The Democratic advocate., 1878-11-30

APOSTLE LEE.-Daring the past spring
and summer portions of this and Frederick
county were visited by man named Nelson
j. Lee, who called himself n temperance and
religious apostle. Dashaway clubs were or.
ganized aud he received the encouragement
of good men and women in the several neigh
borhoods where he operated. Soon the
tongue of evil report was set in motion in re-
gard to the apostle, but his co-laborers were
loaih to believe anything derogatory about
him. The reports reached Mr. VIM. Del.
phey, of Baltimore, well known in this county,
and he determined to give the reports a thor
ough sitting. The Baltimore Gazette, of Mon
day, contained the correspondence between
Mr., Delphey and l.. S. Fisher, postmaster a,
Sparta, Wis, in which the latter states that
Lee and Miss Foutz were there, living as man
and wife, and were waiting for a remittance
of $1,000, said 10 be due Miss Foutz. On be.
ing closely questioned he stated that the wo.
man who claims to be his wife was not but
was his mistress. Miss Foutz is of Rocky
Ridge, Frederick county. The Gazette o
Tuesday says:
Mr.. William Delphcy, yesterday received lettei
from the wife of Nelson lee in which She SAYS tina
as soon She heard of the elopemcnt of her husband
with Miss Ida FoutZ of Frederick she LEFT her HON,
in Vermont and came To Wilmington, Delaware Ght
says she has received several letters from st,a rtn
ping with Miss FOutz and claiming her as his vii.
which inform Mrs Lee that he claims that she a :.
not his wife and says that she has ROW in her US
session her wklt she has shotsl
% her friends in MiltstsSStc She also states thE
Mrs b. ;. Winship, III A,'aiIa, Wisconsin, was ths
itrsi person to inform hez 81 her lu>qnds conduct
Lee. IL islearned came to Baltimore from Whining
ton during February last, and remained here Unit
about the first of May. During that time he beca,
a shining light in the temperance crusade and son
Quoted successful revival in the United Brethren
church, Lombard and Fulton STREETS during which
- or - persons prOfessed conversion After this
until september when he took his departure for the
West in company with Miss Foutz hisOperations wer,
mostly confined to Carroll and Frederick counties
New Windsor, Carroll county being his residence fo
agreat part OF tina time In this locality he eetdreC
on temperance, exhorted and extorted with and
from the brethren. becoming recognized leader in
al good works and "a love Of man with the fem
mines generally, and Miss Foutz particularly II
one OF his cxhoTtattons At New Windsor, with sane
timoui0us phtZ he spoke OF his aged mother whom
hc has not visited or seen for period OF twelvi
years. The sympathy of the audience immediatel,
went out 10 the son who manifested feeling so fiji
al and collection was taken up To enable him q
make pilgrimage &C. the home OF his mother VIII
the money secured by this and other collections h
was enabled 10 send OF 10 her home his Wife whiel
was done and in few days afierwar he eloped viii
Miss Fouiz and they are now or have been unit
recently living together AZ Sparta, Wisconsin as MAJ
and wife. Miss Foutz Is represented as about .
years Of age, possessing more than ordinary persona
attractions and is connected with some OF the mos
d HM HH H.