New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-22


in n quiet, matter-of-fact tone, as he sat GOWN
agan and resumed his reading
Here came the most remarkable episode OF the
6av. He had lust been reading in his vainest tone
some egotstica rant when he reached this passage;
81 have no doubt MS to my spiritual destiny
have always been lover of the Loru, an"
whether live one year or thirty am ms iC
did not finish the sentence. The mnsclcs VI
his face began to culver, and IN mouio"'
he was CRYING. He pulled clean whi'e hahuNo'
chief ont of his pocket and pressed IL 70 MS ewes
covering his face from the jury TO great extent
bnt NOT from the correspondents, 10 whom bis sac
face was exposed. He cried for moment IN weak
nervous. childish way. which had no appearance OF
acting. and then. quickly recovering himself re-
snmed his reading The first sentence he had 70
inter was GAS matter Of fact, presume snail
DO President in 1854" There was rustic OF
laughter at this, but he did not JON
in It, and seemed TO be still unoer
the influence of his emotion. In moment more
however he had apparently recovered anu was
reading in his accustomed voice MS oenupc'"
tons of Mr.. Blaine laying ON nm the inor"i
resnonsibiity of the murder OF President Garfield.
When ne told the iury that the worst men can
do is TO kill you--they carnot prevent your name
AMI work from going laundering down the ages
he showed all the fiery egotism mat
will be forever associated with the name
of Guiteau There was still more U'tel
emphasis when he declared himself Gods man.
and. looking at the jury. said WOE 10 the man
or men that Kill me privately or judiclalIy'' Anu
again when he read. The Deity ana one man
are a majority and will prevail against all the men
ever bonn" Speaking of Paul, he said lie ana
not Get any money | have got no money! then,
looking up from his paper with half smile, nut
Ihaye got some checks forgot that Many ht-
,le remarks of this kind were UNEXPECTED
into the speech. One was, My httie
book will 90 laundering down the ages. whatever
becomes Of my body Once, IN reading about the
political turmoil of last spring, he SAID: Then
thought il was time" and with Just SUSPICION oI
haste he added, under divine direction TO stop
it," One of his peculiar expressions showing no"
much of human judgment there was In has divine
command. even accepting his own story, was;
decided that the Deity had called me 10 IT. lie
acted the Jones shooting all over again IN reading
of il the second time initiating the siSS OF INC
bullet and again standing up
There was rustic of laughter in the thOughtless
and heartless audience when Guteau read that the
President might have died At any time" lie might
have slipped on piece Of orange peel and broken
his neck He read the CHASTITY parody OF
Brutuss speech. in which Caesar was changed
TO Garfield and Brutus 10 Guitean with
an air of pride and enjoyment which
was simply indescrbable He showed marked
anrer when he came 10 his discussion OF Shaws
testimony and the Wilkes Booth story. "Why, the
idea is perfectly prepOsterous on It's face he sald
that he should have waited so many years when
there were many men more prominent than Garheld
whom he might have shot. lie fairly smiled Tor the
first time when he read the telegram from Boston
telling him he ought to be President. One OF the
letters he read expressed the hope that he would
soon have a better home than the Washington
authorities gave and Guiteau added in an Ofhand
way A. if he were telling the jury news: | have
been boarding ont at the jail Tor six months Some
dogrerel abuse of Porter, Corkhil and Davidge, he
rad with great satisfaction. lie grlnned at every
rhyme.
There was one episode which looked like acting
1t was when he read had 70 III Will toward the
President This is no murder. 1t will make my
friend Arthur President" AS he said this. he
leaned tar back in his chair looking mp and around
I'M vague way. and made slow cropping gestures IN
the air Speaking meantime in voice FAINT that
he could hardly be heard This over. he resumed
his natural position and went on reading IN his
most commonplace tone. Once again before he
closed he seemed the point OF breaking down
and crying, but apparently controlled himself.
As he ended he waved his hand ~ thanks TO the
Jury and the Ot1cers suTIOuAued AIA anu IL" iAih
out OF the room.
II was Observable hat most Of the jurymen
seemed entirely Indifferent 10 the speech except
now aud then at passages OF peculiar interest,"
Some of them showed amusement hen the speca- |
tors did, but OF them manifested emotion "heh
be was weeping. =,
Mrs. ScovIlie left Washington for Chicago this |
evening She bade her brother farewell IN the |
marshals Office immediately after the adjournment
kissing him tenderly and crying bitterly. lie !
seemed utterly indifferent and IN the midst OF her
grief turned around TO OF the guards aud sall;
aThat was rafting good speech OF nine wasn't
itP
The pressure for seats in Court TO hear Judge !
Porter Is enormous. Large numbers are coming |
from Baltimore. Philadelp hla and Other cities.
Pepnsyly wanna Congressman received telegram |
asking him to Get thirty passes for party who were
coming on. Over loo passes for Monday nave
already been issued by Marshal ilenIN Justice Cox
District Attorney CorkhI and Messrs. >covllle ana
Reed The room will hold 400 al most