The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
victoria Woodhnll Returneds

lorocklyn Special, 18th, to Chicago Times.
Victoria Woodruff has suddenly re.
turned from Europe. The reasons ol
her return are believed to be that she
was summoned; but she says that she
dld not mean to stay anY,longer. She
says she has read all Of Tilton's last
statement, and that bis references to
herself are contemptibly mean. She
SAID So: to reporter to-day, ''Neither
Theodore Tilton nor any one else can
speak Of my blackened character. He
has acted the part Of cowardly fool
all through this matter, When ( went
to Europe, to take = little necessary
rest and recreation, after my. hard work,
and to prepare myself for lecturing by
trying to get little health; he and bis
friends began to cast obloquy
on me, by saying that had been either
intimidated or bought up by the Beech.
er party. He knows that when he saws
that, he lies. He knows. and sir.
Beecher knows, and Mr.. Moulton knows,
that all their money cannot buy. me !;
and all their powerful influence cannot
intimidate me from going on in, the
straight course which I have laid out
for myself in this matter. They know
that published the only true, ungar-
bled statement Of the case. and have al
ways been willing to take the conse-
quences of that publication. Mr.. Til
ton is no more to me than Mr.. Beecher.
nor Mr.. Beecher than Tilton. Theo-
dore's story that his publishing nv
Life, and doing so many favors for
me, was for the purpose of
bribing me to keep quiet, is a deliberate
lie. His statement that he broke With
me in the spring of 1872, because /
threatened to attack several Of the lady
advocates Of the woman's suffrage
cause, is another deliberate lie.- He
came to me at that time-it was short
ly before Greeley's nomination. for the
presidency-and told me that he had
been detailed by Mr.. Greeley to- 20 to
the Cincinnati convention to repsrt it..
| said to him. Theodore, ;ou arc going
there to nominate that poor old man
for the presidency, and it will kill him.
You know in your heart that it will be
the death of your benefactor. Do, not
60; see, in my clarivoyant vision,
Greeley's coffin, and you standing along
side, driving him into it, But he
went, and that was the last of our init
macy. Did | not tell the truth about
Mr.. Greeley? Was not that conven.
tion the cause of his death!
''And then, what right has Theodore
Tilton to speak of Henry Ward
Beechers S adultery? By what right
does he accuse MIR. Beecher Of ;mpro-
Prieties? /? am summing up the case.
Col. Blood and myself are preparing
statement which will throw liz ht on the
whole affair. have kept an accurate
and complete record Of everything per-
tanning t0 this business. will sum up
the record and publish it in NV own
paper, and then, and not till then, the
public will learn the TRUTH
Reporter-Did your sudden return to
this country have anything to, do with
this matter?
Mrs. Notwithstanding at all. I
was worn out and needed rest. Nv
sister and myself were presented with
tickets for the round trip, and we were
very glad to get them.
Reporter-Will you inform me who
gave them to you?
Mrs. Woodruff do not. think it at
all necessary to do so. Mr.. Tilton did
not expect me so soon. He published
his statement when he thought I was in
Europe, and the public excitement
would have had time to eGervesce and
cool of before had an opportunity to
reply. But he was mistaken. Nv re-
Ply will be Forthcoming shortly, and it
will tear the mask off and let the peo-
pie see the naked truth of this whole
afai-.
1nnecent Of Theology.
A good story is told of Rev. Mr.. B.,
of -, in Massachusetts, :
A. T.