New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-23

who passed on his Gnadcations was G. II. Reed ct
Chicago Reed asel MIN three ss 81 the way he
| got to be lawyer Laughter in when inc Pi'''"'
lie attempted to practice law but his practice soon t rat
OF into a collecting business. He was man oi yben
he got after debtor he gave him no peacs Of
paid got away, so that in that pafnrtobIe
business he succeeded well and got cn. coinIo.i ,me
living for himself and wife, for he was at una. " u" nn
married B II man dS aepeRds pen Save th~ espay
bring suit for ten dollar note 10 use an llsi li ct
maintain his relations with his clients very icng ~
would appear in the evidence that he couiu r''
| legal business.
THE ASSASSIN AS A LAWYER.
The prisoner speaking rs though hisscflovc hnd pceh
hurt By scovlles remark)-I brought good many SuS
had never had the reputation OF being 1901 "ncu
lawyer. gave them all they wanted on tno o'i'i
side.
Mr. pavidae-Did You say that Mr. Reed moved his
Tnr nri ioner b@fnfe Mr. scoyc could rcpy)e gave
me my cerhcair General Reynolds made IN" mo.iD,
MIR. ScOviieI said this committee "f tnrjc tnree nn,
hers of tie bar in Chicago appointed 10 eNRmlho
| candidates. After the examination they gave of0''
| Sir Davidre-Doca not somebody make the motion
TIE prisoncr-Gencral Reynolds made the no'ol i
gentleman right behind yon Go on ne conilnuen rP'aE %
ing to Mr. scoyillc that IA an interesting Story "'" '
Mr. scoy lie then proceeded with HIS narrative Of lhc
prisoners life. Glitcau stayed in Chicago the spCIA
said. some time ana Ion he confined himself 70 !"
ably After tho great fire he went TO NeW-loi "nI
being person Of most excellent aud gentGlnnang IL" in
dress pleasant AMI agreeable, lie had no dih'ly III
| going among entire strangers ahd geiuhS eo"'o''o"
rLe prisoner-I had drst-cass references there too
| besides my p rsona appearance 49,, . ..,-..., ,i
5r Sroyile confirming said thnt NJ that time ana R
times the prisoner was gentleman. IL being gentle W
manner, gentle III speech, kind aud cOn7i'ef"''' 'oS
The prisoner--No bad habits Of any kind lIanrhicrL
Mr. scoyile, CONTINUING snid th' Gn!1t.u VIII hr ~
in any shane never drank srtI&nS ~ a. Vim omy prr
son who used Improper or proianc lankuaSe' ne re-
! lated an incident Of ,iuteaus legal life IN chicago
he made such a rambling speech that he convinced dr
| Reed, the DsiictAttorney that he was INSANE . ~,
never trrd a case with Charley Reed in my lie never
ba the reputation Of being fool, and have nh -One
Of the best IN NcwNorS and Chicago TO dchl VIII
WHBt you SAY about nv peculihitiea aud al ihat th
| IL rue aud want the jury to understand H. good
many peo lie will swear AN insane. Tor mat matter
The Court then, al l23O took recess or nan a V' ,
After the Mr. scoyic continued the story OF thr
prisoners LIE. In ls7I nc went 20 Chcag2 lis '@rd nrd
city for business lsuch - II was) began TO dno nv
| lac not able to support himself; re ""S ne, ""s
capital crime, nor was Que thal ne mEht Pc anmn ~
tht evidence 10 have told ht-that nc sAI ne , "n,
money 10 pay his board Olil whel ne W"d'eu ioi o
Tue prisoner texctcdy,-Itis not true aud cannot be
| shown. / always tell the truth.
Ar scoyiiie. Ia the further course Of his remarks
stated that Gucau had neither nc uehlaI nor PhS ''
TSe prisoner ;ood-naturejly)I had brains enough
| but had theology on my mhnd Ihat u the iea'on
dd NOT get on la the There l. no money
in theology, and that Is the reason dld not sel I'I
am nlt of he business, now, though. loud laushterJ
Mr.. -c1yie-In ls7Ghe was out oi work. out "i money
| and pdrtly out of clothing. ,.
wei dressed. Dot't pa tuat Ia. ,,,
SIR stryiile tHcn proceeded To narrate an lhr1'ht
wIlcl oCcurIe when t'head was Ni- nc Euoai "
| residence IN Wisconsin. one day, Whle OuJeAu was
sphtuug nrewOOd Ia the pathway IN front OF lhe house
wagon drove IN, Dui coud hol apJio'ch W. W. Syis
account OF the wood ObsrlCtug tine way MrH Ntp'lhc
an tIel iiicd up a scE of wood and throw It the
grass. Instantly, without Word p warning, no i"Hcu
fac prisoner tJrca5rg in eTcrediyl-I have heard
tia, story before and u u absolutely false Don't teH
Nr scoyIllc concluded tho narrative by stating how
the family pnysicau D Rice, had been called IN aud de-
carrd GWc4l be insane, uut harmiessiy 80 uul.cau
s4uruy auerward went 10 Chicago. Aboul that t@'ns @
| Moody and sankey were holding their meetings Out
tau became Interested la thcm and became an usheI'
Hearing a minister saying one day tbai ne was un''i
taIn about the second coming of ChrH,, HuseaI az
piled great study 10 the subject ana IN January lsto,
st,r,d lecture upon H. The effort was an aOs9'nte
ncGspacrs ridiculous the whole lh'ng Ma &
| Iuc prisoner tatgOgautyI-l had new ldra7 on 'u"'
| suOItct anu tAry had not gOt 10 theni yet
TIE ASSASSIN As \ LECTURER.
Mr. SrosIIio then gave q description % Gmteaus ef-
pcrrnce ia travelling from place to place. leeluilhg
be- ng unable To earn enough to pay Ills nan rent anu
meeting failure everywhere. His idea was that II ne
could pay hs hail rent, either could the h"'l"r pay
ha. II, was trying 10 serve the Lord and ne hm /"
have some place 10 serve him In. II ne could not pas
b. hall rent IL Ws n, fault. t was the ianlt o iA'
pcopc His greatest success was n Detroit where h'
hc TpIisoncrri had The dcas y bat hal no reputation
| ana idea. would not draw. .
Mr. Scytr OF the inanurr In which hc used 10 beat
the railroads aud he declared win nn,L u,. ,, '
Oh lne 6'"Tn Ti, I,rii m ,y s9@red bai he had been
| twice nut of a IRAN between New-l"rk ana Ntwathl
| ana upuu Mr sc0VIilcs stating how being Threatened
r wi, gt, Ir, an an ba hour he s Yc. It canc near XII
~ tc and" nndcatngJ there Ia the record oi II Oh
Rtferrne to Guteau's appreciation Of ladies, Mr.
scoy.ue said that rhc prisoner had been ehIirnt M % !!
susoepubie ana upon ,e i5",, " 10 % ~ o' W. Tt"'' ''
lHCy ~ lUn- ~ -lc womb permit htm u" ''-"'
Mr scoyie again touching ulOu tho conduct of TIE
accused man IN lccturiug throughout the country VIZ,
law business 10 do tlat and of worA. and how came
out of IL the bu-lnr-, ~ The Apostle F"ul
gr, nuc some daJ out of that boob wrote" ,,,
Mr. scoye tA'n stated taat Gu,teau cocciD'u to ti'
ripcd 10y the prisoner who sad: " us'd 10 20 Ioi"u
the cty AMI sen ny own c.AIef IHey 'noISh, TrI Inn "
ese. sold them IN all the big cl'i'7 oi the uh'''
NJ scoyille appealed to the Jury whether sane man
could do that kiui Of uinc-s for more than lhtto
The prisoner-I was working l0r the LoId' hol lo'
Mr. Scoyc ,contnuingj-In regard to MA experience
with The ladies' nad the idea that all ne haa 20 90 W
10 marriage tue hand ot any lady ne chose 10 ny"
"in o i,S Sil Sem5aticaly yfhat is not true.
Mr.. ScOYillc asked whether any one hhd tue ldul,s
autobiography Ol the prisoner Dat was not aDc 10 ""
me ,l,oner-I nut "a notice Of that kind autobi-
ography that any lady desiring To correspond WIN ne
IA ght send IN her name ana IT ""HIi De All rlb" ""
That man said Mr. srovlllc never made joke know
inrly lie made one the other day, when Ac said that
he had an inercs, in this case; but ne dld not Know u
until a:irrwarI lie ucylr made 4 Joke III MS ne
| knowingly. Eycrythn he ever did was done m az
nrs and therefore, since hc has been conined Ia Jal'
he has sober earnest given items Of nis ile 70 w.
COrkH ana To his sChuIrdp pEcr, ana Cohchd''. ~ H"J
| in, that hc search Of wife. lLdugltcGI -.
fnc prisoner tndgnannyl l-Notm1E very JoAey "'o"'
that: that was business. lI4lughtcrl g.,
Mr. scoyls-And ne gIid that any lady of good family
any Cdristlan lady-wuntug husband, m"hi cor
respond with him la confidence aud BucertS' NC "a
pccted tnal wpald bring respJngcs liauther'l ,,, ,
TIc prisoner HrIunpnGutly!-l "Oi r'rlOd'C l4o'' d
, | lady worth 100000; that was not bad. ,...
Mr. sCOyiiir-IIC expected tna tie tlAir Wonit h',
NE h'' "a