Written by Farkel
If the statement that soon follows catches your
curiosity, keep reading. It was made by a beautiful woman who was Rutherford's constant traveling companion who did not work her way
up the Bethel ladder (like almost all other women had to do) yet immediately came into his inner circle upon entering Bethel. It was
made by a woman who abandoned her own husband of fifteen years to enter
What did she
say about Judge Rutherford?
She said, "He was like a husband to me in every way."
Before we get down to the details, let
us review what we KNOW about Judge Rutherford as this gets to PATTERN of attitude and conduct:
He was a false prophet.
He was
a tragic alcoholic.
He was a hypocrite who lived and traveled like royalty.
He was cruel, ruthless and vindictive.
It is my non-medical
opinion that he was a narcissist and I will make comments based upon that assumption. Even if he wasn't clinically a narcissist, he
exhibited a lot of traits associated with narcissism.
He had no genuine and close friends.
He was a man of hate, bitterness and revenge.
He was a federal lawbreaker who drank and had booze smuggled for him during Prohibition.
He was a man who scorned, even despised people
who wanted to improve their own character and ethics.
He was an instigator who intentionally used his followers as pawns to start
riots which hurt them but helped him get the publicity he craved.
He was a man who despite the fact he had no legitimate claim to
the somewhat lofty title, insisted upon being called "Judge" for the entire time he ran the WTS.
He was a pathetic, rotten husband
and father who was at least despised by his own son and probably by his own wife, neither of whom cared enough about him to go to
his own funeral.
He was so disliked by his fellow Bethelites that only four of them attended his funeral.
He was a man whose prolific
writings were so worthless that none of them are now being printed.
Narcissistic people consider themselves to be exempt from all
the rules that should universally apply to everyone.
As a narcissist, he was a man who considered himself "above the law of the land"
when Prohibition outlawed the possession and consumption of alcohol.
As a narcissist, he was a man who considered himself "above his
OWN law" when he told people they could only gain salvation by preaching from door to door when he never did it himself as leader
of the WTS.
As a narcissist, he considered himself "above the Christian law" of decency and honesty when he wrongly and intentionally
vilified and libeled Olin Moyle and Walter Salter.
As a narcissist, he considered himself "above the Christian law" to be "no part
of this world," when he meddled in politics in 1934 and praised Hitler while condemning the very government which allowed him to freely
get away with his shennanigans.
In fact, the question could rightly be asked, "what (if any) rule or code of ethical conduct that
he demanded of his followers did he himself actually obey?"
We are now down to the real question I'm going to ask: given the gross
and unethical conduct of
The best evidence for or against this question would of course come from eyewitnesses, but most or all potential eyewitnesses are
now dead.
Newly Revealed Evidence for
The evidence comes from a man who is a long time poster
on this board. He posts as "larc" and many of you like myself know him and have spoken with him. A number of you have personally met
him. He not only knew the woman in question (she's now deceased), he has met her numerous times. She was a relative, being the aunt
of his own mother.
Up until recently this secret of her year's long sexual affair with
Obviously,
this is evidence that no family member is or was out to "get" her. They have no reason to lie about a secret they've kept for so long.
This woman was a good friend of Bonnie Boyd before coming to
Nearly all women have to start out
in
Why did she get to go everywhere Rutherford went, including traveling first class to
Was it merely just because she was so beautiful and
Her maiden name was Berta Teel. Her married name was Berta Peale. But before
we discuss more about her, we will spend a little time talking about Bonnie Boyd. Bonnie Boyd and Berta Peale had some strange similarities
and circumstances in their relationships with
Bonnie Boyd-Heath
Bonnie Boyd came to
Bonnie
Boyd had a VERY important position in the WTS. She also lived in the lavish surroundings and manner as her boss. The same Moyle case
has her testifying that she went on six to eight week annual trips to Europe with
Why would
Bonnie
Boyd was one of the four or so "witnesses" who signed the deed to Beth Sarim in January of 1930. If she was only
In 1938 Bonnie
Boyd married William Heath, an heir to one of the founders of the Coca Cola company. Heath was very, very rich. She continued to accompany
From Olin Moyle's letter to
"Here again is shown
unequal and discriminatory treatment. One brother left Bethel some time ago for the purpose of getting married, and, so I am informed,
was refused the privilege of pioneering in New York, apparently as an official disapproval of his action in leaving Bethel. On the
other hand when Bonnie Boyd got married she didn't have to leave
Why did
The person reporting this testimony from another eyewitness
stated:
"And according to Worth Thornton (a dear friend of mine, now deceased, was Knorr's 'secretary,' wrote the Informant
? now KM), Bonnie had slept with half of the Bethelites in the 1950?s. The big-shots at the time evidently knew of the scandal but
chose to sweep it under the rug."
Coincidentally, (or is it?) just a MONTH after Bonnie Boyd was married,
Berta Peale
Berta met Bonnie Boyd
sometime in the early 1930's. This was confirmed by her niece, "larc's" mother. It was also confirmed in the Olin Moyle trial transcript
on pages 1299-1301. At the time, Berta was a full time pioneer and a member of the "anointed." During this time she traveled to
There she met
Who paid for
her expensive trip to attend a convention overseas where she met
In June of 1938 Berta abandoned her husband of 15
years and went to
Later in 1938, Berta's husband filed for divorce on the grounds
of abandonment and it was granted in 1940. Copies of the divorce filing by Alfred Peale for spousal abandonment and the final decree
were sent to
Not only was she not punished or sent home she was given one of the two or three most envious jobs conceivable at Bethel: living
and traveling like a Queen with the Watchtower King himself.
Why did Rutherford make her a "dietician" when he already had one
and she was unqualified for the job? The Moyle trial states that she was a Practical Nurse, but a dietician is a specialty unto itself.
It was also brought out in the Moyle trial that Rutherford already HAD his own private nurse, and ridiculed the notion that Rutherford
needed two of them, since he was obviously healthy enough to travel and speak so extensively. In contradiction to what was claimed
in the Moyle trial, 'larc' stated that Berta's only job experience prior to entering Bethel was factory work! Why was she the only
of his two dietician's to travel with Rutherford and stay with him in Beth Sarim? Why did she get this meteoric rise in privilege
immediately upon entering Bethel?
"Crotchless Panties"
Some years after Rutherford died, Berta continued on as a pioneer
and a "member of the anointed." She paid a visit to her relatives and gave her own sister some lingerie that was purchased in France
while she was still at Bethel. They were a pair of crotchless panties and a bra with which had holes in the nipple areas. The relatives
were shocked by this. She was "anointed." She was still a "pioneer." She wore crotchless panties! When "larc" was 13 he saw his aunt
(Berta's sister Lona) wearing that "nipple" bra. He reacted like any normal thirteen year old boy: he loved it!
"The Hairpin
Story"
It has been reported before that on one of Rutherford's trips during the time Berta was working for him, a maid at the
hotel found a woman's hairpin IN Rutherford's bed. His female "assistant" was staying in an adjoining room with a door that could
access either room. "larc" reported to me that Dr. M. James Penton a famous WTS researcher discovered that this incident occurred
in
Is this significant? Berta Peale was from
"She was his "personal dietician." He was way-up in years, she was very young, at least half
his age at the time, probably even much younger! She had a bedroom adjacent to his, with a directly connecting door to his bedroom,
in the Soceity?s train car that was used to "preach the kingdom" during da judge's reign. She also went wherever da judge went, including
frequent trips to
"A good friend of mine was an elder in the hall in
"Anyway, the elders made contact with headquarters, and Nathan Knorr met with Birda [her name was
actually "Berta"], while at a District Convention in
Indeed!
"larc's"
cousin Sue (the daughter of Berta's sister) told him that when Berta was young, she was so rebellious that she was the only one of
four daughters her father needed to spank.
One time, 'larc's' cousin Sue was looking through a family album with him. There
was a picture of a man in the photo album alongside Berta. Sue told 'larc' that the man in the picture was a married naval officer.
It cannot be shown that they had an affair, but it begs the questions: WHY was an anointed pioneer in a picture with a married man?
And why was she in the company of a military person?
Bonnie and Berta - The Similarities
1) Two women who were the "closest"
to
2) Two women who were constant traveling and living companions.
3) Two women who
were quickly propelled to the pinnacle of the WT elite.
4)Two women who broke the strictest of WT rules, yet not a thing was
done about it.
5) One woman became a constant companion of Rutherford's when she was only sixteen years old. She was accused
by a man not afraid of identifying himself by name of "sleeping around" in Bethel in the 1950's. Another women who magically received
paid passage to Europe during the Great Depression and immediately upon entering Bethel received an elite job that not only was she
not qualified to have, the job had already been filled by someone else? Who needed to have TWO Dieticians back then?
6) One
beautiful and poor young women brought into Bethel who immediately became a "personal assistant" and "constant companion" only one
MONTH AFTER another "personal assistant" and "constant companion" became married.
7) The Great Depression where no one had any
money and would die for the opportunity to live the luxurious life of Rutherford.
8) Adjacent bedrooms with connecting doors
for these women and the Judge in trains and in hotels. The Judge's habit of working at night in Beth Sarim when the rest of his housekeeping
staff was asleep.
Crotchless panties and provacative bras worn by an "anointed pioneer" who was also a very rebellious child.
One lonely, horny old immoral drunk with all the power and money he could ask for who viewed women as only acceptable "if they
kept their proper place."
One absolute dictator who broke all the rules he set for others who considered himself above such
rules.
Testimony from a named informant that Nathan Knorr and others knew of Rutherford's infidelity with Berta and did nothing
about it, thus keeping it covered up.
He had the lack of moral ethics. He had the motive. He had the victims willing or otherwise.
He had the opportunity. He had the alibi and he had the cover-up. He had the people to continue the cover-up.
And now we have
uncovered a new story about him.
Remember what Berta said:
"He was like a husband to me in every way."
1869 "Judge" Joseph F. Rutherford is born in Missouri to James Calvin Rutherford & Lenora Strickland.
1887 August H. Balko,
Jr. is born in Texas.
1899 Bonnie Boyd is born in Iowa.
1901 Berta L. Teel is born in North Carolina.
1904 William P. Heath, Jr. is born.
1905 Blanch P. ? is born in Missouri.
1915 William P. Heath, Jr.'s mother, Susan,
becomes a Bible Student.
1920 William P. Heath, Sr. is Vice President of a Soft Drink Company in Atlanta, GA.
1921/22 August
Balko, Jr. & Blanch P. are married in Texas.
1923 *Mary M. Rutherford takes up residence in Monrovia, CA.
*Bonnie
Boyd moves to Bethel with her mother @ the invitation of Van Amburgh and serves as Judge's stenographer.
*Berta Teel marries
Alfred Peale.
1929 *Robert J. Martin goes to San Diego and transfers into his own name the title for 2 lots purchased by
Dr. Albert E. Eckols, then contracts the construction of Beth-Sarim, " the Lord having provided the means for the
building of the house so that it would not be a burden on the Society."
*Princess Bonnie C. Balko is born in Texas.
1930 *The Judge, accompanied by Bonnie Boyd and others, takes up residence in Beth-Sarim, as do August & Blanch Balko and Princess
Bonnie.
*William P. Heath, Jr. is Manager of a Bottling Plant in South Carolina and is married to Dorothy S.
193? Berta Peale and Bonnie Boyd attend a convention together in Europe.
1931 Prince Joseph Barak Balko is born in San Diego,
CA.
1932 William P. Heath, Jr. is baptised.
1934 *William P. Heath, Jr. meets the Judge.
*Matthew Howlett
becomes Judge's personal nurse.
1937 *William P. Heath, Jr. is invited to Bethel to serve as the Judge's personal secretary.
He and Bonnie Boyd accompany the Judge on a speaking tour of Europe lasting 6-8 weeks, then they all go to Beth-Sarim for the
winter.
1938 *In January, William P. Heath, Jr. gets a divorce from his wife of about 8 years, Dorothy, and 1 week later
marries Bonnie Boyd in Las Vegas.
*Nurse Matthew Howlett leaves to do zone work in Ohio.
*Berta Peale leaves her husband
of 15 years and comes to Bethel to serve as Judge's dietician.
1939 *Berta (Teel) Peale's husband, Alfred, sues for divorce
on grounds of abandonment.
*Matthew Howlett returns to nurse the Judge until the Judge's death in 1942.
*William P. Heath,
Jr. purchases the property for Beth-Shan and is serving on the WT Board of Directors. He is also in charge of the ushers at the
Madison Square Garden Convention and arrested by police for hitting a "mobster" over the head with his cane during the riot that
breaks out. Hayden Covington is brought in to defend him after Olin Moyle quits.
1940 *The deed to Beth-Shan is conveyed
to the WTBTS, Heath having erected a house there and made various other improvements.
*Alfred Peale is granted a divorce from
Berta.
1942 The Judge dies.
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