Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-03
GUIrEAU's CURSES.
Superstitious People Talking of the Mis-
fnrtnmes TINT Followed Them.

Superstitious People Talking of the Mis-
fortunes that Followed Them.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-Mr. Charles
NJ. Reed, who assisted Mr.. Schoheld IN the
defence OF Guiteau. has for the third time
asked Congress for an appropriation OF
$4,000 in payment for such offices without
success. II he should ever succeed IN get
ting any payment, he will probably be as
much surprised as any one. Almost every
body who had anything to do with that
trial. on either side, has seen more or less
III fortune since. Some Of the fatalities and
distresses that have visited many Of those
who were connected with the trial, or
brought in contact in any way
with the assassin, present remarks'
bic condolences, when his predictions,
Spitetul and maGiac-Ike CALCULATIONS, and
curses are called 10 mind. Ii is not the
least striking Of these condolences that
the Republican party was defeated last tall.
Ia one of Ggiteau moments Of real or as
sumCj passion, not long before his eXecu'
lion, he held his Bible high in air, and with
his eyes rolling and teeth crashing, said that
the party was doomed, and that the last
Republican President was serving. Ut the
same time lie pronounced some rambling
maledictions against President Arthur, in
which be asserted that his party would
repudiate him and nominate Blaine, and
then be swept out OF existence.
At another time, when be was almost
foaming with passion, he shouted MY
inspired act prevented an outbreak Of war,
and waen you have murdered me YOU will
ind il out. IL has been regarded by sOme
people here as a coincidence worth notice
ny, because so striking, that for President
Arthur. premPtory change Of Blalues pol,
icy-which the Secretary Of State Insisted
a Garhelds poiicy-there was even more
than an even chance that We should have
had a war with Chilli. Many though so,
at least, among them the President himself
Another curious coincidence may find be
tween Guiteaus prediction that MS &C,
would put a stop to iact.OEa! lighting IN the
Republican par,v and the actual cessation
OF the hot conflict that was waged when he
tired the pistol.
The list Of fatalities to those who were
q .ocia,ed with the prosecution or de-
fence of hun is strikiu.Iy large. The
District attorEey whom Guiteau's yoca.
6u!arg vas exhausted to curse. has
been crievous!y aa,ic.ed. The sid,
den dua,h OF his wife, his practical suspeG
sion during the Sta route trials, and the
loss e. he c.'ce are ;hr CHI; "a~is.or;lnes.
though BIZ 70 means the oa,y ones that have
aefslI,a him stree the trial Two of the
officers who had G.i,eau in charge have
d,rd one having been murdered. Of the
;rrv tia, convicted airl one has died, one
has been in am insane asylum. two have
failed in business. and soa.a Of the rest have
SEEN nothing but trouble since the verdict
VS. rendered The Judge who sentenced
aa.reau was the owner OF 3 hotel building
,ra.. without warning. collapsed one n,ga,
.a,, saUmer. killing ~sey-rei people and
causing q hey rscuuiary loss. One o.
be physicians who testified that Gui,au
was saG.e was ai;eraard maric-0lH
II attacked 81 an insane X
,:on;. another had serious legal trouble,
while the noted a~!.euisr who insisted tina,