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consideration any confidential communications or
anything he had said to her.
The district attorney said Judge Cox, in his rul-
ing, had said that distinctly.

consideration any confidential communications or
anything he had said to her.
The district attorney said Judge Cox, in hiS rul-
ing, had said that distinctly.
THE EXPERTS DEPENDED.
The district attorney made a brief reply to the
remarks OF Mr.. Reed throwing discredit upon the
expert Witnesses and said that on this trial it had
been firmly established that insanity is a disease
consistency Of Judge Coxs charge. Mr. Corkhill
i T.DH ny Whartons Federal Law Reporter" Judge
the generally have been with
generally has been with us, am very happy to say
I'm must say here that the conduct OF that trial and
1t has been endorsed by every thinking man In this
country. do not believe, outside OF the imme-
little note and less repute that there is in this
land anyone who has watched the proceedings or
a VINO knows the criminal who has any doubt or his
sanity or his responsibility for this crime"
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS PERoRArroM.
After discussing and opposing the technical
objections to the admission OF the evidence
OF Guiteau's divorced wife and that OF other
witnesses the district attorney said: "In con-
cluslon need only say that II would be strange
II IN trial OF such magnitude minor errors
were not made, and that it is a familiar prin-
c1ple OF law that new trial will not be granted
lOr admitting improper evidence nor for the rea-
son that erro neous Instructions were given IL it
appears from the whole record that substantial
JuSClce mas been done In regard to the point
mace In the brief OF the defendant as to the ille.
galty OF the sentence In the case t is only
sary TO say that the adjournment of the court and
end OF the term entirely within the control OF
the court, and the court below in fixing the day
ior the execution followed the uniform practice OF
the court for years placing the day OF execution
reasonable time beyond the usual day when the
present term OF the court adjourns sine die"s
1--WE are drifting awsy from the immediate
ever presided at a trial whose conduct was more
severely criticised I'm this country or in Europe
than that OF your associate, Mr.. Justice Cox. do
not reel that am treSpaSsing upon my Official
DUTY when leave IL upon the record in my closing
remarks In this case. that whatever may have
been said in the temptest Of the time, when the
excltement growing out OF the conduct OF the
prisoner was the occasion OF popular Indignation,
that the f1nal result has fully INDICATED the calm
heroic, patient, lawyerlike judicial department OF
the presiding judge, and, whatever criticisms may
De made upon the counsel for the government or
tne defense during the progress OF the trial, am
conndent the profession OF this country and Eu-
rope VIII lndorse Mr.. Wharton when he says, that
'There was herOism In Judge CoX's management
OF the case which should mark an era in judicial
history This much desire to say, and, thanking
Ihe court for its attention, submit the for Its
final decision.n
Mr.. Davidge Begins His Argument
Mr.. co rkhin finished his argument a few min
utes before one O'Clock, and Mr.. Davidge at once
began.
At ten minutes to two Mr. Davidge had Just in
hunting for his book to tell what that writer did
say, when Judge Cartier said, swell, you may
bring him In In the morning, Mr. Davidge,u and
adjourned the court