a judicial district,
and that under the provisions of law when
q crime is begun in one and completed in
another district, the otlense Is complete in
either. aig. -g.> .alraI
Third, that murder being m offense in
this district against the United States. the
removal OF the President to New jersey aid
not take him beyond the Jurisdiction Of
the Government against which the ofFense
was committed. 7.z }s- F'.5,
Considerable anxiety has been express.
cd as TO the action OF the Supreme Court Of
the United States, it being announced
that the application would be made to that
body by the defendants counsel for writ
OF habeas corpus. There are now only two
justices OF that court in the city, the court
having adjourned for the term-Chiei JUS.
tice Waite and Justice Miller. The best
legal authorities express doubts whether
such writ could be granted BY the full
court in session, and it is not believed that
any single Judge will take the responsibility
Of passing upon so important question
when it is recalled that the court was in
session for three months after the sentence
OF death WIS passed.
1t may, therefore, reasonably be con-
c!uded that Guiteau will hang as sentenced
aud that there is no earthly hone for him,
The Post adds "After the. delivery OF the
opinion the prisoner will be taken ut once
to solitary cell in the jail where he is now
confined and placed under continued guard,
better known as the death Watch"
Every action will be observed up to the
fatal moment, and not word will be per-
mitted 10 be spoken to him except by his
spiritual adviser or by persons specially
authorized by Warden.General Crocker,
who has entire charge Of and the respousi.
bility for the ASSASSIN from this time on
until his dead body is ready to be consign-
ed to the doctors for a post-mortem exami-
nation. District Attorney Corkhill has
determined upon an examination OF the
brain ofthe assassin by board Of eminent
medical experts in the United States, 10
put at rest, as he believes, forever, the
question OF his sanity. After the autopsy,
the body will be delivered to the relatives
Of the doomed man, ifany Of them call for
it." +s ~. : d. -
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