The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-16
WITHIN THE SHADOWS
oF TAE DOOM on rAE soAFFoLp.
rAs Assassin wlnNot bs Allowed 10 Deliver Hin.
IslftO the jury, for which DsslsISn, Judge Coz,
Many Thanks -Rssd's Appeal for Syn.
patty in BshalfOf the Prisoner.

this morning the great portico between the
wings Of the court house was black with
men and women armed with Corkhill's
passes, some Of whom had been standing
in line for some time. Tho doors were
opened at that hour and the crowd stream
ed in, filling all the vacant chair except
those reserved Tor prominent visitors. By
10 o'clock all the seats in the courtroom
were filled. Judge Cox, flanked by Judge
Hagner and Representative Amos Town
send, sat on the bench. Counsel were at
their tables, Mrs. scoville and ]. Wilson
Guiteau again sat side by side at the coun.
sci table Of the defense. Guiteau OF course
sat in the dock. Ex-Attorney General
Williams, Robson and Crane and Repre-.
sentative ]. Hyatt Smith sat in the audi.
ence, Senator Pitt Kellogg sat in the wit
ness-box. The ole-fashioned Crier opened
court with tho old-fashioned cry; the
jurors, all Of whom look well save poor
Hobbs, who seems broken down with
grief at the loss Of his wife, answered to
their names.
Guiteau opened the days proceed.
ings with the following: II received
thirty checks yesterday representing about
$4,000. Some OF them, suppose, are
worthless, and many are no doubt good. i
don't want anyone TO send me worthless
checks ! do my own banking business,
and my checks should be made out to my
order. Anyone who desires to send me
money can do so, but l don't want any
worthless checks"
/ Scoville addressed the Court, stating he
desired to know whether the prisoner
would be allowed to speak in his own de-
Tense. II the Court proposed to accord
him that privilege both he Iscovillej and
Reed would prefer that he should speak
first.
Guiteau-I want to be heard on that
question, your Honor. want to close the
arguments for my defense. wouldn't
trust my case in the hands of the best law
yer in America.
Judge Cox-I should be 10th in n capital
case TO deny any man a proper opportunity
to be heard, even il he is represented by
counsel, but inthis case it is safe to assume
the prisoner willabuse the privilege, as he
has done all through the trial, and that
what he would say would be highly inn
proper TO go before jury. shall, there.
fore, deny him the privilege. AS said
yesterday, however, il his counsel desire to
read from his manuscript anything which
they deem proper to be laid before the
jury they can do SO.
Guiteau protested that he appeared us
his own counsel, and claimed the right rs
n 1Nn d.
own defense. Finding that Judge Cox
could not be moved, he shouted ''Let the
record SHOW that appear here as my own
counsel, and that take exception to your
ruling, Judge Cox. shall appeal to the
American people, and they will overrule
you, and you will go down to future ages
with black stain upon your name"
Judge Cox made no reply to this TRADE,
but simply nodded to Reed to begin his ar,
gument.
Reed then rose to address the jury on be
half OF the prisoner He commenced by
paying compliment to the jury for the
seriousness, solemnity and care which had
characterized il during this long trial, @
Trial unparalleled in the history OF Crimi
nal jurisprudence. He should not endeavoI
to make any statement of evidence, or tC
draw gilded picture Of any scene, but he
would simply talk with them as between
neighbors. Davidge, counsel for the pros
ecution, had occupied two days in address
ing the jury, and that effort and the con.
sumption Of time on his part showed the
grave apprehension felt by the prosecution
lest something might have appeared in the
case which would make the Jury say this
poor man was lunatic and irresponsible.
Before Reed had been speaking half an
hour the prisoner began to comment and
contradict. Contrasting the mercy OF the
Saviour toward those afflicted with devils
(insane) with the demands OF the prosecu.
ton in this case; Reed said, "They say,
Hang him."
Guiteau shouted, "And the American
people say, Let him co. The American
people are on my side, Reed. Now go or
with your speech
Soon after the speaker had occasion tt
allude to the evidence OF J. w. Guitcau
when the prisoner again interrupted and
called (disparagingly(, "Well, he amt my
reference, I've got better men than he Is
for my reference"
Reed commented upon the incident re
lated by several witnesses, when Guitear
struck his father at the supper table, ant
Guiteau called out vehemently, "Tha
wasn't true. ] never struck him; neye
intended to strike him. l don't Fight any
one. l am peaCcable man. II dom
like any one l tell them so, and tell then
to get out OF the way; and that settles
them"
"This act" continued the speaker, wa
the first indication OF his insanity. II,
denies it; probably he doesn't remembe
it"
Gniteau, (sneeringly)-"That is owing t.
my poor, weak mind and disordered in
teilect."
Reed continued: "Davidge condescendet
to read, yesterday, portion OF evidence il
, relation to this incident, to show, as HI
claimed, the depravity OF the prisoner, ant
Judge Porter kindly suggested to him tina
Guiteau struck his father in the back. ThC
, record says 'on the neck or shoulder"
Dayidge, laughingly-"Don't go back Oh
the witness"
Reed-"I am reading from the record
sir. Itsays"-
: Guitean with an air Of satisfaction a
} this superior discernment)-"Why, tha
WN9 AVl ~ IAAtI 4hSN bhb wv
don't seem to see it; l don't know as tina
} should DO wondered at, for it would re
quire microscope for an ordinary morta
/; to see it"
Reed continued. at docs not require al
, expert to pronounce the prisoner insane
9 You have seen him day after day shuhlinI
: in before you; you have seen that strange
, unnatural look Of his eyes, and 1t require
the opinion of no expert to convince 20,
that this is not the appearance OF q sAnt
man.
! Continuing in this strain, the spcaie
!; said: "In my opinion, i this poor creatur.
! is sent to the asylum, he sill be drivel
/. ing idiot within six months"
Guiteau had been quietly listening wit
: his elbows upon the rail Of the dock, an,
his chin upon his hands, his back bein
turned to the audience and his attention
: apparently fixed upon something in tn
9 street. This startling prediction amuse
J. him intensely. Turning around, he locke
/ over in the direction Of the speaker and er
q a