Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-15

AFTER some conyersatsn Gown IN the psrior. I
went up stairs into this famous bOudolr room
where she eat waiting. and, hike the spider 10
tie nv, she rushed % me on my entrance and
resched cut 10th her hands with the utmost
earrestness, and said how ejOiced she was 20
see ne. I talked with her about i've minutes
and then went down stairs. NV second inter
view with her was on the occasion when hal
gone, with some twenty or thirty other gentle
me- n, 20 look ~ the warehouse estshli 81 ment OF
Woodruff & Robinson. We were on the steamer
n at had been chartered for the occasion, AMI
when I came up, Nouiton said: Come with
me TO town" He never told me there vas 20 be
any company. When 1 came there learned
there sss % be something in New York In the
evening, and there were 10 be there number
Of literary ladies, among whom was Mrs. Wool
hui. L vas placed At the head Of the table,
near Mrs. Monlton-I think on her left. Mrs.
woodruff Vas next to me, or else an. was frst
and Was next, DO not remember which. At
that table she scarcely deigned 60 spesk 90 me
i addressed . few word 90 her for politenesS
sake during dinner, but there Was no thought
Of nthusiasm between us. My third and last
interview WAS n MOnltonls house. She had
addressed 20 me . threatening letter, saying
that she would open al the scandal a. I dii not
preside az Steinway hall, and in reply 90 that
Moulton advised that instead OF answe ring her
letter i should see her and say, without wit
nesses, what bad to say. She brought with
her her great subject IL was in type, and my
policy was TO let her talk, and say little, which
did, and she went on saying: "Gou know you
believe 80 and so" and 1 sAld nothing; and -
n from point 20 point, until I said, az last,
'Mrs. Woodruff, l 10 not understand your
views; have never read them thoroughly. As
lar a. / do understand them DO not believe
hem, and though am in favor OF free discus
zion, yet presiding At meetings is \ thing sell
dom do for nybOdy, and shall not 10 it tor
you, because 1 am not in sympathy with your
.. Has Mrs. woodruff any letters Of yeurs IN
her possession? A. Two, suppose, unless she
has sold them.
q. Upon what su hject? A. She incIOsed A
letter 60 me with one from my sister, Mrs. Lea
bella Hooker, inviting me 20 he present At the
suffrage convention At Washington. To that
letter replied briefly IN the negative, but made
few statements In respect TO my ideas of
women's voting. The other letter was Just before
her scandalous publication. She wrote % me a
whining letter, saying that her retormatOry
movements had brought upon her such odium
that she could not procure lodgings in New
YORK, and that she hsd been turned out of the
Gilsey house, L think, and asking me In very
significant way 20 interpose by influence, or
some other relief tor her. To that letter re.
piled very briefly, saying regretted when any
body suffered persecution for the advocacy OF
their sincere We've, but that must decline in
reference.
BY Mr.. Clanip:-There are two letters, the
signatures OF which she showed 60 Mr. Bowen
and myself. IL was reported that by these let
tiers YOU were 20 he sunk forty thousand fathoms
deep? A. told Mr.. Bowen before went there
that knew OF the existence OF letters, ana that
WAS sn they contained. MIR. Bowen made a
journey clear down from Connecticut on mr.
pose To go up there.
BY Mr.. winslow:-Did you ever meet her AZ
Til;on's? A. The first time ever saw her was
at Tilton's.
q. Did you ever meet her there any other
time? A. Not that can recall, IL l saw her 1
am perfectly sure would know it. / remember
her well on account Of the trsnscendent descrip-
ton had heard OF her. aud because OF Mrs.
HOokeT's feelings towards her. Mrs. Hooker re-
gsrded her as Joan OF Arc would a vision OF the
Virgin Mary, and when went 20 see her 4 went
with great expectations, saying 10 myself, here
is this woman who Is lauded everywhere, and
must be the power 90 rise 20 the head.
Il-A Nann A. -
came OF Mrs. woodhull's threatening letter? A.
Mr.. Moulion opened it.
THE LIBRARY AND BED ROOM SCENES.
q. Now a. TO what occurred in your library
and in his bedchamber; refer 10 occasions in
which he said you touched hIs wife's ankle, ard
we're found with flushed face in the beccham-
Der OF his house? A. do emphatically deny
that either of these scenes ever occurred.
=. Did you ever admit at any time TO MOul-
toDor TiltOn or any other person, that You rad
ever had any relat Ons with Mrs. Elizabeth x.
Triton, Tor ever Committed any act 20 or WITH
her, or said any word 20 her which would be IN
1t for a Christian man 20 hold, do, or say with
the wife OF his friend, or for father 20 hold do,
or say with his daughter, or brother with his
sister? Did you ever admit this In any form or
in ally words? a. Never.
BY Mr.. Tracy: Did sou ever in fact hold any
such relations, do any such act, or utter any
such words? A. Never.
81 900 gro SAVE TILToN."
By Mr.. Cleveland: In your statement you
have alluded TO one payment OF 5000. Have
A. have furnished az least 5000, besides the
q. To whom did you pay that money? A.To
Q. In various sums? A. Iu various sums;
partly an cash and partly In checks.
q. Have you any OF those checks? A. have
several / do not remember how many.
g. Where are they? a. have some OF them
here; one of June p, ISL drawn on tine Mechan-
c. bank % the order OF Frank MOultOn, and
ndOTs,d in has handwriting; one OF November
10, 1871. payable TO the order o. Frank MoultOn,
snd Endorsed in his handwriting, and one OF
September %, 1872. 70 the order OF L. ID. MOul-
ton, and also Endorsed IN his bandgTitlng.
Each CT these that are marked "fOr deposit"
across the face have been paid.
q As nearly as you can recOllect. how much
money went into the hands Of Mr.. Moalton2 A.
1 should say have paid - 600.
q. To what use did you suppose that money
was TO lie az prOpriated: A. L supposed II wac
70 be appropriated to eNtrlcste Tilt0n from his
urhcnitits IN some way.
q. Did you not stop 70 inquire how or Why
A. McutOn sometimes sent me a note saying,
81 wish you would send me your check Tor -
Q. Did you usually respond 10 the demands OF
Moulton for money during those months? A.
always did.
@. Under what circumstances did yoa come
70 pay the 50 600 in one sum? A. Because IL
was represented TO me that the whole difficulty
could now be settled 10y that amount of money,
which would put the affairs OF the Golden Age
on a sure footing; that they would be able 20 20
right on, and that with going on safely TntOu
would be assured, and tina, would be a settle
ment OF the whole thing. Itwas to save Elton
pecuniariy.
Q. Were there any documents shown 10 you
by Moulton? What Gid he show YOU before you
made the payments? A. IL was the result OF
limitations and general statements, and final
ly said TO him, 81 am willing TO pay 5000"
came TO DO il In this way: There was discus
sion about that paper. Moulton was constantly
advancing money, as he said 20 me. 10 help
Tilton. The paper was needy. One evening
was at his house. We were alone together in
the back parlor, and M0ultOD took out of his
pockets letter from =. It was read 20 me,
In which De writer mentioned the contributi tons
which the writer had made TO Theodore. I I'M
derstood from him that the writer of this letter
had given him some thousands OF dollars down
in cash, and then, taking out two time checks
or drafts. which, Sc recOllect we're on blush
paper, although am not sure OF that. There
were two checks, each of them amounting 20
one or two thousand dollars more, and 4 should
think IL amounted in all TO about six Thousand
dollars, although my memory about quantities
and figures is 20 be taken with great allowance;
but il produced the impression on me that the
writer had given him one or two thousand dol
lars in cash down, and ss the writer explained
in the letter, il was not convenient TO give the
balance in money at that time, but that the
writer had drawn time drafts, which would
be Just as useful TO him as money, and Moult0n
sla rrad fha fahla and sad sfThat wis n call