Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-22

o. j; says that. Il. Q. B., at this interview
sinly declared that H. W. b. had confessed
his guilt to II. @. B. I cannet stand IL any
hp niger; you and owe a duty to society in this
L after. That man ought not to stay another
1T is NOT SAFE FOR OUR FAMILIES
to have him in this city. The allusion to the
had no doubt that her husbands death was
caused by his knowledge of her improper init
macy with II. W. b. Il have no doubt about it
To make an end of the statement, as
TO the controversy between Tilton and Bowen,
l further state that various negotiations were
had between Bowen and myself, which resulted
finally in an arbitration in which III. b. Clsfiin,
Charles Storrs and James Freeland were ref
erees. That there was very considerable delay
spring, on account Of sickness, Mr.. Bowenfs
absence during the summer, and Mr.. TIlton's
absence during the fall ana winter on his lee
turing tour, so that the arbitT alton did not ter
inmate until the I'd of April, 1872.
THIS ARBITRATION WAS DETERMINED UPON
by me, and my determination given to MT
Clafiin in the following note, which sent;
Ny lear Mr. ClaG,r: Alter fali c. n:idet alton OF
him to arb,trate grounds which he will expl ain 10
you, aid " hics hope will accord with your judg-
meat shS SId Hsbe' t0w1Ts. all .0Hoes MED
Tilton and Bowen and M zee Ii appear ed before
the arbitrstors, and all made statements. In
Tilton's statement was Included the letter
before given, which he had put into type,
which fact Influenced me to consent to the arbi-
tration, in order to do away with the necessity
for its publication. After full hearing. nothing
having been submitted TO the arbitrators except
the business differences of Tilton and Bowen,
the arbtrators made an award that Mr.. Bowen
should pay Tilton the sum of 81 GOO, Tor which
he (Mr. BOwen) drew his check upon the spot,
and the contracts were given up to him. After
the tripartite covenant was signed, il came to
the knowledge Of Beecher, as he informed me,
that Bowen was still spreading scandals about
him, at which he was angered, and proposed to
write Bowen q letter stating the points that h ad
been settled in their reconciliation and agree
should be closed in regard to such ISLANDERS. /
hnd among my papers pencil and ink memo
randum of the statements intended to be i'm
bodied in that letter, which was submitted to
my judgment by Beecher. 1t is in his hand
writing
BEEcHKk's STATEMENT OF Bow.N's SETTLE
MENT.
l. That he allowed himself to listen to IN
founded IumOrs.
2 That he never brought them either to
me, nor in any proper manner to the church,
that he OILY whispered them, and even that
only when he had some business end in view.
3. That he did not himself believe that any
thing had occurred which untitled me for the
utmost trust, shown by continuing for twelve to
fifteen years a conspicuous attendant at Ply
mouth church; by contracts with me as editor
OF the INDEPENDENT; by continued publications
OF ny sermons, and making the privilege OF
doing 30 even as late as the interview at Free
lands one OF the points of settlement; by set
Jlement OF all Oi11C AT Fr6elaDQS, and
Cancellation, which was TO lea to work together
in which not single hint of any personal i'm
morality, but every item was business.
4. ASS result OF such agreement was to resume
my old familiarity at his house; to write him a
letter that he coald give his family to show that
i had restored confidence; to endeavor to re-
move from him the GOODNESS and frowns of the
parish as one who had injured me; a card to be
published, and which was published, giving
him the right to put in the Independent sermons
and lecture room talks, &c. 1 was invited to
go to Woodstock and be his guest, as / was at
Grants reception.
5. or the settlement by committee,
whose record is with CIsin, L have
nothing TO say. did not see Mr. Bowen during
the whole process, nor do l remember TO have
spoken with him since. Now, the force of the
statement that he did not himself believe that
had done anything Immoral which should affect
my standing as man and minister, Illus
trated by the foregoing facts, is demonstrated
by his conduct when he did believe that Theo
dore Tilton committed immoralitles; his dspos-
session OF the Independent, his ignominious ex
pulsiCn from the Brooklyn UJsio,l, his refusal to
pay him his salary and forfeit of contract"
AS part Of this transaction Beecher sent me
the following note:
BEBcHRR TO MoULToY.
NJ DEAR FRIEND: called last eve as agreed,
st ere me, Csa he sags denies 70 .S Sas s9ch
tresehergIs whispsrings and is in his right state
drew e,ck ard said; Better No, send It. asked if
1s' fifs e e''s sr. T:GS 'ih nSstsd
Ing me- think he Would be ris6, in seiips You
and ought TO-. 1 have not sent any note, and have
az appeal 70 church aud then a council. II would
be cohhssration ana give every possible chance
hundred fold this scandal without hea!iaa aay hing:
shsll see yon as soon as i return Meantime 1
have ard With such snccess hitherto that f'G have
full nust for the future Dont fail to see o., and
n q 4 al al
PROM THB TIMB OF The TRIPARTITR COVE
NANT
nothing occurred to disturb the relations be-
tween Beechcr, Tilton and Bowen, or either of
them, so far as know, until the publication in
woodruff & Claims Weekly of an elaborate
story concerning the social relations between
Beeeher, Tilton and Mrs. Tilton. After that
publication appeared, 1t again came to the
knowledge of Beecher that Bowen was making
declarations derOgatory to his character. Tnis
was followed by the publication Of the "tripar-
trite covenant" which Beecher informed me
was done by Mr.. Samuel Wilkeson, and also
that Beecher was not party TO its publication,
nor knew anything zbont it. There afterwards
appeared an account or an interview between
Bowen, II. Il. ClafIn and Mrs. Woodruff, pub
lished In the Brooklyn Eagle, in which an at
tempt was made to obtain from her any letters
was guilty Of criminal conduct, which attempt
failed, whereupon Beecher addressed me the
following note, which here produce:
BKECRER TO MoULToN.
need to see you this evening, any time till half
past ten Can you make an sPpointMent, ~il
you call at l24, shall Il Al what hour? /
graph. H W. B.
a. shall take tea at Howard's,H Hicks street,
and should you call let ii be there, or will 90
round 20 Your rooms. 1 want to show you q pro-
poeed card"
Beecher, when we met in pursuance of his
note, produced TO me a memorandum or q card
which he proposed to publish in the EagIe
THIS was the card calling on Woodruff to pab-
fish any letters she might have OF Beecher's,
and denying her
STATEMENT IN REGARD TO ADULTERY
Another curious complication of the relations
Of the parties arose from the publication BIZ
Mrs. woodruff OF the story in her journal. IL
Is matter OF public notoriety that Mrs Isa-
bella Beecher Hooker, the sister of Beecher,
had
EsPoCsED THE CAUSE OF MRS. Woodruff
on the question OF woman suffrage, and had
been accused still further Of adopting her social
tenets. Beecher's relations to Mrs. Triton had
been communicated to her. This had been
made a subject OF communication from Mrs.
Hooker to her brother, and after the publica-
ton Of MRS. Woodruff, Mrs. Hooker addressed
the following note to her brother, which con-
taiDs 20 full and clear an exposition of all the
facts and circumstances that need not add a
word OF explanation. produce Mre. Hooker's
letter to Beecher, under date Of November l.
1872
MRS. HOOKER TO BssoHRR.