The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-26
GUILTY.
THE LONG TRIAL CLOSES.
The Jury Take a Half Hour
to Consider.
AND ARE THEN INSPIRED TO
REMOVE GUITEAU.
Concluding Scenes and Incl
dents of the Great Case.
The Shuddering Wretch Under the
Shadow of the GallOws.
The Shuddering Wretch Under the
Shadow of the GallOws.


silly talk in Chicago. She means well, but
she's no lawyer"
Porter Immediately resumed his argument.
Admonished by the falling snow and severity
of the weather, from which he had suffered.
and from which doubtless the jury also had
suffered, he felt it necessary to vary somewhat
from his original intentions and trust to the In
telligence and honor of the jury to supply his
defects He would not, therefore, linger over
the dry details of the evidence. Feeling it
imperatively necessary that this case should be
brought to conclusion as soon as possible, he
would simply touch upon a few salient points
of the evidence.
"John w. Guiteau," said Judge Porter, 81
believe to be an honest man. He came here
ready to contribute his means, his evidence
and his services to save brothers life and an
honored fathers name, and yet the truth
comes from his lips which must impress upon
every one Of you the conviction that, on the I'd
of July, this prisoner was as sane as either you
or I, or the Judge upon the bench"
Reading from the evidence of j. w. Gui-
teau and commenting upon it, Judge Porter
said of the prisoner, "He has two faces. F"
Guiteau-How many have you got?
Judge Porter-He has two faces, one show
ing the sanctity of the Pharisee and the other
the hideous grin of the fend that possesses
him.
AS he continued to read from j. w. Gui-
teau's testimony relative to his last interview
with the prisoner, Guiteau continually inter-
rupted him with such comments as "What
say is always true. Judge Porter. What you
say is generally FALSE" 81 never said SO,
sThat is absolutely false"
Judge Porter contrasted the life and conduct
and deceitful, swindling practices of the pris-
amer with the Apostle Paul's. in the light of
the prisoners assumption that he, like Paul,
was honestly engaged in doing the Lords
work. Paul never palmed off brass watches
for gold.
Neither did l." shouted Guiteau.
"Paal never swindled his creditors out OF
their just dues"
"Oh, you're blood man," retaliated Gui-
teau ''You belong to the Judas tribe
The picture drawn by Judge Porter was any
ting but lovely one, and provoked the prison
er to most abusive retorts. you're a liar and
you know it, and I tell you SO to your face,
Judge Porter"
"This man." said Judge Porter, "who says
he never deceived anyone
"That's fact" piped the prisoner, sput
that in frequently
"This man who says he never deceived any
one, says in one of his hand bills, "Lecture
by Hon. Charles Guiteau. He never de-
ceived any one Where did he get this title of
Hon?"
Gpiteau-That's the way my letters come ad-
dressed, sir.
"By the little Giant of the West" continued
Judge Porter.
"Well, don't they call Douglass the
Little Giant of the West?" retorted the prison
er.
Judge Porter-well, 1 will not comment
upon that
Guiteau-You'd better not. You haven't got
brains enough.
Judge Porter-The Lord murdered Garfield.
Gniteau-Yes, and he will murder you before
long.
Judge Porter-The Lord murdered Garfield.
The Lord defrauded the printers and the
boarding houses, and every night and morning
the Christian prisoner thanks the Lord for his
work
Continuing to read from the evidence, Por-
ter was again and again interrupted by the pris-
oner, who called out, "Read the record. That's
bigger than my brother. He's no brother to
me and never has been till he came to this
trial. 1t is contemplate in you to speak about
my brother in the way yon do"
With consummate tact Juage Porter in an
apparently incidental way spoke of the horror
and detestation with which men of all parties
and all shades of opinion look upon the prison
er, and the unanimity with which they exc
crate his act.
you're liar and you know it, shouted
the prisoner, with the energy of desperation.
"The American people are on my side and SO
is the press.''
AS Judge Porter continued his damning ar
raignment of the prisoner, Guteaa WINGED
and nervously twisted in his seat, and finally
drowned the voice of Porter who gave way to
his clamor. In savage tones he shouted, "a
saint from heaven couldn't stand the abuse of
that man, Porter, and won't stand it. will
relieve my mind. The idea of this man trying
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Parter-I am simply giving the sworn state
ment of his own brother.
Guiteau-He is no brother of mine. /
49, Mo+oi iat spr,,,ar hara nothina aoo;rSt
h;m but , Jon;t ike his stvle d;dn'f l;Is
NV fother,s stv1a a;tbar M s;star svmnathiz.
es With me- and NV brother svmnatRizes with
% 81 fatbo- want thot nnda;otopd rs con
tamnt;hla in that Porter III undertake. to con.
vinca that inrv I'll at an, an nnnrincinled and
had man.
D" Porta a road from, letter Of Tutber w. chi
taan,s when tba nrisoner AGAIN called ont
sScou;lla Voc vary smart IN mt that Iatter in
WASN'T hai II shows what a hlockbead he il
anyway
The first interruption by the counsel for the
defence occurred when Porter undertook to
quote an opinion of the English judiciary u pon
this case. Reed interposed an objection. but
without needing him Porter continued his re-
marks. Reed insisted upon his objection.
The baiIiffs undertook to quiet the prisoner
and succeeded iu drawing his attention from
the disnnte of the counsel and ATTRACTING his
ahnse Ia themsaIves II seemed for a moment
mora than nossible that his yicious demonstra-
+;onS ,oight nrovoka aoroe of tba officaro bovond
conrt in administering wholesome and mncb
naaded discinline'
Snrinoinp to his feet Corkhill protested
AGAINST The interrnption. lyon have made
vonr obiection. That's the extent of
your preropatiye. You've no right to inter-
runt.6
.Tudge Cox-what Judge Porter has said
is neither yerv relevant nor yery obiectiona-
HE
''1 ct don't 500 that Won can ohiact % said the
nr;.oner adding his commant 1Yonr honor
ppnobt to mt that man nnder arrest. He is a
narfect nuisance this morninp ),
fter this onthnrst Porter continual to
sneat for some minntes without fnrther inter
rpntion,
IIud;ng 70 tho ;nc;dant of tha watch por-
tor arra;aneS both ' nrisoner and counsel for
thar coptemntnons mannar of snaakino of the
witness. Edwards. as a miserable Jew. IT have
ret 10 bnow !" ss;d he snaakar Chat anv man
I;vao wbo could have canse To he ashamed that
ta snran, fron, The same race % the Sav;onr
Of Of m Rankin ."
- GnitaaneTbat,sa oil vary f;na Init Won forpet
+bet tba Lord and tho laws had a falling ont