, 1875-03-29
THE GREAT SCAWUAi,
Letter from Hrs. Woodruff in Rarnrd
to Bome Testimony for the
Defense,
Hhe Asserts that tho Stories Told by
Nor Servants Are Pure Fab
rications,
She also 0ontroverts tho Evidence Of Cook
and 0owley,

And Declares that 1lllon Was No! with Ker IN
tho International Procession.
LETTER FROM MRS. WoopHutL,
No. 80 BROAD STRkE7. kEw Yonx, March 90,
t876.-To The Editor Of Ae he1o York I}ernht !:
colored man, formerly my servnn., nsmo,l
James Il. Woodley, testified, In substance Al the
Dcccher trial on 1hnrsdav last, an follows. That
hs was introduced to Mr.. Tllton by me, and TINT
instructed him, In tho presence OF Sr. Tilton,
regarding What noa1,t by freq ioyo; that 3tr.
Titon was In The habit Of going with me to lunch
at Delmonico'a; that le Waa u tie habit Of y,sit-
ing mo Ut my residences, No. tt EaBt Tlj.,y-
eighth atreat, No. 1l8 West Twenty-tl,Ird street,
and No. % Irving place, and remaining MI uie],t
eating breakfast tho next morning; ttat t,o vaa
arrested on Nov. 2, 1872, and held AZ a Nit.
ness, he having tho day bofora como 10 nv
Office from sick bed, having been I'll about =
month: that short time beforo ttia itlness, on
a given Monday aud Tnesday, fixing the time in
tho falt OF 1872, Mr. Tiltou cnme to nv oflice
having souo writing III his hand, which ho read
to afaa Claaln, Col. Blood, and inc, and that ba
urged It's publication that Col Blood obfcctod
TO having anything to do with 1t; that ho urged
that tbere could 10 sloo. 600 made ont Of plyun.
outh Church through IT. that Col. Hood, again
refusing to hive anything to do with 1t. locked
tho safe, put on his hat and left tho Office. TO-
turning in tho morning following, not goinR to
tue house That night; that he (Woolcy} VIVA at
the house that night, and saw Mr Tlltof1 there
and also 1t lreakfnat next morning, tlis being
ton aud mo together 1t Tas ususlly with biz arms
about my waist, and various other stnff.
mr. iton t.urt ns;,t W. IT, nesyl,y upon
rsn ha sfnrn ~ h" ~ X vii ~. aals" ma
fan.a ths nfsmv ~ r,nc,r,mn npoa' tho ac
t;monv ~ feo, .s ~ sorvent. ~ anu.Aotnred tes.
comia kavn oht.tnni ~ too.s y. PSSope WAeh taey
tIomssiyea '0'@ VIZ '"e'' '''u 'oo poopla
Nntr n,arn ~. r,t.x ,r,,o,e,,,,,,..
~ ti,;s tan,.saS,t ''11 Tr, U! tao truth
nct % 80! t',s unp sSau2s! VA pinilshho
tne our oco @ vas Il No. " "a rrosa 9s ,,,s ~ 'as
n,,s ,,sa tno.e .! ,som nc. tbo Mey pre-.
frync niacc ca arino "one netn r., m';ns a. no.
,t"re FasI Fhag;;,n ~ gope iheIe y! september
s.ron. +n III, 'sIs ,fo,Is. 49, ~ East
Twent st,eat IN MI 9oa ~, r. ~ "es. @
k"s,Jad k viii a .istar y" "'o NV Aeep houSe' put
NJ, H. Misu ,n.aI,ss. saeHs..
t,,a na,.a % :, "'"se{ nss nat ~ onf employ IN
aree Consoanontiy whatover ~ car ~ tnau
10 might over hsYs lizard about snytLius maat
Tiiton poxar .itod ", sies "es AZ 40 a. AZ.
arns aMoa nover sistoo Us a. ~. ~. Htnca, What
Wr fstou tnni ~ naS as naia ncasa IA Wllch
a. Tnt H. Wn,dIns us' sans nase a neen ~ No.
N. az ann 1a7n occurred h
tnn ~ ~. T. tu.s, previous 20 tho pno'ica-
y 'an @ hsaoua.' aaa IN tae once described ns
frn,, y. horn ~ "toa sio.y pure iahFloatlon
pase ot trth Tors a1 VAS p. nsrsr ,ns sc ny
A. ts stn's snou,San ~ ares naned o'thor
,an ,a,.. ~ ~ an5 oHcF tine. Ar
nv nth"r nnner ~ do'i., H. sasn o. s!v3ooo or
va,ro ~ ~ se.,d. T.. t ~ sne Mofcaha!ae
W.T. w w n.Hon evo1 make OF havo OCCASION to
pa.oboo oD!stLon !tia, ING pupl1eatlon OF t!ie
,o~onarn, ,ti HoE W. she beecher article
|innp n.y. ru..t tna aoH asts poIose ts Pnblt1a'
a.oseose!. we iast tune ti!at Mr. Tt!ton !ialtod
hat To- ~ ~ 1e', Mo' - Hsoaa atscef tllo DAY
GnMvon,,,. M III ttot tue e1ty 10 aend s9 CINCINNATI
pSsslanov $aIs .tIfoi. Ioa'ea ar. uFeetny 1oF tho
~ - uny ~ unsa nsaue spoAep 70 ~, Illton nor
~ ~ ~ mu: nunpose ho waa ashamed to come to
osn G IN "'t15 ~. LIN. H., Soui9 navo heen bad
irHno n.ca p.aIis' IT,. ~. Aton Was mayer IT ~
psre aa Gst iaIoe q fonr times 1t No.
as,n 10 m94 t"enss.thfa strcot. 9nd ho never TO-
mainea 70 any honRa In which lived ovor Night,
nMn e'ue5s 1s e1sep1son. apd tAat vas night iu
ts,n, aa.t' a Mnen 10 "as preparing my bog-
nornpu ssr ~ III. 'osts sa save ~ hs
1tlfon nvor an Inv tJ,o i,on,. - -. 49, t.H'
dnnt;a ~. ~ GaJoy tlo hoaof Of formal intro
onc.'on % tnls colote1 gentleman, tor OF hearing
mo discuss tle Question Of free lore viii, my
sants, OF wasn anypoaS ehe IN tho language to-
o1tep py Mrs Noodley, or Ia language to tbs
same enece; nor was tu tho lahtt o. RECALLING
NY pesvAnta WIN tablesux ~ which hr. Tllton
M ana wsfo tho subjects. Ii We ttcaEred 10 kiss
a. ana embrace, taeio were plenty Of opportunftlea
70 uo 10 70 beyond the eight Of vulgar obscry-
eLs ess' Mnehovef hf. Inton dsd me tue honor and
~. sna sasas 70 sPauo nla syen.nSs Win No, ~e
.hose I, Nlth ~ witch the defense wish TO tnptcss
Ino !arg' !te true tuat alF I'lton waA moro
vlstiof a. ny houao and oiace-fre' !
aunntly lunehlng thorg at my re1uest-thRu 10 |
testified to having beoa when on TIM stand but |
y never lnhchea either q Dolmonieos, whoEo
Lhas colorod RentlemaI mskes sucti parade Of
aavlng seen 90, ", nof a. ha1tza. or Wy othor
p!aoe IN tno sIelnsty Or nfoad ssfoet; Indeed,
aoaof @ ~ MIt!;a 10 n;otmon.oon 'a ny llls. hare