Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-02-01
Press Comments,

CHARLES GUITEAU, U, s. Jail.
Washington, D. G., Jan. 26, 1882.
Press Comments,
The comments Of the press Oh the
verdict in the Guiteau case ore OF one
accord-that Of usual commentator.
Below will be found brief extracts from
leading journals
New York World: THE demeanor
of the Jury throughout the trial, accord
ing TO all accounts ii, has been ire
proachable, aud when the case was
submitted to them they rendered true
verdict with a promptiiude which yet
stopped distinctly short OF unseemIy
haste. But there is no doubt the beha.
yior of the murderer during the trial
was an efficient factor"
New York Times: ANY other con-
clusion of the trial, upon which public
attention has been concentrated Tor
more than ten weeks, would have been
a shock to the general feeling that
Justice demands a swift retribulon Tor
crimes of such enormity. Judge Coxs
charge will be satisfactory TO all con-
servatiye, judicious thinkers"
New York Herald: "All Christen'
dom will heartily approve the verdict
which dooms the murderer OF President
Garfield 10 the gallows. Never was
verdict more righteous and just. Never
did infamous criminal more richly de-
serve 10 suffer the extreme penalty
Which Gulteau cannot now escape"
New York Tribune: "A just yerd ct
will be the response of the whole
civilized world The evidence admitted
ofnone other; the actions aud speech
of the assassin admitted Of none other"
New York Sun : Judge Cox'
charge TO the jury was excellent Inc
whole country will sustain the lud2-
meat of the jury and pronounce the
verdict TO be Just"
"Philadelphia Times "rne verdic'
will be hailed with sense OF relief
aud satisfaction BY the whole country
because Of the reinsurance which tho
erdict gives Of tie power and majesty
Of The law. aud Of its sufficiency under
every stress 10 protect the social fabric
and +, nun,.h crimen The Times also
gives Judge Cox credit for "layln9
down the law 50 clearly that thu jury
could not be led aslray by the conid-
sion Of tongues to which they have
been compelled TO listen"
Philadelphia North American Ine
trial has esded as most people expected
It would end, aud the verdict which
Justice demanded aud on outraged law
required has been returned
Philadelphia Inquirer: at Is right
GUS verdict, and one that will 5e sus-
tanned by the consistent Judgment Of
mankind, wherever intelligence aho
virtue pass upon it,"
Philadelphia Ledger: The jury
under difficult surroundings, kept their
minds clear, aud the clear mind Is IN
their judgment OF guilty"
The Star says: In conversation
with some Of the jurors in the Guiteau
case il vas learned that what has been
said all along az to the prisoners
running bis own case was rue Iney
said HAT his examination confirmed Inc
Jurors in ,he opinion that lie was per-
fecily sane. What little doubt there
was as 10 tie responsibility OF Gulteau
and there was for a short time during
the trial Just mere shadow OF doubt
was cleared away by the argument 81
Mr.. Davidge. This argument, 1t Ia
said. settled the Casa, aud had 1t been
submitted to them at he time the YER
dict would have been the same, It
wa. suggested that the answer made
by Mr.. Hamlin TO the suggestion oil
Mr.. Scovile for the Jurors to be allow
ed to 90 TO their homes during the
holidays, that they did not wish 10 be
separated, indicated that Their minds
we're made up at that time. The an
swer was lhey we're apprehen.ive that
if they did separate some question
might be raised about l..
o. the way TO the jnl on Weda es'
day evening, although the vaa was
s,luted with continuous storm OF jeer'
the news Of the verdict had preceded
it-Gui;ean never once betrayed any
serious emotion. He chatted with tn c
driver aud gulrds; said he was satisfied
with the charge OF the judge, that it vas
very { ir on the legal points, bat that
the Jury had gone back on him and
brought IN verdict contrary 10 the
evidence. o. entering the Jail he
threw of his coat aud laushingly called
out. "Well, boys, they brought in a
verdict against me, bnt I'll gets new
Trial aud upset all this business, and
don't you forget It," He ate his sup
per as usual, and, as FIR as coald be
learned, slept soundly sill night.
Washington r publican: The pTomp
ness with which tho patient JirY
rendered Their unanimous verdict ait' I
receiving the judges charge is EVIDENCE
that no doubts OF fact or Law cloudee
their Judgment
WHAT THE FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS
SAY.
London Standards: The announce
meut OF the Gulteau verdict will be re-
ceiyed with sense OF relief by the pub