The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-02-02
GUITEAU.
POrter's Jerenliad. -

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| WASHINGTON, January 23.-For every
seat in the court room this morning there
were at least ten clamoring applicants be-
sieging every avenue of approach. The
crush was greater than ever before. When
the door closed a thousand people had
been left outside. AS soon as the court
opened Guiteau said:
II spent yesterday in examining my
mail. had several hundred letters, many
from ladies, and some were very tender. L
desire to express my thanks to the ladies
for these kind and tender letters. One
| letter suggests that General Arthur give
me a Cabinet office. Now [ want to say
that would not take any office from Gen
eral Arthur, and under the circumstances
| it would not be proper that should accept
one now. In regard to Judge Porter, [
want to say that, as Judge Porter is to
have the closing Of this case, if he attempts
to mislead the court and jury, myself and
counsel will stop him. He came into this
lease under employment on the part Of
General Arthur-otherwis he would not
be in the case. He don't properly repre-
sent the government. He only represents
himself"
! Judge Porter entered the court room
shortly before the prisoner had delivered
himself Of this warning. AfCera few mo-
| Loc +n +an
before the jury, and, i'll tones which clear
| ly betrayed his weakened condition, began
the closing argument. Said Judge Por-
te: If it please your shonor and the gem
Itlemenof the jury, in my own indrmity,
for share your fatigue, proceed as best
[ can to discharge my duty. The nature
of this duty is such that [ should feel that
[ were almost accessory, after the fact, if
[ should fail to speak such words as can
to aid you III reaching proper conclusion.
Thus far the trial has practically been con-
Quoted by the prisoner and Scoville. Ev
eryone has been denounced at their will,
and even now | am informed that will be
by them both.''
Judge Porter then briefly recited the
scenes of disorder, the abuse and SANDER
to which every one i'll the case had for two
months been subjected, and yet he said Of
the three speeches which have been made
by the defense he would do the prisoner
the justice to say that his was the least OBJ
jectionable. After sketching the circum-
stances leading to the crime, and pointing
with feSvid language to the damning
wickedness of its execution, Judge Porter
turned his attention to the prisoner and
proceeded to depict his character in the
following terms: 'SHe is beggar, q hypo-
critic, robber, a sWindler, lawyer who
never won cause-no conrt and no jury
failed to see in him the dishonest rogue,
and such men cannot win a cause. lie has
left his trail Of infamy IN q hundred direc-
| tions. The man who as a lawyer had such
morality that when he had taken debts TO
collect, collected them by dogging the
debtors and held them, a man who was ca
pable of blasting the name OF the woman
with whom he had sleptfor years and still
recognized as his wife, a man who, when
/ be a Christian and a believer of the Bible,
| looked into the book and read, Thou shalt
not commit adultery and then went out
Immediately and committed adultery with
street walker, a man who pushed HIM
self into the fellowship Of a Christian as
Izsociation as follower Of the Saviour
when fresh fromsix years Of foul fornica-
ton Ill the Oneida Community"
Guiteau-That lie ought to choke you.
AS Judge Porter proceeded with re-
sistlesss torrent of denunciation the pris-
oner occasionally called out: "That's a
lie: that's absolutely false or "that amt
so."
Passing i'll review the principal events
of the prisoners life, Judge Porter show
ed up in all Its #hideous leformity tie IN
fanous bent=of his nature. Alludfng to
his dispute with his brother, Jno. w. Gni-
teau, in Boston, when be struck the latter
in the face, Judge Porter said this was the
first and last time that the coward ever
struck any blow in the faee-his coward
hand always struck from behind. After
showing whtos and what was the murderer,
Judge Porter next described his victim,
paying a glowing tribute to the character
and services Of the lamented President
aud pronouneing q most touching. enloggyy,
as it we're, upon his memory. The claims
of the prisoner to be . praying man were
considered to be a hollow noekery.
Guiteau angrily said: IT pray every
night and morning and before every meal
If you did the same you would be q better
man. YoE wouldn't be here looking for
blood money!
stThe prisoner says he prayed for six.