The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
THE SCoyILIE TROUBLE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATE cAsl

PROCEEDINGS OF THE LATE CASE.
New YORK, May 13.-Judge Donohue,
on Monday evening, granted writ of
habeas corpus requiring John w. Guiteau
to produce yesterday morning, in Supreme
Court Chambers, his sister Frances NJ
Scoville. The writ was granted upon the
petition of George w. Scoville, in which
he says that since the late trial of her
brother, Charles j. Guiteau, his wife has
ance, which has been increased by persons
who have attempted to make use of her
for purposes of gain and notoriety. He
| last saw his wife, he says, in company
with their child, a girl nine years old, and
John W. Guiteau, on the evening of May
T. At the opening of the court yesterday
morning, Mr.. Scoville appeared with coun-
i sell Mr. Guiteau made return to the writ,
denying that Mrs. Seoville was restrained
of her liberty by him, and declaring that
she was not in his custody, and that he did
not know of her whereabouts either At the
time the writ was allowed or subsequently,.
/ Mr. Scoville filed traverse to the return
| in which he says:
/ For tive weeks past am crcdibly in
| formed that my wife has been with her
| brother, John w. Guiteau. / wrote to
| him and telegraphed him frequently for in
| formation in regard to her movements and
intention, but he would give me no infor-
nation. Having noticed in the newspa-
pers that she was to lecture IN New York
| City on Sunday evening. May Z, at thea
/ r g.. -
| find her. I first enquired for her at the
office of the Astor House, where she and
her brother were stopping, and while max
! ing such inquiries her brother directed the
clerk not to permit me to see her, Within
few minutes | met my wife on the street
near the Astor house. / kissed my wife
and child, and told her that had come to
see her. She said she was on her way to
!, lecture, and requested that / would not
talk to her then as it would disturb hel
mind. Thinking it not wise to interfere
: with her at that moment, obtained from
her promise in the presence of Guiteat
that she would return to the hotel aftel
her lecture to meet me. That was the las
time / saw her. During and since the tria
nv wife has evinced marks of insanity. M,
wife and myself lived a happy life together
: until the time of said trial, for over twenty
, nine years.
Judge Donohue, after the reading of tn
, traverse, suggested that oral testimony b
s taken upon the issues raised thereby.
: Mr.. Scoville was sworn. He testified:
During the Guiteau trial Mrs. Scovill
left Washington to go home, because th
I trial had ar injurious effect upon he
!, mind. At home her Improvement wa
q but slight. She left Chicago before hi
arrival there, and learning that she was i
this city he wrote and telegraphed her, an
her brother, for the past two weeks. Mi
Guiteau sent evasive answers to two G
three telegrams. He started from Chicag
r to find her. When he met her near th
4 Astor House, and she told him she was o
- her way to give o lecture, he said: 70
= know I win do nothing in the world I
m disturb you; all want is private conve
W sation with you, and If you promise to 6
=, back to the hotel after you lecture an
s see me there. it is all I ask She aske
u him to 60 !, to hear her lecture; he sal
d he would, but must first keep an sppoin
r. ment he had made. John w. Guites