Year: 1876

Is made appear a. receiving my gross
insult am represented as having offered her. But
mat Is not all or this ridiculous story She says that
on the 2lst after h.d insultcd her She went INTO the
Kitchen. friend was IN the kitchen who asked me
"nat was the maiterf said Mr. Boil has insulted
me What, then, did she dor Nothing D!d she
orucr me 10 leave the house, No Did she forbid my
Ta1hg G,I again. No Did the friend do anything No
Dld her sister do anythngg No Did she tell her hus
pand l"nom she made her conhdant in all things)g No.
Gan any oody IN their senses believe such statement
as thatF Is II not manifest that this woman pre-
vailed upon 10 make the statement accredited TO her
knowing that II was alsoY Indeed am informed that
one OF tue persons present the time she made IL says
that sho mado II with reluctance and under Tie
strong pressure OF those who have manifested such ma
gnity toward me In this matter Tho trouhle is the
falsehold is told with too much detail ami fails 10
pieces OF It's own weight But IL seems 10 have oc-
Cured TO some one that IL would not do


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without entering protest against my insults to her so
she says that when again visited her on the 29th and
want you TO darkon my doors again This is ouiIe
positive enough IL IL had been mado earlier in the mar
ratye and had not been qualified by adding .unlcss
my husband is at home Can any one conceive Of n
woman nsulted as she claims TO have been forbdding
the person thus insulting her the house ana then COM
placenty adding, "uness my husband Is at home
Unworthy and untruthful as this woman has shown
herself to be- she has my pity; but the who have
induced her TO place herself in he- present position are
deserving only Of contempt have said before and
here repeat, that | had been exoneratcd IRON this
charge aud everything was satisfactory until notified
the church OF purpose to Leave and then this false
charge was held in terr0rem over my head. Another
fact VIII illustrate the falsity OF this charge No





by me could have any regard for mo thereaiter
yet, when left for Europe moro than a month after
ward, she aud her husband very kindly presented mo
with package OF canned fruits &C. TO use on my voy
age and she very earnest the expression Of her
regret at my departure AID whom returned in
August following she active member OF the
committee appointed to welcome me back, and was
present and participated in the festivities After my
return she was cordial and friendly rs ever, fire.
quenty, in the presence of others inviting me TO call
and see her. think | have said enough to establish
my entire Innocence of the charge preferred against
q
evidence In my pessesson showing conclusively that
the woman who has made the charge Is utterly un
worthy OF belief and oil bad repute aud that her hus
band, who has aided and abettod her in this wicked
business, Is not to be credited and has been found
guilty OF an offence revolving that lorbear to
It But should occasion require it stand ready 10
make good everything l havo stated In closing
have only to say that deeply regret the necessity that
has impeled me to make this statement but have
felt it due to YOU 10 myself and the cause in which
all so vitay interested that should say this much
And now declare to you that the charge made against
me is false in every particular, ana that have done
nothing to forfeit your confidence to bring reproach
the cause OF religion. am your obedient servant


FRED BEI.T.