The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-29
F. b. Carpenter on the Beecher Scandal

The Brooklyn Argus to-day prints part
of an interview with Frank b. Carpenter
on the subject of the Beecher scandal
Carpenter said he was first brought act
lively in the case by Beechcr in May, 1873.
Beecher sent for Carpenter wishing him TO
come Immediately to Brooklyn. Beecher
had learned that II. c. Bowen had asserted
to Carpenter charges which he had for-
meily made to Tilton against Beecher and
which he had withdrawn in the "tri-
pafte agreement and that Bowen had
said in the presence of Mr. +. ID. IIollen of
Milwaukee. and Carpenter, that he did not
wish them to understand that he had made
a rctraction. Mr.. Beechcr wished Carpcn-
ter TO confront Bowen on these points. 1t
was also said that the triparte covenant
was to be made public. He went to Mr.
Moulton's house; Mr.. Beecher was not
there, but Moulton said he wished Carpen-
ter to 90 to Bowen's residence with Clailn
and Moulton. They went, and Carpenter
repeated, in the presence of Bowen, Clafln
and Moulton, the statements made by Mr..
Bowen to himself concerning Mr.. Beecher.
Bowen admitted all, and Clahin expressed
his establishment that Bowen should have
told these things after signing the covenant.
Clailn agreed to arrange the interview. A
few days afterwards Carpenter saw Claflin,
who told him Beecher had said There
isn't force enough in Brooklyn to draw me
into private interview with U.C. Bowen.
Carpenter says in his business relations
with Bowen they had frequent conversa-
tons regarding his difficulty with Beecher.
Bowen said Beecher's friends wanted him
to sign sweeping document declaring his
charges against Beecher untrue He re-
fused. Clafln then urged him at least to
sign the paper Withdrawing the charges,
and he consented. The interviewer here
inserts the following note:
Mr.. Carpenter here reported to the writer
the substance of the conversation between
Mr.. Beecher and himself on Sunday, June
LIST, 1878, after service at Plymouth church.
We can only say that the statements which
Mr.. Carpenter says Mr.. Bcecher made that
evening, are, if true Of the utmost signifi-
canoe and Importance. Mr. Carpenter de-
clarcs that he will not make public this
CONVERSATION unless he is called upon to
testify before II proper tribunal. 1t was
during tins interview that Beechcr told
| Cnrnaptnr that in frbn,1Arn tI,nl. 4
make certain disavowals he would share
his fame and fortune with him, and pour
in subscribcrsto the Golden Age by thou
sands
The interview which Mr.. Carpenter
speaks of occurred on the evening of The
same day when Beecher wrote his touching
letter dated Sunday, June /, 1878. Great
significance attaches to Carpenters state
mcnt from the fact that Beechcr's card eX-
onorating Tlton from being his slandcrel
and defamer was published the next day
June 2, 1873
Carpenter says Tlton had no vindictivt
feeling against Beecher and tried hard be
fore publishing the letter to DR.. Bacon tC
find some means by which Beecher should
free him from the mputations cast upon
HIM by Or. Bacon before he decided tc
publish the letter. DR.. Bacon said to
friend of Carpenters: If Mr.. Tilton pub
fishes that letter and Plymouth churcl
does not reply TO it within twenty-fou
hours by suit ut law against Mr. Tiltol
they will have no case before the Christian
public. More OF this interview is to b,
printed tomorrow.
The Brooklyn Union says not half of til,
evidence has yet been received by the com
mittee. Moulton will be invited to testif,
before Beecher, whose testimony will b'
reserved until the last memcnt Mrs
Tilton will be again called, and possibly
Mr.. Tilton. Edward Ovington, mt who's,
house Mrs. Tilton is stopping, says She il
perfectly calm and serene. She read tn,
interview with Mrs. Stanton and pro
nounced it utterly false. She had been adj
vised by friends not to make any writer
denial of statements from such sources
Mrs. Tltons children have gone to Noun
Clair to her friends
The Brooklyn Eagle says Dr. Storrs, wh'
is now enjoying n vacation at Princeton
Mass, is to be summoned to testify ms +
his Interviewer with Tilton when tn
statement of the alleged offense of Beeche
was made.
Beechcr will not appear before the com
mlttee tonight or tomorrow night as Ii
can't testify satisfactorily to himself o
. others until he has seen the alleged origin
ais of letters written by him.