The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-23

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the Hugucaots had come down 10 the
SCiscau family Of the present day. MFR.
scoyille here gave
AiIlsToRY OF THE cufTgAu FAMILY.
from Or. Francis Guitcau. the prisoners
grandfather, who settled In Utica ninety
years ago. lie had found only one wit
ness am old man IN Dakota, eighty-two
years OF age-who knew the grandfather
anu grandmother. So the deposition OF
thls witness would be the only authentic
evidence as 10 the grandfather. The Doc
tor had ten children. lie understood thu.
the evidence would show that one OF the
daughters (Julia) had become insane before
her death, possessed with the dclusion that
she and her family were going TO the
poor-houSe. She had daughter named
Abby, who lost her reason, became talk
alive and silly; She talked always on rcli-
gion, and was now In an insane ASYLUM
another daughter Of Julia NIrs. Maynardl
was partially deformed; ono side Of her
bead and body was not fully dcyelopcd.
Mrs. Parker, Jula's sister Mary, married n
music teacher, and soon afterwards became
insane, dying at Oswcgo IN that condition.
she had a son, Augustus. who inherited
the musical talent Of his father and the in
sane faint OF his mother. lie moved to
Chicago and taught music he sought the
agency OF the Decker piano in Chicago; it
was held In abeyance; he was kept hoping
for II until il was given to some one else,
and therevulsion offeeling made him insane.
The other three sisters he knew little
about. One OF the sons Of Or. Francis
Abraham died In Freeport, ILL.,, having be-
come In the latter years al life wcaL-mind-
ed aud sensual, appearing to have no con-
troll over himself. This, he was advised.
was q fair inference OF the faint Of insanity
in the blood. Another son, Francis W.
Guiteau, when quite young was dsap-
pointed in love; challenged mis- rival TO
fight duel; pistols were loaded with blank
cartridges. Afterwards he learned the de-
ception, and that discovery, together with
his disappointment, dethroned his reason,
and he was finally sent to the Blooming
dale asylum. where he died. Another bro
Their was Luther w. Guitcau,
THE FATHER OF TIE PRISONER.
and the proof would show that he was
errltic, peculiar, especially in his religious
views, though OF undoubted integrity.
and i'm his religious views he became so
extreme that he thought it would lie called
come into vital union with Christ. so that
he was a part and parcel Of the Saviour
During his last illness, in 1889, he was de-
ranged most OF the time. He thought it
wOuldappear from the testimony OF the wit
ncSScs tina. the disease would not have caused
this insanity II he had not been tainted
with hereditary insanity. With him in
sanity took the form of certain dolusions
la sffKfr l. - Lot 4 INN hn lf-
lcYcd his daughter was going T. commit
suicide, and gricvcd over il rs actually rs
though il had been a fact. Another time,
when arrangements were being made for a
Masonic celebration in Chicago. he be-
licved it was in fact an arrangement for his
death and funeral. He wanted t. avoid
Chicago so as 10 escape the demonstration
which he thought would be made over him.
These were the facts rs to the family his
tory.
TUEPRISOXER's MOTHER
was most amiablc woman, Christian
in every sense OF the term. His father had
the same traits. Gentle ~ woman, loving
aS q little girl. They had altogether six
children. She the mOthcr) was sickly, and
before the defendant was born She was sick
with brain-ieyer. Her hair was shaved
from her head. That hair would be shown
to the jury. This defendant was born
during that sickness. She continued ailng
and Sickly. Two more children were
born-onc deformed and the other sickly.
GUITEAU's DoYHoOD.
There was nothing peculiar about the
defendant IA a boy. Once he was struck
on the head with stone, which left a scar
which could now be seen on his head. His
mother died when he was seven years old.
The father was an intense rcligionist, and
probably did not give the boy the atten-
ton he should have had; yet he grew up
without wayward habits when he was
about thirteen, his sister having been mar
ried, he went to her in Chicago, and there
attended school; his father having
been elected recorder OF his county,
and remarked, he returned to live with
him; the only popularity particularly no.
ticeablc was IN imperfcction in speech
the mismOnunciation OF certain words.
His father. thinking that he was old enough
10 correct this, gave him such whipping
ms I'm intensely religious man can give, but
il had no effect. As he grew older the
bow began to feel his want Of education
and also TO turn his attention to religious
subjects. His father became a firm be-
lever in the community system and rcli-
gious views OF the Oneida Communists.
The son was supplied with the same pa
per. and reading matter that had con-
WINGED his father. Having endcVored TO
induce his father TO give him an educa-
ton, the father told him to go on his own
responsibility. Guiteau thereupon went to
Ann Arbor. Finding himself deficient,
he entered the High School so a to pre-
pare himself for the University. He took
with him his Bible, which he has always
had with him. While studying in school
he was studying his Bible and the papers
of the Oneida Community. There was
crowded upon his mind three times rs
much rs upon ordinary students.
GrITEAU JOINS THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY.
I'm three months he began to think that
he had better go to the Oneida Commu-
nifty. In the following June he lett Ann
Arbor. and jolned the Oneida Community,
putting his money in it--abOut S9O0--and
inllv believing that that was the only true
course TO happiness and to heaven. That
was in June, 1850. He found he could not
do there what he thought he was capable
Of doing, and said he wanted to go to New
York. They gave him 500, suit OF
clothes, and some books, and started him
out.
HSwent there to start religious news
nsper, which was to subyert all the reli-
rions OF the world. 1t was to be daily
ooper and take the place Of all the other
newspapers in the city. He took an attic
At IIoboken, lived on crackers and water,
md seemed entirely sanguine OF doing what /
ne had set ont to do. At this time he did
,ot question the integrity Of the views OF
he Community.
BEFORE returning to the Community he
Engaged for while in a silk agency, then /
.eturned TO Oneida. and stayed there for one /