The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-28
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL
niss Iseecher's Appeal 10 the People.

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ment, am again called 20 meet the inqui.
RES and fears of friends, and present this
both as reply to many letters and an ap-
peal to public justice. One great difficulty
in this scandal is the bitter maljruity of
former warm friends against man of such
benevolence and integrity, Tor which no
adequate cause appears. Ii tempts TO a
fear of some dreadful truth as the incentive
1t is to meet this difficulty that a brief out
line Will be given )t the characters of the
accusers and the causes of their malignity.
promising that what ! state was learned
outside of my brothers family, in which
never heard any of these particulars, such
topics being by mutual consent avoided.
The real originator of this scandal is the
proprietor of The Independent described
to me by many who know him as man of
iron WILL indomitablc perseverance. adroit
manpuvering and devotee to money!
making. Various gentlemen and ladies
nave informed me of mean and dishonest
pIactices by this man, which they have
either known or experienced ANY at
tcmpts OF my brother to fulfil hIs duty M
Christian friend, and pastor in these mat
tcrs were met only with anger The con
sequcnt Withdrawal of my brother and
Mrs. Stowe as contributors To The Tude
pendent increased evaporation, and finally
his affair with a lady authorcss residing in
his family, and the supposed intervention
OF my brother in causing her to decline an
offer of marriage, added fresh excitement
to maignity. If this is a fact it was what
probably prompted Bowen's letter to 'rlllnn
| accusing my brother of adultery and rape.
(which lao aIt 10 n,1, e.. T..
dalton, and by his acknowledgment and rc.
greet for the wrong he had done by express
sions of perfect confidence in his pastors
integrity. and by II promise TO avoid any
further sins OF the sort, he adroity con-
trvcd to maintain his membership in the
church and obtain the forgiveness of his
pastor.
The second prominent actor in what has
proved a virtual, though not premedi-
faded conspiracy, was the author of this
last "statemcnt'-a man of more than or
binary talents and of many interesting
natural traits, combined with weak moral
sense and deficiency III common sense.
BY my brothers influence he secured a con.
spicuous editorial position, was introduced
to the society of distinguished men and
treated by them with unusual attention.
the result being overmastering concelt. am
bition and vanity. His adoption of Nicto-
ria Woodhulls free love principles and
practices led to his dismissal f,nn, h",,
The Ia7eDeDe1eot and n Rrooklvn d,;,y no
per. and. he believed. NV brother ond mn,
brother's wife wnrn flo ch;of ,o,,s,, - III
downfall Reducod to nnvortw ord d ,ii,'
grace. LEADING Ia excess in dr;,i';n, liz
friend and classmotc Monltop cave - ,,,s
brother to hrln savc hin, no;n,;n ", ,Lo " Ivy
Ger and desnair of ono nnno in,oT , W. ','',,
now m thn vorro of min S ''s a. sol,
brother was made to fool hn ,,,as tho ,,,i n
cause. Thus came demn,ds For fn,ds -
start the GoI1en 1oe ''' ~
Moulton. the third motor in file corso;
racv. nt the present time stands cho,"nJ j.,
n prominent CITY noncr viii crimes ,la,
if proved. will doom him IN tbr nnn,,o t.;'
ary: while several mon of ;ntor.;,,, a',,.
they are ready to anncar nc witnossos =,
court and can move these cbor'rae ~
vet this man belonrs to nv honorohlo frn,
has moved unchaIlonro IN sa ". mn" ~
pleasing in manners nlons,,,lo m cnn,o,.,n
ton. has cunninglv feigncd tho virtH"o
most honored Inv nv brothcr thns oss,,n,
inr to him the g1rh of an onoaI Of ILL.,
A fourth actor in tbis consn;rac,, 7, ~ ro
porter. cast off from resncc,ahle n,nars
for habitual living.
The most unhonnv nar,nor and y;o,;,,, or
this conspiracy is the vic of tho or,,,n. ~
this Cast statement Gont,a t;" "i'o, 49, "
scientlous. warmhearIed and lod h,, hn,.
feelings rather than reason bor oy;or,a,
confessions have proved the main instrn.
mentality of malignant revenge.
One incident of nv past life gave me fine
first clue to her part in this tragedy. some
wears ago lady of nv oco,iointopce of
unblemished modesty and purity. with n
tender husband and several children. sud-
denly accused herself of adultery with n
respectable citizen, who denied all occa-
sion for such a charge. She had become n
victim of spirtualsm, and said ..the
spirits" required her to make this confes
sion. This, of course, was regarded as n
case of insanity. Aftcrward. / read n his
tory of insanity, and learned also from
periodical medical works. that ot neriods
of Collaborating. modest women who oro
sane in all other respects. will accuse some.
times their husbands and sometimes them
selves of adultery. When first heard Of
this strange accusation of nv brother Inv n
modest Christian wife and mother | silp-
posed it was n case of sucb monomanio mn
til she revealed her husbands cruel agency
From all this sad and perpleyinr diiiiculiv
there is an easy way of relief. Nv sin,njv
conforming to certain rules of common
sense which regulate the common neonle
in daily affairs. These arc:
1. All improved charges apainst cstob.
lished character are TO be treated os SIAN.
der If q man of known integrity is
charged with sheep-stealing or purloininp
goods from stores. the accuser is 10 he nm
ished for SANDER unless he shows full nroor
of the crime
g When there is conflicting evidence
that view of the case which las thc most
evidence is TO. he assumed rs trne This
guides the physician. The farmer the NOR
chant. and the iurist in Their decisions
3. When a person inllicts severe nersonol
injury without any rood to be gained. il is
proof of INSANITY. rs when an honest man
accuses himself of lying and theft ar a
pure and modest woman maintains that She
is prostitute.
Here then is case whore ma, ,rho
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