Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-16
rnE AssAssIs's TRIAL.
The Prisoner Net to be Allowed to
Address tho Jury-Reed's Argu.
ment for the Defense-Mrs. SEQ.
Vile Dependent.

WASHINGTON. January 14.-Guitsau
opened the days proceedings with the
following: ~ received thirty checks
yesterday. representing about SID. 900.
Some Of them are worthless. and mhny
are NO doubt good. I don't want any
oas TO send me worthless checks. do
my own banking business, and my
checks should DO made out to my order.
Any one who desires 10 send noe money
can do 80. but I don't want any worth
less checks"
Scovills addressed the Court, stating
that hs desired to know whether the
prisoner would be allowed to speak in
his own defense. II the Court proposed
to accord him that privilege, both be
(Scevills) and Reed would prefer that he
should speak first.
Guiteau-I want to be heard on that
question, your Honor. want to close
the argument for the defense. I would
not trust my case In the hands OF the
best lawyer In America. -.
Judge Cox-I should be 10th In o CAPT.
tai case to deny any man Q proper OPP
p~ortuuity to DO heard. oven II he 10 rep.
resented by counsel; but in this case 1t 10
safe to assume that the prisoner will
abuse the privilege, a hs has done all
through the trial. and that what be
would say would DO highly improper to
20 before the jury. I shall, therefore.
deny him the privilege. A I said yes
terdsy, however. II his counsel desire to
read from his manuscript anything which
they deem proper to be laid boiore the
jury, they can do 30.
Guiteau protested. He appeared u
his own counsel. and claimed the right
ss On American citizen. to be heard 10
his own case. Finding that Judge Cox
could not DO moved. be shouted. "Let
the record shew that I appear here as
my own counsel. aud that l take sIcsp.
ton to your ruling. Judse Cox. shall
appeal to the American people, and they
will override. and you will 60 down to
future ages with q black stain upon your
NAME"
Judge Cox made no reply to this
TRADE, but simply nodded to Reed 10
begin his argument.
Reed then arose to address the jury
on behalf Of the prisoner. he COM
menced by paying q compliment to the
Jury for their seriousness and solemnity
in the case, which had characterised
them during this long trial-a trial un-
paralleled In the history Of criminal juris.
prudence. He should not endsavor to
make any statement Of the evidence, OF
to draw o gilded picture Of any scene,
but be would simply talk with them az
between neighbors. Davidge. counsel
for the prosecution, had occupied two
days in addressing the jury. and that
effort and consumption Of time on bis
part showed the grave apprehension fell
BY the prosecution lest something might
have appeared in the case which would
make the jury say that this poor man
was q lunatio and irresponsible.
Before Reed had been speaking ball
an hour, Guiteau's interruptions became
frequent. He ~contradicted, commented
and made wicked comparisons.
Reed alluded to the evidence Of j. W,
Guiteau.
The prisoner then said. despairinRly,
"well, he amt my reference. I've go'
better men than he il for my reference
The prisoner denied the evidence OIL
luded to by Reed that no struck BIZ
father at o table. and said he "was {
peaceable man and didn't fight. II h
didn't like my one be told them 10 gel
ont and that settled it,"
Reed said probably the prisoner forgoI
that act.
Guiteau-That's owing to my poor
weak mind and disordered intellect.
Reed said: at does not require az
expert to pronounce the prisoner in
sane. You have seen him day after day
shufling in before you. You have seer
that strange. unnatural look in his eyes
II requires the opinion Of no expert Il
convince you that this 10 not the appear
anoo OF q sane man." Continuing II
this strain, the speaker said: 'In NJ!
opinion, II this poor creature 10 sent u
an asylum, he will DO q dwelling lido
in six months"
Guiteau laughed at this. "Thoss OK
perts," said the speaker, "don't swea'
to q fact, for none but the Deity know
what there Ia in the insane brain OF
man. They swear only to an opinion
and You have q notable instance how
far from the facts the opinions OF thu
most learned doctors may lead In the sac
case OF the late. President. We bad bull
letius every day giving opinions. w
had announcements that o probe, Of
whatever It may be, had been inserted
twelve inches into the wound. and thu
wound really led In exactly the opposite
direction. say II would be q shame L
send a man to the gallows on the opin'
ion Of DOCTORS"
Abiding to the structures OF counse,
yesterday upon the course OF certain
members Of the prisoners family In
finally sticking to him, when they
should have cast him of ii q wretch,
Reed said: 'It 10 In evidence that 81,
years ago Mrs. Sooville believed hel
brother o mental wreck, and that should
she desert him now she would be nm
worthy Of tho name OF sister. He sait
it had been very difficult to get Witnesses
for the defense.
Guiteau shouted. 1.-THE government
don't want me convicted; General Ar
thur don't want me convicted, and
amt going to be. probably"
Reed spoke Of the evidence Of Brooks
and McEltresh as coming like . godsend,
as was oil the testimony In any way
favorable to the prisoner. His father,
hs said. was insane on religion and
forced him into that vestibule Of hell,
the Oneida community.
Guit.au said, abruptly: "Whsn I 60,
there I got into hell and did not get oul
for six years."
During o pause in the argument the
prisoner broke in: ~ am going to have
my speech published in oil the papers
OF America. Then / am going to ash
your Honor 10 read 1t, and then I will