Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-02-11
A CHASTITY SCHEME
TO EXHIBIT THE REMAINS OF
THE ASSASSIN ON ICE.

PmILADELPuIA, Jan. 3l.-A Wash
ington dispatch having stated that Mr..
Scoville, Gui.eau's brother,in-law, had
received letter from friend in Phila-
delphia engaged in the mauutacture OF
refrigeratCrs and cooling apparatus, pro
posins to preserve the assassin's body
Immediately after the hanging, and
place it on exhibition in this country
ana in Europe, half the proceeds of the
exhibition to be paid to Guiteaus rela-
liyes, reporter or the Press today
hunted up the enterprising manufacturer
of reirigerators. The story was abun-
dantly verified, aud it was discovered
that Scovile had substantially upheld
the proposition for the refrigeration and
exhibition OF
TIE AssAssIN's CORPSE.
The successful man is Mr. Ridgeway.
He said to the reporter at is curious
coincidence, but just as you entered the
office | finished reading letter that |
had received but q moment before from
Washington. Here il is Qaking up the
letter which the reporter had seen him
place upon the desk). 1t is from SEQ
Vile, and relates to this very subject
YOU ask me about. This is what he says:
"WAsnINGToN, Jan. 2, 1882.
-. II. RIDGEwAY, EsQ.-Dear SIR
Yours of the 2Sth inst. received The
relatives are inclined to regard your
proposition favorably. In case OF death,
the brain will have to be removed for
post-mortem examination.
GEO. SCovILLE."
"The letter which wrote TO Mr.. SEQ,
vile last week, and which he refers TO,
contained this proposition, which, as
you see, is agreed to. According TO its
terms | am TO have possession of
THE BODY OF GUITEAU
! Immediately after death. | shall then
have it preserved in refrigeratiDg ap-
paratus upon which l have patent.
The body will be placed upon exhibi-
ton in all the principal cities of this
country under my supervision, and at
terwards taken to Europe. l will pay
over half the receipts to the relatives OF
Guiteau; the other half will be at my
disposal That is the agreement.
"Now | will describe TO you the ap-
paratus propose to use. | will have
built sort Of case or room, about the
size Of my private Office, which is
about ten feet square. Three sides ol
the case
WILL BE OF GLASS,
so that the whole interior may be plain.
ly visible. Attached to the fourth side
will be my refrigerating apparatus.
This consists OF series Of V-shapod
metallic troughs, extending from side
! 10 side Of the room in slantiDg, zig.
gag, manner In these troughsi sis placed
freezing mixture, which is composed
chiefly Of ice and salt. This apparatus
will preserve the body perfectly, as a
continuous current of air is created,
which can be constantly kept at freez
ing temperature.
"Well," continued the speaker, 81
was describing my exhibition case, was
| mott / have given you an outline oi
its appearance in the rough, but it will
not be an unsightly object by any means.
! intend 10
SPARE NO EXPENSE
! to have the interior made as attractive
as possible. 1t will be elegantly carpet
! ed and upholstered, and the metallic
cooling apparatus will be concealed by
silk hangings. have not yet decided
how the body shall be disposed, but il
will be arranged so as 10 look as natur-
al as possible. The form will be dressed
just as 10 life, and the features will re-
tain the expression they wore immedi-
ately after they became fixed 10 death
This will result from the state ofperfect
preservation in which the eutire corpse
viii be retained; by my refrigeratiDg
apparatus"
''lIow do you propose TO transport
The case from city 10 ciiyi" was asked.
"Ob, will have
REFRIGERAToR CAR BUILT
expressly for that purpose" was the re-
ply. / have already made partial ar
rangements for having it built, desiring
10 anticipate Mr.. Scoyilie's acqaiescence
to my proposition. The case will be
carried in this way as double precau-
ton agaiast any accident that might re-
snlt from its own cooling apparatus get
ting out Of order will have personal
charge of the enterprise, and will super
wise the exhibition in the various cities.
will DO this because, if the manage
ment was intrusted to some other per
sou, / might be sold out Besides,
understand my apparatus better than
any one else, and of course | would
want to he on hand in case of accident.
have no. yet decided on the route we
will take. We will visit all of the chief
cities of this country, after which we
will go 10 Europe, and probably exhibit
the body in all the
PRIScIPAL CITIES OF THAT CONTINENT.
/ think we will doeven better, Gnan.
ciali, there than in this cou3;ry. 10
London. especially, l expect TO get
large returns"