Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-10
The ScOville Family Troubles.

The ScOville Family Troubles.
THE HEARING IN JUDGE DONOHUE's COURT JESTER
DAY-sCOvILLE SAYS HIS WIFE IS INSANE-A
READABLE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN W. GuITEAU-
HE AGREES WITH HIS BROTHER IN DENOUNCING
SC0VILLE AS A FRAUD.
After the AFFIDAVIT in the Scoville habeas corpus
proceedings had been read before Judge Donohue
In New York yesterday, George Scoville was called
and testified to the wearing effect of the trial on
his wife; to her strange acting; her talk Of her
brothers case, and of her saying to witness that
she thought he had ceased to care for her; her
leaving home and coming to New York city, and
certain other facts given in the traverse to the
turn were also elected in the testimony. At II
O'Clock the night Of the lecture, witness said he
saw John w. Guiteau in the Astor house, and the
latter said he heard that witness was going to put
MIS- ScOv1l1e In a lunatic asylum, and that he
(Guiteau) would resist all further attempts to
prove insanity in the Guiteau family.
The taking OF tC JtimOny was resumed in the az
ternoOn, when Mr.. ScOville deposed to the demands
ne had made upon his brother1n-law for the pro-
duct1on OF his wife. He had also heard that she
was at the Ashland house, but was told by the
proprietor and clerk of that place that she was
n1t a1d ~ ne fduld not nd her HIS counsel then
grams sent by j. w. Guiteau to Scoville, and by
the latter to the former.
AN INTERVIEW WITH J. W. GUITEAU.
The New York Tribune OF yesterday contained
an interview with John w. Guiteau, in which,
when the reporter asked him what he had to say
In regard to Mr.. Scoville's petition, he replied
81 shall be on hand tomorrow morning with
proper legal advisers, you can rest assured and If
1T Scoville crowds me to the wall, shall show
MIN up In his proper light do not know where
rloly wronged woman, and he Is a cOnfOunded
fraud without any palliatfng circumstance or re-
deemng trait whatever. Not all the trouble OF
the assassination has so completely demoraliZed
me as the bounding of this man in the last two
weeks about his wife. He thinks / am keeping
her from him, when I sent her money in washing
IN
Instead OF that the first ching knew she came ON
here to talk over her family difficulties with me-
had almost persuaded her to do when he came on
here. She is afraid Of him, and last night when
ne came to the hotel she slipped out of the door
ana ran away. He wants to take her little girl
away from her, and to lock her up in an insane
asylum when the woman IS perfectly. sane. I
because she feared her husband would carry Off
her little child while sue was speaking At her
request INTO TOOK x, her to e. friends house
l was Informed that she had left
there, and 1 do not know where she isl
sCOvILLE SAID TO BE CRAZY.
''Mr. Scovile states in his petition that you re-
fused to inform him of the whereabouts OF his WIFE
Is that so?"
81 told him did not know where his wife was.
and If did l would not tell him. The man is
crazy himself. Let any sane man look at the way
he has acted since he has been here and decide II
he Is not crazy: He had room on the floor below
ills, anu oicpI ucIC idoI ulBHC Ills morning
was aroused at O'Clock by hearing pounding on
my door and somebody calling out, Wilson, VIII
son, WILSON, / asked what was wanted, and he
for then recognized ScOville'S vOice-Satd: Tell
me where my wife is. You know where she is l
did not reply to him, and he kept pounding at the
door and calling out that he intended to stay there
until O'clock but he would see his wife. Then l
heard him go into the room next to mine, which
had been occupied by Mrs. Scovile, but finding
nothing there, he returned and pounded at my
door again. There was just enough light shin
ing into the room to show white pillow which
l had laid on chair by the bureau. 1 sup
pose he looked through the key-hOle and caught
sight OF IT, for presently he cried OUT
frankie is in there; 1 see her lying ON the
ton to him. and he stayed there at my door until
7:30 O'Clock, when rose to dress. While l was
dressing he threatened to bring policeman and
break down my door, When had finished dress
Ing rang the bell for servant and opened the
door, He was standing at the door, and as /
He came into the room and looked In every hole
and corner, under the bed and behind the door, as
though he thought had her boxed I'D somewhere
In the meantime sent for the house detective
who came and took him away.
" am not OBTAINING restraining his Wife"
continued MIR. Guiteau 8" but do feel sorry for the
poor woman who has got to go back to him. He
has declared his intention to break down all three
OF the GuiteauS, and that includes his own wife
He has threatened to disgrace me and drive me
out OF New York, but defy him to do 1t. have
friends here, and the corporation work for know
that my life has been an honest endeavOr to make
a livelihood, and 1 have plenty OF letters from
weary and sick OF all this nastness, and heartily
wish 1t was all over; but do not want Scoville
bounding me at my business, ana charging me
with interfering with his affairs when l am not"