The Portland daily press., 1882-01-27
PRESS COMMENTS.
A General Expression Of Qualification at
the Verdict-Conduct of the Trial Criti-
cised by the London Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Herald says that
all Christendom will heartily approve the ver-
dict which dooms the murderer OF Garfield to
the gallows. Never was verdict more right
eous and Just never did an infamous criminal
more richly deserve to suffer the extreme PEN
atty which Guiteau cannot now escape. The
verdict of the jury will be the verdict of the
civilized world.
The Times entities it ga righteous verdict
and says the prompt conviction of Guiteau to-
gether with an expeditions execution of the
sentence that must follow, will form a fitting
close to the tragedy that was begun on the I'd
of last July. Any other conclusion of the trial
upon which public attention has been concern
trated for more than ten weeks would have
been a shock to the general feeling that Justice
demands a swift retribution for crime of such
enormity.
The Tribune says "a just verdict will be the
respone of the civilized world. The evidence
admitted of no other, the actions and speech of
the assassin admitted of no other. 1t was i'm
possible to attribute Guitean's crime to any
other motive save the promptings of malic-
ious heart end the craving for notoriety of a
monstrous egotism. The verdict was in accor-
dance with the law and the evidence. Judge
Cox's charge was vigorous, lucid and excellent,
and if there was any fog of doubt in the minds
of the jury on the question OF what constituted
moral responsibility after Judge Porter's
speech it must have effectually cleared 1t up.
The World says that if the end redeems as
we'll as crowns the work, the verdict OF the
jury that Guiteau is guilty of murder in the
first degree may be accepted in yindication OF
the American administration of justice and
impartial compensation; for every law abiding
American must deplore the diminution OF
public respect for ordinary tribunals of justice
which this trial has undoubtedly entailed.
The Sun says the whole country will sustain
the Judgment of the jury and pronounce the
verdict to be just
New ORLEANS, Jan. 26-rhe German Gaz-
cite saws it is welcome news from Washing
ton.
The limes-Democrat says that in the ignom-
inious death of Guiteau the American people
will put the stamp of condemnation forever ON
political assassination.
TORONTO, JAN 26--The Mail says, fThe
world will be all the better for the verdict"
The Globe says, sit is to be hoped that the
question of jurisdiction if raised will be speed
lily disposed of and that the fate of the assassin
will be allowed to serve as warning to all
prompted by diseased vanity or any other
motive to take the lives of their fellow men,"
LONDON Jan. 26--The World says: Hum
anity will breath more freely when the haug-
man has performed his already too long delay
ed task"
Guiteau verdict will be received with sense
of relief by the public which has been wearied
by the monstrous protraction OF proceedings
and disguised and scandalized by the outrage
GUS incidentswhich have marked them atevery
turn. American JufiSts anu pouticians may
be taught from this case the necessity of recast-
ing the forms of procedure in criminal matters.
The Daily Telegraph says that Guiteau s hor-
rid jests, ribaldry and irreverence towards the
majesty of justice were but clutchings at a for
lorn hope No suspicion that Guiteau was in
sane disturbed the minds of judge and jury,
and he is not entitled to the benefit OF any
such doubt. The conduct of the trial casts
deep reproach upon judicial procedure in AM
erica. The story of Guiteau's horrible wicked
ness will live forever. His memory will be
branded like that of Cain.
The Times says the administration Of justice
in America has been brought into grave dis
repute. The trial has been kind of play en-
acted for general amusement That Guiteau
deserves hanging none can doubt; that the ma
ton has right to hang him who has turned the
sufferings of his victim into food for sensation,
his crime into jest and trial into a pro-
longed farce, is perhaps less entirely self-eyi-
dent