The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-05

him In his folly aud mad career he VIII
become hopelessly Insane, and III subject
for tho lunate asylum. Before ! finally
gave him up had exhausted all my pow
ers Of reason and persuasion, az well as
other resources, ia endeayoring 10 control
his actions and thoughts, but without avail.
found he was deceilful. and could not
be depended upon in anything; stub
born, wllfuI, conceited. and az all times
ouirageously wicked-spparently possessed
OF the devil. 1 saw him once or twice
when II seemed to me he was willing 10 do
almost anything wicked he should happen
20 take O fancy TO. You will remember,
perhaps, at the last conversation we had
about him, told you to keep clear
OF him and not have anything to do with
him. Should anybody ask about him now,
should be compC led to say to them that
thought be was insane, or at sieast mo-
pomaniac, and should there leave 1t, and
soy no more about him. As insanity is OF
such character that he is as likely to be-
come sly, cunning desperate as anything.
Could / see him | might possibly make
another and vigorous effort to change tue
whole channel OF his thoughts ana Ieeilngs'
IL / could not do that / should have no
hope whatever OF being able 10 do him any
good. | made up my mind long ago never
TO give hiIa another dollar in money until
should be convinced be was thoroughly
BUNDLED and radically changed. L am
sometimes afraid he would steal, rob, or DO
anything before bis egotIsm and sef-eonceit
shall be knocked out Of bin, and, perhaps,
- Il n VOL
regard his case as hopeless, or nearly So,
aud, Of course, know no other way Dut 10
dismiss him entirely from my mind, and
leave hin entirely in the hands OF his
Maker, with a very faint hope that he can
be changed either in this world or the
next"
GUITEAU IN NEW YORK.
Especial TO the Americana
WASHINGTON, July 3-Later information
in regard TO the wretched assassin, Charles
J. Guiteau, shows that he has figured to
greater or less extent not only in this city,
but in New York, Chicago, Boston, Sara
toga, POnghkeeps'e, aud several other cities.
Guiteau came to New York in 1871, and be-
Gan the practice Of the law. He had cards is
sued, on which were printed Charles y.
Guiteau, attorney and couuselOr-at-law OF
The SllDItUlE AOuIts Ilt SOpll UtNdiliC W II
as the boarding house swindIer, and an is
sner of worthless checks. A large number
~ complaints were lodged against him,
bat he managed to escape the penalties
in most cases. In one instance, how
ever, he was locked up in the TOmbs
nrisOn for five weeks. On the Dist OF April,
1874, Guiteau was defendant in an applca-
ton in the Supreme Court, Chambers, for
an attachment to compel him to pay certain
moneys collected by him for the Refs Bro
theirs. wholesale grOcers, OF Cincinnati. The
applic1tion was made to Judge DOuOhue BY
Refs Brothers counsel, General Sanford,
who stated that the firm had placed in Gui-
teau's hands note for collection, and that
Guiteau bad collected Sl7j. They wrote
for the money. GuIteau's answer was, All
respectable lawyers retain hall for eollec-
lions. | have collected my half, and there
fore nothing Is due TO YOU" Refs Brothers
were owed S275 By a ChiclgO firm who
failed in 1870. Guiteau. thea In Chicago,
wrote 10 Refs Brothers asking if they would
accent fifteen cents on the dollar. Res
Brothers, suppOsing he was acting on be-
half of the frm that had failed, replied that
they would accept not less than fifty cents
on the dollar. The next they beard OF this
matter was that the bankrupt firm had set
tied with Guteau for Sl75. Guiteau'S
claim was that the S115 was his for the
trouble he had taken 10 settling the matter;
that this bankrupt firm had promised TO set
tie the amount in full, and that when they
did so Res Brothers would receive their
share, which he figured at SS2. The appli-
cation was denied by Judge Donohue.
THE ASSASSIN AS A FREE-LOvEI.
It is said that Guiteau was 4 member OF
the Oneida Free. Love Community for seve-
raj wears. He told friends that he had in
vested aud lost $4,000 m the funds OF the
Community. He was enthusiastic 8Dout
the matter ut first, and be remained win
the Community some two or three years
but not being advanced as rapidly as he
thought he ought to be in consideration OF
his individual merits, he left and started
into the legal profession. After be had de-
serted the Community he made some effort
to get his money back, but seems to have
failed.
SARATOGA "REMINISCENCES.
Guiteau went to Saratoga Springs in July,
1880. and stopped at {. Il. Browns board
ino-house. When his week was up he failed
70 nav and left for the Columbia Hotel. re-
gisierlng there on Saturday evening, July
81. He had announced himself to deliver
a poltlical lecture, entitled "IancOck Us.
Garfield" at the Town Hall, on the preyl-
Gus Thursday evening, charging an admls-
sion-fee. Nobody attended. His announce
ment was a curious piece Of bOmbastlc nom
sense, In which he styled himself "T1e
celebrated orator OF tu, West" He made
another attempt on Sal Irday evening, July
10Th. but even the door keeper failed TO put
in an appearance. He left Saratoga on the
following morning, again leaving his Dill
unpaid.
GUIrEAU AZ Az ,UTHOR.
In 1879 the Chicago lrm Of Donnelly,
Gassette & Lloyd published small volume
of religious essays and lectures by the as5as'
sin OF the President. The title, Whlch IS
headed "A Book FOL Every One TO Read"
is "The Truth, COmp1nion to the Bible.
By Charles j. Guiteau, lawyer, the0iogian,
ard lecturer The short preface Il, - A
new line OF thought runs through ms
hook. and the author asks for 1t careful at
tention TO the end, that many souls may
find the Saviour" Under five different
heads infdels are answered, st. Paul is
eulogized the second coming OF Christ
ia asserted 10 have occurred at the
destruction OF Jerusalem, Christianity
is reviewed, and Hades described. In
the opening essay, GA Reply to Recent
Attacks on the Bible" the author, by
quotation from the Bible and learned Ill
vines, argues the existence Of he'll, defends
the doctrine OF the Immortality OF the soul
and the Holy Book, which, he insists, is
Gods word. The reply to infdel state
meuts IS followed by a short essay on The
lie Of "Paul, the Apostle" In opening this
he says Of Christ: "Tbis wonderful crel.
ture bad nowhere to lay His head. He had
no money. He had no friends. lie never