Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-23

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Mr.. Scovine said that he desired to show nv these
letters the peculiar traits OF the prisoners mind
MI Corkhill again Objecte1 to them and said the
rOuS.
Mr. scovllle said he had right to show If neces-
sary. That this mans mind was unsound 20 years
After further debate. the court decided that Mr.
Stovlile could read them, but would have to au-
thenticate them before they could go to the jury
"a proof.
These letters were written by Guiteau
Z, MS relatives. and together unfolded the
addressed to Mrs S,oville and dated November g.,
1853 1t referred Simply to family matters. Mr.
ScOville said he read them to show the condition
Guitedu's mind then and the change that took
place in it. The next letter was addressed To his
sister and dated March 81 1889 It was OF the same
showing the dawn OF religious zeal in his
mind one of the letters detailed at some
OF the teachings of Mr.. John II. Noyes.
Of o., the Oneida Community The pr ionar
finished, spoke out as follows:
Il forgot that ever wrote that letter. 1t is a
very good representation OF the influence under
which lived for six years"
GUrTEAU AND THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY
Mr. Scovile next read letter to himself, in
which Guiteau expressed his intention Of leaving
The Oneida Community clandestinely, and request
ing loan of $50 to aid him in accomplishing his
escape.
81 was recovering from insanity then" inter
rupted the prisoner 81 was coming out from
under their influence"
Mr. Davdge having asked a question about an
expression In the letter, Gliteau said:
Read That over again, please, it shows a re-
lapse"
Then he sank back into his chair, mutterng, 81
lived under their fanaticism for SIX years.
Mt. Scoy1lle said he could not produce all the
letters that passed between Them as most OF them
had been destroyed in the great Chicago fire.
81 was not aware" said the prisoner, "that any
OF these letters were i'm existence"
The last letter was dated July 8, 1862 and was
addressed to Mrs. Scoville, and was mainly on re-
ligiOuS subjects.
The prosecution again raised an objection to
sdf lerIe Ater s9me dSrusson the hour for
that he would conclude this morning.
TRIAL NOTES.
The driver OF the Police Court vans says he
wishes everybody to know that there are three
prison vans, and anyone who intends to do any
shooting, will please not get his van mixed up
with any other.
Department of Public Buildings and
Grounds.
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
Now that the commissioner OF agriculture is
moving to elevate his bureau into department,
the attention of the Cabinet and Congress should
be directed to the urgent necessity for a depart
ment OF public buildings and grounds. 1t would
De very interesting reading, and more valuable as
history, If 1t were possible to obtain from the de-
partments the number OF public buildings and
acres OF land owned by the government, and the
cost of the same
1t will be news to the public to be told that no
one In America knows anything about the number
and cost. To get this information every depart
ment would have to be written to, and it would
qufre months for the Treasury, or the INTERIOR to
reply. The most costly are under control OF the
Treasury. The value in the District IS 800 OOOOOO
ana some under control of each department.. What
the aggregate amount in all OF the states is Is
aerfuL The supervising architect OF the Treasury
Omce, q bureau simply, has the diSburSing annu-
ally OF over S. 200 600, and without any particular
responsibility, except to the regularity of the
east OF Maine or Cape Ann to st. Louis OF New Or
leans, the supervising architect only says Ex
pense doesn't count. The vast number of acres and
houses surrendered under the bonds OF defauting
Internal revenue officers is in the hands OF who
anime the titles The value OF this vast possession
of houses and lands, not including forts and light
houses, Qrom data once compiled in 1872 is over
i've hundred million dollars, and involves yearly
expenditure OF over SJ00O0,OeO. Now. all of this
needs cOmpacting under one head. 1t requires no
argument to demonstrate the loOsenesS OF the
present management, the vast eXtrava gance of the
system, and the abundant opportunity "fOr steal
1ngs-" Under department, an American style of
proud of be built The creation OF this department
might carry with it the supervision Of the rail-
reads ana bridges, at least as regards their safe
construction and permanence. +.
The Death Of List, the Composer.
Franz List, the Hungarian pianist and COM
poser. whose death is announced, was born at
Raiding. near Oedenberg. October %, 1911 He
showed so extraordinary an aptitude for music
when six years old that his father carefully in
structed him on the piano. Inhis ninth year he
performed at public concert at Presburg, and
several wealthy Hungarians volunteered to con-
tribute to his education for six years. After
eighteen months of instruction under Carl
CZerny and Salleri. he appeared i'm concerts at
Vienna. Munich and elsewhere with great sue
cess. On the completion of his education the
father and son made lucrative tours in the prov
lnces and in England. In 1927 he lost his father
and this grief, in connection with an unhappy
attachment to lady Of rank. caused a retire
ment for several Years The performances of
Paganinl and Thalberg reused him from his
stupOr. and. making his temperance at Paris
in 1855, created an extraordinary furore From
1888 to lS47 his career was series of triunlphs
After that he assumed the part of conductor of
the court concerts and opera at Weimar which
became the chief musical center of Europe He
helped to introduce to notice Richard War-
ner and several 'Other rising composers of
Germany and produced there most of his i'm
portant musical compositions. In 1861 he went
TO Rome and became great fayOrite with the
Pope. In 1865 he took ecclesiastical orders,
and since that time he has been known as the
Able List and devoted himself principally to
the composition of church music. He has been
one of the most prolific composers of this gener-
alton. His works number several hundred. aud
belong to almost every department of the art
His SEVENTEEN birthday was celebrated at BOs-
ton by the musicians of that city, on which oc-
casion Mr.. LOn9tellOw lent an oil portrait of the
composer to adOrn the dining room. A con-
gratulatOry dispatch was sent to List on that
occasion by the musicians present, to which the
veteran poet added his signature.
The WhipPOoryyill.
From Gentrys Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United
States"
These birds neverarrive i'm old familiar haunts
until the weather has assumed the mild. placid
demeanOr of spring and everything points to the
complete yanquishment Of the winter god and
his merciless hOrdes of invaders A chorus of
strange. weird voices from the solemn depths Of
the forest shades, when night has thrown her
sable curtain DER earthly landscapes is the first
reminder that we have Of their mysterious pres
ence. Like an evil genius from the land OF
dreams they come among us to disturb orr
slumbers by their lugubriOus utterances. But
in the day time, when all respectable beings
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