Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-25

him, should not have killed him, says
the prisoner. The doctors killed him-fof
if he had not been chosen President he
would not have been killed His nomina-
tion was the act of God; his election was
the act OF God, says the prisoner, and he
would have US believe that Diety, who had
thus twice confirmed his choice, found il
necessary to correct his labors by appoint
ing
this hypocrite, this syphilitic monstrosity
TO murder President whose nomination
and election he had confirmed.
These are the defences' put forward by
this prisoner and his trained counsel to di-
vert your attention from the fact that the
delibt raie murderer Of Garfield sits there
pointing at prisonerL But even this isnot
not enough. The press killed Garfield, and
the press is arraigned by the prisoner. and
without an indictment the press is found
guilty only by blistercd tongue of the
Murderous Liar HIMSELF
Reed that President Garfield thought Gui.
teau insane, and quoted from conversations
with his doctors to show the weakness oil
the assertion. Alluding to President Ar
thur. Judge Porter asserted he was Gar.
fields successor by the same constitutional
force of legitimacy rs was Guiteau himself:
Guiteau-Made so by the inspiration OF
Guiteau, and don YOU forget il.
Replying to taunt from the prisoner
Porter described him Us slippery rs orange
peel, a.
veaomous a. Rattle snake.
and speaking OF the act OF murder, said
this was q rattle snake without rattle, but
not without fangs. II might said Judge
Porter, "detain you here week, but am
here for the purpose OF ascertaining
whether this man is guilty, and these are
issues | will not delay upon.
The junior counsel, said Judge Porter,
has told YOU that you are kings, implying
that YOU may override law and evidence
in yraspine an almost intangible doubt,
and ignoring the solid structure OF the ev.
idence of guilt. You are not kings, and
the man who told you so is the Junior
the only man in fifty million who
would or could recommend Guiteau for
Office.
Recess.
After Recess.
Judge Porter resumed his argument ana
pointed out the cunning, the duplicity and
The acting OF the prisoner since the begin.
ming of the trial. You are, gentlemen OF
the Jury, no more kings in respect Of the
law than the prisoner in the dock, who sits
save with his own conceit,
Referring to the oft repeated assertion that
he had sent Garfield prepared TO meet God,
and he, Guiteau, too, was ready 10 de u
God willcd, Judge Porter said, with de,
liberate emphasis, 81 don't believe in all
this asscmblage there is one soul that con-
possibility Of facing his maker as does this
Guitcau whirled around with the fero.
city of a wild beast, and fairly yelled
That's a miserable lie, and you know,
Porter; and you are an internal scoundrel.
hope God Almighty will send for you
erable. sinking, whine as that is"
The law said Judge Porter as II bears
upon this case, is supreme, and you are
simply God.made men under obligation oil
a solemn oath TO bring your verdict under
the law and fact. Summing up the ques'
tions presented by the case upon which
they were soon TO be called upon to pass,
Judge Porter said: The first OF the ques'
tions for YOU TO consider is, was the pris'
oner insane on the 2nd Of July. ~ no was
pQIs uIE case IL Mt an nnd mud --a''r a, =,
Sccond-If you reach the CONCLUSION tha'
he was insane on that day, was he insane
to that degree that on the 2nd Of July he
aid not know that murder was morally and
legally wrong. II he was not insane to
that degree you are bound, under your
own oaths, TO convict him.
Third-If in utter disregard OF his con
fos.;ors 81 a.. a..h von shall find ha art
uaIIy and honestly believed that God hat
commanded him TO kill the President, ant
that he was under q delusion, unless yot
find further the fact that such delusion dis
abled him from knowing such act was
Morally and Legally wrong,
YOU are bound, under your oaths, TO con
vict him. ,,
Fourth-Ifyou find such delusion didn
exist. as that God commanded him W d'
the act, and that such q dslusion Sas .h' .,'
sole product ~ insanity, then aud ther
onlv you can acquit him. When you fine
he was unable 10 control his own will, an'
you must remember that under oath h
has sworn lie was able TO control II, Tor IA
said: "Had Mrs. Garfield been with him ol
the ID Of Julyp would not have shot him.
Fiith-If you find that even though ~
was ,m.ilr insane, II resulted from nj
malirnity, his own depiayity, yet sun y3'
are bound, under the ii,.truclioh Vi 'h
court, TO convict him. o,, h,v
Sixth-If upon the whole case. you IA, ,
no reasonable doubt whether he wa. '''
tally or wholly insane; II you believe tb.
he knew his act was legally and morally J
wrong. you are, under your Oaths, bound
to convict him. The law, said Judge Por
ter, Is founded upon reason, and IL mus
not I've said that an American jury shall
override the law and establish n principle
which will let
Murder and Rape and Arson
run riot through the land.
Mr.. Porter then went on to discuss the
points OF law az laid down by Judge Cox In
this case After he had disposed OF that
question, he took up again, the question ol
the responsibility of the prisoner. He said
order has existed In all ages, for . thousand
years ago there was inscribed on the tablet
OF stone q command 10 all people
..Thou shalt Not XIII"
But Guitnau says that life Is Of small
consideration. lie says in one OF his let
ters Of consolation 10 the widow, "life IL
but heeting dream. His death might
have happened at any time but the Law
Giyer universal entertained different
views on the value OF human life, when he
said: Whose sheddeth mans blood, by
man shall his blood be shed"
The prisoner-That was three or four
thousand yesrsago. We have new laws
since then.
Mr.. Porter-And that man in the dock
tells you that he placed this value on hu'
man live, placed none on the life Of Jane.
A. Garfield, and that as 10 that life, IL wa
but Of small value. II was "A heeting
dream We have had the gospel Of Gui
teau, and he thinks that this jury will en-
dorse his gospel. Cbhst, speaking 10 the
scribcs and Pharisees, said: "Ye who claim
TO be Of the seed Of Abraham, prove 1t BY
doing The acts Of Abraham; but ye are tbs
children Of your father, the Devil, whe
was
Murderer Frsa the BeGfastng.~
The prisoner-That takes you in, Porter
Mr.. forter-That Is the insanity which
this man has inherited. The man is liai
as well As assassin, and he was instigste,i
not By the Almighty, bat By the devil.
The prisoner. alluding to Porters habit
OF lowering bis voice at the end Of . sent
ence--The point is 50 fine ! cannot hesr il
over here. You'd better do it again, Judge
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