The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-26

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ne desired to know whether the prisone
o would be allowed to speak in his own de
is leflse, II the court proposed to accord hil
: That privilege, both he (Scovtlle) an
= Reed should prefer that he should spea
q first. .*#.
Il GuIteau wanted to be heard on tina
J, question. "Your Honor, | want to clos
Q Ghe arguments for the defense, I Woul,
I. not trust my case in the hands of the bes
I lawyer in America
Judge CoX,-sI should be loath in
capital case to deny any man the propeJ
opportunity to be heard, even if he is no
represented by counsel, but in this case il
Is sale to assume that the prisoner viii
abuse the privilege, as he has done al
through the trial, and that what he would
say would be highly improper, therefore, /
deny him the privilege, as [ said yester-
day; however, it his counsel desire to read
from his manuscript anything which they
deem proper to be laid before the iury.
they can do 500
Gulteau protested that he appeared as
his own counsel and claimed the right as
an American citizen to be heard in his
own case. Finding that Judge Cox could
not be moved he shouted: 'tLet the record
show that appear here as my own coun-
sci and that [ take exception to YOUR r,l-
ing, Judge Cox. [ shall appeal to the
American people and they will overrule
yon and you will go down to the future
with black stain upon your name.''
Judge Cox made no reply to this TRADE
but simply nodded to Reed to begin his
argument. t. ~z
Reed then arose to address the iu1y ON
behalf of the prisoner. He commenced
by paying compliment to the jury for
the seriousness, solemnity and care which
had characterized it during this long trial
"a trial unparalleled in the history OF
Jurisprudence. He should not endeayor
to make any statement Of evidence or to
draw any gilded picture of the scene. but
he would simply talk with them as be-
tween neighbors. Davidge, counsel for
the prosecution, had occupied two days
IN addressing the jury, antisthat effort and
consumption Of time on his part showed
the grave apprehension felt by the prose-
cution lest something might appear in the
case which would make the jury say this
poor man was a lunatic and irresponsible.
1t does not require an expert to pronounce
tic prisoner insane. on nave seen him
day after day shuftiing in before you. You
nave seen that strange, unnatural look Of
his eyes. Itrequires the opinion of no ex-
pert TO convince you that this is not an ap-
pearance OF sane man. Continuing this
strain the speaker said: In my opinion il
his poor creature is sent to an asylum he
will be a dwelling idiot within six !,
MONTHS"
Getiteau had been quietly listening with
lis elbows on his knees, his back being
urned to the audience and his attitude APP
'arently fixed on something in the street,
tut this startling prediction amused him :,
Turning around he looked over
n the direction Of the speaker and enjoyed =
uIte laugh for some seconds.
These experts said the speaker, don't
wear to fact for none but the inscruta- :,
le Deity can know what there is in the ~
1sane brain OF man. They swear only :,
} an opinion and you have notable in =
lance how far from the facts the opinions
the most learned doctors may lead. Tn
1e sad case Of the late President we had
ulletins every day, giving these opinions. Fl
Fe had been informed that the probe, or fo
rhatever it may have been, had been in y
,rted into the wound twelve inches and it
ct the wound really led in exactly an OPP bt
osite direction. | say it would be q re
lame to send q man to the gaIlows upon
le opinions of doctors. Abiding to the hf
rictures of the counsel yesterday upon
e course Of certain members of Guiteau's
mily in sticking to the prisoner when
ley should have east him off as a wretch, n.
eed said: sit is in evidence that six :.
ears ago Mrs. Scoville believed her broth g g.
Il mental wreck, an insane man, and g.
ould she desert him now that he is on ~
ial for his life, she would be unworthy Of j,
e name of sister, -
IN referring to the difficulty experienced ar,
the defense i'll securing witnesses, Col. vo
eed said: 'sYou can never know, gentle eo
an, how hard it has been to get people to wa
me here and tell what they know. They Iii
ould rather listen to the cry: Cruelty for
MP than to come here to testify to the inc
It's within their knowledge. At the an,
rt all evidence that would in any way mo
the prisoner" Reed exclaimed, sscame Re
9 eaGod-send.o Z ho,
Reed went.on at some length with argu- adj
nts to demonstrate the insanity of the die
soner. His father Was,o he said. at
1sane on religious subjects and forced is |
q into that Yestible of hell--the Oneida inc
Before that he had led d ty I
.e life and bis father had convinced him sell
t he would 90 to hell unless he became !
lember of the Oneida Community, and Wa
went there to save his soul.'' stol
tuiteau abruptly said: when I got side
re I gotinto hell and did not getout for lars
years. pop
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