The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-30
4 TEMPERANCE EVANGELIST FALLEN.

4 TEMPERATE EVANGELIST FALLEN.
Mr. Nelson J. Lee. temperance evan.
celist If considerable Prominence. whom il
Will br remembered by our citizens labnre,l
50 H-aiousiy ii this good caus in this town,
during the Summer Of 1911. has, il reports
be- true, most erirvou,Iy fallen The fact
a." about ~ follows: Mr.. Lee came to
Wilmington, Del from the New England
states, about ,hicr years a.n, and was
employed a. room boss III IT," cotton factory
Fl the Pussy Brothers for some time, and
had formed the habit ut drinking
About the Spring Of 20 L.: signed the
pledge Il the institute. IN that city. and
Went INTO tie temperance cause with a will,
and being good looking man and a sush-
IuE speaker, net " 9TH success on the local
temperance rosirum. lie pursued his
Temperance labors IN connection with Mr.
Wells. another strong temperance worker Of
That place, and appeared to be thoroughly
III earnest and To have his heart III the
work. lie shortly professed religion, DIN
ed Epworth Church and became an active
worker ia the revival services. After tax
ing al active part III the temperance cam
Paign of 10. he cummensed the formation
oil lodges OF juvenile tcmplars. in the
Spring ni - he started the CITY Hall
meetings, which were removed thence to
the Institute Hall and finally 10 the Twelfth
street tent. He was also an active men, Der
OF the Moral Suasion Reform Association,
of Wilmington. and AT one time President
of the institution.
lie continued actively engaged in the
work, and during one Of his trips to MARY
land last summer, reports were circulated
derosatoIy to his character, claiming i'm
proper habits on his part while in Whining
ton, and the Foundry folks felt called upon
To give him thei. endorsement. which they
did by adopting resolutions 1t a meeting on
August 18th.
The latest report affecting Mr. Lees rep
u,atIon was staItued about a month ago to
the effect that he had gone West from
Mary where he was unfurlinc the
his wife aud taken with him Instead a Young
woman of Carroll county. This matter
has been investigated and letters which
show the report to be true, have been
placed before the public by NJ. George W.
Wells
The letters referred To are a correspond
cncc between William Delphey. a ptoprie-
tor Of 1 temperance hotel in Baltimore,
where Lee stopped when in that city,
nj l.. ;. Fisher. postmaster at SPARTA
Wisconsin,, 60 which place Lee aud the
young lady. named Ida r... -" "arroll
county, were then stopping. They were
registered at the Winshlp House. in that
city, as Nj. and Mrs y. !. Lee, and were
living as man ana wife. They also received
letters under fictitious names. There can
be no doubt Of the truth of these state
ments, and when it is stated that the young
lady had - 600 1t hand, il is very proba.
bic that Lee wished to get hold of that sum
aud then leave her
Mis-. Lee arrived IN Wilmington, on sat
urday last, from Vermont. waIther she had
gone 10 visit her parents when lie went to
ms work IN the West. aud She told the re.
lprters that Mr.. Lee had always. even be-
fore his reformation, been kind aud good
To- her; that she believed lac had ALWAYS
been honest IN his intentions but that he
was led a>tray by the destinations OF the
woman with whom lie el"ped to he West
Since his arrival IN Sparta he has core.
sppnded with Ms. Lee, who, as heretofore
stated. returned To her home in Vermont
before his departure for the West, aud in
all has ,rtlcrS he has addressed her As his
wife. MIS-. Lee lirst heard of his iniidrlify
lay letter purpnrtiue to be from Mrs
N!ndsh. of Sparta, hut which WAS really
written by Miss Pfoutz Fuuix over the
name pi the iurmsr, iuuurirg a. t. whether
Va. Lee was mar red. Mrs. Lee rcpiicd to
th's letter and received an answer from
Mrs. Winiish. Lee. it appears. had claim
Cd that he WAS unmarried. but when his
wife answered this letter, stating the
proofs of the marriage. kr admitted that
ihey had been married, but claimed that
The csrtIh ate was bogus The certificate
lri'If'd 10 - genuine. 1t was shown 10
reporter NV Mrs. Lee and names Nelson
j Lee and Lydia {. Dclpha; showing that
they Were married in PhIlaielphia, on
April l2lh, 1877. by Rev. George Cooper.
pastor "f the First Baptist Church, of
Vest Pniladclphil. On the 18th of the
present month Mrs. Lee received letter
from her husband. coufessing his sin: stat
---g t',-' he: ">S no longer with Miss Pfourz;
begging her forgiveness ami asking her
- meet him again. This Mrs Lee sa,s
she IS ready /" do and grant him full for.
E'venress. She believes hat her husband
II less 10 blame than the woman. who. in
al evil moment led him asiray. and who
cannot bs excused on the score OF irnar-
rnce, as she was aware of Mrs Lees pres
ence in Nary land.