The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
GUITEAU.
81 Could Make $50, 700 Next Winter Lee
turing if Get Out OF This,
4 WASHINGTON epac;al Of flo Ioff,


Washington special of the 18th says:
Mr.: Charles II. Reed, Of Chicago. one of Gui-
teaus counsel still cl.ngs to the belief that the
! assassin il insane. He has recently received a
number OF letters from the prisoner which he re-
CARDS as the ehgsions OF lnnstic, aud believes
that they viii strike the public IN the same way
Ii viii &c noticed that one of them is4narked con
ndential, but Mr.. Reed, regarding Guiteau as ir-
responsible, docs not feel bound 70 respect his
request to consider the communication as private
The first note was sent by mail 10 '.Hon. G. H.
Reed, Riggs House, Washington D. c." and the
'MR. READ-Please call with Mr.. Merrick, as
wish to talk with you both. Cell at once. If con-
yenlent. Yours. etc, CHARLES GUITEAU.
~ 5. Jail. Washington, D. c. Feb s."
The sec nj letter is directed in the same way,
reads:
MR.. REED will give you and Mr. MerricI
and General Butler and Judge Magruder my note,
payable one year hence for s. 600 each, II you
will get me out OF here: think YOU Can do it ON
the ground of non-jurisdiction Of the Court.
have just written to my brother to make this offer
TO General Butler ana Judge Magruder. depend
on him 10 secure these gentlemen. and / de
pend on you TO secure Mr. Nerrick Please call
with Mr.. Merrick without delay presume /
could make $50 600 next winter lecturing ii l get
out OF this. have an offer of $500 per night TOR
six nights from Boston now. Yours truly,
United States Jail, Washington, D. C., February
IL, 1SS2"
on the next envelope. which is directed TO
Hon. Charles II. Reed, Riggs House, Washing
ton, d. c." and sent bye messenger, is written.
please deliver at once" IL contains the follow
ing:
''MR. REED consider the non-jur!sdiction of
the Court my strong point. | asked Judge Cox
before was sentenced ii / ought 10 do anything
or make any motion 70 preserve my rights ia
banc. and ne sand no. Now | wish you would see
him and Mr.. Mer1ck Immediately and find out
positively ii 1t i necessary for me 10 make for
NAL motion before Judge Cox TO press this point
in Danc. III 80, desire il made at once. I pre-
sumo Judge Cox viii allow IL, on tre ground that
he mised me. This liability, If Il is such. comes
from Seoyille's blunderbus way of dcing things.
wish him 20 retire st from the case ss soon
as he submits his bill of exceptions 70 my new
counsel. he is out of luck, and has been for
some time, and want nothing 10 do with him on
tails case. Please see me 10 morrow. or to-day if
you can, and bring MT. Merrick. and { viii give
you Sl0i y0u'bnng Nh. Msrrick TO see me.
"CHARLES GUTEAU.
February IA, 1Ss2r
The fourth and last envelope was originally d.
rected: 'Mr. Charles Fl. Reed. Briggs House,
Washington, ID. c." but the Mr." is heavily
marked cut aud Hon" written above. The let
ter reads:
Mn RKgs-I depend on you to get Porter's
proof at once and then have Scoyilie present his
with Mr.. Msrrick If be VIII, before it IS fled.
MerEiek is down on Scoville because he put Rob
inson of the case. Merricl< recommended Rob
insoD, and the Court appointed him on that
ground. As soon as we car get I'D of SeOyille /
think we can get Merrick want Scoville 10 lie
his exceptions 1t once sud then will discharge
him peremptorily. IN haste.
"CIIAS. ]. GUITEAU.
az. S. JAZZ, February L. 1852"