31 Jan 1882
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1882
Page
1
Washington report portrays Judge Porter’s dramatic closing in the United States vs Guiteau with vivid courtroom scenes, Guiteau’s interruptions, and Porter’s denouncement of the assassin as sane, depraved, and criminally responsible. The jury returns a guilty verdict as the trial concludes amid intense public attention.
Washington January 25 one juror returned to his family after seventy three days to discuss the case nine jurors were ill during the trial two broke down under confinement testimony of experts settled the sanity question verdict was unanimous after a long deliberation Browner Prather and Langley describe ballots and impressions prior to the verdict noting no doubt after evidence and the judge's charge guided their decision.
Washington January 25 The van bearing Guiteau moved quickly under mounted guards as Deputy Carson led the procession toward the jail. The prisoner crouched at the van's end, showed agitation at the grate, thanked guards for their daily escort, and hoped for a new trial while awaiting a Baltimore lawyer and jurisdiction challenges. Warden Crocker placed extra guards at Guiteau's cell door. at 8.30 he undressed and slept without signs of excitement.
A fragmented verse describes stomach ache and fever as causes of crying. It mentions babies Dick and Victoria, a mother absent, and an uncle Cousin Frank with casterias. The text blends dialectal speech and disjointed lines to sketch a distressed domestic moment.
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