The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-05

and on, and for weeks the assassin Of Gal
field has been accorded the utmost license
not only for his own defense but for til
utterance Of the vilest abuse Of nearl,
everybody who has testified against him
Indeed, so remarkable has this trial beei
in this respect that we do no
wonder that a Brooklyn paper has gotten u
a trayesty on 1t, entitled, "a Murder Tria
in 1900" in which the coming prisoner a
the bar Is shown to be The person in Court o
all Others whose words and wishes are enti
tied to precedencean influence. ExagVera
ted as thetrayesty Of course is, it serves to Il
lustrate to striking degree the bearing o
Guiteau in his trial at Washington, and W,
therefore quote It as follows:
The nine hundred and ninoty.ninth wit.
ness in the great spin.itout.as-long
can case took the stand, and the LAWYERS
proceeded to torture him with the assist.
ance Of the prisoner at the bar.
Lawyer-l believe you are from South.
ern China, sir?
Witness-Yes, sir, and l wish to get back
Us soon as possible.
Prisoner What's the matter with Won.
you--goggle.eyed, Cadaverous reptile 7
Haven't you been paid ten thousand dol.
lars travelling expenses. Shut up, Mr..
Lawyer, I'm running this case and mean
to put this longeared ass where he belongs
at the start. tfyou don't like our styfe,
you--big'boned son OF tho east, you can
take your soap and toddle home inst as
quick as you--pfease.
Judge-1t the prisoner will allow the
court to-
Prisoner-shut up, Judge. know what
I'm about Who's running this case, you
or l?
Judge-wett, if the prisoner please, /
should like to-
-Prisoner-Now, Judge, how many times
during this trial have got to remind YOU
that we can get along without your advice ?
Lawyer-lt the prisoner is through, we
will now proceed to examine the witness.
Prisoner-Yes, for the present. will
deliver my daily oration later.
LAwyer-t am about TO put the first nv.
pothetical question to the witness. Those
wishing to remain throughout the delivery
OF the question will find excellent board
and lodging at the hotel opposite, The
question will be deliyeped in sections, and
| think can manage to get through with
it in the course Of the month.
Eighteen days after. Witness still on
the stand:
Lawyer-And now, having heard this
first hypothetical question, what iS your
opinion2
Prisoner-Oh, never mind his opinion.
He is nothing but - pimple-headed
liar, and he might as well go home and
soak his teet. Judge, / think it is about
time to adjourn. Suppose we shut up shop
for the day.
Judge-But beg to remind the prisoner
that it is only 2 o'clock, and
Prisoner-0h, what's the diff? I've had
enough OF this racket for to-day, and /
don't want to see that - blasted ass on
the witness stand tomorrow, either. We
must have fresh man. He's too ancient.
Lawyer-But, begging the prisoners par
don, Unjust remind him that the witness
has yet to answer our question.
Prisoner-lt doesn't make a bit Of differ
ence. He's an old foot and Pm tired Of
him; Judge, are you or are you not going
to adjourn?
Judge-The court is adjourned until
what time shall l say, prisoner?
Prisoncr-Oh, well, make it II.
Judge--Eleven o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The above travesty, in spite of the exag,
geration, seems to illustrate about how the
trial Of Guiteau up to this time has struck
the public feeling. Perhaps this is merely be-
cause such license is unprecedented in the
history OF our jurisprudence, and may be,it
it is to obtain hereafter, we shall get recon-
ciled to it, and regard such an occurrence
as the travesty outlines us quite the thing
in all trials ior murder where the prisoner
sets up the plea Of insanity.