New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27

O. Did you write the original A. did not
| O. Was she well or sick at that time = A. she was
| neither one nor the other; she was ailing.
O. Had not she suffered miscarriage just previous
A. Well do not know how long before; cannot tell
the date whether It before or after do not know"
she i'll, know.
@. Was she not in bed A. Most OF the tmef
O. Was she not in bed at tho time of the writing OF
| this paperi A. do not remember.
o Do not you remember whether she wrote II IN bcd
| or mott A. do not.
O. Do not you know that sho had suffered a miscar
| riage a few days before A. No. know she had SUI
o. BEFORE the 2lth day Of Decemberi A. DO not re-
| member the date. 49,, iii,
| O. Do not You know that she very sick and SICK
unto deathi A. No. do not know that she was SICK
| unto death: she was ILL., but not dangerously So
@. Who suggested to her the writing OF that ettfr
| A.. She did II herself.
your difficulty with Mr. Bowen from tine 10 t Hs
from day to dayf A. It was not from day 10 day
always informed her what troubles had. ,,ouoo .,
the interference OF Mr. aud Mrs. Beeeheri No nor
| desire that he ana should be reconciled.
@. When you say that I'm December 1870 am FENCES
arose bel woen Theodore TiltOn and Henry T. Bowen;
| winch augmented by the Rev. Henry Warg
Beecher and Mrs Bcecer in consequence whereof
in writing in paper put into the hands OF MT francIS
d. Mouon" why do YOU say that It was IN conseguenoe
| OF that difficulty being augmented by Mr.. ana 'MrS.
Beechcr that this letter was written this writing was
madel A.. Mrs. Tilton's confession to me was IN
shortly aftcrward that she had taken oc-
casOn to let Mr.. Beecher know that she had maze ,hls
confession but she did not do that; supposed thaI ne
knew Of her confessions; hut he did dot know of 1t
met Mr.. Beecher In the street and ne was anont 70
speak 10 me- did speak 10 him; that excited my sls
pcOn OF the fact that he could not nave known OF hrs
ron's confession So said TO her, " Ehza6eih' oi
told me: 70 INV mind he don't know it," She then in
formed that she could not bear to let him know tnat
came though my recollection OF dates, as s,osd
|
| year. Mr.. Bowen wanted TO make q change
In the edltor3hip OF The Independent: Mrs TIton was
az Mrs. MOrse's she had gone to stay there lttie
while Mr.. Bowen sent me NOTICE. oretter, SAYING tlI
he wanted the termination Of my contract as editor OF
said self Instantly, II Mr.. Bowen wishes me to
terminate The independent must give him notice to
Elizabeth come The Union office, and state this
said Now cannot afford to edit only one OF these
papers, Il am TO give one, cannot keep the other
when Mr. Bowen proposed that should gave up one ana
rrnin and mai viii Ieave me free TO lecture" After
that about the 23d or cath December Mr Bowen came
10 have consultation with me. and make new con
ana special contributor Of The Independent, and for
ye years editor Of The Union. That contract was signed
shedn valeGictory in me Independent speaking well
/ of Mr. Bowen and ho spoke wei OF me. somewhere
about the 23d or oath 25h-bctween the publishing OF
that yacdctory and the making Of those two or thrce
| contracts-Mr. Johnson came TO my house ana SAID
Mr. Bowen has heard something preuticlal concern
sai9rday night went plump his house ana saw him.
n sI 5rcindcsi 10 me Mr. Bowen said have
my editors IN consultation aud 1t Is saturday nght
| come Monday" Monday was holiday. Liher
Sunday the actual Christmas or else Monday was
| do not remember which. went on Monday with Mr.
| johnson. | think this WAS on the 25th We had niue
talk. lie was mentioned that some story had come 10
Mr. Bowen. said, Bring the person who told II INTO
my presence and We will have tine matter settled l
| then went talking about the new contract when
to enter upon two Or three days hence as edoi Oh
The Union for five years He said that ought 10 make
more OF Plymouth Church and 20 TO Plymouth Church'
Mr. johnson said, Perhaps thus young man has rea-
| son for not going TO Plymouth Church" gave
him, in line, to nnderitand that 1 had
| not, as man maintaining my pride anu
se}respect go there AT that Mr.. Bowen stated all The
particulars that ehroncIei OF NJ Beeener 10 tE i
enge that Mr.. Beecher would retire from tue ministry.
and said he would pear ~ ana ois IL bor ir M9mi
| ton came IN. and 1 told hm what | had done, and he
SAID you are damn ioU a Tne n%t morn
ing to me Union Office ana perhaps the morning
OF when was, tni NJ, Eeechsr: That thought was
tIe manly thing; Mr.. Bowen. the next morning after
he had instituted this demand for the retirement OF Mr.
Beecher and after saying that he would fortiy 1t with
ever reveal Mr.. Beecher the things that told you
and Mr. johnson VIII cashier went tFSI n
Influenced 10y YOU and he was in rage then, after
! Gle for me Independent under the new arrange
| ment as Contributor instead OF editor, there
came Il guess the last night OF the year, notices
breaking my two contracts; those two contracts had
been made within week, aud were not TO take effect
the first OF the year. and they were broken the last
uight OF the year. or the night before went around
| TO Frank with them, and showed them to him imme-
diatey. The next day wrote my letter to Mr. Bowen
Events came crowdiDg together pe-mell, thick and
fast that do not know how to disentansle them.
MRS. TILToN's PEACE OFFERING.
O Why do you say that it consequence OF the
| difficulty being augmented by Mr.. and Mrs.
| Beeeher that this letter writteni A. Eliza
| beth saw that Mr.. Bowen and I were in col
son she was afraid that the collision would extend
to Mr. Beecher and me- and she wished me, If possible
to make peace with him that peace could be brought
about only by his knowing what knew of his relations
| with Mrs. Tilton; therefore she wrote a womanly,
| kindly letter TO him do not remember the phrase
oogy remember only one phrase 1t , Was ,d PeGny
| flame Mr.. Mouton will probably recall the whole
O. WHAT was the substance OF the letteri A. The
substance OF the letter do not recall; the letter was
returned to her; whether she has 1t or not do not
know the object Of the letter was TO make peace; she
felt that IL Mr. Beecher and could be reconciled. she
herself and would be more reconeiled; there was
| sort Of mountain of clouds overcoming US.
@. VINO had reported to her the fact mat your di
Guilty being augmented by Mr. ana Mrs. Beeeherf
A. do not know she reported II TO me IL was through
her that learned that Mrs. Beecher was interfering
%n my Of Mrs. Beechcrs antasonsm to do not
think Mr. Beecher was SO largely involved IN IL as his
O. Had you known Of Mrs Beecher's interference with
your affairs prior TO thati A: cannot say with my
Affairs No as recollect. Elizabeth sometimes
the Health Lift, and Mrs. BeecheI came there and saw
| her one uaE
Rescher through Mrs Morse, got the idea that was
MIR Beechers enemy. Therefore Mrs Beecher was very
| Violently nv enemy. Mrs. Beecher being my enemy,
and feeling that bent on battle against her hus-
band ught to make an alliance with Elizabeth and as
understand wanted Elizabeth TO 20 away from me and
mart company, and she said she would not do 1.-THE
trouble hinged on the fact that Elizabeth had
made me Mrs. Morse confession, but mad not told
| Mr. Beecher that she had done 80. said there was
only one way OF the difficulty and that was that
| Mr Beecher must know II.
| O. Did YOU say that to Elizabeth A. DO not know
| about that.
q. Had You said It previous to thati a: DO not