The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-25
NEARING H JURY.
Judge Porter Continues His Eio-
n quent Plea for Justice.
Words Which Burn in Deep-Porter
Concludes His Plea To-day.
The News Gatherers Gleanings In
Various Parts of the World;
Including the Usual Record of Crimes.
Accidents. and Official Gossip.

the court opened, Judge Porter was
about to resume his speech when the
prisoner forestalled him, and called out
from the dock: 1 desire to say that
some crank has signed my name to the
letter that appeared in the paper this
morning. 1t was without my authority
and L repudiate 1t. L also want to say
in regard to a couple Of cranks who
l understand have been arrested for
hanging around here, that IL they I'M
dertake to harm me they will be shot
down. L want everyone to understand
this.
Judge Porter, who had paused to
permit this preliminary announcement,
began by saying that the prisoner as
usual had made the opening speech.
After thanking the court and jury for
their consideration yesterday, which
had made it possible for him to appear
before them to-day, he said: This
whole defense has been a shame and
imposture, an imposture which was
supposed to have gained the strength Of
credence from its reiteration. The
only truth asserted by the defense is
that truth which is uttered with effron-
terry, enforced by persistency and redu-
plicated by reiteration. This is the
truth which they assert in opposition
to that truth which you are to ascer-
tain and declare.
Guiteau again and again interrupted
him, and at n time calling out that
Attorney General MacVeagh wouldn't
have anything to do with the case.
Judge Porter, half replying to the
prisoner, said: And this Christian
gentleman would have you believe hat
even Attorney General MacVeagh had
dipped his hands in Garfeld's blood.
Guitesu: Oh, that's very fine.
The first serious outbreak of the
morning occurred when Judge Porter,
a dverting to the statement Of the pris-
oner's counsel, reiterated the assertions
Of the prisoner himself, 'that the notes
Of Stenographer Bailey were destroyed
by the prosecution because they would
have benefited the Defense" Porter
denied the right Of the defense to ex-
pect or demand to see the papers pre-
pared by the prosecution, solely for
their own use. Furthermore, that
there was not contained in them any
thing, as asserted by the defense, that
would have improved their standing in
this case.
Scoville here insisted upon being
heard, and demanded the court to stop
the counsel from making any such state
ments on his own authority, as to the
contents of papers which had not been
in evidence before the jury,
Porter insisted that he had the right
to deny the statements made by the
other side.
Judge Cox said he thought the coun-
sci had no right to make any statement
as to the contents of such papers.
Judge Porter, with much feeling,
protested, and said that he had been a
practitioner longer than the judge. and
had never before heard such a ruling;
he was debarred from taking legal eI-
captions, but he must protest against
the unfairness ofuthe position, which
would admit of all sorts Of statements
from the prisoner and his counsel, and
yet would debar the counsel from all
opportunities of REPUTATION.
Reed, with much excitement, said:
II I was judge 1 would put him under
arrest; such insolence to the court
should be punished.
Porter resumed his argument, and
proceeded to discuss the question Of
reasonable doubt as an element Of the
defense of insanity, and referring to
the decision Of Judge Martin, of New
Jersey, which had been reinforced by a
decision in Ohio, when he was again
interrupted by Scoville, who desired tc
know IL the arguments were to be heard
again upon law points.
A sharp colloquy ensued, between
the counsel, and Judge Porter removed
: his objection by handing his authority
!, to the judge, saying, it will answer
every purpose, your honor, if you should
: have occasion to rule upon this point.
. Returning to the crime and its com
mission, Judge Porter said: WHIT
killed Garleldp
Gulteau: The doctors.
Porter: The doctorsp
. Guiteau: Yes, the Lord let them d.
. it, to confirm my act.
Porter: You said Sec'y Blaine wa
I responsible.
Q Guiteau: 1 said morally responsible
PPorter: II Mrs. Garfield had beel
leaning upon the arm Of her husband
instead of Blaine, would you have sho
n himP
. Guiteau: No.
Porter: Then Mrs. Garfield is re
sponsible for her husbands death &C
cordlng to the ~fallacies Of this wreche
o defense.
After recess Judge Porter dealt wit
i Guiteau's cunning and duplicity, an
& referring to Guiteau's pious burst,
Is said: 1 do not believe in all this Assem-
y blage there is one who contemplate
5. with such terror the possibility Of fa'