The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-02-03
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
uFrY-sEcoND DAY.

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they undertake to harm him they will be shot
down. Judge Porter opened by the assertion
that the whole defense has been an imposture.
When he spoke OF the destruction OF the notes
OF Stenographer Bailey, Mr. Scoville demanded
to be heard, and MIR. Reed expressed the opin-
ion that the court should arrest Judge Porter for
contempt Allusion having been made to
President Arthur, Guiteau interrupted with the
boast that his inspiration placed Arthur in the
White House, adding, 'And don't you forget
it, Judge Porter" Replying to this taunt from
the prisoner, Judge Porter described him as
slippery as an orange peel, as venomous as
rationale, and, speaking of the act of the
murder, said this was a rattesnake without a
rattle, but not without fangs
Judge Porter pointed out the cunning, the
duptlcIty, the acting of the prisoner since the
beginning of the trial. Referring to the oft-re-
peated assertion that be had sent Garfield pre-
pared to meet his God, and he (Guiteau), too,
was ready to die if God willed it, Judge Porter
with deliberate emphasis, said; 81 do not be-
lleve, in all this assemblage, there is one soul
that contemplates with such abject terror the
possibility of facing his Maker as does this
brazen murderer"
Guiteau whirled around with the ferocity
OF wild beast and fairly yelled: That's
miserable lie and you know it, Porter, and you
are an internal scoundrel I hope God Al
mighty will send for you soon, both you and
Cerkhlll. Such miserable sneaklng whine as
that Is p
1.-The law" said Judge Porter, ''as it bears
upon this case, Il the Supreme Court and you
are but simply God-made men, under the obi
CATION of a solemn oath to bring in your YER
dict under the law and facts" Summing up
the question presented by the case upon which
they were soon to be called upon to pass Judge
Porter said: "The first question for you
to consider ls Was the prisoner insane on the
I'd Of July! II he was not, the case is at an
end, and your sworn duty is ended. Second
If you reach that, if he was insane on that day
was he insane to that degree that on the I'd of
July he did not know that murder was morally
and legally wrong2 If he was not insane to
that degree, you are bound under your oaths
to convict him. Third, if in utter disregard of
his confession under oath you shall find that he
actually and honestly believed that God had
commanded him to kill President Garfield, and
that he was under that delusion, unless you
lind the further fact that the delusion disabled
him from knowing such act was morally and
legally wrong, you are bound by your oaths to
convict him. Fourth, If you find such delusion
did not exist: that God commanded him to
do the act, and that the delusion was the
sole product of insanity, then, and then
only, you can acquit him-when YOU
IND he was unable to control his own will,
and Jou must remember that under oath he has
sworn he was able to control it, for he said had
Mrs. CIarnelo been with him at the depot on
the "a OF July would not have shot him.
filth, If you find that even though he was par
TALLY insane 1t resulted from his own maligni-
ty, his own depravity yet still you are
bound, under the instructions of the court, to
convict him. Sixth, if upon the whole case
you have no reasonable doubt whether he was
partially or wholly insane, if you believe that
he knew his act was legally and morally wrong,
you are, under your oaths bound to convict
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must not be said that an American jury shall
override law and establish a principle which
! VIII let murder and rape and arson run riot
through the land.
FTFTY-THIRD AND LAST DAY.
AS usual, Guiteau opened proceedings in
court by announcing my sister has been do
ing some silly talk in Chicago She means
well but she's 10 lawyer" Judge Porter inn
mediately resumed his argument.
Reading from the evidence of J. W. Guiteau
and commenting upon it, Judge Porter said of
the prisoner: "He has two faces"
| Guiteau--" How many have you got?"
Judge Porter" He has two faces one
showing the sanctity of a pharisee, and the
| other the hideous grin Of the iend that pos
sesses him."
AS he continued to read from J. W. Guiteau's
testimony, relative to his last interview with the
! prisoner, Guiteau continually interrupted with
/ such comments as: "What l say is always true,
JaiBe Porter. What you say is generally
lalse." "Ineyer said so" "That is absolute
false"
Proceeding, Judge Porter contrasted the life,
conduct and deceltful practices of the prisoner
With the Apostle Paul, in the light of the
| prisoners assumption that he, like Paul, was
honestly engaged In doing the Lords work.
Paul never palmed Off brass watches for gold.
Neither did 1, spoke Guiteau.
Paul never swindled his creditors out of
| theiriust Dues"
On, you are blood man. retaliated Gui-
teau. You belong to the Judas tribe"
The picture drawn by Judge Porter was any
thing but a lovely one, and provoked the pris-
oner to the most abusive retorts.
"You're a liar. and you know it and tell
you SO to your face, Judge Porter /" he called
| out.
AS Judge Porter continued his arraignment
of the prisoner, Guiteau WINGED and nervously
| twisted in his seat and finally drowned the
voice of Judge Porter, who gave way to his
clamor. In savage tones he shouted: ga
SAINT from heaven couldn't stand the abuse of
that man Porter, and won't stand it. l will
relieve my mind. The idea of this man trying
to make me out q fighting man, man of bad
character, and all that It's ale, and he knows
it. He's liar, and I'll call him So"
The Interruptions of the prisoner grew In
violence and frequency till, reinforced by an
| objection of Scoville, the clamor and din for
! the moment resembled q small Babel. Scovllle
finally made himself heard and desired an ex-
ception noted to the statement of the
construction put on the evidence by Judge
| Porter. sharp discussion ensued, during
which the prisoner made himself heard from
the dock, shouting Its an outrage for that
man to be allowed to speak. He ought to be
under arrest for his insolence. It has been
| nothing but one stream of abuse from him all
morning. It's enough to provoke saint from
heaven. It's disgrace upon court Of
| justice"
Judge Porter compared the prisoner to
Wilkes Booth, and showed the latter to be al
| most patriot compared with the cowardy
assassin now on trial. I" For Booth was actuated
by mistaken motive of patriotism, and was
man of manhood and manliness. But this
sneaking, cowardly wretch, who could plan for
his victims death and his own safety at the
same time, murdered his man for revenge and
| for notorlety.
Guiteau-"I shot my man in broad daylight
and don't you forget ii, Porter.
Pressing the assertion that Guiteau was actu-
ated by revenge and desire for notoriety,
Judge Porter compared him to noted
criminal in Europe. Il don't recall
his NAME" said Judge Porter, "but he
said: Il am the ugliest man in Europe.
| 81 would rather be the uglles5 man IN Eu-
ranks of mediocrity.'
For the next half hour there was one contin-
ual stream of Interruptions and abuse from
the prisoner. 4 score OF times he denounced
Judge Porter as a lar VARYING the expressions
as adJectives suggested themselves. His VIM
dlctlve disposition showed itself as never be-
fore, and for once his cunning was merged into
his angry spite, and, as Judge Porter piled up
an Ossa of inyectiYes upon the Pelion OF denun-
citation, the prisoner unwittingly emphasized
and corroborated the diagnosis of deprayity
and Observation-Disclosures which counsel was,
with such telling effect, pronouncing upon him.
9 You know that's all an absolute, desperate,
wicked, devilish lie, fnalsy shouted Guiteau,
stammering with rage.
Judge Porter, in closing, said "Gentle-
| men, the time has come when | must close.
The Government has presented its csse before
you, and we have endesvored to discharge our
| duty to the best of our ability. His Honor has
endeavored to discharge his. | know you viii
| be faithful to your oaths and discharge yours.
So discharge it that, by your action,
at least, political assassination shall find no
sanction to make 1t precedent hereafter.
He who has ordained that human life shall
be shielded by human law from human crime
presldes over your deliberations. and tl16 YER
diet which shall be given or withheld to-day
viii be recorded where We all have to appear
/ trust that the verdict viii be prompt. that it
will represent the majesty Of the law, your in
| teority and the honor of the cOuntrv. and that