The semi-weekly miner., 1882-01-25


WASHINGTON, Jan. M.-Upon entes
ing the court room this .. M. Gu1tee'
tHsk his seat in the witness box remark
ing % he laid out his papers: ~ d
down because con speak better, no
that am afraid Of being shot. Tbh
shooting business n getting played oot
At nm intinlatiOn from Judge COX I'M
prisoner carefully arranged hts gIosse'
and with . flourish began to read 1rosn
u manuscript ss follows:
1.-The prosecution pretend tnat am
wicked man. Mr.. scOvilIe and the resi-
think 1 All, u lunatic, and l presume YOU
think 1 am. was certainly lunatll
July md when l fired on the President,
and the American people generally
think / was, and presume you think
was. too. Can you imagine anything
more insane than iay going tO the depot
and shooting the President Ot the I nltett
states. You are here to say whether l
Was insane or sane when 1 fired that
shot. You have nothing to do with my
condition sinccUr before fired that shot.
You mus, LAY Ly your verdict, sane or
insane ut the E.OIi,cht the shot Was nrt''.
II YOU have amy doubt Of my sanity at
ii;;,t n;ull,, ut YOU h.,ist give nic the bell-
Gift Of thai doubt l,!ucil:it nie--tilat is,
if you have any doubt whether | hrt't
,I.ai sIIH;. or as :iii agent Ol the l;cNS.
Ii | iiri il on H.. OWN account Was
sanc. Ii / ii,.,! it surprising Was III;
AGENT ui the Deity, l Was Insane, and
.ynu must arsi,lit he.
Th;, i. t:.c record o.; law given in the
r.,rn: decision sd iIic New lOTk OIL" "i
Apr:.i.. 1t rvvOiut iuniZs.s the old rules,
AN; j. Il grand .,rl, forward III Ill" law "'
insanity. IL il worthy W this age I"
railroads, electricity and teicpI" nes. amt
Il w.ii conn : ir,n.. l.Ic progressive :>ta't
..i \ew iurN. have il" hesitation III
~.yi,,. that il is :. special Providence ~
my fav.:. ami i ask this Court amt iurE
II, t. consider il. some eminent people
in .Au.cri,;. tninn I:,c tho greatest EiaIl
~. this age, :.Ini iiii. feeling Is growing.
Thcy h"Ii..vc in my Inspiration. ami
that Providence AMI / have really saved !
the nation another war. Ny speech sell !
ting forth IN detail my aie;cISc WAS tcle-
.r. .i.iit.! 1" all the leading papers ani
Published Monday, ami now ! ain per-
imiitui ky I,l> Honor tO deliver il to
yu,i.' He then explained to the
Jury that iii. speech -; e:na! with !:
Il. .O.:ail..Ii from iIi. christmas greeting
10 the ..nicri':'n Itupt amt III '!~ii'" IL
or the "lw.l,!nG -. AIS >i'tccii 1" ':.t!urv
.c had neglected I" r,!, "nt :i:c date,
'lri>llI:,-, l>>i. After thanking !.i-
ra,i,~,i and Iayi::. very !;i.h c"n.-
tU tI.;. L:..i ANA :nIlit! Hii!rh
;.'vii;r i.;.i di.picy,d ws"" iit pro-
"'>taI >aa'n to rtM:rI with very l''"rti
,.c, he extended his grateful ;:c:in"Wi-
,l1riirI.i ."i:.r ,'.tit.. /" liir .urv, l"
i,c ollie, r:> ANT IL" :..:!ii.S and i:;>t but
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after were ;ic power that cc;irix!iN !:
- ni:,i, u ilan i:itT G''l dow or
i'm. They i;u! ~ rn very heavy "h
|sr lri>n:.cr III the first bat Wi'tn they ,
new hi, I,,Otiyt> they changed ;;:tir +.
Jews and were nov lii:tIiI. Hi!.i v.fy
,irIy. +;
Vii: this in:u".u,'ti"n the lri>ul,r !
n,k uI,u newspaper AND Iust,.icu 70 !;
:d I" the Jur.: his published. speech. y
liz IIini..ur. ~ :! .:l>l:t observer. ! !
rnn'.i ~ conn l.;.iviy >til-!n,>>t ,,-,.l ~ .
$ilal, i',,I '"S"lui the '.>!,M;a,iNl> alice
!;"n ~ ,ri,,I",>,,r.. hi> in,'lI$c feelings.
cr.. iui.i in control "nIv through, his
ni"uhlri strength "f will. Iii, excite
tnt w...> i"iE.H.ri ~ Il slight hectic
III, upon .:".!, cheek -: i,", usually :,
i"vl.:-> fac, au.i hy tho uu;,-,.:,: ,iii:,- ~ "
;.ti''n with wii'l, i,c began and for -.
nc ',mr continued! /" SIs:,k. Whether y.
j. excitement v. : merely iron, the :.
t"':iu'i::l effect ul.n his tnn- :,
'n> naturally incident To- ilr v.,;;Sinr. -!
whether i, came ;rla Il .t,lrr nv 8.
Drt Ov"rl~'Wcrin" influence -! Tic true g.,
,;iZati"n ~ his position iu hc:n: an -,
most convicted murderer pleading: -,
: hiS life. IL Were aiiiliruit to divine.
ha:cvrr w:.:, ihr original character Of
ling. II finally gLimd a~c.nlclcy
rr his i"w':> "i control. ami as I:c
'rhs'I INA. part .! his >l".ri, wl,ici. IL
gus: ~ have always -crv.,! tin. ~
'!, and Wil.i,rr :iv.. or die - IL
ie broke '!,'WM completely, stopped, OF
u I" choke down .in' r:-in. !,iu;,,s IN III
throat, iHl i";ni i; Impossible 1" :"l
- l:irk u .:.ll:ii.i: sob. Taking Olii tel
handkerchief. iic buried lis lace. in cit
!''w seconds, wii",: eyes and with eli
lrtrrniin'I! effort started again. liz. tai
I'sti" ir-,Iin hi>tVN ps,>l,r' SOC, ,,u;cllv Ii.
i SOM" hrir.,'i lis whor ciur; Wa, Tin
M:~. S,uv;!!c lh.> >iS- l'il
;. however. th''I"ht otherwise Sine sNl
: deeply a..'';"!. ami wcl. aml >ui,- '"'
'ti.r:! tor :"'i'ir time. After this gel
i'i.'n: i'!Iitrau Un!inlut! IT, r-:,,!, .~- sit
l"'i:'l!v adding 'ri.f .u,i,Nlcn,> l,,mi, 'r'i
text. rs s';' Ira,c,i,"i, all appear ",l
e -. nrrV"t!-n,>~ ::i:.iiia'lv WGr. Oh! to
with the U!mnt c"I,;i~s,I,r ana ar,
ti",, that hn"trr.,i u,s,n the iu.ii- Er:'
Il. the pri~"H;'r u::.l ".,. will, :in :t- an.
=: III very cn'"rivahir iur,n oi ora TN
cal. Rhetorical ami dramatic effect. 500
description M li:r iak M: OH Of :!u. IN,
S.':. ~ w:,> given with >.gikiig effect, dis
!;'r- iic r..'>t,i ::i~ eyes. turned .l.rn j
>.l'wAv.' waved i!!> m"!y :,ark and rr!
a. sank his V"t. ina whisper ar got
ri II !'I h:"! treble. Ut times The. tilt'
n>!lv III ni~ ,iitrr.,tlrt~ :, eii.c.i to IT, the
ii"'h himself l.;ii the effect WAS IRAN Ut
~ and Mi;l' tho cN,.I,itn Ui one in /"
a." there w:,~ II" iiuiir::li.,n Oi break tor
clown. .\t frequent Intervals hx !i".
-'I /" rm'.,:.-,.:" some sentence. ;l:sl
sentiment hy repeating ar COM par
tin" upon il. ~ ono time. I.,llSin., i'v
l:'n.,l toward til. jury, and rn,pl::.- Il"
~ with his mead and hands. said: est:
an attempt III great >"lc,nnity: ii l..>
H". .tntlrn"n, just :.> sure AS There. Sta
I ;'"i in Heaven. i! You harm Il hair JON
y i'r".i tl:!> nation will 20 down in tilci
i. l". can lu, my i.siy in the il.l
4. hut there will s.n'm iw a viii
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