Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-29
MIR. scoyiIie's Visiits Guiteau.
WASHINGTON, March 10.

Geo Scoville, counsel for Guiteau,
was seen Just as he left the Jail this
afternoon and said that he had told the
prisoner a few minutes before that the
prospect was hopeless for securing
other counsel to argue his case. His
only reply was that if he could get rid
of Mr.. Scoyile he would be satisfied,
for as long as he was in the case ILL
luck would follow him. He said that
he had sent letter to VIM. A. Cook,
late special assistant attorney in the
Star route cases, and expected favor
able reply from him in a few days at
the farthest. Mr.. ScOville stated that
there was reluctance manifested by all
lawyers to do anything to help the
assassin, and this was signal for a
violent outburst from Guiteau, ending
in his ordering his brother-in- law out
of his cell.
'Guiteau,' said Mr.. Scoville, will
not brook any but cheering intelligence
regarding his getting out of Jail. He
will not believe that the people are
against him, but presists in declaring
that they are changing their opinion
of him and his act. He earnestly be-
lievcs that he will be set free by the
Court in banc and is saving his money
derived from the sale of pictures and
autographs to secure a passage to
Europe. After tour of the continent,
he says, he will return to the United
States and deliver series OF lectures.
He expects to go from the Jail direct
to New York and take the first steam
er outward bound, for, as he says, be
wants time to prepare himself for his
lecture as we'll as for recreation and
recupcration' Being asked if the pris-
oner had heard of the attempt to as
sassinate DR.. Gray, Mr.. Scoville said:
Il told him of the affair, but he did not
pay any attention to it, as thought
he would. He dismissed the subject
with careless remark and turned to
discussing the second edition OF his
book. The Truth This has already
been given to the printer, and contains
as an addenda ali the letters received
bv the prisoner, together with the re-
suit of the trial. He goes for his coun-
sci unsparingly and blames all his mis-
haps upoD me. He also took me to
task for that Chicago interview, in
which / said it would probably be bet
ter that he should be hanged. want
to repeat that assertion. Guiteau is
not of any consequence in the world,
and probably if crazy man was hang
ed it would be Of benefit to people al
liicted in this manner. Even looking
at the matter as hopefully as he does,
there is no probability that if new
trial is granted that he will be releas-
cd The most that could be expected
would be communication of sentence
to imprisonment in an insane asylum.
But | am not at all sanguine this Will
be the outcome of the matter
What is the prospect for the early
settlement of the bill Of exceptions =
Mr.. Scoville laughed as he replied
1T seems as far off as ever. 1 had
thought to be through with the subject
by next Tuesday, but think 1t Will
take another month now to settle the
question. | wanted to go to Chicago
this week to attend to important busi-
ress, but this matter has disarranged
all my plans. | am very sick and
tired of the case and would gladly wash
nv hands of it. My law matters are
ali mixed up after repeated postpone
ments, and it will take me long time
to straighten them out l am pretty
well convinced of one thing, however,
and that is that whatever is done now
for the prisoner will have to be done
by me-