The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-01-26

,uor. ne renearsed the testimony gearing Cd
the appearance Of the assassin just after the
shooting, which he aimed to chow was calm, the
natural appearance Of lunatic under such cir
cumstanees, and that going to show thst through
life he was regarded by people who met MN az
crazy From these premises he deduced the
conclusion that he was crszy. he waxed elo~
quent only once:
II am here" said ne, In IN eioqueh' s.rains
mot 80 much to save this mans life, not 60
much % do my duty to the 'Sife of my bosom,
not 20 much to maintain the IGNORED name OF
the Guiteau family, IN which there is not and
never has been a criminal, not 30 much tor
these purposes as to prevent an injustice beng
done here that will stain forever the name or
America, lasting Disgrace to our 1urlspru-
dence."
He appealed to the jury in impassioned tones
to stand ss barrier between the mob spltlS
which Davidge has lauded 80 highly and tae
poor being against whom its vengeance was dl~
rected
1t is understood that the defense will, ct tie
conclusion of ScovilIe's speech, renew the mo-
ton to allow the prisoner to be heard The ef-
feet Of this, if permitted by court, Will be to
Judge Porter, and it is more than probable hat
he will quire three, the case will har ly get to
the jury before Wednesday next. the 10Th
FRIDAY, JAN. ~.
Mr. Sooville concluded his five days argu-
ment for Guiteau. His remarks to-day we're
very dry, tle whole drift being to hang bare
doubt in the minds Of the jury.
scoville con,ended that DR.. Gray's tables o,
homicides by insane persons were prepared for
this case and do not correspond with tables
for seine years in Gray's official reports lo
reading an account Of one case Of homicide,
Scoville said:
Had the district attorney been there he would
| have sal !, probably, put him on trial for muir
| der and hang him. This is case OF de7illsh
| aepravity.
| As Guiteau was being taken out of the court
room at recess, he stopped to speak to Scovnle,
when B.ilif Tall a:tempte6 to move him along.
antsau turned angriiy to TAU and asia 1.n BE" BE
phaticaliy, trying to nnyh the prisoner. Let
| me a!one,' shouted Guifesu. "Mind your OWL
| business" Tall having applied some pressure
| to Guita&u, the latter with his manacled hands
| struck the officer in the breast when he was al
| once seized by officers and turned out OF the
| court room.
| Seville discussed at some length the demon
| slizng Influence Of the scaffol', aud expressed
| tie Option that crimes would be dlninlsheo
| by aboiishing capital punishment. He thets
| proceeded to antlci pate argument OF Judge
| Porter. and to point ont to the jury tbs 1sl-
| lacy Of argE1n ents which he pre- dlcte1 Judge
| Porter would advance to support the theory OF
| the prosecution; and to secure the hanging o.
| Guiteau.
| II conclusion he said:
| 1t has been often said that our trials are
| farce, and even il nv practice have :equent-
| Is heard it said tat the jury eystem ought to
| De abolished, because they are iufues -ced by
| the eloquence of advocates; because they are
not sc;ua,ed By justice, bu: by the last address;
| but, gentlemen, 1 thank God that there was
| time. when my English ancestors stood up
| against wrong and Lad justice wrested from it
and secured the II 5htof tr.sl BY jury, an have
never yet seen the time when | would wish 10
see that right aboii5 lad. feel more safs in
! this mode Of administration Of jus ice than Ill
| any, So long jsrles are honest it Goes 10:
! require that you Should have read Knott or
Blackstone. It requires that you shonld have
honest 4rta and clear heads and above al!
that you should be fearless to ind for right,
regardless of what may come, regardless OF
| whether your fellow men may approve or not.
! This 1s what shall. expect, and l believe that
| you will doit I leave the case with you, gen
| tlemen, thanking you for your kind attention:
| Guiteau was equally surprised and pleased
when Judge Cox announced a ,eversal of his
decision after d careful review of the
authorities and consultation with the
other judges of the, supreme BENCH
of the district. They agreed with him that the
refusal might be ma lie part of the foundation
Of al appeal to the court in bane il persisted irs
and seeing nothing in the speech which ren
dered it absolutely unfit for delivery, they rec
commended that he be- allowed TO deliveri it.