New-York tribune., 1874-08-22

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with every fresh foulness IKE mephc vapors, from
Bowen's own charge against Beecher.
tame aud like wolf 1t is seeking TO devour the
chief shepherd OF the flock together also with nv own
rlsii ,rnoe saw the woodruff libel have hardly had
restful day. and frequently dream the WnSe sd snIns
Have you any conception OF what ~ is 10 suner "s
keeuest possible ujustce If not come ana ieaph ar % U
Wife in whose sorrow ! have greater sorrow lcon ne
& TO pear nv tn Sst he public and by msny friends For
Instance, is supposed that had conspator hant
as OF the Nathan murder 1t ia hned that the oelols
article actually written by me- whereas, Heog n
euce till week after 1t had eonvuised my own c'y
and family MY wife never mann named td IT nb IN Ger speakns
(You know was then toilng day ana night TOT "r'
Then too it is the sneer of the clubs that have de
generated into an apostle OF free-oSe whereas t one
against this execrable theory Moreover 1t is charged
t6st anu financial aud other reIatons ~ WIN IN Mrs.
Woodhnl whereas have not spoken TO- nor met, nor
The history OF my acquaintance with her lie this: In
the Spring of 1871 a few months after Bowen CHARGED
Beecher with the most hdeous crime known to human
%Say n mr face sa and when was oinS Ike Hercules 20
keep scandal from the public then 1t was that Mrs
woodruff, hitherto a total stranger TO me, suddenly
sent for me, and poured into my ears not the Bowen
scandal but new one OF her own, nane Almost ane
THINK OF III When was doing my best to suppress one
with tina another WOsa %as to r doi
az all hazards 20 keep back the new avalanche until
mat she would publish what she told me- and, pre-
vent this catastrophe. resolved tand as the result
proyes like fool. and yet with FOOLS innocent ana
pure otive make her such friend OF mine that sue
Would never tnluk OF doug me such harm, SO rem
dered important services Gncluing especially
labors OF pen and nS) all with view 10 put ana
hold her under obligation 10 me and mine. In so
acting towards found to glad surprise and as
tonshment that she rose almost as high III my estns
non she had done with Lucretla uott, MIC;
H. b. Stanton. Isabella Beecher, Hooker, and
other excellent women. Nobody who has not met
ine admirable impression which she is capable of
producing serious persons Moreover ieit tnat tne
current denuncatons against her were outfage9a,s ,
unjust and that ike myself, she mad been put III alSe
position before the public, aud sympainlzed keenN
with the acgravatiOn OF spirit which this produces
This fact lent Zeal to all said in her defense Nor
was II until after had known her for number OF
dozen representative women of the suffrage movement
that suddenly opened my eyes TO her real tehIehces
10 mischief ana then that Indignantly repud-
acquaintance, aud have never seen her SINCE
We'll It is over aud left be the chief sufferer in
the pubic estimation. What TO do in the emergency
(which Is clearing coudug itself daily have
not decided. What could do would be TO take from
my writing desk aud publish tomorrow morning the
prepared narrative and vndicat.on. which, with facts
aud documents, my legal advisers pronounce complete
TGis would explain aud clarity everything, both
great aUd small Gncuding the Woodnuli episode,
which bat minor part OF the whole easel, Opt II
able obligation TO be silent which mad y@antaly I'm,
to serious risk Of being smilten dead by Beeehers
hand. How tar Bowen would deserve his fate cannot
say bat know that ali Pll mouth Church would hunt
Wei rerSaps the future vii! unravel my skein for
without my own hand; but whatever happens TO my
weatner.Dtaten SELF wish TO you, prosperous COM
Tade, happy New Year. FraternaIly yours, r,rox
p s-Beore sending this long letter tGnich pays my
debt 20 yOu) have read II 10 vile, VINO eslfcs 10
sunpement by sending her love aud good will TO the
little while cottage and iGS little red cheeks.
The first ntimaton of the insanity of Tilton arose
In this wise: Prior TO Sunday, March 49, 1874,
publication was made of a statement by reporter
of The BrOokiR UOn purporting to be the result OF
an interview with Mr.. Thomas 6. Shearman, clerk
of Plymouth Church. to the effect-l quote from men,
ory-that TilOn insane, and that he stated that
Mrs. TlltOn had mediumistic fits-whatever disease
that nav bein which she had dstated matters affect
ing the character of Beecher and to the statement
Of neither OF them, for that reason. any credit
to be given. This publication, as it tended not only
to excite Tton TO a defense of his sanity, but also
as coming from the clerk of Plymouth Church.
might be supposed 10 be an authoritative expression
of its pastor annoyed Beecher very much and he
wrote the following letter, marked FFF p" which
herewith produce:
BEECHER TO MOULTON
SUNDAY NIGHT March %. 1874.
My DEAR FRANK l. there to he no end Of trouolei
l. to follow wave in endless ss9nf was cut
tine heart when G. showed me that shatnsf1I para para
graph from The Union Its cruelty is beyond deserip-
tedtired Of living or trying resist the devil Of
mischief" would rather have had Javelln iauncned
have suffered so much. The shameful ndelicacy of
bringing the most sacred relations ine such publicity
But there are some slight aevations The paragraph
when the public mind was engaged win the cGan
re and with TheOGOres letters. hope IT Will pass WITH
out notice f II Is not 7heh up by other papers
Will sink out OF sight aud ne ioisotten whereas a;
it never would have had. But l shall write
shearmtn letter and give him my fui feel
Ing abont il. must again (be), as l have hereto
fore been indebted TO you for lu0lclOus cOunse On
tins new and fragrant element My innermost soul longs
Tor peace aud il that be, for death, that rH
bring peace NV fervent nope is that this drop Of gall
poison Yours ever. H. ". BEEcHEK
he will send TO L. unsolicited am SICK, head
heart. aud body. but must move on feel this morn
ing like letting things go by the run
The letter of retraction, as proposed by Tilton,
not being forthcoming, felt it my duty in his
interest, TO take such measures as should result ln
An apology from Shearmau to Iilton. accordingly
carried to him copy of the paper having the
article and laid it upon his desk In his Office and
uad to him that if the statements i'll this article were
not actually made by him he ought to retract them
Although il lay on his desk he said TO me that he
had not seen the article and did not to see it,
ItJld him that he must it, and If it was not true
that he must say So he said he didn't want to read
Il and wouldn't read it. / then left him. Alter
wards saw Tilton aud told him what had
done, and he said, 1--WE will 20 up together"
which we did, and met Mr.. Shearman. MI
Titon called his attention to the statement in
The BrOOklyn Union as having come from him Shear
man. concerning himself and his wife. that one was
crazy aud the other subject TO mediumstic fits.
said he "Mr. Shearman, this is untrue, and If you
are not correctly reported your simple duty is to say
20; and if you have made such statement demand
that you retract aud apologize. If you do not
hall hold you responsible in any way can for such
injurious statement" Shearman then read the para
graph iu Tie Jaion and made an explanation Ill this
wise: that he might probably have repeated TO
somebody story which IiltOn had told him OF the
t;n ota caf Woodbull and DerhaDS