The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-14
NEARING THE JURY,
Conclusion of Davidge's Mastery
and Effective Effort.
The End of the Celebrated Case
Approaching.


20 Soetk "a
ST justice to myself and Davidge I
desire to say that l received a letter
yesterday severely denouncing Davidge
and my remarks against him were
based upon that. I have found out,
however. that I was mistaken and that
Davidge ID a high toned Christian gem
tleman and sound lawyer. L desire
therefore to withdraw anything 1 said
against him. 1 still entertain the
same opinion of Corkhill, however. I'm
am satisfied 1 was wrong about Da-
vidge, but right on Corkhill."
Davidge resumed his argument and
reviewed the evidence. He showed by
the evidence of j. W. Guiteau and
other witnesses for the defense the fall
lacy of Scoville's pet theory that the
prisoner was an imbecile.
Soon after the opening of the court
Speaker Keifer and ex-Attorney-G Gene
raj Taft entered and took seats upon
the bench.
After his opening speech Guiteau re-
manned a quiet listener for an hour.
Dayidge having used some pretty
strong language in abiding to Guiteau
such al '.This ~unspeakable liar" The
prisoner retorted: "Oh, you are making
all that fine talk for money!
Davidge passed to the examination
of the prisoner himself, his appearance
upon the stand, what he had said, and
what capacity of intellect he had
shown, proving he said, conclnsively
that what had gone before had all
been show and a hollow fraud.
Scoville had dilated upon his mo-
rality, and had asserted that lack of in
tellect was his failing. On the con-
trary, he had shown upon the stand a
wonderful memory, logic, reason and in
tellectual ability likewise, as the defense
had claimed for him virtue and mo-
rality. The prosecution had awaited
themselves of this to show the con-
trary and what had been the result. he
had been shown to be such a monster
OF corruption, depravity and wicked
ness that the country looked on with a
shudder.
THAT might have been the case''
shouted Guiteau, sin July, but isn't
the case cow. If you could see some Of
the letters 1 have been receiving you
would see that a good many people
think I'm n of the best and greatest
man in tho conpfry -
Continuing, Davidge skiIlfully and
with wonderful effect reviewed that
portion of testimony bearing upon the
prisoners moral character as eyinced
in his past life. AL this time, said the
counsel, no one accused him of insanity,
In the estimation of his friends and his
family he was sane enough for all the
transactions Of life. When his hand is
red with blood and outraged law claims
him as a sacrifice on the altar of JUS
tice we first hear of insanity. Allud-
ing to Guiteau's schemes in relation to
the Inter Ocean, Davidge said, we have
to deal here simply with the plans of
an audacious mind, but there is moth
ing in such a scheme to indicate in
SANITY. IL ID aIact L understand That
.ne seocA Vi LILA. paper once worth
S'o,ooo Is ho" worth s~i,ooo,ooo' and II
was ny putting III successful operation
pians simiiar 10 'hose suggested py the
prisoner.
summing up thls incident, Davidge
saio III was no indication OF insanity,
IL was Simply II keeping with his idea
'"a' 'he great moving prain ana the
one oen'iai heure 0 .he oay was that OF
onaiicS D. uui'eau.
ihahh you DaYidge" sarcasticaily
caiieu oue 'he prisoner.
Aiter recess, DaVldRe reviewed the
80 oo'5 tne ueiehce hao
I've '"on'S eAper's' many
"n"' was 'ne result Oh
m1 Vi 'he prisoherf
WV" WV eAoep.ons no one couid swear
us wac osaNy ihSahe. lhey
. o"' '''y W uis SANITY Two
0 " u''a' insanity Due hei1her
" "o"an "'ih'' 'ha' 'ley oeiieVed
"o" ih's a'iegeo iooi mas grown
than ordinary intellect in relioiop a
hypocrite, at law a %pettirogger, and in