Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-05-07
THIRD EDITION.
Dutcher-Watson Affair.
WILMINGTON. DEL, May 8.

MgssBs. ERIToRs:-I submit the fol-
lowing facts in refutation of, and for
the purpose of generating myself, from
tbs scurillous and unjust accusation
contained in letter purporting to
have been written from the butcher
Home to b. +. Bailey, Esq, of Danbury,
Con-, published i'll the Hartford "Cour-
ant" and appearing in your valuable
and widely circulated paper OF last
Saturday.
am accused of trying to ruin G. NJ.
butcher and am denominated as a de
famer OF the butcher family. | exon
crate Mrs. butcher, knowing that her
tender heart and noble nature never
sanctioned the falsehood.
The article was written to a christian
gentleman who knew it Was false and
he became indignant at the same, thu!
he exposed Mr.. butcher through
the papers. know the man that
originated the insulting allusion to
have been 5. $. Hall. will simply
ask .Lat the people compare the
article referred to with the truth as
written below. am satisfied that the
people will acquit ME Of the charge of
dptaming Mr.. Butchers family after
examining the facts. There is no call
for outsiders OBTAINING the author of
such unparalleled falsehoOds. | will be
chart table enough Lot to add any more
comments only to remind the people
that Mr.. butcher declared no such let
tiers were ever written.
BUTCHER HOME.
WILMINGTON, DEL, April II, 1873.
This is to certify that We send upon
mission of mercy, eur friend John
Cullen Bryant, for the purpose, if pos
sitle, OF inducing George NJ. butcher to
return to his home and suffering tam
lily. The above mentioned, noted tenn
peranee lecturer, having been influenced
by a bad woman, calling herself Mrs.
Judge Watson, has not only left his
family under disgtac=ful circumstances,
but persists upon bringing before the
public an immoral woman, known in
the police courts, AMI who has sworn to
ruin him. Holding power over him,
which is strange and unarcountable to
his friends, she is leading him to
rum, and bringing his noble wife and
innocent children to iguoble disgrace
and paVeriy.
Tue above woman known in Phila.
is Moll Watson of 1855 Florida st. lived
to ruiu gentleman of Boston Mass. by
the nalne Of O. i. kimbell coffee mer
ci 44. breaking up his hume and family.
She va, seen i'll EaSton Pa. embracing
ar" kissing man, and the church
doors III which she was to lecture Were
clos .d against her, In Norristown New
Jeiary AllIl otil, -, After extensively
billing and advertising hut eight per.
sons We're in the hall and to show the
inf"tuation under which MIR. butcher
lat"r'. I've grossly ihsulted IN public
nobl7 gentleman, Major e. ~. Wells
VIII" was sent by Mrs. butcher for her
husband.
Said Major Wells of 1907 Delaware
Avenu', Wilmington, Del, seeing til e
ma" who built the butcher Home and
labor,d so long and faithfully in the
gr'at Wilmington, Delaware, reform of
1873.
Al trae temperance people will ex-
tend aid to Mr. Bryant and use their
iniluenrH in preventing this female
tiend, whom ii. NJ. D. stepped aside
to rtrm, from being brought before
the public, to disgrace him and the
cause. SAMUEL S. HALL
Author of appendix to the George NJ.
Butchers book, published by Colum-
bia Book Co.. Hartford, Conn.
MARY Il. DrTcnER, wife of Geo NJ.
butcher.
Although this unlimited pow
er was conferred on Mr.. Bryant, a pow
or, if j.r. B. lad desired to have in
jurel .Ir. butcher, might have been so
exercised as TO have advertised and
t1isg AGED Mr.. butcher from one end of
the Con finent to the other three weeks
agu, tl; Mr.. B:yant las never until
nov (4ud now driven to iD written not
even one word of all that has circulat
ed through the press in relation to the
Butcher, Watson scandal.
Nix. J, c. BRyANT:-I am much sur
priecd to learn that you have been IN
justly accused and condemned for
scandalizing Mrs. butcher and Mr..
fall. can positively declare that
you spoke of them in the "highest
terms while here, and Mrs. Dyer will
sub iiNe to the same.
Mrs. E. PALMER,
Mrs. JULIA A. DYER.
viii here state that | have labored
faithfully for the past month, having
travelled hundreds of miles by Rail and
spent more than sixty dollars, only
three dollars of same belonging to Mr..
Dutcher's family never did believe in
furnishing f Cd for the gossips, and
their has been so small a supply of
gospel in the affair, that | have kept
silent. and hope yet that all will be
wall JOBN CrILEN BRYANT