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

nv dismissal was deolded the fash OF an eye hene.
S"v nrrv,oms 10 the interview with Mr. Beeoher had
filled up contracts, TO be editor OF re ~ RE ds
years. and the other to be chief contributor VI A '
O. Was not your contract 20 be editor oI nc yyn
st signed rrcvions 20 the publication of your vale
dictory in The Independent a. They were ssn0u 'oi'
o. Was not the interview at which Mr. Johnso was
present Mr.. Bowens house on the soth Vi
q. Tie interview with Mr.. Beecher was on the 29'h
q yomr Anal dismissal from The Union was on the
3stl A. cannot say yes. unless the letters VIII snow"
THE BUSINESS REASONS.
O VIII Won tell us why 1t that having been pos
sesed of this information for six months without any
desire to communicate it to Mr.. Beecher, you were
seized with desire communicate that Information 10
him on or about the Goth of December : A. Yes Sir;
because Mrs Tton feared that Mr. Beecher, Mr. Bowen
and in danger OF such clash and collslon that
the family secret would be exposed and felt that there
was necessity for reconciliation. and she begged and
prayed me to be recOncl'ed Win MT BeeCner anu Un
her account her sake said would have an III
@ VIII you explain why the difficulty you had with
Mr. ROwon In regard to The Independent ana me Union
wond involve the necessity OF your exposing the family
secret which you obtained from Mrs. Ton six months
beforel O. 1t not through fear of my exposing ~
Mrs Morse and Mrs. Beecher were sometimes in har.
mony and sometms in collision, and Mrs Illton always
made me believe that Mr.. Beecher knew this secret,
until in December when she told me; look IL ~,
raue all summer long that she ha , to Se g
and | supposed that MIS- Beecher was cooperating
g. Did YOU Complain Of Mr. Beecher FOR not aiding
TO remain in The Independent A No, Sir; would
! have scoTned it, 3,
| have not ,, ",
! o. Did YOU say 20 him about that time that MT
Beecher had not befr!enied you in that matteri A.
did not Mr. Wilkeson viii not dare to say that uh
@ You say you never complained Of Mr.. Beecher for
MOI helping yGn A. No. mot i3F a o GsG NE be- turned
ont understood that be said 70 Dr. spear tha tney
going to have Mr. Tilton out of The Independent,
| Mr. Charles Briggs told me that; he sad q" know
something abon. this thing heard some such thlDg
O. You say that Mr. Beecher apologized ana that you
accepted the apoogyi A. read the account oil that III
the apology which Mr. Beecher made and forgive the
ofensel a. accepted the apology aud ioTgave the OF
! sible for a Christian man to assume.
@. Friendly relations continued after that between
Won a I'D Mr. Beecherl A. Well, not friendly; you can
| undc stand what such relations would be they were
not hostile; they were relations which MI Mouiton
| forced with an iron hand; ne compelled them 80
q Did or not aiter or about the time OF the tr
pate agreement express friedy sentiments IN regard
quarters that Mr.. Beecner and were not ia hostility
doing IT,
| THF oFFENsE RECTTED TO DR.. sToRRs.
O. Did you state this ofense Of Mr.. Beecher as
committed against yOu to Mr.. storrs A never did
O. Was it ever stated in your presence to hint A.
No Sir; heread statement that Mrs. Tlton made, and
that helped her to make.
| Y.
| ment to DIR. storrsl A. did not
O. Did you state read to DR.. Sorrs any state.
ment of the ofenses which You charged against Mr..
| Beecheri A. No. showed Dr. Storrs letter which
J. IL ibeth aud myself and which still preserve
Mr.. Carpenter and went to DR.. StOrrs as counseor
| my intention TO have Elizabeth co. but she pre-
O. Yon took what she wrote and what you helped her
to wne to Dr. storrs and showed It to hin a. The stale
with9 A. No, did not charge Mr.. Beecher With any
O. / am trying TO get at what ofrense you stated
| against Mr.. Beecher A. Elizabeth stated that.
q And you have it and gave 1t to Dr. Storrs to read
O. How was the ofense stated A. It began in this
way that a certain day, in t;o summer Of 1870. she
had informed her husband Mr. Beecher had asked
her to wife TO him together with all that this i'm
plies she was very solcitous to make appear that sue
did accept his proposition and happily In reading 1t,
those VINO IT. naturally inferred that she dld not
accept his proposiuon 1t was aperiecty correct state
| ment. . 40
@ You and she wrote it, A. She wrote it with my
@. You took that statement Dr. storrs, and it
read Ivy him in your presencel a.. Yes, SIR
Q. IT was read also Mr.. Beecherf A. read it TO
him myself. Mr. Beecher objected to it, and made no
O. You prepared document, did you not giving
history this casei A. No not Of this case but Oh my
O. Il was stated in that documcnti A. Yes; this let
| ter Of Ehzabeth's quoted In It.
! O. And IL was READ TO DR.. StOrrs? A. Yes.
q DID yon also quot the Letter OF apology In III a.
@. You quoted the apology apology for the OF,
Tense You stated and cited it as proof that he had
wishing to make the ofense more than that l was
| socitous not to have the worst of the known.
Q. You voluntarily 10 DR.. Storrs. did you not
| A. / did, in great distress. wanting counsel.
| THE CASE MIssTATED TO GET GOOD ADVICE
O. And so as correct counsel you msstated the
case A. Yes, as you did in your statement in the
Union a statement necessary to be made. After
! Mrs. Woodhuls statement out of town, and the
| thing had filled tho country, and Mr.. Beecher had
taken no notice Of eight days old,
and went 10 Dr. for counsel He asked me about
the story said, Do not ask me for that" He said,
tbat When can be proved" SO gave an account Of my
afflirs very largely about Mrs Woodruff and so ON.
The origin of that document was seeking for some
! thing that would put before the public plausible an
| swer TO the Woodruff tale. and conceived that by
it TO Mr. Beecher, and he burst into long SIGH aud
that he would not or could not stand upon 1t and
! Elizabeth burned it or tore 1t to pieces.
| O. You showed 1t to others ala you Dotf a. 10 new
o. To whom besides DR.. storrsi A. think that
showed it to George Belle showed i to one or two:
not; think showed him the document III the trlpar
Q. You have known Mr. Belcher many yearsi A.
@ l. he your personal friendi A. I used to regard
O. You remember showing him something on this sub.
jeci A. remember showing him the letter In proof
| The Union Whether showed mm the document l can
not say. showed 1t TO number Of people hoping that
O. You say Mr.. Beecher refused to stand upon 1t A
No; Mr.. Moulton asked Mr. Beeeher to come and hear
read it; was IN hopes MIR. Beecher might not feel
bad at such a document, but he felt slain by H.
O. And lust as on O1er OCCASIONS ne refused 10 stanu
by a statement OF the Ofensei A. No; he drew long
| SIGH.
O. You understood him refusingl A No; did
| not understand that
| O. Why did you abandon the documents A. Because
| there success in II.
| o. WHY was there not success in TT Was II not be-
cause he did accept iti A. Because he did
cent or reject he wanted that statement should be
! made and so the thing was buried.
| O. Did you state the ohense to DIR. Budngton :
| A. [ never him until within two weeks; heard
that he went TO TO Dr. Bacon, and went too see
| him.
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