The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-01-15
TOPOGRAPHIC NEWS
REEDS RATTLE.
The Attorneys Plea for the
Assassin.

w 47s-Outtedu OpSuSQ ak
days proceedings with the following:
received thirty checks yesterday, repre-
sentiDg about $4,000. Some of them
are worthless, and many are. no doubt
good don't want anyone to send me
worthless checks. do my own banking
business, and my checks should be made
out TO my order. Anyone who desires
to send me money can do so, but don't
want any worthless checks.
Scoville addressed the court, stating
that ne desired to know whether the
prisoner would be allowed to speak in his
own defense. II the court proposed to
accord him that privilege, both he (Sco-
ville) and Reed should prefer that he
should speak first. .rf-.
Guiteau-I want to be heard on that
question, your honor. I want TO close
tee arguments for the defense. l would
not trust my case in the hands Of the best
lawyer in America.
Judge Cox-I should be loGth in a
capital case, to deny any man q proper
Opportunity to be heard, even if he is
represented by counsel, but in this case it
is safe to assume tina: the priioner will
abuse the privilege as he has done all
through the trisl, and that what he
would say would be highly improper to
60 before the jury. l shall, therefore,
deny him the privilege. As l said yes
terday, however. il bis counsel desire to
read from his manuscript anything
which they deem proper to BIZ laid before
the jury, they can do so.
GuiteRu protested. He appeared as
his own counsel, and claimed the right,
as an American citizen, to be heard in
his own case. Finding Judge Cox could
not be moved, he shouted, "Let the
record show that I appear here ss my
your ruling, Judge Cox. shall appeal
to the American people, and they will
override you. and you will go down to
future ages with black stain upon your
name"
Judge Cox made no reply to this
TRADE, but simply nodded to Reed TO be-
gin his Argument.
Reed then arose to address the jury on
behalf OF the prisoner. tie commenced
by paying compliment to the jury for
the seriousness, solemnity and care which
had characterized il during this long
trial a trial unparalleled in the history
of criminal jurisprudence. He should
not endesyor 10 make any statement Of
the evidence or to draw q gilded picture
of any scene, but he would simply talk
With them as between neighbers. Da-
vidge, counsel for the prosecution, had
occupied two days in addressing the jury,
and that effort and consumption OF time
On his part showed the grave eDprehen-
sion felt by the prosecution lest some
thing might have appeared in the case
which would make the jury say this poor
man WAS a luna:ic and irresponsible.
Before Reed had been speaking half an
hour, Guiteau'a Interruptions became FREE
quent. He contradicted, commented
and made wicked comparisons. Reed
alluded to the evidence OF j. w. Guiteau.
The prisoner said, despairingly, "Well
be amt my reference. I've got better
men than he is for my reference" The
prisoner denied the evidence alluded to
by Reed thSt be struck his father at the
table, and said be was q peaceable man,
aud did not fight. he didn't like one
he told them to get out, and that settled
it. Reed said probably the prisoner for
get that act.
Guiteau-That's owing to my poor,
weak mind aud disordsrsd intellect
Reed said Judge Porter had said
Gui!eau struck his father on the back,
while thu evidence says on the neck or
shoulder.
Davidge-Don't go back on the Wit
ness.
Reed failed to see the pun, but Guiteau
called attention to il, but ssid i! would
require microscope TO see it.
Reed said, it does not require an expert
to pronounce the prisoner insane. You
have seen him day after day shutting in
before you. You have seen that strange,
unnatural look of his eyes. It requires
the opinion of no expert to convince you
that this is not the appearance of sane
man. Continuing in this strain, the
speaker said, In my opinion, il this poor
creature is sent 10 an asylum, be will be
q raving idiot within six months
Guitesu had been quietly Listening
with his elbows on his knees, his back
being turned to the audience, aud his at.
iitude apparently fixed on something in
the street. This startling prediction
amused him intensely. Turning around
he looked over in the direction of the
speaker and enjoyed quite laugh for
some seconds.
These experts, said the speaker, don't
swear to fact, for only The inscrutable
Deity can know what there is in the in
sane brain of man. They swear only
to opinion, and you have notable in
stance OF how far ffom facts the opinions
of most learned doctors may lead. In
the'ssd case Of the late President, we had
bulletins every day giving opinions. We
had the announcement that a probe, or
whatever it may be. had been inserted
twelva inches into the wound and the
wound led in exactly the opposite direc-
ton I say It would be shame to send
q man to the gallows upon the opinion