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

saw Mt. Reed one morning. think took note
from Gen. Reynolds; don't know whether Il was
note or verbal message. At all events, I went
TO Mr. Reed and told him had been studying for
Some months did not know Mr.. Reed at that
time only by sight Mr. Reed took up some paper
md began 20 write, as soon he saw the nOte
recommendation, presume, and he began 20 write
something IKE this; Il hereby certify that
Charles J; Guiteau has been examined by
law under the laws OF the supreme court
OF the state of Illinois He put his name
there, Charles II. Reed, district attorney, Now
ne says, you so and take this 70 Judge williams
OF the district court, and he will sign t. and you
moral ~ upon Swing SeroncS OF good
he signed IL, as a matter OF course, upon Mr..
leeds examination OF me. That is the way was
went 10 work and did well In Chicago. I made
$4,000 the first year."
timony, he having no recollection OF such an oc-
currence- Guiteau remained In Chicago until
1871. engaged In such law business as he was apls
| 10 attend TO.
| CALIFORNIA KxPERIEscE.
In the summer OF 1871 Guiteau paid a visit to
san Francisco. intending 20 practice law there,
| but he was not successful He omits reference 70
his California trip from his autobiography. The
] only record extant or his experience there is
letter written by gentleman named Eaton to
John w. Guiteau, stating that q man represent
| ing himself IS his (Guiteau's) brother had Dor.
rowed $a5 from him on a representation that he
1 hou TtCtlNtQ tcl6Kram nom chicago that h14
wife had been taken suddenly III and he needed
money TO get home. He promised TO send q raft
In payment OF the amount, but did not DO so.
john Guiteau brought the matter 70 his brothers,
attention. and I'm return received a letter saying:
81 got Ihst money on my supposed responsibility
HIS MARRIAaR
While In Chicago he married lady, from whom
| he was afterwards divorced and who appeared as Q
witness against him at the trial Subsequently
he drffted back into New York and opened an
ONCE as lawyer. He was doing well he said until
unfortunately he and one OF his cases got into tho
Heraid's law reports This was a case in which
ne was charged with having retained collections
he had made for client In order TO defray his
| expenses He sued the Herald for $4,000 dam
ages for libel, but could not obtain verdict
I'm December, 1874" Guiteau said. ~
became very much reduced in circum-
OF money, and out OF friends had not been In
New York suffcient length OF time 70 get thor
atd publication 1 was doing well / had clients
IL New sorap for Vi sO%e two or aAo t 1fse
my clients got demoralized, and the newspapers
talked about II good deal at the time and it
down and run out. lived precarious existence
there during the summer and fall I tried 20 get
on 10 my feet again in the law business got an
my onice rent could not pay my board bill, and
got thoroughly discouraged and demoralized, and
"a Soou utdl vi tcCOunl Ol Tie HefQ<0 pup.
lication.
HIS ToNBs EXPERIENCE
81 stayed at the St. Nicholas hotel" he
continued, "for a week, at the end OF which they
presented the bill told them that did not have
any money; and told them that would see them
about II In day or two, and started to 60 Just
at that moment their detective came out He was
burly fellow, and he was very impudent had
a good suit OF clothes on, and he looked at my
clothes and said: well, that is a good coat sup
pose we take that; suppose we put him out under
the hydrant and open the hydrant on him' sup
pose we take him around to the other hotels and
exhibit him? The detective was abusing me in
that way, and finally lost my temper and told
him not to treat me I'm that way; that / was
gentleman, and l would certainly pay them in
very Few days; that was expecting some money.
Ihereupon he got angry. and he seized me by the
throat and marched me through the back way 70
the Prince-street station-house. He ana Mr. King,
one or the junior propretors, went with me 20 the
Station-house, and they put me into a cell and
locked me up all night The next morning the de-
tective came to my cell and said: sHow are you
professor Said l. i am about $685. had never
been arrested before in my life, and felt terribly
d1sgraced and very indignant at him for doing it
He was blum and hilarious I'm his style, and laughed
and talked to me and wanted TO know how much
OF the biography is that Guiteau finally got into
the tombs on the charge OF false pretences, and
relative M scove who sne e ny 2, ms
| city at the time.
THE "HERALDr EPISODE
closed uD In his autobiography with the express.
| sion OF the opinion that he would consider it q
handsome thing II the proprietor would send him
cheek for $4,000 and call the thing square"
After his tombs experience, Guiteau In January,
1873, returned to Chicago and opened law once
there. In the fall OF that year Guiteau conceived
| the idea OF purchasing the Chicago Inter-OceanL
| He worked on that idea for Cwo or three months,
trying to borrow money with which TO purchase
| the paper. His notion was TO duplicate the New
York Herald dispatches In Chicago He even
went so far as TO write to Mr.. James Gordon Ben
nett about it, and offered, in consideration OF MT.
the Herald 1t is needless to say his plans failed.
In 1876 while I'm Chicago,hs thoughts were turned
meetings, and he prepared article on the Sec
! Ond Coming OF Christ, which forms one OF the
chapters OF his book After writing this article he
| ATTEMPT TO LECTURE
| in Methodist church, I'm Chicago In January 1877,
and his effort was ridiculed by OF the Chicago
papers Guteau, In his autobiography, next de-
| scribed his experiences lecturer ia different
parts OF the country. 1t is long record OF failures
and dsappOintmentS After rambling over the coun.
try and after trying life insurance business In
Boston, after the nomination or Gen. Garfield, he
decided TO enter politics, and he went TO New
York in June, 1880, for that purpose. He remained
there until March 5th, 1851 He had conceived
himself 10 be great politician; had written q
campaign speech, and hung around the head.
quarters or the national republican COM
mitCee rooms, ana Gulteau, IL seems, tried 10
press his services as q stump speaker upon the
national committeeman, but they did not place
the same estimate upon his abilities as he did
himself He only delivered his speech once, and
that was at colored meeting on 18th street He
read part OF his speech and then gave the rest to
the reporters to print When he result OF the
election Was known In NOyember, he wrote TO
Gen. Garfield as follows: "We ave cleaned them
all out; just as expected. Thank GodI Very re-
Spectfully, Charles Guiteau-"
GuTTRAU As AN OFFICE SEEKER.
Immediately after the Indiana election he had
written to Gen. GARFIELD, suggesting that he might
| be candidate for the Austrian mission Early
in March, 1881, he came to Washington to present
his claims for Office. 81 addressed q letter. h0
said, ito President GARFIELD and Secretary Blaine
sometime In March. should say, calling their at
tention to my services during the canvass, and 70
my early suggestion to Gen. Garneld at Mentor TN
October, and also In January, touching the Aus
trian mission. i heard nothing about this Aus
TRAN mission until I noticed In the paper that
William Walter Phelps. OF New Jersey. had been
given the mi Sion, and OF course that ended ft {
then sought the Paris eonsulship. spoke 70 Gen.
Logan about IL, and he said that he would speak
TO Gen. CARRIED and with Mr. Blaine. He told me-
that he did speak to Gen. Garfield, and Gen Gar
field agreed to leave with Mr. Blaine Ar