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Beecher's Controversy with
Bowen.
PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS.

Beecner's controversy NHH
Bowen.
PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS.
The extreme length of Mr.. Moulton' :
statement rendered ii necessary to tele-
graph it by instalments, and the portion
subjOned commences abruptly at the con-
cluson of that sent TO the afternoon press
New IoRR, Aug. 2l.-Mr. Beecher' self
! condemnation at the ruin he had wrought
under such circumstances was full and COM
plete, and at times he was 50 bowed down
with -sriet IN consequence of the wrong be
had done that he threatened TO put an end
to hi- lie. lie also gave TO me the letter in
reference 10 which he said that Bowen had
given it to him; that he had told Bowen
that liton must be crazy TO write such a
letter a. that ; that he dId not understand
It. and that Bowen said TO him, Il will be
Your friend in this matter" lie then made
a statement y Inch Tilton had made 70 Inc
at my horse Of the charge that Bowen
had made TO him (Iiiton), and said
that Bowen had been very trea cherouS to-
wards Elton a. well A. towards himself,
because he (Beecher) had had reconcilia-
ton wiki Bowen. of which lie Old me the
terms and that Bowen had never in ms
lbcechcr s)pre~cnce spoken OF or referred 10
any allegation OF crime or wronE-dOing on
ms part wi;h any woman whatever. lie
gave me IN general terms the reconciliation
. and afterwards gave mc two memoranda,
which J here produce, which show The terms
ot the reconciliation. The Er-t l. IN the
handwriting oi Bowen, containing five
items, which Baecher assured me Were the
terms which Bowen elaine! should be the
basis %! the reconciliation Ii Is Is follows
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write me letter; hith, rctrdct IN every
quarter what mas been said 10 my INJURY
me second pa per Is pencil memorandum
er's haud-writinz. giving an account OF the
affair.
About February, leo, at a long inter-
view al Mr. frce.aud' : house. Tor the pur-
pose oi having . iuil and hn3l rcconciiia-
non bet"'oh bowen and Beccher, Mr.
bowen stared ms grievances, which were all
eitneroia business nature oroi my treatment
oil MN personally Alter hours ui confer
tnce every thinS was adjusted We shook
hani>- We pledged each other 10 work
: hchecIorth without Jar or break. SAID To-
MN, Mr. Bowen. II Yea hear any thing OF
me MOI IN accordance with this agreement
81 harmony 10 not let 1t rest come >tral2h'
van u..,.r.,j Ia H. -, I'm, i
stated that ali our difference. were over and
/ that we were friend. again This public
recognition he was present az and heard and
expressed himself a. greatly pleased with 1t.
/ Ii was after all this that asked Mr.. Howard
to beip me carry out hi. reconciliation. and
to call ou Mr. Bowen and TO remove the
( little differences between them Mr.. Howard
called ana EXPRESSED his qualification. Then
/ it Wa that without any provocation he Mr.
/ Bowen) told Mr.. Howard that this recon
/ citation did not include one matter; that
! he (B3Nen) knew that about Mr.. Bcecher
which I no should sneak il would
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NJ Np'"S,p I.ouiu 'e.l M. il'NaIG III
made known 70 Mr. Bee-her what this
-ecret s.anl the hints which Mr.. Beecher
mad had of it led him to think that it wa,
another matter and not the SANDER which
IL "0" mus - ~ '1
TIE INTERvuw WITH OLIVER J0ENS0N.
After giving an account of the settlement
between Iilt0u and Bowen, Moultpn con-
tinue-: had an interview with Oliver
johnson IN the presence Of Tilton. when the
WAp.e matter was discussed and a memo
ranuuAl ui O-lFer Johnson statement, IN
winch ne gave ms reco.lectlon OF the inter-
We" o. December -Oth' when Luton ana
) 1unSl We're present, was taken down ny
Illion short hand IN my presence, and
copied out at the time IN johnson : pros
ence, 1ich memorandum has been IN my
possession ever since, and from which !
read each statement, oneaiter the other, 10
MI bowen / mere pTo4lce IT,
OLIVER JoHvsox's STATEMENT.
A. -b, irta-rio,r ,f Dooo,,bo- as-L NJ
D1wsn voinr,tsr;lv ,iei.,cd bis Wi ~ n
,I,bn.l,' that he Il ~ ,rorId 40 ~.
measures in regard to Mr. Tilton without
consultation with Mt johnson Nh Bowen
! .i IA 1Ail suo7laii'lil.y 'ns SAM
ya,e c,ny,rsst;,n La,,re NH, ,tS. t, W., ..
sons. There was no obligatory confidence
imposed ON any of the parties concerning
anything said az this interview. ~lvc
special pledge mutually given that nothing
should Pee sad concerning Mr. Bcc-her'- de-
muu-trltiuuS towards Mrs IIlt1u.Nr Oliver
johnson says that Mr. B1weu'- statements
in regard IL II. ". Is. We're not intimation~
of II. ". b. adultery, Lut plain and
straightforward charge, Of the same. II. {.
T.. stated tAat be- knew four or five cases of
Mr. b adulterouS intercourse with
women. o. ! says that II. c. b. in this
interview plainly declared that H. ". b.
had confessed his Guilt to IL. {. g. II {.