New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-03
GUITEAU'S LIFE IN CHICAGO.

PRACTISING LAWYER AND MARRIED. MAN-SIIiFr
LESS IN CHARACTER AND A NUIsANCE-UPoN
LECTURE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STATE
MENTS.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Charlcs Guiteau has been
known in Chicago for the past twelve years ana for
much Of the time has leen considered more than
halfinsane. He may have had French blood in his
veins. but was to all appearances an American. He
wore his hair brushed up III front, which gave him
startled look When lie first arrived in Chicago
he began practising law. He married sister of
George Scovill, well-known lawyer here, and lived
about UniOn-pace. Being of shiftlcss char
acter, he became nuisance, and was finally
forbidden his hOnsc bysAir. ScOyill.
After living in lrccarious fashion here for some
time, he went to New4York only to return in $40.
lie then protested to have been converted, and be-
gan featuring under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association. He next known in con-
nection with scheme to buy ont The Inter Ocean
and run it after the pattern of The Ncc York Herald
AS Guiteau had capital and no backing lis
scheme collapsed and he returned to his former rac
tice of dead beating" His reputation has never
been of the best and his name was connected with
several scandals, until he sank so low that notice
was taken of him whatever.
Abont six months ago he disappeared rom his
usuai hA'ihIs ana has not been seen in Chicago.
DESCRIBED As A SINISTER
Guitear is described by lawscr here rs having
been. while here, what is known as 'sl,ysicr"
whatever practice he had being in the lower c,imi-
nal courts. He was regarded as of week mind and
at one time was fanatic on temperance and deliy-
cred lecture ut the Frs, Methodist Church ON the
subject. Failing To pay The Tribune for It's adler-
usement OF the lecture that paper wrote him w az
fraud and was sued by him for libel fine .uit
never coming 80 an issue. He wrote pauphlo' ON
me me Second Comins Of Christ" which was pub
iii'nru ny JailSci q McCurg as IA curiosity. Very
niue Is dchntcly known OF the man. auG that lit; e
Is uniavOrablc in every way.
AN ENTHUSIAST, LECTURER AND FRAUD
Another account of the assassin is to HE fol-
lowing elect: There are many rccocctions %
Charles A. Guiteau (which is his corroc, naln.l who
hIcd here several years and acquired IA. uncnyiahs
reputation lie one time on Il e .,,,iut r , r.
rlaGc with an cstimab!c youne lad on the S,,,th
Si"e but ms character hecan" kr,..n ius in ti.ne
- prevent such calamity t. th iadv and hcr fn,-
some months.
"u'rau WSu, ne was mere two or thIc2 Eo.ia %,
ana seemed TO have no visible mean, OF suDporl
re p'cene or 'ertuTcd on religious and social sub
US upon Wh'ch ne was M enthusiast. He started
hcTeaS lawyer but failed utterly. and then tried
70 MT himself 1870 nOtoriety by lcctuliua ON re-
hSioh one evening IN each week"
ms card IN 'hr newspapers is oduccd to-day and
is, ts, literary curiosity. lie torcd ncwspapri by
aiso as a lecturer, and then began life as tramp OF
me me more rrspect9oe order. He was brsnGcd by
In appearance he is American of French OK
fraction thrty,hyc or forty years old of madam
height, slender build, fair Complexion brown tair
and French-Shapcd mustacha and bcarI t;'.i
with gray. His whole appearances was Ia, -.
uanul I man OF small mental cabre. He was IN
any iength TO get his name in the papers. lie WAS
:iIreSteI mere once for embezzemcni He got Tia
idea III his head that he was fit for official o
ana has been trying with al of his power to OF IN"
Consulship to Marscillcs. ~
sHADBI-GENTEEL swINDLER
Ano'her account OF Guitcau says: From sllystcr-
ing In the Police Courts he drfted into var;ous nm
SUITS, and might Lave been seen occasionally ycu
dressed, ami with brisk, go-ahead air of Lusino.s
ABOUT nun nat was calculated to inspire confidence.
aoie STATE OF shabby gcntity, haunting hrcr saInon
ann moiphng lorth on the philosophy of things in
M ne eNhlpitcd III those days symptoms
va INSANITY out ne was at ali times somey, hot &C.,
centric nervous cxcitabc individual one ,yhoso
n mus ecceitrc act would hardly elicit surprjsn IN
his car,c ~I no. nau ever met him. At one pcrol in
49, t;nieci nc became quite all accomplished d,od
oeaI ana succeeded i'll imposing ul,on ec,,.,'I .t
or sr i'shes VINO occasionally took in hnatG
.hcir pay ana when sninys became foo hn. ,"'. VI
IA Tue Guy I've would of and be lost lo s,h, i e
e 0' ''"Ppc'uihS Ill some new character
HIS REPUTATION AT MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE, July 2.-Guiteau WAS n for,,o, -:
ueh' oi TINS city, where he noninaly practiso1 I
Ills name is inscribed upon his old sion at ~ o"
broadway. The sipn claims for Guit.,, a., 90,
iiar,ice Ill New-lOrk and Chicago Iuta,S,;;"aS
,a .n , men who know Guiteau well estabIish tm
raS. that ne was generally considered INV th t ,c
who formed his acouaintance as cithooS tiie lew
isoh OF one who was insane. He was very srr',u
Other th;n ~ ,lNs ami general relations. Among
=. ..'"sS nc wrote book upon Morals vS
"' harold Summers, 4 la yycr of this cit,, o,;1
IN an interview with ReoubI;can rorort 80
morning: 'Poi'er ths
ia c was quite Wen acquainted with Cu;teau III,
had aess Hmeaa During the winter of n'c
yerv oor law here He had little business opled 70
only a thin s,,n,,. At was winter he Went ehou ,v,th
VAN SUMMER coat on. He was no. TsysS ~ WI