The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-25

go without his leadership. My
interview was with Beecher
alone. / read to him my wife's letter
and said to him what shall not here re-
peat. He sat like statue under my brief
remarks, and at the close bowed to me
and said, 'sThis is all dream He af-
fected to disbelieve that Mrs. Tilton had
written the letter, and denied everything
with royal negative. | then said, 1T
is but few squares to my house, 60 and
ask Mrs. Tilton for yourself whether or
not she wrote the letter. he went and
returned in half an hour. did not see
him. Moulton asked him what had tax
en- place at Mrs. Tiltonss. He remarked
that he had seen that lady; but he did
nothing more, and left. This was about
IL o'clock at night. Shortly after he
left, left. On reaching home l found
that Mrs. Tllton, who was then seriously
i'll and in bed, was agitatcd and distressed.
She said that Mr.. B. had been there,
telling her that she had pursued and
slain him; that he would be tried by a
council of ministers and his career ended,
and that he was a dead man unless she
would save him from his fate. She said,
moreover, that, after talking to her in
this strain, and exhibiting great and ter
ribie4 feeling, Beecher went to her writing
desk and, taking out pen and paper,
brought them to her bedside, and putting
them into her nervous hands, dictated to
her what she copied-a paper Of which
she could not recall the phraseology, nor,
to certainty, the substance and mean
ing. Shortly after narrati,g to me the
above occurrence, she resumed her pen
and ink and wrote the following state
ment: Here follows Mrs. Tilton's letter
te her husband, of midnight, Dec. 30,
1870: retracting her retraction.l
The next morning, in reponse to note
from me, Moulton came to my house,
and, after an interview with my wife, re-
ceived from her, in writing, request to
procure the return Of the paper, which,
in her agitation, she had given to Beecher
the night before-a naper all the more
important, for, as it is seen, she was I'M
certain Of its real design. That evening.
which was Saturday, brought to me new
surprise, closing a week Of sensations
with one which fittingly capped the
climax. namely, notification from Bowen
that my engagements with the Iadepend-
ent and with the Union would then and
there terminate, and that he was ready to
settle with me in full Of all demands. In
these words Bowen broke these
two contracts which he had
| just made with me, and which
were also then week old, and to each of
which was attached provision that 1t
could he terminated by death, or by six
months notice. or Immediately on paving
4 r.. SC - o<n
Mr.. Bowen thus suddenly laid himself
liable to pay $1,000 for breaking his two
contracts, together, of course, with ten
per cent of the Unions profits due to me
up to date, from May to December 81,
187O-eight months.
On the night Of January l, 1871, Mr..
Moulton called upon Mr.. Beecher. and
after protracted interview, returned. and
Immediately gave me an account of the
interview which I took down from his lips
in Photographic notes these notes, after
q lapse of two years, now reopen for the
first time and digest therefrom the fol-
lowing report: Il called at Mr.. Beech
er's. He was not at home. left my
card; presently his son came running
after me, saying his mother knew where
his father was, and that he would 60 for
him; went back to the house, and
MIR. Bcecher came in; he invited me up
stairs. l told him he would
probably consider it the strangcst inter-
view he ever had with mortal man. Said
1: s'Mr. Beechcr, wish to tell you first
how minutely recollect your converse
ton Of last evening. came to you as a
friend, meaning to do you as good SER
vice as ever any friend did to another.
On our way to my house | asked you il
any one had seen the letter besides your
self, the letter Of Theodore Tilton de-
manding your retirement from the pulpit;
you said none save one, besides myself.
asked il that one was Henry c. Bowen.
Yeu made no reply. You recollect it. do
you not!' He said, 4 do 1 do not
press any answer from you now; SO far
as you do not answer me, you do not re-
spond to the friendship which | profess
for you.''
Here the story breaks of, and nothing
important Of its remaining portions has
been preserved.
Cabrera. the Cariiss General, Acknow.
ledgcs Alf0ozo ~ King.
PARIS, March 16.-I Universe publish