Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-26
"GuiIty as Indicted" is the Verdict OF
the Jury After Only Ten Min.
utes Deliberations.
Judge C0x's Charge Excitement
In the Ourt.ROOm-The Re-
suit Hailed with
UnbOunded Demonstrations OF Approval
The Assassin Completely Cowed
and UnnerVed.
Closing Scenes OF the Great Trial-After
AdIOurment-Motion for a New
Trial the Next Step.

Trial the Next Step.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-As usual
Guiteau opened the proceedings OF the cour
by announcing, "My sister has been doin,
some silly talk in Chicago; she means well
but she's no lawyer"
Judge Porter Immediately resumed his ar
cument. Admonished by the falling snow
and the severity of the weather, from which
he had suffered, and from which doubtless
the jury also had suffered, he felt it neces
sary to vary somewhat from his original in
tentions and trust to the intelligence anC
honor of the jury to supply his defects. He
would not, therefore, linger over the dry de-
tails of the evidence. Feeling it impera
lively necessary that this trial should be
brought to a conclusion as possible
he would simply touch upon a few salient
points of the evidence. "John w. Guiteau y
said Judge Porter, 81 believe to be an honest
man. He came here ready to 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 everyone of you
the conviction that on the I'd of July this
prisoner was as sane as you or !, or the judge
! upon this bench"
Reading from the evidence of J. w. Gui-
said OF the prisoner, HE has two faces"
Guiteau-How many have you?
Judge Porter-He has two faces one show
ing the sanctity of the Pharisee, and the
other the hideous grin of the iend that pos
sesses him.
As he continued to read from j. w. chi
teaus testimony relative to his interview
with the prisoner Guiteau continually in
| terrupted with such comments as: "What
say is always true, Judge Porter; what you
say is generally false" 81 never said So"
THAT is absolutely false"
Proceeding, Judge Porter contrasted the
life and conduct and deceitful, swindling
practices of the prisoner with the Apostle
PauPs, in the light of the prisoners assump-
| ton that he, like Paul, was honestly engaged
in doing the Lords work. "Paul never
| palmed off brass watches for gold. T"Neither
did l." shouted Guiteau. Paul never
swindled his creditors out of their Just
dues"
"Oh, you're blood man." retaliated Gui-
teau; "you belong to the Judas tribe"
| The picture drawn by Judge Porter was
anything but lovely one, and provoked the
prisoner to the most abusive eplthets
YOU'RE liar, and you know it, and tell
| you so TO your face, Judge Porter" he called
| out.
"This man." said Judge Porter, "who has
never deceived any one" That's fact"
plpS0 put ludl IN ".
This man, who says he never deceived any
one, says in one Of his handbills, Lecture BY
the Hon. Charles J. Guiteau.' III he never
deceived any one, where did he get the title
, of honorable?"
Guiteau-That's the way my letters come
addressed, sir.
'By the Little Giant of the West" con-
tinued Judge Porter.
swell, didn't they call Douglas the Little
Giant of the West" retorted the prisoner.
Judge Porter-Well, l will not comment
upon that.
Guiteau-You had better not; you haven't
got brains enough.
Judge Porter-The Lord murdered Gar
field.
Guiteau-Yes, and he'll murder you before
long.
Judge Porter-The Lord murdered Gar
field. The Lord defrauded the printers and
clearinghouse, and every night and morn
ing the christian prisoner thanks the Lord
for his work.
Continuing to read from the evidence,
Judge Porter was again and again inter-
"Read the record" That's bigger than my
brother" "He's no brother TO me, and never
has been since he came to this trial" 1T il
contemplate in you to speak about my
brother in the way you do"
Judge Porter, in an apparently incidental
way, spoke of the horror and detestation
with which men of all parties and all shades
of opinion look upon the prisoner, and the
unanimity with which they execrate his act.
You are liar, and you know it" shouted
the prisoner, with the energy OF desperation.
The American people are on my side and
so is the press"
As Judge Porter continued his arraign-
ment OF the prisoner, Guiteau WINGED and
nervously twisted in his seat, and finally
drowned the voice of Judge Porter, who gave
way to his clamor. In savage tones he
shouted: "a saint from heaven couldn't
stand the abuse of that man Porter, and 1
won't stand it; will relieve my mind. The
idea of this man trying to make me out a
fighting man, man of bad character, and
al that-it's lie, and he knows it. He is
a liar, and I'll call him So"
Judge Porter-I am simply giving the
sworn statement of his own brother.
Guiteau-He's no brother of mine.
wouldn't have spoken to him at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last summer. l have nothing
against him, but 1 don't like his style.
did not like my fathers style either. My
sister sympathizes with me, and my brother
sympathiz with my father. l want that
understood. It's contemplate in that man
Porter to undertake to convince the jury
that am an unprincipled, bad man.
Judge Porter read from letter of Luther |
w. Guiteau, when the prisoner again called |
out: "Scoville was very smart to put that |
letter in. wasn't he? 1t shows what block |
head be is, any way"
The first interruption by counsel for the !
defense occurred when Judge Porter under |
took to quote the opinion of the English ju- |
dietary upon this case.
Reed interposed an objection, but without !
needing him, Porter continued his remarks. |
Reed insisted upon his objection.
Corkhill, springing TO his feet, protested |
AGAINST inferruption- SHOu have stated i
your objection; that is the extent of your
prerogalive; you have no right TO interrupt |
the gentleman"
Judge Cox-What Judge Porter has said |
is neither very relevant, nor is it objection
able. / don't see that you can object
The prisoner added his comment: "Your
Honor ought TO put that man under arrest;
he is perfect nuisance this morning."
After this outburst Judge Porter con-
tinued to speak for some minutes without
further interruption. Abiding to the Incl
dent OF the watch, Judge Porter arraigned
both the prisoner and his counsel for their
contemptuous manner of speaking OF the
witness Edwards as a miserable Jew. 81
have yet TO know" said the speaker, "that
any man lives who could have cause to feel
ashamed that he sprung from the same race
as the Savior of mankind"
Guitesu-That's all very fine, but you
forget that the Lord and the Jews had
falling out at the destruction OF Jerusalem.
The Jews are all right now, though; very
good sort of people.
Judge Porter continued: "As a matter OF
fact, however, the insinuation of counsel is
not correct. Yet, not content with the at
tempt to blacken the character OF this wit
ness, counsel for the defense would circum-
else here in the presence of this court"
The Interruptions of the prisoner increased
in virulence and frequency, till reinforced by
an objection of ScoVille. The clamor and
d n for a moment resembled a small babel.
Seoville finally made himself heard, and de-
sired an exception noted to the statement or
construction put on the evidence by Judge
Porter.
A sharp discussion ensued, during which
the prisoner made himself heard from the
dock, shoutingi 1T is an outrage for that
man to be allowed to speak. He ought to be
under arrest for his insolence. II has been
nothing but one stream of abuse from him
all morning. It's enough to provoke saint