The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-16
MR.. AND MRS. SCOVILLE,
TIE TRIBuLATIoNs oFTHE MAN WHO
MARRIED. GUITEAu's SISTER.

You are wiling to cast from you
the love of your children, the af1ec
ton of your husband, to walk alone
the dreary way Of old age, sne die
neglected, il may be in Poor House,
for whst2 to nurse q colo, ieelingless
viper, who could not. or would not,
return 3 single emotion of thankful
ness. II ycu 60 CT on that tangent,
yoH go to end your Gays in the hope
lees, cherries prison OF a lunatic
ssylum. Marx my words for that.
II you 60 Of in this manner, / shall
come to feel ttat The wrong done 20
me and my family by toe wretch can
only be expisted by hanging him. and
will do what ! can to prevent eny
communication of sentence. The life
OF q good torse or q dog is much
more valuable than biz, and it does
lot need repeated tbTusts Ut the muir
deIous knife into the hearts of those
dearest to me to lead me to drive one
home into his vile carcss.
On April Both he writes J. W. Gui-
teau &c follows:
Ifshe comes back here to stay and
keeps on Is she has been doing there
will be somebody killed. / snAll
never etGy twenty four hours in Q
town and have her going wilfully with
men, &c che has been doing With
Harper Johnson and Esrly, without
giving the men distinct notice that
they indulge in such conduct at their
peril. I have nothiBg to lose and
care not for consequences. give
you and her both notice that / shall
do DO business until / get this matter
done. Fanny had to degrade herself
to go to his Office and ask for an order
to get her own mattress, loaned to her
mother to make q comfortable bed
while there. / would not go, for if |
had there would have been q scene,
and bull dog pistol in it.
In . letter to his wife, May 4th,
ScoviIle Eritee;
You have proved yourself even
more upgrateful, more heartlees,
more utterly deprsTed, than either OF
your brothers. and that is saying q
great deal. / am going vigorously 70
attack the three Guiteaus, and those
that are not hung will wish they bad
been. Your internal brother at Wash.
ington, and the like internal one at
New York, shall neither receive any
quarter. They shall 90 down with
yourself, and Bolin--and Harper
johnson and Early. I have the light
ming shafts nearly ready to strike,
and no power shall stay my hand.
beVe asked. begged, entreated for my
wife. They have defrauded me OF
her, ruined her, and Knocked at my
calamity. They shall see what an
outraged man can do. You could not
succeed better il, with the shrewd-
ness OF q demon, you had planned to
drive me 70 desperation. You calmly
See your husband and children 20
down to destruction, and do worse
than to throw yourself before the
wheels of Juggernsut. For whatf The
pretense is, for love OF q heartless, soul
less murderer. who never touched 8
human hand bat to pollute it, and who
never gladdened by an hour q single
heart. What I shall do next I do not
know. One thing ] know, that, when
| start, the American people will see
some disclosures OF Guitesuism that
will not help the wretch at Washing
ton, nor bis miserable brother in New
York, whom you have cursed az q
dog during the last six months, and
now cuddle to his foul embraces.
Shall ever. kiss the lips bis have de-
hledS only endured him while there
was some chance OF his aiding me in
saving the other brother on your &C
count, as you well know. ! hoped
when ] ieit New York last that / was
done with him. and would have been
had ne left you alone. / think he
will ind out. like some others, before
get through with him, that it does
not pay to come between man and
wife. Now, ore last appeal-come
to your husband. Do not drive me
to the alternative OF exposing all your
insane freaks before the court, AZ /
shall certainly do il you persist, |
will telegraph you q pass when Won
wish to come. il you will telegraph
me. Bot yen mussICome 10 Eps, and
me alone. will have no rivsl In the
realty OF my wife. Your loving bus
baud, GEoRGE GcovISLE
Ga the 2Sid OF June, In a letter to
]. w. Guitesu, scoville Gays his wife
has left him again clandestinelv.
taking his daughter with her. A.ter
demanding to be kept informed in re.
lation TO bis daughter, the letter SAYS:
/ DO not seek to interfere with the
conduct or movements of Mrs. SEQ
vile. We all here charitably say she
is insane. That is the only theory
on which her conduct toward me can
be accounted for, except the one OF
'devlish deprsvity." and she and Won
can take your choice. 30 far as ]
have heard there 10 no difference of
opinion among our own aceuaint.
auceu on the subject. ALI pity her
as "o1," when they would Otherwise
condemn her as bad. The prcbabil;tv
is you will have the pleasure of ann.
porting her, being the nearest
relative and sympathizng with her
fully. If she does not take her life