Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-26
WOODHULL,S THREAT.
IIte Terror or ihe North Preparing 10
Answer TIitOB, 3IouIten, Beeehers
aud the Kest OF the Uns
happy Squad.
A Rich Reservoir of Radical NastIness
90 be Opened-A Flood OF Vileness
and PuGFeseeHt Filth 10 be
Given 30 the World.
From the Brooklyn Argus, Saturday.


An ARGUS reporter met Mrs. Victoria
woodruff this morning, anu had an inter-
view with her in regard 10 the statement pur :
iished by AIr. Tilton last Dight. she looked
well, though evidently little fetigued by her
long Journey, and spoke with her usual vi
vacity and earnestness, occasionally breaking
out into sharp words or anger as she became
excited over her subject. -
Her first words Were, " How on earth did
you find out that L was here2 ha 5e been
trying TO keep ont OF the way OF newspaper
men, because I'm tired out, and IL they found
out where was 1 would be worried 70 death. %
Reporter-I had some difficulty in finding
you, madam, and new that have succeeded,
would like to ak IL you have read Mr.. III
TOMS Statement published in last nights
argus, and, If so, what your opinion OF II Is
Mrs. Woodhull-I have read 1t through. /
think Mr.. Tflton's references TO myself are
contemptibly mean. They are as false as they
are cowardly. Neither Theodore Tiltcn
nor anyone else can speak OF my
Z" blackened character" When l went
to Eurooe to take a little neces-
sary rest and recreation after my hard WORK,
and to prepare myself for my lecturlng trip by
trying 10 get little health, he and his friends
Immediately endeavored TO cast obloquy on
me by saying that had been either lntimi-
dated or brought up by the Beeeher party.
He knows that, when he says that, ne hes
He knows and Mr.. Beecher knows, and Mr.
Mouiton knows, that all their money ca not
buy me, and adj their powerful influence can
not intimidate me from going on IN the
straight course which have laid out for my
self in all this matter. They know that pub
lished the only plain, ungarbled, true state
ment of the case, and have always been will
ing TO take the consequences OF that publica-
tion. Mr.. Tilton is no more to me than Mr.
Beecher. nor Mr.. Beeche- than Mr.. TlItou.
TheodoTe's story that his publishing my " Lie"
and doing so many faVors for me, was for the
purpose OF bribing me TO keep quiet, is false.
His statement that he broke with me in the
spring of 1872, because threatened 10
attack several OF the lady advocates OF the
wonan's suffrage carse is also untrue. He
came to me at that time-1twas shortly before
Greelev's nomination for the Pre>idency-and
told me he had been detailed byMr. Greeley 10
90 to the Cincinnati convention to report IL.
/ said to him, 'TheodorF, you are going there
to nominate that poor old man for the Presi-
dencv and il will kill him. You know In
your heart that 1t Will be the death Of your
benefactor. Do not go. sse,oy my elalrVoyant
vision, Greeley'S coffin, and you standing
alongside driving nail into IT,. BuJ he went,
and that was the last of our intimacy. Did
not tell the truth about Mr.. Greeley? Was
not that convention the cause of his death?
am summing up the case. Colonel Blood
and myself are preparing a statement which
will throw light on the whole affair. have
kept an accurate and complete record OF ev-
erything pertaining TO this business. / will
sum up the record and publish il in my own
paper, and then, and not till then, the public
Reporter-Did your sudden return to this
country have anything 10 do with this mat
ter?
out and needed rest. My sister and myself
were presented with tickets for the round trip,
and we were very glad TO get them.
Reporter-W1ll you INFORM me VINO gave
them TO you2
Mrs Woodruff do not think il is a. all
necessary to do so. Mr.. Tilton did not expect
me back so soon, and he published his state
ment when he thought was in Europe, and
the public excitement would have time to ef-
fervesce and cool OF before l had an OppOr-
tunity to reply, but he was mistaken. Ny re-
ply will be forthcoming shortly, and II Will
tear the mask of, and let the people see the
naked truth of this whole affair.
Reporter-Caa you give me an outline OF
what IL will be?
Mrs. Woodruff smiled and said: "Oh, no,
Pm going to put 1t all in my own paper. 1t
wouldn't do 10 give it to you first. Theodore
Tilton knows me well enough to know that l
will not refuse the challenge" This closed
the interview, Mrs. Woodruff stating that she
would be at her office, No. III assau street,
in ew days but preferred that the newspa-
perm ernaUy should remain ignorant OF her
wherea outs for the present.