Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-16
GUITEAU'S TRIAL,

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new Corners. AS Guiteau passed his
brother he whispered to him, ''Come
over to the dock, Iwant to see you
about something of great impor-
tance.' Taking his seat, the prison
er laid down a large bundle of papers
and spreading out his manuscript bu-
sled himself in looking it over. IS
Judge Porter began his argument
shortly after 10 o clock and at once
fixed the attention of every one in
the court room. i'9 dia go
Guiteau pretended to be engrossed
in his manuscript, but soon laid it
aside and listened with wrapt atten-
,tion. q 1.'' si tis''1 eiiiiE cd
Nothing like it has been seen or
heard during the past nine weeks in
the Guiteau trial. AS Judge Porter
reviewed the conduct of the prisoner
and the conduct on the part of his
counsel of his cause in this court, the
crime in all its hideous ugliness was
held up to the detestation of his
hearers The silence became OPP
pressiye and the presence of aveng-
ing justice in the near future was
suggested with a force of conviction
that swept from. the court room every
vestige of that levity which has SO
long danced attendance upon every
utterance of the prisoner. The pris-
oner WINGED and nervously twisted in
his place and for several minutes was
unable to say anything that in any
sense could approach to an interrupt
ton. i"l sf'ii53 t2ii =" >.H3ti gao
Gradually the prisoner regained
his usual assurance and resumed his
daily habit of interrupting with con
tradictions and denials. For once,
however, the insufferable impudence
of the prisoner was completely over
awed, neither his noise nor his abuse
could interrupt or silence the ava
| lanche of condemnation that swept
from the lips of the eloquent counsel.
"The prisoner is mistaken, Your
Honor" said Judge Porter, eff he
believes by his unseemly brawling he
can prevent my voice from being
heard by the jury. The puppet can
not be moved in such good time as
when he sat with his counsel, and by
his outbursts now he is fast tighten.
ing the hangman's moose about his
neck" t''f St''<s'
| With nervous twitching of the
mouth Guiteau muttered s'We'lI SCI
about that" The heretofore auda
d cious and wholly unabashed prisoner
seemed i'll at ease and at a loss tt
understand why his would-be salliei
of wit or impudence wholly faile(
with the audience, while the more Sc
| we're became the denunciation o
| counsel the more frequent and mark
i ed were the demonstrations of APP
proval. Finally, like wild beas
"a,
brought to bay, Guiteau yelled out
81 staked my life on the issue ant
I'm willing to go to the gallows to
: morrow if it is the Lords will. Tn
sick of this bosh, Judge Porter,
wish you would get your $4,000 an,
go home"
Judge Porter concluded his master
ly argument at II 40 by reading th
5 now famous letter of President Gal
field to Judge Payne, in which h
complimented and thanked him fo
brushing away the net work of sopf
istries with which it has of late year
been customary to envelope the pie
of insanity when set up in excuse ft
crimes. s-. '.'''
Judge Cox at H. began th
reading of his decision, which begin
!. with a lengthy review of the subjeC
of jurisdiction. :"
Judge Cox occupied 55 minutes i
= reading that portion of his decisio
touching upon the question of juri
diction. He reviewed the progress
: of opinion, and cited all the impo
tant rulings from the early days {
:. the common law in England, and d
! cided against the prayer of the d
fence. He summed up the question
"That the jurisdiction is complete
y the place where the wound is cor
: pleted, consequently this court hi
: full cognizance of the offence.
: Judge Cox next took up the questic
: of the legal test of insanity, and d
: cided that the knowledge and appr
citation of the difference betwe'
right and wrong must be taken
the correct test. as.e, ~
= Judge Cox concluded his remar
,s at 1 rs p. M, having consumed
! hour and forty minutes with rap
speaking, upon every material poir
e His rulings were directly against t
! prayers of the defense. The Oh
" grain of comfort for the prisoner W
offered when Judge Cox reached t
question of reasonable doubt as
!, any one element, but / shall take
/ To constellation and CHARGE thf