Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-02
WHAT IS TO BECOME or THE PROCEEDS

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phia engaged in the manufacture Of refrig
orators and cooling apparatus, proposing 4
!, preserve the assassin's body immediately
I after the hsnging, and place ton exhibi
ton in this country and in Europe, hal
the proceeds of the exhibition to'be psid 4
Guiteau.s relatives, Q reporter OF the Pres
today Adh161 zap 6he 6ztefpflUll -
facturer OF refrigerators. The story wa
abundantly verified, and il was discovered
that Seeville had substantially upheld th,
proposition for the refrigeration snd eEhi
bition of
The Assassin's Corpse.
The successful man is Mr.. RRiseway
He said to tire reporter: 1T is curiou:
coincidence, but Just as you entered ttt
office finished reading a letter that l ha6
received but aamoment before from Wash
ington. Here il is taking up the lettel
which the reporter had seen him place
upon the desk4. Ii is from Scoyille, ant
relates to this very subject you ask me
about This is what he sdys:"
"wAsFrSGToN; Enuary 3, 1887:
~. H. RIDGswsY, EsQ.-Dcsr Sir:-IOurs
of the 2Sth inst received. The relatiYe:
are inclined to regard your proposition
favorably. In case of death, the brain will
have to be removed for post-mortem exam
ination. GEO. SCovILLE."
THE letter which wrote to Mr.. Scoville
last week, and which he refers to, contain
ed this proposition, which, as you see, is
agreed 10. According 70 its terms | am Ia
have possession of
The Body or Guiteau
Immediately after death. Eshall then have
it preserved in refrigerating apparatus
upon which ! have patent The body
will be placed upon exhibition in all the
principal cities of this country under my
Supervision. and afterward taken tn Eu-
rope Il will pay over half the receipts To
the relatives of Guitcau; the other half
will be at my disposal. That is the agree
ment.
"Now will describe toyou the apparatus
propose to use. / will have built sort
of case. or room, about the size of my pri'
vate office, which is about ten feet square.
Three sides OF the case
VIII Re OF Glass,
so that the whole interior may be plainly
visible. Attached to the fourth side will
be my refrigerating apparatus, This con-
siSts OF series Of N-slaped metal lie
troughs, extending from side to side OF the
room in slanting, zig-zag manner. In these
troughS is placed freezing mixture, which
is composed chiefly OF ice and salt. This
apparatus will preserve the body perfectly,
as continuous current OF air is created,
which can be constantly kept at q freezing
temperature.
well" continued the speaker, 81 was
describing my exhibition case. was | not
have given you an outline Of Its appear
ance in the rough, but il will not he an un.
slightly object 10y any means. intend
Spare no Expense
to have the interior made as attractive as
possible 1t will be elegantly earpeted and
upholstered, and the metallic cooling
apparatus will be concealed by silk hang.
ings. have not yet decided how the body
shall be disposed, but it will be arranged so
as to look as natural rs possible. The form
will be dressed Just as in life, and the
features will retain the expression they
wore Immediately after they became fixed
in death This will result from the state
of perfect preservation in which the entire
corpse will be retained; by',my refrigerat-
ing apparatus
"How do you propose to transport the
case from city 10 city, was asked.
"Oh, will have
Refrigerator Car Buiit
expressly for that purpose" was the reply
al have already made partial arrangements
for having it built, desiring to anticipate
Mr.. Scovilles acquiescence to my PROPOSE
ton. The case will be carried in this way
as a double prccaution against any accident
that might result from its own cooling ap-
paratus getting out Of order. | will have
personal charge of the enterprise, and will
supervise the exhibition in. the various
cities. will do this because, il the man
agement was intrusted to some other per
son, might be sold out. Besides. | un-
derstand my apparatus better than any
one else, and of course would want to be
on hand in case OF accident. / have not
vet decided on the route We will take. We
will visit all of the chief cities OF this coun.
try. after which we will go TO Europe, and
probably exhibit the body in all the
Principal Cities OF that Continent.
/ think we will do even better, financi
ally there than in this country. In Lon
don, especially, | expect to get large
returns. =.
"WiiI the people OF the United States
want to see such spectaGlew
We'll, | rather guess they will. y was the
reply. II haven't the slightest doubt ol
success from that point OF view. Why, IN
every city expect to engage the largest
and most prominent place of amusement
for the exhibition, and am confident ol
being fully satisfied with the financial re
sult TO myself. Iexpect to make an outlay
of at least $40. .OCO in fitting up the exhibi
ton case and refrigerating car. So you can
realize the scale on which ! propose to con
duct this enterprise. don't intend thai
il shall
lis this scheme OF yours recent coucep
tom" asked the visitor.
"Oh, no-not by any means. wrote Il
Guiteau soon after his trial began, making
a similar proposition to him. He wrote
reply. which have not with me now, say
ing he was disposed TO regard my propose
with favor but that he would have 70 refe
me TO his counsel. lou may have reaf
something about il at the time. In regarS
TO the present affair / may say that nav
no feeling for Guiteau one way or th'
other. He is simply,
A C6ndemne<a Criminal.
This is purelyibusiness matter with me
and business is business all the time.
don't know what Guiteau's relatives thin
about il, but they are poor and IL seems .
me that after all the abuse they have re
ceived from him during the trial. and al
they have had to suffer in consequence
his act. they ought TO have some recon-
pense. Now, haven't the slightest douh
| that their share Of the proceeds fron, thi
enterprise VIII amount 10 DttNtrH w.
and s .OOu. This will he some consolation
10 them after what they have suffered.
- Inserxier with scostIIe.
sw.ssfsGnos, Februsry l.-Scoyille, r.
ferring 10 a revival OF the story that he Ia
| consented to the exhibition OF Guiteau
body for the purpose OF speculation. say
| IL is for Guiteau's brother and sister 70 d'
termine what shall he done with the bod,
| IL they should consent TO the proPosiho
| il would be upon the condition thst po'
morten examination Of the brain nrsf !
| made 10 determine, beyond doubt, u
disputed question. whether or not he hi
any disease of the brain.
| fhe proceeds Of such exhibition woni
be used by the family in
Pzyinx Guiteau's Debtss
and the remainder, ii any. be deTofed
ihe amelioration OF the condition of u
insane or the advancement OF the AM
capital punishment theory. II would
next to impossible TO protect the remai
from the ody-snatchers. They ,wou
have fay more incentive to steal his
mains than those Of A. T. Stewart, and
the remains can he made to subserve sor
worthy philanthropy, 1t seems 70 me
better TO dispose Of them IN this way
Scoyille says he has received few smi
contributions in answer 70 his appeal
Il the general opinion that Scoviiie y