Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-14
rHE AssAssIs,S TRIAL.
Davidge Reviews the Testimony
He Gives the Prisoner q Regular
Burning U~p-Corkhill Protests
Against Gulteau Making .
Speech.

Burning Up-Corkhill Protests
Against Gulteau Making q
Speech.
WASHINGTON. January IA Davidss
discussed the evidence OF Charles Reed,
who conversed with the prisoner on
Tuesday before the shooting. and who
thought he appeared q little Of his base.
"And this. mark you." said Davidgs.
els the extent OF his evidence al to that
day. he was never asked II he thought
be was able to distinguish between right
and wrong. Is 10 so very strange. gen.
tlemen. that the prisoner should have
appeared queer when at that very time
be was carrying In his breast q mon
strous crims7 This witness Reed"
Guiteau interrupted: "You bad bet.
ter leave Reed alone. Davidgs. BE II q
bad man for you to tackle"
Davidgs continued: "This witness
Reed said he saw the prisoner 10 Jail. %
he says. at the instance Of Seoville. and
his evidence 10 to that ocoaaisn manu-.
featured evidence"
Guiteau interrupted again. shouting
in o loud manner: you'd better look
out; Reed 10 going to speak tomorrow.
Flo will tear you up to pieces. he got
lots OF experience in Chicago handling
such fellows a. you are. and he's sent
them to the State Prison."
Davidge explained that In the use Of
the term no meant NO reflection upon
Reed; but u was an easy matter for the
prisoner. after the act, to strike the wall
and to wall simultaneously for the bene.
Ht OF gentlemen who should appear a.
witnesses for the defense.
Guiteau-I never feignsd insanity. /
never claimed to be insane after the I'd
OF July. I I'm a. mi a. Dsvidge-a
better man. too.
Davids-Do you hear that. gentle.
men2 Contrast It with what you have
seen day after day, In this courtroom.
Davidge proceeded to disintegrate the
evidence, and argue Its worthlessnesss.
Guiteau occasionally interrupted. Once
be called out: "You don't believe o
word OF that. DavidRe. You are just
talking for glory" Davidse continued
10 discuss the evidence, which he had
arranged ohronologically. He caused q
ripple OF amusement as he described
Guiteau's career In Boston. There Is
In Boston a temple erected by the disci.
pies or believers In the doctrines OF the
atheist, Thomas Paine. Davidae said
the peculiar action attributed to Guiteau
when no lsctured thore; the fact that bis
company were out Of accord with him
aud their ridicule anRered and disguised
him, and Davidge ridieuled the idea OF
anything having been shown by this sv.
idepcs to indicate insanity. Counsel
dissectea with startling perspicuity. the
testimony Of one witness after another,
and pointed ont the weakness and unrs.
liability OF those witnesses for ths de-
Tense, which had been based, In many
instances. upon meager acquaintance.
Abiding to one OF the witnesses, Dan.
iels. OF Virginia, who had neither been
asked nor expressed an opinion as to the
prisoners sanity. Davidge said: '.In
my opinion he was their best witness;
for I have infinitely more respect for q
man who does not express an opinion
than for those who do and who are so
ready to express n with no data upon
which to base it."
"I have just got my speech written
OUT" called out Guiteau, "but I'm
afraid it will be q month before I get .
chance to deliver 1t, judging by the way
Davidge Is closing his"
The hour OF 3 o'clock having arrived.
Judge Porter suggested an adjournment,
which was agreed to by counsel for the
defense.
An exciting discussion then snsusd
upon Judge Cox inquiring IL counsel
wished to say anything upon Guiteau's
request to be heard.
II want" shouted Guitsau. 'to mako
the closing speech. would net trust
the closing Of my case to the best lawyer
in America"
Tho District Attorney, in Q ringing
speech, protested against Guiteau heing
again allowed to take q seat at the coun-
sci table. The applause from the audi.
ence and shouts from Guitsau and cries
OF "Order I" from the bailifs. made an
exciting scene for some minutes.
Guiteau was finally heard shouting
through the din: "The American people
will read my speech, and they are greater
than this court. The American people
are trying this case. II you undertake
upon me the gag law, the court In banc
will right me. Ny speech will make
eight columns, and II reads like an ora.
ton from Cicero. It will 60 laundering
down the ages. and don't forget Il; and
as for you. Corkhill. President Arthur
will dispose OF you"
Mrs. Scovills was deeply affected. and
wspt Historically.
Judge Cox told Scovills to read over
the prisoners speech, and let the Court
know in the morning II there was any
thing in It he desired to have 60 before
the jury.
Without stating whether he would
permit the prisoner to speak or not,
Judge Cox ordered an adjournment.
WASHINGTON. January 13.-Upon the
opening OF the Court Guitssu said: ''In
Justice to myself and Davidgs / desire
to say that 1 received q letter yesterday
severely denouncing Davidge, and my
remarks against him wers based upon
that. have found out, however. that
I was mistaken and that Dsvidge 10 q
high-toned Christian gentleman and q
sound lawyer. desire, therefore TO
withdraw anything I said against him.
I still entertain the same opinion Of
Corkhill, however. I'm satisfied ] was
wrong about Davidge, but right on Cork.
hill"
Davidge resumed his argument and
reviewed the evidence. He showed by
the evidence Of ]. W. Guiteau and other
witnesses for the defense the fallacy Of
Ssoyille's pct theory, that the prisoner