Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-06

Hanged.
WASHINGTON. February 4.--As soon
as the court was opened Guitsau took
his place In the dock and did not repeat
his request to be allowed 10 iii Of the
counsel table.
scovills said he wished to Introduce
new evidence in regard to the Critic mat
ter.
Corkhlll objected, and the Judge i'm.
msdiatsly began to read from manuscript
his decision upon the motion. reading
frsm various authorities bearing upon
the case. Judge Cox then discussed ct
some length the circumstances attending
the finding Of Q newspaper In the room
OF n OF the bailiffs. who was In charge
Of the Jury In the case. First. - to the
handwriting. there are several oiroum-
stances that make 1t impossible that Of
least two OF the names on the margin Of
the paper were written by the gentlemen
themselves. Second II, Is suggested
this paper was lying on the table In the
bsilif's room, and gentlemen OF the
Jury had, In writing 10 albums, had arst
tried their pens upon the margin. 1t
would amount to nothing In the face Of
the sworn afidavits Of every member OF
the Jury that they did not sec Dr. read o
paper ct any time during the trial. No
one could swear to the fact that the
Jurors did write upon the paper. while
they all swear they did not, and there 10
NO reason to doubt their vsracity. So
far a. the discovery Of now evidence 10
concerned, the evidence to be introduced
10 % to the prisoners manner and ap.
pesrancs prior to the assassination. II
there had been no evidence introduced
upon this subject there might DO some
In tho request, but . dozen or
more witnesses testified on the trial a.
to his manner and appearance covering
the period Of time from March until the
Of the act. The evidences
now sought to be introduced would be
cumulative. and would not alter the
verdict. As to the expert witness whose
admissions after the trial are alleged to
have been different from his evidence
upon the trial, Judge Cox said that M.
sworn admissions Of this character could
never be considered Is ground for over.
turning . verdict that may have been
obtained through evidence OF the very
witness who, from o correct motive,
might seek to reverse Q verdict. From
oil the papers presented. Judge Cox
summed up: ~ sm unable to 6ud any
reason to grant the motion, which Is
overruled." F..
Scovills-I would like to note m eI.
to the ruling OF the court.
Corkhill-Your Honor, II now becomes
my duty
Soovills - One moment, please. /
like to file In due form the motion
which I referred to yesterday.
6ooville then 6led his motion In arrest
OF judgment.
Guiteau, who had been permitted to
his seat at the counsel's table.
called out: 'If your Honor please. / dc.
sire to ask 10 there any motion that l
ought to mako to preserve my rightsf"
Scoville tried to prevent his speaking,
but he rstorted: swell, I don't want
any advantage taken OF me-. I want to
know how much time I shall have to
prepare my appeal to the court In banc."
Scovills - Please keep quiet. We
haven't reached that yet.
Guiteau with much excitement)-I
keep quietl ] am here. and pro-
pose to do my own talking.
Judge Cox Ito the prisoner)-Stand
up. Have yol anything to say why sem
lence should not now be passed upon
your
Guit.au (still sitting)-I ask your
to postpone the sentence as long
As possible.
Judge CoI-Stand mp. Have you any
hing to say why sentence should not
now bs pronounced upon your
The prisoner then arose, pale but with
lips compressed and desperate dstsrmin.
alton stamped upon his features. In o
low and deliberate tone he began, but
soon his manner became wild and vio-
lent. and pounding upon the table be
delivered himself Of the following ha-
rangue:
'''I am not guilty Of the charge set
forth In the indictment. II was Gods
act, not mine. and God will take care OF
Il, and don't let tho American people
IL. he will take care Of 1t, and
evsry officer Of this government, from
down to that Of Marshal;
every man on that jury and every men,
Der OF this Bench will pay for 1t. and tho
American nation will roll In blood u my
body goes into the ground. and / am
The Jews put . despissd Galilsan
Ia the grave. For Q time they triumphed.
but OF the destruction Of jerusalem. forty
years afterwards, the Almighty God got
sven with them! ! am not afraid OF
Of death. Az Gods man, kill me tomor-
row II you want tol I AN Gods man,
and have been from the start!'
Judge Cox then proceeded to pass
sentence. Addressing the prisoner as fol.
lows: "You have been convicted Of q
crime no terrible In its circumstances
hpo 30 tht'Iouuniuk IN .sos'e
has drawn upon you the horror OF the
whole world and the execrations OF your
,ouutrymsn. The excitement produced
BY such an offsnss has made 1t no easy
task to G for you an impartial trial.
but You have had the power OF the UNI
led States Treasury and Of the govern.
ment in your service to protect your
person from violence and secure evil
ienoe from oil parts Of the country.
Your career has been 90 extraordinary
hat people might well at times have
doubted your sanity. but one cannot be.
Ii.ys that when the crime was commit.
led you thoroughly understood the ma
lure of II and its consequences.
The Court was proceeding In this
train when he was interrupted BY Gui.
eau with, 81 was acting as Gods mani
The Court resuming-You had moral
,snss and consciousness enough to rec.
the moral iniquity Of the act.
Guiteau-That's . matter Of opinion.
The Court - Your own testimony
,bovs that you recoilsd with horror from
.bs idea. The testimony
,howed that you deliberately resolved to
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