Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-02-09

70 MS leet, protested against the inter-
ruption: "You have made your OBJ
lection; that is the extent of your
prerogative; you have no right to in.
terrupt the gentleman"
Judge Cox - "What Judge Porter
has snid is neither very relevant nor
Objectionable, Idon't see that you can
object" The prisoner added this COM
ment: Your honor ought to put that
man under arrest; he is a perfect
nuisance this morning"
THE JEW INCIDENTS.
After this Porter continued to speak
for some minutes without interruption.
Alluding to the incident Of the watch.
Judge Porter arraigned both the pris-
oner and counsel for their contempt
uous manner of speaking Of the wit
ness, Edwards, as a miserable Jew.
81 have yet to know" said he. "that
any man lives who could have cause to
feel ashamed that he sprang from tho
same race as the Savior Of man."
Guiteau-"That's very fine, but you
forget that the Lord and the Jews had
a falling out at the obstruction of Je-
rusalem. The Jews are are all right
now though, very good sort of people"
Perter continued: Gas a matter of
TACT, however, the insinuation of coun-
sci is not correct, yet not content with
an attempt to blacken the character of
this witness counsel for defense would
circumcise here in the presence of this
court" The interruptions of the pris-
oner increased in frequency, till rein
forced by an objection of Scoville, the
clamor and din for moment resembled
Babel. Scoville finally made himself
heard and desired to note exception to
the statement or construction put on
the evidence by Porter. A sharp dis
cussion ensued during which the pris-
oner made himself heard from the
dock: "It is an outrage for that man
to be allowed to speak. He ought to
be under arrest for his insolence. 1t
has been nothing but one stream of
abuse from him all the morning and it's
enough to provoke saint, It's a dis
grace upon court of justice" Bailiffs
tried to quiet the prisoner and succeed
ed by drawing his attention from the
dispute of counsel and attracting his
abuse to themselves. 1t seemed for a
moment more than possible that his
vicious demonstration might provoke
some of the officers beyond a point of
endurance and perhaps to point Of as
suming the functions of the court in
administering wholesome discipline.
Judge Cox called for the reading
from the stenographer's notes of the
passage which had caused the dispute
and decided against Scoville's demand
that counsel be stopped.
Passing to the testimony of DR..
| Spitzka Porter said: elf Eucifer were
on trial would DR.. Spitzka pronounce
him moral imbecile, moral mon
strosity. Satan fell from high estate.
There was change in Satan, but in
this man, according to Spitzka, there
never could have been change. He
was from the start a moral imbecile,
FORMER OF MORBID PROJECTS.
Says DR.. Spitzka: "Why are mes
of mankind poorP" Because of morhi
projects. Yet do we wonder at it al
pronounce majority of mankind j,
sane? What does he say of this pli
Oner's sanity on July 2? Probably il
sane-probably insane? Do you pl,
pose, gentlemen of the jury, to bring in
verdict that he was probably in
sane? Was he sane or insaneP That
IS the question. What does he say of
the prisoner as a lawyerP He calls
him third rate shyster in a criminal
court. 1 suppose Scoville can tell you
what that means-I can not" said
Judge Porter.
"Well, some of your clients can tell
what it is" retorted Guiteau.
Referring to reference by Reed to
Charlotte Corday, Porter said sit was
left to Reed to make the discovery and
to announce to this court and to the
world that Charlotte Corday was in
sane. Rehearsing the circumstances
of Charlotte Corday's life and death, he
contrasted her act of patriotism with
Guiteau's murder"
The prisoner was reused to fury and
beloved like a wild beast, at times
drowning the speakers voice.
"God Almighty will curse you, Por-
ter, you miserable whelp, you. You
can't make the American people be-
lieve l am not patriot to-day. suf-
fer in bonds as patriot, and God will
curse you if a hair of my head is in
iured."
Pausing a moment, Judge Porter
said: Contrast the conduct of this
vindictive, cowardly wretch with Char
lOtte COrday, who walked peacefully to
the scaffold with hands folded, crossed
upon her breast, and a serene smile
that denoted her willingness to suffer
death for her country and patriotism,
which instigated her act"
81 amt afraid to die, either" shouted
the prisoner. you may put my body in
the ground if you can, but l tell you
this nation will go down in blood if you
harm hair of my head"
Next Judge Porter compared the
prisoner to Wilkes Booth, and showed
the latter almost patriot compared
with the cowardly assassin now on
trial, for Booth was actuated by mis-
taken motive of patriotism, and was
man of
MANHOOD AND MANLINEss,
but this sneaking, cowardly wretch,
who could plan for his victims death
and for his own safety at the same
time, murdered his man for revenge
and notoriety."
Guiteau-"I shot my man in broad
daylight and don't you forget it, Por-
ter"
Pressing the assertion that Guiteau
was actuated by revenge, and desire
for notoriety, Judge Porter compared
him to noted criminal in Europe. 81
don't recall his name" said Judge Por-
ter, "but he said, i am the ugliest man
in Europe"
"Well, you wasn't there" interrupt
ed Guiteau. You win be the ugliest
man in history, though"
Continued Judge Porter: al would