Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-26
GUITEAU.
Judge Porter Continues His
Speech,
And is Subjected to Interruptions
From Guiteau.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 24-
La the Guiteau trial to day, Judge
Porter resumed his argument, and
charged that the whole defense had
been shorn and was an imposture.
That the prisoner was liar, swindler
and murderer, and had grown worse
from year to year The usual diss
putes between counsel took place,
and the prisoner interjected num-
Der of remarks during the delivery
of the argument.
Judge Porter resumed his address
to the jury as soon as the court
opened, but was obliged to give way
to Guiteau, who, as usual, made the
opening address, this time to repudi-
ate letter, which he read, published
to day over his signature, snd to warn
these cranks against attempting his
life
The first scene of the morning oc-
cured when Judge Porter, advert
ing to the statement of the prisoner $
counsel, and reiterating by the asso-
ciates of the prisoner himself, that
the notes of the stenographer, Bailey,
were destroyed by the prosecution
because they would have benefited
the prisoner in his defense. The
right of the defense to expect or de-
mand to see the papers prepared by
the prosecution solely for
their own use. ''Further-
more" said Judge Porter, '.there was
not contained in them anything as
asserted by the defense that would
have improved their standing in this
case. Scoville insisted upon being
heard, and demanded that the court
should stop counsel from making
any such statements on his own au-
thority as to contents of papers
which had not been in evidence be.
fore the jury.
| Judge Porter insisted that he had
right TO deny statements of some
charge made by the other side.
Judge Cox thought that counsel
had no right to make any statements
as to the contents of such papers.
Judge Porter, with much feeling,
protested that he had been a practi-
toner longer than Judge Cox, and
had never before heard such
ruling, He porter OF course
desisted from taking legal excep-
tions, but must protest against the
unfairness towards the prosecution,
which would admit all sorts of state
monts from the prisoners counsel,
and yet would debar the prosecution
from all opportunities of refutation.
Reed, with considerable excite
ment, but without rising from his
seat, said: eff | were judge, I
would put him and all other such in
suffers to the court where they would
be punished"
Judge Porter resumed his arga-
ment, and proceeded to discuss tae
| question of reasonable doubt as az
element of the defense ofinsanity. Re
fer1ing to Dr. Rison and the decision
/ of Judge Martin, of New Jersey,
which had been reinforced by the
opinion of other judges, he was again
interrupted by Scoville, who desired
to know if arguments were to bt
heard again on law points A SHARP
! colloquy occurred between counse
when Judge Porter removed OBJ
t. lection by handing his authority tC
: the Judge saying, sit will answe
S every purpose of mine if you shoulC
}, have occasion to rule On this point.
t WASHINGTON, January 25.-Judg
I Porter resumed his argument an'
reviewed the testimony of Jno. "
Guiteau. The prisoner interrupte,
e him continually with such exclama
it tions as "That's a lie,' you're
blood man." &C., and became S
~ violent and noisy that it was wit
le the greatest difficulty the bailiff
- could quiet him. The interruption
" of the prisoner increased in violeno
IN and frequency till, reinforced by oil
ST jections from Scoville, th
" clsmor and din for moment re
sembled small Babel.
L Judge Porter included his speec
rs late this afternoon. When it Wa
suggested that the court adjoul
es until tomorrow, Judge Cox sui
he mitted the question to the jul
ok whether they would prefer to rema
as and hear his charge to-day OF wa
be until tomorrow. They chose
1e. hear the charge at once. Juds
A. Cox according delived his charg
bo and at 4:40, the jury retired, al
Of came into the court again at 5 So al
Il. rendered verdict of guilty as
bo dicted.