The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-17

NoULT0N's STATEMENT.
A Full Expose Of the Beecher- Bowen
Charges.
IL to obtain advantage to ones self by
using the unfortunate situation Of another il
blackmail, then Beecher himself will come
fully within that description" Beecher pro-
tecttd himself from Bowen by using the
power which Tilton had over Bowen TO get
the tripaTtite covenant over him, and yet
be puts the facts in exactly contrary hight,
as follows: The domestic ofiense which he
(Tilton) alleged was very quietly and easily
put aside, but yet in such q way as to keep
my feelings stirred up, in order that might,
through my friends, be used TO extract from
Mr.. Bowen 8 900, the amount of the claim
among them. The check for that sum in
hand, Mr.. Tilton signed an agreement of
peace and concord, not made by me. bu. ac-
cepted by me as sincere" The precise con-
trary Of this is true. Mr. Bowen had made
certain charges sgsinst Beecher, and thereby
caused Tilion to write the letter Of 26th
December, 1870, requiring Beecher to leave
his church and city, which Bowen carried
to Beecher. Why should Triton have selsc;-
ed Bowen to be the bearer ct such letter,
II Bowen had not made the statements which
Tilton recites in his letter to him? These
statements were made when Oliver johnson
was present, of five different acts and sp,ci-
6cations of adulterous intercourse with five
different women. That letter YVES read by
Beecher, and the dreadful accusations made
BY Bowen were fully known to him; and as
this matter was COntemporaneous with the
accusation made by Til,on as to his own
wife, Beecher desired that should endeav ::
to protect him from them; aiFo insisted that
l should agree to reference to an arhira-
ton, Of which his friend and present CON-
mitteeman, Mr.. ii. 3. Clsflin, was chair
man, and submit Til,On's claim Tor damages
for breach Of compact by Bowen to that ar
bitra.ion; and after full hearing, in when
all these 60 grave charges by Bowen TO Til
ton against Beecher lone of which was no
les, than rape) we're stated in Bowen's and
their presence, the arbitration unanimously
sgreed, firt, that Bowen should Pay Tilton
1000 for breach of his contract, and it was
also made condition that Bowen and Tilton
should sign q contract tina. they would net
thereafter repeat the accusations which we're
annexed 10 the paper, majority Of Bowen's
friends on that arbitration, who had been
agreed to BY me because they we're
Beecher's friends, insisting upon
Bowen and TiltOn signing such covenant in
behalf of Beecher before Bowen and Triton
could have their money accounts settled.
date, 80 that Beecheg, in fact, used TiltOn's
position with Bowen to extort from Bowen
q certificate Of good character, and that. too,
after be had agreed to give Bowen these
business advantages. and had also given him
certificate of good character and conduct
in church, in February, 1870, which he re-
newed at this time in these words: 81 deep-
ly regret the causes OF suspicion, Jealousy
and enlargement which have come between
Ia. 1t is joy for me to have my old regard
for Henry c. Bowen and Theodore TiliOn
restored, and happiness for me TO resume
the old STATEN OF love, rsspsc. and reliance
to each and both OF them" How could
Beecher, If innocent, have ,igned such a Ger
ti6cate - that to Bowen upon simple
withdrawal Of charges, one OF which i, de-
scribed - brutal rape, without any aver
ment that they were untrue-Bowen merely
saying that he did no. k-ox anything OF
them-and yet, without even a
Withdrawal Of those charges made privat,-
ly year before. After ties- statements
had been made BY Bowen, and after these
accusations were we'll known 10 Beecher-
after hours Of con!erence-eve'y,h ng was
adjusted, and We shook hands, and Beschsr
stated the fac: OF reconciliation in Plymouth
Church, and spoke highly of his ChIi-t:sn
brother, Boxen. and new adjustment Was
obtained again in the manner have stated,
At the time Of the iIipartite covenant.
do not repub,ish the documents which |
show all this under Beecher's own hand, as |
they are already published in nv former |
statement, and Autographed. l agree tha,
these facts are 90 unusual, 70 strange, more
strange shan anything in fiction, that if 1 |
should state them upon my bare word 1
should challenge discredi: everywhere, ex-
cept among these who know ne well, bu.
that they we're probably wsll-xnown to Mr.
II. b C'aAin, one of Mr.. Beecher's COM
mitise, will appear from letter heretofore
pub.i-hed from Beecher 10 NE, which | Ie-
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