The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Proof of Guilt and Flight of
the Accused.
A HEARTRENDI STORY.
An Interview with Mother and Full Confession
and Statement Of Her Daughter as a vio-
um-Character Of the Damsel-Kow
He Tried to Hide HIS Infamy
and Fas.sn 1t Elsewhere.
OTHER VICTIMS BEHIND THE SCENES.

rhe apparent euort making Nv certain parties TO
shield the Rev. Il d. Huston, late pastor OF Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church Soncn rom the charge
Of sednclng several children connected with the
Sabbath school OF ST. Paul's church. OF the same de-
nomination, has induced us 70 thoroughly mvesu-
gaze the matter.
SUFFICIENTLY PROVEN.
When the good people Of Baltimore city, with sin;
guar unanimity, accept as true the statement which
MAKES the Rev. Dr. Huston an unmltigated scoun-
drel they only applying to his case the rules OF
evidence which obtain Ill court oil law in crimes
against chastity the proof rests in the bosom Of The
injured party, and her sworn testimony IL always
conclusive, provided she be person OF
good reputation and II there be corrobo.
put q pril,a Jucie case, and the seducer
stands convicted unless he shows by competent
evidence that the complainant mas sworn falsely.
There As not penltent!ary IN the whole country that
does not contain convcts VINO have been sent there
by the testimony OF The woman against whose virtue
their brutal violence was directed and IN cases IN
which the law compels an unwedded mother TO dis.
close the iaIner OF ner nleglmate offspring no proof
Is required oevond tnat OF her own oath.
THE HEARTRENDING STORY
The girl whose young lie has been olighted by the
touch OF the 'seducer the tender rosebud by the
early frost, was Dupii OF the Western Female High
School, the daughter OF a LADY Well known To many
Of the people OF Baltimore aauy OF culture and
hnement. She was lar scholar stood well III her
classes and up to the day OF the melancholy discovery
there never was any thing IN her conduct that excited
me least SUSPICION on LIE part OF her companions or
her teachers. pretty lace ana we-roundeu form
are precious gifts, but sometimes they expose the
pOssessOr TO perila from which those less favored
are exempt the 'evil eyer mad gazcd on this bud
ding beauty, put the charm OF modesty and AT least
no truth In the story which has been published to
the effect that suspicion was hrst aroused by the
finding OF an improper note III her desk. Two weeks
sInce one Of the assistant teachers at the High
School tod the principal tnat rumor had come TO
ner ears seriously aneetng tme reputation OF LUIS
as TO wnaC course ne should pursue. He was deslr-
Gus OF avoiding the scanda which am investigation
would create. and yet he Thought that the
Girl ought not to remain IN the school
II the rnmor was true. on the following
day a note was placed in The hands OF the
principal ny young man to whom 1t mad been adj
dressed There was nothing particularly improper
I'D the language used III the note, but there seemed
10 be an undercurrent OF lnnuendo that was suspi-
c1ous. The name OF the Young man Is not known
except 10 the party TO whom he delivered tine Ill
starred mssive. The principai determ ned to show
the note to the gri's mother ana to ask her to
withdraw her daughter from the school quietly SO
as to prevent the necessity OF any action on his
part. When the daughter was brought before her
mother TO explain the language OF the note she had
written she made the confession winch has driven
the Rev. DR.. Huston IN disgrace from his church
and from his adopted city. Up TO this Tune there
started at the High school had no relation TO HIM
and unnl the poor girl told her sorrowlu story to
her mother there had not been suggestion that
implicated nun IN the least
A MYSTERIOUS REQUEST.
The day alter the mother had been made ac-
quainted with the daughters dishonor note Tell
into her hands which was not directed TO her. 1t
contained a request for The daughter to meet the
writer on the corner oil Lexington and Cary
1t was dated az No. - German street, and the
daughter denied all knowledge OF the party whose
name signed TO IT, 1t Is quite probable this note
was a blind, and that the name signed to 1t was
hcti.ious. 1ne reverend seducer may have heard q
wnl1per OF impending danger. and invented this
ruse IN order to obtain an interview. Overpowered
by greet ana perplexed by this mysterious letter.
the mother naturally sought advice IRON her asor
the Rev. William Munsey, and from the disclosures
made 10 hum inc lnvestiga,lon sprung wnicn mas
storm OF Indignation when The Rev. Dr. Huston did
DOT dare 10 lace
We yesterday had prolonged interview with the
mother oil tnat one OF the children whose name has
been most prominently connected with this terrible
affair. We found her overwhelmed with grief and
wniie relating The story OF her child's terrible
wrong was at times scarcely able TO articulate.
IL appears that ABOUT our years since she at
tached herself 10 DIR. Illusions church, and at his
request sent ner two daughters 10 the Sabbath
school. Very alter that the Doctor either con-
ceived or pretended TO CONCEIVE great liking for
the younger or the two, and urged the mother TO
allow him. as the child Was 1atheress, 10 perform
q father's duty toward her and aid IN her lnstruc.
ton and moral and religious training. From that
time during the iour years that have since tran
splred scarcely day has elapsed that the child aid
not spend some time In bis company, and ON some
days he would call at her house four or i've times
really 10 fasten his mesnes more securely around
his iatberess ylclin. The mother at the same time
feeling all the devotion and attachment to her pas
Tor which were so universal in DR.. Hust0n's con-
gregation, Thought her daughter always safe when
sue was with him, and returned thanks TO God that
such shield mad been vouchsaied Tor her prolec-
fion. As time moved on aud her child approached
womanhood the attentions al the Doctor became
more constant and prolonged. ne frequently calling
for her TO walk with him or to go 10 certain places
always with the CAM of hypocrisy on his lips and
lust burntag IN his heart she appeared TO care for
the company of no one else, and showed an attach
ment end affection Tor MIN such as ID sometimes
DEVELOPED Ry child Tor a father.
THr CHARACTER OF GlS VICTIM.
AS there appears 70 be disposition on the part
young lady who has been named 10 connection with
this anan among The vicious and untruthful, we
feel ip dpty bCund 70 say a word IN her behaIE
There are few ladies' an the city who have been
reared with more watchlui and LOVING care ana
anxiety tran she has Her pareats were at one
tan arfr~an .Qtn and
tImately tue fats.er prosecuting successful Dusi-
ness on Baltimore street Reverses came, and the
father became as dead to the family, leaving with
the desoate mother two daughters, az the time re-
specu7ely ten and tweve years OF age. The mother,
herself to the moral and religious training and edu-
cation OF these children Nothing has been
spared 10 render them capable OF maintaining
tnemsef es her object being 70 nj them for school
teachers The elder one lew years since became
afflicted, and Is now cripple. Tne whole hopes OF
the mother ihus- became centred upon the younger
daughter and sire was strong IN the hope that she
would soon be able TO secure her appointment as
teacher IN one OF the pUolic schools. At the pres
ent umc her age Is Just sixteen years, and more
timid, modest kindly young creature could
scarcely be 1ound than she was she bore the
same characteristics 10 all outward appearance
up TO the time OF the recent disclosures, ana now
ner few days since on Fayet.e street, and, know,
ing her early history and the trials and sorrows OF
her young nie we were reioiced 10 see the child OF
man neat and tasty In her attire, and 10 all APP
pearances happy and prosperous.
: THE TERRIBLE REALITY.
Sti the mother rested I'm happy securiy, and it
was NOT until few weeks since that LAe terrible
reality came TO her knO Wedge, which IN des All ex
pls such systematic vllany that II seems almost
incredible. II was his constant habit 10 KISS Al the
young girls, and during the first Two years ne con-
tented himself with kissing and hngglng ,his one
OF pIs victims but two years ago he took her gut
with nm nominally for tho purpose OF walk, vut
really to an assignation house on Caroline strssI,
Kept by a colored woman whom he mad ,prougnt
here from Virginia, where he accomplished nes
ruin Subsequently he often TOOK her to TINS mouse ,
and taught her. In her childish innocence tnae
there was nothing wrong IN It, at the same LIME
frequently making her swear, with her hand upon
the Bible, that she would not dvulge the matter
TO her mother or any living SOUL, On some occa-
sions he took her 20 house on Penn street. and on
others 70 house on Josephine street, and the mem
beers of mis- church Will remember that
DURING THE CAMP MEETING LAST FALL
he returned 10 the city for one day. as he sad,It0
DaIiize sick infant, but In reality TO satisfy his
wicked lust. Early IN the morning OF the day ne
Epent IN the city he called at the house Of his VIC
tim and asked her mother TO allow her daughter TO