The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-18


ance OF Miss Brewster's declaring on the day
the bans were published in New Castle that
more n malicious. slanderous, bald headed,
damnable lie never came from throat OF man
81 In
Castle, or any other part OF the State, of any
contemplated marriage on my part with any
Matched In the brain of the woman who would
have the publ1c believe she is martyr. Shame
Know you. But must move on. remained
in Delaware until April, 1856, when was
my father. had explained to my friends in
Delaware, long before left there, the reason
PhiladeIphia until November, 1855. when i
went to New York. and in a few days sailed for
EgroPe er wn,ch point
returned to the United States in the following
May, but remained only some two weeks, hay
ana LiSeSpocl passenger ships. This position
turned to Philadelphia, and remained there
until April, 1859. when I came to Indiana,
May, 1858, having been five months a prisoner
in rebel hands, was exchanged and ordered
route, took in Philadelphia to visit my FAM
lily. Almost the first one to welcome me from
in bby Of prson was dear BTeWs
ter" who had me arrested for deserving her.
1t was on that occasion, IN the office of the
rest, that informed "Miss Brewster" and her
lawyer, Benjaman II. Brewster, that 1 had
been divorced from her in Indiana. Her law
yer demanded the proofs, but had not pro-
vided myself with them, and could not furnish
them. am thus particular here, because "Miss
Louisa" says in her statements that she "knew
| nothing of the divorce until three months
ment did not stick fast in your throat. You
know it is deliberate falsehood; you have
terview y with your attorney at fndianapolIs,
and which was published in the Sentinel, the
reporter who interviewed Mr.. Lowe says that
af me VIZ al mi cd sSrIaa dod
| divorce obtained in Indiana You viii not,
madam, dare deny that you were present that
informed you of the divorce is correct, and no
one knows it better than yourself.
these interviews vs. ! You have s had ,0o set
forth with all the embellishments known to
dosen't come to terms. shall go out to Indiana
and take possession of his home, etc.r What
oS Do
come to terms, what then? VIII you, indeed,
come eo1 0et to Indiana and take possession Of
me? have had measles, chtckenpox, blsters
on my heels and pepper in my eyes; hYe
you L have lived through them all; 1 have
survived ocean storms and shipwreck; have
a brass horn, and think could go through
them again; but 1 cry you mercy, fair lady !;
| home;" oh don'ti I fear it might lead to a
GOODNESS between us. But in sober earnestness,
scare mes Is this movement on either flank,
a LOO miles apart, to enable you to sell your
properly Ed aR COMFY dear
tell these people who are behind you and push
ing You on, that don't scare worth cent
4 Miss Brewster and her friends make a great
cutlery because, as they allege, the costs in the
divorce suit are taxed against her. 1t is not
for costs have always Supposed 1, not She ne,
was the plaintiff in that suit. This is small
It soe s' ~ all lie the 1e00' way Ah e1ro snas
these Interviews. The sentinels
tirely Inherent version.wiilfui misreprese mt
| atoms, suppression of important facts, shame
is as rare as it is disgusting. have thus star far
| said but little copcer ming the version given to
your reporter by Mr.. Lowe. In the Sentinel
never "Miss Brewster" it is always "Mrs. VIII
Iiams' or "Mrs. Williams, No. l." why this
come from the same source The purpose si Is
not hard nor far to find. One is for effect in
Northern Indiana; the other is for the latitude
The Sentinel says, "The marriage was no
6oeh M sT Deag sad 81 IL and IND
marriage was unknown to either family until
after the the ceremony; have emphasicaly de-
fear that I would marry Miss B. was so great
in my fathers family that they were not on
MISS ana family The sentnsi says that on
my. return to Philadelphia in 1856. that wis
her forgiveness, etc" my God,S said e JACK
Falstaff, show this world is given to lyingv'
s IT IS sehoed o.
whole cloth SO important fact, If true
Miss IS Inaeryiew, but ss does non
even hint at such thing. But, am growing
weary of chasing the inconsistencies, misrepre-
sensations and fasehoods SO freely and boldly
woven all through, what is paraded with so
much flourish before the public the great
wrongs OF a meek and suffering deserted wife
The questions connected with and growing
out of the divorce can not be settled in the
newspapers; another tribunal must pass upon
them. The motive held out, and SO prom1
nently, that the disposal of property by Miss
renewing an old fight, is all pretext; it is the
blind behind which quietly, as yet stalks an
ana fhe n II STEPS Into the
says sMiss Brewster" the meaning of the
whole hue and cry is contained in that shor
sentence. Correspondence with Miss b. at
torney, Mr.. Lowe, leaves no room to doubt
what would afix up" the whole matter. Mr.
lished a letter of mine, and avail myself o.
this opportunity to reciprocate the courtesy
In his letter TO me, dated April rs last, is th'
~" . aif she will consent to wha
. MI. Jenklnson, as her attorney in the proceed
, inss for divorce, then the whole proceeding
maRs ers Sap be IL
o9ds9 to I'M induce 0' her osnss sssauiess'
| to me how much you would be willing to pay
: If anything, to have matters rest where mat
This pa su GHs But
/ communication, already too long, must close
have omitted to notice many trivial matter
/ mentioned in the versions under review, be
3 cause too much time would be required; pas
1 | them, with this comment for all of them
: : many of them are untrue, others misrepre
. sensations, and none of them have any beal
ing on the case. Having thus aired both side
O. | of sad marriage, am sure / but echo tn
? public sentiment when express the hope, a
E do here, that this unhappy and uninteres
: | ing story has made its last appearance befor
: an Indifferent public. Miss Brewster propose
+ | to appeal to the courts; accept the wage
: And now, in the name of common sense an
T | ali other good and desirable things. let thi
:, | Williams Brewster case retire from the pres
4 to the courts of law where 1t properly belongs
. and let all good people everywhere say amen
y WIN. G. WILLIAMS.
= Albion, Ind, June Ii 1879.
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