Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-01-23

walker; man who pushed himself into
the fellowship OF christian associations
as follower ofthe Saviour when fresh
from six years Of foul fornication in the
Oneida community.
Why did he not kill him? Because he
thought he would do it some other time;
because this politician thought he could
become connected with the stalwart re-
publican party; because he thought he
had SO carefully laid the foundation for
his defense against crime and for his
protection from mob violence that he
might safely commit the act in the light
of day; the careful man, careful of his
own safety, made every provision even
to his conveyance to the jail, and when
he lad seen his victim fall, turned and
ran. Where? where could he run?"
scoville. interrupting Judge Porter.
said, 81 desire to correct the speaker on
the evidence; do not find single wit
ness who testified that the prisoner ran
after firing"
Gen. Reynolds. said Judge Porter, and
among them them the prisoners address
to the American people is sufficient to
stamp HIM as cool, calculating. cold
blooded murderer. These papers at ono
time could be found in the district sttor-
ney's or attorney generals Offices aud
neither of the counsel for the govern
ment saw them until day or two be-
fore General Reynolds took the stand !;
but thank God the papers were in the
Office OF the government, and whether
the prisoner was convicted or acquitted
it would make no difference if his full
duty in this responsible charge was per.
formed. In reply to the. broadcast as
sertion put upon government witnesses
that they had been eifered special in.
ducements by CorkhiL to come here and
testify. Judge Porter said that not one
dollar can Corkhill draw from the treas
ury except upon proper vouchers, certi-
fed according to law, and not single
witness had received one dollar more
than the allowance provided by law.
Porter said: eff it please your honor
and gentlemen Of the iury-1n my own
infirmity. for share your fatigue, pro-
ceed the best I can to discharge my
duty. Ths nature of the
case is such that should
feel that was almost accessory to the
fact if l should not speak such words as
can to aid you in reaching conclusion.
Thus far the trial has practically been
ended by the prisoner and Scoville.
The district attorneys duty was so
plain. "His salary is fixed by law" said
Judge Porter, "and it is simply $4,000 a
year. Guiteau's ealary, I am told, is
worth $4,000 year and yet he can't pay
his board bills; He spends it all for wine
and fancy women" Speaking of his
compensation Judge Porter said that
was matter to be fixed
by the highest law
This vile wretch had he been free and
unshackled, had he thought the insanity
plea would save him, would have shot q
bullet through Judge Cox when he re.
fused to permit him to speak; would
have put bullet through Davidge when
he was denouncing him as a murderer
and he wanted to know whether on the
day when Juror Hobbs lost his beloved
wife, when his home was darkened with
the shadow of death, would it not have
served his purpose to have shot Hobbs
then and there? Not from ill will to him
but from q good will to himself
had he not on one occasion threatened
the jury with removal by that God which
he claimed as partner. Davidge with
earnestness objected to interruption; he
believed it but the first of series o,
Interruptions calculated to break the
force OF the closing argument; the coun.
sci had no right to interrupt unless the
speaker read incorrectly.
Judge Cox-"We cannot have a run.
ming discussion, and that is just what
it will lead to-
Scoville-T was interrupted Il;
times. l have done so but twice. l
propose to test this question right
here. if the counsel persists3in misrepre.
sentations.
Davldge-" Your honor can at once
zee. the object of this thing and it is fol
your honor to decide whether the areu
ment is to be given to the jury o,
whether it is to be split up in this man
ner."
Judge Cox-"Yon will proceed, Judge
Porter"
The speaker after this incident con.
t,nued BY saying: II cannot in thi,
argument even allude to Scoville o,
Reed, the counsel ON the other side o.
this case."
CONGRESSIONAL.