The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-04-23
Letter from MY. Drew.
AUGUSTA. April 10. lS1


imENh SIMPSON: | must confess thai
am surprised, beyond measure. that YOU.
who have known me from youth up, and
whom | have always regarded rs per
~onal friend, should for a moment have
1Nen countenance and circulation to that
base scandal which YOU published in the
journal of the 9th inst As You say, am
well known in this part Of the State,
and this makes its circulation the more
painful to me, amongst acquaintance and
friends whose good opinion | still wish TO
enjoy That the article is libellous and
maliciously 50, can be made to appear in
open court, to which may Vet look for
my redress.
Probably You have seen the talsehood
,ontradcted in the Wing and other papers
hat this does not atone for the injury done
u my feelings and reputation Ii does
NOT cure the wound it has inflicted Many
no see OF hear of the scandal will never
read its correction Thus am lett to suffer.
/ wish You to say, rs from me. who am
entitled To be heard. that the statement
made in The Bangor Wing and the Boston
Herald, by the Augusta correspondent Of
both those papers that The records OF in
f"ntlons OF marriage in this city. (Augnsta)
'iScl0seS the fact, that Nov. 4th. 1872
William A. Drew and Miss Eta Randall
intended marriage; and that NOV. 9TH
lN.3, the certificate was issued by the City
Jerk and five days LATER Nov l4th
1872, William A Drew and Mrs Susan
NWPttSer intended marriage" is an abSo-
lute forgery of the Records for no such
intentions and no such names connected
appear any where upon the Clerk books
he talSchood is an mmitigated and ma
ucloHS one. that exposes its author TO the
contempt and abhorrence OF all good ppo-
pie never saw or heard the name OF
Etta Randall" till saw il in the Ban
tpr " hig and Boston Herald. Who she j.
I know not.
The scandal amounts to this that am a
bidinonS character, lasting in my old age,
1 lot tor a plurality of Wirt~. al least for
- plurality OF women. to two of whom, al
one and the same time am betrothed and
published. one of whom | suddenly cut
and betrayed to embrace another more
desired Would any innocent man, who
has, ~ | lave, a public and professional
reputation to sustain, submit to such an
tttack upon his character? Nous re1r017S.
There is another great error IN the story
Won have copied, which | wish to be al
lowed to correct The statement is. that
the court decreed the divorce, not be-
.tuse there was any real ground for di
Norce, but because the parties could not
a9ree 10 live together IN peace. This also
untrue. The court affirmed that dGSer-
~0n rith0ut ca{lSc WAS sufficient reason
i0r is decree of divorce As for the Is
,ertion that there was any strife OF want
Il harmony between Us. that is uHother
lander Never did TWO parties, young or
aid. live together in more mbroken
eve and friendship from first to last than
We did. Never was the first diSrespeCttul
ar Unhind word exchanged between us
She was as perfect a lady as | ever saw,
admired and loved by me beyond measure.
She always met me with smile, and
rhrertuily administered to my wants and
pleasures. found no fault in her, nor did
DC ever complain Of any fault in me To
my Self and others she<always admitted
that used her we'll as well as any faith
tai husband could treaF1 loving and be-
loved wife. DO you, or your readers, ask
then, with surprise, why she left mel
That question | have asked her over and
over again, aud she has never told mo
doubtless beeaHse She has no sufficient
reason to give. In this ignorance | am
left only TO conjecture. But though the
press throughout the country seems to
nave a right to know all about my dOmes-
tic relations and private affairs, / must be
excused from administering to such de
luaud by disclosing all the secrets of an
gtfliCted family WILLIAM A DREW.