Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-29

he nresept at this Interview. Mouiton went to
his house for him, but did not fnd him. Bow
en- EXPRESSED willingness to meet Beecher the
next day. Caiin agreed to arrange the inter
view. A few days after Carpenter saw Cla1in,
who told him Beecher had said, There is not
force enough in Brooklyn to draw ule into
private interview with Henry G. Bowen. j"
Carpenter says in his business relations with
Bowen they had frequent conversations regard,
ing his difficulty with Beecher. Bowen said
}eechcrs friends wanted him to sign sweep
ing document declaring his charges against
Beecher untrue. He refused. Clufin then
urged him to at least sign paper withdrawing
| the charges, and he Consented.
| The interviewer here inserts the following
| note:
| MIR, CarpeDter repeated tc the writer the
| substance of a conversation which took place
between Mr.. Beecher and himself on Sunday
| June |, 1873, after service at Plymouth
| Church.
We can only say that tie statements which
Mr. CARPENTER Says Mr.. Bcecher made that
evening are, if true, of the utmost significance
and importance. MIR. Carpenter declares that
he will not make public this conversation un.
less he is called upon to testify before the
proper tribunal.
1t was during this interview that MIR. Beech
or told him that 10 case Theodore would make
certain disavowals he would share his fame and
| fortune with him, and pour in subscribers to
! the Golden Age by the thousands.
The interview which Mr. Carpenter speaks
of occurred on the evening OF the same day,
when MIR. Beccher wrote bis touching letter,
dated Sunday, June |, 1873.
| Great significance attaches to Mr.. Carpen-
| ter's statement from the fact that Mr. Beech
er's card, generating Mr.. Til,on from being
his sanderer and detamer, was published tie
next day. June 2, 1873:
MIR. Carpenter says that Tilton had no vim
,,ictive feeling against Beecher, aud tried hard,
before publishing the letter to DR.. Bacon, to
find some means by Which Beecher should free
him from the imputations cast upon him by
Dr. Bacon, before be decided TO publish the
letter.
! DR.. Bacon said to a friend Of Carpenters
IF Mr.. Tilton publishes that letter, and Ply
mouth Church does no. reply to 1t within
twenty-four hours by suit at law against MIR.
| Tton, they will have no case before the
Christian public.
More Of this interview is to be printed to.
| morrow.
| The Brooklyn "Uuiou" says Not half Of
the evidence is yet received by the committee.
| Mcuton will be invited 10 testify before Beech
er, whose statement will be reserved until the
last moment. Mrs 1ilton will be again called,
and possibly Mr.. Tilton. Edward OVington,
at whose house Mrs Titon is stopping, says
she is feartully calm and serene. She read the
interview with Mrs. Stanton, and pronounced
it utterly false. She had been advised by
friends not to make any written denial Of state
ments from such sources Mrs. Tiltou's chill
dren have gone to Vi ,unt Clair to her friends.
The Brooklyn Eagle" Says: Dr. Storrs,
who is now enjoying u vacation at Princeton,
Mass, is to be summoned to testify as to his
interview with Tlton when the statement of
the alleged ufense Of Beecher was made.
Beecher will not appear before the committee
tonight OF tomorrow night, as he cannot tes'
tify satisfactorily to himself or others until he
has seen the alleged originals of letters written
| by him. He has kept no copies OF any letters
he has written.
Mr.. Sage said to-day that to the best of his
recollection nothing was omitted from Tllton S
testimony 10 the published statement, ADD that
he (Sage) did not hear Tilton's answer to
Bcecher's and Mrs. TiIton's confession Of GRIM
inality. He might have said this at al infor-
NAL chat with some member of the committee.
Mr. Clafin says he was not present when the
alleged omitted testimony was given, but un-
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NAL conversation on az afternoon when no testi-
mony was taken.
Another member of the committee says Til
ton came one afternoon before them aud said
he was not well enough to proceed with his tes-
| timony. A desultory conversation eDsued, 10
| which he made the statement about the comics
| sion of Beecher No notes were taken OF this,
as the meeting and conversation were Informal.
| The same committee man said: "Bcecher s
examination when made will be most rigid, but
whether written or oral he could not say. ~
The Graphic has interviews with several of
the committee who say Beecher has no
intention of rcsigniDg, and stories to that effect
are mere gossip.
Mr. Tilton was visited this morning by a
number of the members Of the press, but his
answer to all was, II have nothing further to
say in regard to the case, and L decline to be
interviewed.
The question was asked as to whether he had
any statement to make over his own signature
in refutatoD of statements published, and his
reply was, II have nothing to say.
1t is said that complaint for libel is TO be
made against him in one of the justice courts,
and that he will then bring forward witnesses
whom the committee refuse to call. This course,
it is said, will be the only way by which the
matter can be solved.
The committee have concluded to close their
labors in short time.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The Beecher inves-
tigatng committee held three hours session
tonight, and adjourned till to morrow evening.
Only one witness was examined. His name
and the character of his testimony could not be
ascertained.
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