Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-02
With equal distinctiveness came the

Inc pent up feeling of the crow,
found expression In uproarous demon
strations of applause and approval.
Order order - shouted the bailitfs
: Scoville and the counsel for the prose
cution were simultaneously upon thei
feet.
Scoville attempted to address tn,
court but the district attorney shouted
"Wait until we have heard the verde
complete and in due form of law"
Order was at length restored and the
clerk again addressing the jury said
Your foreman says, Guilty as in
dicted.'"
so SAY WE ALL OF Us.
We do all respond"
Another demonstration of approva'
followed this announcement, but was
not so prolonged as at first.
Scoville, still upon his feet, demanded
a poll of the jury, which was granted
and each juror was called by name
and each in firm voice promptly re-
sponded Guilty" As the last name
was called the prisoner shrieked:
''MY BLOOD WILL BE UPON THE HEADS OF
THAT JURY; DON'T YOU FORGET IT.'
Scoville again addressed the court,
saying: "Your honor, I do not desire
to forfeit any rights I have under the
law and practice in this district. II
there is anything that l ought now to
do to save those rights would be in
debted to your honor to indicate it to
me-"
Judge Cox in reply assured him he
should have every opportunity; that
the charge would be furnished him in
print tomorrow, and he would be ac-
corded all the time accorded by law
within which to file his exceptions, and
that he would also be entitled to four
days within which to move an arrest of
judgment.
Guiteau, who from the moment Judge
Cox began delivering his charge, had
dropped completely his air of flippant
arrogance and sat with rigid features
and compressed lips, called out in tones
of desperation:
''GOD WILL AVENGE THIS OUTRAGE"
Judge Cox then turned to the Jury
and said:
Gentlemen of the jury: I cannot
express too many thanks for the man
ner in which you have discharged your
duty. You have richly merited the
thanks of your countrymen, and feel
assured you will take with you to your
homes the approval of your consciences.
With thanks. gentlemen of the jury,
DISMISS YOU"
With this announcement the court
was declared adjourned, and the now
famous trial which has absorbed public
interest and attention for more than
ten weeks, was ended.
THE CROWD QUICKLY LEFT THE COURT
ROOM,
and the prisoner, gesticulating with
his manacled hands, was led out. AS he
passed the reporters tables, he leaned
and called out to an acquaintance:
"The court IN banc will reverse this
business" His appearance was that of
a man deeply moved with Indignation
at some outrage or Indignation which
was put upon him. AS he was being
put into the van, crowd of men and
boys yelled and shouted themselves
hoarse in mockery of the prisoners
constant boast that "the American
press and people are all with me"
The van was quickly driven away, fol-
lowed till out of sight by jeers and yells
of the crowd.
HE WILL TRY TO GET A NEW TRIAL.
Scoville said tonight the next move
in the Guiteau case would be q motion
for a new trial, which he expected to
file Saturday. The main points on
which it will be based are that the Jury
erred in rendering verdict contrary to
law, and that they erred in rendering a
verdict contrary to the evidence; that
Judge Cox in his charge did not base it
upon all the evidence, and that the
jury during the trial read the newspa-
pers, and had conversation with outside
persons. Should the motion be denied
an appeal will be taken to the conrt
en- bdnc in April. Referring to the YER
dict, Scoville said after hearing Judge
Cox's charge he was not surprised the
jury rendered verdict of guilty. He
refrained, however, from passing crit
icism upon Judge Cox's charge further
than to say that he had not been &C
customed to hear judge address a
jury as Judge Cox did, but simply to
submit written instructions, and this,
too, upon the law bearing upon the
case and not upon the evidence. Judge
Cox, Mr.. Scoville thought, did not re-
view the entire evidence given in the
case, but only portions of it. Guiteau
is said by some to have appeared the
coolest person in the court room at the
time the verdict was announced. But
Scoville believes that when the excite
ment attending the trial is over, The
| 70, l.
sustained Guiteau all through it, he
will become a raving maniac Scoville
does not talk to night like a man who
| thinks his labor in that matter is at an
erd. There are good grounds, he says,
| for a new trial and he proposes to show
| this.
| AFTER THE TRIAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Guiteau has
conducted himself in jail to-day about
as one would imagine, exhibiting all
Of the varying phases of his character.
For the greater part of the time he has
expressed confidence in the hope of a
new trial, and his absolute acquittal by
another jury-but occasionally deep
ly-anxious expression would settle over
his countenance, showing the torturing
fear that possesses him that his end is
near.
The opinion in the city is that a new
trial will be denied, and that now only
the execution of the law is to be looked
for. There is but one opinion as to the
verdict, as l telegraphed you last even
ing, and that is of hearty endorseme ent.
There is nothing specially new or of
interest to the reader to telegraph.