Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-30

accept his proposition. It was per-
feet statement. Witness read the state
ment to Beecher, who objected to II.
and witness made no further use of II.
He. prepared document ON his rela-
ton to Bowen, In which Elizabeth's
letter was stated % we'll "a the letter
Of apology, which he put in, not wish-
ing 10 make the offensc more than that
This was also read to DIR. Storrs, to
whom witness went in great distress
wanting counsel.
Q.-And 90, to get correct counsel,
You misstated the case? A. Yes, ii
was statement necessary to be made.
After. Mrs. Woodhull's statement was
made l was out of town, and the thing
filed the country, md Beecher had
taken no notice OF It. I went to DR..
StOrrs' and gave some account OF my
talk with the Woodruff, etc. I thought
that by chain OF facts might explain
away the Woodruff tale. Beecher
wanted no statement made, and 20 the
step was abandoned. I have not a.
NM a. .trc,,r t.nhn;ns, ~:
ssid oh. rs. . chri..ssn wn'ns. A
once said. a(lo AZ M. R."ch.- MIN.
an Ana Il viii ~ .ha !. = ,a,,. 49,. :.
Godlv I have sought to give Eliza.
beth good character. I think she
deserves it She 10 better than I am.
/ do not believe in point Of actual
moral goodness, barring some draw.
now 40 whita 4 sonl;.s E,;1. h.sh TI H.,
st.tsd ,his in snb.,.n n.. ~ . - -.,..
man w;th whom + ,nnchsa 49, ...s.
ala she nsvar vinis..S ~ ~ ah...s4ss
have mad srnres.;"ns - ,.sL 1870 ~
Iieve she ~ ch.sts - ~ - a
! Tiltor -. ,s~t .x.ro,,.;a !. ..,.
lion Is ws,rs.nr;s s s..,n.e = IA e ~
nlicitIv cnntrsdicteS 1890, ,c,s..
fherein. statin~ thss ~ cnsx.rss tio,,
hAtvaen himss,f .ra- yuslL..c,, 80
shomt Rc.,ar -he.s .S.. HS sr.s
Reechsr' r. -. Issirsl, shc..'S .i.h'
drsvn, witrsss - . .isd - A = t Ia
IA thouehf avArv cbsrrs~ S~sinsf
Boecher endansnrss1 Nj 80. INT
whom the psper ~ bromsht "a him r.
sien, il vsa = Observation-Disclosures a. Reacher.
rcso.colorod. In vhich vifnes. ~ ~
iook ~ IL Raechcr I'm Hii.i -s.,..t
he ssi6 q T1vonst s;vn - That NV, - M srI
81 tina voflS Ana cnt ~. : 90 - ,, ~.
and vonId not m.s sh.m. wssnsss,s
relations Ana eeaiirrs tov.rss Reach.
er since Janusrv iR7i vhen 81
made the anolocv. down e tha time
Men fhe chmrch ha~sn - ,,,,s at No. ~
fj9ht hand ma tske v;tnaes hv ~
throat. vera friendlv' hecsn.s Ahsv
were friendly n the NM. that ~
vare not IN co,,i.icn v;sh ~..h nsh".
NAT vere mt thnss ~ s.ssnS.hin 81
I had taken Reeoher'ag anoin~v ana siv.
en- his word th.f he wonId not' divnire
n "a anv one.
Oh Il your sentiment that That 4
an ofFense fat 1vhich sone ,r4v l 49,.
aise "a snothsrS Al fn.: thars 4
& code Of honor AMONG sentlcmen thet
/ one man nannnt condorn .nch' a. ~.
fanse- hnf cannot - vh.t c,y.r.s .
/ rnasi camnot fhr1Sva vhsra - .noio~v
1 Il made 81 tho snerson cnmnssfinS b
| the narson u wkom 4 a 800 eittaS
m ma kaliavad r. tha chrss.;s. =.
| llcinn NJ cnrht ~ T.I-... .,.ri
/ S.sts1 tsrSrHss 5000 ~ .
.se0 nin0nos. sOwet0s 1T beocnor'
Mrs.. woodruff called on ~ three
S SSn.,,:.s 49, - i ~ ..Ii o ~.
49,. .' ~. ~ f ins1 lS'e1sls ~ uss
Witness' wife protested against Mrs.
Woodruff coming 70 the house, but be
told her that - . matter of policy the
woman must be patronized. She OBJ
jected violently to his writing . sketoh
OF WoodhuIl's life. Mrs. Reecher and
Elizabeth used TO visit the health-lift
together, and the former sought to
make IN alliance with Elizabeth, and,
e. ] understood, wanted Elizabeth to
80 away from me and part company,
but Elizabeth said shs would not do II.
The trouble hsving hinged on the fact
that Elizabeth had made me and 4rs.
Morse confession, but had not told
Mr.. Beecher, and % she had done 90,
Isaid there was only one wsy out OF
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