The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-02-10
GUETEaU DEAD.
4 PhgIa deIpaIa1 who WIZ IN
htbIG the Carcass Over Two
Continents.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3l-A special dis
patch from Washington 10 day stated that
/ Mr. ScoytlIe, Guiteau's brother-in Law,
had received a letter from friend IN
/ PhiIade Iphia, engaged in the manutact
/ of refriserat0rs and cooling apparatus,
! proposing 10 preserve he assassin : body
I Immediately after the hanging, and place
I il on exhibition in this country and Iu
Europe, half Of The proceeds Of the exhi0i
ton o be paid 20 Guiteaus relatives
With this inform alton in his possession
Your correspondent set out yesterday al
teruo0n ia search Of the Grm no propose
10 make public spectacle of he assassin :
carcass. After visiting several refri Eera-
Ting aud embalming establishments with
out Obtaining any olew 10 the firm sought
for, tie reporter finally entered the es-
Establishments Of J. Il Ridgewayi 3l5 Race
street whose business siga announces
that be is patentee and builder of refrig-
orator cars As The reporter entered the
OIL &c Mr. Ridgeway laid upon bis desk a
letter " hich he had evidently just opened
aud read. Upon the envelope was stamp
Cd the business heading Of the fremont
House, Washington.
Said Mr. Riigeway: "Say, son. al
dressing young man who was looking
over some ledger accounts at a desk IN an
about this Guiteau business or keep ID
Quiet2 Speak out"
The young man considered the ques
ton for moment, and then replied:
'Wcll, I guess you mi ght as we'll tell the
" hole story IL will come out sooner or
latsrs and, as you say, business IS bust
ness
Thus encouraged Mr.. Ridgeway began:
at is curious coincidence said he
p. l.. D = .TrH
ed HE reading Of letter Aat I had re
ceived but moment before from Wash
ington' (takiug up the letter which the
reporter hal seen him place upon the
desk. 1T Il from Mr.. Scoville, and il
relates TO the very subject you ask me
about. This is what he says
WAsHIxGroS, jan. SOTO J. II. Ridge
way, Esq Dear Sir. Yours of the 18th
inst, received. The relatives are inclined
to regard your proposition favorably. In
case OF death the brain will have 20 be re %
moved for post-mOrtem examination.
GEo. SCovILLE.
The letter which wrote 20 Mr.. Seovilie
last week aud which is referred 10 here
contained this proposition, which, as you
see, - agreed TO. According TO its terms
am 20 have possession OF the body i'm
mediGtely after death. ! shall then have
it preserved IN refrigerating apparatus
upon which l have a patent. The body
will be placed on exhibition in all the
principal cities Of this country, under my
supervision, and afterwards viii be taken
10 Europe I will pay over half The re-
ceipts TO the relatives Of Guiteau; the
other half wiIl be ct my disposal That is
the agreements now | will describe to you
the apparatus | propose to use I will
have built sort of case or room = bout the
size Of my private office, which is about
ten feet square. Three sides of The case
will be of glass, 50 that the interior may
be plainly visible. Attached 10 the fourth
side will be my refri geratiug apparatus.
I have not yet decided how the boiy shall
be disposed, but it will be arranged so as
to look as natural as possible. The form
will be dressed just as IN life and the fea-
lures viii retain the expression they wear
imme iiately after they become fixed in
death. This will result from he state Of
perfect preservation in which the entire
eorpe will be retained By my refrigerating
apparatus. l have not yet decided on tie
route we viii take. We will visit all Of
the chief cities ofthis country, after which
we will 20 to Europe and probably exhibit
the body in all the principal cities of the
Continent. ! think we VIII DO even bet
ter financially there than in this country.
In London, especially, 1 expect to get
large returns"
'WHI The people Of the United States
want 70 see such a spectacle
"Wel, I rather guess they viii" was
the reply. 81 haven't the slightest doubt
OF success from that point Of view why
IN every city expect to engage the lar
gest aud most prominent place Of amuse-
ment for the exhibition. and am confident
OF being completely satisfied with the
financial result to myself. l expect TO
make an outlay Of at least SIS, 600 in fit
ting up the exhibition case and rsfrigera-
ting car. So you can realize the scale on
which propose 10 cOnduct,this enterprise.
don't intend that it shall be a failure
as this scheme Of yours a recent con-
ception?" asked the visitor.
"Oh, ne; not by any means. l wrote to
Guiteau soon after his trial began, max
ing a similar proposition to him. He
wrote a reply, whish l have not with me
now. saying that he was not disposed to
regard my proposal with favor, but that
ne would have to refer me to his counsel.
You may have read som ething about il at
the time. In regard to this present affair,
| may say that have no feeling for Gui-
teau oRe way or the other. he is simply
a condemned criminal. This is purely a
business matter with me, and business is
business all the time. [ don't know " hat
Guiteau's relatives think about it, but
they are poor, and it seems to me that al
ter all the abuse they have received from
him during the trial and ali they have
had to suffer In consequences of his act,
they ought 70 have some recompense.
Now, l haven't the slightest doubt that
their share of the proceeds from this en-
terprise will amount TO between $500
600 and $500 600. This will be some con
ISOLATION to them