The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
soon as possible, he would simply touch upon
a few salient points Of evidence
using . moment, Judge Porter said

a few salient points of evidence.
Pausing moment, Judge Porter said:
Contrast the conduct Of this vindictiye. cowardly
fully to the scaffold with hands folded over cross
upon her treast and serene smile that denoted
her willingness to suffer death for her country and
II amt afraid to die. either, shouted tho pris
oner You may put my body In the ground If
you a sa2' but tell You this nation VIII 60 down in
n my to
Wilkes Booth, and showed the latter to be
almost patriot compared with the cowardly
assassin now on trial, for Booth was act1ated
by mistaken motive Of patriotism, and was
sneaking, cowardly wretch planned for his vice
TINS death and his own safety at the same
time, and murdered his man for revenge and
for notoriety:
Guiteau-I shot my man in broad daylight, and
don't you forget 1t, Porter.
Pressing the assertion that Guiteau was &C.
tuated by revenge and desire for notOriety,
Judge Porter compared him to q noted crlmi-
nal in Europe.
II don't recall his name" said Judge Porter. HE
said. I am the ugiest man in Europe:
You'll be- eth the " ueliest man in historyp thoueh
Porter continued: Il would rather be the ugliest
man in Europe and have notoriety than remain in
the ranks OF mediocrity."
For the next half hour there was one con-
tinual stream Of abuse and Interruptions from
the prisoner. A score Of times lie denounced
Porter as liar, varying in expressions as ad-
jectives suggested themselves
GIVES HIMSELF AWAY
His vindictive disposition showed itself as
never before, and for once his cunning was
piled up an Ossa of invectives upon Pelion
of denunciations, the prisoner unwittingly en-
phaszed and corroborated the diagnosis Of
depravity and Observation-Disclosures which the
counsel was with such telling effect pronounc-
ing upon him. ssYou know that's all absolute,
shouted Guiteau, stammering with rage. Re-
cess.
After recess Guiteal announced that he
should not interrupt unless it was warranted,
but the harangue he seemed about to start In
was cut short by Judge COX, who commanded
him to keep silent Judge Porter resumed:
There Is one m In between you and the grave of
the slaughtered president who knows whether his
defense is sham one or not
Guiteau-I 1t is a true defense, and you know it.
Porter-The truth will. however, burst forth and
reach the consciousness of every one: if from no
other sources it will make its way from the mur-
derer himself.
Judge Porter then read from a letter of the
prisoner to his father in which he said:
For years was haunted with the idea that was
cut ou5 for some great mission, but now am con-
WINGED that it was devilish delusion and denounce
my vanity and NE. ego 4i .,,o..
After reading from Guiteau's criticism upon
the religious and moral growth of the past
5000 years, Judge Porter said:
COULD JUDAS ISCARIOT HIMSELF
have pronounced more sinister judgment?
Guiteau--Judas Iscariot should have employed
YOU as his attorney, you big liar. you.
and all evidence substantiates, the assumption that
revenge and morbid desire for notoriety actuated
the prisoner.
a Judge Porter passed to discussion Of II:
prisoner was insane on the I'd of July
The prisoner himself. he said, does not claim to
be insane.
Guiteau-I amt now, but I was on the ID of July
and for thirty days previous. Transitory mania.
Porter-But what is this case7 Are there in 1t
any Of the mitigating circumstances that entered
shot from behind, but he felt he was putting
his life in peril, for he was in crowded au-
d dta' and 49,, yet with instincts of man man
be bs'' Hs Ss'T 5 1ssag be asa
upon the STAGE mounted his horse and rode for life
or death: He rode to DEATH and within the blazing
flames of the building in which he was penned as
God pens murderers, he still presented the
LION FRONT OF A BRAVE MAN;
and although crippled in body. he died like stag
The Prisoner-I shot my man in broad daylight.
Porter lcontinuing)-Thjs coward. this disaD-
pointed Office seeker
Porter finishing his sentence)-This malignant,
dereT '~i piro7 id" tor death to lis VIC:
%ua Sea fSa h fat' With Wilkes n%1f
This man has told you of the preparation he made
for the murder. He had been making them for
$'As was before '0D'TsPs' IN a esS
York in desperate circumstances he
read popular literature of the day and nursed in
himself that +: very l9ve Of notoriety which he COM
The Prisoner--I 40 not want anybody to talk
about me. There is entirely too much talk about
Porter-This love of notoriety has pursued this
man from the beginning He never earned an
The Prisonner-1 made So, 900 the first year was
in the law business which is probably four times
much as you did.
porter17T1his man has been all his life craving
from the dock have been all money! money!
money he says 'iwould not have killed. President
Garfield as feel now for million Of dollars"
nauseated. He is the Hon. Chas. J. Guiteau, the
LITTLE GIANT OF THE WEST.
He was always clarifying himself. He has been
endeayorln9 to convince you hat providence
wrought MIRACLES in his favor. and the only
son why when the stonington and Narragansett
came in collision, Providence saved the lives of
those on board, was because this travelling book
peddler and lecturer was on board; that he thinks
he was one of the cases of special providence.
The Prfsoner-very nkey you cannot tell how
Paul saved shipwrecked sailor once?
First: Greed of money, then greed Of reputation.
When Horace Greeley was candidate for the
presidency this man was at his heels. an applicant
for the mission to Chill.
The Prisoner-That is false.
Porter-lf Mr. Greedy had been elected, and the
CHILEAN mission mad been refused this man. he
would have got a Bulldog pistol and sent cart
ridge into the back of Horace Greedy.
The Prisoner-You know It IS an absolutely
wicked. venomous, devilish lie.
AFoTHER SPECIAL PROVIDENCE
Porter referred to the prisoners statement
about jumping off railroad train as another
instance Of his instances of special providence,
but he did not believe word Of it. There
was nothing to support it except the false testi-
mony Of dishonest man.
Prsoner-You are liar and you know it, and
that is enough for you.
Passing on the expert testimony, Porter said
that every one of the thirteen experts had
sworn on pernonal examination, that the pris-
oner never was insane, and three
were witnesses who had come under subpoena
from the defense, believing, from public ru-
NOR, he was insane.
until they saw Corkhil1, and then changed their
minds.
53sr t then s19m es s,n s, the
for the, defense that they should 50
swear. Three of them remained, those men sub
penaed on both sides, themselves foremost in their
specially, and selected because they were so,
and men of European reputation, all swore
there was no disease of the brain in this man;
insanity; but that he was sane any of us.
Porter proceeded to analyze the testimony, the
various Interruptions and the speech to- the jury Of
the prisoner, commenting on various sen
met by constant Interruptions and virulent re-
marks by the prisoner in the dock. AZ times
counsel and prisoner were speaking at the
same time Passing on to the theory
of transitory mania, Porter read
from one of the prisoners ordinations: 81
rcpudiate the theory of Scoville. am not in
sane now and never pretended was" Here
the prisoner shouted 'Iwas insane on the I'd of
July" Almost every other sentence uttered
by Porter was retorted to by the prisoner.
PoRTER's PERoRAT1oN
Porter clos ed his argument as follows:
Gentlemen, the time has come when Unjust close.
The government has presented its case before you,
and We have endeavored to discharge our
duty to the best of our ability. His
honor has endeavored to discharge his. I know
you will be faithful to yours and so dis
charge II that by your action at least political
assassination shall find no sanction to make it a
precedent hereafter, He who has ordained that