Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1881, Page 5

THE ASSASEN. Fram the Third Page.) and bad occa- Gas on the ac Ene oy ine complainant Gages complainant's asters did dot -cropayor,andhe picked up a cane cent fn table at which be was Wee Tioalt bis client's opponent @ heavy and dealt ON Lstice Winship Qned. him, Lins sacha pltcous plea that the vat 6! a nored.” ql goaity 3 FOMOVT iow once,” the “Colonel” Pe arrested that fen about $60 from one ” lec! tinued, * for cul ropriating tne money. The en 1D} i scien eo larceny as bailee,and be ver tothe Criminal Court. I escorted washold pre fail, and saw him locked bo 4 mained there only two emGrend Jury refused ie knew of bim he was in soalet ba The Neh avenue landlady to ybou qouewiing Wie indebted. Getting un one paty asiown from the window a sutche get te eeloiggs and oxber worldly elects ns exippeds leaving the irate house- per ein eM ying that be Reepet sfgrriewed continued by sayin istefpiteau as possibly a Iunatic to a cer ited sulll possessed of much method daeas. {0 was unsociable except with in bispudnrS, OP he thought be could eet those FUT pasiness dealings he was what is aiones JM Bain circles a6 a wolf,” —a mau soors In oqueet tc upper band of sume- almaps FE Tover so far as yas known for pain bis most erratic moods, to see that soreven in bls Mets were carefully: euarded, bg foancial fier Tiees which would not bear the ee erat rere brought Into use. Too MUCH PRAYING. that Guiteau at one time seh 3irs. Hay at No.221 Ontario street, boarded i TE ‘TurneNe was ordered to in- 50cm the matter. The report proved cor- sagt ‘gf response to tho inquiry as to what aonrer of Guiteav. Mrs. May said: ‘About four Sears azo. during the Moody and igep Tabernacle meetings. Guiteau came to a furnishing satisfactory refer- use, and, r hee was admitted into my famul, He said to bealawyer doing business ut some pitce on Handulpn street. I forzet who bis ref engucgs are or where his office was. He con- Ze} incossautiy upon relixious topics; said he inga Life of Christ. From the very io but red bim a monomaniac on the ipsidel nua 1 cope aigion. He was quite pleasant in is though unptepossessing in personal earunce 1 thought be had been a pretty: beim in days gone by, and was inclined now himself. aa ST us going to tell you Guiteau be- ced well in the house, Dut a lady boarder who ed nexttohim’ cameto me one day and 7 = teined of his conduct in bis room; he prayed Sept poz. 50 loud, and so incessantly 2s. fodistord eyersbody' on the ‘floor. They could not'sleep on account of bis excessive piety. The jay sard éither she or Guitcau must move. He iitieor no baggage, and was owing at the time ‘two Weeks’ busrd. © My ‘husband called bim togottle. L believe he offered to muke asmall payment on account; this was got satis- factory, and big roum was taken away from bim. Thelleve he sent bis night-key to us after he ‘pid you ponsider bim to be of sound mind, a Ray?" usked the reporter. ‘No, iz, 1did not,” she answered. ‘In com- mag with all the members of my family. I con- Fidered him fnsane, and was quite glud when he ‘eft the bose.” i L. P. SCOVILLE. P. Scoville, a youny lawyer, and son af George Scoville, the brother-t law of the as- sasin, paid n 2This man, Guiteau [it was easy to see that young Soorille held him in great contempt}, is my nacleon my mother's side. I believe him to be crazy. He bas never done anything but _ Knock shout the country. [have known him eiace 160. The last time I saw him was three or four years pgo when he wi the County Jail, wberene was held” for , fail ing to account for mbbeys Which he had collected us an attorney. Robadbeteed me to bring bin a clean shirt, andi obbgrd bim. After be got out of his ‘Bpahlpbe rent twlecturing onghe secord com- itg of Christ.’ Tae ‘Truucx€ published some ime dep a very interesting account pf bow be wat arrested at Detroit on account of his Jack- 0m, Mich., fiasco..He was no good. He sponged atHartland,at my father's place, for over a ‘thea gut tired of him and bounced od, and L was glad to get rid est, ead ilar We tas ofhin JUDGE BRADWELL. Judge Bradwell said: “!I kuew the crazy fool Guinean; became acquainted with bim in 8 or “W.. .At bissaticitgtion I published a book for himentitled“The Truth; a Companion ta the Bible.” “4fter}had complieq with my part of the contrect, 1 found to my amazement that Guitesu, previous to entering into an agree- meot with me, had oopyrighted the book in the. Dame of and had itpublished by another house io this city. Tois, of course, destroyed any hopes mizht have of realizing the balance due we from “Guiteau, a5 | could not sell the book talk clearly showed it" oe HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW. About fifteen years ago Charles Guiteau, who ‘Wasat that time a resident of New York City, maried syoungiady namef Aunie Bunn, and ‘was divorced from ber in the samacity a few ‘Yearsjafer.- irs Jane Bunn, the mother of the Givereed wife, js an inmate of the Old People’s ‘Heonia this city. Yesterday afternoon a re- Porter of Tu TrrovxE presented himself at the Home, corner of Indiana ayenue and Thirty- ninth stzeet, and asked to see Mrs. Bunn, He ‘Was ushered into the parlor of the institution ‘na the old lady was sent for. In a few mo- Meutsibe entered the room. Sho is a slight, active old“indy of about 65 years of are, rabls quick in all her movements, bd e a ready flow of language. jen = learned that ber caller was a news: Tao doat porter she arose and carefully closed ation into the hall, evidently think- {ng that the old question - Beaten a ea jeetion: of the Home manuge- Pets Bunn,” asked the reporter, “ did your patter marry aman numed Cuaries Guiteau Be ears ago in New York City?” apeseit, she did. What af it?” = Pasow know what Guiteau bas done?” 2 ere T oo not” 3 6 shot President Garfield.” Binptus the old lady seemed perfectly aazed. aut her hand across her face and mur: Pa aha sige Labo ‘ht he would come to no Shornity of the sy not seem to reulize the of ferent desire,” said thi i i © reporter, “is some uiteaue v1 * tion regarding G Well, PU tell sou all know i a about him, pro- Nidleg it won e aus my Aausbter,” She wad : ther daughter would nut be harmed, soe then consented to answer all questions oe ‘uiteay the reporter might put. — P ent 3§ GUITEAU’S ote sof French descent, {How old ts her? tous wudnt say exactly, but I think he is he usold. J hret saw him a few nights larried my daughter, and he appeared oH, a years.” = . Hy pegny relatives living?" ‘Hie brother and sister living that 1 Bho Sete married Mr. George Sco- lives “on the West Side, and and a New-Yorker fren, s A tass pet Haines f pave: for- sn estate dei Sather We Sent doing business in Boston. we gybo Was the President of the S y si @ Second Na- tin Site of Freeport, Uil.. died at that place Rotaline yen aeveE Tears avo. Lom slud he is “hen car of this crime of his so: t xRCt date, vee uve been at leust afteen voureago. They pee. a New York City, and resided Could age gas @ Start lawyer. and hed al then he le made too much money, aud Abuse my Eee, fo run with fast women and to While she er. She was a perfect martyr ‘tained ig th him, ‘The divorce was ob- ore ates ars ‘ork courts on the ground of Ru. tave ner York then?" Tow, st ull bis practis a boarded around and ‘beat Scns » and ho was finally locked u N: a Be always-was 2 cltable m e he w oer bs brother-ta-law went on to New Raat Guiteng Tee ig telease. pledging his word ey, and kop: OUI be taken awuy from that and took Bey. He then brought bim on m to his residence, on Loomis rox bie Beas Biren 2 guod home, in re- In Boro did little chores about the ‘Ume, and pret me tha ere pares {ouble than all her bourders 1S HE 4 DnINEING MAN? sacither fiekes, drial hor chews. S emplary. Sheen ana oust. ‘he wus crazy ne acted 30 decrees, get him into an « en a aioe pate for then used him told onde eave Chicuga?" Ldiggry RE Ht Was about tw 4 UL UWO OF th war tere inuch shout bis ‘acdone abies Pid with on from bere to Boston ‘and Pern aera while, Then he spent a re him PXchtable may. 5. robieg f BS D4 {2 s Okatine wearsiter which be wag ja N. sphtime, und then hee dg in New “Wed Fay kuow of nee, Washington.’ ter: they See. some tim: te ou @ time lust fat{ Th: front = Aftermy duughter was. atone Poa hard amen na Leaders, Working. steady mes, Uuomeler, ‘evil; and are Nappy ‘eith a famine ute Their divorce provided that Gui ld not marry aguin in New York State with ouv the consent of my daughter. IC Ivurned this fact when I visited “Leadville Just ‘summer. I returned to the’ Home about September, and received a letter front Guiteau, ‘who had heard in some way that I was here. asking for tho nddress of Annie, my daughter, and stating that he Was soon to be mirried to a young Indy. in New York City and desired to get my daugh- ter’s consent. I banded the letter to the Matron to answer, and she wrote him, giving my dauxbter’s address. 1 was afraid he wanted tq find “out. where she was" In” order that he might persecute her. and I wrote her a letter of warning, telliug ber what had been gan Soon after heard from ber, and she stated that he had written for her consent tohis proposed marriage. which she was oply too glad to give him.” In ajoking way she sald’she would charge him $500 for the privilexe.”” “ teooazen know whether his marriage took po es not.” = “Did your daughter have Gulteaud r : ig] i apy children by “ Only one, aud that died very young." & What sort of a loulang man was be? “Well, os’ far as I can remember ho was rather heavy set, and bad bushy bair. Ie was a gond-looking, stif-made man, with bright, rest: Jess eves." : & What is the correct spelling of bis name?” “Wait Pilgoup-stairs and tind out from a jetter,” and the little old tady bustied ont of the raom. She returned presently with the name “Charles Guitcau” written on x slip of paper, and sud that was the way be spelied lis name. “W el, that does beat alll’ sijshed the old lady. “To think that he should shoot President pee ‘ae yas such a filreee Lied and [ hope : . i suppose they will tang Guitei if he does, but that will be a smal! loss. am The reporter gave the old lady a copy of an afternoon paper, as she said she would like to bear about the shooting, and she bid him cuod- day und settled down to read the story of her ex-son-in-law’s crime. HIS PUGLISHERS. About two years ago vonnelley, Gassette & Loyd printed and published tor Charles Guiteau—‘ lawyer, theologian, and lecturer’ a Small volume entitled “The Truth: A Com- panion to the Bible." During the afternpon a reporter called. upon Mr, Alex. T. Loyd, and from him received the following description of Guiteau: y “About two years ago a manof about or & years of age, slim built, and plainly byt neat- ly dressed, came ito our offico and made 9 proposition to our firm to. print a book on re- lixtous topics, which ne seemed to think would be productive of great wealth. “He was very excitable in his ‘manner, and ‘always acted as if somebody were trying to bent bin out of the book. On several occasions while the book was being set up ho caused consider- able trouble and was very abusive. At one time, in the course of one of his disputes with Mr. Gassette. he called that gentleman a‘ liar, whereupon Mr. Gassette promptly ran him out of the office. Afterwards, and‘ until the book was published, all business matters between him. and the firm were conducted by me.”* Sy “Did he seem to ‘you to be in any mental trouble?" “ Well, we thought be was a half-crazy sort of ey queer in his manuer and very excit- able. a ee oe is ue you at anytime know anything about im aie “Nothing at all outside of our business rela- tions. fle bad un idea that there was x fortuna in bis book, und, as said before. bo was fearful that someLody would steal it away from bim,”” “ Do you kaow anything about bis family’ re- lations?” . * No. On one or two ocoasions, while his book was in press, a handsome and prepossessing young lady called heroand requested that if any money were coming to Guiteau out of the book it be paid to her, as Guiteuu was indebted to ber for boat, or on a debt—I do not now remember wi Have you bed anything to do witn him since the publication of bis baok?" “No.l don't think be has been here since, though I may have seen him two or three times on the street.” : « Was he vindietive in his manner?” “No. I think not. He appeared to me tobe brooding over something, whether it was re- ligion or money I don't know. He was very visionary, and frequently spoke of the value of nis pe and the profits that wauld accrue from ts Sale. . “* Did he carry a pistol?” Nof that I know of.” = by the Mo do you know wha was tha lady. x e of? “No, ¢do not remember. She’ seemed to ba a lady who had seen u’creat deal of trouble.” HIS INSURANCE RECORD, Bristol, of Milwaukee, spectal e rthwestern Mutual Life-Insi ut pany, when questioned as to his quaintance with Guiteau, said: “T knew him a few years ago. I first learned’ of bim trum his brother, who was then connect: ed with a prominent life-insurance company in the East. Guiteau, the assgsin, wag a large: braiged man, but totally unvalanced. 1 looked upon him as being slightly insane. A few years agohe came to Milwaukee delivering lectures on the Second Coming of Christ, on which sub- ject he seemed to be totully unbstanced. He hud just four peuple to attend his lecture. He is kuown to many people of Chicaga as a collector of overdue accounts. He once collected 4 claim for me and failed to give up the money. An- other time he had an account against me, after. I bad lett this city for Milwaukee.’ It was the balance of w grocer’s Lill for $5 which I bad overlooked, and which [ paid directly he pre- sented the account in Milwaukee. Some yeurs atterward I met the grocer in Chicago, and he tackied me about the amount, which he said I bad never paid. Itoid him I had paid it, aud when [ got back to, Milwaukeo I sent Guiteau’s ipt. There is nodoubt that Guiteau was, in money matters, perfectly irresponsible. ‘Mr. Dean, of tho Northwestern Mutual Lifo- Insurance Compuuy, suid that the brother of the assasin was a well known and very able iusur- ance map, at present in charge of a very impor- lant general agency of the Equitabie Lite-In- surance Company of New York. Charles J. Guiteau, the assusin, was in the employ of Dean & Payne, general ‘agents in Chicago of ‘the No stern Mutual Life-Insurance Company, for several months about three years xzo. 18 occupation was that of asolicitor, and he was discharged for incompetency and financial un- reliability,—that is to say, be failed to give up funds which did not belong to him. Mr. Dean knew of one case in which Guiteau had an a count of $300 to collect—a guod account ‘tuo: which be offered to settle at $150, ‘his intention being to gobble thatamount. Amongst other. of Guiteau’s failures was that of women. He was constantly on the lookout for youuy girls,;whom he would follow home, and it was often the Case that the day after he had thus followed a girl home he would call the next day afd make her roposal of marriage. He often got himsel: into trouble in this way, and on ane oceasion he so pestered a fumily ou account of 2 daughter- a mere child—to wuom be bud taken a fancy the street that they had to resort to severe measures to keep bim away from the place.” Stearns & Dickinson, resident agents of the Connecticut Mutual Life-{nsurance Company, had a story to tellabout the assasin. Two or three years agu be brought in a number of applications for policies in that Company. The “risks” were good ones and were unhesitatingly accepted, Guiteau drawing bis commission there- on, Butufter a short time it was learned by private letters from the country: that Guiteau hud been at his old trick of annoying women by letter, and Stearus & Dickinson bounced ‘him, The cluss of orders he brought in was very good, but they did not care to have anything more to do with nim. FRANK GILBERT. “Guiteau is craz; “Do you know him?” “I have seenhim. He used to come to the Journal office in 1876-"77, when Mir, Shuntan was at Springfield and Ihad charce of the paper, with auarticle on the Second Coming of Christ, which he wanted published. Ho left it andI read it and concluded that ft was the production of a lunatic; and L suid so at the tire. I refused to publishyit. Ho was very persistent, and I re- member him particulurly on that account. I have seen bim uccusignally an the streets since. Lust spring Isaw him in Washington in somebody’s office, and asked what be was doing around there, and was told that he was louking for & Consulship. Isaid I knew him, and that he was a lunatic, and if he wanted assistance not to give itto bin. 1 think he claimed to have been 2 Consul when he came to see me. “There {s no putitical significance in the assas- ination. Everybody feels sud. Even those who thought they Were anti-Garfield men will now have sympathy for him. Their eympatby will be stronger Lhun any factious feeling, and they will foreet it. The shooting is the greatest possible calamity. Guiteau mixed up Stalwartism with his insunity, but he is not the tool of any one. The most appalling part of the matter is that there 1s but one life—Vice-President Arthur's— between the people and anareny, there being no President of the Senute or Speuker of the House for the first time in the history of the country. —— W. W. VAN ARSDALE. Mr. Van Arsdale, the well-known Secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, had known Guiteau more or less for several years, and, in reply to the reportorial question, said: Some two or three years ago Guitean fre- quently came into the noon-day prayer-meet- ing, und at times made a talk on religious mat- ters. He frequently talked on religious subd- jects, or rathor he frequently talked ‘to%no on them. After the first que 1 came to the cqn- clusion that he was more or less cracked and very erratic, and on«ho sccund interview I dis- covered he wasa great bore. - From that time on Luever encourared bin ow beg e ever tulk on politics?" “No. He spoke on tho subjeots treated of in his book,—particularly the sccond commg of Christ at the destruction of Jerusalem,” i iu ever engage him to lecture? “No: he came to me on one or two occasions to rent Farwell Hall, but ag be could notor frowa moe pay t the reptig advance L would not jet him have it.” ‘ ‘You probably had heard something about | tog ball-rent?”! 2 chsh Bd sae some stories about Vas be much f res. Hgloue subsects? anVen ro talking augsiqe of re *: He spoke frequently about a libel-suit for $100,000 damages’ whieh, he ua begun against Fhe New York Herald.” = ig = How was he in other respects? " “He scemed ‘to be well educated in bis talk and conversation. bitt. as T sald before, he acted pimigge and cranky, and [had no confidence In Mr. F. H, Revel, a prominent member of: th Young Men's Christian Association, ‘and pro-' priefor of tho religious book-store inw Hon with the Y..M. C.A, rooms, had out thirteen years, know about him?” 1 emoury serves me right, he was ar- rested shortly before the fire gn the charge of ftealing books out of the Y.M.C. A. Library. ie wus arrested. but as the offense could not Do clearly proved ho waa diseharged.. Ie subse- ci quently sued the Association for damiuges and won the suit. i eae SY q “Have you seen him frequently since?” : “No Leun’t say that Ihave.” He came in once or twice a year. - ci 0 ever ask you tq publishiibis religious writing: : ae : is “Yes. 1 should written." “Did you do it? No, Ldid not. Thad no confidence in either im ar his bouk. He subsequently went out on 4 lecturing tour, and Iremember that on ane occasion be Iectured In Evanston in.une ‘of the cburchés there, on tho *Sccund Coming of Christ.’ Lwas told that on that occasion bo moved out without paying his reat.” “ What else do you Know ubout Alm?” “ Very little indeed. He came in bere occa- sionally’, but, as‘I said before, us { hud no confi- secon te him, Cnover guye him any encourage- STATE'S-ATTORNEY MILLS. Stato'’s-Attorney Mills, upon being spoken to ho subject, sald: The atfuir Is startling and terrible, and can- not but evoka the deepest sympathy and sor- row of the American people. The occurrence seems to be the freak of u diseused mind, whose individiial legal responsibility remains to be determined, but the uct of the assasin has no further appurent significance than that of lunacy. As we look buck over tho lust few months and sea whut Mr. Gartleld bus sutfered from ali the troubles of politics, which be, us a Strong jand individual churacter, peculiarly experienced, and appreciate the fuct that ne was fast approuching in .bis. Administration 2 time ot peuce und quict, 2 strane patos colors the great calaunity and themind of our people in an instant of time, uaiversully appreciates Ube Strong manboud of the Preaident,—his bis- tory us u soldier and statesman, his wisdom und scholarship, and the heart of the whole Nation vibrates in symputhetic ‘appreciution of the gentle and generous cbrricteristics of his Datura. But, if the President should die from thig act of the assusin, the integrity and stubility of the Government would, of course, be unaffected, the patriotism of tho Citizens and the protection of Providence being tha guaranty of its welfare.” understand that you knew Guiteau ?” Yes, if he isChurles J. Guiteau, tormerly of Chicagu. Some ume aco, 1 think iv 1877, be wus contined in the County Juil onu eharge of em- bezzlement. Ithen saw hlm for tho frst time. Svive months afterwards he come into wy ot- fice to sell me a book be had written on Second Adveutism, or some similar subject, and diluted for nearly half an bour on what appeared to ba his bobby. ‘I bought the bovk. ‘but, having heard his talk, never read it. “Wau I would nut cyll bim an insane man then, he impressed me as pecullar and erratic in’ his ideus and almost wild at tjmes in his Speech. Further thun what is stated I know nothing of the man, except as1 have heard ‘of his vagaries from reports. * J. S, JOHNSON. Mr. J. S. Johnson, an architect having his office at Room % Republic Life Building, was called on by the reporter, and, in answer to questions, stated that some five years ago he had occupied an oflicein the Hawley Building, Dear- burn and Madison streets, in which Guiteau, who claimed to be a lawyer.buddesk-room. He acted in a very queer Way, and Mr. Johnson al- ways thought that his mind was impnired. He used to talk 2 great degli about a libel suit which he bud instituted against James Gordon Bennett, of the New York He afd, and from this be expected to reap quite 4 sum of money. While oot of a violent tcmper be was cranky and unrelinble. In money matters he. was inclined to ve a dead teat, and Mr. Jogn- s0n frequently accused him of being sv. While be wes otticing in the Hawley Building hoe went ta New York to look atter his libel suit, and’ before going bregevd a good deul about ‘the amount uf dumages be . was going to receive. He ‘was not commuui= cative except on the two subjects named, and Mr. Jonoson had ‘very little conversation with him. He was rather quict aud somewhat moody at times, but occasionally spoke of vis: ionary schemes for making his fortune by in- stituting libel suits. Mr. Johnson nad seen very Jittle of bim during the pust four rears, outside of occasionally yiecting him on the streets. ¢ was in hero and was very urgent that publish a pamphlet which be bad BYDONALD’S REMINISCENCES. Joseph McDonald, of the Bourd of Trade, who was seen last evening at his residence, 35 Chest- nut pluce, informed a reporter that ha knew the assasin very well [twas about 1510 when be first mot him, and at that time bo wrote his name simply as Charles Guio. He applied to Mr. McDonald for employment as bill-collector, aud was sont out with a bundle of what wero con- sidered bad debts. Mr, MeDonnld reposed no confidence in him from the start, but he so vig- orously advocated his ability to realize on cases of chronic indebtedness that he was given a sample lot of those that hud been already given up as dead. "By dint of threats of Various kinds if the debtors did not come down, be suc- eceded in collecting some of tho bills, which ne duly turned over to his employer. A Second batch, he reported his inability to real- ize anythi more than his expenses, though Mr. McDonuld was of the opinion tbat some of the collections were actually made and puck- eted. Guiteau continued to haunt the office until be became an unendurable nuisance, and was invited to stay out, But even this sum- mary treatment did not discourage tho enter. prising collector, whom Mr. McDonald describes as having a cheek che jikeof which he bad never seen, either befdrear since. As an instance of this, Mr. McNonuld was standing in B. F, Allen's Cook County National Bunk one duy, when be was spied by Guileuu, who asked for an intro- duction = to Mr. Allen, which was luctuntly given. Guiteau represented hin self to Mr. Alien as the lawyer for a building scheme in fows, which was soing to improve real estate throughout that State. Mr. Allen owned considerable property along the Rock Island Railroud, and was so picased with the glib-tonzucd young man that he readily fell in with the scheme. Guitenu calledthe next day, according to appointment, but, instead of talking about the building project, he asked Mr, Allen for a job at collectine. Whenasked about the scheme, he sald he wasn’t prepared to talk about it just then, but would like tocullect somu bills. Mr. McDonald had in the meantie told Mr, Allen that Guiteuu was a dead-beut, and that he should lovk out for him, the result of which was that the bunker did not give hima Job. s ‘The summit of his monumental check was reached at this very intérview. Gen. John A. Logan was sitting in the private office of tho bank, and Guiteau begged the tavor of an ii troduction. on the grovud that he was intimately nequainted with some of the General'srelut fa another State. So plausible was the rascul’s story, like all bis others, that Mr. Allen intro- duced the fellow, who ever after had the Gen- eral’ acquaintance.—distant though it was,— though it does not appear whether ge ever im- posed upon anybody by meuns of it. ‘ “ Mr. MeDonuld further said that Guiteau was a genteel young man, smart and uctive, and pus- sessed of abifity which, if turned to proper use, would bave made hima success in almost any calling. It was a mistake that be was in tho habit of hauging around saloons. He was of a literary tura of mind, was fond of talking xbout books and various reforms, and was ulways found at any lectures that ht bs Boule aAtsuch pines he was usually decompunied by respectable young ladies. About 1872 or 1873 be again sought Mr. McDonald's office, und wanted an introduotion to Keith Bros, Ho said be had mended his wicked ways, and had Jolued the burch and the Y.M.C.., but the letier was not given him. Soon afterwards he wanted Mr. McDonald to endeavor to secure for him the rooms of the Union Catholic Library Associu- tion, in which he proposed to give a course of public lectures, but that gentleimit refused to have anything te do with bim, In reply to the question as to Guiteau's mental condition, Mr, }MeDonald said he considered bim perfectly sano, put thoroughly unserupulous,—a blackwailer and a shyster, determined to accomplish his ends, whether y fuir means or foul. ? J, M. HITCHCOCK. . ° Mr. J. M. Hitchcock, Superintendent of the Labor Department of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association, was next called upon to throw some additional light on Guiteau's ussumed con- nection with the Association. og “ Guiteau never was a memberof the Associa- tion," said Mr. Hitebcock, though he wasin the habit of trequenting the: rooms very pften' -be- | fore the free He there met Miss Annie Bunn, who was at that time Librariin.. He“hecame in sove with her, and after a short courtship they were nyarriod.’ 4 Was the marriage a happy one?” . = “Aag"I understand ‘it wa3.uot. “They ‘only. lived.togetuer, 2. Short . time,-when- she was obliged to leave him.” = aia Oe kor * For what reasons ?”" “He became very. flighty in his conduct towards her, a3 I bave been told, and she was unable to stand his peculiarities. He made life unbearable for her." “Did you sec much of him after his mar- Tego until some three or four years ago, when he came to me one day and wanted me to obtain for him several agents to cAnvass tor a religious yok he was about publishing.” “se Did you get the agents for him 2?" * “oj Police, Chica; } formed, Aud he would *sho' di Thad:g Jong’ talk with bi ‘andl judged he was altogether too flighty. Si_not seem to be well-balanced, and, after istoninic to nll tie bad ta shy.'T came to the can- Jusipd that.it would not do for me to enter into Is scheme.” a f “\yBut’do you* remember about his having peent(irrested on the charge of stealing books from the Y. M.C. 4. tibrary.?* 8 “T remember that before the fre two or three persons were -arrested, on that charge, but | whpther he was one vf the parties or’ not, I winnot now say.” It isa Jong ume ago, and 1 do is recnlect the detuils.”": * Well, what do you remember of bis marital ificulties?"* ' { “Very alittle, if anything. I only know that nis wife separated from him, and, with the ex- eeptton of the occasions when he called upon me for ageuts to scli bis book,I met him but ‘very few times, although I-heard that he was practicing law anu getting up religious essays.” GEN. BEEM. ; Gen. Martin Beem said: “I first met Charles J. Gniteau several years 4g0. He was then a pattle-brained, impecuntous Inwyer. The first that [learned of hls real character was by being: kent for by 9 young Indy of tho North Side, who, asked me if 1 knew him. She had been. most grievously ana mercilesly’ persecuted by this fellow. who, besides proving to’ be a “ful, turned out alsoto be a knave of the darkest cburacter. He wrote letters to this young lady, CMhonymous communicttions—professing at- Tection for her, and wanting to convert ber. Hoe would call at afl unseemly hours of the day and nizbt. The lady usked my services in’ tho wut- ter, in order to get rid of “him. I sent him word to cull at mny olfice, and he came. [ told bim that this persecution must ‘cease, and he quietly informed me, risiag in’ bis might, that it was none of my business, ‘I took him by the collar and choked him well, butil be’ promised never to trouble, the young lady again, und hy kept bis vromise.” Now, I thought the fellow compuratively harmless, but, hhid 1.not thought thut he was crazy at the time I would huve crushed his ‘head to pulver- ized pulp when he assailed me, as he did, in my? own office. “So furag the shooting {5 concerned, jt is too bad. Its elfect, if President Gartield ‘dies, can- not help but prove a calamity of alarming pro- portions to tne Nation. But my heart’ rises within me when I think of that poor, darling and aged mother, who saw ber boy step to the top round of the ladder of fame, and then to be so suddenly and ruthlesly cut down, in the prime of his success and fame,’ in ‘the midst of a healthy and useful life;'and, bis poor wife, who just urisen from her bed ‘of sick- ness, over whose couch Mr. Garfield so tender! watebed. What will becume of her? Poor soul, 1 pity ber.” MRS. NETTA G. ROOD. The lady superintendent of the female help department of the Relief and Aid Society, Mrs. Netta G. Rood, was culled ppon by the reporter, who inquired: a .** Have you ever seen Charles J. Guiteau ?” “yes; he bus been in here several times.” “Do you know anything about his domestic relations?” “Some three years ago a lady dressed in black called bere and inquired for help to obtain a sit- uation, She suid she was the wife of Mr. Guiteau, and bad been obliged to leave bim on account of bis ¢ruelty and ugly disposition. According to her story be hud treated ber shamefully. I be- cxme very much interested in her case, and did all J could to get a situation for her.”” “t Did you succeed?" i “Yea; I secured her a situation as teacher in Deriver, where she went some two yearsago. £ understand she got a divorce about the time she went out there, and bas since married again, and is now quite well-to-do. “ Whom did she murr’ “I 'don’t remember the person’s name. As she was no longer in any sense dependent on the- Reliet and Aid Society I did not charge myself to rememberanything more about her. * And as for Guiteau?” “He came in bere frequently, and insisted on knowing where she bad gone, but I always de- clined totell him. [was afraid he would go to Denver und renew his persecutjons.”” THE POLICE RECORDs. The police records of this clty show that Charles J.Guiteuu was arrested for embezzlement July 16, 1877, by Detective Bartholomew Fiyon, who was theu connected with the West Madison Street Police Station, The following day he was held by Justice Scully in $500 bail to the Crimi- nal Court, and being unable to furnish bond for that amount was sent to the County Jail. On, the way to the Jail he, like any other criminal, was taken intoa photograph gullery, where bis picture was taken. This photo ig yet in the Rogue's Album, and is No. 32 in Volume D, At the same time a description .of bis pérson was taken down. In this be {ssaid to be 3 years ald, five feet five and oue*fourth inches tall, licht brown hair. blue. exes tight brown hear and mustache. ‘He: guve his nationality as American and bis occupation as lawyer and theologian. The cumplainant who. caused Guiteau’s arrest at this time was Mr. E. 0, Davison, then residing at No. 3l Avon place. Detective Fiynn {fs at present with the Central Detective Agency at No. 113 Randolph street, but be remembers little concerning the cuse save that Guiteau {aid for along time in juil, and wus finally acquitted, The following dispatch was received at police headquarters yesterday afternoon: WASUINGTOS. D. C,, July 2—W J. MeCarigle, Chief » tik: Charles Guiteau, lawyer of your clty, shot the President this morning. Learn if any one loft your town with him Give me fall nis- tory. WILLLAM G. BRUCK, Chief of Palice. To this the following answer was dispatched ns speedily as the facts could be searched out: CHICAGO, July 2—W G. Brock, Qulef of Police, Wushinaton, D. Gulteau left here about six months azo. It is not known that be left with any oue. Hewas arrested here in ‘for larceny. Iiis father died at Freeport a shorgtime since. Ho was cushicr of the Second National Bank at Freeport, 111, ‘Whink there was no plot. i 1 W. PStegansaze, Chief of Police. A BILL AND A REVOLVER. Areporter ran across G. FL Bryant, now with B. F. Norris & Co., but who in 1875-'76 was in the printing business on Clark street. He knew Guiteau very well, and had an experience witq him similar to that of many otnor people in this city. “T knew him,” said Mr. Bryant, “about tho time he came to Chicago. He opened an office in the Otis Block, on Lu Sulle street. and repre- sented that it wasa branch of his New York office, and that bis business was gencrai law and the collection of desperate accounts. He came into my office to have some printing done, and left an order for cards and note-head- ings. with the understanding that the bill was to be paid qs soon as the work was tinished. -He calied luter in tho day aud got some of the cards and headings, und told me to.send tne others to his otlice and he would pay the bill. The goods were delivered, and be kept the stock and re- turned the bill unpaid, stuting that be wanted more printive donc, - and would drop ju in a few days and give the order. I demanced payment, and he said he would pay when be yout the other.printing. I refused to do it, and sent the bill to him several times, but he insisted on staying ‘me off.’ There were refer- ences on bis curds—leading firms and capitalists in the clty—and [sent for him, and he came to the office. I told bim if be didn't pay I would see his references in regurd to his cbrracter, He threatened to sue me for defamation of charac- ter if 1 did anything of the kind. Where- upon I told him I _aidn’t care anything about bis threats, He became very. inso- Jent at this, and J ‘told I did not think be intended to pay the bili when he gavo the order, and kicked him down-stairs. He weat across the street to Justice Meech's ollice to get a warrant for assault, but none wus ever served on me. [turned tho bill over to a collector, but be was not successful in gettmg tho money.” _ Tho collector referred to is Frank ‘T. Berry, iyho is employed in Justice, Prindiville’s office, He said: “1 presented the bil a num- ber of times to Guiteau, and he promised to pay it, put never did. Every time met him [ would call bis attention ty the matter, He finully left bis office, but used _toslipin and get his mil once or twice a week. He used to Tay around the Sherman fiouse a good deal, and one day 1 beid out the bill tohim in the pres- ence of u couple of gentlemen. Ho refused to pay it. The following day I presented it again, and he drewa revolver and toid me he would blow wy brains out if I presented that bill ans other time. But I presented it to him every time Imethim, as long ashe staldin the city, He never paid it. GEORGE HW. SCOTT, Being intormed that George H. Scott, Libra- rinn of the Young Men's Christian Association, knew weil the insane assasin, Charles J. Guiteau, ‘A reporter sought that genticman-and obtained an interview with bim. ‘ “You knew Guiteau quite well, Bir. Scott?” asked the reporter. “Yes; as soon as I saw the account of the as- sasination I said to Mr. Hemingway [Secretary of the Young Men’s Christita Association) that Guiteau who used to be around our rooms was Be assusin, and Mr. Hemingway remembered 1 im. B “ What sort of rson.was be?” “ “He was a Gark-complexioned man with a prominent nose, was'-always well-dressed when, here.” ay = ime oe ever have any conversations with mre pe nies sere *: Ob, yes; he often talked to. me, and was very ; bitteé ij’ some of his expressions about the Fed- eral inistra tton—that of »President "Hayes. wbouta year and # half ago when I: san “Gai}ourecall any particular expressions - It. that Guitoau mafe-abous that time?” ... » Yesy hesaid the Government aurht to be re how up! some day.” “ Thatiwould seem to indicate that he contem- ident, Hayes’-life? ”* as Ltold nidi be could wait for four years,and vote for anotherman, = x “ Was be intoxicated? ‘“T neter udticed that he ‘had been -drinking But onca; he appeared to be sober with that ex- cept ae more abaut him?” ~ BE. ‘Tabernacle one erening di Afoody and | for the moneys he holds in his hinds over and eetings, fur making objectiol eee ne, and was very disoeinelss me ’ We any ‘Beht which te expressed bine got out a book, bound in cloth and Pamphlet form, and ae mea copy, but don t ienow wha became of it It was a failure, Was concer je to discuss political subjects.” PETES, “Anything more concerning Guiteau?? mapa one eteaston be ftanted fo hire Rarewell re in. but he went somewhere cise." pees oie Jobn Morrison, who has charge of the evan- gelical work among the railway meu for the Y. M,C, ‘A., came in at the close of the interview with Mr, Scott, and corroborated that yentle- man’s statement about Guiteap. “~~ pressions : emes about A CHEEKY BAD-DEBT COLLECTOR. Edwin C. Davison, bookkeeper with Woodruf & Trunkey, conl merchants in the Borden Block, had au accurate and unpleasant recollection of Guitenu. He detaticd the story of his ucquaint- ance with the fellow to a TRIBUNE reporter, and it ran as follows; “Knoy Guiteau? Should think I did. About four years azo I sold wood and coal‘on the'cor- uer of May and Carroll streets, in this city. Gulteau came to seo ine a number of times, claiming to be a first-class collector of debts. fe presented a card givmg the names of any number of good peyple as references, and 1 took soingstock in bim on that account. I gave him ubout $800'In overdue paper for collection, and right there made my mistuke. Guiteau nd desk-reom in an otfice in tha Ashland Block, corner of Clurk and Randuiph Streets, and, although Iecatled there any number of times, I received no satisfaction. Guiteuu collected’ about $500 In money on ay Accounts, und ran away. The next I heard ‘of him be was billed to leewure on the Second Com- ing of Christ, in Waukegan. I dropped a decoy letter to tho ‘gentiemau, which brougat bim to Chicago, and Detective Flynn ‘arrested bim ona warrant sworn out by myself, charging him with jurceny as bailée. He was cxamined before Justice Morrison, and sent to the County Jail to wait the adtion of the Grand Jury. Eaupeared before that nugust body, gave my testimony, and was informed by the foreman that nothing more was needed, although I had summoned a3 witnesses W.N. Stanley and Cyrus & Miller, commission _ merchants, whom Guiteau had swindied in the same way. were not heard before the Grand Jury, however. A duy or two afterwards I received a begging letter from Guiteau, requesting me to come to the jail and be would settle up with mo. 1 went to see State’s-Attorney Mills about tho matter, and he told me to tuke tho muney if [ could get it, but to make no promises of settle- ment. Linade up my mind to see Guiteau on Monday, and on Sunday night he was mysteri- ously released from the County Jail, the Grand dury baying returned “no bil.” T saw him once afterwards, and, by threateniog to lick hin, I gota $10 bill from bim.. But neither my pupers nor the bulunce of my money have seen to this day. Ido not know how much he did beat Stanley out of, but I du know that Stynley chased him through the Sherman House one dity, and Guiteat, whilé on the wing, threw all of Stanley's papers and notes to him. [tell you this Guiteau was a pretty cunning rogue. ‘he purtics named as references on nis business cards knew bim not. He {s a fraud of the first water, and more knave than fool.” The files of Tuy TipvNE contain the follow- ing report of Guiteau’s dealings with Mr. Davi- son, in the tssue of July 20, 1877: ‘A HIGH-PRICED LAWYER IN TROUBLE, Charles J. Guiteau,‘a lawyer of this city, who is now. ip jail on a charge of embezztement, filed a petition yesterday in the Superior Court ask- ing for a writ of hubeas corpus. He says that on tho 16th inst. he was arrested gt the instance of E.C. Davison on a churge of collecting moneys and fuillng to pay them over. The facts, ac- cording to his statement, are as follows: In April last H.H. Hamer & Co.. of which firm Davison 1s 4 member, intrusted him for collec- tion witha‘claim for $7.16 against Parker R. Mason, another for 220.01 against W. H. Huteh- inson, another for $105 against George W. Hur- ris, and « fourth for 340 against one Brown. He stated that his price varied according to the amount of troubic, but was generally. 10 per cent. He soon found that these were desperate claims, add told Humer & Co, that he would charge 50 per cent on some of the collections, to which they in effect replied that that would be allright. He collected the Hutchinson claim, retaining $$ for foes, and bo got 33.50 of the Mason claim. He also obtained $80 on the Har- tis claim, of which he kept $40, and this, be thinks, was a reasonable percentage. His de- fense is that no demand has been mide on him above his fees, and he therefore alleges that he has not beén guilty of embezzlement, and asks to de discharged. ¥ SWINDLING A GERMAN. Mr. A. W. Windett, attorncy-at-law, was seen at his office, 156 Washington street. Mr.Windett gaid that he first learned of Guiteau in 1668, at which ‘time: he was a very swell young man of perbaps 30 yeurs of age, claiming to be a lawyer from New York City. He made great cluims to social rank, and passed himself off for an Amer- ican Frenchman, Mr. Windett put Guiteau jown a3.an unprincipled adventurer, and a gcbeme soon after put on foot by, the dapper little Frencnman © proved ‘that such wos the case. He laid claims to some valuable real estate in the South Division, owued by Charles Stose, one of the old German citizens of Chicago, now residing at 2440 In- dianaavenuc, Guiteau claimed to hayea tax title to the property, and by collusion with the tenunts got temporary possession of the prop- erty. Huving secured possession, which, how- ever, did not prove to be nine points of the law, he endeavored to blackmail Mr. Stose, offering to vacate the premises fora valuable consid- erndon. The rightful owner did not tamely submit to tho indignity, but employed Mr. Windett as counsel, that gentleman advising him to take the case to the courts, as it was an undoubted fraud. This was done, and the title was set aside by judgment of the Court as fraudulent. Mr. Windett koew nothing of Guiteau since that time. ‘ MR. BRAWLEY’S RECOLLECTIONS. Mr.-F. W. S. Brawley. attornoy-at-law, was called upon last evening at bis residence, 1907 Michigan avonus. He had known Guitouu from early boyhood, und described him in lunguage more forelble than elegant as being half foot and the other half lunatic. ‘Guitcau came from a most estimable family, and was probabiy born in Freeport, this State, about the year 1832. His father was Luther W. Guiteau, who came from the State of New York, and who was engaged in the meroantile business at.Frveport, this State, from. 1835 to 1819.. The elder Guiteau figured prominently in the public alfairs of Freeport, and served with honor and distinction. He was highly respected for his intexrity, as also for his esciai and business quabties. ‘ag connected sith the organization of the Second National Bus, was its Cashier from i865 death, which occurred about a year (nga. in 183 he wae married to Jane Howe, daughter of Maj. Jobn Howe, of Antwerp, N. Y., oue of their ahil- dren being the chief actor in yesterday's trag- cdy.and a daughter who became the wife of George Scoville. of this city. > ‘There was nothing especially noticeable about young Guiteau’s boyhood except that be was an overbearing. disagreeable youtb, and thorough- ly disliked by bis companions. Woon about 16 or 18 years old, his father baving married Maria Jullus—the members of the tam- ily by his middle namo— chafed under the restraints of a step- mother’s intluence, and left his home never to return, and cast in bis fortunes with the Oneida Community in the State of New York, Having reached bis majority he became tired of holding property in commer , AS Was the custom, and cut louse from the Oncida people, bringing suit against them for services rendered ed bis years of residence there. ‘This was about and the atfair was fully written up in the Chi- cago papers. The Now York Heruldat the same time handled Mr. Guiteau pretty roughly and he brought suit for damayes in the sum ot $100,000. ither of the suits ever got any further than being published in the newspapers. It was stated in the street yesterday morn- ing that the would-be ussasin was at one time a member of the French Republicun Club of this city, and a reporter called on Henry Zimpel and ‘August Faure, of the County Clerk's ottice, who are both members of the Club, to see what truth there was in the rumor. Mr. Faure stuted that when be bud hturd Guiteau’s name in the morn- ing be thought ne bud seen it on the Club roll, but he bad found since that he was mistaken, and be knew no-Frenchman of that name. He was a member of the, prominent Frehen or ganizations in the city, aad if the mau Guiteau was at all prominent here he would surely have met him or beard of him. He said ho bad cailed ip the morning to usk Mr. Gerardin about the man, but be did not know him and bad never heard of him. As Mr. Girardin had been Presi- dent of the French Republican Club of Chicago fur twenty years and bad been a resident of the city-far 3 longer time, he would be apt to know Guiteau if he amounted to anything. Mr. Zim~ pel knew nothing of the mao, and made a atute- ment similar to his colleague. * A LAWYER. A prominent lawyer said of him: “Charles J. Guiteau is known to have been in- ‘| sane for years. He pretended to practice law in this city, and engaged in schemes that showed be was an insane man.: Ho attempted to lecturs on the ‘Second Coming: of Christ,’ ora topic of - guch a character, but, having made no'arrange- ments-for his hall," he was closed out, and wrote: very-indigdant ‘letters to tho newspapers, | .whick were: published at the'time.’ “This was several -years: ayo.:. He also’ pudlished:"some™ nus theological theories. He ‘went:to Ne ‘York ang pretended to open an office there... He got into some trouble, and “my. recollection is be was there arrested, He bas been during all this time characterized as an insane mun by every- yers bitter ip such expressions, and | body who knew bim or came in contact with him, : Last fail he wrote a: political speech, and in some way gut it.printed. He hung around the rooms of the National Republican Commit- tee in New York until they had to get ridof bim:- He then hung around the State Com- mittee-rooma in New York until they had to, dispense with bin th: kad no busi-' know a : He bs aut. of the inquiry-room at the j ness whatever. Shartly after the inauguration: one the ‘Stvody “Of eresident Garhela be went to Washington, seeking a foreign appointment, but his pret sions were So preposterous that he was at ouc discovered to be insne, even’ by those who hud ‘nown nothing of his previous ‘history. He was tolerated simply because he was pitied. He nnnoyed people, and was continually seeking pudiences with the Secretary of State. Every- body supposed him to be insane, and bis conduct justified cvery body in that belief. “He claimed be was entitled to. the’ English or the French mission on accountof what he bad done for Garfield through his speech, which was exactly two brief pages in length, bud never been de- livered, and yet he claimed bad converted tho whole country. He besought prominent Grant men ‘for letters of introauction to Secretary Blaine, apd made his claim on Gartleld’s grati- tude on account of what he done fur bis Secre- tury of Stite previous to the Convention. Tao souclusioa [will say there is no mau whd bas ad anything to do With Guiteau tor ‘years past but knows him to have been insaue.”” GUITEAU’S GOSPEL. ‘Mr. Guiteau was, unfortunately, too well known about Tue Txtsone office. The first mention that was ever made of him in that paper was in October, 1876, when an announce- tment was published of the fact that Mr. Guiteau, the lawyer, who bad sued the New York Herald for $100,000, was olficing on Clark strect. It was inot very long after this that hisreligious pecul- arities came to the surface. On the 4th of January, 1877, Tae TRIBUNE was in receipt of a message and certain uccompany- ing documents from Guiteuu. The letter was written on a fetter-head indicating..that the writer bad aio law office in the city, which brought to mind the fact that aman by the same name bud, a few. weeks be- fore, brought the above-mentioned spit against the New York Herald for $100,000 for libel, the allegation being that he wus in the habit of collecting money for cllents and retaining onc- half for fces. “Referring to the documents re- ceived, Tue TurUNE said: 2 “Tne inclosure isin the shape of five galleys of proof fromthe type of a morning’ newspaper of this city, the whole coyermg an argument to show that the second coming of Christ, which the Eviagelical Church is expecting some time in the indetinit future, is an accomplished fact. and that it took pluce A. D. 70, at the time of the burning of Jerusalem. “Mr. Guiteau bas col. lected all tne. texts in the New Te: tament having reference to a sec- ond coming. and the main reason which Jeads bim to this conclusion is that Christ Him- self, in all the refereuces which be mukes to His return, used it in connection with the words ‘this generation,’ meaning thereby His con- temporaries. Besides this, Juba, Paul, and other evangelists stated, without qualification, that the Savior wouft come before the end of the tirst century. Tho only witaess who takes the contrary view, says Mr. Guiteau, ts Peter, who states in one of bis epistles that, at the time of Christ's coming, this glohe which we in- hubit isto be burned up. Mr. Guiteau upsets this, however, by the statement that Peter was a bold, impulsive, unlearned man, blameworthy in many things. He thrice denied bis Lord and once rebuked his Master. It is nearly 100 years since Peter wrote, and yet this zlobo_bas not been burned up. Hence, Mr. Guiteau concludes that Peter's opinion that Christ's coming and the burning up of tne | eurth were to be simultaneous events savors of the things of man and not of God. Sir. Guiteau objects to the testimony of Peter, and puts bim outof court. He also fortifies his conclusion that Christ came the second time at siexe of Jerusalem, by stating that the locality of His coming was necessarily the place of His grent- est eurtbly agony. He wus crucitied at Jerusa- lem. There are in addition other points drawn trom Josephus, the American Encyclopedia, and other publications, which contirm Mr. G. in bis, gonelusions. THE COMING OF ANTI-CURIST is also proven, and 3ir. Guiteau promises to de- Yelop the theorem that the anti-Christ part of the primitive chureh una its successor. modern Christianity, ure one and the same, While ad- mitting that many rightoous people, himself fa- cluded, have lived since A. D. 70, yey Christian- ity, ast church organization, bas been a mock- +, These views Mr, Guiteau is ready to de-, fend ut any _timo‘and place, and propuses to re~ nounce the law und devote bis life to preaching this particular .gospel, which he believes will shake Christendom worse than Slurtiu Luther did three ceuturiesago. Hiseye, be says, is upon eternity; and he expects to go abroad this spring.. If he can cunvert Great Britain to the guspel of the Second Coming, bacan soon get sAlmerica, the rest of Chistendom, Africa, and the islands of the sea under histbumb, Per- sons desiring his services as a preacher of this special creed can address him at Xo. ltt Dear born street, car-far inclosed.' “Mr. Gulteuu explains in his letter that this is a great discovery, and that be tas sent copies to the other city papers for simultaneous publica- tiou. He adus that he would be pleased to have Moody, Swing, Cueney. and others of tne clergy, as well as Storrs, Reed, and other lawyers inter- ‘viewed nbout the matter, which be ‘believes is destined * to turn Christendom upside down.’ ”* Following this, and ten duys later, Mr. Guiteau made an effort to reach the public to ventilate his peculiar idens asa lecturer. Tue Triuuse of Jun. 14 contuined the foliowing advertise- ment: A RELIGIOUS LECTURE. CHARLES J. GUITEAU, The Lawyer and Theologian, Will Deliver for the First Time tis Lecture on CHRIST'S SECOND COMING, A. D. 70, at ths Clark-st. Methadist Church, Saturday Evening, Jun. 20, 187s, at S o'clock. doors open at 7. Adtaissicu 25 cents: free to all who cun’t sprre 25 cents, (as he is working for the Lord und not for money.) The presence of clergymen, Biblical students, - and allinterestedin x sound theology, is re- quested at this lecture. 1tis full uf live ideas which ure destined, it is believed, to shake Christendom. If Christ came A. D. 70-1. e., at the destruction of Jerusalem, he never mill again, and the sooner Caristendom kuow it and japt their faith and conduct to the fact, the better. The lecture is based on the words of Jesus Christ, the expectations of Paul, and tne primative Christians. The lecturer proposes to deliver this gospel in ali the principle cities in Europe and America. He is, it is suid, **a vigor- ous und pleasagy speaker,” and begs leave to re- quest a large attendunce. The report of the much-herulied lecture, which appeared in these columns Sunday, Jun. 21, 1877, Was Interesting reuding at the time, and is doubly so now. His:udience, it appears, con- sisted of seven ludtes and fifteen gentlemen, notwithstanding the biils announced that it was free to ail who could not spare 25 cents,—the adtnission foc. The receipts were only $1.8, the report set forth, but the lecturer was by no means discouraged, and saw that the reporter was provided with every facility,to do his work. Sturting out by quoting the prophesies of the Bible ubout the coming out Carist, which was proof of his position, he addressed himself es- pecially to the scribe, wuo was apparently his Inost attentive hearer, in the follawing words: “This argument is based, 31r. Reporter, on Matt. xili., #4, 29, 30, 31, and I should like you to make u note ofit, And I desire to cail your at- tention, Mr. Reporter, touthe pestilence, war, and famine that followed His coming. Josephus speuks of Christ 2s * one Jesus, a country fellaw who went about.’ I desire a special noteof this, Mr.Reporter. People say the Bible tes--=>—— the Gospel must be preached before Christ sbull come. .{ show that the Gospel was preached, and I would like you to take dowa that fact, Mr. Keporter: and He foretold the end would come. ‘This is Important, Mr. Reporter, for the end did come. *By the way, I wish you would give these references. Mr. Reporter, for these references show that the Anti-Christ has come.” at xbis polat: the reporter stopped to sharpen his pencil, it uppears, and tho lecturer indulged nim, and the uudience tittered. Resuming, ho malas after numerous quotations from Revelu- tong: : * These show that Christ has been here, but why has not Christendom known of it? This is especially {mportant, Mr. Repurter, ana I desire that you would takeit down. For nineteen cen- turies, Mr. Reporter, Christendom bus n kept in ignorance of this event. Allthe ministera and Biblical students ought to have come heru to-nicht, but they didn't, You will tind the Apostles’ explanation of thisalso important, Str. Reporter, but I shall defer consideration of it uuti another lecture. Nineteen cen- turies have been afruld to face this \hing, but after | have been abroad and shaken them up a little they*ll come and hear me. Moody could oaly raise 300 people until be went abroad, Here isanitem about Puul, Mr. Re- orter, for Paul said Christ would come again. Peter did not know whut be was talking about Please make 2 note of that, Mr. Reporter. Toe Christianity of Paul's Church bus been a mockery, Mr. Reporter, and I wish you would note that fact. Tout is the reason the min- isters are not bere to-night. Moody shook them up a little, and muybe [ will before 1 get through. Now, Mr. Revorter, I will give you the Biblicat references only, because you Will not have space for this argument. (Reuda ref- erences.) ‘They will only take even or eight Hors, Mr. Reporter: can’t you put toem in? Then these ministers can Touk them up to-morrow. I have only two more items, Mr. Heporter, and I'd like you to take them. Please take these references also, Mr. Heporter. (Reading from L Jun. ii, 18.) Thus you will see, Mr. Reporter, the anti-Christ bas come. Now. Me. Keporter, if you will note down I. Jobn, itj.,2, and, I. Jobo, ili., 19, we will glmost through. : “We will now examine Revelation in relation to Christ's coming. Atter.1huve read the rof- erences to the reporter [ will explain them tothe gudience. Twill give, you the xefereaces, Mr. Reporter. [Reads.7 e substance of this is that Christ told them that He was coming ‘quickly. The Inst words of yohn were that orist was epming. Now I am almost through, Mr. Reporter; can'tyoutakethe rest? It isshort. T ,told “Sfr!’Gall if he wanted any money he ould'bave it, for. L waut a good report of this bts going to turn. Christendom up- “Ftamk this i3 destined to combine she - Christian: enurchos.-take’ that down, Sfr- Reporter. By the way, I will give Fou the latter pact of this, Mr. Reporter, if you don’t want the trouble of writing itdown. Hereafter we shall roum up and down bistory, ‘sacred and profane. I'l)’ bave more people’ here than I have now. Corpernicus said the .world was- round, and everybody believed. him mad. There may be some who wil! say lam mad.” . ‘Phis report of his lecture was not satisfactory oS ta be excee ee which he had. been degit with and the alleged Injustice dene him, He had been im be ‘éide dowi fore, with the lecture in full, which would have made a page or so of the paper, and wus very. angry because he couldo’t get it printed. In ad- dition to coming personally to complain of the report, he brought in an immensely long letter which be wanted printed. That fayor was refused him. He then proposed to cut it down, but . was “informed that he was an unwitigated nuisance, ‘and that nothing whatever coming frym him would be printed. He was, furthermore, tald to get out of the office aud tu stay out. Notwith- Standing these repeated rebutfs he came ug from time to time with copies of his lectures which he had succeeded in getting printed, and fually with his book. Seon after he wus ar- rested in July of the same year for allezed em- , bezzlement he again showed up, and insisted upon the publication of several columus of matter in proof of his innocence. He was agai ordered out, and since then has beeu in the office onty once or twice,—the last time about a year ago. $ CHARLES H. FULLER, Mr. Charles U. Fuller, an advertising agent, * said of the assusin: “I knew Guiteau very well. When I was connected with the Chicago Post, in 1875, he came to me with a proposicon te found Q greatdnily newspaper, to be called the Chicago lube. He issued x prospectus, and said be bad made a contract with the Atlantic & Pacili¢ Telegraph Company for dispatches. He also showed me some correspondence relating to tho purchuse of presses. He talked loud about his resources. and said he bad offered $15,000 fur the , Inter-Ocean, He wiso_wanted to invest in te Post. He was about 35 years old, rather short, and not bad looking. tte had a French accent, but not very murked. On some ‘subjects he seemed rational, but I finully concluded that he was insuge, and dropped him. After that I did not see him for years.” ki MISS SWEET. ‘The description of Guiteau telegraphed from Wushington brought to the mind of Miss Ada Sweet, the Pension Agent in this city, the image of 2 man who threatencd tu shoot her because she declined to give him a position ia her ollice. .Tois bappened about three yentsago. One day she received a letter begginz fora place, but as it was one of many similar missives she paid 50 particular attention to it. Subsequently: the writer (whose name she does not now recoillegt as the etter was destroyed) calied upon ber at the office, then in the Murine Bank Build- ing, and renewed his application verbaily. She. however. gave.bim no encouragement. Several days afterward be came upon ber rather sud- dently while in her private room, and as be lovked sq haggard, and worn out, and disconsulate she listened to his story patiently, but told him she could do nothing for . He suddenly jumped uptrom his chalr une id to her: * Miss Sweet, Ht you have the love of God in your heart, look me straight fo the eye.” “Sho was, of course, somewhat alarmed at his manner, and told him that the conversation must end. He told bet at he carried a revolver, and sho would bear from him again. This threat led ber to believe that the man would do her bodilf in- jury,so she called for oneof themale clerks and had the man shown to the door. ‘She never’ saw him afterwards, but for a long time expect- + ed that be woulll meet and perhaps shoot her. The description she gives of this individual agrees with that of Guiteau, even to his - nose, which is slightly out of line. Guiteau ‘was cer-" tainly in Chicago at that time, and people who know him and have heard Miss Sweet's state- mentasto her eucounter with bim, bave no doubt that ne is the man who {intimated that he” would put her out of the way. eee MR. MANNING. Mr. Manning. ug attorney doing business in the Major Block, sald: “ Aman by tuo name of Guiteau had desk- room in my oltice five or six yeurs ago for sbout athonth.. fle was a lawyer anda beat. He gave me his fote for the month's rent, but aeyer paid it. I put him out at the end of the mont&, and the next I heard of him be was in the re- vival business with Moody and Sankey. He be- eume prominent in the Young Men’s Christian Association, and could make a very pathetio: prayer. I have sven bim on the street in front. of Farwell fall frequently, trying to induce people togo in, He was @ small, slim mat. about 30 years of age.” x 2 m HIS LECTURE. June 4,187, Guiteau issued a pamphlet of twenty pages containing bis religious ideas. Ox. - that date the following “ ad" appeared in local! evening paper: : JUST OUT. CHARLES J. GUITEAU’S Great Lecture on CHRIST'S SECOND COMING, A. D. 7. There be some standing here which shall not taste of deatn till they see the Son of “Man com- ing in His kiugdom.—Autt., rei, 28- Poids When ye shail see Jerusalem compassed with armies then know that your redemption draw- eth nigh.—Luke, rri., 20-29. Bie <S Christ's second coming was an instantaneous event, in the clouds of Heaven directly over Jerusalem, the place of His greatest earthly: agony. He came like a thief ut night, snatched the righteuus part of the primitive church and the righteous dend of tne passed ages, and hur- ried with them into ae Porbaps the memory. of His sufferings here haunted Him, and He tarried not, REMINISCENCES, A little tale on Guiteau was told yesterday by. a gentleman as 4 fact. Guiteau weat to Mr. Blaine shortly after that gentlemun’s appoint ment and demanded the place of Consut to Vienna. Charles B. Farwell was standing near, and Guiteau referred to him, saying, “Farwell knows me for twenty years.” After Guiteau had left, Blaine asked who the man was, to which Farwell fesponded, ‘0, he’s only a Chi- cago man who is a little bit of . George W. Burrows, of No, 48 West Randolph strect, informed a reporter that ha bud distinct recollection of Guiteau, who wus poettifogger in the Justices’ courts about 1867 or 1863, °F was known as the shyster Freacb lawyer, and had only a small cliontage. He was 30 years o| at that time, wore light chin whiskers, bi rather dark complexion, and nadea very dan- Berous eye. Ue wus thorouchly unpriucipled, and figured in numerous dishonest scbemes, He had a partner named Marsh, and remained in this city four or tive years. zt ‘It was at this stage of atfairs thathe came to Chicago and passed himself off as a lawyer, though it does not. appear that he ever studied Blackstone. He did not amount to anything as @ lawyer, and figured only a3 2 pettifogger in the Justices’ courts. The free-love doctrines which he bed imbibed at Oncida manifested themselves on his return bere by an amour in which be lived in marital relations toa woman who was not his wife. * He left town soon after the fire, but returned periodically to weary with his visionary schemes the lives of those with whoin he came in contact. Mr. Brawley said it was with reluctance that he fpoke thus freely. for he was 2 warm friend of the elder Guitenu, but the son was unprincipled, and the black sheep of a most worthy flock. It was 2 mystery how eked ‘out an existence, for he never bad any money, and seemed to be a _natural-born deadbeat. ‘As the reporter was lenving the house, one of the ladies showed him a letter of sympathy written-by Mr. Garfield to a member of ths family. The following extract will be of in~ terest at this time: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D, C,, dan. th, see E'have just beard of your great bereavement, und write you to say how deeply my heart goes out in sympathy for you in this crashing sorrow. 1 know how poorand weak are my ‘words of condolence, una I know, too. thas I cannos measure the depth of grief which my own lite bas not experiencod, Ieould never feet strong enougt, tocunfront the loss ofa wife... . J. a. Ge MR, A. C. HESING : said he believed he had known Guiteau for seT~ eral years. The man used to huunt hime de- manding recommendations to heads of depart- ments in the County and City Goveromeula, $0 that he could get a position. Mr. Hesing could not positively place the fellow, but felt almost certain that he (Hesing) had recommended him fora position under Gen, Hermann Lieb, whea the latter was County Clerk. Guiteau made himself prominent in ward politics as far back as 1873, und was everlastingly demanding re= wards for his suppositious services. He toox some part in the organization of Republican clubs among the French-speaking citizens, par- ticularly in the Seventh and Eizhth Wards, Finally he became so obnoxious that Mir. Hesing bad to cut his acquaintance. . ME. JOHN DICKINSON, who was found at the office of Frank Peabody, on Deurbormt street, told the story of one of Gulteau's manifold love-scrapes. ‘This partic- ulur manifestation occurred in the summer or full of 1879, and ‘was only the outcome ofan affair which had been spread over two years and more. Guiteau becume enamored of a youn, ludy, the daughter of a physician, and althoug! the young woman by no means reciprocated his assion. he chose to assume that stie did do sc. ie made frantic efforts to get a foothold in the house of her parents, and, when refused, wrote torestening letters to thom. as this time was that the girt was dead in love with him, a oo! an her parents stood between bim and ull that was wort baving on this earth. Finully, Mr.Gui-- teau one night attempted to force bis way into. the house where the young lady lived, anda ntleman (the native modesty of Mr. Dickinson: + .forbade him giving the name) was caliedinte - eject the odpoxiguss intruder. ae pe did, at ov of boot, Sr. Guiteau.-not oifering any re- sistance. Again the lovesick swain called #- the house, and this. time he was compelled by. threats, of varied evils to promise ‘never’ ‘+ ‘to. offeid in a similar, matuer. -- Note: i withstanding © this sélemn ~ promise (fe: acalo , prowled around, and 'flually- | visit the house'once more.-This time there was a violent personal contlict in which the gentle- man (whose name Mr. Joha - Dickinson's mod- esty did not permit him to mention) was, as usual, successful. Once more Guiteau was pounded and kicked. and this last experience so powertully «fected him that he abandoned the demonstration of his amatory proclivities in this direction. Austin J. Doyle, the Seoretary of the Polica Department, sald; “E koow Guiteau quite well. - He came to Chicago in 1sy7., He was tall, dark | complextont ‘Tad very long x fer sad a very Heavy “Dlick moustache. ,