, 1874-08-26

-. From the &tw Fort ilorti, AuQ. 23.
~. 04vor rJohnBou-tFlo gentleman alluded Il
sorvtew in witch hlr. Bowen, according to Mr
Monlton, charged Mr.. 1}oochor with adultery
aud said that hIr. Doocl,er had confessed lii
aame to hlm-was yesterday questioned upon til.
subject by tho writer. III roply to q general in
te'rogation aa to tho corfeotnosa OF tho mono
randum which pnrportcd to report IN interview
between Bowen aud himself, DIr. johnson sail
that it was III tho main corrcc..
1t ts. then. tluo tnat you Were prosont at ths
| Interview na uioutioued ?"
| ''Oh, yes; thAt Is trle."
And Mr, Bowen really said tho vords Mr.,
Mou!ton puts into hta mouth7 ?"
lyon will observe taking tho World and r,ln.
ming, his !ugor down tho columu] that Mr.,
mont2a Mo,1a zoos not quote me ~ giving any Of
80 Il il very dnouIt Tor mo to correct lin wboro are
he is III error. Can't you understand TINT with
out absolutely misBtating anything which Baid
WAS said on that occasion. lo In. inaguitlel and
srss exaggerated aud distorted the import Of what
mas saluf for INSTANCE, now ho quotos mo as
saying that On this occasion Bowen directly
charged Boec!.cr,' etc. Nov, my recol1ect1on is
that Bowen did nothing OF tho sort."
linen alollson,s representation Of your stato-
mont o. Of sllo iItorviow IL talse p
49,. NO, that does not follow. The truth ia, had
not aud have not tho slightest doubt Tint bowen
really meant juut, that, aud 4e strongly oon-
voyod this Impression, but not iu 10 mnnv words.
AZ noulton saya lie did. Ho quite undoubtediy
n'oant that to DO understood, hut rathor IN
lorontially than bv strong, straight, plain state
mehts. llo did not say that, bas no man in lIia
ao''sea could think that ho did not mean that.
tio dld not 8ay that Beccher had confessed to
ulm,, but l think ho illaluuatotl it, I think
Moulton la wrong about tho seal of secrecy not
G;na,yo1rlng ;a,1 the whole conversation. / think it
talk n '''
Ho was IN very unpleasant position will,
regard to Beechor aud tho paper. Tile whole
atmosphere Of plymouth Church Was very uufa-
yorabte to him. ,a,id II WIS his dosi.n to get some
hold upon hlr. Deeoher by which lie could force
litnsoif into better footing. This hc thonrtht
no lad done whom lo Ind obtained juformat1o,,
upon tue strength OF Which ho could writo
boeoller e ont OF Drooklyn ally time.'"
:, How did yon happon to be connected with
me a!tair and tho principal parties in uaorost?"
!" =, Well,one day AIR. bowen had talk With mo
n n mo course Of which ho took me into h con.
Iaouoe na With rogaru to rnmora ho had hoard Of
lneoaores intidolitics. Theodore had already
'ontossea to mo that be bad broken his marriage
'owH.. but l did not suspect that ho I'D
'ecn quito 20 wild aa tho statomonts Rowan
nude would Indicate, and said that I thought |
Justice to Theodore ho ought to havo d franl
I'D lair talk With him about tllo matter aud mt
ndge him hafsh|y nor discharge him hastlly.
10 hsroed to have talk with him il would ar.
ango an Interview. lie also finally agreed that
q {, would take no aotiYc steps against Theodore
'ltaoiit hrst consulting me. He did, however.
M. when Charged him with boiug rccroant TO
IL PROMISE lie gavo mo to understand that hn |
% since then had such overwhelming proofs a
mako nm ignore any such arrangement"