The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-14
Guiteau Tries to "Sort Soap, Mr..
Dayidge, but that Legal Light
Fails TO Succumb to his
Honied Words,
And P0urS Terrible Shower of Inyec-
tive Eloquence upon the Lack
less Defendants Head.
the Ashland, Kentucky, Fiends at
Last Indicted and are Awaiting
Summary Punishment.
Description OF Much.longed.for Flu.
gltiye from Justice.
The Stock Market...Crimes, Fires
and Failures.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
The Guiteau Trial.

WASHINGTON, January 13.-Rain and
slush had no terrors to-day for those who
had secured tickets to the trial. At an
early hour tho courtroom was crowded.
At ten O'Clock possibly 200 persons were
patiently waiting upon the outside. lust be-
fore the opening of the court. Upon the
opening of the court Guiteau said "In
Justice to myselfand Davidge, | desire to
say that received letter yesterday Sc
verely denouncing Davidge and my
remarks against him were based upon
that. | have found out, however,
that was mistaken, and that Davidge is A
high-toned, Christian gentleman and sound
lawyer. | desire therefore to withdraw
anything said against him. still enter
tain an opinion of Colonel Corkhill, how.
ever | am satisfied was wrong about
Davidge, but right on Corkhill."
Davidge resumed his argument and re.
view of the evidence. He showed up by
the evidence of j. w. Guiteau and other
witnesses for defense the lallacy and alb,
surdity of Scoville's pet theory that the
prisoner was an imbecile.
After his opening speech Guiteau re-
mained quiet and listened for an hour tc
Davidge. That gentleman having used
some pretty strong language in alluding tC
Guiteau, such as "This unspeakable liar
the prisoner retorted; "You are making all
that fine talk for money" following III
with frequent comments: That happeps tc
be false, " THAT is not true and similar
expressions.
Davidge passed to an examination of the
prisoner himself his appearance
upon the stand, what he had
said and what capacity of intellect he had
shown, proving conclusively that what had
! gone before had all been shameless and
hollow fraud, and Scoville had dilated upon
his morality and had asserted that lack of
| intellect was his failing. On the contrary
he had shown upon the stand a
wonderful memory, logical reason and in.
tellectual ability. Likewise, as the defense
had claimed for him virtue and moral pro-
secutton, the prosecution had awaited
themselves OF the right to show the con-
trary, and what had been the resultP He
had been shown to be such monster OF
corruption, deceit, depravity and wicked.
ness that the country looked on with a
shudder.
That might have been the case. ~
shouted Guiteau, "in July but it isn't the
case now. If you could see some of the
letters have been receiving YOU would see
that good many people think am one of
the best and greatest men in the country. -
Continuing, Mr.. Davidge skifully and
with wonderful effect reviewed that portion
OF the testimony bearing upon the priso.
nev's moral character us evidenced in his
past NE "All this time,h said the counsel,
no one accused him Of insanity. In
the estimation of his friend and family. he
was sane enough for all the trans.
actions of life, but when his hand is red
with blood and the outraged law claims his
lie as Il sacrifice on the altar of Justice, we
first hear of insanity
Alluding to Guiteau's schemes in relation
10 the lnter-Ocean, Davidge said; I'VE
have TO deal here simply with the plans of
an audacious man; but there is nothing In
such scheme to indicate insanity; in fact,
understand that the stock OF
that paper, once worth $4,000, is now
worth sl,0OO,0O0, and, il may be, by putting
into successful operation the plan first sug,
gested by the prisoner
''S' shouNtu Nulleuu, 'lnc paper
never was any anything until put some
brains into 1t, and they have been running
ever since on my brains.n
Summing up this incident Da.
yidgc said It was no Indication % Of
insanity, but was simply in kecpinr
with his idea that the great moving brain
and one, central figure Of ths day was that
Of Charles J. Guitcau."
Thank you, Davidgc.n sarcasticallly
called out the prisoner. 81 am glad YOU
are beginning to think so. A great many
people think am the greatest man of the
day. but | don't care snap what they
think, haven't got bit of eeo,sm."
Davidgc concluded his speech and court
adjourned. Colonel Reed, for the defense,
will speak tomorrow.