Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-06
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VIsIT.-Mr. Charles Reed, counsel for Gut
teau, has received a letter from Mr.. Scoville,
announcing his withdrawal from the case. No
reasons are assigned for this action On his
part, but it it is generally understood that he
has contemplated taking this step ever since
the verdict was rendered. The constant abuse
from Guiteau and the general misunderstand-
ing between Scoville and Reed as to the man
ageGuiteau's affairs has left him moment of
other alternative. Mr.. Scoville has also ad-
dressed letter to the judges of the court in
banc notifying them of his withdrawal. Mr..
Reed will go into court and state that he is
the only legal representative of Guiteau, and
ask that day be set for the hearing OF the
motion for new trial. He says he can be
ready by the 18th of May, and he will request
that all the judges except Cox be present on
that day to hear his argument. He will SUBJ
NIT a printed brief. besides making an oral
argument. Mr.. Reed says he cannot ask other
counsel to assist him because there is no
money to pay them, and he does not feel
called upon to use his own funds for that pur-
pose. He has already devoted more time to
this case than he can really afford, but as he
has entered into it, he will go to the end of it,
Mrs. Scoville left for New York to attend to
some private business. She is entirely salts
| fed to leave the entire management of her
brothers. affairs in Mr.. Reeds hands. Her
visit to this city was for the purpose OF having
conservator of Guiteau's effects appointed
The latter objected emphatically to any such
arrangement, saying that Mr.. Reed could be
trusted to manage his AFFAIRS Guiteau has
implicit confidence in Mr.. Reed, and sane
tons everything he does in connection with
the case.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton,
in reply to communication from Postoffice-
Inspector H. W. Hall, condemns the custom
of removing letters from the envelope to
ascertain the names Of the writer's in cases
where letters have been delivered to the
wrong persons and returned to the postoffice
by them. He declares that every means must
be taken opreserve the sanctity of the mails,
and that it is a violation of law to remove the
letter, whether the envelope be sealed or not
Honorable James G.. Blaine Testified before
the Foreign Affairs Commute F., engaged in
investigating the affairs of the Peruvian Gu
ano Company. He made the proceedings
lively for interested parties.
Gen. Mcdowell reports to the War Depart.
ment concerning the Indian outbreak in Ari i
iona that the renegade Apaches and those who
Joined them from the San Marlos Agency are
in stronghold on Eagle creek, and have sent
EN- ssaries to other tribes to induce them to
iOin than Tofo oJ,v;oo H..
Francisco reports battle between the Indians
and detachment of United States troops.
Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, introduced a
bill in the Senate appropriating $780, COO for the
purchase of necessary land and for the con-
struction Of warehouse and coal dock at
Port Royal, s. c., for the use of the navy.
A lively, and somewhat acrimonious scene
occurred in the committee room between
Messrs. Blaine and Belmont in the Sandran-
| Peru investigation, at the close of which Mr..
Blaine, rising, said ''Now, Mr.. Chairman, I
must call attention to the fact. and emphasize
| it before leave you, that Mr.. Belmont,
though warned that he had misguided my
| dispatches and given them construction
| never intended, and which could in no posi-
BILE manner be distorted or twisted from them,
he has persisted in putting his own construc
ton upon them. I have no desire to renew
any difficulty with Mr.. Belmont. I confess l
ost my temper little, and I apologized to
the committee for it. but must say this
much l have always thought Mr.. Belmont a
gentleman, and have treated him as such, but
if he leaves this committee without acknowl-
edging that he made mistake and misquoted
me must change my opinion of him.
Mr.. Belmont insisted that Mr.. Blaine had
been in fault in charging him with misuse of
a quotation mark.
Mr.. Blaine.-'G shall not use any unparlia-
mentary language, but most emphatically
state that Mr.. Belmont has there stated
what ia not truthful version of nv dis
patch.
Mr.. Wilson (deprecatingly)-"Mr. Chair
man. this must STOP"
Mr.. Belmont (angrily). This is my affair
entirely; wait moment" Then addressing
Mr.. Blaine: ''The Interpretation have put
upon your dispatch is the correct one. As to
your final statement, don't purpose that the
press or the country shall comment upon my
method of answering your remark. That 1
will do in private" Shaking his finger sug-
gestively.)
Mr.. Blaine with some show of anger) called
the attention Of the committee to the fact that
his dispatches had been misquoted, and again
repeated the term "untruthful."
Mr.. Belmont Shaking his finger at Mr..
Blaine )-'This is the last word propose to
have. l believe you are bully and a
coward
Mr.. Blaine dmpetuously addressing the
chairman. )-"This man has disgraced himself.
He has spoken for those who are behind him.
He has been put here to insult me, but he
cannot do 80.
Representative Wilson proposed few ques-
tons to Mr.. Blaine relative to the policy Of the
State Department. which gave Mr.. Blaine the
opportunity to reiterate his former state
ments that the policy OF this government
toward the South American republics had
been merely peace policy, and no step was
ever taken or thought to be taken that might
in any way involve this government in any
trouble with any other government.