Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-18
A SCENE IN COURT.
GUITEAU GIVES WARNING TO JUDGE COZ
DENIED THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS
THE JURY-REEDS SPEECH
FOR DEFENSE.

WASHINGTON, January IA When
the Court opened Guiteau said he haG
received thus far twenty-five checks
for money, representing altogether
SIS. 900. he believed, but three of the
entire number were worthless, and re-
quested that those who wished to send
him money by checks should make
them to his own order.
Scoglle then asked the Court for
decision upon his application TO have
Guiteau to address the jury. lie de-
sired to know the ruling of the Court,
as he and Reed would prefer Guiteau
to speak before they did.
Judge Cox said he was 10th in capt.
tai cases 10 deny any prisoner the priv.
ilege of making any proper argument
in his own behalf, but be was pers9ad-
ed that an address by this prisoner
would simply be rehash and reiteva-
| ton of his testimony.
If you read it, your honor would
be Of different opinion, said Guiteau
Ihe Court, continuing, SAID: The
prisoners address would also contain
improprieties of statement, and 1t
would be grossly improper to permit
such matter to go before the jury. He
was satisfied that if any license were
allowed the prisoner it would be i'm
possible to restrain him. At any rate
the Court would not make the expert
ment. If there was any thing in the
manuscript of the accused, fit to be
brought before the jury, it could be
read by bis counsel.
1 take exception TO that rnling,s
cried Guitcau. and | want the record
to show that | appeared here as my
own counsel and that the court would
not allow me to speak in my own be-
half. 1t is an outrage on American
Jurisprudence. This opinion will be
shared by the American people when
my speech ig in print. haye got an
encomium upon your honor in it, and |
hope (and here his voice assumed q
harsh, threatening tone) that | shall
not have to withdraw it. If have to
do so, your name will 60 down black
to future ages, and l tell you so to
your face. There is"
The Court-'Go on with your argu-
meat Mr.. Reed;
The prisoner kept on yocirerating
about the vengeance of the Lord, but
when the Marshal approached him he
sat down, saying. i have got through ,
Reed then addressed the jury. Presi-
dent Garfield was the speakers friend,
and the speaker knew and loved him
we'll Could his spirit appear before
] them to-day it would say in language
| glowing and eloquent because " would
be from heaven: Let him go free; he
could not have desired to kill me; |
never wronged him; never harmed
him give him freedom;' and the bereav-
ed widow, when she kneels before God
morning and evening, asking Him to
alleviate his sorrows, no doubt prays
! Him to guide that jury at Washing
/ ton. Guide them SO that they shall
say the creature who shot my husband
! is a unatic lie urged that the jury
render a verdict of not guilty on the
ground of insanity, because then the
supporters Of mnnarchial institutions
could not retort upon our free institu
tions, and could not say that any oiti-
zen of the United States so hated the
| Chief Magistrate of the United States
| that he murdered him. He then drew
parallel between the cases of Hat.
! field and Oxford, the former of whom
shot at George Ill, and the latter of
whom attempted the assassinatian of
| Queen Victoria, and that Of Guiteau.
Both the former were lunatics. Hat
fields exclamation on his trial when
the Witnesses appeared against him
was, It's damn lie' Guiteau's cry
was, It's false = Reference was also
made TO the case of Lawrence, who at
tempted to assassinate President Jack
son. Lawrence was boisterous and tur-
bulent in court, like Guiteau, and his
counsel were unable to quiet him,
just as the prisoner at the bar refused
to keep still. Lawrence was sent to
lunatic asylum, where Guiteau belong
ed
Counsel said: You twelve men sit
ting upon facts and evidence are supe-
rior to all powers on earth. Every one
of you is a king or emperor. No army,
no potentates, no courts, no president
has any right whatever to invade you
upon that question No insinuations
that you are to be governed by any
suggestions from anybody else are to
be considered by you You, and you
alone, are supreme upon the questions
of fact. Any one of you, who, after
solemnly and seriously considering the
case in the jury room, feels that he has
fair, honest doubt as to the sanity of
this man, it is the duty of that juror,
before his Maker to say, i cannot find
him guilty. If any one man feels that
way the other eleven have no right to
dictate TO him. All / ask of you is to
be men, to be moral heroes, who in the
face of calumny, in the face of persecu-
ton, in the face of even death will do
what is right BE such, all of you, and
| shall be satisfied; but any man who
falters on that-question is unworthy Of
the name of man. Christ healed luna
tics, but this prosecution says, put him
to death
The American people say let him
CO. interrupted the prisoner. Every
body is on my side
In the fourth chapter Of Matthew,
cath verse, continued Mr.. Reed are
these words, Andhis fame went through
ali Syria and they brought unto him
a.! SICK .pen taAe. wlIA disease, tRose !