New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
MR.. BOWEN SPEAKS.
a STATEMENT TO BE EXPECTED FROM nm IN THE
FJTURE-sOME HINTS or TENDENCY HOSTILE
10 Mr.. BEECHER.

STATEMENT TO BE EXPECTED FROM Nm IN THE
FROM Tle Brooklyn EaOk Aug7
An Eagle reporter called on Henry I. Bowen
yesJ ry purpose Of asceriang uis views con
corning the Brecher- Elton controversy. Mr.. Bowen
seemed to DE IN serious mood When OBJECT or the
reporters stated Ar. Bowen declared that he
agfatng tne community This entire business" said
ue la. caused me mucn pain nave mad no hand IN
10 anu DO not Wish 10 ave. Ejr months ahd n0nthsI
nav. 8cgn ths worst abused mau 10 city The public
wiz vet learn thar these attacks on al
entirely and only Keep quiet under them
IA Difference TO ny family especially in regard To- the
wishes Of ms >1L believed in tune rlghting an
bat" asked tae reporter, e do you entertain FEELINGS
OF hostility toward M Bcecherg"
Mr. Bowen replied VITA some deii1eratiOn d" see by
"a. papers thai NJ Bsecuer called himself my fr!ond re-
rnnI ir 40 interview with reporter"
R.purtcr-I remember the report. also remember
chat tue reporter said that M BeecAer vas III very
Mr. Bowen-If said were his friend now. would you
cousidcc nc ia jorose m1odf .-, -. -,
MI BjSen-I DO not and for this although my
maine ms YIuou-iy mixed ~ IN this scandal |
nave not made Iuy charges against anybody YET ana
lppcar Besides, there i not meeting Tonight, and
an SOiIg away my hOme IN Woodstock to-mOrrOw,
aud clAAot be present on saturday night.
4. .purtcr-Ii iIy!t-d, would YOU appear
Air. bOwcu-H suOpeAaed ia cOurt Oh course VIII
i;sporter-Do you expect the be brought into
Mr. Bowen-I: looks very much like it, It's a melan-
RspJrler-Do ou TANK. A. has beea ascrbed by some
Mr Bercheri
Mr. B5wen-1 that was his object. he is going the
wrong way about H. IL LOOKS more Ike revenge on lis
Reporter-You remember that NJ. Clahln visited Mrs.
WOOd1uI WIKI you because he hoard that sue hid IN ner
possession certain iacis Rejecting upon DIT. A'rchets
action toward members vi yOdr fanny. How eau no
reconcile MS present. position wlth us former action
Mr.. BUweu-Mr Cabin Is a most honorable nan-Jne
Of my friends. de could not CON ,ehend now sucn
a state OF facts existed, knoTHs as he dld, that was
one OF thes1ldes Members OF tc cuuch 'nu nav uOc
more personally than any other man 10 hqulddCe us
DEBT,
RspOrter-Hlvc you ever seen Mrs. Hooker, MI.
Beecner's sister. an church,
Mr. BoSeu-I nave, frequently. and on or two OF
these occasions she was evidently IOOrlhs uIIer GredO
mental excisement ohe was cJmm'h'e1 On Dy IHe con
Rcporter-Did you know the cause of her agitation
Mr. BOwen-l heard that tAo cid'e was her OoileI ln
Mr. BeeCners immortality; ana DdJ Tor the iict lhat she
restrained she would haye announced IL 10 ehe con
grrgatIon. ,,,, a.,
Mr. BJwen-so see, ana it Is In entire consOnance
with what heard originally.
K-pJrter-Dd Mr. Baecher ever do you any Injury I
MI Bowen (zrayeIYj-I could cons rue his course an
kindly considered II ali aOdg Jay dutY, nevertheless,
intended to Ue there a:ter nim as was there before
him.
Rcporter-Do you believe tho story OF Victoria Wood
hui concerning M. BrccArri
Mr.. BJwen-I would nave believed 1t fully mad she
shown al Tie documents When Visited Aer with MI.
C'anln.
R.porter-Are you aware of the fact that Mrs. Wood
hun offered documents 10 Tue Investigating COM
mttcci ~. A., -,
III.
ments were not received. Tiey would have been as
interesting Mr. Cla1n today they were two years
Az. a., =, -,..-
meeting when Mrs. NOOthHl prOi'red Der testimony
Mr. BOxen-ILeu tAat may account Tor the failure 10
receive her documents. We're I a member OF such "a
Committee would accept testimony from every source
Rcpcrter-Haye You preserved the notes taken ~
your stenographer, at the meeting You lad Win
Mrs. Woodruff IN New-GOrkt
Mr. Bowcn-Certainly y It they have not been writ
ten ou,. nor will tney De until necessity arises
RepOrter-Are you friendly 90 Mr. I.tOnf
Mr. Boweu-I DONE care which way II goes with MIN
The end must necessarily justify mr nefore the puDhc
and | will never 20 down 10 the grave without saving
something concerning relations with TINS scandal
Reporter-NiIl you present otatement TO the puDci
Nj BOwen-UpO that question my NINA IL made up
but I Will not answer you now. \ great wrong mas
been done me uy more than Will for my own ana
INV famlIy's sake. let friends az least know now
grlevOusly have Dren Wrbugcl. az,
Mr Bowen seemed much f;cted. anu his eyes nlled
win tears. =. - ~,
Church OF M Beecher's resignation or remOVdlf
Mr. acknowledgements Clurcn would 20 On As before,
lust the same A. ne had died
R.pOrteT-Dd you pay D. BdcOn TOT lucso lctteIS III
The Independent attacking Dir. IAtOA
Mr. BUwen-NOt a cent
Kepurter-DJ you know MOultOuf
Mr. gJWeu-NJ Tie Is placed Ia al AWKWARD position,
Dut | believe he will tell the ruth.