The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-01-14
A CRANK,s EPlsTLE FROM MICHIGAN.

Mr.. Scoville recently received a box by ex-
press and consigned it to the back yard as dyna-
mite. The receipt of the following letter enclos-
ing one dollar Canada bill caused him to inves-
tigate the condemned box, and therefrom he drew
the thirty pieces of silver" The letter is pub
lished precisely as written.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Dec. 4th 1881
To the Honorable George Scoville-
as Mr. Guiteau has appealed to the people for
money, and as I am one of the sands Of this Re-
public take pleasure in sending thirty pieces of
silver as it isn't needed any longer for Potters
field Mr.. Guiteau wounded our President in
the house of his friends; but malpractice killed
him. Gods Kingdom is Political Kingdom 1t
was Political necessity that Cain removed Abel.
1t was Political necessity that David slew Go
iah; 1t was Political necessity that he put
Darius in front of the battle that he might get
his wife. It was political necessity which caus-
ed the Jews to remove Jesus. It was political
necessity that Abraham Lincoln was removed.
And it was Political necessity that our darling
President Garfield was removed.
l represent the poor widow, of whom Christ
spoke, who gave of her living, and it was counted
more than all the rich men gave. l went to-day
to the bank with my lamp burning and changed
bill for thirty pieces Of silver. told them what
I wanted the pieces for. I never done anything
in my life was ashamed of. Christ said when he
was in prison they visited him, when he was
hungry they fed him. And they said, Lord
when we saw you thus and he answered Even as
you have done it unto one of the least of these
my brethren We have done it unto me. The ma
ton looks upon Mr. Guiteau as one of the least
Nevertheless he is my brother Tho I'm not in
court with you 1 sit in my sanctuary every night
and plead his cause with the Almighty.
I done the same for the President, and God
spared his life for eleven weeks. I was shown he
should die outside of the camp.
The day he was inaugerated put Stove-pipe
hat upno my head with two crowns of gold about
it and rode thro the city of Grand Rapids
While riding was shown he would be wounded
in the house of his friends; These crowns con-
sisted eff 1875 dollar gold pieces and 1910 dollar
gold pieces with rings attached to the edge.
30 dollar piece at the front of the hat and one
also at the back. The "a pieces represented "a
elders in revelations, and the two 20 dollar gold
pieces, at the front and back ,represen one
street. And this United States is the Jerusalem
of old in Christs time.
And we know the doom of the old eruSalem.
was, for we are fastening to a kindly reign,
and Gen. Grant is the Lion of the TRIP Juda
but he couldn't be presiden at this Gtor we
had to have a sacrifice. The Jews 81 - iced one
of the best men who ever lived. Now,we Gen
tiles have sacrificed the best man COT age
And all those who have had any hate or dSsatis-
faction with President Garfield have furnished
material for his removal. I would ike to tell
that Hon. Court why these things we've 4 polit-
zeal necessity.
I'll express this money to you In the morning
for Mr.. Guiteau, God Almighty Will direct him
how to use the money.
Mrs. E. III. OLCoTT, OR
The woman with the burning lamp