Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-14

called out the prisoner. az am glad yor
are beginning to think so. A grsa
many other people think I am the great
ess man OF the day; bat I don't care ,
snap about what they think. I haven
got q bit Of seotism."
After his opening speech Guiteau 70
manned o quiet listener for IN hour
Davidse. having used some pretty stroni
language In abiding to Guiteau. such al
This un%speaksbls liar" the prisoner re-
torted. "Oh, you are making oil thai
ine talk for money" following It with
frequent comments, "That happens "a
DO false" THAT ID. not true" and SINH
lar expressions. Davidgs passed to the
examination OF the prisoner himself. his
appearance upon the stand. what he had
said and what capacity Of intellect be
had shown, proving, as he said, oonclu.
sively that what had gone before had all
been show and hollow fraud. Scoville
had dilated upon his morality and bad
asserted that lack OF intellect was the
failing. On the contrary. he had shown
upon the stand q wonderful memory,
logic, feason and intellectual ability.
Likewise, the defense had claimed for
him virtue and morality; the prosecution
had availsd themselves OF their right to
show the contrary, and what had been
the result2 He had been shown to be
such Q monster OF corruption, total de.
pravity and wretehednsss that the ooun.
try looked on with q shudder.
Davidge alluded briefly to the tssti.
mopy Of Mrs. Dunmeyer. the divorced
wife Of the prisoner. The prosecution
were dsbsrred from entering upon those
condolences which exist between husband
and wife. The defense could have done
80. but they did not. Mrs. Dunneysr
did not hesitate. said Dsvidge, to testify
smphstically that he was a ans man.
"She don't know anything about me-"
called cut Guiteau. ~ haven't seen her
for eight years."
Mrs. Soovills, who had been busily
writing oil the morning. shook her head
anRrily and CALCULATED, "She's q liar,
anyhow" Her brother whispered Q
warning. but she repeated the comment
still more emphatically.
Commenting upon the testimony Of
Dr.. Spitzka, Davidgs said: "Notwith-
standing some OF his remarkable state.
msnts, Spitzka never denied the prison.
sr's legal responsibility. Accepting oil
his evidence, even Spl,zka brought the
prisoner within the reach OF the law and
punishment"
After recess, Davidge reviewed the ex.
pert testimony. The defense had sum.
moned ovsr twenty experts, many OF
them famous. What was the result OF
their observation Of the prisoner With
two exceptions, not M could swear this
man was legally insane. They could
only testify to his sanity. Two testified
to moral insanity. but neither OF them
would admit they believed In God. This
alleged fool has proven during the trial
to be q man OF moro than ordinary In.
t~elligence. In religion . hypocrite. OF
Law q p~sttifogger. and In oil things . de-
PRAYED and wicked wretch. he read i'm.
pressively the first chapter Of st. James.
the thirteenth to the fifteenth verses:
''Lst nc mar say. when be Ia tempted,
i am tempted OF God for God cannot
be tempted with evil. Neither tempteih
He any man; but every man is tempted
when he 10 drawn away Of bis lust and
enticed therein. When lust hath con-
ceivsd It brought sin. and sin when 1t 10
finished bringsih forth DEATH"
Tho air became oppressive and some
one tainted, causing q ripple OF excite.
msnt. and to the busipess.like order OF
the crier to "drag him out" Guitsau
made the suggestion: ~ think the most
sensible thing to do. your Honor. would
be to let In o little fresh air." which was
done.
Davidgs resumed. and Guitsau said.
sneeringly: you're putting it all wrong,
Davidgs; you are talking for money
now"
Davidss-Now. lot him 60 on. I will
hang him on his own testimony.
Allusion being made to Guitsau's dead.
beatism. he shouted: I'm q better man
than Corkhill in that respect. I pay
when ! have money. He doesn't"
Davidge read from Guiteau's testi-
mony, with frequent outburs,s OF Q sac
religious kind from Guitsau, who com.
pared himself to Paul, and saying that
Davidge knew nothing Of the Deity. and
the Deity would get him down below.
Davidgo said the daring boy who gave
way 10 vice In Oneida became later as o
man q theocrat who would overturn the
Law aud churches. and later boosted him.
self to DO Of the Arm OF Jesus Christ x
Co. It was the legitimate and logical
outcome OF bis wicked egotism, and OK.
planned his crime. Guit.au became ugly
as this scoring proceeded. Davidge
trusted that the jury would not draw any
inference from his failing 10 respond to
Guitsau's falsshoods.
Davidgs said, In conclusion: ~ prom.
ised you I would not make q set speech.
/ shall not indulge In Q peroration. sx'
eept to say to you that your oountrymen
and oil Christendom are waiting for your
verdict. I thank you. gentlemen, for
your attention."
Guiteau-And I thank you. Dayidge,
for your speech. It's q very light one.
Porter had better make Is light q one. /
wrote the President about this matter .
day or two ago.
Reed thought he could finish BY !