The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-05-13
BOwENS BLUNDERBUSS.

SCANDAL SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE ANIMATED
sPHYNX-HENRY C. BOWEN AND HIS SUR
RoUNDINGs.
The scandal special of the Chicago Times
says: The damp, gloomy weather was in
keeping with the dIspirited and downcast as
pect of the great majority of the audience in
the big scandal trial this morning. Fully
two-thirds of the spec tstors are admitted on
tickets from Beecher's counsel, and most OF
them had heard Henry c. Bowen, in bis
cold, chilling way kill OF, the evening be-
fore, one after the other, most of the ten
Derby emotional, devotional and glowing
creations of Beecher's genius, which
the prosecution insist constitute his
main defense. But it was not so with the
Beecher family and their intimate friends.
They were not laboring under any visible
faint -heartedDess, and Beecher has seldom
smiled with more thorough enjoyment than
when chatting with the cheerful little mil
lionaire, II. B. Clafiin, just before Bowen
emerged from some recess of the court, and
sat, like an animated
ICICLE IN THE WITNESS CHAIR.
It is proper to remark that the distinguished
defendant, evidently, having a wholesome
fear the critics, made a determined effort
not to smile too much, and finally threw
himself back in his chair, stopping his
pleasant chat with his wealthy parishioner.
JGo. Swinton, the genial new spaper man,
with ruddy face and snowy hair, gal
lantly led into the court tall and elegant
looking young lady, placed her in a front
chair, and then, in his usual modest way
hid himself behind the big police officer
who has charge OF the witnesses and "swear-
in book" The renowned Buffalo Bill, 9TH
erwise the "Hon. VIM. Cody" and two
other wild prairie-lookin gentlemen, with
hair like mustangs names, were among the
audience, and, at recess, were put to
the pleasant torture of shaking
hands with and learning the names
of all the newspaper reporters and other in
qui.itive persons in court. Just after Bowen
had settled himself in the chair. and ar
ranged his coat-tails to nicely, timid tap
ping, as of some one modestly rapping, was
heard at the ante-chamber door. A hand
some court official opened the door, pre-
pared to say ''Get," but big, broad-shoul-
dered policeman outside cried out, "Stop;
A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL WANTS IN"
A tall, elegant looking Young clergyman
said, "I have no ticket" "Well, sir" said
tbs door keeper, deferentially, 81 don't like
to refuse any minister of the gospel" and
the elegant young clergyman was placed in
a front chair. The testimony TO day was
very important. Although Bowen labored
under the 'Non mi ricordo' malady, so
prevalent on the trial, he was very decisive
in his negatives of leading points in Beech
er's defense. His evidence was substantially
that the arbitration about wages with Til
ton had nothing to do with the Beccher
scandal, or the tripartite agreement, and
ho was never shown the tripartite agree
ment between him, Beecher and TIlton.
until after he had paid Tilton's claim. He
knew nothing at the time about the Til
ton B9echer scandal. Beecher did not tell
him the stories which caused Tilton's dis |
missal, for he told Beecher he had already |
decided on it. When, subsequently, Clafiin |
asked him to sign the tripartite. he struck |
out the words making him ''disagow" the |
charges against Beecber, and substituted |
Withdraw" and he also struck out the |
statement that he knew nothing de.rimen- |
tai to Bsecher's character as q minister and |
a man." and substituted. "shst should pre- |
Christian fellowship" Eyarts went for |
Bowen with all his cross examining
FACULTIES AT FULL TENSION.
1t is remarkable contrast-the solemnity
and eagerness of counsel; the provoking |
GOODNESS and almost indifference of witness,
who dropped this answer the instant |
the question closed, without sim |
gle moments hesitation, except when asked |
about documents; and then he either fished |
the identical paper out of his breast
pocket or said, "Sbow me the /
paper and 1 will tell YOU" Mr.. Evarts sue
cesded in extracting from him that he had |
seen galley slip of the article VIII ch Tilton
was threatening to publish before arbitra-
ton, and that Bsecher, in the "step down
aud ous" interview, spoke OF Tilton's frail-
ties in regard to womlnkind. Ii
was keen and close contest
of intellect, and was watched with /
intense int rest. The curious part of the
story is that both sides are satisfied that
Bowen has served their cause, though both
we're afraid OF him mp TO the last moment.
1t is said that Bowen's testimony will neces-
sitato the calling of Clsflin, S:orrH, Free
land and others again, by the defense, and |
thus deferring the close OF the trial for
weeks longer. Among tire numerous wit
nesses for rebuttal are the irrepressible Vic
Woodruff aud Tennie G. Clafiin,