The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-10
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TILToN's "TRUE STORY.
what ~ Really Was, and How ii,
Got Into the Present Case

which Tilton wrote in the early stages. and
with which Mr.. Evarts surprised him on
his cross-examination, everybody suppos-
ing that 1t had been destroyed. This mar
rative is one that Tilton prepared in De.
cember, 1872, in one of the moods when
he felt compelled to make some sort of
statement, and was written to save his
wifes reputation, while at the same time
relieving Beecher of the worst charges in
the then fresh Woodruff publication, JIM
proper solicitations which the wife repealed
and not actual adultery, being its ground
work. This story Tilton showed to mum.
Der of people and finally destroyed, so
that as he testified, he supposed it had
quite disappeared from the case. 1t seems,
however, that James Redpath of Boston.
was among the number that perused it.,
and made copy of it--or rather of the
bulk of it-for the purpose, it is now said,
of having it published in New England, at
Titons desire. But before he had finished
copying it, as the story is now told, he got
frightened at the idea of having any hand
in the publication, and sent the original
back to Titon, retaining his unfinished
copy, which had remained in his hands TIL
month or so ago, when he sent it to Mr..
Evarts. Redpath has always been a friend
of Titon in the affair until this trial got
under way, when something or other seems
to have occurred that produced change
in his feelings, and he is now set down as
one of the witnesses that the defense will
call. Such, at least, was the story that the
New York Tribune published on Saturday,
but now appears Redpath with card de
claring tibet T'iltoD never sent him the man
uscript to get it printed in New England.
and that he has not been summoned as
witness for the defense, though he does
not deny that it was his copy which Mr..
Evarts used. His course in the business.
according TO any showing, has been rather
queer, but it would need to be so to accord
with his style of doing things and with the
general air of mystery that surrounds the
the whole case. The importance that
Beechers lawyers try to attach to the
True Story" does not seem justified by
anything it contains, as Titon had freely
acknowledged, and everybody knew, that
its charge of improper advances was all be
made to most people up to comparatively
recent period. Nevertheless, the narrative
is very interesting one, especially for the
Lighter should we say darkness Pit
throws upon the mysterious relations be-
tween Beecher and Bowen, and we there
fore reproduce its salient portlons-premis-
ing, as already limited, that it breaks off
very abruptly and appettizingly
About ten or eleven years ago, Henry c.
Bowen, for whom was then working as a
subordinate in the independent office. told
me, one evening, while crossirg the Fulton
ferry, that Henry Ward Beecher was guilty
of adultery, practice begun IN Indianap-
oils and continued in Brooklyn Between
the years 1860 and 1870, Mr.. Bowen re-
peated the accusations not less than hun
bred times, frequently exhibiting deep
sense of personal injury, and sometimes
saying that, it he was so minded, he could
drive Mr.. Beecher from his pulpit During
part of this time Mr.. Beecher was editor
Of the independent and / was his leuten-
ant. Afterward he retired, and l succeed
ed to the chair. Both before Mr.. Beechers
retirement and vfterward, Mr.. Bowen was
in the habit of saying that the pastor OF
Plymouth church was dangerous visitor
among the females of his congregation.
These charges were not made to ne in conf
dence, nor to myself alone. This gossip |
always heard with unwilling ears, having
no more taste for scandal then than now,
and would not note it here except that il
is one of the pivots on which the ensuing
history turns.
as iui.her statement sun more uIwll-
iihsy openeu, yct necessary ~ ai eAprana-
tiou VI Tue SUBSEQUENT co'npiication OIL cir-
cuihs'ahces, l must say that Ill the the
summer ol 1901 Jew mohlns AFTER mao
undertaken, III ADDITION 10 ediilhg me IN
aepenaeht, 10 eult also tue brooKlYn On'on,
MIS-. EhHapelh II. !iton, my wlle' maze
70 me communication concerning Mr
peecner' wnlcn, 10 use her own WORDS, lesl
shouid wrong MN by using mine, she al
teIwaIus ho.eu qQwH III MEMORANDUM as
follows MI IL. w. Beecher, my TREND
ana pastor, sollGited me 10 DC Wlle 10 NM
together Win an lhat inns implies, ! Dor
row the aoo'e lact from my "iIe hanu
writihg' anu iorpiu myself from pausing
at tnis point either 10 Diackeh IL win an
eplthet or 'gnteh IL WIN an explanation.
, lhe suoJect " my Mlie lecllai was coiii-
niun,cateu, ne" Weehs alterWalu, py me
70 OiiVer johnson ana francis u, Moulton,
anu ny my Wiie 10 hcr nqtner; ana thence
W soihe Relatives M Deecher was az
seht from 'Te state AZ tne lihe, 9eing ms
vacatlon. gu Du'inS Tue SUMMER anu lati Oh
Tue year io'o' spohe vi 'he case 10 u
lew irienus, e%1loitihg more anger tnah
J charity toward MI beecheT, though 10 MI
Bowen, whose TWO papers was then e9il;
ing, was sllent-unwilllng tie add any fuel
TO his Indignation against the man whom
he seemed preparing to destroy. At the
: same time, by other persons and from
other quarters, stories were set ailoat con
corning Mr. Beecher OF the same damaging
kind; Tor instance, there came from Wash
) lngton statement, traceaple knew not TO
1 whom, That "Mr. Beeceer preached, every
sunday, to dozen OF his mlstresses.
My wlfes mother now began to play an
important part IN my relations TO MI
| Bowen and Mr.. Beecher, and IN the rela-
tons OF these TWO persons to each other,
8 This lady has been Tor years chronic sub
lect OF manlas ana trenzies; and notorious
y irresponsible IN her Trades on any sub