Daily Republican., 1879-04-28
MORE OF lIUTCH Err.
A Philadelphia View Of tho Affair
More abOut Mrs. Watson.

A Philadelphia View Of tho Affair
More about yfPs. Watson.
From the Philadelphia Times OF to-day.
A good deal of excitement and dis
may has been caused among the most
prominent temperance workers in this
city, y,within the past few days, by reports
that were whispered about to the effect
that George NJ. butcher, the well known
temperance advocate, had fallen from
grace. At first the reports were gener-
ally discredited among the select few
who heard them, but they gradually
grew in positiveness and assumed
worse and worse aspect until it is now
openly admitted tina. butcher has not
only broken his temperance pledge but
has deserted his wife and six children,
and he is now said to be in Hartford,
Connecticut, on prolonged drunk and
in company with woman of at least
doubtful character.
butcher, who claims TO have been a
temperance lecturer for fourteen years
and who is said to have been the means
Of reclaiming many thousands Of drunk
ards, principally in the New England
States and the Canadian provinces,
went to Wilmington, Delaware, some
thing over two years ago, in the height
of the Murphy excitement in this city
and the surrounding towns. The pub
lie pulse on the temperance question
was then at fever heat and the fame OF
Butchers meetings in Wilmington
spread all over the Peninsula. He ac-
quired an immense popularity and
made thousands of converts. The good
people of Wilmington, to testify their
appreciation of his labors and to secure
his good influence among them, pre-
sented him with a comfortable house
which they decided to his wife, and ht
became a permanent resident of tha
city.
When the Temperance campaign
opened in this city last fall, a number
of prominent merchants, who are Away.
active in every good cause, knowing
Butchers fame in the Peninsula, anc
his great success in Wilmington, though
that it would be a IN ost excellent thing
to have his assistance here. He was
invited and came. Distinguished citi
zens, whose names are household words
took him in hand, made much of him
invited him to their houses and enter
tanned him in princely style.
DUrCHER'E POPULARITY HERE.
Temperance meeting were being helt
all over the city, and butcher was il
demand everywhere. He labored quit
successfully at the church on Spruce
street, below Fourth, at the Wharton
Street Presbyterian Church and ht
spoke frequently at other places, but hi
great success was at the Ebonezsr Meth
odist Church, where great temper
anoe revival accompanied his labor'
and where a butcher club was formed
counting its members by the hundred
He became popular here, particular!
with the old ladies, who admired hin
for his apparent great piety. Dutche
is apparently forty years old, tall, will
slightly STOPPING shoulders, dark skin
ned high cheek bones, black eyes, blacl
hair and whiskers, slightly streake'
with gray.
He has a sanctimonious air an'
rather clerical look. He says tina
he came originally from Genesee coun
ty, New York, learned the trade OF
joiner, became a drunkard, reformed
and Las acquired what education h
has by subsequent study. He is well
read and a correct and fluent, and a
times impressive talker. When tn
Young Mems Christian Association
held its first monthly temperance festi
val at Association Hall, in the fall
butcher was advertised as the big gul
of the occasion. Heappeared upon tn
platform surrounded by an array o
supporters containing many of the mos
distinguished men of the city. An i'm
mense audience was present and Dutch
er made good speech and gained fresl
laurels.
AN INTERESTING EPISODE.
The next day he told to number Q
his supporters charming little story
He said that among his Association
Hall audience was very wealthy wild
ow lady, Mrs. Judge Watson, who ha
for many years been addicted to secre
internperancs. This lady, he said, wa
90 impressed with the address that h
had made that she came to him after
was over, confessed her secret sin an
asked him 20 go home with her, as sh
+ wanted more light and spiritual guic
ance. He consented and was taken b.
the lady to palatial residence, ful
nished in great splendor. He talked
and prayed with the lady. The resuI
was that she signed the pledge, brok
, all her costly cut.glass decanters, an
emptied out all her wines and liquor
, of which she possessed great quantit
, of the choicest brands.
q He continued to call on her and in
short time reported her happy conve
l sion. None Of the persons to who
$ butcher told this pretty story happel
J ed to know who Mrs. Judge Watso
might be, but supposed that every OF
else did. When butcher closed his Ii
bors here Mrs. Judge Watson follow.
him to Wilmington, registered at IL
), Clayton House and gave out that 81
.. was Temperance lecturer. Dutch'
and Mrs. Watson were SO much togeth'