Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-02
scqueIs TO the Scandal.
MR. BowEE's LIBRL sUtTs-ANswER or ]
M'DE MOTT.

M'pE lMoTF.
The New \ ork Tribune of yesterday has the
following: On August p j anles McDermott, a
reporter of Tie Brooklyn Eagle, was arrested on
the charge Of having hbeed Henry &. Bowen
III an alleged InteTview said to have been held
with the latter. Mr. Bow en- sUe4 MCDerDort
tor S50WO damages, a. toe reporter gave bail
for S2.Ce0 TO answer. MCDeTmO,t, through his
counsel hss prepared 81 answer TO BOwens
complaint, v iCh will be fled to-day. McDer-
mott rsiteTates all that he stated in his alleged
interTieW. The answer is Rs follows:
Clty Cart cf Brook yH-H Henry q, Bo1ceu at.
JONES NcDeTmoH-Tbe defendant, answering
the complaint Of tbe plaintiff. avers, denies,
ard states as !OlOEs
/, He denies al the allegation in the COM
plant contained
be alleges that on August 6. 1874, he had
an interview and conversation with the plain
tlh, at which the plaintiff expressed himself to
the defendant IN words of the term and effect
shown by the article set forth in the com
plant.
3. He alleges that 1t is true that the name Of
the plaintiff had been varicu@y mixed up with
certain scandal ia the said article referred to,
to wit: with the matter of a certain trial or
investigation then in progress relative 20 the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, aud with the re-
ports, charges, and sermons relative thereto.
which thenwe public scandal and reproach A..
4. He alleges that il is true that one H. g.
Clafiin, (being the Clafiin referred to in said
publcauon,) along with the plaintiff. visited
one Victoria WOOdhUH, and that Mr.. Cfafiin
and the plaintiff made the visit because MIR
ClahIn, az well as the plaintiff, had then heard
facts rejecting UPON Mr. Beecher's action to-
ward members of the plaintiffs family.
8; And defendant AYERS that the said visit
ard the TumOrs relative thereto and relative to
the facts or supposed facts which caused such
visit were a portion of the scandal hereinbefore
referred TO; and that through knowledge and
information relative to said visit and the cause
inducing the same, the name of the plaintiff
had been mixed mp with said scandal.
6. He alleges that it is true that the plaintiff
partially believed in the statements of Mrs.
WOO0HQll relating nf
Beecber with the family of the plsintff and
that the fact is as stated in said publication;
that the PLAINTIFF has preserved the notes or
memoTa1Cums of the sad interviews or visits
TO the said MTs. Woedhull in such form tbs the
same can be written out so as TO give full and
entire statement of what there occurred.
And for a third and separate defense, and in
mitigation OF any damages TO which the plain
tiff might otherwise appear entitled Git anV),
defendant reasseTts and renews each and every
matter ard thing herein before alleged in the
paragraphs marked ], 2, 3, 1, and 5, aud alleges
each and every of said matters and things al
legged as aforesaid in mitigation of any damage
d. manded by plaintiff in this action as though
fully end particularly in that behalf were re
ported and alleged, and defendant will give
evidence upon the trial of the action of sucb
matters and things so alleged in mitigation OF
damages, as well as for an absolute defense.
he alleges that the sentiments and expression
of feeling in the said publications attr buted t.
the plaintiff are such as have been for long
penCd, and at many times OF occasions eH-
pressed by the plaintiff, ard that the acts there
IN OF TIE Plaintiff stated hate been by him fully
dCne.
Wherefore he demands tn at the COMPLAINT OF
the plaintiff he dismissed. with costs.
De WITT * JOHNSON, Defendants Attorneys.
TIE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. In the
Congregational Council. at New Haven, ves-
teTday, apapsr on the fellowship OF the churches
vas rt ad by the Rev. DR.. DaTnell, Of California
Ii the afternoon session q report was made by
committee concerning the consolidation Of
benevolent societies; recommending that con
tTrbutlons heretofore made through the & meT-
icaD sud Foreign Christian Union for pap2l
lands be MADE 10 the American Board Of Com
nissioners of Foreign Missions; that the Am er-
lcan Missionary Association be commended for
tts work amOTg the GOI- Caucasian races IN this
country; that the work Of the American board
amor tie Indians BE- transfers. q to the Amer
ictn Missionary Association, and the foreign
U.isslnIs Of The latter transferred to the former
81 other kindred associations; that church
sfCct,cn and missionary Sunday school enter
rises De incorporated with the American Home
.sSlonaTy Society; that Cougregationai
cEur' bts he advised 20 transfer To denOmi-
national boards. representing kindred societies
their present contributions to union societies:
nat the several magazines be united in one
monthly paper. The report was made the
special order for to-day. paper by the Rev.
DT. Clark on our foreign missionary societies
was read and referred. Rev. DR.. Zachary Ed
dy, of Detroit, read paper on the occasion tor
hope of general and speedy diffusion Of the
holy spirit.