Daily Republican., 1882-01-14
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
THE GUIrEAU TRIAL NEARIN0
An END
Mr.. Davtdxe Resumes Sis ATEu
mena-interraption by the
FrisOner-A Scene in the
Court HOOin.


WAsHINGTON, Jan. - -Eain auC
slush had no terrors to-day for those W ht
had secured tickets TO the trial. AT al
early hour the court room was crowded
and at ten 0 clock posSjb blv two hundred
persons were patiently waiting on The
outside. Just before the opening of the
court Deputy Marshal Williams an.
nounced tllat, by order of the court, amy
demonstrations OF applause on the par,
of the audience to-day will be followed
BY arrest, and perhaps, Imprisonment
of the offender. This was accompanied
with the request that no one would at.
tempt 30 leave the courtroom until re,
cess. MT. Davidge was early III ms
seaJ and i'll replying 10 an Inquiry stat
ed That lie would speak to-day t"l
hours, and probap'y more Iu"'
means hIl udS was sugSesIeu' "t"
!" TINS MI l,aVldS' smiled ie''lhS 'h'
ihierehc7, II any, that sNch may nt
the case.
Y pom the openinRoi the court Hui te.lu
SAID IN justice 10 iiyse'l anu VT
Davldge, desire 10 say thdt l received
letter yesterday severely aehouhcihe
Mr.. DaVldge, anu my remarks against
him were based upon tlat' nave
iouhu ont 'hat l was mistaken, anu
that MI Daviase y h!sh- ,"heu ohrls,
tian gentleman a'i" so'tnH '""%el'
DESIRE therefore 70 "i1hura" "nao
nave sala against MN. i sun euIeI Ial
the same opihlol Vi H"I' No' hn'''' ~"
ever. am saIisieu l was Wrohe anou'
Davtoge, put r'ehV Apoi' ,otHni'''
MT DaViaee Fesuhie' HIS arg .'lie''
ana feVie" OF 'ne evidence. ne sho"eo
| up oy ehe evioehee o' a. W. u"''e.'' ="
anu oCher WITNESSES iot we "','hce Il.'
iaiIdcy Anu aosu,"'ls u NJ 'SoNt t1to
PET theory tiaI the prisoner ""' "n ILL
beetle.
| Soon after the opening Of the cour
Speaker keifer and ex-Attorney Gen
erai TAFT entered and took seats upoI
the bench.
After the opening speech Gutteau re
manned a quiet listener tor an hour
Mr.. Davidge having used sutne prett.
stron. language in alluding to Guiteau
such az this unSpeakable liar, tn
prisoner retorted, "bh, you are making
al that fine talk for money, following
it up with frequent comments, ina
happens to he false, That isn't true,
ana similar expressions.
| Mr.. Davidge passed to the eNamina
ton of the prisoner himself, his appear
ance upon the stand, what he had said
and what capacity OF intellect he ha'
shown, proving concLusively that wha
had gone before had all been shan
aud bnllnW tr1nI Mr. S,nViIlt4 iipJ
dilattd upon his morality, and had A.
serted that lack OF intellect was hi
failing. On the contrary he had show
upon the stand a wonderful memory
logical reason and Intellectual ability
Likewise, as the defense had clalme'
tor him virtue and morality, the prose
cution had availed themselves OF thel
right to show the contrary, and wha
had been the result? he had bee
shown to be such monster OF rorrul
ton, deceit, depravity and wickedues
that the country looked On with shud
der.
THAT might have been the case,
: shouted Guiteau, 'ln July last, but
isn't the case now. II you could Sc
some OF the letters nave oeep recelV
ing you wonId see that good man,
people think | am one OF the best an
greatest men i'll the country
Continuing, Mr.. Davldge skllltulI
and with wonderful effect, revlewe
that portion OF the testimony beariu
upon the prisoners moral character a
evidenced in his past lite.
"All this time, said counsel, IN
} one accused him OF insanity. III III
estimation OF his friends and his famil
he was sane enough for all the tram
actions of life, but when his hand
red with blood and the outraged lay
claims him as Il sacrifice on the altar I
justice We first hear of insanity -.
Alluding to Guiteau'a schemes,
relation to the Inter. Ocean, Mr. DAY
idge said We have TO deal here sin
ply with the plans Of AL audaclOu
mind, but there is nothing III such
scheme to Indicate insanity. Ii Is
| fact | understand, that the stock {
that paper, once worth seventyfv
thousand dollars, is now worth on
mllliou dollars, and it was by putin
in successful operation plans first SUI
gesteu by the prisoner. eyes shOn'
ed Guiteau, 'the paper never was any
t thing until put some brains into II
and they have beeu running ever sine
on my brains" Summing up this il
cident Mr.. Davidge said at was II
indication OF insanity. i was simpI
= in keeping with his idea that the gres
moving brain and the one central tigur
of the day was that of Charles JuIiu
Guiteau."
"Thank you, Mr. Davidge," (,lrca'
tically), called out the prisoner. II
glad yon are beginning to think 80.
treat many people think IN the greate.
man of the day, but | don't care sna
what thew think. haven't got a bit {