Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-10
CRAZY AS A LOON.
DISGUSrXNG DOCUMENT FR0N
HRS. sCOYILLE TO DIR. HICKS.
Guiteau's Body offered for Sale 70 the
Highest Bidder for Cash-A Demand fer
all His Books, Copyrights aud Other Ell
fects-Mysterious Threats Against the
stalwarts and tho Deep Damnation Of
Guiteau's Taking Or to be Fully Ex-
posed-"The Guitean Business Has just
Begun
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

tSpSSiai Telegram 10 tne Gl0De.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The following was sent
by Mrs. scoyille to Washington to-day;
SHELDON HOUSE, CHICAGO, July S.-Rev.
DR.. Hicks-Dear Sir: hear horrible reports
as to the disposal of my poor brothers
BODY. understood it was to be left quietly
where 1t was buried until it should be
thought safe for us to remove it to a suitable
place for interment. The paper
which l signed said that we should
have the privilege lof removing the
body whenever we desired to do So That
contract has been violated By the removal Of
the body to the museum without my permits
sion. l, for one, care most decidedly as to
everything connected with his body, his wife
and his memory. care nothing for the doc.
tors quarrel on the autopsy. DR.. Lambs re-
port is conclusive evidence of his insanity, but
aside from that, l can, il necessary, call
witness who isaw the autopsy and will
tell the truth and who says there is not a
shadow Of doubt as to Guiteau's insanity, as
proved by what he saw at the autopsy. OF
course such evidence destroys the will, the
donation OF the body, the book, copyright and
all.
think understand why the copyright was
wanted, why the notes of his last hours and
sayings were wanted. why the story of the
poisoned pellets and the poisoned banuuet
were started. Some people think
the Guiteau business is ended, but as the
shout went up from the crowd as the signal
announced that Chas. Guiteau was hanging in
mid air, said, "The Guiteau business has
just begun. The Stalwarts have put their
foot in it," Why? Because many people
believe that every official from the president
down knew he was as
CRAZY As LOON.
1t would have been cheaper for the Stalwarts
to have taken care OF Guiteau.
Their purpose, las understood it,was to allav
| any suspicion OF any completely any where in
the murder of Garfield.
How have they succeeded The course they
have taken has been the very one to arouse
suspicion. Now, Mr. Hicks. appeal to you
to take such course cas- will protect the
president, and through him the stalwarts,
from any suspicion in the future Ishould be
very sorry to have the Republican party
wrecked by suspicion. My poor crazy
brother was Just crazy enough to take hint
! conveyed to him by artful politicians and to
carry it out successfully; just crazy enough to
impart his secret to one who would never be
| suspected of being his confidant and who did
| not himself realize the importance of what he
was told, but who conveyed it to one who did
realize the whole purport of the revelation,
especially when taken in conjunction
with several letters conveyed secretly by this
same person for the poor crazy man from his
cell to his sister. He took this way OF post
ing her.
MURDER WILL OUT
and this came out after the poor fellow was
| in glory. have some letters from Charles
which will very soon have published. I
have mortgage of $500 overdue on my
household goods and am negotiating with
clothing firm to buy Charles hat, etc., for
enough to meet the interest. Starvation and
want stare me In the face unless | can
realize something from his effects.
The most important part of his estate are the
copyright of his book and the market value of
his poor body. Nothing but dire necessity
induces me to think of my brothers body as
an article OF traffic, but as it has already been
descrated, l now offer what remains of his
mutilated body to the
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH,
My feelings have been shocked beyond res
toration. Now l desire to have you sur
render to my legal representative in Washing
ton my brothers remains, copyrights and
everything left by him. Yours respectfully,
FRANCES M. SCovILLE.