, 1874-08-29
NUM- BE.la d.

tack to him, md 10 did tho young womnn: bnk
that afterwards tho las!er wns spirited nwnY to
Putnam bad boon unable to ASCERTAIN wbcrn ahe
was. 5uch hatl long boon tho unfavorabla
reports current respecting Mr. Tilton'a habils,
4'ld auch was my porfoct confidence IN Mr.
against hlr. j. mud LIS own vito lid not oyou
ratso Rnspcion IN my mind aganaG Dlr. Doccll-
or. 1t only operated 10 produce NJ ituprosaion
or the Tho fearful corruption Of Mr. Tton, and
noclnl roform.
y, Whon tho public scandal was started, In
friend III New York sent to me, waa natou,,d-
H.; ~; necanFo IT. wan 70 contrary to my faith in
M1'ig. Witch Mrs.. Woodiiuil believed wouiu bo
"!th reluctance invontCntcd. or sho would uut
nhsh Vontt1rcd to mnko such largo aud spocitin
accusations s and becai,so Hlo referred by nnsna
T., 10 10 many rcanonsIblc pctsons AZ popnoHHing
iact TIM. Mrs: Tllton had told Mrs. Tutnam tint
',er IL in. sband Ind thrown these worry accusations
alr: Tiltoi,'n, intimacy with EIra. Woodruff
ce"a It b. t1at Mfs. WoodGuil % Lad h'f knoml. af:
elge Of his family afrairp, which placed him in
s.lsricion waa aroused, though I saw tl,at I'M:
leAs tho porBuns named by Mrs. ". explicitly aud
pnb1cly contradiced l1or story. NIr. Doechor, or
ait. llton or buth. would DO compelled to ad-
-s ~ ACA4 to AtlIhCu AAGLH, Ut u GHHthlQ W}{nE
degree OF truth attached to tho ohnrso. But
pnw no reason for alluding to the mattor odtor1-
Guy in tho Adcance Whilo In this etato Of mind.
waf +ean shookGd to recoi7e on tho 1st day Of Jnnu
tho Clty of Now1York stating that ho had loarnod
| tnat Bcecher waB guilty; that ho being known,
| WIN hls Wifo; TO- bo warm friond and ardent
sdmirer ;,f AIR. Deechcr, had, on That ground,
arsias, t. take stock In n new daily papor, which
was to 90 started In Now York, unlor tho editor
slllp OF Mr. D.: that Mr.. @. told him that Boecl,or
vas CM1lty; that tho fact was known TO some Of
aontohing to break his fall before tho public thnk
| on consultation with Mr. Deocher as to u1otbod
by vhict, ho could withdraw from the ministry
without exciting suspicion unduly, 1t had boon
could not be atartod for him. on tho ground that
! Greeley waH dead, and Bennett and Raymond,
and thus no conspicuous editor remained, and
TINT. as Alr. Doecher was now 60 yearH Of ago,
/ aud had nov celebrated his pastoral Hilvor.N0l-
! ding, tho timo Was nuBpfeiouH for him to WITH
! draw from his pastornto with yot unwenkoncl
faculties. aud to give h'p romaining years to IN
honorable and useful work, at the hoad Of
that, on his mentioning to hr. Carpenter that
was likely to 1oavo tho Aduancc and that possibly
It would be well to engage Mo on the proposed
papor, Mr: , Carpenter warmly asaontot. aud
brother begged nc 10 como on Immediately,
whether felt inclined to tho project or not az
my advice might be Of value III 80 important an
% %nnair. This lettor stunned no. 7 slept but
plain that know not how to doubt,
and ~ little could 1 reconcile myself
70 believe. Tho next day wrote to my brother
that If tho facts were az ho ror.esontod, on Mr.
to do with tho proposed papor; that tho scheme
would bo failure in NIL respects, WAS based on
wrong principle and could not receive my CO.
operation; but that I would comply with his
ffTnt1 14ut heArE 10 Mn V1rIr r.
fow dnys. Thts did, informing no ono but my
wifo OF tho OCCASION of my going. or Of the nova
which had received, but carrying around
heavy heart. Tho letter from my brother
burned, lost by any possibility it should fall into
other hands aud Bproad tho report.
reached Now York, inn. 8. I think snw
my brother, who confirmed moro ut length wAat
! ho had written. and tried that Bamo day to soa
Mr. Carpenter, na also the next morning, but in
yain. uo did not come homo from Drookgn
TINT night ho devoting at TINT time Ills whole
energies to Mr. Tilton aud Mr. Bocc1er. 10 tile
entire neglect Of h1s own buSlness. Dnt tho
eecoud evening he. CAME to my brothers, and
.wo spent two Of th1oo hours talking over the
matter. ue said that tic newspaper lad bcon lnid
asit1o, for tho present; for tho reason that, On
matnte confederation. Mr. Boocher thought it
would excite suspicion rather than allay it :; and
becauso it was hoped tat an Investigation might
TO cyaded, ind A1r. DcccLer DO ablo to stand en-
bis past reputation. and yot ho said that no
one could tell what day might bring forth
that Mr. Tilton was almost beside himsolf with
excitomcnt over tho exposure that bin daugh-
ter Floreuce had learned of 1t from AIRS. Morse
(Afls Tilton's mother), who saia to her one day
up-BtairB "Florenco, in this very room Henry
Ward Beecl.cr committed esls!tery with your
mother !" that Florouco had threatened to rise
up Ill plymouth Church lectura-room aud de-
maud al investigation, and Ind declared thAt
there was but otlo natne she hated Wotee than
1i|ton. and that was Bccchor; and that Bllo Il
eirl Of spirit, anu might carry out her threats.
Finding that Ind lea.nod from Mrs. Putnam MI
about the estrapgcmont Of a1r. and Mrs. Ti!ton,
(though declined to mention HRS. rs nalno),
Mr.; Carpenter adlnlttca that thero Ind boon mis-
UNDERSTANDINGS, at one time but said that both
Ind been to blame; and tint thoy wore ROW 1ecou-
ciled, anil that heard M exaggerated account
of their troubles, as Mrs Tilton would asBltro ING
III person. Ho then detailed the facts Of tlle
Tho Independent, tho snbaequcnt anicablo ar
rnnGomcnt or lis salary una work, in connection
| both with TINT papcr aud tho brooklyn Union,
lid Tho uccasion Of he sudden aud a1mont immo-
He said t1at bowen wantotl Triton to nuke much
Of Beeoher and Plymouth Church III tho Onion,
and inquired why Mr.. !: hpl not boon ut cLurci.
Tor six months past that this d.ow out from
AIr. I. reference to Dir. Doweu's accunatlots
against h1r. Bceollcr in big lei tor from Wool-
stock, au. etatolncnt Of a1r. Tiltun's own
charge against him /; that Dir. Bowen proposed
the no:o demanding Mr. Beechers Withdrawal
from Plymouth Church aud from DEoohtyn, aud
offered to carry it and back it up tiat tie noto
was taken BY AIR. Bowen; that. ho returned tho
nost day ir an opposite frnne Of mind, domand-
ing tho Noodstook lotter.. and insisting On
silence about it. i; tat hEr. Carpenter could
not explain tho change; but had heard th.t.
won nTr. Bowen liaulcl the lotter to Mr.
Boeclor, ho said: '';oo what viper you havo
narsod il your bosom -; thu Mr.: nooqer i r. may
advantage Or 1nay lnvo threatened to attauk
A1r. Dowoll III sunle exposed part; that, ut ull
events, lo tlsmisBcd htr. T.. OH tho spot for TO-
fusing compliance with hiB de1uonds,
Furthermore, whom tho arbitration was held 10
recover damages for thtB broach OF contract, it
was decit!nd ~ Ilat nlr, Bowen should pay Mr.
Tiltcn 97.000: (2.) That Air. 4. should Sur
rcndor tho Woodstock lottor, (3) That Mr.
Bowen should insort couspieuoualy IN tho Inda-
pendent edtorinl oulogstio Of Alr. Tilton, md
~ That 3lr. Deecler should copy thiH into tle
Christian Union. nsld should ad1 further onlogy
Of hiH own all Of which vas duly carried out.
hlr. Carpenter also saiu tint Oliver JoluBon had
knowledge Of these c.sarges Of Mr. Dowen
against hlr. Boechor, mud Of similar
matters hut nftor tho publication Of
Mrs. Woodruff ho lal been put in AZ