Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-11-24
here from Quincy. and disappeared as

OciOTt S-Htu-
IN regard to this disappearance, there
are some other circumstances which go
! TO strengthen the belief that she has des-
troved herself. II is said that Mr.. B
had pretended to give her a lille to some
land near New Lisbon, which title prov
ed worthless. From that and various
, slight circumstances, especially his at
tempt TO procure a divorce from his vile,
it is believed that he had promised the
sister that he would obtain sIch divorce
and marry her. 1t has been further IN
derstood at New Lisbon that he has late
" written a letter back from Indiana, TO
some crony, stating thathe is living with
another woman there. Then, too, Miss
Butchers relatives, including = sister
| who lives at Baraboo. had condemned
her course. Under these Circumstances,
it is natural to suppose that if she started
TO 60 from Quincy TO Blraboo, on arriv-
ing at this place. the thought of the re-
ception she would meet there, and from
ali her relatives. should she 60 10 them.
and especially the thought that her last
friend, Mr.. B., had deserted her, would
prove sufficient to drive her 10 the sad
resolution OF self destruction.
Mr.. Bright, we understand, was form
erlv a Methodist minister. He is easy
in hi, address and familiar in converse
ton !; and many Of his editorials were
bold in condemnation Of drinking, 81
looms, gambling, and other vices. But
no che of ordinary perception can be in
his company, even for Only a short time,
without discovering that he is coarse and
vulgar. and almost entirely destitute of
moral principle. The probability is that
he made a profession of Christianity. and
even pretended topreach the gospel, inor
der to weave a thicker cloak TO cover his
deviitry. For the credit Of the editorial
profession, we will say that he was never
a professional editor. He only edited
the Republican a short time, as a second
airy business, till some other editor could
be procured. lie was = lawyer by pro,
fession. As an editor, we think we have
don7 him justice; as a lawyer, let the
lawyers do him justice.
Those ueighbors of Mrs. B., with
whom we have ~conversed, unite in say
ing that she is a modest. pleasant woman,
that there has not been suspicion against
her virtue, and even that Mr.. B., him.
self has Acknowledged that she is strictly
~virtuous, declaring with an oath, that he
wished he could prove the contrary
against her; and that all through her
troubles, though she has sometimes APP
peared as il she would sink into the
grave, she has conducted herself with
the utmost ~propriety. Between herself
and husband, let the public Judge"
From the New Lisbon) juneau Coun.
" Argus, No2 s.
LIGoYIER, NOBLE Co., IND.
November Pad, 1855.
EDITOR JUNEAU Co. Argus:
DEAR SIR:-A late number of your
paper has Just been handed me by a
friend, coltaini.g a notice Of the very
melancholy death Of Miss Amelia Dutch.
er, who for several years past has been
an inmate of my house.; and a member
OF my family. deeply regret to see in
that article 4 willingness on your part 10
give currency 10 some local rumors in
your neighborhood involving inc honor
Of the deceased in a manner thai mast
render the circumstances Of her death
doubiy painiul 20 her friends and rcll-
lives. | 90 not doubt yolr sincerity 10
this notice or charge with any disposition
20 ~miSrcpresent the facts c%onnectc'! win
this affecting occurrence, but suppose
you gave the statement 10 the public as
reported 10 you By parties in whom you
had the fullest confidence. BIT as a
matter of simple justice 10 the innocent
dead, and fairness 10 myself, who yom
seem, BY inuenIocs. 10 imp!!clte in the
c~riminaiiry YOU directly charge on her,
ask you TO Feiract the charge YOU there
make against the deceased az the cause
that induced 50 dreadful an act as that
which i;rminaied her life. The reports
are ofsuch a character That a post mortam
examination Ct the body, il fouaI, by
tGillacIplb Ilr4lCAt iNsus VIII tFosi- A'I'
~ prove the truth 9th" -h.rEc. or h'and
= Infamous liars, those vino would vii
lin.ly circulate % II e]lici3us a SANDER
agaias, one whose scusa of honor drove
her 10 SEX a waic:y grave aS tie only
refuge from the vi: vi'rperab as If her
wicked calunnia:ors.
In conclusion, [ viii say ,ia, ohal-
lenge ny enemies to the lest 10 Which |
refer, and By The developments thus clio
lied | will stand or fall.
\ proper respect for the memory of
the dead ought TO prompt such an inYcs-
tigation. And if those who are engaged
in circulating these SANDERS shriak from
it, it will only prove that the silent tomb
itself, is not sacred from their cruel Al
iacks. WIN J. BRIGHT.