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

ored bv his lecherous love, and bouno "
obev him in all things.
THE OTHER VICTIMS.
We have Intentionally alluded to put one
victim. and the Borrowing motnel anu
child beg us to mention none otheis, "o
thew would shield his other victims Iro!'
the sorrow which has almost crusneo .ma.o
hearts Suffice it to say that there were
nthnr children whom he held Ill the same
,";nLed snare. who visited the houses
named with him, and who were bound py
like oaths not to diyulge the secrel. 1nHy ;
ennt,,nata1v have not been brought to the
While ~, "aze. but outraged parents would
aya token the lite Of the villain had ne
not precipitately left the city
SENTIMENT OF HIS CHURCH
The Rev. DR.. Munsey, in his sermon yes
+ondav at Central Church, while not aiaAR
;n,r J;rectly to this terrible affair, left1o
VOW, ,ne in the minds of his hearers to DOUBT
flat his whole discourse was based upon IT,
II was the children of st. Paul. Churc1
that had been corrupted by TINS Villain, anu
Il was he who, after listening. 10 MS !lo'co.
tations of innocence, with ms manu- upTE t
the Rible. charged home to HIM MS gum,
and ordered DR.. Huston to yield up ms
license and fy from the wrath when ms
conduct had awakened. Those who llstene !.
to him we're under no uncertainty as 10 MS
conviction of the guilt OF the accuseu'
His Ianouape was emphatic and strong
AGAINST those who play the hypocrlte ana use
the livery of Christ to serve the devil ana !
minister to their own passions. many VI
his hearers, who knew and loved the oioohi,
mo innOcents who had been crushed anu
forted Truly may it be said that this man.
who had been almost worshlped by MS
Deople. had left behind no friend to defend
him. Nearly every one who had known
him now has some incident to relate which
caused doubts in their minds as to his SIN
cerity and piety, and many statements are
made as to his unchaste actions toward
Young girls, who instinctively stunned him
on that account.
A lady YESTERDAY asserted that the Ken
tucl1y conference, which sent him here with
a clean record, is morally responsible Tor
the outrages which he has committed here,
as he had been compelled to leave that con-
ference on similar charges, and to escape
the threatened vengeance of those whose
children he had corrupted.
PAST HISTORY.
There seems to be but little known of
Rev. DR.. Huston previous to his coming TO
Baltimore. He was once an itinerant Meth
odist preacher in Virginia, and afterward
the editor of religious journal IN Nash
vile, Tennessee. The paper which he con-
Quoted was called the Home Circle, and was
intended to teach religion and virtue and
purity at the fireside. The title Home Circle
was singularly inconsistent with the charac-
ter and practices of the editor, If he was at
that time the corrupter of innocence. the
lecherous manipulation with the sanctties OF
childhood, the unchaste seducer OF young
girls, that he is now proven to be.
From Tennessee he went to Kentucky
and it is said that he left that State under
cloud, although he came to Baltimore
with regular credentials from the Ken
lucky conference He was man OF 1alr
ability, pleasant address and agreeable
presence. Men of the world would have
taken him for second Mr.. Chadband on
account of a certain atfectatiOn OF sanctlty
and suavity that he had. but the pure
minded, unsuspecting people to whom he
stood in the relation of pastor, he seemed a
veritable saint. His pulpit oratory was
somewhat peculiar, and whatever power it
had rested in softness of voice. He had sort
of elecutionary trick of going through sen
tence in an ordinary tone until he reached
the last clause, and then his voice would
drop almost to whisper, as if emotion was
choking utterance. There were some per
sons who thought that much of the feeling
which he exhibited was put on for the Occa-
son but the kind-hearted women who had
faith in him wept whenever his voice be
came tremulous with affected tenderness
LOVE FOR CHILDREN.
Most persons have some respect for a man
who loves children, and it is probable that
the fondness which DR.. Huston showed for
little girls often raised him in the esteem of
their parents. Little did they dream that
it was lecherous mania. that was taking
on the semblance of tatherly care; little did
they suspect that the kisses which he inn
parted on ruby lips were not with unhal-
lowed lust.
1t has been reported that he was in the
habit of visiting the Western Female High
School. He was there but three times. so
far as can now be remembered. Once he
came to ask some teachers and pupils to as
sist in an entertainment that was about to
be given for the benefit of the church. and
twice he sought admission on the pretense
of seeing some of the girls who had been his
Sunday school scholars. On one of these
occasions he kissed one of the girls in a way
that excited the Indignation of the teacher
who witnessed the act, and he was narrowly
watched during the rest of his stay although
at that time there had not been a word
breathed against his good name.
OTHER CHARGES.
There are many rumors a1Oat as to other
unchaste acts of which the Rev DR.. Huston
has been guilty, but until there is some tan
gible evidence OF their truth it is best that
they should not be published.