The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-01-27
THE ASSASSlN'S TRIAL.

On the third day of Mr.. Scoville's
speech for the defense, he charged that
Grant, Arthur and Conkling are morally
responsible for the assassination of Gar
field, claiming that the political war
waged against him was the cause of the
crime. This charge made great sensa-
ton in court and has been denounced by
newspapers of all grades of politics
Beyond a doubt Mr.. Scoville made a
serious blunder in allowing his temper to
get the better of his judgment. 1t was
not until Friday that his speech was fin
ished, having lasted five days. At
its conclusion Judge Cox stated that he
had decided to allow Guiteau to address
the jury. AS the prisoner was led from
the court room at recess, he became fur
iously angry with bailiff Tall and struck
him violently in the breast with his
manacled hands. He was at once seized
and hurried from the room. On Satur-
day, Guiteau made his speech, the court
room being packed to suffocation, Hun
dreds were turned away, there not being
even standing room. Guiteau sat in his
chair and read the long speech which
had already been published in many of
the newspapers. He read with dra-
matte effort that was almost ludicrous.
AT one time he broke down and burst in
to tears.
Judge Porter began the closing speech
on Monday and talked until one o'clock.
He was exceedingly bitter in his denun-
citation of the crime and the criminal,
| whom he described as 'selfish from his
youth, brutal in traits and acts, and of
inordinate vanity and conceit. He is a
beggar, hypocrite, cantcr and swindleri
| a lawyer who never won a case, because
every court saw in him only dishonest
rogue; a man who left trail OF knayery
and fraud, who has lived on other peo
pie, who could initiate the dress and
manner of gentleman while he wa.
swiudliug second hand clothes dealers and
selling counterfeit watches and boasting
and chuckling over his smartness; mar
capable of blacking the character of his
loyal wife, aud who, after palming him
self off among christian communities az
a pure and moral man, deliberately com
mitted adultery, with street prostitut,
to remove this companion of his bosom
This is the man, rotten-hearted, void o
honor, cowardly, murderous, who ask
your pity and seeks absolution at you
hands"
Judge Porter resumed his speech Oh
Tuesday, sharply stigmatising the de
Tense as founded on sham, imposture anC
falsehood and the prisoner as a liar anC
murderer from the beginning. Guiteal
was furiously angry and interrupted th'
speaker with the coarsest abuse, to which
however, no attention was paid
Judge Porter finished his address a
3.l5 Wednesday afternoon and Judge CO.
Immediately charged the jury After
brief absence the jury returned with
verdict Of
| GUILTY.
This was received by the crowd in tn
court room with uproarious applause
Guiteau shrieked "My blood will be up
ON the heads of that jury, don't you for
get it, The jury were dismissed an'
the famous trial came to an end. s.
much license has been given to th'
prisoner that there is no probability of |
new trial being granted. The whole
country will experience a sense of relic
at the conviction of the most eXecrabl'
scoundrel that ever blackened page o
history.