The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-14


pushed her into cluset and shut the door,
keel ing her there until she hal nearly smoth.
cred. After resiIing N New York ,iiurt tiuIe
he sent his vile TO ph lad,l lrhit to make her
own living Ar' rward, az coon as he Ii ID got
rid OF her, lie weit to Uoardin al the most
fashlonaOio II1.st, ,Niend,ng on himself
what would have kept them both. His wife,
being unable to get II stua ion, eventually was
taken back by him, but 1t Was not for long.
He got rid OF her again hy sending her off 10
Saratoga, where she supported ierself by doing
housework His treatment OF her became 80
bad finally that her friends persnaled her to
sue for divorce, which she lid, aud procured
IL without trouble in 1874. MIS-. Guiteau is
now married aud living in Colorado"
ouirEAU IN NEW YORK.
In New York Guiteau took ,lerk room In the
Office OF Granville 7. .Haws. where Herbert I.
ketchum was then a clerk, but he was not
liked by snybody in the Office. Mr.. Ketclilm,
speaking OF him, recalled to mnd Guiteau's
connection with Stephen English Of the I"-
suronoe Times. MIR. EnPlisn was imprisoned
In default OF bail in suit OF President Win
stop, of New York life insurance company,
and engaged Guiteau to find him security Tor
his bail bond. He did so, but the suretics
were found to be worthless, and when Mr..
English charged Guiteau with his kna7ery
in taking $500 payment under such
circumstances, lie made q long reply,
arguing that he had furnished tha sure
ties and earned his money. Aiterwarl MIR.
English sued Guiteau and recovered n judg.
ment, which remains unsatisied.
HIS "DEFENsE OF CHRISTIANITY"
In 1878 Guiteau wrote book in defense Of
Christianity. He solicited aid from the Young
Mems Christian association to enable him to
publish the work, but the association did not
consider bis book very able one and refused
to help him. He then became regular visitor
at the library OF the association ana spent much
time there for the next six years. It was his
habit 10 pore over book intenily, and his un-
sociable habits soon made the other frequeners
OF the library leave him entirely alone. The
book which he hal written was published in
1879 by Chicago printing house an | was en-
titled The Truth; q Companion TO the Dible. ;
1t purports 20 20 an answer TO ths att cks of
infidels. Guitcau asserted as a favorite doc
trine of his that the second coming Of Christ
occurred at the destruction OF Jerusalem.
During visit to Boston at this time Guiteau
haunted the house of representatives of the
Massachusetts legislature, and frequently en-
hibited card bearing the inscription, "Charles
J. Guiteau, attorney at law, Broadway, N. X"
The general impression was that he was
beat" He called upon his brother in his Of
fee, No. 19l Devonshire street, and began to
complain Of his ill-luck. His brother gave him
good advice, which he refused to take, and he
was elected from the Office.
BoARDINo-HousE ''BrAr"
Guiteau gained wide notoriety as a hotel
and boarding house "beat," and from 1871 to
1875 he knocked about among the boarding
house keepers and proprietors of small hotels
in New York city. The larger Lotels he rarely
ventured to victrfiiZe He occupied room for
one week in November, 1874, at the st. Nicholas
hotel and was arrested. He tried the Coleman
house, but his career there was cut short after
one night. He made a lodging place OF the
Wiodsor hotel, and would write and receive
letters there.
LECTURER WITHOUT AUDIENCES.
Guiteau undertook to start out as lecturer,
but he made wretched failures At Saratoga,
during the summer of $780, he attempted to
deliver two political addresses on the advertised
subject Of "Gaifeld against Hancock" but
failed to secure single auditor. He disap-
peared one night, leaving number OF un-
settled bills. At Davenport Ia, on October Is
and 16, 1878, he advertised two lectures-on
''Christianity" and on "Paul, the Apostle"--
but having no audience did not speak. In
Hartford. Conn, five years ago he figured dur
ing the Moody and Sanky revival, sitting on
the platform with the speakers and local cler-
gymen. He wanted to institute a series OF
meetings, he to speak on the second coming
of Christ. He robbed his boarding. house
and writ was issued for him, but
he outran the sheriff and escaped.
He was at all times very busy in religious mat
ters. He was participant in the Friday even
ing meetings at Mr. Bsechers church, but his
true character was discovered and he was for
bidden to enter the church. The sexton of the
Calvary Protestant Episcopal church on Fourth
avenue, New York, said of Guiteau. He an
nOyed me greatly at the church, and had to
remove him from pews in which he had no
right to sit. Guiteau had persistently annoyed
a lady who was member of the church. The
lady's husband having been buried from the
church about nine months before Guiteau
IN th.at in ,talN h,
proposed marriage. The ladys bro her-in-law
finally took Gulteau in hand, and the annoy
ance ceased" ..
Guiteau became member OF the Calvary
Baptist church on Twenty-lhird street, New
York and the Rev. r. S. Macarthur, the pas
tor, said Of him "Guiteau was a member of
this church he had the right band OF Chris
tian fellowship extended to him. There is
reason to believe he imposed upon the First
church IN jersey City to which he was admit
ted and from which he joined another. In
tmo his character was discovered as false in
every particu ar, and he was disciplined and
excluded from fellowship. Then he gave rein
to every evil passion His wife he drove from
him, after making her suffer untold agonies."
During the fall Of 1850 Guitean was busy in
politics, and his face was well known at the
several headquarters OF the Republicano in
New York. He was frequent visitor in the
rooms OF the National and State committees,
but spent most of his time in the headquarters
OF the Republican Central Campaign club in
the Coleman house. He annoyed tue campaign
committee Of the club with persistent de-
mands for employment as o speaker. He
boasted of his ability, and read to several mem
bers OF the committee speeches which he
claimed he had written. The committee ut
length became wearied ofhis opportunities and
refused to have snything to do with him. He
then visited the headquarters of the Republican
State committee in the Fifth Avenue hotel so
often and annoyed members and clerks 30
much that the chief clerk ordered him out of
the rooms telling him that he was nuisance.
Guiteau did speak at one meeting which. was
held at the headquarters of the Colored Cam
paign club at Twenty fourth street and Sew
enth avenue. As the meeting was about to
begin Guiteau marched into the room and with
an air of great Importance said to the chair
man :"l am the Honorable Charles J. Guiteau,
Of Chicago, and l have been sent by the
National Committee TO speak here tonight. |
should like to speak first, as / have other i'm
portant engagements.
After the Inauguration of President Garfield
Guiteau gave his entire attention to ofice-
seeking and dodging from one boarding house
to another. He worried the President fors a
position and everybody else for reeommsnda-
lions. At one time he went to the examinias
officer for pensions and claimed that he should
have an allowance as an old war soldier. de
was treated us an insane person. as he had no
war record whatever. Immediately after tho
election, while the President wao,at Mentor, o.,
he received from the then unknown Charles