New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-10
PRESS VIEWS OF THE SCANDAL.
HOW MRS HOOKER WAS sILENCED-VEhf l.
TERESTING, IF TRUE

To-day vonr correspOndent met a gentleman
10 whom MI. TitOn more than year ago tx d ' IN
the prelinInares OF the Brooklyn scandal ~ WI eA
plain OF one part OF MT Moultoh lePP r.
seems that Mrs. Hooker. the half-slser OF hehTn
Beecher at one Tune devoted oeleVS s,5 =, '
When Woodruff published the IoreFunucr VI A4lVon
statement. which he has recently chaIactelzSd a.
wicked horrid scandal" Mrs. Hooker t seems, believed
H. and wrote Henry Ward Beecner that IL was uis
dnfv 70 copess his sins before his cOBgrc CATION ana
rovv btUslf on their mercy :" and that II he mad not
the courage do 80 alone she wouu accompany MN
70 the natform and dismiss congregation after he
had made clean breast OF IT, she even wen 50 ir as
10 send That she would he IN BrOoh Nuoh Il Ceruh
SUNDAY she dd come, however and was led TO see
be foiI, ~ her Droposrloa Dy subsequent develop
ment some weeks afterward, there wac urIIHano
party composed OF several OF the NeTHork branch OF the
wOmeu's suffrage movement, at the house OF Well
known LADY n New-YOrk, whose name has been men
toned but still frequently indicated Dy dash III
me evidence before the investigating committee. TneO-
dOre nltOn the only gentleman present II 70
member rightly, he at that time President OF the
NewYDrk Sufirace Society. Mrs. Hooker one OF
the ladies al the party, although arriving somewhat
late During tea nothing was SAID OF the terr3ie IN
dictment recently published by Woodruff; but after II
over, Theodore went INTO the paIOr' anu Wa NJ.
by Mrs. Hooker who al once asked nm Are you reau
certainly he vas lie knew any tllg Una. hr
had 20 confess. and asked her What sue u1H
by her language. she SAID You don't ptetenI
10 say that Mrs. WoodhulIs story Is NOT true rue
Theodore jumped 70 MS feet anu Wth ueileluous
veheneucn, dared her 70 4lsul' MN " s4 INA.
believed Inc story. But" he added, " VIII cOmpe
Mr. Beecner % confess al MS sins u YOU VIZ N In,
example. Now return At once 70 Hartford anu confess
hefrc % Presbyterian Churc tutlt tt'
you were guilty OF Improper lheICvuIso a. ] - ~
with -" Mr.. Hooker snrank into a corner OF ilG
sofa, threw her hands ana shd II was ne ie',
shouted IltOu 50 loudly that al Tue a'IlIs III tno
room came 10 ami witnessed the sceuei yes, DeHete
IL SANDER; but have had the story from the same
authority when you dared 70 De5Fe ~ aosu1iH NJ
wife Mrs. Woodruff tod me! II Is stated Jhat M
Hooker home, and never asked or SGsseseu ll-a
her brother should confess ms SINS as5h. VI lH o
tells me tina; tns story Ia, been circulating Of more
than year past al the reform circles OF NeWIorh
Observation-Disclosures OF CHRONO-CIvILIzATION.
From. ne Notion.
Another week OF the B.JOAlyn mye'lga-
ton mas ended without bringing - 90 criminal 1A Ae
point principally to be noted being t-at M beeeheI
still delays his explanation Of LIS letters. he a"H mr.
advisers wait II s said. for the testimony OF Dr. f. d.
Monitor 20 be gwen; they wish 10 the WhOe Oh inc
accuser- aud see what II IS tat they nay 10
before they begin 10 meet IT, Bat, as VIC nave Csc
where pointed out, the procedure before uuuna Ol
tins kind not ike the procedure before court o. -"
and though az almost incredible deal OF confusion,
contradictions manifest folly OF speech prcVarcdilOu'
81 - sebood nave been thrown aDOut the case
az tins as 10 every other stage, there Is general con-
,-ctlou that the delay Is unfortunate iur III.
Beecher-3nd TINS because the tacucs OF the ue-
TENSE suggest rather the astuteness OF an attorney ~
the confidence OF jag Gould than Ire open iranhness VI
an accused and lnsuted man, whose accus.r mas nt1
10 one transaction letters which, the accused should
be eager and has publicly declared are perfectly
expucabe as nJttd 10 another ana tOtaiiy Inherent
pablo is inclined to thinktt was possible 10 maae at
once. and best 70 make vita an speed Whou. Wdi'Ls
else and without taxing too Huch cudAse oI shl " law
yers. A. tAings nov look We mYcatleoh Us ,o teal'
trbutiou to the disturbance, has sent letter 10 no
Committee which he expresses nis respect Ol tue III
dyiua InGubers OF u, but entire want Of con
ddruce in is powers and its lDplrtahty AZ bpdY.
He seems 20 threaten, though ne does not actually
DO So TO take matter INTO tine courts refuses 10 pro
Cuc the originals OF The letters Oh which At relies ia DIS
tateIogur: SAYS, however. that he once Oft rcd 30
read them the Com nItee OF 10 turn them over 10 MI
WlnslOw member OF u, charge nance ana ldlse Ir-
uoring Oh certain persons unnamed jud, huit iAch
known his intention 10 nave no more 10 40 with me
Monroe 81. tribunal. i worse MuC4ed .llI, d"u one
with more of the look OF having been SUI eerd % Cea
Of deliberate Euduu- IL would De nara 10 hnd J. bas'
moreover from beginning been the dear concern oil
one OF the most wonderful sets of -catterIll, chat
terers and representatives. generally " what we may
call chrome CIVILIZATION that any country - any TINE
has mad TO show The dT1ndiS perSOHG make ist OOtA
amazing ana s.cEtulug. Bat, uapgAyt TINS WI % tAt
| uua end OF many OF them.
4 NEW DOCTRINE OF EVIDENCE.
From Tas Springfield t..JH-
Miss CatharIne Beecher thinks that estab-
isA,a character ought ~ count sufficient defense
against unit. they proved. IL used De
but nowadays, bless your heart, We have changed all
that" Inc grand Democratic doctrine tEat Is
as good another ana little better nas been applied
the doctrine OF evidence and Henry ward BcecAcr Is
condemned on testimony that would be thought too
weak 10 convict horse thief Of lying.
THE ROUGH KENTUCKY IDEA OF JUSTICE.
From lie LO.lStll1 lOtI1er-JyarrIL
MOultOn Is either a fool OF a fraud. If he
knew that Mr. Beerher and Mrs .TtOI the haDJ
OF getting up tG1edlL rirGltS the bedroom and
the ankle scenes with the knowledge Of IlltoG, how
could he persist 10 bis warm personal attachment Tor
not I'm IA no