New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

,eeabYv introdused the name OF Mr. Beecher. begged
me on that account to suppressit He showed ITO mr.
Beecher who shrank fro the prospect OF It's
because It contained Mr. Bowens charges against him
Mr. Mouon finding Mr. Beecher greatly concerned ana
full of trepdaton conferred at Mr. Beechers request
with Mr.. Horace b. Clann, who having some mystic
rous influence Mr. Bowen (which am not able 10
this day 70 underssand), advised Mr Bowen 10 sette
my claim at and not permit me to put it into the
courts since legal proceedings would reflect equally on
Mr. Bowen and Mr. Beecher by exhibiting their mutual
grievances In q glarng light to the public. IL was
wholly In Mr. Beechers interest and not in mine that
Mr.. Moulton and my legal advisers withheld my claim
Of $1,000 from public court aud handed IL over 10
private arbitration. The following letters will prove
| this point TO demonstration:
MR. MoULroN TO cLAPLIN.
BRooKLYs April !, ls12
MY DEAR Mr. CLAFLs After full consideration n,5 OF
all interests other than Theodores, have advised nun
10 af0i'r''e' &C. 0'i FRANCIS sCi' d. MoULros
JUDGE REYNOLDS TO MR TlLroS 1910
| MY DEAR Mr. IILToN: On strictly legal grounds l
should strenuousy advise against any su1mttance
to arbitration OF your differences with Mr. Bowen.
consider your clear in law that there IS no rea
sen so far you concerned for dyertng s prose-
| cution from the regular course. ,,.,o.. ..,s
But weighty and moral considerations aris.
ing out Of fact that other parties might be seriously
involved. which lead me TO hope you may secure your
rights through the proposed arbitration; no, on,v
You can only do so, however, by obtaining not ony
the money due you but personal @ ss sour
sou oi such sod
MI Bowen must expect TO clear you himself from the
| imputatlons which his conduct has cast upon you.
Yours very truly, GEORGE IT, HEiNoLps'
| Mr.. WARD TO Mr. TLToN.
| LAW OFFICES OF REYNOLDS WARD, April 2, 1872
MY DEAR SIR: fully share in the reluctance when
believe Judge Reynolds has expressed that TINS matter
should be left to arbitration. a.. ..,,,,,,,on
The is as clear as daylight, ana the arDitrauoh
Ia entirely the interest or third party not your
| SELF 80. -
acting the counsel Of third party. nave nothing 10
Personally would consent to the arbitration. un-
less Bowen would pay the full amount due under tue
contract and give full Justification besides OF your in'
la oher words there is possible object in arbitra
ton. all your rights can be clearly esaDshed IN
| court OF law. Very truly yours. ma r. a. WARD
The third party" mentioned In the above letters was
none other than the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher 1t was
for Mr. Beechcrs sakefor his alone, not mine-that my
lust claim against Mr. Bowen held In abeyance for
a year and a half, and was then finally kept out OF
court and settled privately through mr Moutons FEAR
that a public lawsuit which Mr.. Bowen seemed at one
time to invite for the sake OF the mischief which 1t
promised to disclose against Mr. Beecher. would result
| in jrretrievabe damage to Mr.. Beechers name Mr..
| Moulton's special apprehension that Mr.. Bowen,
oherishing hostility to his pastor, was tempting
me to carry the into court for the purpose OF In
| voving Mr.. Beecher in public scandal
when therefore Mr.. Beecher says that made use Of
him TO extort 81 from Mr. Bowen he speaks what Is
not true The truth is that my just claim OF $1,000
would have been paid long before 1t except for Mr.
Moultons reluctance to give Mr. Bowen an opportunity
to use legal proceedings an indirect means OF grat
| ing his supposed revengeful feelings against Mr..
| Beecher II was Mr.. Claim VINO persuaded Mr. Bowen
TO withhold the from court and submit 1t to arDl'
traon The three arbitrators were Horace b. Clahin
James Freeland and Charles Sorrs. Tney met at the
| house of Mr.. Moulton. who was present dur
| ing the interview Mr. Bowen nnd I appeared
before them / made claim for specific amount
but simply laid my two contracts on the table and
said Here arc two contracts which Mr.. Bowen and
| mutually signed Read them and judge for your
selves how much money is due me-" Mr. Clafn then
took ont his eadpenc asked how much the profits OF
The Union were footed up the figures. requested Mr.
Bowen and myself TO retire into the front paror for
few minutes summoned US back shortly aterward. and
announced the arbitrators after having read the
contracts had unanimously decided that Mr.. Bowen
owed me $1,000. Mr.. Bowen thereupon took from his
pocket blank check. filed 1t out on the spot for $1,000
aud handed me. saying that the next weeks Ihde
pendent should contain handsome hIbute to me at the
editorial columns Before this proposed trio
ute was printed had meanwhile sent to MT Bowen
note asking him to certain false reports concern
ing my retirement from The Independent In reply to
this note he sent me privately the following:
MR.. BOWEN TO MIR. TILTON.
Mr. THEODORE TILToS-Sir: shall publish with great
pleasure in The Independent letter to followed
by such editorial remarks trust Will please you and
your numerous friends We have been bound together
declare 10 YOU that ne yer for one have enter
tained single unfrendy feeling toward you. To-day
rejoice that We may meet aud clasp hands as friends
III have done you any wrong III the past most sin
ccrely it, and ask to overlook and forget it,
Henceforth let have peace and goodwill between us,
each doing his own work n his own way as 1t seemeth
best the sight OF Ga M ss nS es n no% sC as Of mime
shall disturb our friendly relations
With many good wishes for you and yours, am, truly
your friend, Henry c. BOWEN.
In addition to the above letter, Dr Bowen sent me-
within day or two, the following:
Mr.. BOWEN TO MR.. TLTON
any time at your discretion and my authority that
your from The Independent and Daily Union
reflect your character and standing and further
that whatever tales or rumors may exist to your
Injury / most sincerely regret and condemn.
With a desire for your best present and future
welfare and prosperity and that OF yGur respected fam
Brooklyn, April g. lSI2
simultaneously with the receipt Of the above private
letters Mr.. Bowen The Independent contain
ing the head OF its editorial columns very handsome
personal tribute to myself which, Mr. Mouton quoted
it in substance 1 need not reproduce here In this
article Mr. Bowen referred to what he was pleased TO
style "my long and brilliant services TO The Idepend
eni" and he said in It:
We have felt too kindly toward him to allow The hide
pendent TO c0untenancc the ABUSE neapeu upon nun Dy
some other papers.
Furthermore, II expressly to furnish me IN advance
with tho best possible material for answering Mr.
Beecher's charge that had extorted money from Mr.
Bowen, he (Mr Bowen) spoke particularly as follows:
Our disagreement with him on some religious and
other questions does not prevent recognizing his
honest purposes and his chivaous defense OF what he
believes to be true we'll those qualities OF heart
which make him dear to those who know him best.
have thus quoted Mr.. Bowen's efectual answer to
the charge that had wronged him in any way; but
am happily able to quote Mr.. Beechers own answer to
it, which will be still more triumphant! Mr.. Beecher
was so gratied at my settlement with Mr. Bowen and
the eucouium OF in The Independent that he copied
IL into the next weeks Christian Union, With added
eulogy OF his own as follows:
Mr.. BEECHER PRAISES Mr.. TILToN.
From M Bca<rs Arek IN Ie CArisstaa Us0n, 4fp II