The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-01
0UTTEAU,S CURSEA
Dupsrssitisus People Talking or the Misfsr.
sunes that Followed TheD.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 90 - Mr.. Charles NJ.
Reed who assisted Mr.. Schoileld in tho defence
OF Gulteau, has for the third time asked Con-
Eress for an appropriation OF $4,000 In payment
for such offices without success. III he should
ever succeed In getting any payment no Will
probably be- ms much surprised as any one. al
most everybody who had ANYTHING TO do
with that trial. either side. has seen more or
less III fortune since. Soma OF tho fatal tiles
and dstrosses that have visited many OF those
who were come cted with tho trial, or brought in
contact In any way with tho assassin present
remarkable condolences. when his predictions.
spiteful and maniac-ike calculations. and
curses are called TO mind. 1t is not tho least
striking OF these conincidenccs that tho Re-
publican pnrty was defeated last fall. In one
OF Guiteau's moments OF real or assumed pas
aion, not long before his execution. no held
his Bible high IN mir. and with his oycs rolling
ana teeth crashing. said Tint 'ho party was
doomed. and that the last liepublic Presidcnt
was serving. At tho same tilnC ho pronounced
some rambling maledic'ions against rrGsidcnt
Arthur. in which ho asser,ed that his party
would repudiate him aud nominate Blaine and
then be swept out OF existence.
At another time, when he was ALMOST foam;
act prevented an outbreak Of war and when
you hnve murdered mc you VIII hnd II out
coincidence worth noticing h"cnus" so strik-
ing. tina, hutior President Atthur's paremptory
,ary Of state Insisted was Ga:iield's policy
there was more than an even chance that wo
should have had II WARMTH CniIi. Many ,hougnt
SO. ut least. among them tho President himself.
Anothor curious ctincldence many ilnd be;
tween GuIteams prediction that his act would
put stop To iactionai lighting in tho k"publi-
can party aud the actual cessation 81 tho hot
conflict that was wng"d when hn fired hi. pistol.
The list of fatalities to .hOsO VINO were assoc
cia,ed with the prosecution or defence of him
is, s,rikinEy large. The District, Mtorney.
curse, has born grcvously afflicted. The sud-
den death Of his wife. his practical suspension
means the only ones that have beiaen him
sine. the trial. Two OF tho officers who, had
Guitcau In charge hnvo died. ono having been
murdered. or the jary that con victed him ono
has died. one has been in an insane asylum.
rest have seen nothing but trouble since tho
verdict was rendered. Tho Judge who SON
tsnced Guiteau was the owner OF II motel build
ing that without warning. collapsed one night
last summer. killing several people and causing
| Il heavy pecnniarv loss. One of the physicians
who testified that Guitenu was sane was after
ward murderousiy attacked by an insane pa
tient: another, had serious legal trouble.
the ASSASSIN was NOT responsinle Tor ms
act died suddenly in the prime Of life. and with
he d raas OF Mr ssso
field the brother IN law VINO defended GIitean,
deve!opeed at last into puhic scandal followed
hastened, it is believed. by the nervous strain
caused by his attendance on the dying presi-
health by reason OF his sleepless care OF Car
field found after the President's death that his
practice was scattered and had to meet other
Guteau III charge. was removed from Office not
long after in some ,disgrace. while Garlield,s
disease by his faithful nursing OF the Prssi-
dent, and other misfortunea wore entaiied. so
ing cheap restaurant in basement.
In view 4f such Y list as this the superstitious
the more ignorant OF tho negroes here GuiteaI
has long been regarded MS the evil one.