Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-30
W0ODHULL INTERVIEWED.
The Great Champion of WOman's Rights
on her Pins Again-She is
Crit to the Last.
Interviewed by H. B. CIafiin, Henry A.
and Henry c. BOWen-She
Refuses TO Give up
the ''DOcs.'

New York sun, June 25.
At five o'clock last evening Mr.. Hen
ry G. Bowen, editor of the Brooklyn
Union, a son, Mr.. n. B. Claim, the
great dry goods merchant, Mr.. Henry
A. Bowen, and a stenOgrapher drove up
to Victoria G. Woodhull's residence in
East Twenty street. On enter
ing the parlors they were greeted by
Mrs. Woodruff and Miss Clahin. Judges
Wood and Reymert, Mr.. George n. Ell
lery, of Indiana, Mr.. J. Parker Gordon,
and Mr.. James McDermOtt, of Brook
lyn, were already there. After all had
taken seats Judge Reymert said that he
understood that the object of the meet
ing was to bring to close in some way
the prosecution of Mrs. Woodruff. He
was interrupted by Mr.. McDermott,
who said tnat the main object of the
visit OF Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Clafiin was
to obtain from Mrs. Woodruff what doc
umentary evidence she had against
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Mr..
Theodore Tilton IN relation to what is
called the "Beecher scandal" He him
self had seen the letters of Mr..
Beecher aud Mr.. TiltOn to Mrs.
Woodruff, and knew that they
GOuldllltu I'LL AdClS EOunECJEu
with the scandal. He, like many 9TH
ers, he continued, believed that Mr..
Bowen had been terribly Baaligned in
regard to it, and it was for the sake of
that gentleman's fair name, and to con-
vince the world of the truth of the
charges against his pastor that he NC.
Dermott) took part in the meeting. He
thought it due 10 all concerned that all
in HTr- hull j.
should be given to Mr.. Bowen and Mr.
Clahin, so that they might take such
action as they deemed best.
Mrs. Woodruff, turning to Mr.. Bowen
and hIr. Clafin, said she was disposed
to give them what facts she had, but as
| she had suffered so much already, and
been made to feel the whole force of
| Plymouth church against her, she knew
not who to trust. She felt that all the
members of that church were op-
posed to her, and to speak
| candidly, she said she feared that
even Mr.. Bowen and Mr.. Clafiin
were leagued against her, and came to
her in Mr.. Beecher's interests. 1t was
reasonable to suppose, she added, in
view of what she has heard ON all sides
in the past few months, that was so.
She thought it strange that Mr..
Bowen, after being hauled over
| the Goals by the press of the eOun-
| try, should at this late hour come
to her to seek information to use in what
she might term his own vindicatiOn
and until the contrary was proved she
/ would believe that his coming was to
| further a gigantic scheme and save Mr..
Beecher and crush her. Sac added that
she had always thought him lost to all
honor because he had not stepped for
ward before. She wished to know what
| she might expect, should she give them
/ the proofs of the scandal Would they
| guarantee that the prosecution should
| cease? Il was a duty she owed herself,
she said, not to put them in possession
of what she knew of it unless she was
| convinced that they were acting in good
/ faith. She continued at some length,
/ speaking of conversations with Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Tilton, telling Mr..
Bowen of the latter gentleman's repeat
ed threats that he would use up Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen, who had listened patiently
/ to Mrs Woodruff, said that he regretted
that she thought he was not acting in
good faith. He and Mr.. Clahin were
both friendly to her. He had come from
| his country seat IN Woodstock, Connec-
| ticut, expressly to see her, and hoped
that she would favor him with what
facts she had TO supplement- those in his
possession. He had wife and two chill.
dren, and trusted that be would not &c
to his grave with blot upon his name
It had long been his desire TO have the
scandal made clear TO all, and he assured
her that should she favor him with whai
she knew, he and others would try tC
have the prosecution brought to an end
He had arrived at the conclusion thai
something must be done, and this wa:
the first step. 1t seemed TO him thai
she was in possession Of facts which ht
should have, and with them his duty
would be clear. He wished her to dis
abuse her mind of the thought that he
was in a conspiracy to injufe her.
| Mrs. Woodruff said that she was to bt
tried to-day on a charge of obscenity
growing out of her attack upon Mr.
Beeener, and should she escape punish
ment, which she believed the authori
ties, with the strong pressure of Mr.
BeecheF's friends backing them, were de
termined to infiict upon her, she would
4 then tell all she knew, and convinct
them by documentary evidence thai
what she had already said about Mr.
Beecher was true.
Mr.. Clahin said that he came in the
interests of Mr.. Bowen, and with hin
trusted that the whole thing might b
made clear.
4 A long consultation followed, in which
all took part. Mr.. Bowen, in speaking
of the covenant signed by himself, Mr.
Beecher and Mr.. Tilton, and which wa'
recently made public, said that the pub
licatioB undoubtedly had had very
damaging effect upon himself Mrs
| woodruff emphatically declined to giV'
J I'D the documentary evidence until the
termination of the trial Her counse
agreed with her that she did right.
1t was understood that one or tw.
otner prominent citizens of Rrooklyl
would take part in the discussion, bu
| they did not attend.