Daily Republican., 1881-07-30
MRS. GUlTEAU'S DIV ORCE.
Proceedings Bclcra BROOKLYN
k,-Eeree In fS-H

a search among the musty archives
stored III the County Clerks office in
Brooklyn, has brought to light tne re-
cord Ol the divorce Of Mrs. Annie j
Gulttau from her worthless husband
The suit was brought in the Kings
County Supreme Court in the tall OF
| 1873. lnfdellty formed its basis, and
| absolute divorce was prayed for Mrs
Gallttau in her complaint said she was
married to Charles j. Guittau III Chi.
cago, ,july3, 1869. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. William Alvin
Hartett, gentleman with whom Gut
tea! is said to have had some slight ac-
qnaintanCe, for Mr.. Bartlett had pre-
| viously served term as pastor Of lh,
| Elm Place Congregational Church in
| Brooklyn, and Guitrau, for the two
years previous to his marriage, had
been cavorilng. among the members Of
MIR. liecChcr's plymouth flock Mrs.
Guiteau was residing at No 81 Ea>t
Twenty-Second street, New York Guy,
| when she brought her suit, and as she
was very respectfully connected and
| lesred to avoid all unnecessary uhlici-
ty in connection with the affair, King,
county was chosen as the place Of trial.
The usual motion for alirnony and coun-
sci fee was made and was granted.
Guiteau, however, had proven sLrh IA
shittless good for-nothing that hi, wife
was not greatly disappointed 10 find t'1,
he was unable to furnish either. NJ
Levi A. Fuller was appointed referee, "A, {,
in January, 1874 began to take tesllnlo,. i
Mrs. Guiteau procured only thre.
witnesses-Guitcau himself, who unde r
the law could testify that he was her
husband, that they wer married at
the time alleged, and that they had re-
sided inn ew York State for a year pri-
or to the date of the action The see.
ond witness was Romayn Van Week
who furnished the minor iIk in the
| chain of evidence, viz. that hn c0ul le
had boarded at his house II Eas'
Twelfth street, New York, trn'. the
middle Of May 1873, to he mi dle OF
the June following. Clara j ming,
Of Twenty-first street, The t. r., ana
last witness, admitted the LOTIONS AL
legged to have existed bttW 80, hcl self
and Guitran, and Mrs. Guitean's case
was complete. Guiteau pll in no de
fence. On the contrary, he WAS so
Infatuated with the Jennings wo-
man that he assisted III l4rt istlng the
evidence which divorced 'Dn ',,m his
wife. Judge Calvin f P'.t, On toe
llth Of April following I' ,'ru.d the
referees report, giving MIR. Guitea,l
her treedoD. All the wifi, nat this
paragon of hypocrisy wa l""g wi h
Clara Jennings he was vi'l''. rr.,ul r.
ly the rooms Of the YouuA M.0'Et ta@a-.
tian Association, where his u,n,e WAS
entered upon the visltuss ..1, It's
n me was a so on the ro'j ~ .utu,sr.
Of the Calvary Ba!fI.g .oa a. f
which the Rev. Mr. h'ar&r:N.. VS.
pastor. Tie granting o tn l,vorce
opened the eyes Of til" rNur.a officer,
and although Gniteau apr-a..A pefore
,he committee on Discip.iua, rpntnss d
his immoral'ies and rr.a -s It ppui-
tence, the committee r.,t aiil ont
without dissenting va ,.u4.a4's
connect tion with Plvmun'h Curgr w.
more fortunate in it tcngaHH1a. lir
was admitted to ntmaarsnn g lAF,.
and in 1869, at his OWE request. he va,
given letters of dismiss.