The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25
CITY PASTOR
\ satIsfnctorv ExpIonatory Letter.

-' CITY PASTOR. .
Tt'A satisfactory Exploratory Letter.
no the Editor Of The BUenin0 Telegraph:-
On the oath ultimo warrant was issued for my
arrest, in which / was charged with embezzement,
on the oath of Charles q. Wilson, local editor of
Forneys PreSs. .
1he statements of the witnesses pGrte for
the prosecution having been laid before the public
with much misrepresenta no doubt arising from
ignorance OF the lacts in the case Injurious to my
personal and public character you VIII confer
favor by allowing me space in your columns for the
following statement
A. out the first second week in April, Mrs.
Marshall came to my house to represent the case of
poor soldiers family of her acquaintance. Isympa-
thized deeply with the case as narrated, and ex.
pressed my regret that had no funds to supply
their wants. my treasury was and is yet over
drawn to the amoint of S300.) At last she tod me
that this poor woman was her own sister. called
Mrs McElwee, and asked her to give her some
clothing for this case, a large bundle of which
was made up and sent with Mrs. Marshall to her
SISTER, Mrs. Dowell. Mis-. McElwee has stated on
cath that this bundle was worth at least $40. We
told her to bring her sister up the day. and we
would have ready everything we could get in the
house to meet her case. They came in the evening,
and we literally loaded both with food and clothing.
This evening Mrs. DOwell handed me the fol-
lowing letter TO read She SAID II was an appeal
written by herself to or the ladies of the Union
Benevolent Association asking for a dollars worth
OF groceries; but they did not give her anyrnul:-
DEAR MADAM;-Wnl'you be so kind as n send m an
order oceres2 My husband has had leg ampu
lated and the other dabed the pa3 Jeen out
ain ost iran c with gret; we have not moEthu to
eat in he house anS not cent in the world and no coa
am afraid VIII lose hm-he Is not two years old My
best luIntule have hao TO Part with cann0 picture
to you my distress, and what have tbrouvh with
have been In good ciIcumstsnces St., a. one times Il
has been mi ured tor lie the of country;
and begged hem at Navy Yard for emp Rp but
his appeal s IN VAN ,, sha be thankful for any aid
H D..
At the head Of this letter wrote:-
SOLDIERS FAMILIES
TO ne Editor Of ihe PresS:-
appeal am acqlain led with ITS facts aHd mere dis
tTessing Gaze ts not on record
Apd at the toot;-
Funds left at the Press office or sent to Clty Pastor
No I o ho%eard street viii Dc immedIa e s applied to
Tread what had written TO Mrs DoweH and nor
sister ana gave them the letter 10 taAe to the Press
office.
Next morning tho letter was in the oress and
that Orel Don FUNDS were left at my house "discre.
HORQi."
That afternoon fastened to Mrs. Dowell's, and
gave her SO. The carriage hire, referred to so
sneerngll by the prosecution and the papers, hap
prDed i'll this wlse:- ...
away out in the lols, great way Ueyond the prison.
The day damp and murky ana after q heayv
ram, and she said there were no pavements along
that END of the street for a lon way. 1 had other
duties to atteno to that afternoon, which cou not
be omitted 10 foot the distance under these
circumstances even from the terminus OF the Tenth
Street Raj way, upcsTt1in h0iO T beyond this had
to go, my time, to say nothing of inconvenience and
exposure, would not permit 1 hired the carriage
and pald it, and did not set 1t down to Mrs Dow.
els account. was referring to 1t the morning |
gave her the lasl Thirty dol as May 22l had just
tk,af
when, without givng me time to add more, the man
Ferkes uttered LANGUAGE SO insulting tnat 1 had to
say, that J Rss gong TO charge her with that car
rage hiIe
fnsr had ordered tne lnsulter ts from my no lse
gave Mrs DoHel $50, stating mat had not cnarged
ths earrioge hHe tonr BIZ,
vas anxious to ave Mrs Dowell some
money to reIleve her tmmeClite wants. l wanteuy
moreover, to see her eonaiuon ana learh net "ssf
and i0orttineSs irOm ObserOation N her own mouse.
Next day directed lady to ca on her, who gave
her So. Next Gay or perhaps, me second or th,ro
day when more funds had been sent me, wrote
note to MRS Dowell, that wanted 10 se5 her. She
cam ana gave her $40 maxine in OIL, in three
or cur DAYS, S88, be,i0es the cIethng and iOOd
already referred TO, and u good sized Quad OF
groceries at my house tnot at toe Pf1SS ohce)
iOG "er Mrs n %cE wee has stated before an Alder
wan that the clothing aione was worth, at the
lowest value, 80. .,., .- .R.,,o..
hrIhntors for the relief of Mrs H. DoweIl:-
CHAMBERsBURG, June l, 1855,
Rev WsPP Press eS days ego that You nave been
we'd in an unp easant difficulty. rem think msap
Sekno wiedged 6y to have been received iOr the
Safty approve OF the disposition which you
OF the contribution sent you towards the reiie OF MIS-
It was in answer TO your aDDel sent the money, and
bcause OF my confidence in you, VINO are wen known
and highly est eemed ia this comm. unity.
SOns 50 Su TeaS TespecaS agIh sToSsa
HOW exactly this letter corresponds, in Its state
rnents to nv own explanatory letter to the Press,
which MIR. Wilson had IN his hands twentVfour
hours at least b lore he mad the war ant issued tor
my arrest, wIl be seen by comparing them.
Here is the letter in full. 1t published b. Mr.
WI son. though EN- irelY private IN he Press OF Sat-
nrday, May 26, as testimony fOr the prosecluon:-
Treasurer and Clerks a. Press Office THE money
acknowledged as received for Mrs IL. ID. not ea-
For mrs. IL. ~ or your judgmen! deem 1t best to
any other needy case on YOUR books b." Mrs IL. d. 8
mS iSdgment and discretion in aiding other cases as
needy and deserving hers Besides In regard to hoU
much should give her at a time, ana no" @ten' am
%od be no kindness done to some people to give
have; and after receiving s3S in three days with
amount of clothing and ood ana groceries and her
reasons, also, which viii not Write to exercise my
Judgment in regard 10 how much more she ssf get
s-Fven in cases OF special appeal 1 have to be
guided, and always have acted according TO cIrcum-
$40; during the same day comes one or, two
more whom 1 know to be needy and worthy
HoaGrv with me though they may have been scknow-
ledged the name OF another nope the above will
satisfy you In regard TO this case q. z.
1 have this morning paid Mrs II. ID. $50 more. The
balance OF the Acknowledgement have, at dtscrstoR
given to cases as more needymtaan hers
must have been very unfavora0le and aiyuSt impress
sGa %adf The On yTaT m
COZ be verbally furnished, wul hope LelleVI