The New York herald., 1874-07-27

q. Did you or not. after or about the time Of tn
trlpartlte agreement express friendly sentiment
II appear in all quarters that Mr.. Beecher and
were not in hostility and have suppressed IN
serrespect many times IN doing 1t.
q. Did you ever state this offence OF Mr.. Beeche
as committed against you to Mr.. Storrs A.
never did
Q. Was it ever stated in your presence to him
! A. No, sir; he read a statement that Mrs. IiltoI
made and that helped her to make.
q. Did you go with her when she made tina
q. Did you ever state or read to DR.. Storrs any
statement OF the offences which you charged
against Mr.. Beecher 2 A. No; l showed Dr. SrOrrs
etter which Elizabeth and myself wrote and
to Dr. Storrs as counsellor; my intention was &c
nay nave Elizaoeth go, but she preferred to write a
O. You took what she wrote and what you
helped her 10 write to DR.. Storrs and showed il to
him as the statement OF the offence which you
charge Mr.. Beecher with any offence at all.
l am trying to get at what offence you
stated against MIR. Beecher. A. Elizabeth stated
9, And you have it and gave it to DR.. storrs to
Q. How was the offence stateds A. 1t began in
this way that on certain day, In the summer OF
1870, she had informed her husband that Mr..
Beecher had asked her to be wife to him to-
gether with all that this implies; she very
solicitous TO make 1t appear that she dd not ac-
cept MS ptoposition and happily, In reading lt,
those VINO saw 1t, naturally inferred that she did
not accept his proposition; 1t was perfectly corr
rect statement.
q. You ana she wrote it? A. She wrote it with
my assistance.
q You took that statement to Dr. Storrs and it
was read by him in your presence? A. Yes, sir.
q. II was read also to Mr.. BeecherY A. read it
TO him myself. Mr.. Beecner objected to it and |
made no iurther use oil 10.
q. You prepared document did you not, giving
history ol TINS caser A. No, not IN this case, but
OF my relations to Mr.. Bowen.
O. Ii was stated in that document? A. Yes;
this letter OF Elizabeths was quoted in II.
O. And 1t was read TO DR.. storrs' A. Yes.
q. Did you also quote the letter OF apology In it?
A. Inst did the letter Dr. RacOny
q. You quoted the apology as an apology for the
offence You stated and cited 1t as proof that he
had apO0glsed iOr tat offence A. Yes, | put
that III. not wishing TO make the offence more
than that was sOlicltOus not to have the worst
q. You went voluntarily to DR.. Storrs did you
notS A. dld. In great distress, wanting counsel.
q And SO as to get correct counsel you nus
stated the cases A. Yes, as you did in your state
ment in the Union; 1t was o statement necessary
to be made; after Mrs. WoOdhull's statement was
out o town, and the thing had I'LL Vi the country
and Mr. Beecher had taken no notice OF 1t; IT was
seven or eight days old, and went to DR.. StOrrs
for counsel he asked me about the story said
''DO not ask me for tnat;' he said, "GIve me some
facts by which l can Judge: give me tnat
which can be proved" so lgave an account OF my
on; The origin OF that document was seeking
for something that would put before the public a
plausible answer 10 he Woodruff tale, anu con-
ceived that 10y chain of facts we might. perhaps,
explain it away. read 1t to Mr.. Beecher and lie
burst into long sigh and saw that ne would
not or could not stand upon it; and ElizaUeth
burned II or tore 1t to pieces.
q. You showed 1T to others did you not9 A. TO
a lew friends.
@. To wnom besides Dr.. Storrs9 A. think that
| showed 1t to George Bell; showed it to one or
two.
think not; think showed him the document in
the tI1partite confession.
@. You have known Mr.. Beecher many years.
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Is he your personal lriends A. ! used to re.
gard him as such.
O. You remember showing him some thing on
this suoJect9 A. remember showing him the
letter III proof which explained my going out OF
the IndeDendent and the linton; whether showed
him the document cannot say; showed 1t TO
number OF people. hoping tnat 1t would do good:
tut it did not, so 1t disappeared.
Z. You say Mr.. Beecner reused to stand upon 1t?
A. No; Mr.. MOuiton asked Mr. Beecher TO come
and near me read it; / was IN hopes Mr.. Beecher
might not feel bad at such document, but he
Q. And, just as on other occasions, he refused to
stand by statement Of the oIfences A. No: ne
Q. You understood him as refusing? A. No;
did not understand that.
z. why did you abandon the documents A Be-
cause there was no success in 1t.
@ why was there no success IN ~ Was 1t not
not accept or reject it; he wanted that no state
ment should be made, and so the thing was
buried
@. Did you ever state the offence to DR.. BUD.
dington? A. l never saw him until within two
weeks; heard that he went to see Dr. Bacon, and
went to see him.
q. Have you not frequently asserted the purity
ofyour wife? A. No; have always had strange
beCHuiCdl use Vi WOTuS 1 nave dlW ayS uSeU WOTuS
that conveyed that impression; l have taken pains
to say that she was devoted Christian woman !;
that necessarily carried the Other 1t was like the
statement that | carried to Dr. StOrrs; do not
think he caught the Idea OF that statement; as he
took 1t do not think that it covered the whole;
have said that Elizabeth was q tender, delicate,
kindly, Christian woman, which think she is
O. Have not you stated that she was pure9 A.
No.
an angel? A. No; Mr. Halliday says said that;
he asked me in Mrs. Bradshaws presence whether
or not had not said That my wife was as pure as
gold, mo" said ''Mr Halliday, because the con-
versatlOn to which you alude was this: SAID GO
and ask Mr.. Beecher himself and ne Will say that
she Is as pure as gold;" 1t is an expression which
he used have sought to give Elizabeth good
character; have always wanted 70 do so; tnlnk
she deserves good character; think she is better
than most of us~better than | am: do NOT be-.
lleve in point OF actual moral goodness barring
some drawbacks, that there is in this company SO
white a soul as Elizabeth lltOn.
q. Did you not state that, III substance, to one
or more OF the gentlemen with whom you were
lunchngf A. In substance, yes; and / state IL
now but did not the phrase that she had
never viola ed her chastity.
Q. Did you not say that she was pure A. No.
q. Did you not use expressions which you in
tended to be understood as meaning the purity Of
the woman A. did exactly. lnere are many
ways in which you can produce such Impressions,
and have written this document to produce the
same impression.
stated In substance that he had long conversa-
ton with you in regard to Mr.. Beecher's Offences,
ana that in answer TO his inquiry as to what these
improper addresses to your wife, and tnat he then
said to you that he had heard from another
person whom he named TO you that 1t referred
TO more than the implication, that 1t referred to
adultery, which you denied Is that true? A. No;
the conversation was about Mr.. Bowen he came
to me with flushed and rOse-coOred eulOgy on
Mr.. Beecher for me to sign; 1t was desired that
Mr.. BOwens charges should be withdrawn, and 1t
was said to me, suppose Mr.. Bowen is willing to
blot this out you have no in erest to keep aoatr'
NO. SAID. well II Mr.. Bowen Will withdraw
those charges Will you agree to consider them
blotted outy'' SAID, "Certainly." was exceed
ingly glad to have 1t DONE IOr thought tnat every
charge against Henry Ward Beecner endangered
my wife; SAID that would sign 1t twenty times
over or conveyed such an idea but when the
paper was brought to me to sign 1t was a cOmpi-
ment to Mr.. Beecher, rOse-colored in which was
to look up to him with llla respect. l sad ~
won't sign that to the end Of the world" and l
cut out few lines and would not use them.
q. 1t is not with reference to the circumstances
Of signing the paper that am speaking. but with
reference to the question which he put you as to
the offence. A. lie did not put 10 me any such
question: Mr.. WilkeSOn Is too much OF q gentle-