The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-14
THE aU1rEAU TRIAL.
Dayidxe Argument Closed-Reed to Spoak
HI Tomorrow.

| WASHINGTON, anuary IT, Main
and slush had no terrors to-day for
those who had secured tickets for the
trial. At an early hour the court room
was crowded, and at 10 O'Clock posi-
bly, two hundred persons were patiently
waiting upon the outside, just before
the opening of the court:
Upon the opening of the court, Gui.
teau said: I'm justice to the court and
myself desire to say that received
letter yesterday severely denouncing
Davidge, and my remarks against him
were based upon that. l have found
out, however, that was mistaken, and
that Davidge is a high toned Christian
gentleman, and a sound lawyer. l
greatly desire, therefore, to withdraw
anything l have said against him. |
still entertain the opinion of Col. Cork
hill, however. and am satisfied l was
wrong about Dayidge, but right on
Corkhill." -.
Davidge resumed his argument and
reviewed upon the evidence. He
showed up, by the evidence of ]: W.
Guiteau and witnesses for the defense
and the fallacy and absence ofScoville's
pet theory that the prisoner was an I'M
beetle. ....... .
After his opening speech, Guiteau
remained listening, for Davidge having
used some pretty strong language to
Guiteau, such as this: "Unspeakable
liar" the prisoner retorted:
"You are making all this fine talk for
money" following up with frequent
comments, "that happened to be false"
"that is not true" and similar express
sions. .
Davidge passed to the examination
of the prisoner himself; his appearance
upon the stand; what he had said; what
capacity of intellect he had shown,
proving conclusively that what had
gone before had all been sham and
sallow fraud. Scoville had dilated up
on his morality, and had asserted that
lack of intellect was his failing; on the
contrary, he had shown on the stand a
wonderful memory, logic, reason, and
intellectual ability likewise. The de-
tense had claimed for him virtue
and morality. The prosecution had
availed themselves of their right to
show the contrary and what had been
the result? The result was corruption,
deceit, depravity and wickedness that
the country looked out with shudder.
That might have BEEN" shouted
Guiteau, Gin July, but isn't the case
now. If you could see some of the
letters l have been receiving you would
see that a good many people think l
am one of the best and greatest men
in the country"
Continuing. Davidge skillfully and
with wonderful effect, resumed that
portion of the testimony bearing upon
the prisoners moral character, as evil
denced by his past life. All this time
said the council, no one accused
him of insanity. In the estimation of
his friends and family he was sane
enough for all the transactions of life;
but when his hand is red with blood,
and the outraged law claims his life, as
sacrifice on the altar of justice, we
first hear of insanity.
Abiding to Guiteau's schemes in re-
lation to the Inter-Ocean, Davidge
said, we have to deal here with
the plans of an audacious
mind, but there is nothing
in such schemes to indicate insanity.
1t is fact, l understand, that the stock
of that paper, once worth $4,000, is
now worth ST. 900 900, and it may, by
putting into successful operation the
plan suggested by the prisoner"
"Yes," shouted Guiteau, "the paper
never was anything until l put some
brains into it, and they have been run
ming ever since on my brains.'' '.
Summing up the incident Davidge
said: ut was no indication of insani-,
ty, it was simply in keeping with his idea
that the great moving brains, and the
one central of the day, was that Of Chas.
]. Guiteau.' ..a.-
"Thank you, Davidge," sarcastically
called out the prisoner, II am glad
you are beginning to think so; great
many others think l am the greatest
man of the day, but l don't care snap