Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-11
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TIE CLOSING SCENES IN THE ll,IAr'
OF GCITEAU.

TiiE CLOSING SEEMS IN THE llIAF
OF GUITEAU.
Washington, Feb. 4,h.-After the
motion for a new trial had been
overruled, Guiteau, who had been
permitted to resune his seat at the
counsel table, called out : "If your
Honor please, l desire to ask if there
is any motion that | ought TO make
to rescue my rights" Mr.. Scoville
tried to prevent his speaking, but he
retorted: well, l don't want any
advantage taken Of me. I want to
know how much time l shall have
to prepare my appeal to the Court
in banc.'
Scoville-"Please keep quiet; we
haven't reached that yet"
Guiteau, with much excitement
Il wont keep quiet. I'm here, and
| propose to do my own talking"
Judge Cox then informed Mr..
Scoville of the rules of practice ap-
plicable to the filing of his excep-
lions, and after this matter had been
arranged, Col. Corkhill renewed his
motion, saying ut is now my duty
to ask tor the sentence OF the Court"
Judge Cox, to the prisoner
Stand up. Have you anything to
say why sentence should not now be
passed upon you ?"
Guiteau, still sitting-"I ask your
Honor to postpone the sentence as
long as possible"
Judge Cox-"Stand up. Have
you anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced upon
you"
The prisoner then arose /; pale, but
with lips compressed, and with des-
pera,e determination stamped upon
his features. In a low and deliber-
ate tone he began, but soon his man.
ner became wild and violent, and,
pounding upon the table, be deliver
ed himself of the following harangue
II am not guilty Of the charge Set
forth in the Indictment. 1t was
Gods act, and no: mine, and God
wAl take car of it and don't let
the American people forget it. He
will take care OF it, and every officer
of this government, from the Execu-
tive down, to that marshal, and
taking in every man on that jury
and every member of this bench
will pay for it, and the American ma.
ton will roll in blood if my body
goes INTO the ground and l am hung
The Jews put the despised Gallilear
into the grave. For a time they tri
unnhed, but at the destruction O
Jerusalem, forty years afterwards
the Almighty got even with them
7 | am not afraid of death. | am here
as Gods man. Kill me to- morrow
tyou want. l am Gods mar, and
! have been from the start" :.
Judge Cox then proceeded to pas;
: sentence, addressing the prisoner a,
follows: You have been convicted
Of a CRIME SO terrible IL its circum
stances, and so ~tar-reaching, that il
has drawn upon you the horror O
The whole world aud the cxecration,
of your countrymen. The excite
ment produced by such an offence
made it no easy task TO secure to1
you a fair and impartial trial, bu'
you have had the power of the Uni
e ted States Treasury and Govern
ment IN your service, to protec
your person from violence, and tc
+ procure evidence from all parts O
tho country. You have had as TAI
and impartial a jury as ever assem-
blcd 10 a court of justice. You hav,
s been defended by counsel with
zeal and devotion that merits H.
highest encomium, and l cer,ainl,
have done my best to secure a fai
$ presentation of your defence. Not
e outstanding all this, youShave bee
e found guilty. 1t would have been
comfort to many people if the yer
;, dict of the jury had established tn
fact that your act was that of an il
'e responsible man. 1t would hav
j let, the people in satisfying belle
If that the crime of political assassina
Il ton was something entirely torcig
from the institutions and government
&c OF our country. But the result Ina
Is denied them that comfort Th
8 country will accept it as a fac, tina
that crime annot be committed, an,
the court will have to deal with
with the highest penalty known t
the criminal code to serve as an e.
" ample to others. Your case la
been so extraordinary that the pee
pie might we'll at times have doubr
a ed your sanity; but one cannot, bu
le believe that when the crime W.
Sc ~c",nsnlt,ra You thoroughly undel
at stnOd the nature OF the crime and i,
" Observation-Disclosures was &C
H. lng a. Gods many; and tina, vo
of had moral sense and conscieuc
IN enough TO recognize the moral i,
lqul,y OF such al act. (Ti,e tr.,ons
as That a matter of otiniou.'
" Your OWL testimony shows that va