Daily Republican., 1879-05-03
DUTCHER-WATSON.


More etters From the Hartford
COmrant-Mrs. Butchers Appeal
and Mr.. Butchers Defiant An
swer.
The following are the letters referred
to in the letter we published yesterday,
from the Hartford "Courant," both Of
which we have clipped from that pa
per.
BUTCHER HOME,
Wilmington, Del. ,Aprll %, 1879.
Mr.. B. +. Bailey, Danbury, Conn.
DEAR FRIEND.-Your very kind and
truly sympathetic letter received, and
| thank you ten thousand times for
your true friendship in this dark tine
of trouble. | received letter on Mon
day from my husband written and
mailed at Hartford, Conn.,, in which he
appeared to repent of the past and stat
ed that he had left Mrs. Watson in Nor
walk, with the lady president OF the W.
r. U. who promised toProtect and care
for her; also that she was to speak in
Norwalk one week from that time.
He also in the letter said he would be
home soon; that he was sick; in fact he
use! very repentant language. lie
seemed very indignant at its being re-
ported in Danbury that he had forced
me to sign a paper stating | had no OBJ
iections to his being in company with
this infamous woman. Twas forced to
sign the paper; he rushed in wildly at
NE when was alone, and in the ex-
element | did sign a paper as he
demanded, but had no time to read it
or think what was doing; but as there
was no witness, did not think it would
amount to anything. That he has used
this paper now | am sure to help him
on the road to ruin. | was very much
delighted at the receipt of his letter,
but to-day the black clouds returned as
| received copy of a Hartford paper
giving an account of the speaking be-
fore the reform club of that city of Mr..
George M. butcher and Mrs. Judge
Watson.
You can Judge of my present misery
when had hoped by his letter that he
would never again be in her company
to know they were again together
What to do further | cannot decide
He is planging on to ruin and disgrace
and dragging his family and the caus'
in the same path. Thousands OF hi
reformed men will return to drink ant
deride temperance as a hunbug.
cannot ask you to do more than yor
have already. If he could be saved
before it i, too late it would bo a grea
Christian and noble deed, and thou
sands would bless him who would d
so. Colonel John Moore of this cit.
who was president of the great Dutche
Reform club here would 60 for hin
now but his father is at the point @
death. fear he is determined to stic'
to this woman and ruin us all. | kno'
he is insane; he is the opposite in ever.
way to what he has ever been. Ther
is man by the name of John Guile
Bryan. who is following him to hel
! ruin him although Mr.. d. retorne
him.
He was a miserable tramp and mad
; the " D-Home" his home we treate
him as friend in every respect now h
is trying to crush him who saved him
look out for this Bryant; he was a
Stanford yesterday, goes to-day t
Bridgeport and got letters here befor
We knew his object. He has detame
US terribly here. People here say the
will stick to George though the world 6
against him, and not night but wha
many prayers 90 up to "Him who ru
leth all things" for our wandering nc
ble-hearted friend, who seems to hay
lost his senses. | ask you i'll God
name what aw to dc; my dear littl
children calling for papa all day an
the tears binding my eyes. Give m
some hope or advice. Send papers il
regard to the Danbury affair, if it wa
published. Kind regards of your wife
and my darlings send kisses to you an
yours. Yours in sorrow.
II MARY +. DUTcHER.
The following letter apparently an
swering the above letter from Mri
i. butcher was sent TO the Hartfor
"Courant," and published in that pa
per April 30th.
LETTER FROM Mr.. butcher.
. ~ rup Enrrop op ruR CoURANT