The New York herald., 1874-09-12

up stairs and came down very much nuttered,
saying:-'Oh, am covered with boodp' he sald
ne knew she ued, and was surprised at her leei- |
ing convinced that she had had other and previous !
experiences OF the same Sort
with which he could obtain from his women re-
traction OF such charges and denial OF the fact.as
teries by her on the 30th OF December twelve days
belOrc-I SAID to him, at Will be necessary for |
you, II you are on friendly terms with that woman.
10 get from her retracton. Otherwise You may
find yourself some Gay at Bowenis mercy" He
went to get retraction from rer. and on the 10th
insert, which he so obtained
some ten years ago, when under great grie1
Beeoher to Mr.. Bowen. always speak strongly
and then was nearly beside myself and used un-
measured terms, which represented rather my
1eellng than my judgment.
al afterwards became convinced that IN many
things was mistaken. Ibecame satisfied that Mr..
Beecner's @ course toward me was meant to be kind
''From that day to this our relations have been
cordial and friendly.
JANUARY 10, 1871"
casual glance at this document shows that Mr..
Beecner was not as successful IN this retracton,
which he evidently did not dictate, as in the case
OF Mrs. TlltOn; and the retraction ITSELF In its
cautious wording, was so much more damaging as
evidence Than q direct charge Of the woman that
might be contradicted would be, that 1t was
thought best that 1t should not see the light OF day.
The question was, DID he ravisn this persons
he admitted to me the connection, but insisted
that he used no force, only dailiance.- That ac-
best MIR. Beecher could get from her was that she
had .told Bowen things injurious" TO Beecher;
beside herself and used unmeasured terms, which
represented rather my 1eelng than my juog-
ment."
But what was desired to get denied was the fact
itsel, and that TACT the criminal connection,
which was neither matter OF ''feeling" nor 'judg-
the retraction. But whether done by force or
dalanGe a eomn, question Of both ieeliIg
and and knowing the relations % between thus
woman and Beecher TO have been not
only cordial and drisndy,m but thereatterwards sis
intercourse and particularly because Mr.. Beecher,
to confirm his statement that he had not ravished
her, brought to me several letters from her to
him, which stll hold, showing the continuance
OF friendly relations with her. do not give the
ner letter. because do not wish needessly to
involve reputation which has thus far escaped
public ment9n ey any Of the parties not. to nis con-
the person concerned with him, and II those VINO
are interested IN her feel aggrieved. let them
avenge that grief II upon any one. upon the pastor
OF Plymouth church and not upon me, as have
been threatened 1t wOuld be II l ventured to state
the iacts Of Beecner's guilt in this case.
Alter stating tnat the reason he sustained
Beecher alter he knew all these things to be true
that were whispered about him by others was
that he looked TO the disgrace innocent children
would be brought to, to the families that would be
separated, and to the shgnt that would be put
upon christianity by the revelations, he speaks Of
BEECHEg'S WISH no DIE
Having made an allusion to Beccher's suicide 1t
may be wen LOT me TO state mere the lul Clrcuin-
stances Of his confession concerning his proposed
design. He told me-and repeated to another in
my presence-that he had within reach in his own
OF his crime with Elizabeth should ever
come TO the. public. He told me Of
grapher's gallery, wnere he learned that one
OF the employees had mistaken glass OF poison ior
glass OF water, and. having taken and drunken
1t had fallen dead, with scarcely time TO drop the
glass. Beecher said that was what he wanted for
himself; and, under plea OF making some photo
same poison rom the photographer, which he told
me he intended 80 use the revelation Of his crime
be simply reported that Beechcr died OF apopexy:
but God and you ard win know what caused my
DEATH II those who blame me could have looked
tones OF his voice in the great emergencies IN
which ne said there was no refuge for him but in
as generous as open-hearted a service as prac-
tsed toward him. 1t would have taken a harder
heart than mine being witness to his sorrows, not
to forget his SINS.
81 have" he writes, "a strong feeling upon me.
and brings great peace with It. snat am spend
mon" did indeed write to him, "You can stand
II the whole case were published Tomorrow"
to make, . full and rank confession OF the whole
truth. as he had done to me, accompanied by such
had made to me, his church and the world would
have forgiven him, and he would have stood. How
much more, then, must believe y now, when he
can stand before the public preaching the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ with all the facts made known, and
am driven by blows ana assaults OF mis- people
from that which should be the house OF God,
wherein his adulteres and hypocrlsies have been
condoned by an admlring church
wofshippnr Christians Of P that church. Enowina
how grossly they have been msled by those who
have undertaken to exculpate Beecher al all haz-
ards. They win at some time know And when
they do, they will pardon the strength OF nv lam
guage when denounced in their presence their
orator who was addressing them, by the name OF
.'iiar.n he stood before them vouching for the
innocence Of Beecher, and told them that he was
the 1sS WnG % al
reads the following letter from Beecher, dated De-
cember 2, 1873, he VIII find that Beecher purposely
troduced him to me that he might tell to me what
was gSingy 81 on in tpc church. 1t is as follows
NIGHT AND MORNING.
LITTLE FALLS. n. Y, Dec 2 1873.
to choose iron-the extended, other short and
shall nothing from home of the progress of my
introduced, you TO youns Raymond because he is q
5ead 6y seae aSd sas a yn S
have with you-and he represents only in church
i hope you thought to Woodruff about the matter
%ns 0eRdns not monsy &c strong IN III,
81 Se Se to S strike down dsrse the
alter such maiignants Buck, johnson, 2c.s only
dive my love to the mother, and my earnest hopes
that she is rapidly recovering Ever ry Syrgsupn Syeggsu
And when he reads Beecher's letter Of February
g. lS72:-"lf you [MOutonl, TOO, cease to trust me
and love me am alone. fhave not another per-
son In the world to whom can gO;" and again,
In his testimony, where he says:-'For he was the
only man on tue globe could talk with on this
subject; was shut up to every human being; I
children, and could not go to my brothers ana
sisters could not go to my church; he was the
only one person to whom could talk and when
got that rebuf rom HIM 1t seemed as though It
would Kill me, ana the letter was the product OF
that mood into which was thrownn-wih ''young
RaymOnQO really think that he w a cnn.
1dant oil BeecherP he certainly never was a con-
nqapt p1 pune, lor, messQring him at glance.
never nad an interview with him after Beecher In.
troduced him to me. Which will Plymouth church
Believe, their PASTORS statement that Raymond
did and could know nothing of the facts In this
knows allY
Nay, even more. Beecher's committee rests mis-
exculpaton upon my interview with the Rev. Mr..
Halliday, in which, in language guarded but in
tended to mislead that simple conHding agent of
Beecner, his assistant. spoke TO him what Beecher