, 1874-08-22

AoFoAp " JpA ny kApRkl WY B4C0kt du4AOn W
focl obliged to anBwor your invitation. and, with
the permission Of tho parties, to put before yor,
the exact facta Which bnvo been committed to
ME. or como to my knowledge. In tho unhappy
affair under investigation. Lii 80 doing I shall
aBe no words OF Characterization Of any ot them,
or inculpation Of tho parties; nor shall attempt
to nsoriho motives. savo whom necessary to oxaot-
" state ttia fact, lowing tho occurrences their
acts of omission and commission, to bo intor-
rroted by themselves, In giving conversations
OF nnrtativcs, l. Of COURSE can iu moat caBoB giYe
only tho snbbtnire of the first, and will nttempt
to give words onlY "hon they 40 impreauod thon.-
solves upon my mind III to lemail In my mem.
ory, anl Of the latter only so much ~ BoemB to
MO material.
hare known Nlr. Theodore Triton aince 1850,
intimately. In tho kndeBt relations OF aouial aud
Henry Ward Dcochor si'lco 1869. and then casl-
ally as m acquaintance, IN attendant upon llis
1ninistrationH ZIP to the beginning Of the occur
renccs Of which shall Hpoal.
SEEING NR. TIt!1oS's yALEDloTony
aB editor of tho Independent, on tho 22d Of De-
combcr, 1870, I inferred thoro had boon somo
diiTerencoB botween himself and Henry O. Bow
OIL. tho proprietor; but learning Tint Tlton had
boon retained asa contributor to that toMrnal
and editor Of tho Brooklyn Union, Of which
Bowen MAS alao tho proprietor, supposed TINT
the differences weso not personal Or unLlrd.
Up to TINT time, although Ind been frequently
yinisor at Tilton's house, and had seen himself
aud Mrs. Titon under all phases OF social inter-
cat estdisagreenont or unkindnens existing botwcon
them, but beloved thoir marital relations were
almost exceptionally pleasant
Tn tho 2Gth day OF December, 1870, boing at
Gtr. Tiltan'a houso, ha came home from ~ in
terview with Bowen, aud told me. with some az
citemont Of mannor, that ho lad Just lad d con-
fareuca with Bowen, aud thet III the interview
BOWEN Had MADE CERTAIN AccusATloNs AGAINST
nEEuHEl,
aud Lad challenged him (:FiLton), as matter Of
which lowon was to take to 13eechor, OF which
ho showetlna tho original DRIFT, which il al fol-
lows:
T1LToN'A LETTER 70 pEEonEn.
DRooNL1N, Doc. 26, 1870.
Elm: donnrI that, for which you explicit
" understand, you immediately from the Il,in1H.
try Of plymouth Church, and that you quit the Cily Of
tsigGel) THsoponE Tl1roa.
Tilton explained chat the Words 'for reasu,.s
which gou explicitly understand, ,woro inter
stated TUT ho told novoa l.o waa M prsl,arcd t to
believe bis charges, bocnuse Bcechor had 1nado
improper advances to Mrs. Tilton. Surprised at
this, asked him, What? p whon ho replied:
Don't ask I emit toll you." then said: Ills
that lotscr on tho strougth Of Dowen'y INSERTION,
aud not have Bo~cn sign it too, although, nj
you sny ho waa to carry it to BoeclIor?" uo a1l-
swcraa: Mr.. Bowen gaSo ms his word TIM he
would sustain tho charges, and adduco ovidonce
to provo them, whonoyer called upon" l Hal
~ fear that you will find yourself mistaken.
Illus the Iottor gomez" IIo answered "Dowon
said that ho would take 1t Immediately"
! aftoswafa learned from Air. Beechcr Tint
Bowen had done 90. becauae, on tho 1at Of July
following, Boeobor gave mo q COPY ho received,
M find by a memorandum made at tho time
Oh An envelope, aud find by Il lator momornll-
dun OH All envelope that tho origiuul draft waB
given to ING by Tllton on tho 9th Of tho same
month.
I il,Hort hero tho following memorandum OF
tho fncss above statod nlade ut tho tlue, giving
the hour when it waa na1o:
DnooHLYk, Dec 90, 1870.
ThOoaote Tton dat1 Informed l. mo tto;daH tat s lad
tho bearer, denannuug that he 1eecher should retire
from Ills pulpit and quit thu City Of Brouklyu. The
tenta Of II, mud eaid that ho {Dowen} would sustain
Tilton in this dcma''d. III dAy or two after that
Mr. Tit.on called on ne at my houae, an, sad at ho
Within half An Aour, or shortly after Tint, Howen
came up into tie oieo with great nngor, au1 told in
told him concerning Ills (3eeohcr's} AUDITORY, ho
would dlau1isa 1lln from tho INDEPENDENT anl tho
UniaH. Iio4 told hsn, ho lad never Leon influenced
and subsequently received Dowens letter Of dis
ntssai.
Wl,at those charges were, ami tho account Of
tl!o IuLoIfAoH, VIII AloaE III klla lDll0H!bh lottGr
addressed to Bowon by Tiltots, bearing ditto tho
1ss ot January, 1871, which also giyoa in sub
atance, aud IN mora datail, what Ttou had said to
mo IN the conversations which hayo 1nontionod.
Cribs letter was addressed to Henry G. Bowen,
acknowledged tho receipt OF Il sudden uoticn
breaking hia two oontravts with tho independent
aud tho brooklyn Union, ntstl went on to state
that 1t waH In tho earY part OF tho Rebellion that
Dowon tlrat lntimatotl to him tint Dcoclor lad
committed acts Of adultery. for which, il ho
should exloso him, llo would be drlyon from the
pulpit. 1t contains tue following,-ID.]
TlLToN TO NoMEN.
From that tus forward your tl3owena} refnronces
to tho subject werc frequent OH tia 2atl Of uuconl-
ler, 1870 ut Interview III your lu1.yH, ut ~Arh OIL
yor Joanaon wps 1resent. you tbawau> spnke ftee!y
the families Of Ills congregations fos! ANtvd BY
namo to woaa now widow. .w!lvao l';sHs'an1s de1t
YOU did not doubt wa4 haFtene BY his tnowleslgo that
mr. Ncecher nad maintained with l!or an iinprolcr
intimacy, Ynu informed TN t1At hr. nos&hor llaa
1nao you coutsehion Ut yhslt Ant Win tears !a-
p!ored your forgiveness. Aftor Mr. JosoC retired,
you related thu oaAe OF another TuIAn, whom
Ioeches took In hts hrnns hy force, threw hrr
down Oh sofa, accomplished upon her lah toylltry,
md loft her, You Al9gcsfel don'and upon hin to
quit bis sacred 0ilco, volunteered to bear such do
maid and to sustain It, TAa letter you rreae,tcd to
Ms, Deeollor at Mr. TreelAns houaD. Shortly aftor-
wards you sought IN Msryiew with uao, aud, with