, 1874-08-03

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Oliver JunnBun was called upon yesterday by q
Tribune reporter an1 lnterroSA!ol relative 10 bis
knowledge OF tho qlarrais betNaon Mr.. Carpenter
anu ar. IIlton yoar OF two ago, whoa Nj. Gar.
pontor was reported 90 'ndulSlag III ireo abuse Of
Mr. Tilton, aud declared, among other things,
lhat Mr. Tilton's head WAS turmoil oy hs SUCCESS,
but atr Jolnfou would not giya any information
Of the faots, saying that they occurred before ho
bocamo Intimately acquainted 1sith tteso p0ople,
aud 10 coud not HPoak from personal knowledge.
worthy relnark to Mr.. CArpentor (referred to in
the lRttnr'a statenont published on Wednesday,,
Wy lips are Healod by . solemn promise, but Il
! should dlsclose what ! know. the rooi Of Ply
nou's explanation OF tho romarI vas IS follows:
" In the earlior period OF the scandal, when
know nosbing oxcaps What Ar. Tiltou bad told
mo, and which then was simple enough to think
sonlo strong romart aa to tho effect witch
DISCLOSURE would have in riynouth Church. I
llave no recollection. hoWeyor, OF ualDg my auoh
language; but II did II was qunhiiod by
other ro'narss aud y circumstances which
It from that which It, would suggeat
knew absolutely nothing Of The scandal except
wlat III. Iilton bad told me: There WAS tino,
family admit. when credited AlB story; but
wheu I found hin telling 80 many contradictory
taleB, and proving false to ls promises, I lost
oil 1alth in him, mud came, all too slowly, to tho
conclusion that lie bad acouaod III. Deochor
falsely, aud formed conspiracy to ruin him.
Aly lips are no louger seaiod BY any promise Of
yionce. cap houoraply toll all know, @hich
In snbstanco ia this That Mr, Yilton told mo
conllaenttally, as long ago NJ 1870, OF his aceu-
satlonA against Mr. Hoeclor, conlcsaiug at the
sumo tmo that lie had hi.nsof boon guilty Of
tho same thiugs, for which ha excused hiu,solt
OIL Tue ground that, as 1o alleged, llfs wlfo had
brokon tAotr marriage oosenant, 10 that it WAS
no iopgor binding apon h!m. lopo to DO for
given tor beng ,lnlsIed AZ was BY accusations
which l.now boiiaYa to ba utterly false."
Roportor-'l u 1t true, IS Alr. Carpenter says,
TINT you onco prepared y statement for Mf.
Tiiton to Bgn In regard to Mira. Woodruff p
Nr. Jobnsou--'' The truth, which Air, Carpen-
tor IN hia lnato to aorYs Air. Tiltou has but par.
italy stated Ia this, Mr.. Carpenter came to ine
iol.E before my connection nith tue Chrastian
Un1on to ask mo II 8onaething could not bs
do4o to llolp Mg. Tilton IN LID poverty BY iu-
etoasinE tho circulation OF the Goden Age, I
tula t,lsn would gladlydo anything In my power
70 hoIp NE. Ti.ton, but thoye Waa QUO Obstacle to
tIo auccosa at auy a1.a!s effort. Which Ae alone
oould lomoVe. It was his alt collation. with Mrs,
Waodhult aud h.s public iu!lurSement Of hor
TINT was killing the 0oiden Aas. Dir. Carpenter
aEraea with me in th!s, exIresHing is disgust at
tue Woodhull memor. Ito thought Ao could
rerauade AIR. Tltoa to publish a card acknowl.
adglnR that ho Lad matte q H,eas p.lstako III
writing tint memoir and in his Intimacy ~ith its
auhIccti and 10 asked mo to wyito card which,
Il accepted ty Mt,, Tlton, would enswer. thd
purpose. 1did 10. but Ill. Carpenter could nat