Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-26
GUILTY As Indicted.
Tie Great IA! Ended a Last
ssd cas:E ]. Gsssg
Must Now Expiate His Crime
Upon the GallOws.
A Most Remarkable Day in
the Court Room.
Judge Porter's Eloquent Plea
The Charge by Judge Cox.
Judge Porter's Eloquent Plea
The Charge by Judge Cox.
Exit the Red Handed Assassin
Until Justice Demands
His Wor thless Life.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %

The court room was densely crowded long
before the opening of the court this morning.
The counsel were rather late in and the court
was not declared in session till 1915. Judge
Porter entered shortly after ten, looking
much better than yesterday.
As usual the prisoner opened the proceed
ings by announcing NV sister has been
making some silly talk in Chicago. She
means well, but she's no lawyer
Porter Immediately resumed his argument
Admonished by the falling snow and the
severity of the weather, from which he had
suffered and from which. doubtless the Jury
had also suffered. he felt it necessary to vary
somewhat from his original intentions and
trust to the intelligence and honor of the
jury to supply his defects. He would not,
therefore, linger over the evidence. 1t was
imperatively necessary that this case should
be brought to a conclusion as soon as posi-
bic. He would simply touch upon few
salient points of the evidence of John w.
Guiteau.
Said Porter, believe him to be an honest
man. He came here ready to contribute his
means, his evidence and his services to save
a brothers life and an honored fathers name,
and vet the truth comes from his lips which
must impress upon every one of you the con-
viction that on the I'd of July this prisoner
bench.
Reading from the evidence of John w.
Guiteau and commenting upon it, Judge
Porter said of the prisoner. He has two
faces.
Guiteau-IIow many faces have Won got?
Judge Porter-He has two faces, one show
ing the sanctty of the Pharisee, and the 9TH
er the hideous grin of the fiend that possesses
him.
As he continued to read from j. w. Gui-
teau's testimony relative to his last inter-
view. the prisoner continually interrupted
him with such comments as
What say is always true, Judge Porter;
what you say is generally false. never
said so. That is absolutely false.
Judge Porter contrasted the life and con-
duct. the deceitful, swindling practices of the
prisoner, with the Apostle Paul's, in the light
of the prisoners assumption that he. like
Paul, was honestly engaged in doing the
Lords work. Paul never palmed off brass
watches for gold.
Neither did /, shouted Guiteau.
Paul never swindled his creditors out of
their just dues.
Oh, you're bloody mar, retaliated Guteau.
You belong to the Judas tribe.
The picture drawn by Judge Porter was
anything but a lovely one, and provoked the
prisoner to q most abusive retort.
You're liar and you know it, and tell
you so to your face. Judge Porter.
This man. said Judge Porter who says he
never deceived any one
That's a fact, piped the prisoner, put that
frequently.
This man who says he never deceived any
one. SAYS on one of his hsndbills. Lecture BY
Hon. Chas Guiteau. He never deceived
any one. Where did he get the title of Hon.
Guteau?
That's the way my letters come addressed,
sir.
By the little giant of the West, continued
Judge Porter.
Well. didn't they call Douglss, the little
giant of the West? retorted the prisoner
Judge Porter-Well. will not comment
upon that.
Guiteau-You'd better not, you haven't
got brains enough.
Judge Porter-The Lord murdered Gar
field.
Gaiteau-Yes, and he will murder you be-
fore long.
Juge Porter-The Lord murdered Garfield,
the Lord defrauded the printers and board
inghoases. and every night and morning the
Christian prisoner thanks the Lord for his
work.