The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-01-18
anF OPENING AisssDsiA.NE iS xisE
aUsTEaJ CssE..

Bfr. DasiI=e Occupies the En'iFe
sesssoa ofshe Court With
on, ci0siss Bi- Iie.
marks.
NSsniScsos. jim ~ hs
aad ii4le .iigent audience sas piesest
80 court to-day to listen q Toe
opea.hg arsement 70 tke arv II the
Gaiteag e..-e. Mr. D4FiGg tG0k
Dos!lien ia aoat of lle jury apd
epeAsd Ais argument WITH g dis
elaffAsr Of aay intenil1n % nl4ke 3
set speecl. 0nt expressed his sieiple
desire to render tie jury what aia
he could IN their present solemn au-
~. The time had Low come - ti5is
trlai WREN ;be jury were 70 become
isetors. Ayhaleyer disorder or leyl-
" might have characterized the tfi-
al. there was bat one sentiment III
rsseeet OF the conduct of the jury.
He commended their digniiied de-
portmeni and clese and patient At
teaiion 70 The evidence, and hecou.5
not doubt that. as they bad received
the columcnlatiCu OF all IN the past,
thex would continue 20 deserve II III
itae future bY their decision Of the
question before them. lacre was
but siagie point FOR discussion
and consideration the subject Of
insanity.
Mr. Dasidge then argued that the
prisoner had that degree q iatsill-
esnce. legal baowledge and moral
sense winch rendered BIN responsi-
bla .or bis ac;s. Ia telling pas
-aae ae showed that the prisoner
aialself Lad the sit 20 see The Fatal
weakness cf Sir. Scoyille's line of
deleace, and repudiased it, arguing
in his own beh1if that Lc WAS 40
/ iimbecile; that tie WAS j sane man,
whose intellect aud VIII had been
dominated during q specified period
Of time, rendering hlm lrrespcusl-
bic for tia; particular crime. lie
then reviewed the circumstances Of
+ the aci ard c.ime, the victim AID
lhe criminal lis analysis 81 6ui-
teaus character was wonderfully
sgTapllc aud eflec.ive. Re said It
was disgrace 20 America that Gul-
( teau feared the mob more than BE
did the law
8 noon ~ horrs recess was tx
ea, aild sig Day ige again spoke
luadi 3 O'CLOCK, when tae District
Attorney asked for IA aliiogrumclit,
las Mr. Dagldgc was not ~ eaot
heul,h, and VAS exhausted
Judge Cox then asked tie counsel
Tor the defence what arrangements
they proposed 70 make with refer
+ Fence D. GGiteau's desire 90 2ddTe,s
the jury ia bis own behalf.
Sir. Scosilie said the priso-e1 bad
+ expressed suaA @ desire.
Judge Cox bad 40 objection, ifthe
( prisoner weuii coniiae his remarks
within tAe hihii- Of pT0priety.
The prisoner sud there weEe ~
/ persoualities in his speech Itdealt
w.th the law a!.d TIE facts AMI Fead
like an Grafton 81 Cie-s0 lt would
( hii seven columns ol tAa New Harii
Hraid, and he insisted upon his
lriglli to be heard, as De would nos
true5 bis lie ia the hands 81 sHy
iswver ia America
District AtiorntT CGrahil. SAID
Itae prisoner should never, wi.h his
consent, be taken oas II the dock
laeain untila verdict had been rem
/ ideIea in TINS case. lie had already
ldiseraeed the administration Of JUS
ice, and had no right under the las
or the Constitution 20 he heard ez-
cept through his counsel
Judge Cox suggested ttat MessTs.
/ iScoville and Reed had better exaia-
Inc the prisoners written speech,
aaa il he had made any poiats hey
could use them.
Hithe0t any decision being made
/ IN tEe matter the Cont adjourned
until tomorrow.
The closing sceue 81 the day was
characterized by cousiderabieexeite-
meut on the part OF counsel on both
sides and 5y the exhibition Of great
passion or the part OF the prisoner
His sisteF, TOO, manifested great
emotion. a4 could hardly be re-
strained by heT husband and brother
iroin interposiag remarks. at the
close she yas agitaied ~ lsars, and
many sympathetic women ga.hertd
around her and offered her cansoia-
ton.