The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-02-03


that political assassins shall find no refuge on
the face of the earth"
Judge Cox then proceeded to charge the
jury. He instructed them to pay no heed to
the statements made by the prisoner as to
pubic sentiment In his case, the only question
being that of guilt or innocence. The
jury spent thirty minutes in reaching q
verdict of guilty. The assassin passed
the time In a small waiting room,
and predicted his acquittal. When brought
back to the dock he showed unusual pallor. but
no nervousness. When the verdict was an
nouneed, he cried out: "My blood will
De upon the heads of that Jury, and
don't you forget it The audience
shouted itself boarse in approval of
the conviction. Mr. Scovilie at once gave
notice OF motion for a new trial. Guteau
said: God will ayenge this outrage" Judge
Cox paid the highest compliment to the jury.
When the assassin was put in the van the
crowd h0oted until he was out of sight
Juror LOngley's Story.
Longley, the fourth juror impaneled, in tell
ing the story Of the verdict, said "We were
not long in getting our verdict ready. We
were fifty minutes absent from the courtroom,
and half an hour Of that time was taken up in
reading the Indictment. We took two ballots.
one blank. That was cast by the German, who
was little doubtful on one point, and wanted
TO be instructed. He didn't understand the
instructions as to the question of insanity thor
oughly. 1t only took q moment to satisfy him,
and then, when ballot was taken, we were unan.
lmous for conviction" He was asked if he had
heard that the public were for time fearful
that one OF the jurors was going to hang the
jury. He said Yes, have heard that since
nI1Tt-r No. lN4rsr
for while, that one man would stand out
tgalnst all the others, but it was only for a
lme We didn't express any opinions to each
other during the time, but think we all knew
pretty well what the general feeling WAS"
Being asked to give some idea as to how
the events Of the trial impressed the jury,
parti ularly the interruptions OF Guiteau and
the speeches, he said sit was all very
tedious There was so much that was gone
over and over again. The lawyers kept telling
U.S. day after day, Of things we were tired of
nearing. We didn't mind Guiteau's Interrupt
,ions. and we understood that Judge Cox was
giving him liberty SO as not to have another
trial. As to the speeches, I think Judge POI
ter S impressed the jury the most, but then
none OF the lawyers speeches had any infu-
ence with us. We made up our minds from
The evidence and from the instructions We
listened to Scoville with interest. He did very
veil, and stood up for Guiteau manfully but
ne couldn't make anything out of the case.
Judge Cox's instructions were clear and to the
point There was no installing them" Longley
was asked what his personal opinion of Guiteau
vas. He replied: 81 think he is q fanatic. but
le is morally responsible for his actions, |
nave known lots Of people who were fanatics
and they imagined all sorts Of strange things
But they knew when they were doing what was
wrong, and were accountable for it. We heard
great deal about moral depravity during the
trial and about illusions. have met some
wicked people, and they have had all
sorts OF illusions; but if they killed
\ man | would have held them re-
sponaible Guiteau may imagine things,
1ut our instructions were, if we thought be
knew the nature of his act, to bring him III
,uilty, and we did So" Longley was asked
what effect the statements made bv GuItean
that the press and public were on his side had
upon the jury, and answered ''lhey made
40 impression upon us. We knew he was not
telling the truth any more than when he said
se had received 8 check for $25, 90O." In con
elaslon, Longley said "Gulteau's prophe-
cies have not come out true. He said that
the Deity would clear him, if to do so
would necessitate the taking away of q jury
man. We all lived, and we didn't clear him.
lie wished for it, have no doubt, but none of
us died, although one or two of us were quite
sick at times
tired after their ten weeks of secIusion without
BOOKS, papers or company, and for his part ne
didn't want another such trial Interviews have
been had with other jurors, and they tell simi-
ar stories
How Mrs. Garfield Received the News
OF the Verdict.
A Cleveland dispatch states that Mrs. Gar
field and the dead Presidents aged mother
we're st home when the first intimation came in
the shape of dispatch from Capt. Henry at
Washington. When reporter called, three
hours later, Mrs. Garfield was quite quiet and
composed, but said that she had nothing to say
in the line of comment for the public Il is
said that she has read no report of the trial.
and has kept the subject as much out of mind
as possible.
A Cleveland journal, one of whose editors
called on Mrs. Garfield after the receipt of the
news, says: "The finding Of the jury
was Immediately teegraphed from WASH
ington to the family of the dead
President. The widow and the mother of
the illustrious victim had anticipated no other
result. They could not bring themselves to be-
lieve that justice would fail to overtake the
vile reptile whose infamous deed had over
whelmed them with grief. But they are women
whose hearts are too full Of sorrow to have
The conviction of Guiteau comes to them rather
as the Vindication of natural justice than as the
ayeng1ng of personal wrongs. They do not see
how the regult of the trial could have been
different. They accept 1t as a foregone con-
cluslon and more important to the public, who
Will have other Presidents to guard and protect,
than to themselves, whose great stay and re-
lance was so causelessly taken from them"
ID
The verdict of the Jury was received with
great satisfaction throughout the country. A
salute Of fifty guns was fired at Madison, Ind
In Detroit, Mich, when the audience in the
opera-house applauded the verdict, one fellow
aissed and was promptly thrown out OF the
house well pummeled for his temer-
ty. A London dispatch says that g all
the newspapers not only express one opin-
ion as to tho justice of the verdict, but are Ger
Sain it will be unanimously approved. SEQ
vile says the result was no surprise to him
after he heard the charge of Judge Cox. John
W. Guiteau still believes the assassin insane,
but sees no escape from execution.
The Assassin Issues Another Address.
On the day after his conviction Guiteau, the
assassin, sent to the press another s. address to
the American people" In which he arralgns the
character of the jurors, especially charging
that they were not q Enlightened, Christian gen
tlamen, and therefore ''did not appreciate the
dea Of inspiration -
He denies the authority OF the court
which tried him. relies upon the Deity,
but as usual, makes a demand fol
money. He looks for q reversal of the
verdict by the court in banc. The fol-
lowing is the closing portion of the assassin'a
bfasphemous sereed
II am Gods man in this matter, Just as truly
as the despised Galilecan was Gods man. They
said He was blasphemer and a glutton, etc.,
Z liz.