The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-15

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CAN TILToN DE DIsoRAcEp.
"But why evade 1t, Mrs, Woodruff
Can he be diSgraced any more than he has
been"
"Can he2 Yes, he can; and with him
dozens Of others who now tremblo and
quivcr from morning till night for fear
the undercurrent-thG depth Of this affair
will work its way 10 the surface. The
Od0re will not stand crOSs.exanlination
like MoultOn, lie not cool enough"
~ am somewhat Nsurprised that you
were not retained ~ a wiLnsss, as you first
published the scandal, and evidently knew
so much about It,"
"Thnt IL the very reason they DO not
want me. know too much aboutit. 50
does Mrs. Cady Stanton and Susan u
Anthony. Their testimony will not be
sought after either"
"lIow about Bowen? Don't 10 know q
triIle more than people give him credit
for knowing%
"Now you have struck the keynote oI
the whole trouble. Bowen Is the Mephi-
stopheles; the demon who stands back
with II red-hOt poker and punches Others
on 10 desperate deeds. Oh; want to sec
that man Bowen Oh the stand. His tCs
timOny will be richness personihcd."
ANOTHER INTEnvlEw.
The reporter Of the I,eavGnworth Time,
also interviewed her with The following
result; .'.r
Rep.-Will the wholetruth HbroughI
to light2
Mrs. W.-No; not tithe Of it, They
nre not trying 10 bring out the truth
riltOn Is Just as much afraid Of tho truth
as BeCcllcr, and is trying to sec with how
small n part Of the truth he can carry hi'
Rep.-,That seems strange-why Should
he not want to bring out overythingS
Mrs. W.-NOt al all strange. They are
all IN tho same boat with lIerCher. That
whole crowd have been living IN the same
way-in accordance with what they be
lieve-for years past, and the truth would
expose tho whole lot.
lsep.-Do they all believe az you do OF
these matters? y
Mrs. W.-Certainly they do, but haven
moral courage enough 10 soy 30. The
only difference between liz IL that | advo'
Gated the doctrine Of %
rHEEDoM roR riff AFFECTIONS,
holding that they cannot be controlledby
law, and that any one who nets FULLY upon
freedom must hc acting purely; while
they outwarllly hold on to the old system
Of law, making il SubServlent to theil
public reputation, when secretly they
adopt the rule Of freedom, which double
practice can never Ike pure. t.
Rep.-Yolt include Moulton among
those that believe III your the0ries2
Mrs. W.-Frank MoultOn OF courSC
lido. The whole lot Of them endorse my
theory In every particular, and nothing
keeps them from saying 10 publicly bu
TnER HYPOCRISY AND MORAL cowARDicE
Just as Mr.. Beechcr said when he was o.
his knees at my feet, and In tears; when
advised him to come out like a man ant
make an open confession Of the who'll
thing, said lie; "Iknow1 ought TO do Il
and II I had your courage ] would do Il
but can't nm moral coward !" l
he had made such n confession al tha
time, the whole thing would have beer
over and forgotten long ago, and ever!
body wonld think better Of him to-day,
Reh.-If the trial now In prOgteab fall
10 bring out the whole truth, II will prob
ably never be told?
Mrs. W.-Yes; II will. lam preparing
a statement now which will be given 4
the public at the proper time, which
will show, the world that what has
been told thus far has been bot the begin
ming Of a long story. Why, 1,tell yot
there Is a whole volcano In this thing
and what has been given 10 the publiC
thus far Is but
THE SMOKE THAT PREcEDEs rttE ERUr.
ton.
II is smouldering yet, but II will burs
out when The proper time comes, and III
light viii bring 10 view people who have
never yet been dreamed Of In connection
with the matter.
Rep.-Will YOU be called to testify a
the present trial? |,E..
Mts. WI think not. | don't think
either side wants me. know too much
about The case. II | should 10 wanted
I would not 20, unless under Compnlsion
for | do not desire TO make my statement
until The proper time COMES, and then
shall give It 10 the world; one Of the beSt
lawyers III the United Stdlcs il nov com
piling II for me.
Reb.-Why don't they cali Mr." Stan
ton?
Mrs. W.-Fot the same reason they
don't call inc. She knows Too much
about the case.
Rep.-Wiii Miss Anthony be callcd2
Mrs. W,-1ndUed she will not. Susan
knows all about II, and they know abe
tiucs and II they put her on the stand
they know they would get the whole
truth She doesn't know how to tell q
lie, and II you swear her 10 tell the whole
truth, that is Just what she will tell Thil
trial will nol develop anything new II 4
not desired by any Of the parties that II
should.