Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-27

>AAuA oASn, anu tHey were ali
noble and pure in their language. The
bishop was not dirty person, nor did he
write without cause, or for the sake of bear
making him an offer of half my bed and all
Banistsr broke completely, and sobbed for
good twenty minutes.
II protest before God, J" she said, recover
ing, 'sthat am an innocent women, and the
victim of q great scandal. My relations with
the bishop were only those Of the most hon
orable character. My huaband knows that l
came to him pure woman, and he will as
sert it before the whole world. The stories
that have got into the papers are lies from
to end, and they have been in
vented by that wretched fellow, George Nc
Connell. whom did SO much for, and whom
l thought so much of until found him
mean sneak thief, who stole my letters from
my wrltlng-desk, and actually picked my
pocket OF one. I got that fellow employ
ment on the Post and Tribune through the
Bishops influence, aud tried to do all I could
Tor him, but he was mean fellow. and
when l gave him up he swore he would have
revenge.
THE NIAGARA EXCURSION.
"He says took him to Niagara with the
bishops money; and that we had round of
immoral dissipation there. I did 90 on an
excursion to Niagara with him, but it was
this way: Mother and planned to 90 on
trip, and bought two tickets with our own
money. When the day came, mother was
taken sick, and, as l wanted to go, I thought
might use her ticket, and SO offered it to
George if hs would escort me. There were
lots of people going that was acquainted
with, and l thought it was no harm. We
went, but there are a dozen of people can
name who Will bear witness that my conduct
was that of properly trained, decent girl,
and any one who says the contrary is
story teller. But even if I had done wrong,
what miserable fellow this Mcconnell
must be to glory in betraying what would
have been his shame as much rs mine. But
he is mean, vengeful liar. He stole nv
letters, and then, with the bishops hand
writing to copy, he forged disgraceful let
ters, which he dared not sign. After l was
married, and he stood up with Mr.. Banister,
he swore he would be revenged, and slid
he would put up job on the bishop that
would knock Beecher out of sight. The
bishop thought at first he was a nice young
man, and said he would make me q good
husband. thought 80 too, once, till
found him out, aud then I told the bishop
about the letters. The bishop was annoyed,
and spoke to Mcconnell about it, telling him
that he had acted like thief, who should be
punished. Then it was, I suppose, that Nc
Connel deposited the letters in safe, and
cleared out of Detroit, and went to Birming-
ham, where he now prints paper called the
.sPost.''
"Do understand you to say that the
bishop knew of his letters to you ha wing
been stolen?''
eyes; but their was nothing in those let
ters that any one could take exception to.
They were high-toned, moral letters, such as
q minister might be supposed to write to
giddy girl needing advice. I have not seen
them since they we're stolen from me. 1
have not seen these which are alleged to have
been written by the bishop to me, and to be
full of immortality. Those who have made
the charges which are all abroad now, and
have blasted my name, didn't have the man
illness to ask me if I acknowledged having
received these letters. They came from a
thief, and he who could steal the real
letters could be guilty of fabricating the
forged ones.'' Js.
Here another fit of crying supervened.
HOW DETROIT GIRLS ARE L1Bz1ED.
"But, Mrs. Banister," said the correspon-
dent, ''there are other charges made against
you, to the effect that, while you were al
legged to be living on terms of intimacy with
the bishop, you were also holding improper
relations with various young menu"
ut is false" she almost shrieked. Grow
that I am down the liars who have been
writing about me are fabricating charges to
make their papers sell. There are fellows
who tell stories about me who shall be made
to say in the witness-box what they have
been telling the Chicago Times people and
Is0se's Nose. Oh! those miserable fellows
who go about running woman's good name !
suppose there is hardly low loafer in
town who isn't Dragging that he was by
favored lover, too. But my time will come
when will make them pay dearly for their
SANDERS. My husband knows that, though I
was gidy, and little firt, was virtrous
girl, and that when I became his wife-you
are married, and know what I meant was
maiden in fact as we'll as name. When
was girl had good many enemies who
envied nae, and spoke i'll of me because lad
superior advantages to them. In Detroit no
girls reputation is safe, anyway. If she
leads Christian life, they say she is in
love with the minister; if she is
gay and fond of amusement,
they say she is loose in her
morals; and if she pleases herself, and does
what she thinks right, she is called sly one.
Half the young fellows she meets are really,
If they see an opportunity, to try and sednce
her, and all of them, if she makes the
slightest false step, are only too anxious to
help her along the road to ruin. know that
l was talked about before / was married,
the same as any other Detroit girl who en-
joys herself modestly, but not soul could
say that he or she could bring home single
act of improperly to me-
TIE WORLD DEFIED.
'Then you most emphatically deny all the
charges?''
81 do, every one of them, and defy the
world to prove the accusations. The bishop,
when he comes back, will put them to the
proof. He is very old man, nearly Is, and
very feeble. don't think he will live long,
but he will be given strength from above, I
feel sure, to see me done right before the
world. People will soon get to see that
there have been too many lies told for,any
truth to be in the papers. There are always
two sides to story, and mine has not been
heard yet. But I hope you will say that,
when the time comes, the liars will be shown
up, and the thief and forger Mcconnell,
especially. I am, and the bishop is also, a
victim to that fellows revenge. He has
been Matching it ever since gave him the
door,"
LIBEL SUIT AGAINST THE ssr1MEs.''
"What do you propose to do about it?''
''That is very hard to say until the bishop
returns. suppose libel suit against the
Chicago Times will be the first thing, but