National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-10
FREE LOVE IN MICHIGAN.
A Female Lecturer Cilns- 10 shoe
maker.


A Female Lecturer Chns- =" S"'e-
maker ,--u,,
battle Creeh, Mich, Cor. Chicago Timesl
During the past few days the good citizens
of thi. unu,ually quiet and moral city have
hs.n treated 10 a nrst-class sensational scan-
~, n. ,-,ISh NJ. N n p,,nke,hoa n some-
dai, IN Wnicn nip' n u, ,".1 -,
what ceieoratoa woman 'ss'' ",
has lecturcd quite extensively 10 inc Nesr
and Ia we'll known throughout the Western
~ Nor,hve.tsrn states' figures AZ n chief
- -, 90 ~, .e,nI,y 4, tho persoo
ACTOR naIing iounu an aih.'', :" ~ A. !.
OF j. u. Squier, shoemahcr' oluio'
fue- appearing man, Of agreeable manners,
well read and very Intelligent person, and
w.. .,~s.. ,ho,rht wo,i al by our citizens
was h"a'' suoues -. Sa,,,.,'. ,rI,o
generally some months s'nSo olu.i ""'
was taken sick, and Mra. brinkerhou eH-
pressod her willingness TO take care Of her,
"a .ceord,pglx nursed Mra. Sduier until she
@"u , 80 - .Iosn... Mr.. RrInker-
fccoieiou non' ne' ,N, ....,,~a a. SIT.
hon became very muvh aua 'si u,na NJ,
and II appears that tnere was mutunl w,
dorstandlng between them mat tney mV ,.iIi
get married. In order 70 hccomPnsn .nis
end they persuaded Mrs. squler 70 nio,'saso
the house and loL wnicn wa In hei n ili
and take her three chiaren anu msMe j2 Thn
ney East ior the dement, Oh neI h0 ond =. r,nJ
unsuspecting woman was aupypu, Sou s0', ~
on her Journey leaNihg MT annn sd,no NJ
keep house for her HUSBAND; oopn v Me-, MI VI ::
3. left Mrs. Brinkerhon ieN ior INC m1ss on a.A
lecturing tour, ionowea " Sgue VII ~ wa W.
engaged In selling snVc-Paucln " nio ~
invention. Whether tbey uaNeieo tcBotnoI
Is not known, but they soon returned nome
In company. People soon began 70 suspe r'
and surmiso about tne anair' anu '"0 SOU"
dai ~ once commeneyg p.l,l...oa ,,ho
1Ilia bFOunlt out MTh. DflnkCTHOut WIN
acknowledged her love tor Squhe,, ana heI
determination 70 marty nm, pu' uS She ,suyy,
immoral conduct between ,nen one tnon
| made an announcement 70 denver IcotuIc
Of the spIituaiists nail on ounoay evening
last, to explain her conduet anu yindiene nj
character, but when the splrituais.slop l v ~.
the nature OF inc Lecture ines tei NV nSs 'ne
the Spirituallsts were supposed 70 hoia up VI,
iniquities, and u was NOT known uha. Boyu
conld come out OF saLarem' inc pe1ple
gathered around the doors IN me oNenlhg'
bat they were not opened ana wnsn ME-,
Brinkerhon appeared, she lnioImeu 'hen
that the hall had been closed against nci'
She then made lew remarks on she suee.,
but declined 10 speak que saiu sue W.
keeping the house LOT squieI' mat sue naa
right 10 live In house WIN one nan oL
dozen. She denied anythng imnoIn "
tween her and oquier, an9 sIe.cu .na' s shs
was not an advocate OF Mo9anulnsm. sns
proposed 10 leave town Win squlsr ana ~
up at the same hotel Win MN, snu u PeoPlc
wished 70 know how they eonauctea tneui
selves they must send spy 70 Naton mem
| While she was making these femaH' ~
Spencer, q leading physician o. this city
ordered her out OF his stairway when iea y
bis office, and she took her departure, eht
has now engaged the opera house, the iarges
building In town, and VIII deliver her iectur,
tomorrow night. There Is good deal o.
excitement over the scandal, aud the lecture
| will probably draw q crowded house. One
| curious feature Of the case Is that her hus
band, who she Acknowledged rs having MOI
| lived " It'll for five months, tustlnes her ant
wants her 10 marry Squier. Mrs. Brinker
| hoff 3 friends endeayored 10 persuade her Il
/ leave SduieT, but to no purpose.
We have examined letters that Mrs. Brin
kerhofF wrote TO her sister, from which WI
make the following extracts; zone day wheI
| 1 fell that All the stars in heaven had gOn,
ont ana NOT know where 70 10 that Nigh
be able 10 support myself and pay my debts
| / was 40 Unbalanced physically that l coult
/ moi studv, thert.fore could not lecture, HI
CSonieT1 called. / talked a few moments
ana he seemed at once to fully undcrstan,