Daily Republican., 1879-05-13
GEORGE M. DUTChER.

Watson.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
WATERrowN, New YORK,
May llth, 1879. J
EDIToRs or THE REpUBLICAN:-l have
lust received clippings from your val
liable paper; also many letters from my
dear friends'in Wilmington, for which
| am truly thankful. Now Mr.. Editor,
much as been said pro, and con. about
me in my endeayors to place Mrs. wat,
son before the American people to tell
O. her won ltr'ul reformation and !
have so far succeeded, that she is able
to lecture alone, and this day stands
up many miles from here in Lewis
County to plead with the unfortunate
God only knows what have suffered
and only at the bar of Omnipotence will
all things be revealed.
| consider it the most unholy, un-
mitigated case of persecution ever
known in the United States. Followed
by detectives, meetings broken up,telt-
grams sent, saying thai friends were
dying, men like bloodhounds on my
track prosecuting me on every hand,
coming into my meeting and going
through the audiences telling lies to
ipiure me, boasting that they would
hire a hall to denounce me, having a
letter from my family in their pockets
which they would not show me, sherllis
coming to my door and calling me down
stairs to have talk with me, and many
others like wolves ready topounce upon
me. And Mr.. Editor for WHAT Sim
ply for helping a poor redeemed woman
one of my converts to tell the sad story
of her life and what God had done for
her poor soul. That was all and moth,
ing more.
The whole press of the United States
has been aroused, reporters follow mt
eager to get something from me to pub
lish. If had been high handed
murderer with the fresh blood OF my
victim upon my fingers, | could no
have been more persistently followed
As think of it | am constrained u
saw. merciful Father! Is this a dream
or is it reality Then comes the re
port that butcher is crazy or has beel
drugged. Then comes the report tina
| was drunk in Philadelphia and Hart
| ford.
Great God. Have mercy upon m.
; enemies, and forgive them as pray t.
, do. Then comes report that | hav
! deserted nay family, when have beel
q writing to them continually, and las
Monday sent them the last five dollar
| had in the world and if this terribl
persecution had not come upon me llk
# a mighty whirlwind | could have sen
them at least hundred dollars. No'
, let the citizens of the United States jus
0 consider, what have done Has 20
d or man any charge to lay at my door
8 No, not a charge bnt that | placed up
on the platform the only woman l
America now telling the story OF ht
redemption from the intoxicating cul
e If that be a crime in this country the
70 it is time that we understand it.
n When Mrs. Watson came to me an
Il said want to become good womal
l. and live for God and humanity, an
y asked me on her knees to protect hi
l. from the clutches of a gray hare
Y scoundrel in Philadelphia, who ende
~ vored to drag her soul down to hell b
al making her his mistress, said betor
'e God as my helper, will protect ye'
Sc and from that man has come much
g. the persecution, and as he used his el
so deavors to drag poor Mrs. Watson dow
T. | tried to help her up; she can no
Is stand alone if the public demand thu
10 she shall be prosecuted no more.
We she still continues to suffer, ! shal
ir God helping me stand by her, and
S. the name of humanity fight for her
t, the bitter end. God for Christ's sal
G. has made her better woman than
a am man, and | will mail you two Ii
We ters have received from her which
tn hope you will publish without fail, a
to the letter have mailed to her will al
be sent to you for publication.
am determined to have every thi
: done above board and not in a cornt
H. and leave my friends and the public g
,rs orally to Judge whether have be
d unjustly persecuted or not. The
H. bles will turn upon them who wor
M glory in my downfall. | know there
no a God and he knows my heart, and
he looking over my terrible experience
,is the last five weeks | wonder that
to alive. Few men could have stood
in without sending them to the grave
m madhouse. As | feel to-day if
nv r bitterest enemy have on earth v
is prosecuted without cause, l would
arc down my life in his defence. l hi
dv read of prosecutions in the day OF M
hs but had no idea of it until now.
for should think God would paraly
iIa the tongue that would pour its sll
,si, upon a fellow being. This may all
90. 80 provid-ntial and teach good lesson
bs- the world God bless my enemies a
w. my friends in Wilmington, PM
nv delphia and over the world. May h
vents blessing rest upon the club
Ebenezer Church, for standing by
in this hour of trial. l cannot restr
re- my tears of gratitude as | think
in Harry Roberts and my dear breth
rge and sisters in Philadelphia and "
md mington.
lee | am poor in this worlds, goods,
in my conscience is clear and l love
uff- and my fellow men better than ever
zen want to see Mrs. butcher, Sam and
.lso babies, but alas, am too poor to c(
Dad lust now. No one can tell but my
Le a how much it has cost me to stand
cry awful storm. My friends in Bos
oo's helped me some, and the ministers
stal what they could, old friends of mi
his for which hope they will receive
reward in heaven. The way +
Easton to Hartford might be c'
or pared to Sherman's march to the
ow Oh, sould for get it. -,