Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-29

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fsrred to his schemes for eaucation, and gave hi;
views upon the matter, declaring hts intention t.
get an education at all hazards There was
| NOTHING CRANKY In THE LETTERS,
which were very well worded, and resembled the let
ters ordinarily written by seIf-conscious schoo
boys. October 16, 1859, he wrote from Ann Arbor
| to Mr.. ScOville, giving his first experiences a
| Ann Arbor In a very rational way. On Novembe
6th, following, me wrote from the same place to hi
sister, Mrs. Scovlle and merely gave the prisoner
school experiences, closing with an admonition +,
his sister to depend on God for all things. ant
| eXhorting her TO seek the means of salvation
81 confess that owe more to father for my
present habits and beings than TO any other man.
the prisoner said at close OF this letter in which b.
| preached very long sermon, in which, however
he gave expression to no unis ual views except il
| a IeW sentences, In which he wrote 81 confess
| nave great love and respect for JnO. II. Noyes,
and declared his belief in the Oneida Community
| system.
"That's the way my father used to talk about
| the Oneida Community said the prisoner, inter
rupting Mr. Scoviile, was only II years Old then
| and badly cranked too"
MORE OF THE LETTERS
The next letter read was dated at the Oneida
! community in August, 1861, and addressed to his
sister. 1t unfolded the prisoners peculiar reli
gious views, The next dated New York, January
3, 1867 was addressed to Mr. Scovflle, and in q
very rational WY announced his departure from
! the Oneida Community. The next letter was
| dated New York, February 5, 1867, and addressed
70 D. W. Gulteau. 1t gave a little review OF his re-
liSiouS experiences and his change OF views con.
cernng the Oneida Community. He paid com
| pliment to the virtues of the members OF the com.
munfty and s;tid it was trial for hn to leave
| them This letter announced that he was mem.
DER or the Young Mems Christian Association. He
| announ Ell his intention to make New York his
permanent home. The next letter was to his
| similar 10 these immediately preceding it. Going
| PACK MT, Scovfle read u letter d tied Freeport
September s, 1859, which informed Mr.. scoville Of
| HIS intention OF going to Ann ArbOr.
| ''HOw BADLY FOOLED WAS"
| The next letter was dated Oneida, February "a
1861, and was written to Mr. Scoville. In this the
prisoner gave narrative OF his awakening of refi-
gious feeling in Ann Arbor and the influences that
led him to join the Oneida Community, and the
immediate steps that had taken him there. 81
was attracted here, the letter said, "by an ire
SlStbe power, which was not at liberty to dis
obey.. The letter gave the prisoners interpreta-
Ion Ion OF OF the doctrines which held the Communists
| earth.
.'How badly fooled was" said the prisoner,
Wn!le tn1S letter was being read, "tO get mixed up
WIN those people. 1t makes me mad when think
OF OF it. wish the community was out OF exist
"a GOOD IDEA," ACCORDING TO GUITEAU.
The next letter read was dated Hoboken, N. j.,
April TO- 1865, and informed his father OF his
| leaving the Oneida Community, because he could
MT agree with their ideas on the labor question;
MS still unwavering faith In their views however;
and his belief that he would best serve the commu-
nlty as an independent agent This letter also
thtocratic daily. "It seems to me, said the writer
commenting on this, that there is chance
and do aS o shn for G1 for
Enthusiastically the prisoners idea OF such paper as
an an engine OF War against "anti-Chrlst." "a good
idea," calculated the prisoner as this letter was
being read. A little further on he said s.Ihat has
always been my idea"
Further on In this letter the writer stated: "I
am in the firm Of Jesus Christ& Co."
AT the close OF the letter the writer asked his
1aIher 10 send him some money.
rother; "he always thought was badly cranked" !"
The next letter was dated Oneida Community,
intention to leave the Community clandestinely re-
questing him to lend him $50 s.If the money is
s nt," said the writer, ''please send me genuine
$50 greenback, if you cannot do better" The neXt
letter was dated New York, May 20, 1867, and was
addressed to Mrs. Scovie. 1t contained some re-
ngOuS 1nJunctiOns, related his experiences, and
announced his Intention or Stulyins.law.
The next letter was to his father, and was dated
S n and nr an the
father again October IL, following, aud asked the
cid gentleman II he had been offended by his (the
prlsoner's) remarks about the Oneida Community,
10 please forgive and forget. He announced his
intention OF trying for admission to the bar. On
October e. 1867 he wrote again to his father, ask
Ing him 10 let him have certain money. On No
vember H. 1867, he wrote again to his father, an
nouncing his intention of going to New York for
York Independent, and requesting the loan of
$100. He wrote again On November ID, urging his
father again about the loan or $780, and reassert-
ing tnat he was certain OF getting Situltton on
the Independent he wrote January Is, 1868, from
brooklyn, n. Y, to Mr. ScOyille. 1t was business
community. Guiteau In this letter argued that
hls Claim was good, Notwithstanding a receipt he
nae, had given, because the community was, as he
ffar .nAS 6 An
peal" to Mi. Scoville, which Guiteau said he had
sent TO the government officials and to the leading
copy OF the "appeal mentioned by the writer
was produced and identified by the prisoner, who
said, :. think issued it about that time."' The
appeal was printed circular, which Mr.. ScOvine
read as follows:
"The Oneida COmmunfty.,,
ITS INTERNAL CHARACTER !-How YOUNG WOMEN
ARE TREATED, &C., &C."
An appeal to all lovers of virtue:
"Whereas the Oneida Community is among the
most spiritual and social despotisms of this nine
teenth century; and whereas in social matters
they are constantly violating the most sacred laws
OF God and man; and whereas nightly innocent
0trts and innocent young women are sacrihced to
an experience easier Imagined than described; and
whereas the founder OF their delightful system
Is said to cOhabit With his own flesh and blood;
and whereas for The sake OF these ruined and Op-
pressed women and for the good society at large
said community ought to be cleaned out;' there
lore,
"Let all good people frown upon such outrageous
practices. Let merchants refuse to deal with
them; let the press, bench, and pulpit denounce,
with righteous Indignation, sucn terrible des0ot
ism; remembering them that are in bonds as
bound with them. Let the religious and moral
sentiment OF the nation be awakened at such gross
lcentous4ess let the proper civil officers at once
commence Criminal proceedings against the lead
ers OF that community to the end that it may be
wiped OUT and the dignity Of the law vindi-
Gated.
"Reader! what say you? Shall it be done
Stand to your convictions ana it will be-for it is
written: 'WhOremongers and adulterers God aciU
judge
"No name is signed to this appeal as the object
OF it is simply to call attention to the Facts herein
set forth. Startling they are they can be
pTOUed.
"sD- The Oneida Community is located in Madi-
son county, N T.. with branches at WallingfOrd
and New Haven, Conn.,"
THE PRISONERS COMMENT
When Mr.. Scoville finished reading the prisoner
said: "The Oneida Community is wiped out OF ex-
istence now; wish to say that. was strictly
virtuous while was theren
The next letter was dated Brooklyn, July 8, 1858.
and was to Mrs. ScOville. 1t was unimpOrtint In
character