The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-08
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
And Now Mr. Bowcu,

Ahu INOW uAEs nOWcHs
NEW YORK, Aug. THE BROOKLYN Eagle
| publishes an interview with Henry G. Bowen,
who IS represented as saying of the Beecher-
| Tilton case: "Ihat he entire business had
caused me much pain. have had no hand in
It and do not wish to have. The public will yet
learn tnat the attacks on me were brutal and
un]ustihcable. Although my name has been
mixed up in this scandal, l have not made any
charges against anybody yet and therefore |
nave not been wanted by the committee. If
suopoanaed by court of course, shall have to
appear. Bowen alluded to the agitation
SHOWN by Mrs. Hooker in Plymouth church as
caured by her belief in Beecher's Immortality,
ana out for the fact that she was restrained,
she would have announced it to the congrega-
tion. Being asked if Beecher ever did him in
jury, Bowen said, 81 could construe his course
unklndly. / considered it all along my duty
new rtheless to oestran my position aud pew in
tle cnurch because intended to be there after
MN as was there before him." AS to TlltOn,
Bowen said he didn't care which way it went
WIN hlm. The end must necessarily justify
me before the public and L will never go down
10 my grave without saying something concern
ing my relations with this scandal. Moulton,
continued Bowen, is PLACED in ain awkward po-
sltlon, but believe he will tell the truth.
Explanation of Mrs. HOOker's Letters.
The Eagle publishes somewhat detailed ac-
count of Mrs. Hookers connection with the
case. She was completely under the influence
woman, suffering for the cause of women. She
to Beecher, who replied i'll a kind and gentle
manner. He soon received another letter de-
clarlog her intention to come to Brooklyn, OBJ
tam from him public confession of intimacy
with Mrs. Tton and mount the pulpit at the
regular Sunday service, after which Beecher
should retire and she take his place and preach
10 plymouth congregation. Under the advice
Ut friend who assured him the letter was tie
production of an insane woman, Beecher wrote
N MnS lJ0.I NJ
Iney had long conversation, he treating her
as child in error and succeeded in quoting
her. While Mrs. Hooker was in New York,
cilton confronted her with the most positive
and violent denial of the Woodruff statement,
warned her against her proposed action, and
threatened her IT she persisted i'll making u
public disturbance. These letters Of Mrs
Hooker were coniided to Mouton and will
probably appear in his statement.
Letter from CATERING Z. Beechcr.
The Tribune tomorrow prints the following
letter from Miss Caterne Reecher -,
The the Editor Of the Tribune, Sir:-Until
recently had supposed that the secular and
especially the religious press would maintain
the sacred rule of justice that established char
acter is full evidence against improved attacks.
L had supposed that the charges against such a
character Would be treated as SANDER till fully
proved. j am the elder sister of seven minis
tiers of Christ, of whom | can say that from
L
pure word or act 10y any one of them and,
therefore, hen the one who, from early youth;
has proved model lover and husband, was ao-
cused by helpless woman tortured into self
accuse atom in temporary insanity, | supposed
established character was his sure protection
and felt it an insult to him. his family and his
church that an Investigation was demanded to
prove his lnnOcenSe, and it has been with a
shivering cense of danger to every delicate and
pure woman that 1t is so often claimed that in
hnr yrth D ,1O.I i II
regard this treatment of my brother as
declared war on womanhood. 1t is
practically saying, let vile woman or viler
man accuse any lady of the most disgusting
crime and she shall be suspended before the
public as guilty until she proves her innocence
IN tie public papers. Already pure and dIstin-
guished ladies are being assailed as is my broth
er, and ask every honorable man, who has a
mother, wife OF sister ne respects, to come to
the rescue by maintaining that all persons
shall he treated as slanderers, who circulate
unprovoked attacks on established character.
This is not written in aid of a brother; who is
sure 10 be still more beloved than ever 1t is
an appeal for the protection of my ses.'
CAfAERINE E. BEEcHER
Brooklyn, N. Y, Aug. Z, 1874.
TilsOn's Parents Interviewed.
The Tribune tomorrow publishes an inter-
view with the parents of Theodore Tilton They
refuse to believe Mrs. Tilton guilty until she
confesses to them. They say their faith in
thclrsson is undiminished and Indignantly de-
nounce the false reports of hereditary insanity
in the family.
MIR. Mouiton Preparing.
To day Mr.. Mouton was bnsily engaged in
the preparation OF his statement to be submit
ted TO the investigating committee. Several
members of the committee having intimated
their desire to leave the city tomorrow for the
country, requested their chairman, Mr. Sage. to
make arrangements with Mr.. Moulton to post
pone his statement until Monday. According
ly Mr.. Sage indicted the following epste and
sent 1t by messenger to Mr.. Moulton:
NEW YORK, Aug. Z, 1874.
f. ID. Moulton, esq.-Dear Sir,
When you appeared before the committee on
wednesday last you stated that you might
possibly be prepared to proceed with your state
ment this (trlday) evening, and that if so you
would let US know in the morning. The com
mittee much desire to have you to do so TO
accommodate several of their mum ber no
wished to go out of town for the Sabbath.
Not having heard from you, however as
promised, you will not be ready for this eve:
and therefore beg TO suggest, that if conyen.
lent for you, kyour examination be fixed for
Monday afternoon at three o'clock. This will
enable all who desire to take o rest out of the
city during the Sabbath. Will you be kind
enough to inform me by the bearer whether
this will be agreeable to you?
Very truly yours,
(Signed) I'll. w. PAGE Chairman
a reply was soon ei7ed sfrom Moulton, as
senting to the postponement, aud the commit
tee had session tonight for consultation. after
which they visited Mr.. Beecher, remaining till
late hour.