Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-01
AN OFFER FOR GUITEAJ'S RODY.
To be Preserved and Placed ON Exhi-
bitiOn.


morning, says:
A special dispatch from Washington stated that
MI. Scovilie. Gufteau'S brother-in-law, had re-
celved letter from person in Philadelphia en-,
gagged In the manufacture OF refrgeratorS and
cooling apparatus, proposing to preserve the
assassns body immediately after hanging and
Europe, half the proceeds OF the exhibition to be
paid to Guiteau's relatives The person is J. H.
Rdgway, at 3l5 Race street, who, speaking To d
porter to-day. said that he had received the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Scoville:
''WAsHINGToN. d. c., January 80. 1882.
81. H. Ridg,ray, Esq:
The relatives are inclined to regard your PROPOSE
ton favorabiy. In case of teaththe brain viii have
''GEo. SCovIILE.r
Commenting upon IT, Mr. Ridgway said: 1.-The
letter which wrote Mr.: Scovlie last week. and
which ne refers to here. contained this PROPOSE
tOn, which. as you see, is agreed to according to
It's terms. am to have session OF the body
OF Gniteau Immediately after death. shall
apparatus upon which have a patent. The
body VIII be exhibited in the principal cities of
this country and Europe. VIII have built sort
OF case or room, about the size OF my private Of
flee, which is about ten feet square. Three sides
OF the case win be of glass, so that the whole in
terror may be plainly visible. Attached to the
fourth side will be my refrgerating apparatus |
have not yet decided how the bofy shall be dis
posed, but it Will be arranged so as TO look as
natural as possible. The form will be dressed Just
as in life, and the features VIII retain the express
sion they wore Immediately after they became
iiAeu III Rtdtl. expect TO make an outlay OF at
least $4,000 in fitting up the exhibition case and re-
friSerating carr
WHAT MR. sCovILLE SAYS ABOUT IT.
A STAR reporter called Mr.. Scovil!e'S attention
to this to-day aud asked him if the statements
contained in it were true?
"Guiteau's body" said Mr.. Scoyiilc, smiling "is
not for sale just now. There's motion for "A new
trial pending now"
"But,' persisted the reporter, "was that letter
written by you?'
"That l think is substantially correct. have
no authority to dispose OF the body. That remains
for his sister and brother. will advise them to
balmed. Now, so far as the poceeds from such a
bargain are concerned, would not touch dollar
OF IT for my own use. ! think it pro-
Unless it was cremated or sunk deep into
the sea, you could not keep it from the body.
snatchers. 1t would be taken just as Stewarts
BODY was taken, and probably some quack would
exhibit 1t strung on wires. would just as soon
have my body preserved in natural state and eX-
hibited as to have it eaten 10y worms. know
Gulteau'S relatives would rather have the body in
have it abandoned to body snatchers. l am told
this flr, by their patent process, preserve meats
and vegetable 50 that at the end Of two years they
appear as fresh as when new. Now, propose, If
there are any proceeds from this TO devote them TO
paying Guiteaus debts III there is any left-Siy "
there w.,s 500 000-I will devote it to the aneor-
ticn OF the condition OF the insane or to establish
Il iund to promote the anti capital punishment
doctrine. What told these p ptrteS was that in
case of his death there would have TO be a post
mortem examination OF his bfain.''
Mr.. sCOvILLE LOOKING Up PRECEDESTs.
Mt. Scoville, this afternoon, examined the record
and proceedings in the Curtis rape case. in which,
il viii be remembered, the verdict OF guilty was
set aside because a newspaper was read by the
Jurors.