Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-10
CRAZY AS A LOON.
4 DISGUSxING DOCUMENT FROM
MRS. sCOYILLE TO DIR. HICKS.
Guiteau's Body offered for Sale to the
Highest Bidder for Cash-A Demand for
all His Books, Copyrights aud Other Eff
fecss-Mysterious Threats Against the
Staiwarts and the Deep Damnation Of
Guiteau's Taking or to be Fully Ex-
posed-"The Guiteau Business Has just
Begun"
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]


CHICAGO, July 9.-The following was sent
by Mrs. scoville to Washington to-day;
SHELDON HOUSE. CHICAGO, July 8.-Rev.
DIR. Hicks-Dear Sir: I hear horrible reports
as to the disposal of my poor brothers.
BODY. understood it was to be left quietly
where it was buried until it should be
thought safe for us to remove it to a suitable
place for interment. The paper
which I signed said that we should
have the privilege tof removing the
body whenever We desired to do SO. That
contract has been violated by the removal Of
the body to the museum without my PERMITS
sion. /, for one, care most decidedly az to
everything connected with his body, his wife
and his memory. l care nothing for the doc
tors quarrel on the autopsy. Dr. Lambs re-
port is conclusive evidence of his insanity, but
aside from that, 1 can, il necessary, call
witness who isaw the autopsy and will
tell the truth and who says there is not a
shadow of doubt as to Guiteau's insanity, as
proved by what he saw at the autopsy. Of
course such evidence destroys the will, the
donation OF the body, the book, copyright and
all.
l think understand why the copyright was
| wanted, why the notes of his last hours and
sayings were wanted, why the story of the
| poisoned pellets and the poisoned banquet
were started. Some people think
| the Guiteau business is ended, but as the
shout went up from the crowd as the signal
announced that Chas. Guiteau was hanging in
mid air, said, 1.-THE Guteau business has
| just begun. The Staiwarts have put their
foot in it, Why? Because many people
oelieye that every official from the president
down knew he was as
| CRAZY AS A LOON.
IL would have been cheaper for the Stalwarts
to have taken care of Guiteau.
Their purpose as understood it,was to ailay
any suspicion OF any completely any where in
the murder of Garfield.
HOW have they succeeded? The course they
nave taken has been the very one to arouse
suspicion. Now, Mr.. Hicks, appeal to you
70 take such course as viii protect the
president, and through him the stalwarts.
from any suspicion in the future. Ishould be
very sorry to have the Republican party
wrecked by suspicion. My poor crazy
brother was Just crazy enough to take hint
conveyed to him by artful politicians and to
carry II out successfully; just crazy enough to
impart his secret to one VINO would never be
suspected of being his conf1dant and who did
not himself realize the importance of what he
was told, but who conveyed it to one who did
realize the whole purport OF the revelation,
especially when taken in conjunction
with several letters conveyed secretly by this
same person for the poor crazy man from his
cell to his sister. He took this way OF post
ing her.
MURDER WILL OUT
and this came out after the poor fellow was
in glory. have some letters from Charles
which will very soon have published. I
have mortgage OF $500 overdue on my
household goods and am negotiating with q
clothing firm to buy Charles hat, etc., for
enough to meet the interest. Starvation and
want stare me in the face unless | can
realize something from his effects.
The most important part of his estate are the
| copyright of his book and the market value of
his poor body. Nothing but dire necessity
induces me to think of my brothers. body as
an article OF traffic, but as it has already been
descrated, l now offer what remains OF his
| mutilated body to the
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,
My feelings have been shocked beyond res
toration. Now 1 desire to have you sur
render to my legal representative in Washing
ton my brothers remains, copyrights and
everything left by him. Yours respectfully,
FRANCES NJ. SCovILLE