, 1874-08-22

no All authorization to anttl1 nitalrh Win DoWon,
sltcll paper / gnye to Nlr. ,Dowon when went
loyu to t1ont with him, rotainIng Tits copy.
Mou1roN,s AUTHORIZATION:
Sin: hereby authorize Mr. Francis .. Monitor to
act m my hcinft II tu so!tlenont with YOU Of NIL
sssx ~ # 9Systy y iiast sy fGf s ss'se'#
TnEo. TtLTos.
Acting iu the interest Of Deccher, told yisten
that tll,b controversy with Dowou, II poFablo.
should ba pcacoiully settled, lestt might roopol.
the o,hot tnnttora rolnting to Dccc!lora conduct
iu Tilton's family, and tho charges made by
Dowen agaiust Docoher. 10 this Tillon RS
soptad.
THE NEGOTIATIONS nEuUN. ..
At my earliest convenience, called upon
Bowen, 1t hta ostico, upon this busirosa. telling
him that wnuted linn to seltlo with me, ~ !
WAS authorized by Titon by this iostor (handing
him tho letter. to aott1e for tlo broaklnE OF lla
coniraot with Triton as contributor to tho i'iue-
pondeut aud Us editor of the brooklyn Onion. l
also handed him Oh article written by !llton for
tho Independent, which ho fIiseon} claimed was
In part performances Of his contract Which article
sbsoau9Sy ss st = M
shat 10 owed Tslton my, money as al for
tAon, having, in his opinion, sufficient reasona
tor so a9n ss, ha heGWsM npss
fhoy wcro, but thcy rro,ylded for arbitration IN
caao OF a.ty differences betwoon the parties. I
repl,cd tli substance that the arbitration only
referred to differences Gctweon the parties as to
tho articles to he published m ettitor and coll
tribulor by Tilton, aud as to Doweu's conduct as
m1bllrhcr; and that tiolo was q fixed Hum as
penalty for breach Of tho contracts, Tho
Interview terminated with his ret,1sat to
settle tho claim demanded, which, rousal ro-
ported to I'iltop, adylpinE him still not to suo
CORRESPONDENCE
IL with reference to my moosing With Mr. Bowen
- ~ - 0' Mou1rox TO powrs.
VI. Henry c. Eo'ren: .u. .,.xx,.u, ,.,,.
.esn se,aod 1t huns, and, ~ seenea Of aroa! I'm
iDs'eafs s ssirs s,o wiss a talked ihas yss md
houl meet at carly moment, yo,l Will callnt MY
No 1 Clinton s.rs.t ssl b. sa to sec
Truly yours, . r. u. MoulToS'
No, 60 Willow Atscrt, Brooklyn, Jan. 10, 1911,
al i At your houso Thursday eyen,ng q 8 osloci.
tM ,s eaS se eoySenicn or yon to 100 me- Unless learn
ss e ly s rsspts ssSs'5 will IL 1is Sss 5ss'y
In pury,lanoo OF this corroBpondenco wo mot
It my housc, and onterod into negotiations
lbout the settlement Of tho contractw with Tilton.
" that time, during the interview ,,'; s!,2wsd
iT4ltou) hud placed III my hands, heretofore
THE WRATH OF nowES.
Bowen, during tho reading Of tue letter. seenl-
I'd to bo much excited, mud 1t only one point OF
tia let,er a,lostioued tho accuracy Of ita state.
monts, wl,ioh states al folo"s:
Tint allulI1H by nAMc to u wnnlan nav widow,
whoeo hunE4nls 1cah, no doubt, wan hastenel y his
iuowlejge Tint Air. Nocchnr hsa mSintasne with hts
Improper nthnary.
10 tbat ho said, ~ . don't make that allus'on :;
A1r. Tllton made it.
II, whcn Bowen saia to me-, nas !! Luton ,: toia
Dseoher tho contents OF thla iotter soPlae',
said ho, "What sl,nll tlo2 What sai,l
at Tint jntorviow wau sAid III conidonco.
We handa there snu peafca ,,a 1fsove
anything thora spoAen" .-..-,..
I said to lin TIt would 10 oil easy matter
to coutirn what you any Or provo that what yo,i
sAy III false. Mr: Q!ivur Johnson was there md
ijnye submitted tlis Ieties to Mr.. JohnRon in
lr Iiltona presence, and ho tells mo chat thero
wss no obligatory confidence imposed on my or
tho parties concerniug nny pledge musu9tly
given that nothing Should 30 said concorii!ng 8
Slr, Doeclor'a deulonssmtions toward Mrs. Til
ton. Mr., johnson also said and this conlrtna
what vou pay in regard to ono poaut, VIZ, that
t4a alluson 10 the widow was made by Ihoo>iore
Iistou. mud That ynu aaid you bud no doubt that
odgo Of her improper intimacy with Mr.. beecher)
--tjuuting your language, no hasb TINT yol
eaii = layo no doubt about 1t rhatoyor.' Mr.
Johngon also says that your statements i, rogard
10 Doechor wcro not utimatiors Of his aduterios,
but r!ain and straightforward coatgea Of he
Same, lIo says tlat you said that you knew
oi four or .hvo cases Of Mr.. Dceehor'E
ndutrouu Intercourse with won,a: Ar n, 19
declared TINT AIR, Beechcr lad confessed his
gull, to yoa." also saId to him; =. Mr' Tiitol
brger. Yon and ose duty to society in thlI
mailer lilly Iat ~ man T., ought ga,,in,t not = ia ista|
safe for our families to haye hiu
t1s city, st,io. a}so t'.t aad si III T. ,to11n lin
Of Dec, 20, Ut ypnr house, Willow street, you
Voluntarily pledged your word to Mr. Juhtsso,
That ypu would tnsa no further measures in le
gard to Mr. Tilton without consulting with hin
1Nr, Jolluson), aud TINT you had sad substau
lIally tho sa1uo thing to him previously, during
private co,,versation." .....-
7 theu said TO Bowen that I thought he we
very treacl,crous mau, and for this reason
that I know he had reconciliation witt
Beccber, or ra!lor waa informed OF H. whicl
was porfoesod in tho house Of God, and TIM
r,;IJ, f,rtv aioht t,onra from that tina In lnt