Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-09
GARFIELD'S ASSASSIN.

| Crowd.
| WASHINGTON, January Is.
| After the jury had been out about twenty
minutes, a recess was taken until 5 80 o'clock
| Many of the audience, who had virtually been
| imprisoned since so in the morning, awaited
| themselves of the opportunity to obtain fresh
| air and lunch. The prisoner, at his request,
| had been allowed soon after the jury left the
| courtroom, to retire to the little room he has
| occupied since the trial begun a waiting
| room during recess. Before leaving the court
| room he evinced considerable nervousness,
but on getting away to comparative secluson
his usual composure and assurance soon re-
| turned to him. He sent out for some apples
with which he treated his attendants, mean
while chatting Familiarity and good-naturedly.
He was asked what he thought the jury would
do, and replied: 81 think they will aequit me
or disagree, don't you?''
| Within ten minutes after recess had been
taken the jury called to the b Tiff in waiting
that they were ready with their verdict.
They were Informed that recess had been
taken and Judge Cox had left the courtroom.
So they remained in their room until the court
reassembed.
The rumor that the jury had agreed was
quickly spread from one to another, and the
excited crowd s1rged back into the court
to expect, verdict of guilty. The musty,
antique room is devoid of gas and a score or
more of candles which had been placed upon the
desks OF Judge, counsel and reporters i'm
parted weird and fanciful, unnatural as
pect to the grim old place. The shadows
| thrown upon the dark background of the
walls seemed like fitting specters to usher in
the somber procession of those who held in
their hands the destiny of human life.
First came the prisoner with quick, merry
GUS STEP and, as he seated himself in the dock,
perhaps for the last time, the light of a soil
tary candle fell full upon his face, and dis
| closed its more than usual pallor. Not ire
NOR of the limbs or movement of the muscles
| of the face observable as he threw back
his head and fixed his gaze upon the door
| through which the jury were to enter.
| Judge Cox soon afterward took his seat.
The crer called Order" and the jury, at
5:35 filed slowly into their seats. Every
sound was hushed save the voice Of the clerk
as he propounded to the foreman the usual in
quiry: Gentlemen of the jury, have you
| agreed upon verdict?'
| Clear and distinct came the reply: awe
| have''
''What is your verdict, guilty or not gultys"
| With equal distinctness came the reply:
"Guilty as indicted"
Then the pent-up feelings of the crowd
| found expression in 11proarous demonstra
| tions of applause and approval.
''Order,'' " order,' shouted the baiiiff.
Mr.. Scoville and counsel for the prosecution
were simultaneously upon their feet. Mr..
Scovile attempted to address the Court, but
the District-Attorney shouted: ssWait till we
have the verdict complete and in due form of
| lawn
Order was at length restored, and the clerk,
again addressing the jury, said:
| "Your foreman says: Guilty, as indicted
| so say we all of usP :" 'We do" all re-
gponded.
Another demonstration of approval follow
ed this announcement, but not prolonged
as the first. Mr.. Scoville demanded poll of
the jury, which was granted, and each juror
| was called by name, and each, in firm voice,
promptly responded: g Guilty" As the last
name was called the prisoner shrieked:
"My blood will be upon the heads of that
jury. Don't you forget it,"
Mr.. Scoville again address sed the Court, say.
ing: s'Your Honor, do not desire to forfeit
any right may have under the law al prac-
tice in this District. If there is anything that
l ought to do now to save those rights, 1 would
be indebted to your Honor to indicate it to mel
| Judge Cox, in reply, assured him he should
have every opportunity, that the charge would
be furnished him in print tomorrow, and he
would be accorded all the time allowed by law
| in which to file his exception, and that he
would also be entitled to four days within
| which to move arrest Of Judgment.
| Guiteau who, from the moment Judge Coz
began delivering his charge, had dropped
completely his air of fippant arrogance, and
will rio feat and Inns
called out in tones OF desperation: "God will
avense this outrage"
| Judge Cox then turned to the jury and said:
Gentlemen of the jury: / cannot express
| too many thanks for the manner in which you
| have discharged your duty. You have richly
| merted the thanks of your countrymen, and
| feel assured you will take with you to your
| homes the approval of your consciences. With
thanks, gentlemen of the jury, dismiss YOU"
| With this announcement the court was de-
| clared adjourned And now the famous trial,
| which has absorbed public interest and atten-
ton for more than ten weeks, was ended.
The crowd quickly LETT the courtroom, and
the prisoner, gesticulating with his manacled
| hands, was led out. As he passed the report
ers' table he leaned over and called out to an
acquaintance: "The court in banc will re-
| verse this business"
His appearance was that OF man deeply
moved with indignation at some outrage or
| indignity which had been put upon him. Az
he was being put in the van the crowd of men
and boys yelled and shouted themselves
hoarse in mockery of the prisoners boast:
"The American press and people are all with
| me-"
The van was quickly driven away, followed
by the jeers and yells Of the crowd.
Mr. Scovif1a will proha hlv file u,ofiar IN
arrest Of judgment and for a new trial on ex-
ceptions The law gives defendant four days
to file motion and reasons for new trial,
and it is customary for the court to sit some
day to hear argument thereon. Should this
motion be overruled, defendant win appeal to
the general term, and under the law the de-
| PENDANT is entitled to a suspension of sem
tence until after the next general term, not
| exceeding thirty days. The January general
| term is now in session, and the case cannot go
there, but will be appealable to the April