Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-10
Guiteau's Skeleton.
HIS BONES BLEACHING IN THE srry

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The process OF boiling Guiteau's body In the
watts OF the Medical Museum, and the removal OF
the flesh therefrom, was completed last Saturday.
and after the bones had been scraped they were
removed to the roof of the museum to be bleached
in the sun. The bleaching process will continue
for couple OF weeks, when the skeleton will be
articulated and placed in the case which has been
prepared for it. 1t is said that the museum au-
thorites during their culinary operation took the
quadricep3 extenSor, deltOid, and SternOcleido
Ing them into small pieces, placed the pieces in
jars OF alcohol, AMI distributed them among many
medical men in this city.
CARD FROM DRs. REYBURN AND MURPHY.
published statement O; Rev. DR.. Hicks that he
had found Drs- Sewers and Hartigan interfering
with DR.. Lamb at the autopsy and instructed the
latter to disregard them has ELECTED the following
card:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9, 1882
A., Having seen the statement OF Rev. Mr.. Hicks in
this mornings Capital, and being present at the
autopsy from tae beginning, we hereby emphati-
cally say that neither Dr. Sewers nor DR.. Hartigan
the autopsy; and We do not believe that any med
1cal gentleman present would be willing to say
anything 10 the contrary.
ROBERT REYBURN, NJ D.,
+. J. MURPHY,
surgeon In Charge Columbia Hospital.
DIR. HICKS SAID TO-DAY
that he never made the statements represented as
having been made by him in an interview with 4
sunday paper reporter. and which formed the
basis OF the card published this morning by Drs
Key burn and Murphy. He did not mention Drs.
the only remark he made being that the doctors
gave him more trouble than the dead man.
Dr: HICKS contemplates publishing book re-
10 another STAR reporter Rev. DR.. Hicks said
tnlS morning. In reference to the various CONTRA
e ns aaS he had the
tinued "a lot OF fool doctors want to fight over a
dead man let them do 1t, but they mustn't drag
me into it. know that what have said Is the
truth, and can prove It,"
MRS. scovILLE TO REV. DIR. HICKS.
An open letter from Mrs. Scovllle to Rev.
DR.. Hicks will be published In Chicago to-day.
She claims the autopsy shows that her brother
was insane, and asserts that she will begin
legal proceedings to get possession OF his body and
the property left by him to DR.. Hicks.
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Death OF j. NJ. CARLISLE, JR.-Mr. j. Mande-
Vile Carlisle, who died last night at the family
residence On street, near Sd, was the youngest
son OF the late James NJ. Carlisle and young
lawyer of brilliant attainments. Some few years
since he graduated with distinguishe honors at
the Columbian University, and being admitted to
the bar he went west in the hope that in a new
climate he would enjoy good health. He, how
as stated above he died last evening In his nth
year. His funeral will take place at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
ON THB TRACK OF BIGBLOw.-Bigelow, the de-
faultlng teller OF the National Bank OF the Re-
tectives are on his track, reward OF 81 0C0 has
been offered for his arrest The people that know
B!geow do not believe that he will be overtaken
and are Of the opinion that he wculd rather die
than return to Washington. Some think that he
has gone to Europe.
WAKING HIM UP.-Ths morning in the Police
Court. John Miller, clerk at the Arlington hotel.
boys named James T. Robinson, who stated that
because he oversight himself last Thursday morn
Ing Mr.. Miller came into his room and threw water
on him and pulled him out OF bed Mr.. Miller
stated that the boy had no right in the room In
which he was sleeping and he only threw a little
water on him to wake him up. The court imposed
nne OF 81, and no costs.
ASSAULTED IN WASHINGTON CIRcLE-Jack and
Dudley Thomas, two young cOiOred men, were
charged in the Police Court to-day with assault
by John Curtis, also co1ored. The witness testified
with lady, when the prisoners, accompanied by
another man, assaulted him by striking him in the
mouth m , with large stone and kicking him when
ne iell on the walk: He also charged that they
tried to rob him. They sent to Jail for sixty
days each in de fault OF $50 each.
About O'Clock this morning white man named
q. II. Polls, living at 414 9Th street H. w. went out
on the root OF his house to try and get some sleep
the heat being too great in his sleeping room. He
stretched himself On the roof for this purpose but
not securing himself sufficiently fell to the ground
a distance OF about 81 feet Drs. Brockhemer and
B. B. jolly were called. and found the man In a
very critical condition He was sent to Providence
hospital in the police ambulance POLLS was EN-
ployed as cutter at Nicos tailoring establishments
He died about 30 O'Clock this morning at the hos
pital.
REsIGNED.-Mr. w. S. Roose, the chairman of the
building committee OF the new Christian Memo
rial church, has resigned on account OF q differ
ence OF opinion with other members OF the COM
mittee: Mr. RooSe did not wish to take the re-
Sponslbillty OF certain measure, and so resigned
1t was an entirely amicable arrangement through
out, and the members OF the committee have re-
fused to accept the resignation.
THE AssAILANTS OF JOHN RoYSTER.-Richard
Norris, young man about sixteen years old, was
charged in the Police Court to-day with assault
and battery with intent to kill John Royster, Who
is lying In Providence hospital In dangerous con-
dition from stab which he received on street,
near the National Theater, Friday night, and for
which young Norris father was committed, with
out bail, for hearing by Judge Smell last Satur-
DAY. The young man was released on his per-
sonal recogn1Zance in the sum OF $500 to appear
for trial when notified.