New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-16
LEAVING HIS MISSION TO LANGUIsH.


PETER DIVERS DEBTS AND DEPARTURE EXCITING
BARRow-sTIEEr.
Peter Dwyer, the Gospel Missionary" of No. 20
Baryow-st left the city two weeks ago, telling his
family and many of his acquaintance that he was
going on a lccturing tour up the Hudson River. He
owed three months rent TO his landlord, Mr. Dixon
who had threatened TO disDosscss him if the money
was not paid His prOfessed object in going out of
the city was to raise means to pay his debts. He
promised to write to his family, and also to Mr..
Dixon, and to keep them Informed regarding his
journey; but no word had been received from him
Yesterday, and no one could tell where he had gone
RumorS that he has elOped with another mans wife
have been in circulation in the nelghborhOod where
he lived ever since his departure. The only foun-
datiOn for these rests on the fact that tho
woman referred to disappeared from the city about
the same time that Mr. Dwyer departed. So far as
could be learned yesterday no one saw them go
away together and many scanda ous stories. which
have been told regarding their intimacy IN the
city, were contradcted freely as they had been
uttered.
This woman was an enthusiastic attendant nj the
Barrow Street Mission and took an active part re-
Gently III some entertainments which were gotten
up to pay Mr. Dryers debts She had a dissOute
husband, whom she had supported for years, and
from whom she separated herself some months ago.
lie has since said many things TO stimulate the
IumOTs about his wife, ana lie now spends most OF
his time in a Charles-st. saloon, relating with
drunken zest the gossip lie has heard about her.
The womans brother is the keeper OF policy shop
the scandalOu talk about his sister and Mr.. Dwyer,
and in his conversation with a reporter yesterday
he BETRAYED much ill-feellng toward both. The
chief promoter of the scandal, however. is an old
woman who attended the Barrow Street Mission for
a time and for some reason had a bitter spite
against the Dryers and against the woman with
whom Mr. Dryers name is now coupled. She re-
lated Yesterday, with great relish, many reports
about Mr.. DwycT. saying also that she had seen HIM
make visits TO the house of the missing woman.
Several persons who know her well assured the re-
pOrteT Yesterday that she was inveterate gossip
and mischlefmaker. The reports which she circu-
lated about the Dryers are said TO have seriously
injured the Mission, and wthdrawn from IT the sup
port of several wealthy patrons.
Mrs. Dwyer Yesterday DENIED many of the reports
which have been circulated about her husband, and
expressed her belief that he would soon return. She
ans she was preparing to leave her rooms yesterday
when Mr.. Dixon told her she would not be turned
into the street with her family until something had
been heard from her husband. She said her hus-
bands trunk had been checked for Canada, but she
did not believe he had gone away with another
woman. Even when drunkard he had never been
untrue to her. and now that he was a Christian she
knew he would not leave her and the children TO
destltutiOn. She had been expecting letter from
him every day. but he was not able TO write WELL
and he might not have been successful i'll his jour
ney.
Mrs. Kalder, who lives in Charles-st, Is well ac-
quauted with the woman mentioned III the scandal
lous reports. She said yesterday: she did not go
away with Mr.. Dwycr, and the reports about her
are false. She went to Newark, n j., to stay with
some acquaintance of mine. She wanted TO get
rid of her husband who has not ceased TO annoy her.
/ received a letter from her few days ago, and she
wrote that she would he in the city again this week.
have no doubt that when she reads the published
reports about her she will come here at once and
dIsprOVe them"