Daily Republican., 1879-04-26
FOURTH EDITION.
NR- DUTCHER,s INDIsCRETION
He is Accused Of Undue Intimacy
with a Confidence WOman-He Is
confronted by His wifs-COnfiiet'


with q Confidence WOman-He II
Confronted by His Wifs-GOnhfet'
ing Statements.
As elimination Of the rumore re-
earding the character Of George Nj.
butcher, we'll known here as the TEN
perance Apostle, we give the followin 6
clipped from the "Bee," of Norwalk !,
Conn, of Tuesday last:
A man named George NJ. butcher and
woman styling herself Mrs. Judge
Watson, OF Philadelphia, came to Be-
thel, Tuesday, from Norwalk, and in
the evening (having been announced
through the medium of hand bilis)
lectured in the Congregational Church.
The Indictment weather alone prevented
full house, because butcher, who was
known as a temperance lecturer and a
good speaker had reputation and ma
nv friends, and beside this was the
double attraction of a reformed woman
who would speak but the audience i'll
point OF numbers was not large.
Rev G.. +. Waters, to whom the par
ties had been highly recommended in
troduced the speakers, and opened the
meeting with prayer. butcher lead III
the speaking, and spoke tervently and
earnestly for nearly an hour. lie nat
tered the people Of Bethel by saying
many good things Of them. He closed,
and Mrs Watson arose and related her
experience, aud gave what purportec
to be thorough history Of herself, anc
claimed to be the widow of Judge Wat
son, of San Francisco, CAL, and
daughter of q gentleman Of Philadel
phia. She gave minute history @
her life since she began drinking, ant
f also of her reformation, and what sh'
. was then doing for the cause OF Ten
perance. When she had closed he
address, Mr. Waters requested in be
half of the speakers contribution
and the sum was given.
The meeting closed and the audienc
y d ispersed to their homes, many Q
/ them feeling a sense of having hear'
: stories that were not true, ana tina
. something was not altogether right
and in these misgivings they were JUS
Il titled, when Deputy Sheriff +. c. huSe
:, made known the fagt on Thursday tina
e he had telegram, asking for intorma
ton concerning butcher and his con
n paniou. The Deputy Sheriff learnin
( that tie parties had gone to Danbur
went there, and stopping at the Turne
r. House, inquired of the proprietor
e Douglas Fairchild, and was prompt
l. told that the man and woman were
i, his house and had engaged rooms. !
r short time Mrs. Catcher and a lad
b. friend from Wilmington, Delaware, al
Al rived at the hotel, and an explanatl0
!, Of facts followed.
r. Mrs. butcher confronted her husban
le and made thrilling appeal to Du!cht
y to abandon the woman (Watson) an
N 30 home and take care Of his SIX child
e. rem. Butcher was deaf to the hear
h. broken wife and told her that he woul
II not 90 home, and that he would 500
X mt an ocean between him and hel
A The lady exhibited letter written b
Z Mr.. Watson some years ago, VINO b
~ the way was not a.Judge, but who bt
re fore his death resided i'll Calitorn Ii
ol In the letter MIR. Watson then urge
his wife to return home and stop NJ
disgraceful conduct. This was in loI
,e All the parties remained at the Tul
t., ner House until Friday morning, whe
- butcher and thy Watson woman d
parted, baggage in han@. They WEI
to the house of prominent temperan
man and were followed by the proprl
rn tor of the Turner House, who after pos
ing the gentleman as to the nature
IT. the case, and his determination to We
eer any public speaking Of butcher and Ii
at partner, Mrs. W., left the pair, sin
which time nothing further has bee
ne NJ, heard, except that they had gone L
lis the H0uSatonic road.
When butcher left home and went
~, ~ Danbury he succeeded iH Getting sever
It. temperance pcopl" interested, and
w and his companion were ANNOUNCED
speak Thursday evening, but the a
iie ne rival Of Mrs. butcher with her trieI
and the close proximity Of Sheriff lus
en- prevented their appearance, and say
Dr. Danbury from being blcd by tn"
Is. Cra,ds. Those in Bethel who w"r"
II, timizrd. as well as those who were IT
ol are indignant, and the question is bel
thoroughly discussed for the reason tn
'n. the people Of Bethel have a rcputati
he for liberty and zeal in the caua" Of te
lie perancc, and with this shameful dec,
~ ton. fresh before them, anxiety Is i
=, regarding the sincerity Of those who
re from place to place speaking upon t
subject.
lly No one attaches any blam or &C
sures any person for this outrage, e
et cppt butcher, who, as we said beiOl
'ed was known, and who previous to Il
ia affair, WIS believed to be an hOn0rabl
az. upright man. The effect of this ma
+. conduct and his hypocrtcal blowi
and the deceittul mouthing of
bor mSr woman that he "intended toput squi
ad, upon the platform as publicspeak
if it took a mortgage on the Dutcl
ay; mansion to do it," has put dam
'e' on the ardor of the people of Betl
,,o which will not soon be removed.
the trust that ere butcher has chance
cross the ocean, the officers of the |
her will secure him.
Ith DrTCIER AT DANBuRi.
VII
ices The same paper from which the ab'
article is taken also has the follow
interesting item in its ''Danbury Lett'
The Dutchrr-W Watson tenpera