, 1881-12-11
GU1TEAU, The FoRGER.


i
/ 10 the Editor Of The chtcaoo Tribune.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 10.--The following episode Ii
the history of the crimes committed by TIL
t Presidents murderer has been brought to igh
by the e!forts ut Capt J. D. Roberts, of this city
| The Incidents are r4sa.cl by Heury 4. Gull, anc
viii be. voucncd for by J. ". Doane, wholesale
| grocer, Matt ". Burlanu. pharmacist, and Pleas
| ant A1nick, Of Chicago, and Geurge Chisholm, u
Eiain.
In March, 1870. Charles ]. Guiteau occupied an
| Office In rhe Methodist Church Block. but In
! November Of the sa.us yeAr bud his Office IL
Pnr*ia,.u Block. where he committed the crime
! of turgeFy.
In Nove1nber,ls70 Mr. I!lam Burchard. of No.
Go! of So. SIS Nest Van Buren street, the
prt'perty owned and occupied by the former.
! The htuse and int had been sold By tue snerlu
TO sutSfy claim Against It held b. j. w. Doaue
s Cu: ChnriesJ Gu. tcau was ut that time att"r-
uey for W. Doane to. and in alice Mr. oil.
accompanied By Mr. Burchard. required, for
the purpose Ut settling this claim against the
property N question uiiC To get the necessary
release- Upon entering Guiteau's office tns luan
Of law and theology greeted The old gentleman
Durchurd, who WIS blind. with tue words,
"Well. huve you got the moneS?" 10
which Mr.. Durchard replied tha. be had not
Thcreupou This interesting blped, the lawyer,
hurled Il votley Of epithets ut his victim. Mr:
Coll in1erceded for the unfortunate one. aud
objected III such treatment Ut a blind uld man.
Guueau then turned upon tho bhnd lnaa's
friend, ana urtlerrd min 0t tue Ottfre firth
with. Afr. Coll declined to leave, when Guiteau
attacked hum and gave IN exnibt&on Of his
muscular Christianity Dy attempting tn forctbiF
eject the gentleman. ile bad not measured mis-
I1an. fur tne tables turned, MS utd also the color
IT Gutteaus fnrehead. fnee, aud neck.
which prObIbIy awaits hsm-n thorough choking.
When breath came threats came, IN which the
words prosecute and revenge figured conspicu-
Ous1y. But Mr.. Guit replied thai no uuplensnnt-
ness wtil1d hnve occurred had the blind man
rere.ved gcutlemauiy treatment for he--lr:
G"mhad orHsnt te ansX a. The Se1nd ,n n %t
gliist WIS Guitenu the freud.
Now comes the crIule Of forgery. The Sher--
IFS certinrate Of sale, which lies before me, wis
In Gulteuu's possession. He wrote receipt for
the amount ol the c!uim Of Doane Co.. *l:56!,
Delivered lie Sueritts certificate to sir. Coil.
and and nst aeeasc 5 ol &c tas ooeetea
0 to th.s $. plan, d ~ and Insisted on Gu,-
reau's getting the release for hita- Iney
mud him. Thence Guiteau led the way to u stu
toners store, where be helped himself, without
the ccrclnuny OF paying for It. IL ii suertn Ger,
signed his name wnere the sheriff s was intended
.tu bc, styl.ng himself attorney tur J.'W- Doahe
Co. 4hls he gayc to Mr. toll, and represented
Ii to be tne necessary Sheriff 5 relcuse. 6 u1tenu
then gnre release Oh his own ACCOUNT, bur the
purchaser. not betug satisfied with this, det1lauts
Cd written ano signed by sis. Doane himself
be ready the next day, at which time he deltv-
cred to Sir. Golt Al document which purported to
UC Il EG1cfSe NCILtEH uuH SikHttt ~ "A. 1]0anS+s
II 20 BIZ nappene. during the yenr ISL that Cul. W.
u. Snownook, attorney for j. ". DoAne s. Co..
saw this last release and declared that 1t wus rot
genuine. ''This Is not the signature Of j. ="
Doanc,' he said. and reported h.s discovery 10
tbut gentleman. On Aug. ~, ISL. Mr. Col! re-
celved letter from Mr.: Doane u+KtnS the prirl-
tcke Of seeing the reicase purpurtlug tL DC
Signed By J. ". Doane-" TIE request was grant
ed, and uuun looking al the writing Mr.: Dnape
pronounced II compete tosssss I ;ftsd n.
any uY tho gentlemen whose names uppeur In
this article, Yours respectfully,
SETH S. BISHOP, VI. D.,
No Us Ogden avenue.