The daily gazette., 1882-01-26


said: "If the Court please, is there an
objection to my going to the Marshal
ef1eeW Judge Cox said he thought moi
ard the prisoner was taken to his roor
upstairs.
GUITEAU NERVOUS.
The prisoner sat upstairs and betraye
more nervousness than ever before. Ad
dressing the officers of the guard b
| asked.
"Well, boys. what do you think Of 1t
don't you think they'll aequit mep'
One Of the officers replied that ht
u ought II was an even chance, and asked
10 return what the prisoner thought o
the charge.
"Oh," said he, "they can't help but
scqnit me after that charge.n
Promptly a. $50 the prisoner was
ushered back TO his seat. The candle
name showed his face to be no paler
than 1t had been all day.
Gentlemen of the Jury, have Won
agreed upon verdict 2
We have, said Foreman Hamlin.
THE VERDICT.
Guilty as Indicted asked the Clerk
Guilty as indicted.
some one In the audience started an
plause, and a cheer was heard In q cor
ner, put Il was quickly suppressed.
III the court please. said Mr.. ScovIIls
but he was interrupted by the clerk,
who proceeded, aging: Gentlemen or
the jury, hear the verdict az rendered
Dy your foreman, who says that you find
me Defendant, Charles j. 9ulteau,
guilty as indicted. 30 say you all?
So say we all, replied the jurymen in
a hornP.
Guiteau tat lmnovable. aud uttered
not word. Mr.. Scoville desired 10
have the jury polled.
John Hamlin, called the Court.
Guilty" came the response, and SO
on down through the panel. The fatal
word made many shudder. Among
those who did not shuddeT, however, was
tns prisoner. he kept his position in-
tact, and as the twelfth juror answered
he called out IN am Ordinary tone of
voice; Goods blood will be on the
head OF that jury; that's my answer to
" az" he evidently Intended to say
My bloed." but the mistake was un-
needed by him.
MOVING FOR NEW TRIAL.
M, Scoville said he desired to file a
n otion for a new tr'al.
The Court said he could have four
days In whIr h to do SO. Mr.. ScovIIls
then said he hoped that II there was any
privilege he was entitled to az that time
heshould not be deprived of 1t. He did
not know the customs of the court.
Judge Cox told him q mo tlon for ar
rest OF judgment coull also be hled
within four days. The Court then turn
ed to thank the jury, but Guiteau's voite Q
was heard again:
"God will aveuge this outra ge,t aid he,
and that was all.
There was no further scene. The pris-
oner prepared to 60 out. The Court
thanked the jury for their patience and
attention, assared them that they would
take home with them the indorsement
OF their own consciences and of the pub
lie, and discharged them. They received
the cons nRratnlatiOns of many friends.
The prisoner was conducted upstaIrs
again and the courtroom was soon
cleared. A little later the prisoner was
led to the van amid the jeers and yelIs Of
a larger crowd than usual, and he jump
ed within the door as II he was glad to
get out of the way.
COMMENTS AND INcIDENTe.
Guiteau wasdriven rapidly back to
the jail, where he expressed the belief
that he would obtain a new Ir;al. at 8 80
he went to bed, showing no ev denoo Of
Judge Cox expressed himself not sur
prlsed that the jury rt turned q verdict
30 quickly. They were intelligent men,
ana the inordinate vanity OF the prison.
er had helped to the result.
Cerkhll congra' ulates him self on bis /
own Vindicatiou, and says tbas Judge /
Cox gave Guiteau rope enough to bang
hi Mself.
judge Porter said that he could see
at IL o'clock to-day that the jury was
with the prosecution. I,tudied them
fer weeks, and saw the last doubtful
Que come over them. Hal the verdict
been otherwise, President Arthur's life
would not have been safe for thirty
lays. The defense can hardly hope for
4 new trial.
Mr.. Scoville is hopeful ofa new tria'.
He says the verdict is largely aitributa-
Die to the charge aud to the prisoners
)wn conduct
One OF the jurors said tc-nlght that
he verdict was unanimous on the Arst
ballot.
President Arthur was at dinner when
le received the news of the verdict. 1t
vas told him by his private secrt tary.-
che President m rely remarked at the
lime "Every body will be glad it's over"
mt later he said to a friend that he was
lot at all surprised at the verdict.