Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-30
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| would not lave received the cruel blow
which made me woman mad outright.
The next morning he called upon Mr..
and Mrs. Ovington, and there with shock
ing bravado began 4 wicked TRADE, adding
with oaths and violence the shameful Sian.
ders against Beecher, of which now be-
lieve him to be tue author. Tho next day
in the afternoon he showed me his invitation
from the committee to meet them that even-
ing. Ididn't show my hurt, but carried it
heavily within, but calmly without till ear
ly morning. ssss%
Reflection upon this scene al: Mr.. Owing.
tons convinced that, notwithstanding my
hnsoands recent profession to me, his FORM
er spirit was unchanged; that his declara-
tion, repentance and affection were only for
the purpose OF gaining my assistance TO ac-
complish his ends in his warfare upon Mr..
Beecher. In the light Of these conclusions
my duty appeared plain.4 l rose quietly,
and having dressed, reused him only to say:
Theodore will never take another step
BY your sidr; the end has indeed come. %
He followed mo to Mr. Ovington' 8 to break.
fast, saying that Twas unduly excited and
that he had been misrcpresented, but leay-
irE dad .s LefyIe, -
How 10 account III ths change which
tVepty-four hours had been capable Of work
ing in his mind, then fixed for many wears
past, leave for the eternities with their
mysteries to reveal. That he is an unreli-
able and unsafe guide, whose idea of truth
loving ID self Glowing, il Is my misfortune in
this late sad hour to discover.
ELIzABErH r. TILToN.
New YoRk, July 24-It is now
stated that there il Q strong pressure
upon the committee making the inyes-
tigation into what is commonly known
% the Beecher scandal to throw open
Its sessions ami have the examination
public day by day. It seems likely
that the scandal will drift into the
courts. 4ss4
The connection Of General Butler 10
said TO have been brought about a.
follows: Mr. Butler has been counsel
for Mr.. Frank Moulton for some time
and whom the war on Mr.. Beecher was
ro-opened Moulton went to General
Butler with all the letters and docu-
ments in his posession and laid them
before him. Mr.. Butler'e comment
was, "Theod0re Tilton has 4 case"
On Monday Dutlsr went 20 see Gener-
u Tracey Of the counsel for Beecher,
and told him that - counsel for Mr..
Beecher he could not afford to have
the COMMITTEES meet on Monday night.
He must arrange to have one or two
OF the members away 20 that there
would mot be quorum.
The committee insisted upon hear
ing Iflton's charges and he read them.
Their belief up to Monday was that
Titton was .. slandercr. Then. it is
said, they thought more gravefy of the
question, and on Tuesday afternoon
talked with Tilton of a reconciliation.
Beecher remained in his residence
yesterday and saw no visitors. Cen
eral Tracey called on him in the morn
ing and in the evening and says that
he was jovial and in good spirits and
at work on his coming tertimony. He
will testify before the committee very
soon, and Mrs. Tilton is to testify
again at length. Moulton also is to
be called on. There is prospect of
reaching an end by next week, when
all the testimony that has been taken
will be made public with the verdict
Of the committee. eesa +
NEW YORK. July 25-At the session
OF Plymouth Church Investigating
Committee last evening, Oliver john
SON testified in relation to an interview
between himself and Mr.. Tilton in De-
cember, 1870. In this interview Tilton
related, and johnson said he heard it
for the first time, complaints about
Beecher's conduct towards him. Til
ton spoke of Beecher as having alien
ated the ioye of his family from him
and otherwise having injured him in
his business, but there was no al1usion
at that time 10 any such charge as that
of adultery hence in his letter of 1878
johnson did not refer to any charge of
adultery. There was q good attend
ance at the usual weekly prayer meet
| ing last night, but several OF the best
known members of Plymouth Church
were absent. The hymns given out
were consolatory in their tendency
and In the prayers the warmest SYM
pathy for the suffering pastor and most
earnest solicitations for his safe deliv-
erance were expressed. Rev. Mr..
Holiday, tho assistant pastor, closed
the services by giving out the hymn,
"Mid scenes of confusion and creature
complaints" which was sung with
eonsiderable feeling. After the bene-
diction had been pronounced and
members gathered in groups Mr.. Hal
liday remarked 80 that all might hear
II suppose You arc all anxious to
know how Brother Beecher IL tonight.
/ left him only an hour and half ago
and be is In admirable spirits, and I
believe weighs more than he has for q
year." Halliday said later that he
tried to get Beccher TO attend the meet
ing, but the beloved pastor was too
busy and hurried. Being asked if
Beecher was still preparing his state
ment, Halliday replied, "Possibly, I
don't know but he has it already pre-
pared" The mex. session Of the In
vestigating Committee will be held on
Monday night.
New York, July 25.-The Bank
statement shows reServe increase Of
$420076.
a & ai ta8 ---s fsi ans
| SARATOGA, July 25.-The opening
meeting of Saratoga Association com
menced to-day with excellent weather
and Z fine track. The first race for
TrAvcrs stakes, 3 year olds, IA miles,
8 started: Acrobat and Attils ran I
dead heat for the first place,. 6teeley
second /; time, 3 O9h. The owners oi
Acrobat and Altila refused to divide
the stakes. These horses will run
again. The second race sweepstakel
for all ages, IA miles, four started
lSpringbox won by .three lengths time
II 2O954. es-sr, 5seat1 *,s
Third race Flash stakes, 2 year olds
half mile, eight started. Olitipa won
1 Willie Burke second, Australind 3rd
time AK.
4 In the race between Atilla and Ac
!. robat for the TrsveTs stakes, they hav
ing run previously dead heat, Atill.
(won. Time 3.0Ss4.