The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-07

of more respectable order. he was
branded by the Hotel Keepers Associa-
ton as dead beat, his appearance being
that of dandified man of small mental
calibre. He was arrested here once for
embezzlement. Another characteristic
of him was his proclivity to follow and
persecute respectable young ladies to
whom he had obtained casual introduce
ton, or on whom he forced his attentions.
At one time he found himselfin an ugly
predicamept with the attorney OF a young
lady whom he had thus pestered beyond
endurance. The attorney found him and
threatened him with sound horsewhlp-
ping if he did not promise to desist, and
Guitteau dessted. It is said his father is
president of the Second National Bank
of Freeport. The family is of italian de-
scent, but Guitteau has always claimed to
be American born. He was finally conf
PEELED to quit the city on account OF an
accumulation of financial difficulties. In
other words Chicago had become too hot
for him.
WHAT THE FATHER OF THE ASSASSIN
HAS TO SAY ABOUT HIS SON.
BOSTON, July 3.--The following is an
extract from q letter dated March 80,
1873, from the father Of the assassin to
John W. Guitteau, his brother, in this
city, in which he refers to his son Charles
as follows: II have been ready to believe
him capable Of almost any folly, stupid
ity or rascality. The one possible excuse
1 can render for him is that he is insane.
Indeed, if was called as witness upon
the stand 1 am inclined to think Should
testify he is absolutely insane and hardly
responsible for his acts. My own inn
preston is that unless something shall
stop him in his folly and mad career, he
will become fit subject for the lunatic
asylum. Before finally gave him up I
had exhausted oil my powers of reason
and persuasion, as we'll as other re-
sources, in endeavoring to control his
actions and thoughts, but without avail.
found he was dcceitful, and could not
be depended upon in anything. Stub
born, wilful, conceited and at all times
outrageously wicked and apparently pos
Bessed of the de..l. [ saw him once or
ing to do almost anything wicked he
should happen to take fancy to. You
will rememb Der, perhaps, at the last con-
versation we had about him, told you
to keep clear Of him and not have any,
thing to do with him. Should anybody
ask anything about him should be COM
PEELED to say to them that I thought he
was insane, or at least monomaniac,
and should there leave it and say no
more about him. His insanity is of such
character that he is as likely to become
sly, cunning desperate as anything.
Could I see him might possibly make
another and vigorous effort to change the
channel of his thoughts and feelings. If
could not do that l should have no hope
whatever of being able to do him any
good. made up my mind long ago
never to give him another dollar in
money until I should be convinced he
was thoroughly humbled and radically
changed. L am sometimes afraid he
would steal, rob or do anything before
his egotism and sclf-conceit shall be
knocked out tof him, and perhaps even all
that will not do it. So you see regard
his case as hopeless, or nearly so, and of
course know no other way but to dismiss
him entirely from my mind and leave
him in the hands of lis Maker, with very
faint hope that he can be changed either
in this world or the next"