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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1882
Page
2
The brief item notes the Trial of Gultesi as part of the week’s recap in the Zrenry Republican edition edited by Geo Burt Jr. The reference indicates a summary segment titled Epitome of the Week with coverage of proceedings.
Amid heated courtroom exchanges Judge Porter probes insanity defense notes and defense access to papers while railing at obstruction. He argues the case hinges on whether Guiteau knew right from wrong and whether delusions drove the act, urging a verdict reflecting law and national unity.
The jury finds the defendant guilty of murder in the assassination of President Garhold after a tense trial. Judge Cox commends the jury for their service as proceedings conclude and a poll confirms each juror's guilty verdict.
The Senate devoted the day to eulogies for Wisconsin Senator Carpenter. A bill for funding bonds passed the Senate 137 to 0 with Republicans in the affirmative. House actions included pension measures, a proposed Alcoholic Liquor Commission petition from Ohio citizens, and various inquiries, while reports covered the Potomac marshes and Confederate prison pensions.
Reports recount a drowning after a wagon and raft crossing a swollen North Carolina stream where three men died. A Burlington foundry ladle spill fatally burned four workers. A kerosene kitchen fire injures Alice Woods in Decatur Maine. A Lancaster Pennsylvania building fire destroys the Juguirer Building with $125000 loss.
Mr Scoville and Warden Crocker arrange Guiteau’s isolation on the 2th day, allowing no interviews or written communication with the outside world except through Scoville, who says Guiteau’s energy would hold until sentencing and then break down. Nearby celebrate Hubert Burns day on the 26th, while national bankers await payment of security bonds as per THY Tred dter order.
Reports detail a dynamite factory blast at Port Vondres France on the 24th killing sixteen people. Other items note a bank director Fleming fleeing to the United States then returning, political resignations, troop movements to Ireland, Herzegovinian unrest, Vienna press censorship, a cholera outbreak at Allahabad, a shooting in County Clare, and market crashes among speculators.
The report covers Irish constabulary seizures in Louch Mank, arrests at Athonry and Lough Rea for arms, and notable deaths in Chicago and Washington. It notes French cabinet changes, a Montreal tunnel contract, a deadly boiler explosion in Fairfield, and typhoid-like outbreaks. Also mentioned are Dublin stock brokers’ insolvency, a juror room affidavit, smallpox rise in New York, and U.S. South American policy debates linked to Blaine.
Fourth juror Longley recounts the Guiteau verdict after ten weeks in seclusion. He says ballots produced a 11 to 1 conviction first, with one hesitant voter, and notes jurors faced tedious speeches and interruptions. Longley asserts the jury based its decision on evidence and instructions.
The speaker appeals for funds and legal aid, seeking two or three first class lawyers to argue in banc. He questions the jury and court jurisdiction, claims divine inspiration, and compares himself to Galileo, urging Americans to support his defense and preservation of the nation.
A Chicago Tribune special reports a sensational tale from Hagerstown Maryland. Minister Rev Spangles Keiffer attended dying man Tarrant whose body later appeared dead before a dramatic revival observed by the bereaved son and family. The man recounts near death experiences and a peaceful afterlife before returning to life briefly.
The Illinois Supreme Court holds that County Courts retain original probate and related powers under the state constitution. Probate Courts may be created in larger counties but cannot exclusive override of County Court jurisdiction by legislature. The act extending probate jurisdiction to counties with probate courts is unconstitutional as a local classification.
A largely attended Chicago anti polygamy meeting endorses a program to suppress polygamy. The text calls on Congress to enact strict laws to extirpate the practice in U.S. territories and asserts Congress may regulate domestic matters within territories. An executive committee of six is formed.
Two elderly women, Mrs Langdon and Mrs Crossley, left their homes to care for a tan and a friend with smallpox in a neglected Pleasant Ridge house near Cincinnati. They risked their lives daily while two men recovered, and a third nurse, Mrs Dunreth, died after sharing work briefly.
The Supreme Court reverses a lower court decision holding that matured interest on a past due note did not bar the wife of the principal. The report lists a string of local incidents including insanity cases, accidents, burglaries, fires, and railroad events across Illinois counties with names and places such as Morgan, Logan, Cairo, Mound City, Jackson, Davenport, Rock Island, and Chicago. The era appears to be a midwest newspaper page detailing legal, crime, and civic notices.
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