The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-08-14
T,,o Scene BetWe en- Ti;ton and Mrs.
Hooker-A LOlerubiy Accurate
Version OF It,

There is good deal o. curiosity 'o+
now the meaning of paragraph rePu B.
;shed in the Tribune recently from he
-;rc;nnati Commercial 1t l. a. foiis vs.:
..Tbe New York TribHne hints Az the
,.rt Mrs Isabella Hooker, ~isterS ! Mr.
Roecher. PLAYED in the preiiminaFl e OF
4. p.,.allyn ,eandaI. Theodore 'iiton
,ould. if he chose. tell a very az inslng
g,orv of her visit TO New York. lew
Years ago, determined to compel Henry
- mount the pulpit and make humble
confession in the face OF the gr eat con
,,rsg.,,;on. He might also enlig' n'en the
,,,b,;c as 10 the means employet TO mod
or..s her zeal, close her lips, and send
b,r hack to Hartford without having
noved upon the Plymouth pastor.'
To-day your correspondent met a gen.
,Iou.p to yhom Mr.. Tiiton. more than Il
year ago. explained the mystery Inc
massage will explain the meaning oI ore
.,ar OF Mr.. Moulion's reply to AF'
Beecher. and violates no confidence IN
,silipa II. IL seems that Mrs. Hooker'
the half-sister of Henry ,Rarj beeehtF'
was at one time devoted believer IL
Victoria c. Woodhull; Fhe ns"diiy go
dressed her as My Queen when
WoodhuIl published the foEerunner q
TiIton'a statement, which he has recent
Nv characterized as "a wicked and horrld
scandal" Mrs Ht nker, 1t seems, beieVed
Il. and wrote To Henry Ward Beecher
shat it was his duty to confess ilis sin be
fore his congregation, and throw hihi-
self on their mercy" and. that II he had
not the courage to do 50 alone, she wouio
accompany him 10 the platform and dis
miss the congregation after he had made
a clean breast of it. She even went e
faras to send word that she would be II
Brooklyn oT, certain Sunday; she die
not come, however, and was led to see thu
folly of her proposition by TuhS"qnen
development Some weeks af,erwarc
there was brilliant party, composed o
several of the New York branch Of Nn
mems Suffrage movement, at the houS'
of we'll known lady in New York
whose name has been mentioned, bu
still more frequently indicated by dash
in the evidence before tie investigalin:
committee. Theodore Tiiton was tile on
~ gentleman present; if / remembe
rightly. he was at that time President O
Of the New York Suffrage Society, Mr.
Hooker vas one Of the ladies at tn
party, although arriving somewhat late
During tea nothing was said Of the terT
ible indictment recently published b
Noodhull; but after ii was over, Theo
dore went into the pallor, and was me
5y Mrs. Hooker, who ut once asked hin
"tre you ready IL aid me III forcln
Henry to confeas?" Tilton said certainl
ne was If he knew anything that Nj
Beecher had To confess, and asked he
shat she meant by her language dh
=aid; "You don't pretend to say aha
Mrs Woodhull's story Is not true?" The
odcre jumped to his feet, and, with ire
mendons vehemence, dared her TO insu.
aim by saving that she believe the stor,
But" he added Il will compel NJ
Beecher to confess all his sins if you wi
set him the example. Now, return :
once to Hartford, and confess before IL
elders Of the Presbyterian Church thel
that you were guilty of improper intei
course at Washington with - Mr.
Hooker sank into the corner Of the sof
threw her hands up, and saiA i waS
lie.
Yes" shouted Tilton, 50 loudly that Il
the LADIES in the next room came in IN
witnessed, ''yes, | believe ii IS siande
bat have had the story from the san
authority which You dare to belieye
accusing my wife Mrs. Woodruff tol
me!' 1t is stated thai Mrs. Hooker wei
home, and never asked or suggested III
her bother should confess his sins agai
sfy informant tells me this story HI
heen circulating for more than Il yei
past in all the reform circles Of Ne
York and BROOKLYN socjeIy
The meeting "at the house oi' 4 I'd
known lady in New York was by a
pointment, Mr. Tilton going there to a
certain what the lady WHO had postl
down from Hartford isnsw about 1t. II
tsutfragists," however, were there wit
ont Tilton's knowledge. and concealt
where they could hear the intcrvie
which terminated rather different fro
.sThat they or Mrs. Hooker anticipate
Tilton was at that time intensely an
ious TO hush the scandal, and preval
Gated, possibly lied outright, 10 s4uelt
it.l
Among the. wrecks stranded on Il
shores Of The political sea, the batter
hulk of ex-senator Pomeroy, Of Kans
better and more aisectionately know
as "Old Subsidy Pon"-tewcrs over /
smaller craft with whom the winds al
waves have done their destructive wor