Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30

During all Gulteaas confinement ne harpe, on tho
subject OF getting married Perhaps he was per-
petrating
GRIM JcKR
and secretly enjoyed the sidelooks and increcuous
smiles OF his hearers During his trial he publicly
announced himself as a candidate for matrimonial
blessings Before he came 20 Washington, and
while President-elect GARFIELD was still at Mentor,
he wrote 20 him suggesting that he should be ap-
pointed TO the Austrian MISSION and saying that he
was about 10 marry a lady worth million dollars,
whose wealth would enable him 10 support the
once In proper style While he was IN Jan he
received number OF mock offers of marriage.
ron persons representing themselves TO be ladies'
oil family and fortune
JERSEY CITY rSaMoRara.
Towards the close OF the trial some woman IN
Jersey City began writing 10 him n series of
letters, In highly affected STYLE and Guiteau
treasured the epistles very much This person
represented herself 10 be the daughter OF A wealthy
lawyer. Guiteau seemed 10 be thoroughly bent ON
marrying her. At the close OF the trial, Mr.. John
". Gu;teau went TO Jersey City, and, partly Ia
gratiiy his own peculiarly and partly perhaps To
pu' an end to correspondence that would do
no good, made search for the assassin's unknown
lnalnorata lie got a trace OF her in poor quarter
OF the city, where she had lived with some laun-
dresses, bat did not md her. as she had gone from
exasperated with Scoville because he inter,enteS
the letters written TO him, ostensibly 10y lady
admirers
GuTrEAUs MARRIED LIFE
Guiteau's brief married life was thoroughly ven.
ulated at the trial. and afforded the most positive
evidence OF his depravty or utter inde pendence of
moral obligations, that men generally recognize
He was married In Chicago, on the 81 OF July.
1862, 10 the present Mrs Annie Dunmre. The
marriage took place at Rev. Dr. Bartlett's house
ana the only persons present beside the minister
and the bride and groom were MIR. ana Mrs. SEQ.
Vile. He resided in Chicago with his wife until
Ine Iaii OF 1871, and then went 10 New York,
where they lived together until 1879, when they
were divorced Mrs Ia D 1ne following year they
Ieadvle, Ill, TO testify against her husband, the
OF nef testimony being that she did not
| specially wretched one. While I'm New York,
they moved some twenty times In two years.
THE DIVORCE
me record OF The divorce, which was decreed
Aprli 4, 1874, shows that the charge preferred
against Guiteau was that OF adultery with n
woman named Clara Jennings. The suit was I'm
progress from December g. 1873 to the date OF de.
cree. There was no defence interposed. Guiteau.
according 10 his own admission, furnished the tes-
timony on which the divorce was granted He
justified It on the ground that he was nl-mated
ana had TO take some means OF freeing himself.
was not going TO live with woman an my
ll1e,' he said, "that did not love. had no bust.
ness 70 have married the woman, 10 start with. I
Oily Oily married the woman on ten hours notice."
heV. n = McArthur, OF the Calvary Baptist
church I'm New York. OF which Guiteau was for a
snort time member, threw much light upon
Guiteau's married life at the trial The reverend
gentleman, when Guiteau pretended 10 be In dis
tresS. helped him by lending him money. Subse-
doehi y, Ine eyes OF Rev Mr.. Macarthur and his
mock became opened TO the real character OF tho
fold. ~
GUTTEAu AS BAcKsLIpING CHURCH MEMBER
He was tried by committee OF the church, ON
an indictment for gross immortality containing the
ioilowlng counts:-First, that he took money
winch his wife had earned by working In hotel
In the country, and which she RENTED TO him 10
assist In supporting him. and spent it in improper
reIatlons with other women; second that he had
peen guilty by frequent acts OF violation or his
marriage vows; and third, that as the result OF
these repeated acts OF inidelity he was suffering
with vile and loathsome disease. These charges
We're admitted by the accused and he was ey.
pelled from the church.
MRS DUSMrRE,
the woman who was thus unfortunately united
with Guiteau. is woman or a very plain but
honest face. She is small, has rather sharp feat
ures, and an appearance OF having suffered much.
While married TO Guiteau, being forced TO support
herself. she worked, for sometime, as a chamber.
maid at country hotel When she came here last
winter as witness, the most conspicuous thing
about her was the rather vulgar, bizarre appear
ance OF her dress Her Colorado husband had
loaded her with cheap jewelry. After Guiteau
divorced. 1t appears. he devoted himself TO any
woman who would receive his attentions
oNE-sTDED LOVE AFFAIR
while In Chicago, in 1877, he was forbidden to
Visit the house OF his cousin, Mrs Augusta Parker
on account OF his persistent and ANNOYING atten.
lions TO her daughter, girl of fourteen. He used
10 follow her In the street. He said he wanted to
send her to school, educate her and then marry
her. In all OF these sentimental episodes OF his
Ife-if they can be given so honorable name-his
excessive vanity is apparent
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