The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-03
Mr.. Dutcher's Fall

II is with ANYTHING else than qualification
that we record the downfall of another man
50 recently prominently identified with the
temperance work in Wilmington, Del. The
story Of Mr.. butchers rase Is Il long one.
and we give our readers such compilation II
il as will serve 10 indicate, only its outlines.
Mr.. butcher has been Il reformed man for
fourteen wears. the most of which time he
has devoted as Il speaker and lahurrr To tn"
reformation OF the slaves Of appetite. and
beiun "A man ~ considerable. cln,Iuencc, his
services l,al 6 hcun widely sought. His fall
teaches more than possibly roTid lac dane IN
ANY either way. the danger ri learning tn"
habit of drinking, tor if once arqulred. the
victim is in danger of Il return OF the appe-
ttc to Il greater or Jess degree until his head
is laid under the sod His fall is Il most
signal warning TO every man VIII" l. moi Il
master of his passions and aplrtitrs.
While lahoring III Philadelphia with
marked success, a woman representing her
self to be Il wealthy widow who had acquired
tn. habit ot secret intuNicatiun sought his
1ne.tin:.- and personal advice and influence.
She called herself Mrs. Judge Watson and
by her wilos hCwitrhcd thr llian and seemed
to get 4 complete mastery eyer him. Sh"
followed him To- Wilmington. and. bcr"nl-
ing ohliviouS to his wife and sin children
the two started off for Il lecturing tour i'll
New England. She assisted him in making
stretches and was pronounced Il gifted
sneaker. Mrs butcher followed them /"
Danburv, Connecticut, and pleaded with cr
husband to return I" his home and his chill
drcn, hui H.. maintained q stHlI inditfti
cncc TO ali that was said The FrcrH Er"H
;ltg's actuIlnt says that while they were at
his own HON" in Wilmington his rGnduci
was not only devoid Of all rrSprui tn lis
family. but really silly. bordering on the
idiotic." This would indicate Il weakening
of his mental powers which may account for
his ,t.rr strange conduct This Mrs. Wat
son turns out on iiIt 81 igGtiii :" hr = conf
dcncr woman and hlatkmailrr, and cares
nothing in accomplishing her ends. ior the
character of her victim. butchers intatua-
ton. however. has blinded him. and h" he
licviS She viii make . star lecturer and
ret0rmer. Wheth.r lie has hem drunk as
is charged nr untaithful Ia his wife and
children as is believed. he has shown a
weakness and bli.d Welding to the Seduc-
tive powers of the genius of evil that renders
him longer unfit for Il teacher and rctormer,
and should step down and ont.
Tuesdays E""rH Fr""inp has the follow
ing:
The lufea from Gcorge w. Dntci,er- A few
of butchers friends have not Yet lost conf
dence i'll him. and think either that his mind
is affected or thai lc la been drugwed. 1t
is Sai;! thai when his wife first saw him al
Danhury he talked kindly and atfrrtonate,
", and promised to leave Mrs. Watson and
come back To hi family. 4 short time after
wards be VAS in Mrs. Watson'S company
and smoking i cigar the cigar is referred IL
because previous Ia making l.ot atqia,nt
ance he never smoked and upon being
again entreatcd by his wife to return home
that h. thought he must have been drugycd
WLtl Ms butcher left Danhury she did s.,
with the understandings that her husband
would return home sometime this week
Yesterday morning she received a letter
from him. Cniched in very atinrtianate Ian
guage, i'll which he speaks "f iiet AID the
children and promises to send her some
money soon. but says nothing about coming
b,. Wilmington. Referring 10 Mrs
Watson. Il" ASKS tn. IL Sh"nld not hav'
the same right to lift up and reform Il fallen
woman rs he would Il fallen man. He alS'
speaks Of several places where they hav,
enuaerd to address temperance meeting.
ana claims .iIa. 1t j. &4rking in gool
cause Sc MIS- Dltch,r has 10 reproache:
for her husband ard Says if h. will only
return il, his family all will he well: There
never was, said abe. III hettor hrshaiid ant
father than George has been ever since h,
signed the pledge. IA years ago. until he me-
that woman.