The Portland daily press., 1874-08-25

strong indictment of Henry Ward Beecher
beecher left the Independent because he dis
covered that Bowen had learned of his immoral
| practices"
MI. smith1Do you hear any ladies spoken of
besides Mrs. Bowen?
! Rev. Dr. Patton-Yes; Miss Edna Dean
ffoctor. Things ran along without any open
demonstratlon on Bowen's part until one day
when ne induced Tilton to write letter calling
upon neecher to leave his pulpit Bowen took
that ietter to Beecher What passed at that
interview bas not yet been made. public, but
| whereas Bowen went to see Beecher as an in
| ulShant, outraged man. he left Beecher in ex-
actiy the opposite mood. it is said by some
! .uae tneie were tinaacal considerations that
ihhuenced Bowen. 1t is urged on the other
hand that Beecher made revelations to Bowen
III regard 10 some of his children, that SO stag
Selea bowen that he agreed TO a truce. Bowen
nas lhaue no open charges against Beeeher
M s,nce. ne subsequently endeavored TO get from
from Woodstock.
La card from Henry NJ Smith, says: "Gross
misrepresentation and use of private converse
ton OF mine in the i5eecher-Tilton case, ap-
pears IN the Brooklyn Argus tonight"
"A statement by Tiitcn.
Ihe Brooklyn Argus also prints the follow
10 ny statement alleged to have been made to
It's reporter by Theodore TiI,on: In answer to
question. How did the remarkable letters
from Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker and Rev.
nhomas X. Beecher get to Frank Moulton,"
Iilto9 is reported by the Argus to have said
that Beecher gave them to him. Beecher was
greatly alarmed lest Mrs. HOOKER should make
some public demonstrations; II felt indignant
III! sen ana We had meeting to discuss the
subject Finally I volunteered to deal with
MIS- MIS- r. Hooker l thought could quiet her
went by invitation to see the lazy while she
was stopping with Mrs. Phelps in 23d street
~ New York. After dinner L said to Mrs
Hooker:
What have you to communicate to me?' She
replied You know very well what | want TO
been doing
answered: MADAM, confession is good for
the soul. You have nothing to fear from
me-"
Mrs. Hooker then said: 81 am here to charge
henry Ward Beecher with adultery with Mrs.
Theodore Tton.''
Il answered: Madam, 1 anticipated as
much. am here to charge you with adultery |
with Mr. N. of Washington
Mrs. Hooker was stunned by my retort. i |
then asked Der where she heard that MI
Beecher had been guilty of improper relations |
with fdrs. Iilton. She said Victoria Woodruff |
TOLD her. l then assured her that Victoria |
Woodruff told me that Mrs. Hooker and Mr. |
Neyns had been criminay intimate. She sat |
down ON the sofa md cried for several minutes, |
but she concluded 1T would not do for her to
enter Plymouth pulpit and denounce Mr..
Beecher for adultery. 1 informed Frank
Moulton and Mir. Beecher of my success with
Isabella, and Mr.. Beecher was very grateful
10 me.
Bessie Turner's Schooling.
The Brooklyn Eagle says that the girl Bessie
Turner was sent away to school by Triton and
Moulton to prevent Bowen obtaining her evil |
tence and that Beechers connection with her
school bills was simply that Of charity; that
be had as matter of charity paid two quar-
tRrS ScbOnlinU nf his poclxat and slaI |
Beecher to assist and Beecher kindly did so.
Mrs Morse Mrs. Tilton's mother) said to a re- |
porter Of the Eagle that Bessie had told the |
ruth.
Bowen 10 Sue the Eagle.
1t is reported by the Argus that Henry C,
Bowen win sue the Brooklyn Eagle damages
500 .OOO,) for libel for the publication as an al
eyed interview with hun, the truth of " hich
he denies.
ilr. Shearman gone 10 Consult will. N7r.
Eseec;aer.
Mr.. Shearman, of the counsel for Mr.. Beech
r, is said to have gone to the White Mountains
o consult with Mr.. Beecher in reference to the |
answer in Tilton'S suit.
Hiss Anthony Denies Ysessie Turner's
Story.
ROCHESTER. Aug. M-The Union publishes |
his afternoon the result of an interview be- |
ween one of it's reporters and Miss Susan b.
A1thony, relative to the statement of Mrs.
Ciltons servant, Bessie, duplicating Miss An
hony in an improper tete-d-tete with Theodore
Elton. Miss Anthony denies the whole story,
,ut regards it too absurd to be worthy of notice |
She says she never heard the g'rl Bessie was
lDything more than servant in Tilton's fami-
y; that she was half an idiot that Mrs. Tilton
epeatedly said she could not instil into the girl
he first elements of truth.
The Union says, "Mlss Anthonys character
S too well established by long years of residence
n this community to admit of shadow of
loubt in the mind of any person here, as to her
7lrtue and veracity."
Mr. Eeecs,er Denies the Charges under
Gath.
CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 24-Rev. Henry Ward
3eecher left the Twin Mountain House on the
morning train to-day, arriving at Littston
lbou6 half past ten o'clock. He proceeded di-
ecly to the law office of Harry Bingham, ESQ
where he signed and swore TO paper which |
lad been drawn up by his counsel, Thomas G.
,hearman of New York, which was an explicit
lenal of all the charges made in the allegation
II complaint brought against him by Tilton,
Except the specification that he Triltenl had
,een married to Elizabeth M. Richards, now
elizabeth e. Tilton The paper was very
,rlef, making not more than ten lines of manu-
crlpt. The paper passed through the hands of
he Secretary of State, Hon. William Butter
leld. this evening, who made the necessary
upon it, after which it was sent by
nail TO Mr.. Sherman, at New York.
Mr.. Beecher returned to the Twin Mountain |