The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
THE aurrHAu TRIAL.


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yuIIETn DAT.
The assassin -. vsven IN Asti.4h a. - NJ.
,a., ~ .aa..-. e. - u...
-. -s VIC jury. Ho ssaa
Inc prosecution pretend that am wicked
man Mr. Scovills and the rest think An
iunAt'c ana presume you think ON.
certainly was lunatic July Z whom Arsd on
tho President and the American people general
", and presume you think WA. Can you mag
inc anything more insane than my going 10 that
depot aud shooting the President Of the United
6tatos2 You aro hore 10 nay whether was
eane or insane Ut the moment fired that shot
You have nothing TO do with my condition b.
fore or since that shot WAS fred. You must say
by your verdict zane or insans A. the naoment
the shot was fired. II you have any doubt Of
nv sanity ut the moment Won must rive ma thu
benefit Of the doubt and scuuit-thst A. n von
have any doubt whether Aired that shot s. Tho
agent Of the Deity. X fred Il on my own
account was sane II I Aired II. euDposin0 nv
srlf 70 DO tho agent Of TIE DEITY. L ~ insana
and you must acouit"
With this introiuction the prisoner took M l
newspaper and proceeded 70 read to the Jury
nus phpiisned speech his manner 70 the CASUAL
ns,,.i lint behind the osssnts,inns Wscs.t;or
OF composurs WAS intense feeling, which vas
OILY held IN control through his undoubtsd
by slight hectic spot, high upon
cen cheek, o. biz usually colorless face,
which he began and for some time continued
to speak. Whether this excitement was from
merely superficial effect upon hs emotiona
naturally incident to the occasion, or whether
II proceeded from deeper and more overpoVor.
ii, influence, the true realization Of his posi-
tion, All Slmo~t-conyicted murderer pleading for
hs life, i we're difficult to divine. Whatever tho
oligll.nl character OF feeling. Il finally gainod
tho sscendency over his powers 81 control, and
AZ he reached that point in his speech-"I have
always served the Lord. and whether live or
al. he broke down completely, stopped,
ir,.d to choke down the RISING lump Il, his
throat, hut found it impossible TO keep back
he buried hia face ia II FOR = Pew aeconds
vned hia ewes and With 1 defnrmined efIort
started on arain. He seemed Is recover his
composurc % Quickly that some believed fhe
whole tffort VA manufactured Hia sister
Nlrs. ScoylIe. however. apparently thought ofn.
erw,ae Rha - daa,,iv afcct ~ ana ,r,art ~
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head ,hs ns,,nn vii Oh dnWm N hlood Won
can mt nv III IL in tfe crave int thera Mil
IL |. .isv ~ r.cinning
the jury may put my body in TIE ground,
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FIFTY FIRST DAT.
Tho assassin hocan nreceefiinUs nv .rrornc.
-. N. ..:... :. -,
iae Tug IoceiPt oI scSerai hundrci ietterA
many Of them tender m,ssives from ladies. He
then informed the audience that he did not
tLish il proper that he should accept ! Cabinet
office from President Arthur. aud that he
would stop Judge Porter should he attempt to
nli.iesd the jury.
Judge Porter then commenced the closing
opened With the remark that thus far the trial
had practically been conducted by the prisoner
and Mr.. Scosillc, ana every one had been de-
nonnc q their wilt lie proceeded TO sketch
Ill. career OF the assassin NJ bcggar. hypo-
ciitc AID ? scoundlel, and TO depict the horrors
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