New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-10

that this note was blind. and that the
name signed to it was fictitious. The rev
erend seducer may have heard whisper OF
impending danger, and invented this ruse
in order to obtain an interview.
Overpowered with grief, and perplexed
by the mysterious letter, the mother nat
urally sought advice from her pastor, the
Rev. William Munsey. and from the dis
closures made to him the investigation
sprung which has given such publicity to
the whole affair, and excited a storm of in
dignation which the Rev. DR.. Huston did
not dare to face.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MOTHER.
We Yesterday had prolonged interview
with the mother of that one Of the children
whose name has been most prominently
connected with this terrible affair. We
found her overwhelmed with grief and
while relating the story OF her child's
terrible wrong was at times scarcely able to
artlculate.
1t appears that about four years since
she attached herself to DR.. Illusions
church. and at his request sent her two
daughters to the Sabbath school. Very
soon after that the doctor either conceived
or pretended to conceive a great liking for
the younger of the two. and urged the
mother to allow him, as the child was faith
erless, to perform a fathers duty toward
and religious training. From that time,
during the four years that have since trans
pired, scarcely day has elapsed that the
child did not spend some time in his COM
pany. and on some days he would call at
her house four or five times, nominally, as
he said, to kiss her sick sister, but really to
fasten his meshes more securely around his
fatherless victim. The mother at the same
feeling all the devotion and attachment to
how n
Huston's congregation, thought her daugh-
ter always safe when she was with him, and
returned thanks to God that such shield
had been vouchsafed for her protection. AS
time moved on and her child approached
womanhood, the attentions of the doctor
became constant and prolonged, he fire.
quently calling for her to walk with him, or
to go to certain places, always with the
cant of hypocrisy on his lips and lust burn
ing in his heart She appeared to care for
the company of no one else, and showed an
attachment and affection for him such as is
sometimes developed by child for
father.
THE CHARACTER OF THE VICTIM.
As there appears to be disposition on
the part of some of our citizens to class the
unfortunate young lady who has oeen men
toned in connection with this affair among
the vicious and untruthful we feel in duty
are few ladies in the city who have been
reared with more watchtul and loving care
and anxiety than she has. Her parents
were at one time in, good circumstances,
and we knew them intimately, her father
prosecuting successful business on Balti-
more street. Reverses came, and the father
became as dead to the family, leaving with
the desOlate mother two daughters. at that
time, respectively, ten and twelve years of
IA hJt
her own industry. has devoted herself to
the moral and religious training and
education of these children. Nothing
has been been spared to render them
capable of maintaining themselves her
object being to tit them for school
teachers The elder one few years since
became afflicted, and is now a cripple. The
whole hopes of the mother thus
became conferred upon the younger daugh
ter, and she was strong in the hope that she
would soon be able to secure her an APP
pointment as a teacher in one OF the public
schools. At the present time her age is just
sixteen years, and a more tiInid, modest,
kindly young creature could scarcely be
found than she was. She bore the same
characteristics. to all outward appearance,
up to the time of the recent disclosures.
and is now bowed down and almost broken
hearted. We met her few days since on
Fayette street, and, knowing her early his
tory, and the trials and SORROWS of her
young life, we were rejUiceu to see the child
of our memory grown to graceful and
modest woman. neat and tasty in her attire.
and 10 ali appearances happy and prosper
Gus. OF one thing we are assured. that all
the rumors and statements as to improper
intercourse with other parties are false and
malicious, and that she is to-day saving the
disgrace brought upon her by this clerical
lbertine. free from any other corrupting
influence.
THE TERRIBLE REALITY.
Still the mother rested in happy security.
and it was not until a few weeks since that
the terrible reality came to her knowledge.
which in detail exhibited such systematic
yillainy that it seems almost incredible. 1t
was his constant habit to kiss all the young
girls. and during the first two years he CON
tented himself with kissing aud hugging
this one of his victims. but two years ago
he took her out with him, nominally for a
walk. but really to an designation house ON
Caroline street, kept by colored woman
whom he had brought here from Virginia,
where he accomplished her ruin. Suisse
uuently he often took her to this house, and
taught her in her childish innocence. that
there was nothing in it, at the same time
frequently making her swear. with her hand
upon the Bible. that she would not divulge
the matter to her mother or any liv
ing soul. On some occasions he took
her to a house on Penn street. and
on others to house ON Josephine street,
and the members of his church will remem-
Der that during the camp meeting last fall
he returned to the city for one day, as he
said. to baptize a sick infant, but in reality
to satisfy his wicked lust Early in the
morning of the day he spent in the city. he
called at the house of his victim, and asked
her mother to allow her daughter to spend
the day with him at his house. as it would
be holiday for her. having left his family
at camp, it would be SO lonesome for him.
and he would assist her in her studies after
he had finished the sermons he had come
to prepare. The deluded mother consented |
and now the daughter cOnfesses it was
nothing more nor less than an designation
for the most unhOly of purposes. under his
own roof. He returned next day to the
camp ground, and took part in the eXer
cises, preaching and exhorting up to the
close of the meeting.
THE ALLEGED LETTERS.
But this is not all the villainy charged
against this monster. The letter which
was found his victim positively AYERS was
written at the suggestion of Dr. Huston,
who had taught her to believe that such
things were common. and that by so doing
she might save him from trouble He told
her to pick among her acquaintance any
young man that she thought would best
serve the purpose, and invite him to take
her to one of the houses to which he had so
frequently taken her. His object evidently
was to blast her charac ter for reliability in
case any disclosures should at any time be
made against him, and the letter subse-
quently Intercepted by her mother was I'M
doubtedly written by him and signed by
another name to throw doubt on the moth
er's mind as to the truth of the revelations
her daughter had made to her. No such