, 1874-09-25
BEECrIER.
Catherine E. Beecher RoViews
the Case in q Public
Letter.
She Charges Bowen with Originating
tho Scandal, and Protests Against
Taking It Into Court.
Various Indications of Public Sen"
timent.


LETTER FROM MISS CATHERINE E.
BEECHER.
spttfai Di.pateh to The Chicago Tribune.
AN APPEAL TO THE rEorLE,
New YonK, Sept. 2.-Tho following lettor
from Catherine l.. Doec1lor. aiHtor OF 1Ionry
Ward and tho eldost Of t1e family, is tho fatcst
contribution to thu Tton Booollor scandal litor
aturo. 1t is In tito form Ut letter to tho 1rib-
unc. Tho writer loada it Miss Doecliora Ap-
peal to tho Peoples"
,ncnt again ca''sti TO set .l,o inquiries ind
fcarh Of frlonds, md present this both ia rrily
Ono great difficulty in tl.ia scandal Ii Tho bter
nnennney o former warm II friends ,s,,E nsnnat ~
which ndcquato nprcarB. 1t scnipta to fear
Of dreadful truth Tho Incentive It IL TO meet
ts Tint f s ss s will s tSe tsr IF @
s'ic q my brohSrn ia,sily, In which noyer heart!
ny Of these Particular. acl topca boing, by utal
TIE ntA1. onIaMAron or T!1ta SCANDAL
mcs1ls W 1ienfy O. bowcnl, described 10 ne ~ many
who know him ia man Of iron will. ind"mlta-
e aaro 5 asS s0so n
formed mo Of many daloncas practices BY this man
which they 4ayo either k'ewn or osrerieneSl. Any
friend, aud patron In these 1nattcs were met only
with anger: The conscl,cnt withdrawal Of my
9taatnt Increased lis exasperatlon. a,1 finally ii.
affair will lady authorizes rosidng III his family
[msaning M!sa 1iostor aud the s,.prosea 1nterss- @
e the .psi'anity: ilis j., ~. fas'; ,, + WA
csng my brother oi adultery and rape, which hc af
torwatds confessed had 10 Foundation: aud y lis
oa M o pss for s snf II s X s
tors integrity and by blu pronao to avoid n1y fur
ther eus OF Inc sort, ho alroltly continued to sin-
fnfF tn. 3ef,t
CiTencsB Of blu passor
THE sKcoxD PROMINENT ACTOR
Conspiracy, % au Vas tic author of ' tis ae : siate,nc
Man Of moro taa ordinary tnlcnsa anl Of
any interesting M nsar tTat snne1 m VIII Me"S
ronspic'ous editorial poaition, wan introduced to tue
society Of tat!ngished men, and treated by them
ing conceit. ambition, and vanity 11is adoption Of
Victoria Wou1hus freclovo principles mud practiccs
Brooklyn daily nnpcr anl he believed my brother and
my Irother,a wife were tie Chief cases 0f this down.
fall. l'e!ueet to poverty aud diegrace' leading tt
e1eoHs III driuhng,
HIS FRIEND AND c1AsaMArE, MopIToS,
eano to my brother to hclp Havo him. painting the
danger AMI lcapatr Of luycd ao!l, nov
cel ho waa tho chief calsc. Tlus dcmanls for
aiouon, lis Third actor III this conspiracy, at tha
present tmc stands charged II! prominent city paper
;enary Wills several ,ncu of integrity sy they aro
ready 10 nppcar witnesses III court, ind c provo
these charges And yet slia man belongs TO an honor
inm IN 1nnnmcr na,,stbn IN cuSossat,on iIas c,,nunr
ly te'gncd sss,es mos. honorea ey MY brother, thus
assuming to hin d garb OF angel light.
foUnT,t ACTOR
IN .his eonanIafy 10 reFnrec , eass Oh 'eon re-
hs ,o!t iGany nrtnrr snd Victim of this con
spiracy is the wife ii tho author Of this Last staie
n1entn Gen.le, ;imi entascsntious. warn-hcarte
III ~ @ e III ,
T 81 ,atnat +ovonn" nav '1' '."-N 'a'1 ''''''s
u an4uHnanl 1oseARo. .
Inn 3ucc,t ~ ,nY noat M aarc ma a n,a cc.
to her part IN ths trnssly: Some yeara ago .
n{ ,r1 ." vs ,,v. E,.n IL n savar@
re rn par sncny T aeeesa ncrse of asry n @ r
sns'o.Hs neeusea @ F olFei II mi ; ~
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es % Snv rl;ts @ roIira a ~ y. s s @
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I i,naa , Tt M o1,itt 1t Il n'I;s, " n1 ,h;
At rerods Of chldbearng nodst WOMEN who arc
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o,st1 es te acc,,s ~ M ett o "" a.
rut au IN otter matters SHOWN III. 10 10 sonssst nT nn
iira viii" - t.xn %.trrn o, ~ ~ e1'u'est nt n. uu
MI thrn dow. thc trt,t1, ~ sct r,nrncs Mi+ h,.
Ia the trth ~ thnw. h thr not ~ anonna s,
t 1 hats.ss , t nut s Inas eyla'ns sAnaero'a neH
mno,m ~ hr h.a hatot Rn ,;ns, " IL W."
citing eanso Of bis dowrfa saino u eso % os les c
" @ m ~ y ~ H. FToHna II, at M ~ los "
rsy,s Ill., :" u al ocr en- hsr @
ZONE faults an ne otho. women of strong character,
md ao ,vcs Inv fnn1s s1;" o s ,s.