Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-23
GUITEAU ON. THE RACK.
JUDGE PORTER'S SCATHING DENUNCIATION
PLOTTING THE MURDER SIX WEEKS
INTERRUPTIONS BY THE PRISONER AND HIS
COUNSEL.

The crowd at the courthouse reached a climax
array OF people about the tfoors They oycrfiowed
the porticoes and covered the sidewalk for some
distance around. The COURTROOM was closely
packed with spectators half an hour before the
court opened. Judge Portcr's private secretary
arrived about quarter to 10, and arranged mat
terS about the prosecution tile. The court was
called TO order promptly at 10 O'Clock. Marshal
Henry cautioDiDg the crowd Of spectators that
any noisy demonstration would be followed by the
arrest OF the offenders. The district attorney and
Mr. Dayidge were in their seats when the court
opened; Judge Porter was absent.
esuiteau's Opening Remarks.
HE THANKS THE WOMEN AND WARNS JUDGE PORTER.
The prisoner as soon As he was placed in the
dock said: II spent yesterday in examining my
mail. There were great many letters from ladies'
soae OF them very tender desire to express my
sympathy and thanks TO the Indies Of America.
One lady suggests that Gen. Arthur give me Cabi-
net appointment. ] wish to say do not desire
any Office flOm Gen. Arthur. 1t wouldn't be
proper tor him to do it. and don't desire it,
want 10 say also for Judge Porter. If he attempts
toinisiead that jury about the law the facts my
counsel and myself VIII stop him. He came on
,is case at 1hc request of Prcsident Arthur under
represent the American people or the government.
tie represents Enself."
Judge POTter's Address to the Jury.
Judge Porter entered the court room just as Gui-
teau finished his speech. There was some confu-
sion caused in clearing tie space In front Of the
jury. Judge Porter having diyested himself of his
hat and coat then took his place before the jury
and began his address. speaking first In a low,
trembling voice, which betrayed his weak physi-
cal condition. In the intirmity of his health, he
sa1d addressing the jury, Tor he shared their wear-
ness, he would proceed well as he could to dis
charge the duty imposed upon him. He had been
a IN N IA
laDors in court, but the lahors out of court-the
midnight labOrS He had found himself so pros
trated last sunday that he feared he would have
to abandon the case. He would feel almost as If
he was an accessory after the fact in this crime ii
ne did not utter such words as he was able to aid
the jury In reaching a conclusion. Thus far the
trial had been practically conducted by the pris-
oner and his counsel, Mr. Scoyille. Every body had
0een arralgned interrupted and denounced. He
stopped, to be Silenced IL he uttered nythtng
which these gentlemen did Bot approve
COUNSEL FOR DEFENCE CHARGED WITH DELIBERATE
PERVERSION OF THE TESTIMONY.
Judge Porter then hastily reviewed the trial AMI
the length Of time consumed by the defence in
addressing the Jury. OF the three arguments
made by the defence, he said he must say. in JUS
tice to the prisoner, that the one most free from
objection was that delivered by himself He
charged the counsel for defence with deliberate
peryerSiOn of the testimony. Judge Porter said
he accepted the duty imposed upon him cordially,
because he believed that
OF President Garfield should not leave this dock
until he leaves under the sentence of death, to
invoke the mercy Of God, who spared even
such wretch, though he spared none. He had
not spared that wife, who by her leaning on her
husbands arm had saved his life; yet he swears
II she had leaned on her husbands arm on the 2d
or July he would have spared him then. he did
not spare that aged mother. He spared no one.
He spares no one now. A murderer at heart
then; he is
AMURDERER AT HEART NOW.
They had witnessed the bearing of the man on
trial. He wished to know, II unshackled and as
sred of the mock defence Of insanity. with bull
dog pistol in his hand whether he would not have
put an end to this trial the other day, when his
honor, with his views OF propriety, had prohibited
him from speaking. His honor, who had been the
object of his fiend-I1ke hate. Do you believe a
man whSsshot good man; who logged him at
night; VINO lay IN wait; who went to murder him
DO you not think, instead Of denOuncing, he would
have sent one OF the cartridges to his honOrS
heart? Do you think, when Mr. Davidge deliv-
this prisoner had held that bulldog pistol in his
hand, he would have paused TO practice his aim
before sending one OF those cartridges into his
back? When one OF their own number was bowed
10 grief, this man laughed and jeered. Do you
believe that he would not have at that moment
put an end to this trial by shooting down that be-
reayed iuryman-not from III will to him, but from
good viii to himself?
GUITEAU's IDEA OF MERCY.
This man shows his idea OF mercy to Others
when on one occasion he, on his system OF alter
nate fiattery ana malice, turned to the jury and
said God would Interfere and strike down one of
their number before they should convict him. This
was the man, selfish from MS youth up to the
present time; brutal in his instincts: inordinate
for the lust OF notoriety; beggar, a hypocrite,
caDter Swfndler; lawyer, who with many
years practice, never won cause. No court, no
jury, failed to see In him dishonest rogue and no
such man could ever win case. A man who has
nj ma yhn
was capable OF Initiating the manners OF gentle
man; man who bought at a pawnbrOkerS cast
OIL CreSS and tried , act out a gentleman: man
who, as lawyer, had such notions of morality
that when he had collected money he held il from
his client and chuckied over the success Of the ex-
pertinent.
Judge Porter having repeated the oroide watch
story, the prisoner said: "That lie seems to stick
in your throat"
GUITEAU's ATTACK on HIS FATHER
man, continued Judge Porter, who was capa-
BILE Of attempting to blast the name OF the woman
with whom he had slept for years; a man who had
attempted to palm himself OF on churches and
Christian associations as pure man after spend
Ing SIX years IN torncatiOn IN the Oneida Commu-
his wife sought divorce he appeared before the
referee as a witness to prove Ills own immortality;
man so devoid OF honor, SO possessed with the
eighteen, stealing up behind his fathers back and
striking him blow, and when his father turned
upon him hi ne had Whimpered as he whimpered in
court Saturday, and surrendered. Coward! Muir
dererl
He HAD NO BULLDOG PISTOL THEN,
but the spirit in which he fired at Garfield was the
spirit in which he struck his father,-and that be-
fore MI. Scoville says he became insane,-fo Mr.
Scovlle dates his insanity at the time when he
entered the oneida Community, at the age OF 49,
Mrs. Scoville swears that down to 1876 she never
believed he was out of his mind. Judge Porter
said he had nothing but kind words to say OF the
sister, who had shown such devotion to the pris-
Oner.
INTERRUPTIONS BY lfR. sCovILLE AND GuITEAU.
Mr. Scoville here interrupted Judge Porter, and
they had a brief discussion as to the purport OF
Mrs. Scoyille's testimony.
Judge Porter having referred to the Oneida Com
munity, the prisoner said: "Yeu champion Noyes'
cause. He needs some one like you to do the
work."
A few minutes later, Judge Porter having pro-
nOunced sounding sentence Of denunc1atiOn, the
prisoner shouted, with laugh: ''Do that again,
Porter"
PLOTTING TEE MURDER FOR SIX WEEKS
Judge Porter stopped and paid an eloquent
tribute to the dead President adding: "Ths sleuth
hound was for six weeks plotting and plotting with
no counsel except with the nend Of darkness who
prompted the actp-
"Praying is the word to use" interrupted the
prisoner.
. "Plotting and plotting for six weeks" continued
the speaker, "the murder OF the President"