The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-27
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WASHINGTON, ID. g., May ,;

| WASHINGTON, ID. T., May 20, 1882.
The decision of the court in bnnc to-day, as
expected, ovcrruled the bill of exceptions, and
affirmed the judgment and sentence of Judge
Cox. The Judge held, first. that this IS a
United States Circuit Court, with all the
powers of any circuit court of the United
States; second. that this Is Judicial District,
and that, under the provisions of the law,
when a crime is begun in one district and
completed IN another the crime is complete
in either; third, that the murder being an
offence in this District against the United
States, the final removal of the President to
New Jersey did not take him beyond the juris-
dlction of the government against which the
oilense was committed.
Guiteau was today placed in solitary con-
finement under q continual guard better
known as the death watch. He will be rigid.
ly guarded up to the hour of his execution,
and no communication with him will be
permitted except by his spiritual advisers, or
by persons specially authorized by the warden
of the Jail, who will be responsible for the
safe keeping of the assassin until his body
shall be given to the doctors tor post norton
examinations 1t has been decided that body of
the most emencnt midlcal experts In the country
shall make an examination OF the brain of the
assassin, which examination, it is believed, will
settle forever the question OF insanity. After
this examination Guteau's body will be de-
livered to his relatives If any of them call for
It, Gulteau will be hung the Both OF June,
which will be one year, less two days from
the date of his terrible crime.
Thore seems to be a prospect of a deadlock
IN the house over the contested election case Of
Mackey against Dlbblc. Democratic members
have determined to illibuster If the republi.
cans attempt to bring up the case. All repub.
llCan absentees have been ordered by telegraph
to return Immediately to Washington, IN order
to make quorum; and when this is obtained,
1t is SAID the republicans will contrive to
have vote, but, with such an experienced
parliamentarlan as Mr. Randall leading the
democrats it Is difficult to see how vote can
be reached. The parties are so nearly equal
In strength that, il dead lock occurs, some
exciting and lively scenes will be witnessed,
and appropriation bills will have to take a
back seat. The prospect for Il prolonged
session was never better
Mr. ShIpherd has published somewhat
humorous notice offering five dollars reward
for Mr.. Blaine, and twice that amount for the
publication of the notice in the New York
| Tribune. He concludes the notice with a
threat to continue the narrative SO suddenly
interrupted by the flight of Mr.. BaineIand his
COMMITTEE, i'll some other place than the now
deserted committee room. The necessary data
are all ready, and fthe public want the docu-
ments and the facts III am rather inclined not
to refuse them" MIR. Shipherd left the city on
Saturday, but he is expected back to-day to
make arrangements for the publication OF his
documents. He said yesterday that he did not
propose to bother with the congressional in.
vestgating committee further, and that no
power could compel him to produce his
documents before the committees; that he had
wasted much money and time to please the
committee and the public, and that in future
he would not even notice a subpoena from
them. The publication of his alleged impor.
tant documents is, of course, awaited with
much interest.