The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-07-21


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Ibid he take an active part in poll.
| tics."
"Yes; during the Greeley campaign
ne worked very hard for Greeley. He
believed that he would be elected and
he would get some foreign mission,
He had one great hobby, and that vas
TO 90 - Minister to Chill. He made
| stump speeches that year, and used to
often walk the floor all night pre-
pairing them. After Greeley vas de.
feated be had an idea he would lecture
on the bible. He had peculiar ideas
about religion, and said he would turn
the world upside down. That Wa Q
fav0rtte expression"
what did he do ct New York ?"
HE practiced law there, too. and
used to make . great deal Of money.
The man believe was naturally dis
honest, and used to nearly drive me
Wild telling me how he had swiudled
people. You see; he made speciality
OF collecting, and when q note wss
placed In bis hands he would obtain
money and then only report half Of Il.
and say 1t was impossible to ret the
balance Of It. Every time he could
cheat or swindle anybody he was sure
to do It,"
And did he profess religion all this
time"
"Oh, yes; 1t New York he was q
member Of DR.. Everett's church. At
Chicago he belonged to the Flint Pan.
list Church, and had Sunday school
class there. He would often lead the
church In prayer, and q soon a he
| got out tell about some Of his swindlinR
schemes / used to think he vaa ra,s.
sessed with the devil"
do you or did YOU ever believe
him insane ~
mo. He IL not insane it's inst his
wickedness. He il naturally -. and
all his instincts are that way. I an
sure he il not insane and never was.
His sister, though, used to cav his
mind was q little Affected While he
was with the Oneida Community
"Was he q Free Lover ?U
Yes, for q while he WA. You zee.
J. H. Noyes, President Of the Oneida
Community, had great influence over
old Mr.. Guiteau, my husband's father.
He talked him into the nlan so thor.
oughly that he wanted to 20 and take
the whole family. Charles sGuiteau
was the only boy then, and he accom-
panied him. Moves made him ship-
ping clerk at the store house when they
sent away all their canned goods. He
kept books, and Moves told him IL ne
ever left he Community he would be
damned in the future. He worked on
him SO much with this that he actually
believed It. and Thought his soul wss
not nol ms own. One night ne escaped.
sn'd n ,na always va cursed y: them 70 me. ne
.oiu me ne was In woree IMAM nell
snoke shont r. ,S;nk he .,wsv. ~
lieyed what Moves told him and conId
not hear IN th;Ek sbont ~ T;s s;.ssr
thouvht the ;dea w".,,d a,;vs ' hin,
crazv when NE were A. Ch;cs~o no
had n plsn NJ exnos;n9 the Erae + .ov.
era and wrote = nmneher ~ iettereV
yerv able Letter. too"to the new.n..
ners telling ali ahont the inner liTe A.
fhe Oneida farm y
Where were thaso ,,hI;sbodev
"Tn ali the Ch;ca1o NJ nors heso.. N.
fire the Tmes T-;S,r. ord p.n,,SI:.
con Moves sayad tha .rt NI ~. "A g.
temnted 10 snswer Then he W. rosa - ~
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sosoCu R0Rtb. ~ W ~ 1uuOISCO vi lIbC
Supreme Court, King county-Annie
j. Guitedu, plaintiff, rs. Charles J.
Guitedu.
AT speeial term Of this co,rt held
In the citv Of Rrookivn Anil 4 iS7S
present Hon. G. f. Pratt, Justice, the
action having been brought on to be
heard upon the complaint herein, and
upon proof of defendants failure to
answer, and upon the report of Levi
A. Fuller, duly appointed referee in
this action, from which It appears ali
the material facts alleged in the com.
plant are true, and that the defendant
has committed adultery charged. On
motion of Warren G. Brown, plaintiffs
attorney, it is adjudged that the mar
riage between said plaintiff, Annie ].
oultc6u, 6UO the OeIe0O00t, C00fIe0 j
Guiteau, be dissolved in pursuance Of |
the staaute In such cases made and |
provided and the same il here dis |
solved accordingly, and said parties |
are both and each of them freed from /
the obligations thereof, with costs Of /
this action, $5i SIS, to plaintiff, and the /
privilege Of applying to the court at /
any time a. she shall be advised for /
suitable allowance for her support In /
the nature of alimOny. And II shall
not he lawful for said Charles J. Gui-
teau to marry again until said Annie /
J. Guiteau Is actually dead. Copy].
(Signed,) GEORGE G. HERMAN,
Seal. Clerk"
"That ia NV certificate of d;vor,e ~
said Mrs. Dunmire. detailing the sub.
seouent facts with obyious Reluctance.
F" When we were I'm New YORK INV
husband was in the habit If visiting
fast houses He could not keen n FINN
me. and II nearly drove me crazy
We'll. he spent most Of his money
there. and told me one dav that ne
could not earn enough In s,innort me
and that I would have 10 90 ont and
work FIR mvseif Iva. nos allie nhws.
icaIiv 10 do this but obeveI and went
TO work at Saratoga Snrin0s ne a sery.
ant. STAYED there about two month";
and then had tn come hack fhrongh
sickness. I met INV husband at the
Merchants' Hotel. New York and he
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