, 1875-06-14

can talk abnnL COURAGE" Itt1o arl ni,nll,r ex-
H'"selohs eompfotetr won my symnstt,y for Me.
!sc"cher. ! would hare done enytAing to ravo
with t'lo hcastiueps lint e1pccstl. iio dald tdo
plan prc.cntetl ono rolntinn OF str. Iteocllcfs
difficult" t"A-onn TINT pro'nlrnt "to protect Mr..
Defche : past anil aecnre hts future = Int re-
rnnnhnr l,s ratl In thoupht fIr. l,onoher oaght
mt II ieayo luis rnIpls. lofore sp separated that
night 3ls 1'ccchcs made stsla,nept Ut his },oHi
tton In roferonco 10 ting cantlaI n ito presence of
air, 1fonltnn and snyneif which. IN ule indignant
Of imtartinI rne1. warranted all that Judge Nor
r7H olaitned 10 ha oponi.IB nroec tlat tho 1rUno.
ruti6n would h1tnw by MO. hst! iouf intcs.
vInssa with Dir. lleoc}ior concerning tie nsws-
/. pai or Rcheme. 1f,n tlrst. N hsyo stated, wns
t" ISo .say after =. chtiA.nsr. leo. ". ib72.
MI. Deoeor told mo on shis occanion That 10
lsal "laid thu matter llefors uod sui he would
tako tho co'isno proyidonco Indicated" and be
told ine 10 "Bo on and seo what could DO dont.H
EEEntER6 NEcislos.
Mr. Eeecler finally a@ked inu to lot lhe na.tor
Test for few months. flo naLl TINT II In
Hl0uld Eaye hlB pulpit then II would 10 at-
ttih,'tol to tho .candat publication By Mira. Wool
hull. At the interview whan ile said this hs M.
greatly dopsoaaed. ]l!a Words wcro. !" may die
IN my tracks, bnk / must keep on preaelling."
The only ttEHon ho gave inc for euspul,sinn Ut
tho matter was lat 1t worit 10 said alre. Woul-
hnll had driven l1u1 from tho pulpit. His ia.t
words to ine on tho subject 1nre. ''l.at tho thai
ter lest for few months. Whom the right tins
cptnca no can raise . 1nillion du'arA within
twentY-four honrA."
OLIVIER JonHaoN's poH1t1oy.
30 for as know, tile only twu Eersuus tu whom
Mr. Iiltop, IT. 1870, bofots Liz rup!urs will Bow-
Oh, confdci his wifo's confoAAson Ut adultery,
~ero 1lEt. bradshaw sui Oliver Johnt0n, hia
most intnhte friend. ml1om ho Infused Mr.
Bo"en TO mako managing editor uf the inde-
pendent TO nv knowledge, for lo asked tuo 10
teo my iniunucs with hlr. Howon To The
Same eul. AMI who was, Al tls tlue Of Mis-.
Iiltons sGnfoshion.. associated with Mi. III
~ TIton'B and Ueechet'e cousldoptial fricn1,
managing tditur and representative. spoko with
d knowledge could not posaots, Told 1os tho
ohnrKe Ut 1llton against Jseccher wAs adultery,
put Oh record tAat no c4arSe Of adultery hal
ever bncn mado by 3tr Illton till after tue la
con lettor. Aud yet Oliver johnson WAS ono uG
tho natuossos lefoEo that CvultnittGo. Oliver
Jolnsun admitted !3ecohar's aans:srios to Inc
Of tho Christian Union. lis Ha,I that
"ho knew a1r. Bccclo: bad bccn au n~tul
sinner with womon:" a.stl can nntuo gop.lo-
mau who, II called, wnul4 have gone On the
stand aud sworn that Oliver johnson told ltu,
that Sir. Deccllcr had conissauI to lin iJohu.
son) that he (l3cccheT} had beon ''an Awful sir
par with Womsu." lleufy Il. Cleveland Hlatcd
to mo On tho 18th Of March. 1874, tl1kt Oliver
johnson told hins that " EecctIer !lal Slipped Ills
<N44V1 %44A AaAu% W t&NLGCACl h1lA tJiEFNlalN
sat OIL tho Committee Mhen JuhnBon tcktiiied be
fore it.
nEEoHER DECLINES TO nEH Dir. sroHRg.
Tbs morning OF Dec. 80, 1871, called at
Mouitou's. in Rasnaoh ssreot- T!toa aud Beeel-
or Woro III tho back rooui on tue SECOND nour;
Moulton was not with them. On thIa OCCASION
! said to Mr. Eeecf1er that wttIlol 10 would
so and ace Dr. storrs. said, "Mr. I,eocher.
60 to Dr. storrb, aud contlde in him. ion will
lind him tho truoat Of friends aud tho best VI
counsclorH." Alr. Ti!tou said upon this, "Mr.
Bcector, think it would be No!l for US to 20
together mil 800 Dr.. Htorfs.' Sfr. l.eeehor
rcpl1cd tint ha wottfd nut see hlorrH. Mr.
Triton thon asked mo ,., to 50 around 70 his
did 10. Mrs. T,lton accompanied me to aIr.
aloulton's, and left Mr. a;,d Mrs, Iiltan and
Mr. Beechor together. understood tho confos-
cnco ,YaH with The Wow to prepare card for the
pIbtIc although the scandal waB thsn two
mouths. old; Int 10 action wna taken. I Aaw
little Of the parttoH for several mouths.
AIr. Carpenter here detailed meeting which
occurred on tho ID Ut alay, 1879. In Lilo hide
pc'.ient office, between himself, Dowen, and m
d. Ioa:on. Duriug tllin meeting alr. Holto1
said that "wcre ln member Of Plymouth
Church
EowEN WOULD nErn1cr
hiG chRrgoa, OF iNoyo them, OF Ia expoed."
Of Plymouth Church should riso iii the na1s Fri
Yestigat.on, A1r. Uecchor would tell tAo person 70
git down; 10 could attend to lts own AFFAIRS,
Upon this told lIo!ton that ClaQlu Lad said to
mo that Dawen lad male written resractlon Of
tho chasgos. l3osen tarnSu in his chair. What
is that I" snId 10. repeated what Clua.n lad
said. Bowon said, ~ do not wish you to
undoratalld that haYo made rctraotion." IIoi-
no " rotsactiou."' Edward Doecler 'lo.Eneti of |
tao interyio~. Bupposo ho toll hiu hra.hc1
Henry. I met Beecher at Anfoinct!o Htesliug's
CONCERT at plymouth Church, May 8. 1885,. liz |
"hiHpereg to uae, - There II going to 10
AN AWrUi nlrplNa Ur nEEoAE 1oHo."
On Sunday. Mar 95. Cleveland oanse for me with |
Dsechcrs horse aud buggy. lie wont to my louse
~ FoEty-tiftb street, followed us to frieud'a,
Where waa to take tes, introduced hiinsolf 10 |
ME to brooklyn to confront Mt. Bowen with .llo |
charGe Of having violated tho tsiparti.e covenant.
On our way 10 Drooklyu. Mr. Cloyetand tuid mo
sAAt lo had been in consultation with both alr. !
aud Mrs. DoecAcr, and thoy wore going to pub.
jul. TIC covenant aud anlaAh 1!oHon. alr. Glove
land also ahowo'l on tho wiInesa-staud / vpty
mperfoet memory concerning this business.
Fortunately, o distinguished literary lady, q
relative OF Mr.. Henry u. Clsvalaud. visiting him
~ tie time cotrobotatcs my account Of t!is
Cleveland loft mo at sfr. Moutton'4 loupu. Mr.
,loulton said Mr. Deeches had boon there and
Sisled mo e so with him (Mou!tour. and a1s.
elAltn TO slr. Bowen's hoisac. The interview
I
aIou1ton, and myself. Reluctantly, but because
thought tho interoste Of truth demanded II, /
:epeatod to III. l.owon, in the prcsouco OF BIZ.
,laaiu aud Nr. .Mouison certain etatouents sfr.
Bowen had made to mo Coacerning Ar. ycecher.
fha conversation Waxed wErHl.
upHEN READY TO MEET nErcuER,
told alr. Bowen that Mr.. Tiltop affirmed thal
10 (Dowen1 told him and OlYcr johnson on tho
9Th ot December, 1S7o thst ,t.. Deecher msslo
q him (Bowen3 = confeHs!on OF aduterice. aud
ouli.lAet Sir. boweu that ,ho Ind, also said to
10 that Mr. Docclor mado confession to ht,n
III hiR knets. l Eald that Tilson and sfoultou
Iaspztca that when 3lr. Uaocher heard this
tatcnent 10 denied that 10 had ever cou:
cBae4 10 Bowen. sad, "Now, 3tr, Dowop,
hyra 10 direct lio between You
nd Nr. I,eocher. aud az / ain llore il
ho tnsu1ssts Of truth ouly would liko to hare
l.la matter settled" At thu 1uucturo Mr.
,lali,l said, ~ l think ~e'd better hare lit, |
'eoclcr hore. / will 60 Ind get him." nowen,
fflh perfect comlusurs. said 4e WAS ready 10
uoet Sir. uecchcr. Moultop s.artcd ny aud
aid, "Alr. .claaiu, wiM 20 aud got Mr.
]eecher." Afr. aiou!ton was gono twenty min. |
ter. aud came paek nlpne, Upon Ar, AoHitou's
csurn alone Claim Eaid ho thought IT
cry important that Bowen sud Deoohpr should
ave an Interview immediately. C!ahin eaitt to |
oulA SEQ Mr.. Deeehertbo lrst thug on Monday
forming and arrange i private iutaxyiem. Tho