The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-22

Tilton and Bowen and myself appeared
before the arbitratorS, and all made state
ments. After a full hearing, nothing
being submitted to the arbitrators except
the business differences Of Tilton and
Bowen. the arbitrators made an award
that Bowen should pay Tilton s., ,0OO, for
which Bowen drew his check on the spot,
and the contracts were given up 10 him.
After the above settlement, a paper which
has since been called the tripartite agree
ment was signed by Bowen and Tilton,
Beecher signing il subsequently,. The
inducing cause 10 this arbitration was the
fact that Tilton had commenced suit
against Bowen, and prepared an article
for the Golden Age, in which he embodied
his letter to Bowen, and statement of
the circumstances. He submitted that
letter TO me and begged him TO with
hold It from publication; l also brought
Beecher and TiIton Together
and BeeCher added his cntreaties 10 mine
to prevent its publication, and close the
suit. which might work injury To Beccher
and Others argued 10 submit TiltonS
claim to arbitration, to which had been
invited before by Bowen, but which had
refused. as before stated. In this inter
view between Bcccher, Tilton and myself,
! said, perhaps We can settle the whole
matter, if | can see Caflin; for Clsilin
knows Bowen well, and understands the
Importance of all these iutere,ts. Beccher
said he would send Clatin 10 meet mc
and | might confer with him upon the
matter.
At the conclusion of the arbitration the
parties signed
The Tripartite Covenant
which was drawn mp, as | understand by
Samuel Wilkinson. Ii was first signed
by Bowen in the form in which II was
first drawn. 1t bound the parties 10 say
nothing of any wrong done, or oiensc
committed by Mr.. Beechcr, and fully eN-
oncratcd him thercfrom. After Bowen
had signed it, it was handed To Tilton tu
sign but he refused He Wa, willing Ia
sign an agreement never To repeat again
the charges of Bowen, saying that If for
noothcr reason, the matter should there
after ever come to light, il would appear
that there had been something between
Bcccher and Mrs. Tilton, and it might
be- used as evidence to the injury of HIM
.olf and f.miIv ~ well ss of Brcchcr
,rd ,ber.G,rcit was moi for the interest
- Roncbor or TiIt,p to sion il in IN. form
first prepared. No copy of that tripar-
titc covenant was contidcd to me. APP
nrudrd to this covenant and made "A part
of it was IA copy of the proof sheets of the
article Tor the Goi,G'n Igc, - that it
might be known exactly what scandal II
referred to. How that tripartitc covenant
was published ! know not. A. part
of that settlement, it was arranged that
Tilton should write "A letter to Bowen 10
be- published in the independent, with
certain comments to be- made by Bowen
After tn" tripartitc covenant w"- signed
1t came to the knowledge oi be''hcr ~
he Informed me, that
Bowen was stiII spreading the Scan
daI
obout him st which he wrs angcrcd. and
rrono.rd 10 white Bowen a letter. stating
tL,t thc pnints had been
,ot,IoJ IN tbcir reconciliation
,,,d o,,roor,n,, ord tho ransom why Mr.
BccCher mouth should Oo 'l"''u Ih IT,
gard to each SIandcr. ! find among my
papers a pencil and ink memorandum OF
the statements intended to be embodied
in that letter, which was submitted to my
Judgment bv Bccchcr II was in his
handwriting and read n follows;
Beecber's Statement
Of Bowcn's settled,
First-That he allowed himself to
listen to infamous rumors.
Sccoud-That he never brought them
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