Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-02-09
GUILTY.
jury Returns 4 Verdict of
Guilty Of Murder in the First
Degree.

Aulty Ot MuToer IN the FirSt
Degree.
Porter's Scathing Argument----The
Prisoners Impotent Rage and
Subsequent Nervousness.
Judge Porter continued his severe
and scorching denunciation of the as
sassin, provoking Guiteau to frenzy
or rage and a torrent of abuse. He
concluded his argument at 3:15 p. m,
when Judge Cox briefly charged the
jury. Recess was then taken until 5 80.
The jury, however, had agreed upon
its verdict within thirty minutes.
When the words "guilty as indicted" !"
FELL from the foreman's lips. the court
room rang with applause. Guiteau was
wild with rage and terror. The crowd
followed him, jeering and hooting, to
the van.
THE LAST DAY.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-As usu-
al, Guiteau opened the proceedings of
the court by announcing: "My sister
hes been doing some silly talk in Chica-
go. She means well, but she is no
lawyer"
Judge Porter Immediately resumed
his argument. He said that, admon-
ished by the falling snow, and the Sc
verify of the weather from which he
had suffered and from which doubtless
The jury also had suffered, he felt it
necessary to vary somewhat from his
original intentions, and trust to the
intelligence and honor of the jury to
supply his defects. He would not,
therefore, linger over the dry details of
the evidence, feeling it imperatively
necessary that his case should be
brought to a conclusion as soon as DOS
possible. He would simply touch upon
few salient points of the defense.
John w. Guiteau," said Judge Porter,
Il believe to be an honest man. He
came here ready 10 contribute his
means, his evidence, and his services
TO save brothers life, and an honored
fathers name and yet the truth comes
from his lips which must impress upon
every one of your convictions that on
the I'd of July this prisoner was as sane
as you or l, or the judge upon this
bench"
Reading from the evidence Of J. w.
Guiteau, and commenting upon it
Judge Porter said of the prisoner: 'IIe
has two faces"
Guiteau-"How many have your"
Judge Porter-"Two faces; one show
ing the sanctity of the pharisee; the
other the
HIDEoUs GRIN OF A FIEND
that possesses him."
As he continued to Iead from J. w.
Guiteau's testimony relative to his last
interview with the prisoner, Guiteau
continually interrupted with such COM
ments as "What 1 say is always true,
Judge Porter; what you say is generally
false" IL never said so" "that is abso-
lutely false"
Proceeding, Judge Porter contrasted
the life and conduct and deceitful
swindling practices of the prisoner
with the Apostle Paul's in the light
of the prisoners assumption that he,
like Paul, was honestly engaged in the
Lords work. Paul never palmed off
brass watches for gold"
Neither did /" shouted Guiteau.
"Paul never swindled his creditors
out of their just dues"
'Oh, you are a blood man." retaliated
Guiteau. "You belong to the Judas
tribe"
The picture drawn by Judge Porter
was any thing but lovely one, and
provoked the prisoner to the most
abusive retorts. you're a liar, and
you know it, and 1 tell you so to your
face, Judge Porter" he called out.
This man." said Judge Porter, "who
says he never deceived any one"
That's a fact" piped the prisoner,
put that in frequently" "This man
who says he never deceived any one,
says in one OF his handbills, Lecture
by the Hon. Charles Guiteau.' Where
did he get this title of honorable?"
"Thats the way my letters come ad-
dressed, sir, by the little giant of the
west" said Guiteau. Didn't they call
Douglas the little giant of the west ?"
Porter-"Well, 1 will not comment
on that"
Guiteau-"You'd better not. You
haven't got brains enough"
Porter-"He says the Lord murdered
Garfield"
Guiteau-"Yes, and he will murder
you before long,"
Porter-"He defrauded printers and
boarding houses, and every night and
morning this Christian prisoner thanks
the Lord for his work"
Porter was again and again inter
rupted by Guiteau, who called out:
"Read from the record. That's
BIGGER THAN MY BROTHER.
He is no brother to me, and never has
been till he came to this trial. 1t is
contemplate to speak about my broth
er the way you do"
Porter spoke of the horror and de-
testation with which men Of all parties
and shades of opinion lock upon the
prisoner. and the unanmity with whicl
they exocrate his act.
SYou're a liar, and you know it."
shouted the prisoner. "The American
people are on my side, and 30 is the
press"
As Porter continued his arraiQn-
ment Of the prisoner Guiteau WINGED
and twisted in his seat, and finally
drowned the voice Of Porter who gave
way to his clamor. Guiteau, in saw
age tones, shouted: "a saint from
heaven couldn't stand the abuse of that
man Porter, and won't stand it. /
will relieve my mind. The idea of
this man trying TO make me out a
lighting man, q man of bad character
and all that It's q lie and he knows
it; he Is liar and I'll call him So"
Porter-"1 am simply giving the
sworn statement Of his own brother" {"
Guiteau-"He's no brother of mine.
l wouldn't have spoken to him at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last summer. 1
have nothing against him, but don't
ike his style. Ibid not like my faith