The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-05

protect your person from violence and
to procure evidence from all parts ci
the country. You have had as fair No
impartial 3 jury as ever assem- bled IN
court OF justice. You have been de-
Tended by counsel with Q zeal and deVo-
ton that merits the highest encomium,
and l certainly have done my best to
secure fair presentation Of your defense.
Notwithstanding al this you have been
found guilty. II would have been .
comfort TO many people il the verdict OF
the jury had established the fact that
your act Was that Of an irresponsible
man. Il would have left people the sst-
isfyinEbeliei that the crime Of political as
SsssinAtion was foreign to the Institutions
end civilization Of our country, but the
result has denied them that comfort The
country will accept it ss fact that the
crime can be committed, and the court
will have to deal with it with the highest
penalty known to the criminal code, to
serve as an example to others. Your
career has been so extraordinary that
people might well at times have doubted
your sanity, but one cannot but believe
that when the crime was committed you
thoroughly understood the nature OF the
crime and its consequence.
G1iteau-I was acting as Gods nam.
Judge Cox-And that you had moral
sense and conscience e..ough 10 recog-
nize the moral iniquity OF such an act.
The prisorer-Thars matter Of
opinion. t
Judge Cox Your own testimony
shows that you recoiied with horror from
the idea. You say that you prayed
against it. You say that you thought it
might be prevented. This shows your
conscience warned you against it, but by
the wrstched sophi:try ofyour own mind,
you worked yourself up against the pro-
test of your own CONCIERGE. What me-
tive could have induced you to this act
must be a matter of conjecture. Probably
men will think that some fanaticism or
morbid desire for self-exaltstion, was the
real inspiration for the act. Your own
testimony seems to controvert the theo-
ries Of your counsel. Thy have maiA-
tanned and thought honestly, believe,
that you were driven against your will,
by an insane impulse. The testimony
showed that you deliberately resolved 10
do it, and that deliberate and misguided
will was the sole impulse. This may
seem insanity, to some persons, but the
law looks upon 1t as wilful crime.
You will have due opportunity of having
any errors I may have committed in the
course oil the trial passed upon by the
court in banc, but meanwhile it is neces
sary for me TO pronounce the sentence of
the law: that you be taken hence TO the
com mon jail of the district from whence
you came, and there to be kept in confne-
ment, and on Friday, the 30th day Of
June. 1882, you be taken To place pre-
pared for your execution, within the
walls of said Jail, and there between the
hours of II and 2 pm, you be hanged
By the neck until dead, and may the
Lord have mercy on your soul.
During the readiog Guitesu stood APP
parentIy unDoved and with his gsZe
riveted upon the judge; but when the
final words were spoken, he struck the
table violently and shouted sand may
the Lord have mercy upon your soul;
ia rather stand where l do than where
that jury do,and where your honor stAnda,
I'm not afraid TO, die / stand here az
Gods man, and God Almighty will
curse every man who had part in pro-
curing this unrighteous verdict. Moth
ing but good has come from Garhsld's re-
movsl, and that will ba the verdict of
posterity on my inspiration. don't
care q snap for the verdict of this corrupt
generation. / would rather O thousand
times be in my position than that Of those
who have bounded me to death. shall
have glorious fight to glory, but that
miserable scoundrel. Corkhill, will have
q permanent job down below, where the
devil is preparing for him After ap-
parentlY talking himself out the prisoner
turned to his brother, and without the
slightest trace Of excitement conversed
FOX some minutes before being taken from
the court room.
When Guiteau arrived at the Jail, he
was st once taken to his cell and guard
placed over him. This preoautiOn is
always observed in cases of prisoners un.
der sentence Of death and will be rigidly
adhered to in Guitssu's case, both By
night and day.
There is no foundation for the report
that Guiteau committed suicide.
New York, 4.--The Posts Washington
special says Guiteau will be closely
guarded and be prevented, as far Is pos
sible, from making communications to
the public. He will be treated in every
respect rs q condemned felon. Amer
Guiteau was taken back tot all. an Affect
ing scene occurred in the Office Of the
deputy marshal. Here John w. Guitesu
met the jury and babe them farewell. He
shook hands with all in person, and ex-
pressed his friendly feelings. Foreman
Hamlin, as they parted, said with mani
fest feeling, 'ME. Guiteau, whenever
you come to Washington. want you to
feel towards me as to brother" Quit
eau replied, 81 she'll, and I thank you"
He subsequently said that of late he had
not expected different verdict on the
evidence.