New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08

or between HIN Tntonl and his wifc In respect to
the rctracon sc. Now there Is an instance Oh tho
memory that cores and goes-comes at night ana goes
In the morning There is instance OF the memory that
che necessities of counsel fe oh and carry and yet must
na natural as they said In Tho School for Scandal oil
Miss vermuoas complexion. Now, let mo show you
how the testimony is about the relations OF this gentle
man with Mrs woodruff. Mr. Andrews comes and says;
AtMr Tlton's desire I brought him into connection
,vttS Ms Woodhul in the early days OF May, 1871.
And there was time enough during the running of
thcss weeks Of May before the 2d for Mr. Tton TO have
told this story H. peased enough to sustain that
card and Mr. Tton had not yet got any practical proofs
Of rcinstltution he had collected any money from
Mr. Bowen and he had not got restored to The indped
en and he had nothing but the contribution OF respect
able gentlemen, in which Mr. Beecher certainly was not
participant nor Mr.. Beechers friend Mr. Caain in the
constitution OF The Golden Age and he thought 1t was
quito WELL while he healing the wound osehsloy'
and saving his family nevertheless to find some open
mouth OF irresponsible impuiaton that should Keep awe
excitement and sustain solctudes There you nave tno
first opcn proposition through the convenient agency OF
woodruff ClaHn's card TO make this charge anu ioI
fear that that would evidence enough to show that
they knew anything particular about IT, brought you
Mr. Tltons testimony, that at that time the woman
knew all that she published In the ran Oh
1872, and he horror-struck 70 ma IL
out Now l shut Mrs. Mcrscs ears by his
Now besides this we have evidence, entirely trust
worthy that although Mr.. Andrews has given us three
weeks start nearly Of acquaintance. invited by MT III
ton with Moulton before the publication OF ts
card vet Witnesses Mrs Palmer, Woodley anu
Gray we take this intimacy between the woodruff lazy
and Mr. Tlton into the late Winter or early spring OF
1871. Now, Mrs. Palmer says that Mrs. Woodruff read
10 her ,rs Palmer that card of the 22d Of May 1871,
before ii was published.
O. you recolect whether before she cre 10
in Chat way there Was any Of s charge
against Mr.. Beecher and Mrs Triton A. Yes IN inc
back Office Mrs Woodruff was speaking OF tis cnaise
against Mir. Beccher aud Mrs. Iilton. and Mr. Triton
started - his face flushed and says, Vckey thal Is
net true wife Is pure snow. and no such rea
ton ever existed between Mr.. Beechcr and my wie IL
is false" An, hor
SOY A. He sad. have never told You SO. You may
have inferred it from what have said" NJ,
wSodSa EI up to him and laid both her hands
his saoul rs. facing him, AMI said: Theodore Iheo-
man Ind wcman should be thrown together as Mr..
BeccLc AID Ms ltOn were and nave hothinS OF tnat
kind take place between them ana ne soon ioi' 'no
room.
Now when Mr.. Tilton is recalled all that he denies is
the "yicky" He says lie never called this woman
yicky Well that doesn't deny conversation That may
he Of narrator, or 1t may be true you nave
the oath Of one and of the Other on the "Nicky' we
have conceded Victoria" and "Theodore' the or
binary method of address between this gentleman and
this lady aud the "Yey is all that he denies OF that
conversation.
Now there is some efYor, make out sort Of abb,
that believe is the next yoar-lhat Is also ID rcfcr-
enoe TO some statements of Mrs. Pamer-or 1872 Now
gentlemen Mrs. Woodhull's statement. when She does
finally publish it, in 1872, gives two persons as sources
OF some large information to Mrs. Woodruff about this
matter, but she gives her narrative and bases IL upon
what Mr. Tton told her. Her story therefore, OF 1t is
that Mr. Ton told her and we will see what MI Ilton
does in regard 10 the pretensiOns Of Mrs. Wood
lima RIGHT "a
great intimate in Mr.. Tlton's family had poured
into Mrs. Woodhull's ears considerable inforina-
ton, and Mrs. H. Il. Stanton had had long
Interview with her. and told her the or the rest
MI Titon furnishes this refuation of both OF those
stories OF Mrs Woodhus information in the publication
which he makes a part OF his "True story" Fortu
uatoly this part preserved, and was produced from
the original in Mr. TltOns own hand. II is the tapiece
OF the True Story" OF which furnished the introduce
ton He publishes this refutatOn of Mrs Pauna Wright
Davis's share in it:
Mrs Paulna Wright Davis was given as chief witness
in Mrs WOodhus scandaous Beecher-IiltOns libel hut
in note just received from her IN Europe, Mrs Davis
ments concerning relation to the and gives the
most direct blow TO the whole LIBEL that has yet
been rendered
And then quoted from Mrs. Davis:
In relation to the Titon agt. Beecher affair, have
only this to say: on any terms OF intimacy
Tons but once in my life and that ten years ago
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. year or two
had lent to r then saw Mr Tton for ten or fifteen
minutes. have met Mrs Tilton two or three times at
the houses mutual friends. but at no time has there
been the slightest approach TO confidential conversation
between have insinuated that there had been
IL Mrs has in presence spoken OF Mr. Beecher
Il has in Of respect as man OF honor and her
pastor did believe that Mrs woodruff was going to do
great work for women ! am grieved that she mas
failed III what she gave promise vi DONG
And Mrs H. b. Stanton in letter to friend in New
York, which Mr. TiltOn produces voucher that Mrs
II. b. Stanton didn't communicate anything to Mrs.
Woodruff, writes< oo
Ihave lad great time visiting friends here, but my
pleasure has been fcarully marred by this woodruff
paper thought it dead False in one point, false in
b." is good old Latin motto
And certainly no greater authority for the common
law this State has lived for century than Mrs d. b.
stanton's father, Daniel Cady, great lawyer.
The filthy language she puts into my mouth is utterly
false | never spoke TO that woman but once on the
subject-about five mnutes-fortunaely in the presence
of one witness, a gentleman and simply replied In
general terms to a question that had heard about
Say this to T. t. and tell him shall stand by him in
the hour OF need
Now Mr. Andrews tells you that he was the gentleman
that was present when Mrs H. Stanton had her inter-
view with Mrs Woodruff and nobody has undertaken to
produce that interview as covering any greater length
and breadth of communication than is given in this letter
OF Mrs H. StaDiOns Now, produce this statement OF
Pauline Wright Davis and this letter of Mrs. II. B. Stan
ton. not because they In themselves evidence but
because they made evidence by MI Ttons producing
them correct and truthful statement Of the connec
ton of these ladies with any communication to Mrs.
woodruff classifying the proposition that either Of them
made any such communication aud putting 1t as part
OF his narrative, under his hand, that precudes
the idea that either of them had. 1t is evil
dence against him, and 1t is true. for the
letters speak for themselves, and tho ladies
are not impeached in character in any way Well,
now you see having shut Mrs. Morscs ears, have
shut Mrs. III. b. Stantons and Mrs. PauliDa DavIs's
mouths, and what mouth and there that could
come together for the communication Of this scandal
Mrs TitoD Ms Woodhlll She published it in her
paper that he told her. and she put it on his telling
although she had, she said, these previous comnun
cons from III lndies and more or less Of them But