Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-02
THE GUITEAU CASE.
A TALK WITH THE ASSASSIN.
He Intends to Will His Body to Some
Institution - He Considers H His
Duty to Take Advantage Of
u tPrOvidenlial Occurrences
John. w. esuiteau Opposed
to the Exhibition Scheme.

| In an interview last evening, the assassin Gut
| teau, who became much excited as he talked
! sometimes stamping his feet with rage said :-"l
| want good lawyers to argue this case Scoville 4
poor man and am sorry for it. II / had s.. 600
would give 1t to my sister. When get out of this
| and get to lecturing will have plenty OF money
don't want Scoville to have nything to do with the
| case"
Guiteau's attention being called to the reported
| arrangement made by Mr.. Scoyille with a Phila.
| delphia firm to exhibit his body, Guitaau said:
II won't have anybody meddiing with my body
| ihlS thing has been done without my consent.
uonI want my relatives to make any money out O
1t. Scov1lle had no business To do it. intend tC
will my body to some Institution, but Will have
use for 1t myself for a long time
10 you expect to escape the verdict OF the
! jury7"
Il am Gods man and God will take care of me.
replied Gulteau, and then with an attempt at i'm
pressive defamation, he added:-s'If hair OF my
| head Is harmed, this nation VIII roll in blood
they may bury my body, but my name and his.
| TORY are historic as an INSPIRATION
Speaking OF SnyderS affidavit regarding the
newspaper in the jury room, Gulteau said:-'I ia.
tend to m. make the most OF it, These things are
provdential. just as Gen. G,rrieds dying in New
Jersey was and il is my duty to take advantage of
theIn. Intend to be III court Friday"
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION
Gulteau is writing another proclamation, which
is substantially the as his last address to the
public. 1t is probable that Mr.. Scoville will sue
ceed in Suppressng this one. Mr. Scoviile has only
seen Guiteau once since last Wednesday, and was
Then asSalled s;>vagely by the prisoner.
AN INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE BROTHERS.
John W. Guiteau Went to the Jail last evening
and spent an hour in his brothers CELL in company
with Warden Crocker. The prisoner became very
much excited during the interview in which he
denounced both his brother and Mr. Sc0vfle He
complained bitterly because many OF his letters
were withheld from him. While John was there
a Ian ,ga.l
dramatic company, visited the cell and had brief
tax with the prisoner, who treated her very
teously tusy IL never saw my brother look 50 wild
DeiOFe, said John to STAR reporter after he left
the cell; "he is as crazy Dis loon.''
TALK WITH JOHN GUIrEAu
The reporter asked JOAN whether he was party
TO the scheme to dispose OF his brothers. cadaver.
NO. sir" said John, emphatically. ''Nyaat Mr..
scoviie has done Was done without my knowl-
eise or conSs mt. did not know he had answered
the letter until saw Il In 3 newspaper. | would
never consent to having his body exhibited If it
could De disposed OF to some institution for scien-
tllc purposes that would be a different thing.
Even then could not touch penny Of the pro-
See.s The money would be used in paying my
brothers debts. think Scoville has made a great
mistake" John, Who shares the sanguine tenn
permanent of his brother, seems very hopeful of
securing new trial. we had an expert at the
hotel today" he said, ''who examined the sigma
lures on the newspaper and declared that he mad
n0"toubt that they were genuine. If we get a new
trial am going to have something to say about it
am gong to start out from the first determined
tiat thefe shall be no evidence brought uD in the
trial about my father as there In the last trial
OPPOSED TO THE EXHIBITION SCHEME.
Last night Mr.. Guteau prepared the following,
which he handed to STAR reporter:
WASHINGTON. D. c.. February ], 1892
To the Public:
did not hear of the Philadelphia refrigerator mans
nroposit?n f to apply to my br the.s bgdy patent
gay or TWO aKo ana su pposed was joke or clever
jfiipf
such bargain until to-day, when heard of bis renly
sxs na ana Do sS
THINK THINK 1t can be accomplished without my consent
cess or IL an insane asylum ls body viii be submitted
We ns in s tsEs
1t VIII be dst osed of in manner that will not offend
vicious Curiosity Il favored Wi
had rather assume the payment of his debts. my
pusive and penurious exhibition. Mr.. scovi le de-
sess ssf he ns has my 70 sd m 1
devotion he has exhibited in my brothers defence.
JOHN WILSON GUITEAu.
Guiteau Nervous and ExcitabIe.
TIE RAGE FOR soUvENIRs-THE PRISONER WANTS TO
SELL HIS HAT-BE EXPECTS TO BE OUT IN May
The prisoner is beginning to show much ner-
vousness and irritability. He is.suffering from q
severe cold. which has inf1amed his eyes One OF
the jail on1clals who has observed the prisoner
closely, stld 60 STAR reporter that he would not
be surprised II Guiteau did not live to be hung as
MS health appeared to be falling rapidly Visitors
have to ply him with leading questions in
tsef bs case eHsage M has nm Ias In about
from the autograph and relic hunters.
discrimination is made at the jail against news
Visitors from other cities generally get cha nee TO
see the assassin in his cell, provided that they do
net come In too great numbers. Guiteau finds a
customer In nearly every visitor who comes to his
cell. lie receives score Or more OF letters every
day containing requests for autographs and re-
h v.,ra
written to hfm, for the purpose, it is believed, OF
t obtaining his autograph letter in reply. Now and
then an autograph album is sent to the Jail by eX-
press from distant points, with page marked for
the assassin's name. When the autograph has
owner. very handsome one came yesterday
froin gentleman living in Springfield, Ill. The
elegant binding and rich gliding OF the book i'm
some man OF wealth, SO he wrote letter to the
gentleman, asking him for the loan OF $780, He
wanted this money, Guiteau said in his letter. to
ala Id securing eminent counsel, by whose assist
ance he expected to be out of Jail in May.
GUITEAU WANTS TO SELL HIS HAT.
TWO strangers from Michigan gained admission
to his cell yesterday. Each invested In a dollars
worth Of autographs. Before leaving one of them
bought Guteau's wooden pen-holder for two dol
lars. When the strangers were departing "a guard
noticed that one of them wore Guiteau's hat. an
exchange, which he declared was an accident.
He returned to the cell, and there offered to trade
hats with the assassin: Guiteau refused to trade,
too small for him. 81 tell you what 1 will do,n
he said to the visitor, 81 will sell you my hat for
two dollars" The Michigan man, however did
not accept the offer. This incident caused the
warden to make an order prohibiting Guiteau
from selling his things, ''Ior," said General
Crocker, 'Hif he is allowed to do so he viii sell
everything he has" Guiteau vents his irasci-
bilty upon the jail attendants. When his meals
are not served just at the minute he expects them
he roundly berateS the attendant whose duty it is
to bring them to his cell.
NO MORE STATEMENTS TO GO 6UT FROM THE pRIs
ONER.
Mr.. Scov1lle says that he intends to make 1t alb
solutely impossible for statements to be given out
for publication by Guiteau 'These things from
Guteau," he said, "only keep up the public ex-
element II he could be kept In Jail for six months
In silence there might be some chance OF the feel
ing against him dying out / think there is a good
chance for new trial New grounds are COM
ing up every day."
MRS. SCOVILLE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT.
dispatch sent last night from Chicago says:
'Mrs Scoyille, referring to reports that an ar
rangemenJ was pending by which Guiteau's body
was to be disposed OF, said to-day: 4 do not be-
ueye that anything OF the kind has been done
We have not reached the point OF considering
what shall be done with the remains of my brother
whenever and however he may die, shall take
his OOdY and have mOrfpm naft