, 1874-09-17
Miss Edna Dean Pr0CtOr'S Case
Against Nl0ult0n.
She Looks for 100000 Damages
in a Libel Suit.
Singular Provision In the Law Respect-
ing Libel in New York.
History Of Miss Proctor's Denl-
tllgs will, Mr.. Becclrcr,

5ptctat Disnatch to Tbs CHICAGO 1+fbun..
New Yong. Sept. 10.-1'ho arrcst Of Mouton
on Buit OF Edna Doan Proctor will probably
tako plnoo in n day or two. Tho papors yoro tn
have boon done to-day, but the ,ndy's Attornoys
woro unable, from pross OF buslnoas. to got
them ready. The suit is basod on law OF th,u
state which allows q plaintiff, although not
named, to briug aut In tho evont at any ct tho
facts being sufficiently oloar to Indicate tho
p1aint'F rs ono Of tho parties implicated. Nfoul-
tou took caro- not 10 mention Miss proctor's
na1ne but In this matter ilo n,istook the Inv, md
1t liz sntd that tla mistake Ia based on adyioa Of
Bon Butler. Tic facta In dispute botween
DEEcuEn AND MISS PROCTOR
aro said to hayo bcen reprcBonted to 1Foufton,
but this is nu error. All tho documentary owl
denco III tho case WAS read to franklin Wood
ruff, who is Moulton'a senior in tho firm Of
Woodruff l. Robinson, and ho was convinced
thereby that Moufton'a itca Of tho relations bo-
tween Doeuher and Miss Proctor woro erroneous.
" stated 1n tho interview Of Hourly H. Smith, aud
in the roporta which have beou generally ctrcu-
lntet1. Woodruff went to Moulton, and told him
what ho had learned. but aIoulton declined
to accept that explanation, aud Bnil tia
ho was satisfied from Beecher's own statements
that his own account was tho trao ono, Moul-
toi''a fora,or attorney. Sam D. Morris, proposes
~ D'4ns 1oF""ra se'efa' w1tnessos to wllon
DEEcuEn CONFESSED
TINT he liad boon guilty with AIlas Proctor pre-
ciaoly M Moulton atated.
"l'ne to'se, 10 u 'aas apoo' 10 yeara OF age,
OIL worry considerable talents and for many yoara
was governess in tho family OF Henry 9. Dowon.
While serving in this capacity slo was acous-
toned to amuse herself ut plymouth Church by
'shis oo"a ~ h1ot t4'uhe' WHICH att was thch
studyfnE' tho brighter thoughts OF Beccher as
delivered from tho pulpit. Aftor she had n1atln
a largo collection somo Of hor frjeni]u snccoatoa
to ler their oeN'oA
| pup11cAr1oT IN NOOK ronY.
She epoko to Mr, Deocher on tho subieok. md ho
| made no objection, provided sho woui1 connno
oraolf to o4tracia of ten inns aramt, thnt a
ora. whereas theuo extracts frnm thcm wn,,],
| not, 1Iius Proctor publighod a small volume.
| which pl,e entitled Life -Thot1ghte. by Ilonry
| Ward Deecller. olitod by Edna Doan Troctnr. i
| lila booh Ind m uuoxurotcd saio. and Mjas
| Proctor reaIized Rayernl thnuuan1 dnllars
| in fov montls. fTl,at thia sim wns
| roa]iyod in known from tin fnct that Gnrdon r,
| Ford. now ono of hor bonIntucn In tho anil
| AGAINST Moutop. Invested the nlonov for hor III
lrooIty1 renl cstnte which she still holds. Miss
prontor. rratifictl with her anccosa anert son1e
time in tio noxt two Or throo years IN collecting
| tha thoughts of 13cechor na the7 fo]1 from lii
iinn In pIy1no,lth nn,nft md wns t,rnnarn5 tn
p11u1Jsfr ASor1tEn yo1.11ME
i WHOM thcre auddeuIy appeared book by A1iat
I Auuunta Moore. n1runrtinr to give tho beg
thoughts of Boecher: AZ uttered r.
Plymouth nu1nit. anl Which Ind til,
written ENDORSEMENT of Mr.. Bcocher "A te