The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-09
SURE OF MR BRIsTORS INNOCENCE
The Father Says That the Son Has Reient-
less Enemies who Prosecute Him

The Father Says That the Son Has Relent-
less Enemies who Prosecute Him
Il know my boy is innocent" on Sat-
urday last remarked the Rev. George
Brstor, of Brooklyn, whose son, the
Rev. George X. Bristor, is charged with
criminal intimacy with a weak minded
domestic of his household, at Spring Val
| lry, n. Y. Il know he is innocent" con-
tinued the aged father, "andp nothing
will shake my confidence in him. Why
will not they let my boy alone? His enc
mics have pursued him relentlessly ever
since he began his career, aud the more
he proves his innocence the more bitter
are their attacks. When he left a charge
ia New Orleans several years ago upon
the expiration of his term, his foes
charged him with tearing up the benches
in his church, becaus it was said, his
cause he did not want to leave the church
Now, his successor WAS my sons inti-
mate friend, and to my son he owed his
appointment. He was expnerated of the
charge, and yet his enemies would not
let him alone They followed him to
Newark, n. j., and you know what
charges they trnmped up against him
there and how maliciously false they
were proven to be STILL he could not
protect himself from the venomous at
tacks, aud now they are charging him
with another crime. Ol. it is horrible.
Why will they not let my dear boy
alone?"
| "Have YOU heard from him recently 2"
"feS; he has told me that the charges
are ground 'ess. But he need not have
told me so. | knew that they were. My
Youngest son, Mr.. Joseph W. Brstor, has
gone to Spring Valley to help his brother
in b is sore distress. He has telegraphed
me that there is not a word of truth in
the charges My b'y preached to lay to
his congregation but | have not heard
| from him. 1t is IA matter of great relief
to me that i'll all his trials my son has
the sympathy and supp 'rt of his flock. "
l,;a Downs, the girl who charged Rev.
! DR.. George II. B:istor with having as
saulted her, has made two retractions.
The first one WAS written on Tuesday
last, the day alter the charges first be-
came public 1t reads as follows:
December 20, 1885
| Dfaf FfteHd-I take it all back | was
not ruined by DR.. Bristor, as l said 1t
is not true. | think | was worried and
fretted. which made me tell the story
lid. | Will be a obedient girl.
Yours truly, IDA Downs.
T:le girl said she wrote the retraction
III Mrs. Biis,or's presence, and at her
lctation. In reference to this she said
"Mr BrlSsnr SAID | shouldn't leave the
room till took it all back. Then took
it back. When had written 1T was not
So Mr. Brlstor told me to put true in-
| p pr a"d began over again Mrs Bris-
ior sad You do this of your own free
will, aud put it down. Mr. Bristor
cllei Mrs Sc,ts and Mrs Wood up
stairs, and they came just as finished
and wsre there when | signed my name.
Mr.. Bii>tor had a short prayer in my
room. a letter written by Ida to Mrs
| Wyckotf, December %, was produced, in
which she said: My home, thought to
be a lovely home, is not as | or you
thought. The gentleman has done bad
things to me" The girl broli, down
during the examination ard cried bit
terly. She said she was frightened by
the threats of DR.. Bristor into making
the retraction. DR.. Bristor has been
summoned by Presiding Elder Craig to
Al p ar before a committee of ministers
at Centenary NJ. L. church, in Jersey
City. next Tuesday for trial.