Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-10
The Arguments Of the counse
Approaching an End in
The Guiteau Case.
Judge porter's Reviowal Of ;he Trial
The Most Convincing Ever
Heard in Washing
ion Court.
Postmaster General Howe Per.
cmptoriiy Refuses to Re
ceiyc Applications
for Office.
SIic Trial of Gui.cau.

tsiic Trial of Gu.cau.
Washington, January l0-When Gui.
teau came.into court, as he passed his
brother he whispered to him: "Come
over 10 the dock; ! want to see you on
subject oil great Importance"
On taking hls seat the prisoner laid
down iarge bundle Of papers and
spreading out manuscript busted him
self in looking it over.
Judge Porter began argument a;,ont
loc'eloek eni III enca Gxci i.Ieas;ent1on
of everyone IN the rooa. Guiie.H PFC
tended 20 be e!.srossod ii l4is manuscript
but soon laid it aside and listened with
rapt attention. It is expected that Por
ter viii speak til recess.
Judge Cox, al ll.45 o. m. began read
ing off his decision, which begins with a
lengthy review Of the subject OF jurit /.
diction. Gradually the prisoner regain
cd his usual assurance, and resumed his
daily habit OF interrupting with contra
diction aud denials. For once, however,
the iDsuiFerable ;mpHdence of the pri-
soner was completely oycr-awed, neither
his noise nor his abuse could interrupt
the silent avalanche OF condemnation
that issued from thelips Of the eloquent
counsel. "The prisoner is mistaken your
honor" said Judge Porter, "if he be-
ileves he can prevent my being heard by
the jury. The pupet cannot be moved
in such good time asNwhen he sat witt
his counsel, ard by his outbursts now h,
is fast tightening the hansmar's noos,
about his neck"
With nervous twitching OF the lnonti
Guiteau muttered: "WelI, we'll" Tho
heretofore audacious and wholly ,ln
obashel prisoner seemed i'll at ease anc
at a loss to understand why his woult
be sailies OF wit and imrudencc hat
wholly failed with the audience, whil
more severe became his denunciation o
the counsel. The more frequent ant
marked were demonstrations OF approva
until finally like 4 wild beast brought t
, bay, Guiteau yelled cut: II stalled m:
life on the issue, and j am willing to g
: TO tie @allows tomorrow, ii it's th
Lords will. Pm sick CT bosh, Judg
Porter, / wish You would get yonr tiv
, thousand dollars ana go home Porte
concluded his mastery arguu.outat ia
r b reading the now famous letter {
= President Garfield to Judge Payne, j
y which he complimented and thanke
i him for brushing sway the net work c
, sophistries with which il has OF lat
! years been customary TO envelop I'll
plea of insanity when set up in excus
for crimes.
Nothing like it has been seen or hear
3 during the past nine weeks in Guiteau
/ trial as Judge Porter reviewed the COZ
n duct OF the prisoner, the part of h
,. counsel and of his course in the cour
" The crime in all its hidious ugliness W.
y held up to the detestation OF his hearel
IS Tie silerce became oppressive and Il
: presence of ayengipg justice in the ne
C future was suggested with a force OF co
J yiction That swept from the court roo
y every vcstige of that levity which has
l. long danced attendance upon every L
II terance Of the pIis2ner,apd like Il veil o
n. seur41 from the consciousness Of q
le spect ators the horror OF crime ana VIII
$ should he solemnity OF its iudiciary.
P AT this point the prisoner WINGED 81
a. neryously twisted in his place, aud
IS several minutes was unable to say 81
e. thing that il any sense could approa
OF to an interruption,
judge Cox occupied fifty five minnt
~ in reading that portion OF lis decisi
:, toGching upon the question of j;rlsd
"a ttion. lie reviewed progress OF opini
ar and cited all important rulings from
an carly days OF common law in llngla
ne aud decided against the prayer Of
- tense. He summed up the question u
- jurisdiction is complete in the pi
-, where thcwound is indicted, conseque
~ ly this cDnrt has full cosnizance Of
- the otTense. Judge Cox next took
80 ne question OF the lega! test Of insan
~, and decided that the knowledge and
I, probation of the difference betwe
\, right and wrong must be taken rs