New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-13
EXCITING SCENE IN THE COURTROOM.

worlds TO conquer. Just got my speech OF no
called out To the CROWD that was listening atten-
/ lively 10 Mr.. paydge d" But / won't g.t a chance
TO deliver 1t II Davidge goes on this way"
! Ten minutes afterwarl this uuieliycred speech
! became the subject of one of the most exciting
scenes of the trial. Although an or'ler bad pre-
vousy been made that the Court ,holld sit each
day now until o'clock, an adjournment wa taken
al 3 o'clock for the relief of Mr. Dayi ge who hsd
/ been speaking all day, and whose health
has been affected by the foil ar OF the
/ COURTROOM. Before the cncr announced The adj
journmeut Justice Cox expressed q desire 10 hear
from }lr Scoyiilc reyardiug Gutcaus dosirc % adj
dress the jury. Before Mr.. Scoyille could Seply
Guiteau broke in with the declaration that no
! wanted to close The case.
IL wouldn't tIus. the best man la America, ho
said " TO close this case.'
Justice Cox made the Astonishing statement in
coiloluial tone that he saw no objection to allowing
Guitcau to address the jury, provided tho argument
which he had written out was in proper form and
! would not intrrd ice testimony. lie suggested
| that Mr. Scoville should read IL and eNpurgatc It.
The latter dcmuTed 90 doing this, saying that sucha
dim uty might be reuedied hy stopping hin-a
proposition which coull hardly have been made in
good faith-but protested that neither Mr. Reed nor
himself desired that DE shsuid speak.
| Colonel CorkMl now on his feet and Mr.
! DGNlNE" also. ne ijlsultt-Ali'INfl fi'ifniNh
against taking the man cat of the dock. Let him
present his views" said he, " through his counsel
10 have him speak from the dock would bc "A ais
grace" Mr. DIvidg, also demonstrated. The diili.
Guilty" he said, l. tlat whenever yol have granted
any liberty O. The prisoner ne has degraded te al
muistra'iou of Justice" Mr.. Scovil!e declared that
epoferred not 10 examine The speech Colonel Cork
hill who was inten ely excited renewed his protest,
! the whole body Of people m the courtroom being
equally excited. Guiteau, be declared, iud no right
90 speak under the Constitution OF the laws. Now
pale with anger, he said: That man never eayea
the dock with tho consent of the Government unt
after the verdict Of the jury" and he brc1ght
down his ccnchcd fist upon the book before him,
There was an outbreak Of ofappanse, which the oai'
GERS checked le went 10 referto the vuperatlonf
| insults and caumny the Government counsel had
! been compelled TO endure from Guitean.
and declared thar he should never again appear a
| the counsel table without the earnest protest u
| the Government lie mentioned the fact that ona
Of the morning papels had reported that Mr. Reed
had been at the jail consulting with Guiteau about
his sieech and Mr.. Reed positively dcu'd this. aud
Mr. Scoyille repeated the denials. Justice Cox. at
this point, showed disposition to postpone a deci-
sion by suggesting that the speech Poe examined.
Now Guiteau broke oat. evidently IN o genuine aud
| not an assumed racc. lie said hc would print the
speech i'm The Hcrd.t Tie American people wce
| trying thi, ease, and they were bigger than tina
Court or this jury 10 read like one Of the ora
tons of Cicero" and it would d" 90 thun.
derug down the ages It would ia
impossible TO describe The malice and rage conceu'
ratcd iu his voice. II was like an angry dog srowI'
ing through his Lard-sct teeth. The voice was one
,ureha-sed with the spirit OF murder II ever ole
| was.
Colonel Corhhill was on lis feet continuing hii
protests and many persons in all parts If th' room
were standing also, ne excitement iucna,lns every
moment "Such thng' said Colonel CorShill.
Wa. never done in the world in this Court Then
il il time il was done" responded Nlr ccoyillc.
80 p.law e. said Nr. Dayidge in profound disgust.
That's Gmteau law" said Colonel Corkhill But
| Mr. Scoyllie proceeded, after having d'pre-
Gated the Idoa 0i speech from Gnieaa'
to demand thatLe he given a hearing, aud made
patheic alluslon 70 his client being hurried TO
the gallows.' AT this there was actually applause
| from a few ,~assiuatIon sympathizcr+
Mr.. Scoviile c0ntuucl In0w ask the Court
Il knew You would' said Colonel Corkn.I.
"TI.atis what l expected
MIR. ~coyille thcu formally asked ave for Guiteau
IN address the Jury. Justice Cox repeated suostan-
t,aly what he had said said before, only empaasz-
rr il now to say that there would not be tho
sliohte,t objection ii Gucau would conform
himself to the ordinary rules. Here JCdgo
| Porter who bad remained silent dh lbis
time. asked in low, measured tonc' "itAolt
rising from his scat, Does your Honor propose 20
bav, him speak from the counsel table or from the
focIs2 2r Justice CoAs face flushed lirllc, end he
..c,,.d to show almost for the first time since the
t,.I h.oau consciousness Of the meaning or judge
portcr'. tone and resentment Tie said he dld not
"propose" 10 do anything, masnuch' hr was uh-
dc,stood 10 say. a- hc had not decided the ma -ter
Before the court adjourned Justice Cox vas
,,ierstood 10 say that he wished Mr. ScoyIe
r., examine the speech. As the crowd broke np Ms
>coyille burst into hystercal s)bs. exciainins
,.,,i,.t fine treatment of her brother by the Dls-
trc.- Attorney. and was with difficulty calmcd "
I b.r husband .ho soon took her from the room.
Tn, Iauqulaue of Judge Cox seemed t. leave little
| doubt that bs would allow Guteau 90 speak. ana
oln,ost ~ little that he Will be freed from the dock
,,d ,Io,,ed 70 take place again az the counsel
tIo with men who aT~ not used 70 associating on
terms # professional equality with assas,ius aud
o,,,bor9s Tie counsel for the prosecu-
non claim that the common law right OF
q prisoner 10 address The jury exists only in
two cases: first, where he ha- no counsel. and
second where he is member of the bar OF the
court in which he /, being tried. Ia thus latter case
the right can of cour e. be forfeited by misconduct.
| Cuiteau has two counsel, both OF whom are 70
| sneak and he is not member of the bar OF TINS
court and II he were he would certainly have for
fcit,d any rgbt by his behavior II he Is allowed
IN deliver this specch n will probably be the most
ravoltno .ueetacle Of this trial The mans almost
spperhuman vanity seems 10 swell 10 greater pro-
portions every day
Mr. Davidge who is reviewing the evidence ior
the prosecution, is speaker who depends moro
upon the substance OF his arguments than UPON