The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-31

t. this trial. IL Is contemplate 10 speak
about nv brother in WAY
You do. Porter spike Of the horror
and detestation with which men at
all parties and shades of opinion look
upon the prisoner, and the unanimily
with which they execrated his act.
You're liar. and ynu know it. 3"
shouted the prisoner. ''rhe Ameri-
can people are on ny side, and so is
the press"
As Porter continued his arraign-
ment of the prisoner, Guiteau WINGED
and twisted I'm ms seat. and finally
drowned the voice of Porter, vino
gave way to his clamor i'm savage
tones" He shouted. A saint from
heaven couldn't stand abuse of that
man. Porter, AMI | won't stand il. |
will relieve NV men of the idea that
this man is trying to make me out a
fl. hting man, il man of bad character,
and all that. Its lie. and he knows
it. He's a liar, and I'll call him
20"
Porter-''I am simply giving the
sworn statement of his own brother"
Guiteau--"He's no bi.i:a"r of
mine. | wouldn't have spoken Ia
him at the Fifth Avenue hotel
last summer. l have moth
ing against him. hut / don't
like his style. dill not like
nv fathers style. My sister sympa-
thizes with me. and my brother SYM
pathizes with my father. | want that
understood. 1t is contemplate in
that man to undertake to convince
the jury that I'm an unprincirled bad
man"
Porter read from a letter Of l.. w.
Guiteau, when the prisoner called
out: "Scoville was very smart to put
that letter in. wasn't he? 1t shows
what blockhead he is"
The frs. interruption nv counsel
for the defense occurred when Porter
undertook to quote an opinion of the
English judiciary upon this case.
Reed interposed All ohjec-
ton, but without heeding
him, Porter continued his remarks.
Reed insisted Oh his objection. Cork
hill. sprinsing to his feet. protested
agains. the interruption. You have
made your objection. and that is the
extent of your prerogative.'
You've no right to interrupt the
gentleman, Judge Cox What
Judge Porter has said is neither very
relevant nor objectionable. don't
see that YOU can object" The pri>-
"r,~r added his Comment. Your
honor ought to nut that man under
arrest. He is perfect nuisance
After this Porter continued IT, speak |
for some minutes without interruption.
alluding To the incident of the watch. |
Judge Porter arraig cl both prisoner
and counsel for their contem.'luous
manner of speaking of the Witness.
Edwards, as a miserable Jew. Il
have vet to know" SAID he THAT an, |
man lives who could have cau-e {"
feel ashamed that he sprang fro - he
same race as the Saviour of man"
Guiteau That's very fine, but YOU
forget that the Lord and Jews had a
falling out at The destruction Of Jeru-
salem The Jews are all right now
though, very good sort of people.
Porter continued: "As q matter
IF fact, however. the irsinuation of
counsel il not correct. Yet, not con-
tent with al attempt to blackrn the
character of this witness, counsel for
defence would circumcise here In the |
presence of this court"
The interruptions of the prisoner in
C eased in frequency TIL. reinforced by
AN Obj lotion of Seville, the clamor
and din for u moment resembled
Babel.
ScoviIle fnallv made himself heard
and d sired exception noted to the
statement or construction put Oh the
evidence by Porter.
A sharp discussion ensued, during
WHICH Ihc priSohcT tuauc hiiuSch ucdiu
from the duck:
ut is an outrage for that man to he
allowed to speak. He ought to be
under arrest for his insoience. 1t has
been nothing hut one stream If abuse
from him ali morning. and it's enough
to provoke a saint. It's q disgrace
upon court of justice"
The haiIitfs trie'l t" quiet the priI-
oner, and succeede hy drawing his
attention from the dispute If c"unsal
and attracting his allure to Themselves. |
1t seemed far moment more than
possible that his vicions demonstration
might provoke some Of the officers be-
vOnd the pint Of endurance, and ,@r-