Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-23
been such man of prayer until he had appeared

been such man OF prayer until he had appeared
| before the jury, the prisoner said:
81 pray every night and morning. pray before
eat wish you did You would be better man
| You wouldn't be here for blood-mouey. You dom,
| represent any body but YOURSELF
strangely enough. Judge Porter said, when this
| man recovered from his insanity, he remembered
| all the incidents Of his deluSion.
THE DEITY OR GUITEAU?
This man told them on his own oath that he
meditated the means; that he contrlveG the pap
that were to Vindlcate him: that he revised his in
spired book {What, alter an inspired hoonel; that
ne borrowed the money on false preteESes 10 pur-
chase the means of murder: that he practiced on
| tne river front-WhO was ii that was practicinc
his aim: the Deity, or the prisoner at the dock?
Who was it went TO the depot with this pistol wei
wiped. and lux in wait to murder this President
There had been two occasions in this prisoners
li1e that showed that there was no diaboiiSm on
TINS side Of he'll SO complete that there
was not left some twngeS OF conscience.
! lie faltared from numbering the President when
! he had llis invsod wife on his arm: he falterei
! again when the President had his two sons with
him He falterttl the third time, overcome with
human emotion, when he stood there (ponting q
the withess STAND pleading for his life on Satur-
Day But even this. the speaker held was false.
II ne h I'd committed murder when that wife was;
beside her husband what would have become OF
MS MS defence OF insanity? He knew that no force
th?t Gen sherman had could have saved him from
being toil limb from limb. He wanted time
when he could catch him alone.
THE STORY OF THE ASSASSINATION
Judge Porter spent some time in a most mastery
review OF the facts of the MURDER telling the story
win dramatic action that rendered 1t thrilling
and effective. This man now, he said. sought con
sfituttonal protection, freedom OF Speec debating
to his honor his charge, averse to sitting In the
dock, which Is disparaglng to a politician and
thc0logian
Judge Porter having denounced the prisoner
a
out: You wouldn't have got this JOB ii it hadn'
be2h for me, Judge Porter"
NR SCoNIiLE INTERRUPTED JUDGE PORTER,
saying that the evidence did not show, Judge
Porter had asserted, that the prisoner had at
tempted to run away after firing the shot.
Mr.. Davidge, rising, said he objected to these in
terupt!ons. He apprehended studious series OF
Interruptions to spoil the effect OF the Cos
ing argument.
Mr.. Scoville maintained that he had right to
correct miSstateIhentS OF testimony. The counsel
Iof The prosecution, he said, had Interrupted him
40 times.
After some discussion, Mr. Scovine referred to the
Mary Harris case, in which he said this court had
threatened to put the district attorney under ar
rest for inisrepresenting testimony in his closing
argument.
THE COURTS DECISION.
The court said that If Judge Porter misquoted
the evidence the counsel could interrupt, but if he
simply drew conclusions from the evidence he
would allow no Interruptions.
~ refer the matter to tue jury said the priS-
oner; 1.-The fact Is. the policeman seized me stimuli
moved a step'
'THE AsSAssIN's EXPECTED REWARD"
Judge Porter having referred to the asSassin'S
expected reward from President Arthur, the pris-
0ner protested that he wanted nothing from the
President.
which the prisoner now expected from the Presi-
dent
REFERRING TO THE COUNSEL FOR DEFENCE,
Judge Porter said this case loom ID imme asuraDly
too high for him even to allude to these men cx-
cept where it became necessary Incidentally 1t
had been asserted by the prisoner and Mr. Scovllle
taat the counsel for the government were to get
8 eco for theIr part OF the prosecution.
Ten thousand dollars" Interrupted the pris-
Sand $4,000 he said Saturday, added Judge
Porter.
''That's what some Of your friends in New York
81 trust have no friend on earth,' said Judge
Porter, "who is a correspondent OF Guitaau"
81 have got your record" shouted the prisoner
!" and IL smells as bad as C0rkhill'S'
Judge Porter continuing, said it was as we'll at
statement He then reviewed the measures taken
by the district attorney and the Attorney General
after the assassination to discover all the facts
Judge Porter went over the circumstances con-
hected Win the appearance In the case OF himself,
MI DaVldge and Mr. Corhhiii.
Judge Porter said, Was fixed by Congress The
pay OF the jurymen, each of them. was larger than
his. TIE law fixed his compensation. In this
case he would only get the $50 allowed by llw
His office" interrupted the prisoner, 'sis worth
$1,000 year, am told; yet he can't pay his board
bin on that"
CONVERSATION OF MEssRs. PORTER AND pavrpGE
AS to MI. Dayijge Judge Porter said he had no
claim against the government: he depended on the
honor OF the government. When he and Mr. Day.
idge received their commissions it W Is said that
the compensation they received was to be fixed
by the head OF the Judiciary department of the
government. No sum was proposed: no fee abso-
lutte or contingent They to receive such com
pens lt,on aS the Attorney General shall fix as a
fair compens ation 1t so happened that he had
never met the then Attorney General nor the
present Attorney General, though he knew them
both by reputation.
SIN other words, " Interrupted the prisoner "yo,
are working on contingency. That's what have
been saying from the start"
A DIVISION OF THE JURY WOULD BE UNFoRTUNA ATE
Judge Porter proceeding, said ii there should be
division OF the jury it would be very unfortunate
The only consequence OF such a disagreement
would be to place the juryman who should procure
it as the only being who was ready TO stand up and
Shield the coWardly assassin. What would be ac-
complished? Is il supposed that the government
Is not strong enough to press this cause to con-
clnsfon? 1t would defeat merely this trial and
compel other trials
THE DUTY OF THE JURY.
There were In the government only two repre-
sentatives Of the people: tue one the head of the
nation, the other the jury; to which as the last
resort all rights OF ife liberty, or property came
for protection 1t was true the jury was not to be
governed by outside opinions except so far as out
side opinion conformed with their conscience. But
this was a crime committed not merely against the
victim, but crime against home relations. family
rel ationS, state relations, public relations.
GUITEAU's STATEMENTS AS TO PUBLIC OPINION COR
RECTED.
When that prisoner has been proclaiming from
day to day that the people of this country were on
his side neither counsel dared to appeal to the
general judgment OF the people They had yet to
see the first newspaper in America to defend this
prisoner. He had seen one or two papers doubt
ing whether this prisoner was sane, but that was
all Judge Porter said he had received fifty let
ters from prominent men which showed what the
sentiment was.
"That's bosh," shouted the prisoner, sb-o-s-h,
bOSh!"
MR.. sCOvIILE OBJECTS.
Mr.. Scoville, rising from his seat, objected to
the statements made by Judge Porter to the jury.
There was very warm discussion between coun-
sci, Mr.. scovtlle demanding that the court rule
uDOn his objection.