The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-15
BEEcHER'S OWN STORY
Some of the Main Points Of tho Great
Preachers Testimony.

Preachers Testimony.
Z. Mr.. Bcecher, wont you proceed
now and give us the interview at AIoul-
toms house with Moulton, in which the
Golden Age slip wasintroduced A. 1t
was in the forenoon, if | recollect right.
After greeting sat down by the side of
the bed. He took the article and threw
it carclessly over, and said, "Read that,
and tell me what you think about it,
took the article and read it through, and
was so astonished at the idea Of his put
ting such an article before me, that said,
s'Good heavens! what do you mean,
Frank!" He wanted to know what
would be the effect of its publication.
"Well, sa id |, s'the effect would be ineyi-
table. for it's publication will defeat eve
rything we have been trying to do. The
publication of this article is disclosure
of the matter, and the whole thing will be-
come public .'Do you think SO, said
he. II know so - Well, there was very
little conversation on the subject between
US, but that was about the substance.
We did not argue it at all He PROFOUND
ed it to me to me. This is about the
whole that passed between US. read the
whole of the letter, but read cufsorlly
only the last part of the slip. That was
my first sight of it. There was some
thing said about the infamy Of those
charges of bowen; | expressed myself as
strongly as clergyman and a
Christian could, without swearing, but it
was an intense objurgation. | do not re-
call what Moulton said. | never ad-
mitted, with or without qualification, any
of the charges, or any Of the matters
therein contained. in any manner, form or
degree.
THE TRIPARTITE.
had very little knowledge, primarily,
Of the tripartte settlement with Tilton.
Moul.on had talked with me about
whether there could not be an arbitra-
ton and quick settlement of all our ditti.
culties, including the debt owed Tilton
by Bowen, and the burying of all diff
culties out Of sight. He wanted to know
if it would not be a good thing to ask
some Of my influential friends i'll the
church TO assist in the matter. | said
thought it would be very good if | could
manage it. he ask Cd me TO mention the
names. SWELL said ], ''Mr. Freeland is
a friend of Tilton, and Claflin is a friend
of Bowen, and would trust them both
as far as | was concerned" Afterwards.
when the matter took some more form,
then learned more about it from Moul-
ton. learned there had been some pre-
lminary meeting, and that they meant
to draw up articles which should include
us all in that final settlement. | know
hat | lnI
sign it.
suppose from what have heard here
On the trial, it was the first draft that
was brought to me that is to say, the
draft unchanged in the article concerning
Tilton, il | recollect. | read that dis
tinctly, and | was inquired of if | would
sign that. and said | would. After
wards the draft was brought to me az in
by Clatiin. with reference to some amend
ments on Bowen part, to which | as
sentcd. 1t was then after time. brought
to me for signature with a change in I'll.
tom part of it, and signed it. That is,
| think, about my history in connection
with it. ] was merely a recipient and
obedient actor in it. 1t was managed
wholly by others.
Woodruff ''rTr-FoR-TAT.H
Inever saw it heard it spoken of.
think an allusion was made to it by Til
ton, but not under that designation.
never heard of that designation until
saw it in court here. simply heard him
give statement of an article which the
Woodhulis. as understood, proposed to
publish, but which was going about in
slips. 1t included III it the names of a
great many respectable men and women,
against whom charges were made, and
that on seeing that he had gone down in
great indignation and broken his connec-
ton with her as gloriously as he had
formed it. | did not say to him that he
had done unwlsely to break with her nor
anything of the kind. thought he had
done we'll to break the connection.
THE WOODRUFF. INTIMACY.
Q. Did you urge him to continue with
Moulton the continuance of those servi-
ces in order TO preserve friendship with
Mrs Woodruff A. 1t was Just the
other way. never urged them at ALL
They perpctually praised her to me, but
never urged them at all.
q. Now. Mr.. Tilton. has said this. that
MY relation with Mrs. Woodruff was a
foolish one aud wrong did not ask any
one TO paliate it: but | say before God
that MIR. Beecher is as much responsible
for it as am. A. | say before God
am not responsible for it at all.
Q. For any connection with her A..
1t was surprise to me in its beginning.
MYSTERIOUS WARNING.
Mr.. 0eecher swears that the first
knowledge he had Of the threatened pub
LEGATION of what is known as the Wood
hull version Of the scandal, was from a
visitation at his house of tall. lank old
gentleman. about sixty years OF age, who
came to tell there was an awful thing
going to be published.
Tilton having sworn that the first he
heard on the subject was from Beecher,
who said it was presented to him, and |
understood some blakmail had been levied
upon him. Mr.. Beecher says:
Very likely told Tilton what had TAX
en- place on the subject. never told
him any blackmail had been levied on me.
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