New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-10
GUITEAU AND HIS CRIME.

AN ENGLISH VIEW OF THE MAN AND HIS TRIAL
From The London Times JuDc 20.
All but year ago the world was shocked
by the news OF the as7assinaton OF General Garfield
Never has human stood for eleven
1881 by deatnoed hoding, as II were It's breath TO
exc out the expiring spark Of single HE it wasa
losing game Mankind has two lots To do aud
to suffer, and suffering is the commoIer OF its
lis fordtude, by his adding sense of pubic duly
snng illustration II the ABILITY Of human I nature
to suffer aud Do strong There was little forced aud
lied world dxed upon d ing President OF the United
Tue emotions OF last summer can he recalled
win satisfaction which would not be possible had
they been a mere pastime OF sensational passion. The
only false note throughout the solemn strain OF lofty
lamentdtOn the name Of Guiteau Along with the
fresh sympathy which any new aldson to General Gar
ned's death awakens. qmver OF lmpatience
eyes upon that despcabie being. Death haluiy
woful lae for the victim who has world IN
still actually decided The figure OF the sur
ferer flied the stage General Garfield dying bloned
GuIteau For General Garfield himself 1t was per
mlssble forget by whom he fell For his mourneIs s
not equally praetcaOle wnen lie SANK To his rest
his oesque assassin came shrekng ana srmaclng Tor
waId ana oug ~ aus place ior months Coud nc nave
beeu ann.hllated BY a wish, all Europe would have
gladly uttered that wish 10 the shame OF many MIL
or protesting Americans, not all the American PEG.
pie wodld nave coucurred WIN al Iheir prONerOlaI
restlessness the less cultivated majority Of Americans
abducted 10 worrying All emotion Ihey love qanuy
Alter all allow ances for tue dilemma which the
American privilege Of prisoner TO represent himself
enJangleu Ms JuuSci nj tnOuSd
ABUNDANT exc pons, must snare the reprodch oI having
Crayea OF It's Cnef by the " lac
rla Of murderer. Yet even that cad farce came 10
end AL popular interest III Gulteau. though NOT Ia
General Gafcid has long been altogether exhausted
Periodical efforls MIN his family 10 tecnAi-
cal obstacles To his execution have Iiled 60 rcante
IT, desire III Tue Unite Slales, as everywhere
else been 10 wipe out tue MEMORY DOJn ol the man
and o. outrage IL there has been any good
tue eXurOL nLeryal between tue sentence
Complsnneut IL Is that tue decay has delnOnStrdCed
the aOsoluGo imposslOlhy ,of Raising DOUBT
the guilt Of the convict aud the JdstneSs OF his DOOM
All that rs tnrOug IOuL tile .laccd IN
ou nv was wue tner egoLs amounted " physical
uis,se AID whether his lOrgvtlnoss OF the rgn5 or
was evident. Morally the incapacl,y to comprehend
that craving Tor something wnlcu another possesses
ndulged 10 Tue Vloient wroLs OF Its Law u
owner Ia disease. But this al Insanity IL precisely
The difference between moral DaIady OI dIsOfuefy
sensnuess when criminal tribunals exist 10 reproes,
and the p1yscdl ndady requiring ~ Dc restrained a"d
noe punls.cd Is tnat d ustlbc,lOh can DC u-Ccu
IN the laIer Case and not III tae former, between
the duer and the Impulse winch IhspueuI%
Iue effect Oh the wnOle trial demonstrate Ife
a0ly that the whole man was dePra'edahu ustOrteu
ms u, ed deed VI GuiLeau; 1t was not the WORK
of "a diseased when uad lodged tsef IN Gutosus
helpless Draln -.
was being tIied. Dlstasteful though capital PUNISH
ment Is scnsblltits, 1t Las not Wa'ered snee tue
verdict was retained III It's resolve ~ act upon H.
Not tue less common instincts oI dccOrun
and humanity DOIn tnaG trial conducted ike tna1 OF
Guiteau aud pause between judgment and
execution should nave been possible. For Its credit
sake American Nation ought 70 insist upon inIe
ate reforus proc dure Whlcn WILL lOfOld ueSfdhS
reo.tiLions Americans not comfort themselves
VITA ce OF Last wInler, &c ~ Was
u TED, wall continue unique. land Ike tne
GuIIeaus, as. happily, may reckon upon PRODUCING
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