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and when he had seen his victim fall turned
and ran. Ran where? Where could he run.

| desire to correct the speaker on the evidence
I don't find single witness who testified that
the prisoner ran after the firing"
Davidge with earnestness objected to the in.
} terruption. He believed it but the first Of a
series of Interruptions intended to break the
force OF the closing argument. Counsel had
no right to interrupt unless the speaker in
correctly
Judge Cox-We cant have running discus
sion and that isl just what this will lead to.
Scoville-I was interrupted fourteen times.
/ have done SO but twice. / propose to test
this question right here. If counsel persists
in Misrepresentation
Davidge-Your honor can at once see the
object of this thing and it is for your honor to
decide whether the argument is to be given in
its entirety to the jury, or whether 1t is to be
split up in this manner.
Judge Cox-You will proceed Judge Por-
ter.
A BLOW AT sCOvILLE AND REED.
The speaker after this incident continued by
styling: l cannot in this argument even al
lude to Scoville or Reed, the counsel on the
other side. This case looks so Enthusiastically
above them that in making the close of the ar
gument, 1cannot even allude to them except as
it may be absolutely necessary. The
| evidence and papers presented here by Gen.
Reynolds" said Judge Porter, land among
them the prisoners address to the American
people are sufficient to stamp him as a cool,
calculating, cold blOoded murderer. These
papers at one time could not be found either
in the district attorneys or attorney generals
offices, and neither of the counsel for the gov
eminent saw them until day or two before
| Gen. Reynolds took hand, but thank God the
papers were found and they are in evidence
| before you, and before l conclude l think
| shall be able to show you that not one of you
could upon this evidence acquit him, unless
you perjure your souls and assume your share
of responsibility for the murder of the lament
ed Garfield
these papers are here. When the attorney
general saw them he would not have anything
to do with this case.''
COMPENSATION.
Porter then explained at some length the
relations of counsel for The prosecution of
this case. In reply, as he said, to frequent in
situations of the prisoner and his counsel
that he porter and his associates were i'm
properly influenced by the expectations Of a
money reward, and had entered into con-
spiracy to ex ecute the law and convict this
prisoner. The district attorneys duty was
plain and his salary was fixed by law. Said
Judge Porter, at is simply $4,000 year and
fees in certain cases as prescribed by law"
Guiteau shouted "flis Office, Pm told, is
worth $1,000 year, and yet he can't payhis
board bills. He spends it all for wine and
fancy women
Speaking of his own compensation, Judge
Porter said that was matter to be fixed and
determined by the highest law officer of the
government, and whether the prisoner was
convicted or acquitted, would make no differ
ence, if his full duty in this responsible
charge was performed.
In reply to the b.oadcast imputation put on
government witnesses that they were offered
Special inducements by Col. Corkhill to come
here and testify, Judge Porter said not one
dollar can Corkhfll draw from the treasury ex-
cept upon proper vouchers certified according
to law, and not single witness has received
one dollar more than the bare allowance pro-
yided by law.
JURY DISAGREEMENT.
Porter repealed the assumption of counsel
for defense that there was man upon the
jury who would hang the jury. The prisoner
himself had indicated that he rested his safety
upon one man.
Guiteau-"I rely upon twelve men,
The arguments of the defense for the past
seven days had all been to this one object, to
divide the jury. Porter addressed himself
upon this subject with great great force of ar
X
gence and conscience of the jury They must
not believe that if any man of them thought
to avoid his full duty by dividing the jury,
that the United States government will any
the less press this trial to conviction.
Judge Porter continued: This case stands
and stands alone upon the single question
whether on the second of July the prisoner
believed that he was commanded TO commit
this crime.
Guiteau-That is all there is to it.
Porter-The prisoner asseDts to my
opinion. He knew from the first that
on this sole issue his case must rest. If
his counsel had half the intelligence of
| the prisoner they would have seen the same.
Guiteau Thanks, judge. But don't take
much stock in your opinion anyway"
Judge Porter adverted to the Interruptions
by the prisoner, his false claims of sympathy
| and that the press was with him, and said in
contradiction: 81 have yet to see single
American newspaper that has one word in his
defense.'
Scovlle tried vainly to get the ear of the
court, protesting that Porter was exceeding
the court rules by false statements At length
| Porter paused and Seovile demanded to be
| allowed to make statement in reply. Porter
attempted to go on, but Scoylle, reinforced
| by the clamOr of the prisoner, succeeded in
getting the floor when, with much excite
ment, be demanded his rights and he claimed
GnaG lie ndu TlSnCS UnaC S0Oulu De respected.
He insisted that Porter had no right to state
| what the newspapers said or which they did
not say, and he desired an exception be duly
| noted
| Corkhlll insisted that counsel had no right
| to object. The prisoner had been allowed to
| state what he had read in the way of letters.
| He had been permitted to read them and to
read all sorts of statements as to what the
American people and presswere saying of
him."
Judge Cox intimated that the prisoner must
not be allowed to do as charged
Scoville-Well, can't Judge Porter be re-
strained"
The Judge ruled that the speaker might con-
tradict assertions of the kind made by the
prisoner.
Porter then read from the printed evidence
several of the more noted examples of this ef-
| fort of the prisoner to deceive the jury after
which he desired to be excused from further
| speaking for to-day and the court adjourned
| until tomorrow.
GUITEAU'S TERM OF LIFE.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-If the jury in the
Guiteau case should bring in verdict of
guilty at any time before Monday next, at
which time the next term of the criminal
court will begin, counsel for the prisoner
will be entitled to file their bill of exceptions
at any time during continuance of the forth
coming term and the court will be compelled