Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-02-01


them, TO read extracts from papers and TO
make sll sorts OF statements as TO what the
American people and press were saying Of him
Judge Porter was simply contradicting these
Judge Coz intimated that the prisoner was
not allowed to do ID charged, but could not be
restrained from doing 80. s~'--1-A 49,
Seoville--" WE'LL can't Judge Porter be re.
strained?'
.fthc Judge ruied that the speaker might CON.
tradict assertions OF the kind made by tha
prisoner. 'fff
Judge Porter then read from printed e,i.
deIce several Of the more noted examples OF
This effort on the part OF the prisoneI to deceive
yIsry-sEooSp DAy. -x
R e ss sosd Ssss i2S tat Y tss ssss ss 's ssase
cen han ,n arouud the courtroom, ani it
they undertake to harm him they will be shot
down. Judge Porter opened by the assertion
that the whole defense has been an imposturo.
When he spoke Of the destruction Of the notes
of Steuo,rspher Bailey MIR. Scoville demanded
10 bo h,srd, and Mr.. Reed expressed the opif-
ion thlt the court should arrest Judge Porter Tor
contempt. Aifnsiun having Deeh made TO
PrlsAsoilt Arthur, Guiteau interrupted with the
l.a.ai thst his ms 2iratioH placed Arthur in the
Nlilo tcuse, adding, And don't yuiI forget
it, Juase Porter Replying to this taunt from
tie prlsoncr, Judge Porter described hln as
shppery aJ an orange peei, as Venomous ~ u
rattienaae, and, speaking OF the act OF tue
murder, said stiis was rat.lesnake without
rattle tht rJswihoat fai,tss. - D. a.
Judge Porter pointed out the cunning, the
dupicity, the aoung OF the prisoner since the
beginning OF the mai. Referring to the oft-re-
p,ated assertion that lie had sent Garfield pre-
par, d to ineet his God, aud he lGu teau), too,
was ready to die II God gllled Ii, Judge Porter,
sith deliberate emphasis. said - do Dol 10.
lieve. III all this assembage, there Is one soul
that cuutcmplates with such q ject terror the
Possibility Of faciag his Maker as does tlns
bfazen murderer. v
Guiteau whirlei around nish tho ferocity
OF wild beast and fairly yelled: " Tnats
miss rable lie and you know 1t, Puiter,. All! you
are an internal seoundrel | hope Goi Al
mighty viii send for you soon botn you aid
Cslkhiil. Such rsleerabie, sncukln9 wInne ms
that lsi n,az-r -- -
The law" said Judge Porter, "ss it bears
upca lhla case, Is the supreme Court and you
are but simply q I'd, made men, under the obrl-
CATION OF a solemn oath to bring in your vcr-
act under the law and facts summing up
the quss ton presented by the lso upoa which
they were soon to be called upon to pass Judge
Porter said: "Tho first question for you
10 consider is; Was the prisoner Insane on tae
"a OF sJlly2 II he was not, the case Ia at an
end, ana your sworn duty Is ended. Second,
II YOU reach that, if he was insane oa that day,
v;ls Ge insane ip that degree that OH the u o.
july he did not know that murder vas morally
anl legally wIcugl IL he wae not insane 10
that degree, YOU are Donud nhd.r your Saths
to convict lrm. Thud, If in utter disregard Of
hls confession under uati sou sDiali lind That i,c
actually and honestly believed that C9i had
commanded hIm 10 kiH President Gariinlj, and
that Ee was under that deiuslol, aniess you
~
Inn from knowing suca act aas niofaiis AM
legally wrong, you are bound by your oaihs TO
cpuyipt hltsl. foCsSh, II you find such d.iasgoli
Jit MOI cxht: that Gud commanded Inn to
GO the act. and that the dciusion VS. the
sole product Of Insanity, then end then
OILY, ycu eau eCllut h n--wuen You
lin he was unable to control his own Will
and ycu must remember that under oath be uas
sNoin nc VAS atle to control II, Tor lie said lad
Mrs. Garfield be, n with lin at tic depot on
the 2i OF July ! would not have slut li,hl
Filth, II you mud that even tnous he was par
daily Insane 1t resulted from his own mailgni-
~, his own dejTayity ; yet siIh you are
bCu1d under the Instructions OF the court, to
convict INN. SKID, il upon the whole cass
you have no reasonable doubt whether he was
partially or wholly insane, II yUu Believo that
lie knew his act vas legally aid morally wrong.
Won are, nnder your oslhs, bound 10 convict
him, 4 he iaw is founded upon Ieason. aud II
override law and establish q principle whion
VIII let muider and rape :nd arson run mot
through the land
FIYrY-rnIRD AND LAST p.y.
Az usual, Guitear opened proceedings III
court by announcing ''AIy sister has been do
ing some silly talk in Chicago. She means
well bat she's no Iawye=." Judge Porter in,-
medIate,y resumed his argument
m L.. -. II fraR.
and commenting upon IL, Judge Porter said Of
the prisoneri "Ha has two faces-
GIiicHn--" How many havo you go:
Judge Porter. Tie has two faces = one
showing the sanctty OF q pharsee, and the
other the hideous grin OF the fiend that pcs
setsss him.
AZ he continued 10 read from ]. w. Guiteau's
testimony, relative TO his last interview th the
prisoner, Guftsau continually interrupted with
such comments as; "What say is always tue
Judge Porter. Wuat yoa say il generally
ialse.' "Iueyer said So" "Tnat is absolute-
Y false"
Proceeding, Judge Porter oontrssicd the lfe
conduct and deceitiul practices Of the PRISONER
With ,ha Apostle Paul, in tfre ilgnt of tse
prisoners assumption that he. ike Paul, was
nualesfi engages IN doing the Iori's work.
Paui never pSImcd OF brsrs witches for gold.
Neither did ], spoke Guiteau.
'.paul never swindled his creditors ont Of
theirjust dues"
..0b you are blood man." retaiiated Gui-
tcau- '.You belong TO the Judas tribe" !"
The picture drawn py Judge Porter was any
t,dnG bnt lovely one, and provoked the pms
oIaE ;D TIC HOS. abusive rs:.crts - y -
.iYsu.e,a Har. and yeu know il and tell
YOU 80 TO your f-re, Judge Porter he called
uIt.
Az Judge Porter continued his arraignment
OF he prisoner, Guiteau winced ard neryously
twisted in his scat, and finally. drowned, the
voice VI Judge Porter, who gave way 20 his
s.Hs sS aSas .ss e shaa'sS sSs abuse % :.
That man Porter, and won't stand IT. will
na.eye my Iand- The idea of ih.s man Irylils
10 make ~ ouksa fighting man man of .ls,i
'St,SESs ) bar, SadEl ssii Lin s5.T
= III s'issetuPl6as ef.thc rsiAstAs e-v IN
violence and frequency iill r,iniorc,d by an
oojecnon OF ScuYille, the ciaiiier and din for
The moment resenlb.ed a small a ibel. ScovIle
Iinally made haniseif beras and desired an cx.
oept,on noted 10 the statement OF tn
coiisii uction put on the EVIDENCE by Judge
FJrtsL. A siiArp dlscpsstQn easued, Inr2ns;
whiea Que prisot,r niatie -hnmseiE hearl = rolii
tbe aosk. .sshouttng grtt . an Oltfssoi or that
man to he allowed 10 speak. lie oas ht',o l,s
under arrest tor hts iisoonce. Ii mas teen
loth;rg " one stream Of abuse from hin sll
morning. I'seno,ls q 10 provoke SAINT frual
heav, u. It's disgrace upon court ol
justice.
| sJaase Patas Compared TIN IRIS a,atst
sWiiacs t,s,sfs< and showed thsf tter ~ -bs si,
most I,alr.o: eonp1rei With tho cogard;s
asssss.n now On tslal. % Fo. BJoth was setuated
by a mistaken ~ siivs Of ps,.so Ism. IA ~as Z
niau VI man.ioJd ana riIuiiness. Eat this
,ss.eskiag. co sarjiy wrotc3, WAC could plas tc,
bis yl,tslfs duitn aud iiis y IN sascty st Inc
sane TIME, niurdsied BIZ nliIl fof fsyonSe and
fer notorIty.'
G'iteaa- -"f shot ~ ain in broad daylight.
ana don. yon iorset II, Porter
Pressing the asscits0.i mat q usteaq was ait,i
-at.d uy revenge Knd desire for 'Gotork "
Judge Porter compared INN to n notst
c.iBi ss iaT Tssois,~r ~ > aost recst
he 7lzInc: ssat 9ujaeA pa n n a. tu a,
sait: Il sn tho usii=t nlsn IN Enivp.
II Nou.d rather bc tue ugiiost man la En-