Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-24
THE BROOKLYN TERROR.
Woodruff Back Again-She Prepares
90 Make a sfatement-SeesG reeIey's
Coffin CIairVOyantIy.
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| Brooklyn Argus.
An argus reporter met Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff this morning, and had an inter
view with her in regard 10 the statement
published by Mr.. Tilton last night. She
| looked well, though evidently little IA
| tigued by her long journey, and spoke with
her usual vivacity and earnestness, Occa-
| siOnally breaking out into sharp words OF
| anger as she became excited over her sub
jet.
Her first words were: GLOW on earth
| did you find out that l was here? / have
been trying to keep out of the way of
newspaper men, because am tired out,
and if they found out where | was
/ would be worried to deaih.n
Reporter had some difficulty in find
| inc YOU, madam, and, now that have sue
ceeded | would like to ask if you have read
| Mr.. Tilton's statement, published in last
nights argus, and, if so, what your opin-
| ion of it is.
Mis-. WOOdhull-I have read it through.
| | think Mr.. TiltOn's references TO myself
are contemptibly mean. They are as false
as they are cowarily.
Neither Theodore Tilton nor any one
| else can speak of my ''blackened charac-
ter" When went to Europe to take a
| little necessary rest and recreation after my
hard work, and to prepare myself for my
| lecturing trip by trying to get a little
health, he and his friends Immediately en-
deavOred to cast Obloquy on me by saying
that | had been either inundated or
bought up by the Beecher party. He knows
| that, when he says that, he lies. lie knows,
and Mr.. Beeche.' 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
have laid out for myself in all this mat
ter. They know that l published the only
plan, Ungarbled true statement of the case,
and have always been willing to take the
consequences of that publication. Mr.. Til
ton is no more to me than Mr.. Beecher,
nor Mr.. Beecher than Mr.. Tilton. TheO-
dOre's story that his publishing my "Life"
and doing so many favors for me, was for
the purpose of bribing me to keep quiet, is
false. His statement that he broke with
me in the spring of 1872 because threat
ened to attack several of the lady
advocates of the wOman's suffrage cause
is also untrue. lie came to me
at that time-it was shortly before
OlGCAGl 4lVLAAAldAlOAl III TIT
and told me that he had been detailed by
Mr.. Greeley 10 go 10 the Cincinnati Con-
ventiOn to report It. ! said to him, s'Theo-
dOre, you are 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 90. | see, by my clairvoyant vision,
Greeley's coffin, and you standing along
side, driving a nail into it." But he went,
and that was the last of our intimacy. Did
| not tell the truth about Mr. Greeley?
Was not that convention the cause of his
death?
am summing up the case. Col. Blood
and myself are preparing statement which
will throw light on the whole affair. have
kept an accurate and complete record of ev-
erything pertaining 10 this business. will
sum up the record, and publish it in my
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. was
worn out and needed rest. Ny 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. WOOdhull-I do not think il is at
all necessary to do so. MI. TiltOn did not
expect me back so soon, and ne published
his statement when he thought was in
Europe, and the public excitement would
have time to efiervesce and cool off before
had an opportunity to reply, bat he was
mistaken. My reply will be forthcoming
shortly, and it will tear the mask off, and
let the people see the naked truth of this
whole affair.
Reporter-Can you give me an outline of
what it will be?
Mrs. Woodruff smiled and said: "Oh, no,
I'm going to put it all in my own paper. 1t
wouldn't do to give it TO you first. TheO-
dore Tilton knows me well enough TO know
that l will not refuse the challenge" This
closed the interview, Mrs. Woodruff stat
ing that she would be al her office, No. Ill
Nassau street, in few days, but preferred
that the newspaper fraternity should re-
main ignorant of her whereabouts for the
present.