Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-02
MRS. soovILLE,s Wall.
Ho,.a Broken and Family Rutned-A Sad
Rsorv Of the Disaster Oawsed by Guttsa"'s

un..o E,Aoleasa and Family Rutned-A S00
asorw Of the Disaster Oawsed By Guttea"s
act.
(New York Letter, April ISL
Mrs. Francis NJ. Scoville, sister OF Gui-
teau. has been stoppingin strict secluslon
at the Astor House since "Wednesday.
This morning Mrs. Scoville explained
to a reporter that since her arrival she mas
been SO busily employed in private per
sonal affairs that she has been unable 10
attend to ANYTHING else. She said the
main object of her trip to tins Guy was "
make some definite arrangements lee.L
ing a lecture tour, but that the ouslIoA
was SO gloomy that it was somewna'
doubtful if she would make the Ventul1;
81 have been feeling my way careiuiiy
she remarked, "and do not care 10 MAKE
the venture unless it will be success.
My husband tried it, and you know the
result. 1t Is possible that the people
have lost all interest in the subject OF
Guiteau, and that anything that l mlght
say now would fail to accomplish the
purpose I wish"
She spoke in sad way of her financial
troubles, explaining that in order to come
east to look out for the interests of her
brother she had been compelled to Dor
row a little money from acquaintance
for which she gave her personal note for
ten days.
81 had hoped" said Mrs. Scoville,
"that might make such arrangements
here as would partially free me from my
| financial embarrassment, but thus far L
have been unsuccessful. To-day have
received notice from Chicago that my
furniture, valued at $500, on which there
| is chattel mortgage, has been taken
possession of by my mortgage, and thus
am left simply with the clothes | now
wear, and few articles in my trunk. 1t
had 800 at my command, even now l
| could secure short extension on my eff
fects al home, but have no way of &C.
curing this amount. While was in
| Washington to-day, saw my brother
| Charles and he magnanimously offered to
let me have 800 out of his little savings
| of S11O, but l, In asmuch as it will require
$50 to pay for printing his new book,
would only accept $40 from him. at the
time this great sorrow came, my husband
was Just beginning to see his way clear.
| was keeping boarders and had my house
full, and he was gradually recovering
from his bankruptcy proceedings. When
[ returned from Washington after the
| trial. only two boarders remained, and
ell our little savings had vanished, and as
q last resort our furniture was mOrtgaged
and now the mortgage has been fore
closed. Still shall not give up. l will
not allow such matters to overcome me
and break me down."
"Have you still hopes Of saving your
! brother?" asked the reporter.
eyes, l am more hopeful now than al
any period since his arrest. I believe he
will be saved, and am sure his chances
would be even better had the letter
wrote to Mrs. Garfield in July last been
published to the world"
"Has Mr.. Scoville, as reported, with
drawn permanently from the casef"
eyes, and at times l have thought II
would have been better if he had never
| identified himself with it. However, il
was an opportunity to give him prom.
nence in his profession, and he acquitted
himself creditably. Where he will To-
cate in future, cannot say. Mr.. Scoville
I believe, thinks he can do better by 60.
ing further west, and it is possible We
will do So"
Mrs Scoville said she was yet unde-
cided relative to the course she woull
pursue concerning the petition for the
pardon of Guiteau. 1t had been her ain
to do this, but for the same reason tina
she hesitated to commence a lecturin&
tour she had postponed action. ETH!
case has been great thing for newspa
pers, and sometimes think newspaper
proprietors might help me out, but l sup
pose such hope is vain.'