New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22


"What Ia 1t aboltf He will tell you"
They walk down together then that dialogue
Bowen Is very treacherous very treacherous 70
Mr. Beecher, very reacherous to Theodore Bowen
can not be trusted" What does Theodore want or
me" " He will tell you when you get there" " How
it SHOWS tonight" Bowen ID very reacherous man.
Cutting wind this says Mr.. Bcecher Did it ever
occur you, Mr. Beecher, what trescherous man
Henry C. Bowen is 7" almost there. II very
hard tonight" Mr.. Beecher, what treaeherous nan
Henry c. Bowen is" Now, gentlemen, isn't Just as
papabIe II 1t had been put in that bold and naked
form that that night Frank Mouton took Henry Ward
Beecher down TO Theodore Tlton and carried him after
ward up into that with view, not to Beechers de-
struction, but with view to the destruction OF
Henry c. Bowen, TO the reinstatement or
Theodore Tlton in the throne from which he was to
be downi That the You do not expect in
midnight arrangements like those that show you
just what the particular means these men used
and the particular purposes they had In view IN this
that the other arrangement But we know that they
made all work together like The machinery OF a watch till
ii should produce the result and they brought that
machinery to bear that Henry Ward Beecher from th
time for the next three years completely under
their control tho hour hand Of the watch is under the
control of the manufactures who put together the NH
chinery that made They practcing upon true
but simple hearted They were practicing upon one
accustomed to conaie in his fellow They were
practicng upon sensitive thought OF dshonor
one full OF generosity who in another line OF lie,
like Mrs TltOn always ready TO take reproach upon
himself always ready to give health, and strength and
vigor, and hope, and prosperity to another.
Let look for moment back TO that night Of the Goth
when this woman is made TO give letter to Theodore
Tlton, which shall enable him to procure interview
with Henry Ward Beecher Now, the first thing that will
arrest Your attention this How does happen that
husband who has been dshonored finds it necessary to
this sraegem in order to get interview with
. bfu,f NV had hn
thing do except simply write 10 Mr. Beecher il Mr..
Beecher guilty: "Sir, your criminal relation
with my wife has come TO my knowledge. Action
must be taken. and at once. Will see
you here at o'clock this evening. II you need any
OF your personal safety give it to you but
Necessary for your sake and for mine that we should
have few words together" Would not that have
brought him Yes If he were guilty, but not if he were
innocent Suppose he had written, Henry c. Bowen
charges You with preaching TO forty mstresses In
Plymouth Church. lie told it TO cOnhdentialy fifteen
years ago. AMI has repeated it hundred times since, in
many confidential Conversations He told me
while you his chief editor and his dependence. He
was charging you with adultery when, II the
charge believed, it destroyed him and his
paper He char sed you with adultery at the time when
you favored inmate OF his own family. He charged
You with adultery when you pronounced the funeral
over the remains Of his dead wife He pronounced
! You adultercr when you baptizng child after
child in the OF the Father AMI the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Come and me" Do you think Mr. Beechcr
would have cone There but one person on earth
! who could write that which would bring Henry Ward
! Beecher to an interview with the who had sent
| him that daring and nsolent message on the Goth
| Of December calling upon him 10 quit his church.
| his chosen city, and his country. Who was that
! Al! that poor unfortunate woman. AMI how
easy it to convince her that there Lad been a con
| spracy. Yesterday, my wife, had $4,000 year,
which was sufficient provide for and least for
! goef,fl1 toll and
| whom do yOu think it is gone thr0ughl Henry Ward
Beecher The who bat ten days ago. with the
aid his wife, advised you TO separate from me and re-
main with your mother; that is the man who has now
turned upon me; tAa the who has deprived me OF
my h39d and my hopes | fear am in his
power unless I can have an interview with him.
| Unless | have interview with hm-rm
HIM all il gone. How shall get it ~ Why, size
knew Mr. Beccher great deal better than he did. Just
simply send word 10 him that you want TO him. and
he will come. You don't need any letter from me-
~ Oh. but must have something to threaten him
with no threat would bring Henry Ward Beecher.
Just send word ven want TO see him. and he Will come
And YOU remember gentlemen, that it turned out so.
lie did come. Though got this letter for
him. and supposed that this man would not
| come TO the person vEo had offered him that
| nd.giitr MoutOn, who Lad II in his pocket never
lad occasion 10 use il. with threat that
night would have prevented him from coming Idon't
know that would II t had in the form of cruel
"A threat "a an unjust accusation by this poor woman
They thought they needed IT, 1t ia so certified in the
paper TOn took to DR.. Sorrs, in tie handwriting OF his
wife, and which he pretends manipulated by Car
penter instead OF himself Well, they got 1t. How
Bessie Turner tells yOu Mrs. Mitchell the nurse tes
you They tell you OF the consultations that occurred be-
fore was obtained; tAey tell you OF the cloae1irawn
curtains around that bed OF the doctors precautions
with view 10 her singular weakness and debility OF
the nurses own fears the Goth that she might not sur
/ F.ll,r NRnlf 10 fhppn
TiltOn Is there the is turned out MOuton goes
away 80 that shan't be witness Of what trnspires
Tlton goes in and the letter is obtained, and c0nsta-
ton occurs the next morning between him and MOut0n
AT nlght-ngh!-ntght. just about the hour when the
prayerectng convened, Moulton goes TO Mr. Beether,
and Ne Is taken down for the purpose of this interview
do propose deal with that interview, gentlemen.
That falls within the province Of my learned friend the
senior counsel