Daily Republican., 1882-01-11
MING TO A CLOSE.
Snouaar To BAYA1
LADr.
10 \ oGey Argument Of Judgs
HGG he Causes the Miser-
~ ASoassin 10 Vince and
f ~ eAas Iong Delayed
1nooDee will Soon
ovoftake Him.


ossstaks Him.
ISgyTAsnIN0TeN, Jan. l0.-The court
s1Vom WAS dcnsely crowded, this morn
jnR, when Judge Cox made hisappear-
Ancs. the oinAt majority being new
comern - ~ evidenced by the gener-
81 movcI G1ttp catch a glimpse OF the
prtnon6 = " ~ passed them on his way
g fk5 As Guiteau passed his
i&rr1 ~ 5swhispered to him, "Come
-oy0r(6 ike6 want to see yon
xES6f ~ ring of the greatest impor-
I31 III seat, the prisoner laid
426Qm NJ slnrfs bundle OF papers and
S0f66 AM osit his manuscript busted
G1(6 fapt attention.
h Et34er began his argument
ten o'clock, and 1T once
H2S7 " nsisntion Of every one in the
Exnft& Guiteau pretended to he
6h6i&o&f4 ~ his manuscript, but soon
lafd n l1lo and listened with rapt at
n nv &1lfoyed that Judge Porter will
'er6ak ontil the hour Of recess.
1r01 1hine like it has beeu seen or
he6fd during the past nine weeks in the
s0uttoaa trial, AZ Judge Porter review
"a ~ copslucs of the prisoner and the
couduct On the part of his counsel OF
hIa cauxe Il this court. The crime in
I'll ~ hd40ns ugliness was held up TO
ne de1olension of his hearers. The 81
49, r~lne oppressive, and the pre-
laGnco ~ SAv6nRing justice in the near
futut y Y ~ Suggested with force Of
scunVf ~ thar swept from the Court
xooen 1vGr3 vestige OF that levity which
NJ - long danced attendance upon
1Vafv utt6tns ce of the prisoner, and
IAIre : veil obscured from the con-
lxu3ounnoen VI the spectators the horrors
Of.fhe otine and what should be the
Acleuptfy Cf its judicial atonement.
Tho fE(oQner WINGED and nervously
twfsll his place, and for several
smtnntUWos unable to say anything
thar IL ~ sense could approach to an
inSazrn1eipn.
Ea agsXNsGLOQUENI gs ARGUMEST.
8rAdually the prisoner regained his
usual asSNFAnce, and resumed his daily
habit ~ iuterrupting with contradic-
No. "a ydenial. For once, however,
tkSfnaad ad1xable impudence OF tie prison
" Vj6A 6Umpletely overawed. Neither
hi6 hoileEof his abuse could interrupt
w nilonoo The avalanche of comdemna-
tion that sMept from the lips Of the elo-
au1nt counsel. 1.-THE prisoner is mis-
TAXI. yonr Honor" said Judge Porter,
INK " belieyes by his unseemly brawl-
ina &o oan prevent my voice from being
sh6S46 ~ the jury; the puppet cannot
" 1oSS1 In such good time as when he
~ WttA his counsel, and by his out
bur1ls low he is fast tightening the
hnnknanss moose about his neck With
A nofvouA twitching of the mouth Gui.
taau mn1fered; "We'll see about that. !"
Tn he9etofore audacious and wholly
6u61 &Dd prisoner seemed ill at ease
- ~ = loss to understand why his
W6uld ~ sallies of wit or impudence
Vk0llS fkiled with the audience, while
~ lI<ga severe became the denuncia-
ticn ~ Connsel, the more frequent and
InAxked were the demonstrations of ap-
proval Finally, like wild beast
broughtfo bay, Guiteau yelled out: VI
stAked my life on the issue, and I'm
willing to 20 the gallows tomorrow, if
ltt u the lords will. I'm sick of this
hosh, Judge Porter. l wish you would
1t yolt y, 900 and 60 home" Judge
koTter concluded his mastery argu-
Ine1t ~ II. 40 by reading the now fam
0u9 lotter of President Garfield to Judge
RA4ne. ID which he complimented and
th6nked him for brushing away the net
work kOfsophistries with which 1t has CT
late yenYs been customary to envelope
tho plea of insanity when set up in ex-
I0uae f6f crime.
W JUDGE CO.'S DECISION.
Judge Cox at IL 40, began the reading
u M decision, which begins with a
l6nfthy review of the subject Of juris.
Judge Cox occupied fifty-five minutes
wv Sding that portion of his decision
tpuphing upon the question of jurisdic-
j11s He reviewed the progress of the
1cpfnipn, and cited all the important
|iGlinRs from the early days of the com
naa law in England, and decided
nlnlnst the prayer of the defence. He
e1mined up the question: THAT the
Is complete in the place
Ukore the wound IL completed, conse-
F4nont;y this court has fully cognizance
GftAe offence"
IN yndge Cox next took up the question
~ legal test of insanity, and decided
the knowledge and appreciation
&o difference between right and
{g must be taken as the correct
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