Show TELEGRAPHIC 1 t gatteiti Washington 12 Dayidge discussed dis-cussed the evidence of Charles Reed who converstd with the prisoner pris-oner the uisday before the shooting shoot-ing and who thought ho appeared a I little off his balance and this mark you said Davidge is the extent ex-tent of his evidence that day He was naver asked if he thought he was unable to distinguish between right and wrong Is it so Very strange gentlemen that the prisoner prison-er should have appeared queer when at that very time he was carrying in his breast a monstrous crime Guiteau interrupted You had better letJReed alone Davidge he is a bad man for you to tackle Davidge continued This witness Reed said he saw prisoner in jail at the instance of Scoville and his evidence evi-dence as to that occasion is 4anu faclured evidence Guiteau interrupted again shouting shout-ing in a boisterous manner Youd better look out Reed is going to speak tomorrow He will tear you into pieces Hes got lots of experience experi-ence in Chicago handling such fellows fel-lows as you are and has sent them to the states prison Davidge explained that in the use of the term he meant no reflection on Reed but it was an easy matter for the prisoner after the act to strike to the wall simultaneously for the benefit of a gentleman who should shortly appear as witness for the defense Guiteau I never feigned insanity I never claimed to be insane after the 2d of July Im as sane as you are Davidge and a better man too DavidgeDo you see that gentlemen gentle-men Is that a contrast with what you have seen day after day in this courtroom Davidge proceeded to disintegrate the evidence Guiteau occasionally interrupted Once he called out sarcastically H You dont believe a word of that Davidge you are just talking for money Da vidge continued to discuss the evidence which he arranged chronologically He caused a ripple of amusement as he described Guiteaus career in Boston There is in Boston a temple or building erected by a disciple or believer in the doctrine of the atheist Tom Paine Daridge said the peculiar conduct attributed to Guiteau when ke lectured there was due to the fact that his company were out of accord with him and their ridicule angered and disgusted him but he Davidge ridiculed the idea that anything had been shown by the evidence to indicate insanity He dissected with startling perspicu city the testimony ef one witness after another and pointed out the weakness and unreliability of those opinions of witnesses for the defense de-fense which had been based in many instances upon the most meagre acquaintance Alluding to one of the witnesses Daniels of Virginia Vir-ginia who had neither been asked nor had expressed an opinion as to the prisoners sanity Davidge said In my opinion he was their last witness for I have infinitely more respect for a man who does but express an opinion than for those who are so ready to express one with no data upon which to base it Ive just got my speech out called out Guiteau but Im afraid it will be a month before I get chance t > deliver it judging by the way Davidge is closing his hour Three oclock having arrived Judge Porter suggested an adjournment which was Agreed to by counsel for the defense An xciting discussion then ensued I en-sued Judge Cox inquiring if counsel coun-sel wished to say anything upon Here the dispatch breaks ED I Reed the assassins counsel says the Guitpau jury will hang and there I will not be another trial as Guiteau Will be a raving maniac before it can come on t I |