Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-28
An Absurd Story.
WHAT MRS. SCOvILLE SAYS ABOUT DIVORCE


Chicago dispatch, dated the 26th, says: A
runOr Which started in Washington was current
on the street yesterday that George Scoville, o;
vorce from his wife on the ground OF hereditary in
sanity. reporter called on Mrs Scoville at her
residence, 5SS west Monroe street. tonight and
asked her what foundation there was for the re-
port.
Snow, where do you suppose that report started?
IL looks as II the prosecution was determined to
clean out the whole family, but guess they won't
succeed. The story Is the most Ridiculous thing I
ever heard or OF course there is not word OF
slave you heard from Mr.. scoville since the YER
dict?'
He sent me this dispatch; I'll read it to you, and
then you can read 1t yourself and be satisfied that
it is genuine NJ Na,,,,no>, n To-, .. 1000
"'5s2 Van Dusen street:
"'Have written fully; nothing new; remain
"'GEoRGE Scov1LLE'
"He put imperative in there because he knew
that my brother, j.. ": Guiteau, telegraphed the
dict guilty; could not have been otherwise under
the judges charge My husband knows me, and
rush right off to the depot and take the first train
to Washington. That's the reason he told me to
stay at home and put In that imperative That
"What do you think Of the ver,iict?"
II think now that it was prOvidentiaL I was
greatly surprised when first heard of it, because
know that every man on that jury feels that
Guiteau is insane; they know that he is insane
but they think that he is Sane enough to hangn
ITO come back to the divorce rlimor. Has there
been anything In your husbands >meanOr towards
yourself recently that would justify a suspicion
that he intended taking any such actionsn
''The whole thing seems prepoSterouS to me-
just think OF II, that q man who has lived with
woman for tWenty-nine years, and whose children
are all grown up except little girl OF eight years,
should bring a charge OF hereditary insanity
against her at the end OF all that time! What
harm could such thing, even IL it existed do
now? AS for myself, l know was never more
healthy In mind and sound in body than am
now, and there isn't now, nor has there ever BEEN
any disposition on the part OF my husband
or myself, but to do all taat each could do to help
the Other THIS story, verify believe, was started
by the people friendly to the prosecution. They
determined to crush Scoville and break down the
case by making him unable to deliver his speech;
but they failed Why. on the very day that Mr.
Sc0vllle'S Old bankruptcy troubles were raked up
In Chicago paper, Porter took advantage OF one OF
Guiteau'S Interruptions to turn upon him and saw
THE rope will seon be around your neck and il
will drag down with you the Scoyiles and all
the rest or the GulteauS who have aided and SYM
pathfzed With you into mefted disgrace and ruin
That is one OF his speeches that has never been
with our eyes open. We expected to have to
stand against abuse and we will stand by him
against the whole world IL necessary, but can't
see what good It would do my brothers case to
have my husband sue for divorce from me on
the ground OF hereditary insanity"
"The proofs OF the existence or the maladay in
your case might be used in the form of new evil
dence OF Gutteau's hereditary insanity when the
motion for new trial is heard"
III that can be done. am willing. was out Of
about that WANTED them 70 use that fact in the
trial, but MI. ScOville wouldn't do it. shall be.
glad II they do put that in. There are plenty OF
people who know that WIS insane at that Hme.r