The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-07
THE BROOKLYN TRIAL.
Henry G. Bowen Draws Well
His Direct Examination Con-
cluded.
What He Says on the Cross
Examination.

New YORK, May 6.-The court room
! in which the scandal trial is proceeding
was US full this morning rs ut any time
when Messrs Tiltoa, Moulton or Beech
er were on the stand. At quarter past
eleven Henry &. Bowen took the stand
| and the examination was continued by
Fullerton. He testified saw MIR.
Beccher nearly every Sabbath prior to
the 26th of December, 1870; told Mr..
Beecher of my intention to dismiss TlIton
from my employ; l saw Beecherat Free
lands and saw Mrs. Beecher; her huss
band was not present; | did not reply to
to BeecherS letter Of January I'd.
Fullerton read passages from a letter
and questioned the witness as to the story
to which Beecher alluded. The witness
said-Beechcr said there were stories
in circulation affecting TiIton )
moral character; he told me Of
them, but l don't remember them;
Mr.. Beecher asked me if l was his
friend, and told l had no untriendiy
feelings towards him; did not say 10
Beecher that would stand by him as Il
friend; these feelings remained through
out the interview, and were not altered
when | left.
Mr.. Fullerton said that was all he had
to ask the witness.
Cross ss-Examined.
Mr.. Evarts cross-cxamincd the witness
He handed him letter, and witness said:
[ believe this is the letter took to
Beecher; 1t bears the marks of having
been opened and closed; Mr.. Johnson
and Mr.. Tilton called on me on Monday
about IL o'clock, and may have stayed
two hours or more the topic OF convcr-
sation was almost entirely that for which
the interview was made; | wrote note
to Deacon Freeland that day, but have
no copy of it; received verbal answer
few moments after the messenger
returned; the messenger was my son
John Elliott Bowen; it was four or five
O'Clock in the evening when | went to
see Beecher; think | stayed there n
half hour or little longer; | don't re-
member any gentleman wanting to see
me us to my conversation with gentle
man, before / went to see Beecher; ! do
not remember that saw Eggleston there
when | received the letter OF January
ID from Beccher; had it and kept 1T
| do not think it struck me that that let
ter contained different version Of the
story of my interview with Bcecher than
really occurred; on Saturday the 3lst,
told Tilton of my intention to terminate
his connection with the independent and
Union office; then left l believe; Tilton
left afterwards; ! do not remember see
ing him at the Union office after that;
later in the day ] sent him formal
notice of his removal.
Witness handed Evarts two papers
which he said were notices of the remOy-
nj of Tilton from the MdtDcl,aeH and
Union, which Evarts read in evidence.
Witness continued-l have the i'm
preston ! received some reply in writing;
| have no recollection of admitting that
| owed Tilton any remuneration for
cancelling the contracts | paid the other
claims to Tilton, amounting to $1,000
tEcv were given to Moutcn;
| did not think Moulton left the power Of
attorney with me.
Then Evarts read receipt, which was
given to witness by Tilton, for the checks
of 700. and the witness said the receipt
was given by Tilton on the evening Of
the arbitration.
The witness continued: About this
time | was shown a proof Of the GoLd'n
Aqe article; | read Woodstocks letter
two or three days after my settlement
with TIlton, and it was returned to me
after the settlement; it was Claln who
brought me the tripartite agreement; 1t
was left at my office in New York, and
signed the next day. Shown paper
This is not the paper that was left with
me and signed the follow
ing day; it was stated to me
that they would meet at Moultonis
on the evening they did meet, April 3D.;
| went to the meeting with Charles
Storrs; when / 90! there | d. not remem-
Der who was there; when we assembled
we shook hands all around this was in
the back dining room; | cannot repeat
what was said then, nor have any recoi-
lection of it; l asked what was to be sub
mitted and they said the differences be,
tween Tiltou and myself | said would
not 90 step further until submission
of the matter was made in writing;
Moulton drew up the submission, and
Tlton and myself signed it.