Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-08
GUITEAU,S CURSES.
SuperstitiOus People Talking of the Aus
for u"es that Followed Then.

SuperstitiOus People Talking Of the MIS-
for u"es that Followed Then.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Mr. Chas. NJ.
Reed, " no assisted Mr.. scb"field in the
defense Of Guiteau, has for the third time
asked Congress tor an appropriation of
$1,000 in payment for such offices without
success. Ii he sh uld ever succeed in
getting any payment he Will probably be
as much surprised as anv one. Almost
every body who had anything to DO with
that trial, on either side, has seen more
or less i'll fortune since. Some of the
fatalities and distresses that have Wis
tied many of those who were con-
nected with the trial. or brought in con-
tact IN any way with the assassin, present
remarkable condolences, when his pre-
dictiOns, spiteful ahd maniacliKe ejacu-
lations, and curses are allied TO mind. IL
is not the least striking Of these c0inci-
dences that the Republican party as de
fvated last fall. In one of Guiteau's mo
ments OF real or assumed passion. not
long before his execution. be held his
Bible his n in air, and, with his eyes rolling
AMI teeth guashing, said that the party
was doomed, and that the last Republican
President was serving. At the same time
he pronounced some rambling maledic-
lions against President Arthur. in which
be asserted that his party would repudi-
ate him and nominate Blaine, and then be
swept out of existence.
At another time, when he was almost
fOaming with passion, be shouted: "My
inspired act prevented an outbreak of
war, and when you nave murdered me
you will find it out" 1t has been regarded
by some people here a. a coincidence
worth noticing, because so striking, that
but for President Arthur's peremptory
change OF Alr. Biaiue's policy-whlch the
Secretary OF State insisted was GarfieId's
policy-there was more than an even
chance that we should have had war
with Chill. Many thought So, at least,
among them the President himself.
Another curious coincidence many find
between Guiteau's predictions that his
act would put stop TO iactiOnal fighting
in the Republican party and the actual
cessation of the hot conflict that was
waged when he fired his PISTOL.
The list of fatalities to those who were
associated with the prosecution or de-
Tense OF him is striKingly large. The Dis
trict Attorney, whom Guiteau's YOcabu-
larry was exhausted to curse, has been
grievously afflicted. The sudden death
of his wife, his practical suspension
during the star route trials, and the loss D..
OF the office, are the chief misfortunes,
though by no means The only ones that
have hefdilen HIM since the trial. Two
OF the officers who bad Cult an in charge
have died, one having been murdered. OF
the jury that convicted him one has died.
one mas neen IA an insane asylum, two
have failed in business, and some OF the
rest have seen nothing but trouble since
the verdict was Ddered. TIE Judge
who sentenced Guitvau was the
on ner of hotel building that, with
out warning. collapsed one njgct
last summer. killing several people and
ausing heavy pecuni,ry loss. One OF
th5 physicians "hu testified that GuItedu
Was sane was afferwaTd uurdeToueIy at
tacked by an in~are patient; another had
Serious / gal trouble, hiie the noted
aiieuIst who insisted that the assassin
was not responsible for hIs act died sud-
d-nl, III the prime Of lite and ~ith all en-
viable and increasing reputation as q
specaiIst. The domestic troubles Of Mr..
Schofie'd, Tie brotheI-n-laV who defend
ed Gut, gu, developed II last into public
followed by a divorce. DR.. " cod
ward's death was FASTENED, il s. b lieved,
BY 1he nervous strain caused Dv bis
Attendance on Inc dylug Presld- Mt,
will Dr.. Bliss suffered varY greatly IN
health bl asOn OF his slegpless care of
found after rBe Presidents death
tnat bis practice was scattered, ard nad
tn meet other advertisements Marshal
Henry, who had Gait-au in charge. vas
r moved from flee nos icag after in
some disgrace, while GArf ID steward,
Cruhp, i,id Sue foundation for organic
disease by his taiCnsul nursing OF the I
Pr alden, aud other misfJGtu IS were
81 limit he had AT last 20 exc out
a living ~ keeI ing IA cheap Testaursntin
a basement
In view of such list as this the super
stiti0us find good deal 81 teCd Tor com
nenr. Among the more ignorant Of the
,e-r1es here Guitead mas tong been re-
yardsd as re evil 0ua.