Daily Republican., 1879-07-07
THE DUTCHER.wATsON AFPAIR.
Mr. Hall Gives . Sketch Of Min.
self and Defends Mr. Duteher.

I THE UUvChkks W ALBUM ARkAAk
Ar. Hall Gives . Sketch Of MINI
self and Defends Mr.. Dutcher.
| DurcHER HoME,
WILMINGTON, DEL,
July 7, 1879.
/, Samuel 8. Hall have been an in.
mate Of the butcher family of and OIL
for about 6 years, aud have known Mr..
butcher for about Is years. My occu-
patton is that of . writer for the public
journals and periodicals., was myself
reformed through the instrumentality
Of Geo. M. butcher, and it is now my
desire to convey some information to
the public that may throw some light
on the difficulties under which Mr..
butcher is now laboring, and to show
that although his course Of action has
been apparently unaccountable and in.
excusible it is to say the least consist
ent with the conduct that he has be-
lieved to be his duty during his past
life, and which has resulted in tighten
ing the burden Of many weary souls,
and sending them On their way rejoio
ing. ......
will state of my own personal know
ledge that in 1874 Mr.. butcher sent to
his home in Leominister, Massachusetts,,
Mrs. N. R. Perry, Of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, woman Of about 81 years
OF age, who had through her bad con-
duct become separated. from her hus-
band and six children; he kept this
woman at his house off and on for
about six months; secured her the
agency for the sale of books, furnishing
$4,000 for the purchase Of the same.
This woman afterwards proved to be a
fraud.
Notwithstanding this experience, the
same year Mr.. butcher sent from New
York through the influence OF the Bible
House, Mrs. Story, who claimed to be
fhe sister of the celebrated Judge Story.
She was taken care of for six weeks, and
during that time drank all the lauda-
mum she could procure from the Leo
minister drug stores; all Of this is of my
own personal knowledge. This woman
also proved to be a fraud. In 1875 Mr..
butcher found Col. Wickham, former
successful and talented lawyer of Balls
ton Spa, New York. This man was suf-
fsrng from delirium tremens in Clevs-
land, Ohio. Mr.. butcher reformed him
and took him on lecturing tour, and
Col. Chas. Fl. Wickham is to-day we'll
remembered as reformed orator of his
native town Ballston Spa and dienn's
Falls, New York.
In the same year 1876 Mr.. butcher
sent MIR. John Walden talented irish
man to his home with letter to me
saying take care Of this poor slave of
drink. We cared for and nursed him
fer six weeks sending him away new
man, but this man fell again in about
a week after he left. These cases all
came under my personal knowledge. l
have circumstantial knowledge of quite
number of others that occurred pre-
vious to the removal of the butcher
family to Leominister, namely in 1868
General Hite formerly Of kentucky, now
of Elmira New York, who was taken to
the butcher home and shown every ia
vor possible for three menths.
In 1870 while Mr.. butcher was living
at Worcester, Massachusetts, there were
three men brought into the family that
Mr.. butcher had induced to sign the
pledge. Cue of these men was John
ID. Broome, a staff officer in the Confed-
crate service, and son of Ex Governor
Broome of Florida. He was keptin the
home for four months, and afterwards
led sober life. In the same year 1870
+. BayIey, of Fort Edwards,
New York, was kept in the home for
six months, and stole forty dollars
of their money, has since died in Chica-
go. George Robinson of Nova Scotia,
was cared for in the family for three
Many ether cases could be mentione
I'd, but these are sufficient to illustrate
he peculiar make up of Mr.. butcher.
Upon these people he has spent thous-
ands of dollars, and never received the
return of o penny that know of. Be-
'Ore closing this article | wish to state
hat the following persons are referred
% as having knowledge of Mr.. butcher
md their affidavits and statements
,ould be procured by sending for the
'ame. fuy circumstances would per.
nit | would procure the persons and
\ n rArI IN hn aJk
character of Geo. M. butcher. refer
he committee and public to the follow
ng named persons and transmit here.
With for the information of the commit
ee one hundred and fifty letters.
The following are the references:
A. Il. Lee, Columbus, Ohio; N. B.
Raleigh, N. c.; Geo. w.
scott, Dubuque, Iowa; o. b. Chad
'ourn, Saco, Maine; John B. Cough,
Wooster, Mass; Chas. Parker, Duane
treet, N. T.; II. B. Howell, Trenton,
Y. j.; Joseph Burrell, Falmouth, N. S.;
}. 4. Downing, Boston, Mass; Hon.
Nm. L. Dedge, of N. Y. City; E. Rem
Illion, N. T.; L. S. Hill, South
Abbington, Mass; J. Russell, Detroit,
lichigan; and many hundred others of
he influential temperance men of Amer
Ga and Nova Scotia. intend to swear
0 this statement and place the same
nth the original letters in the hands
t the committee. SAMUEL. s. HALL.
Mr.. HALL PAYS HIS RESPECTS. {
MEssRs. EDITORS The every Even
ng" of July 2, has an item entitled,
Another False Witness" mentioning
~ name as the person to which the I
eading is appropriate. Had not my |
anne been mentioned l should not +
ave known by any thing contained in Il
10 aforesaid article that it was inten- O