The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
JUNE 3OTH.
Th~ Day Fixed for the Exeeu-
SIGN OF Guiteau.
imperative Scenes In Court
and Out.
JUNE 3OTH.
Rumor of . suicide.


repeat the request of Yesterday to be al
lowed to sit at the conaselor's table.
| ScoviIle stated that he wished to say
that since the adjournment Of court b
had been informed that Curtis, who
made The affidavit rela i've 10 the C7Itt'
matter, was not the bsiiff in charge o.
the room at the time the newspaper
| was found there. That he had been sub
stituted for man by the name ofStiner
who had charge at the time the paper
was found, and who was Withdrawn by
the prosecution. This man, said ScovIlir
/ am told knows about the paper, anl
| I can in ten minutes summon as witness
q party who will say that the man >tiner
was heard TO remark that if that matter
of the Critic became known, he (otiner)
would have to jump the town.
| Col. Corkhill objected to the evident
attempt to postpone the consideration OF
this motion. If every bit of hearsy gossip
was TO be dragged in here there would
never be any end to the question.
Scoviile replied that he did not ask for
8 postponement. He simply desired 10
call the attention of the court to the III
formation he had received as showing
how important it was TO investigate this
matter with closer scrutiny.
Judge Cox Immediately began to read
from manuscript his decision upon
the motion, reading from various
authorities bearing upon the
care. Judge Cox discussed at
some length the circumstance attend
ing the finding Of the newspaper in the
room Of one Of the bsiliffs of the jury IN
the case: First, as 10 the hlndwriting;
there are several circumstances that
make it impossible that at least two of
the names upon the margin of the paper
were written by the gentlemen them
selves. Second, if, as suggested, this
paper was lying On the table in the
bailif7s room, and gentlemen of the jury,
in writing in albums first tried their pens
upon the margin, it would amount to
nothing in the face Of the sworn affidavit
Of every member Of the jury that they did
not see or read papers at any time during
the trial. No one could swear to the fact
that the Jurors did write upon the paper,
while they all swear that they did not,
and there is no reason to doubt their
verscity.
SO far as the discovery of new evil
dence is concerned the evidence 10 be
introduced as TO the prisoners man ner
and appearance prior to the asssssins-
ton, if there had been TO evidence in
troduced upon this subject there might
have been some force an the request, but
8 dozen or more witnesses testified on
the trial as to his manner and appear
snce, covering the period of time from
March until the commission of the act.
The evidence now sought to be intro
duced would be merely cumula-
tive, and would not affect the verdict.
As to the expert Witnesses whoee
admissions after the trial are alleged to
have been different from his evidence
given upon the trial, Judge Cox said
1nsWorn admissions of this Character
could never be considered as ground for
overturning q verdict. From all the pa
pers presented, Judge Cox summed Up;
AZ am unable to fud asy reason to grant
the motion, which is, therefore, over
ruled"
Scoville-"I would like to note an ex-
ception to the ruling Of the court"
Colonel Corkhill-"Your honor, i!
COW becomes my duty"
ScoYille-"0ne moment. please.
would like to file in due form the motion
which I referred to yesterday" Scoville
then fled his motion Ia arrest of judE-
ment.
Guiteau. who had been permitted to re.
sumo his seat at the counsel table, called
out, ''If your honor please. I desire e
ask if there is any motion that I ought t.
make to preserve my rights"
Scoville tried to prevent his speaking
but he reiterated, "Well, I don't want any
advantage taken Of me. want to know
how much time shall have to prepare
my appeal to the court in banc."
Sc0Ville-''Please keep quiet. W.
have not come to that yet"
Guiteau with much excitement)-"]
won't keep quiet. ana here and propose
TO do my own talking"
Judge Cox then informed Scoville OF
the rules of practice applicable to the
fling Of his exceptions, and after thil
matter had been arranged Col. Cvrkhill
renewed his motion, saying, SIT is now
my duty to ask for the sentence of the
court" III
Judge Cox, to the prisoner-Stand up
Have you anything to say why sentences
should not now be passed upon you?
Guiteau, still sitting FL ask your honor
to postpone the sentence as long as pos
sible.
Judge Cox-Stand up! Have you any
| thing to say why sentence should no
now be pronounced upon you?
The prisoner arose, pale, but with lip
compressed and desperate determination
stamped upon his features. In q low anC
| deliberate tone he began, but soon hi
manner became wild aud violent, anC
pounding upon the table, he delivered
himself of the following harangue: 81
am not guilty Of the charge set forth il
the Indictment It was Gods act
and not mine God will take car,
of it, and don't let the American people
forget it He will take care of it, anC
every officer of this government, from
the executive down to that OF marshal
and every member of this bench, will
pay for it, and the American nation vii
roll in blood if nv body goes into thu
ground, and am hung. The Jews pII
the despised Gallilean in the grave. For
the time they triumphed, but ct the de
struction of Jerusalem, forty years after
wardG, the Almighty got even with
them. am not afraid of death. am
here as Gods man. Kill me tomorrow
If you want. I am Gods man nd
have been from the start.
Judge Cox then proceeded to pass sen
tence, addressing the prisoner as follows
You have been convicted of crime 81
terrible in its circumstances, and so far.
reaching in its results, that it has drawn
upon you the horror Of the whole world
and the excavations Of your countrymen
The excitement produced by such 81
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