Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-10
TILTON STILL UNDER FIRE.
The WOOdhRll Episode: Catherine
Gaunt: Sir MarmadUke


when i went TO see Mrs. Woodruff in
May, 1871, she mentioned to me nearly all the
eXtravagant items which she published in
November, fs12; at that time She did not
give me any Of her authorities; / had not
thought that the words ''eminent teacher
mentioned in her statement would be under
stood 10 mean Beechor, the card itself did
Ioi convey that impression 10 my mind, but
her threat 10 publish the name terrified me:
perhaps small narrow circle in Brooklyn
might have known, but not the general body
of the public, when | spoke Of this story 1
never spoke 10 Mrs. TiltOn'S diSpaTag cement.
but did to Reecher'S aud ir IL hat not been
for Mrs TiltOrr's protection l would have al
ioWed nun To go 10 destruction four years
ago; was under no obligations to keep the
secret with reference TO Rev. Henry Wari
BeecheT: | selected whom ] wouli speak tp
on me subject and told them what ! saw ht.
IL was from
1IRs. NoRSE's LEAKAGE
that the story came 70 Mrs WOOihulI and /
told Mrs. Morse the story at the same time.
When l told her | knew She would tell the
time do not know that Mr.. Moultou made
any effort toward The settlement OF my af-
fairs with Bowen. / never took any advice
as as TO the collection of my claim against
Bowen. but / did take legal advice as 10
the legality OF my contracts with Bowen. I
did not take any advice as 10 BoWon'S de
fences against the payment Of this money.
Tor ne had no defence. Bowen was anXiOuS
for arbitration on account Of the storm which
Lad been raised against Beecher. The last
time | saw Mrs. Woodruff was in ApriL
lnt2 at which time she designed 10 yiiIify
and blacken the names of several ladies caG-
mectod"ith the wOman's suffrage movement.
This article was
THE TIT-FoR-rAT ONE.
Knew all the ladies, more or less, whom Sla
designed to attack. l saw Mrs WoodhulI,
when was acquainted with her. Ner. Oft en-,
sometimes at her house and often ar her
office. | saw her also at my house. think
three times, and also at MouitOn's. / ~
member going down To Coucy Island with
her, but did not battle with her. remember
Mrs. Woodruff and her husband coming to
nay house on a Saturday evening. when sac
stopped all night and Part OF Sunday; ]
never remember beiuI i'm the water with her.
though She always kept me in hot water i'm
inns aHalf; ] never remember showing her
any documents relating To Beecnrr; 10 not
know whore Mrs. WoOdhuIl got her reference
10 the Griffith Gaunt" letter sent me by nly
VIE; | never talked with Ter about it. ami
never showed her the letter. She never .Oi
inns information rom me, hut may nave rot
II from some Otner person; / remember being
III the communist procession in New York. !
was not there with Mrs WuodhuIl, di.i ao-
know Until The procession was over that
Mrs. Woodruff and her party were there
that process ion was i'm honor OF youRg RpS-
sell, who was put t0 death by the FFen n
government. / may have gone once or twice
with Mrs. WOOdhUn 10 Coney Island. and
went once rowing with her and her husband
ON Harlem river but do not know ii This
was on Sunday. Tiltons IN reply TO Evarts.
said
THE CATUARINE CACNT LETTER
/ sent over to the Graphic office To be
Autographed, but whether il was litho-
graphed or snOt l do not know. Shown
number of ietteFS.l ! recognize these letters
as in the writing of MT Maverick, but there
j. nothing 10 indicate that these contain any
thing Of the Catharinc Gaunt letter. After
The original statement was published ] cx-
amined my manuscripts and found some
errors in it, and also something omitted. NV
impression l>tthat there were some omissions
in the print Of the Catharine Gaunt letter.
These omissions did not strike me as being
important " tn regard 10 the truthiulneSS Of
the letter. Ny. EVartS read copy of the LET
ter in que> ion, which was dated the 2qth OF
June, lsil. il which Mrs. Tilton explained
jlat through the reading Of -CatEaTIne
t'aunt' her eyes had been opened, and sine
had seen her sin. she saw now. rs never
before,
THE WGOEG SHE HAD DONE HIM.
and asked ms pardon. She felt prepared 90
renew her marriage VOW with him. al
never before had size felt like this Wines
said he had every reason 10 believe that taa
papers from which the letter was read by VI
ENartS was Maverick s copy. which handel
TO The Investigating committee. The orig
nal letter / kept myself. said the witness
- carried to the committee all Mrs Tiltou's
ettCTS but they objected 10 reading Lhem Or
the ground lia. il would take too M ~,
time, and Nj. Wmslow was app.,u-aj -
commit tee 20 examine and r,-eti tho l,lrfo,s
Thi. letter was not read before inc oGr,9Trf.
tee " lLnesS continued. The biography OF
MIS-. W oOdbul. W3S written By me in Sep
'enpeF -0liE'WiHs my visit in May Of fHe
same year 10 tieT. Nj. EvartS read portion
ul The preface TO the life Of Mrs. W0OIhUl
and asked witness il he wrote ia and ha
| SAID tnat he wrote IL IN September, three or
lour mouths after he had become acquainted
| with her the portion of the preface rea5
I stated he the autborl Was gOnG 10 uaTrat5
/ The life OF q young woman. without color or
1nge, who was RI object al interest 10 her
.elCw-cItiZCus in her work 81 the creates,
/ reform al the age, a.23 & woman who had ii>
,,he author - entire respect. OtlnT portions
/ Of the work were read. the most part Of them
being recognized by witness HS being written
/ by him. though he ~dlG tGev Were opinions
I ana tCHets held ny Mrs, WoothUll. i pu5-
/ H>Eed the poem Of
"-IG MARINA ks MUSINGS
! in jhe Golden Age with my name sigI--3 10
! it. One staVZa in the poem referred person
! ally TO myself, and The others also ia IuoiI-
! hCd form. The whole poem expresses broken
/ hopes ana bightcd prospects of q dl>a p
! pointed man. whose every pain might have
! Ted and kept IN continued success. Il was
! hoedlCsSne>> ON my part in bringing This
| poem before the pubic, and never intan tsj
| supposed that the publication of this poem
| would have injured Elizabeth / would nave
! cut of my right hand before | would have
! published H. The same motive Tel M -
! publish II thai leads me iO publish every
] thing that I write. q was absent nh = ,,.,I.,5
/ cal campaign when Mrs. W6nIbUn tbTsot
! ened 10 MAKE Ac. - Cement public. I neyer
J Ehh amy Communication with Mrs. Woyt-
Eu!i since Ann. -. Count aJiourleI
/ POLITICAL MUEpERs N LDyI.IANA-H.-
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