The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-27

answering her letter should see her and
say, without witnesses, what had to say.
She brought with her her great subject
1t was in type, and my policy was to let
her talk and to say little, which did, and
she went on to saying, "You know you
believe so end So and said nothing and
so on, from point to point, until said, at
last, "Mrs. Woodruff, do not understand
your views. | have never read them
thoroughly. AS far as I do understand
them, I do not believe in them, and
though | am in favor of free discussion,
yet presiding at meetings is a thing
seldom DO for any body, and shall not do
1t for you, because lana not in sympathy
With your movement"
LETTERS IN MRS wooDHULL's POSSESSION.
@. Has Mrs. Woodruff any letters of
yours in her possession? A.-Two,
suppose, unless she has sold them
Q.-Upon what subject? A.--She
inclosed letter to me with one from my
sister, Mrs. Isabella Hooker, inviting me
to be present at the Suffrage Convention
at Washington. To that letter | replied
briefly in the negative, but made few
statements IN respect 20 nv ideas of
women's voting The other letter was
lust before her scandalous publication.
She wrote to me whining letter, saying
that her reformatory movements had
!, brought upon her such odium that she
could not procure lodgings in NewYork
and that she had been turned out Of the
Gllsey House, [ think, and asking me in
a very significant way TO interpose my
; influence, or some other relief for her.
To that letter I replied very briefly,
saying regretted when anybody suffer
ed persecution for the advocacy Of their
sincere views, but that [ must decline
interference.
By Mr.. Cafin-These are two letters,
> the signatures Of which she showed to Mr..
Bowen and myself. 1t was reported that
by these letters you were to be sunk forty
thousansd fathoms deep. 1 told Bowen
| bafore went there that knew of the
existence of letters, and that was all they
contained. Bowen made the journey clear
down from Connecticut on purpose to go
, up there:
NOTHING IN 1T.
, By Mr.. Winslow-Did you ever meet
her at Mr.. Titon's? A.-The frs} time
ever saw at Tilton's.
@. Did you ever meet her there at any
other time? A.-Not that | recall. If |
saw her am perfectly sure would knew
. it. remember her well on account Of
the transcendent description had heard
of her, and because of Mrs Rockers feel
ings toward her. Mrs. Hooker regarded
her as J oan Of Are would vision Of the
Virgin Mary. and when I went to her
went with great expectations, saying to
myself, "Here is this woman, Bhoi is lauded
everywhere, and must be power to rise
to the head
By Mr.. Winslow-Can you tell us what
became Of Mrs. Woodhulls threatening
letter? AIR. Moulton opened it.
@. Now, as to what occurred in your
library and in his bedchamber-I refer t.
the occasions in which he said you touch
ed his wife's ankle, and were found with
a flushed face in the bedchamber Of his
house? Al do emphaticaIy deny
that either of these scenes ever occurr-
f ed.
By Mr.. White-ln one part CT your
statement YOU say that in December, 1870.
you heard Of many immoralties of Mr..
, Tilton, and that you believed in their
existauce. 10 later part of your state
ment you say that you hid been
subsequently deceived into belief that
Mr.. Tllton was not in fault, in respect 10
his moral conducs. How do you reconcile
these two statements? A.-Because when
the matter came to me from Mr.. Bowen.
!, and through the visit of Tiltons family, |
was under the full persuasion of the truth
, of these things. One of the very first
, things to which Mr. Moulton and Mr..
, Tilton had addressed themselves was to
disabuse my mind of this belief concern
ing Mr.. Tilton's moral conduct. Tilton