Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-05


keep him during his stay 10 Washington?
Scuvilio-Ho borrowed s,mo money. The
District Attorney has all the facts and told me
he Investigated tho matter and found that the
| statements mado by Gtteau were correct. not
only as to borrowing money, bu. everything els
that he Rad told hin.
aDoTter-Wh1t Tas you! purpose 10 setkicg
! him to day?
Sc07e-l wanted 10 ascertain, g we'll, |
| suppose, es every olh:r men br Of tho com.
uuoity docs, if he bad any accompl cas-. Twas
satisfied before saw him, however, that he
had not. Hs is so intsnsly cgotis:io,l that BIO
would no! Tark under any ooe. OF allow aoy ous
10 dictate TO or con:rol him. lnpeliouncsS is a
disinc; trait of bis character.
Reporor-Hss ha asked any Of your family
Tor money rrconliy?
ScovilIe-ll, has not for somo years. The
last money hs got was from his sister, my wife,
three yearsogo.
Repotter-Did he ! veil particularly uuou tho
revelation he had to Kill the Pfesident?'
think Of it from tho next morning after he had
thought of it 10 bed Is said that be than
t.led to get at tho pulls, of tho American peo-
pie Gu the gu! i:ct. Ho cut out uumbsr of
newspaper slips bearing on the sutiaos OF the
sp!i. 10 the republican party. and these, with
Til:tc1 statement OF his owe, he sent to Attor-
1ey General AlcVeagh. lie complains bitterly
that these have been withheld from the people.
end said 10 mo that he was satisfied if the
Amerlaan people oou,d cat hold Of his reasons
tor killing the Pr sldent and understand them
thoroughly his action would be appauded in
less Than thirty Gsyi | asked him if he did
not apI + .heud serious results TO himself from
his mad ao'. lie rep'iad tina. hs had not given
himself moments thtushti il the m,ter.
Said h: Il did not attemp; to kill the Pes.
licrt Oh alc)uot of Any maaoo or i'll feeling
tha! l had toward lin. | did it for the good
c! The c;uo!ry aod the salvation CT the couorY,
which was at stake, Just cs | would have shot
rebel dnticg the late war. | replied that
The people DID cot 30 regard bis acton, sud
sale: Suppose roa are pm. CD trial and oon
vcted oil murder" o. |" slid b., 10 that
case The Stalwarts will lock out for ne al d take
caro- OF me. am one of them
R,norter-Hs evidently thinks him,elf
map Of considerable iuporla1c,?
Scovllc-Ies; he has high idea Of his own
importacc'. Il al noy Tina General Gran! or
General Arthur. or any other high ofioisl. had
ever shs k q hsrdS With him be would immedi
sttl7 have felt himself TO be their tqlal and
dcportcd himself accordingly lie SAID to me
ha: be dir not know but That MaoVeagh had
sCmo ie,l!ng scaiast him. aud therefore had
refused to pilnt Lis Communication, BIO .nss he
had favored Entry a. Stolls for Attorney
General. then sskcd hin Why he had di
rcc:td tic hack nan to take hin to the Con.
Etegstnsl Cemetery. Ills answered that be
did Mt like tc tell rho diver to take him direct
te tho Jail. and as tho otm,tcy is very near
the i'll, after reaching it it would b. 40 easy
msttcr to have him drive at Utci to the i'll,
E,,it b,o - ~ - IL
csrtyicg !isol-at going arm; d?
Sc,pIIIe-ilc told mo he never hatded or
sho. receiver bc!e7, ,uroaa;iag this one.
Alter he clt it nc wont dlwn to the river bark
ard praclcod with i; tina. whcn be 6rod it off
It made such loud report that he did DOT
Practice eoY more. th.o asked him if he
suppose that when be fired at the Pfesd ,nt
his shots Wtra fatal. lie answered yes that be
thousht lie Ind Ii d tim or be would not have
quiz firing
Reporter lies Guiicau ban regaldAl as a
tElckstfr a5d fraud ia regard to politics?
StoGllIe-Hc rsVer was tricister 10 the foil
sense o! the word. As said before, although
ho hes vaiy hiSh opinion Of himself, be wss
lEcapiS'H OF doirG e.y good ter either pclAioal
parry. Nh!io hu has always been regarded us
a ici'n' Ic'n. III cni,f III c! 10 III, clmnsigo
seemed % &c 10 Get appointments to spttk OF
'kiGs' Hl"ClIUfS.
hArnrt.r - ID h. 0, III! here with ery
mo8cy?
Scov,ie-No OCCASIONALLY he made li.!lo
mGn'y IN soliciting life in!u ancr, but generally
he would borrow noaty from eniire strangers
ouch thing rs on obligation TO pay debt never
weighed oa Lis mind. When no WAS asked why
ho dt hct rsy ba dobts, he would reply: II
gave him my noto. and that settled il
fo2crHr-Then you think lie is really iusan,?
Scovue--ics At The bottC IN Of sll INSURANCE
behavior ho hes deep vein OF religious iervor.
40 has been insane on religious subjects for e.
teen years AT one tino he proposed to start q
religions paper, which was TO be . revelation to
the religious world. He got out the prospectus,
and thu. WAC the end IF the schema
kepor.er-Did you ev know him TO be vic
isn't in his manner toward Ieoplc-,vor know
him 10 harm ANYONE?
Scovilt--Ae YVES ALWAYS inc frspsivc, e.cent in
enc Instance. when he raised an axe On his sic.
to!, my wife, three years ago. We then had
consultation about putting him in tho asylum,
cut gave up iho ides, az that was tho only in.
stance OF his ,vlo!eLca known. TO day asked
him II he had personally applied for position
uader tho Governulont. Ho answered he had
lnato TO tlJrta in that direction for two monIhs
past; that he had left his nsnn with the Prosi.
dent and Secretary Blaine, who knew what no
wanted. and he expected them TO attend to l..
hH wanted the consul generalship 10 Paris,
Rsp9rer--ls his father ivins2
Scovillo-No. His father died last year. and
noLe Of the family knew where Gui.eau was st
tar. time; II was three month, after when he
learned Of his fst hers des!ti he hs, never wit.
Ion to any of Us aimee he has been in Washing.
tor.- H0ShiMyton Republican
a New WAY OF GETTING AROUND
fARENGs.-A young wcm,n iu Brooklyo,
having been forbidden BY her parents 10 he
away from homo after dark. took The crohibi-
ll5n SO seriously 10 heart hat she threw herself
from fourth story window. Straight tho
parental hearts were melted and the desired
permission was feey accorded. AID. thanks to
the thoughtful interpretation of a shed tia.
broke tho vouog woman fall, there was dsuzr.
ter enough laft to listen to the ASSURANCES of the
frightened father and mother. Such SUCCESS
canoot fail to have powerful influence on the
yau!tiu mind elsewhere an a sorts Of young
peoplo will DO Threatening to throw themselves
from siI s)rts Of windows uaIesJ tb.ic wishes
ar, granted; sympathetic sheds may not always
be aVailbls, but tho ad,lescent American
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