Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-01
THIRD EDITION.
GUlTEAU'S BODY.

IL II "a b. efrigerated and En-
hibi'ed for the beUeat OF tho
Exhibitor and she 6uitsau
Family.
The Philadelphia Press to-day gives
a minute report Of all interview OF one
of its reporters with j. H. Ridgway,
of that city, who it says has concluded
q bargain and contract with George
Scoville. Guiteau's Attorney, for the
body of Guiteau after he has been ex-
eculed. Mr. Ridgway being called up
on and az k.d in IT ference to the matter
said:
at is curious coincidence, said he,
"but just as you entered the Office |
finished the reading OF a letter that |
had received butts moment before from
Washington. Here it is" taking up
the letter which the reporter had seen
him place upon the desk. 1T is from
Mr.. Scoville, and it relates to this very
subj ct you ask me about. This is what
he says: ~
WAsHINGTON, Jau. 80, 1882.
j. H. Ridgway, Esq.
DEAR SIR:-Iours Of the 18th re-
ceived. The relatives are inclined to
regard your proposition favoraby. In
case of death the brain will have to be
removed for post. mortem examination.
GEO SCOVILLE.
"The letter which | wrote to Mr.
Scoville last week, ard which he refers
to here, contained this proposition,
which, as you see. is agreed to: Ac-
Cordihg to its terms, am to have
possession of the body of GuiIeau i'm
mediately after death. shall then
have it preserved in a relrigerating
apparatus upon which have patent.
The body will be placed upon exhibition
in all the cipal cities OF this country
under my supervision, ami afterwald
will be taken to Europe. | will pay
over half the receipts to the relatives
of Guirean, the other ialf will be at my
disposal. That is the agreement. Now
| will describe TO you TIE apparatus |
propose to use. will have built a sort
of case or loom, about the size of my
private Office which is about ten feet
square.
Three sides OF the case will be OF
glass, so that the whole interior may
be plainly visible. Attached to the
fourth side will be my retrigerating
apparatus. This consists OF u seri IS of
V.shap'd metallic trouyhs, extending
from side to side of The room iii a slant
ing gag manner. In these troughs
is placed the freezing mixtures, which
is composed chiefly of ice and salt. This
apparatus will preserve the body per-
teCtly, as a continuous current OF air is
created which can be constantly kept
at FREE ziIg temperature.
In describing his exhibition ear Mr.
Ridgway said;
~ wlil he elegantly carpeted and up
holstrred, and tie metal c cooling ap
paratns vii. he cOncea.t Il by rich hang
ings. The torn viii! be DIR. ss.d lust as
in life, and the features will retain the
expression they were Immediately after
they became fixed in death.
| will have personal cnacge of the
enterprise, and will supervise the exhi-
bltlon in the various cities. will do
this, because if the management Was
entrusted to some other person | might
be sod our. Bes DIES, ] understand NY
apparatus better than any On else, anu
OF course, | would want to be Oh hand
in case OF accident. have not yet
decided on the route We will take. We
Will visit all OF the chief cities of this
country, after which We will 90 to Eu
rope, and probably exhibit the body in
all the principal cities fthat continent
think We will even do better iinan ial-
ly there than III this country. In Lon
don, especially, | expect to get
large rcturn3.
U pom being asked il the people of the
ULlIed States wanted to ste such Il
- cracle, Mir. Kjd-wa said
Well rather guess they will 1"
haven't the slightest doubt OF she.
cess from that point q: View. Why, in
every CITY, | eXprcc 10 engage tine lar
gest and most prominent place OF
amusement tor til. exhibition, and AIN
cor I'D. mt Of bling completely satisfied
with the financial result to myself.
l expect t. make al outlay of a,
least 80 900 in fitting up the exhibition
case and retiigeralug car, 50 you can
realize the scale On which | propose to
conduct this enterprise. don Intend
that it shall be a failure"
Mr.. RidsWay avs he wro.e soon at
ter The trial began 10 Guteau making a
similar ploi o,ition. He wrote reply
saying that he was disposed to regard
the proposal with favor, nut that he
would have to refer LIE 70 his counsel
I'm regard to this present. affair, said
Mr. Ridgeway:
may FAY that | have no feeling for
Luletu one way or the other he is
slmpIya condemned criminal. This il
purely business matter with me, and
business is business all the time
don't know what Guiteau's lela ives
think about it, but they are poor, aud
II seems to me that after all the abuse
hhey Lave received from him during the
trial, and all they have had TO suffer i'll
consequence OF his ac', they ought to
nave some recompense.
Now, | haven't the slightest dOub
That their share Of the proceeds from
this enterpr, Sc will amount To between
-FOUR and five hundred thousand do. iars.
ms Will be- some consolation 10 them
after what they have suffered.