The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-13

to YOU; but your talk is so weak It's hardly
worth listening to-"
tor several minutes Guiteau continued 10
ihteIlect hls comments with the evident in
.ehuon OF annoying Davidge. but finding
ne could not effect this, he gradually sub,
sided into complete silence.
How great degree of intelligence ncon.
t'nued Mr.. Dayidge, does it take to inform.
man that he is wrong? What degree of
Intelligence was necessary TO make a law.
yer believe that it was in violation of the
iaW OF the land to kill? What degree ofin-
teillgShce was necessary 30 make religious
n.ah know that the everlasting ediCt had
Soue iorll lrom Almighty God, "Thou
:,uiV uiV CVlaihlt no murder" There
ls !; ne. ne hardship in holding man to respon-
knoS what he was doing and that II is
wrong II conceived ii possible that bv
your verdict you were to assert that the
HeSree OF intelligence required by these
instructions do not exist here, | would de-
plore that result more deeply than have
iaIsuage to express, ] would regard re-
suIt OF that sort as an invitation to every
craek-brained, Unbalanced man, with
OF without memory, TO re-
SORT TO the knife or pistol
anu say man for party purposes or, it
may De, without any purpose whatever"
q, Alter recess, when the court assembled
the attendance was even greater than in the
lnoIIihS, and for one that left the court
ror soo,m nd . ilaii-uo@eh new applicants pressed
payldge resumed his argument at five
minutes past o'clock, Touching the evil
dence presented of the existence of
insanity in the Guiteau family rs herring
upon the probability of the prisoners i'm.
sahily, Dayidge summed up tile force of this
oalue1Ge with the remark but the unan-
sMeraole testimony of experts settles the
| question as tn how much effect this collat-
eral insanity could have upon the mental
cohultlon OF the prisoner. IL is hut the
nerest mockery to discuss the question. in
! view OF the undoubted ability OF this man
10 distinguish between right and wrong, -
nultcau interrupted and shouted out
nave always been Christian man, and
ior SIX years have been strictly virtuous
loll !lorset that, don't--dont forget to gel
/ that right W eN'
Davidge then passed to review of tho
evidence offered by the defense as to the
napliS ot llte and history of the prisoner
from MS birth up, saying: "It will be tol
you, gentlemen of the Jury. TO determine
WheVher there Is Il single iot or title tC
show that this prisoner was not periectl,
responsible for his act on the q
gay OF July. You will find tina
,hey nave carefully picked and held up t.
your you, view every thing in the entire case
TINS man which may be considered odd ant
peculiar, ana 1t is tor you to consider how
much value can be attached TO this evidence
wheh you come to consider whether thi
man did not know, on the od a
July, that il was wrong for him I,
XII the Chief Magistrate of The nation.
Davldge then took up the Oneida Com
munity, and spoke Of Guiteau as wallowina
there for six years.
Guiteau angrily shouted-"And | saw Il
Is false didn't wallow. Pm justas pur
~ you are, Dayidge, ard good deal pnrer
l wenrthere TO save my soul not from lust
put That down, Dayidge, and don't you for