The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-09

could tell me with reference TO the little boy
Ralph. and he said that the date fixed BY
Mrs. Tilton was the correct one. Mr..
Beecher ssked me the date. L told him
Elizabeth had told me that date at which
time their criminal intimacy had begun was
on the 10th of October, 1858, and he said tnst /
be had no evidence oft, but he thought she
was right. some expressions of grief anc
misery tell from him, and that was the enc
OF the interview. He went to Mr.. Moui- |
TONS house. This interview lasted ~ or 10
minutes. I recoliect the time of the publ
cation OF Mrs. WoOdhulPs card. nad an
intervie< at Moulton's house with Beecner
at the time of that publication. L told MIN
she came TO me at the Golden Age ONCE and
put a card in my hand, which she wisneo me
to read. A portion OF 1t said that pup
! lie teacher in one city was nFinS WIFI
the wife of another public teacher In the
same city. She said she referred to the Rev.
! III. w. Beecher and my wife. She related
other particulars. which were gathered IN
her card of November z. 1877. der otner
story was, that l had discovered her IN
timacy, and had used personal violence to
| her. Had taken the wedding ring off her
/ finger and ground it Ia the earth With my
| heel. / told Bsecher that Moulton and
went to Mrs. WoodhulPs house about the
matter. and had an Interview with her. She
had referred only slightly to the scandal,
and Mr.. Moulton sdmonlshed her that she
should not speak i'll OF her. Mr.. Mouiton
| told me afterwards, when coming sway,
that he thought this woman was not IN her
| right mind, and IL was from that
time that Moulton, Beecher and
myself were in consultation TO
stop tho circulation of the woman's stories.
Beecher was greatly excited, and Moulton
told him that ther9 was no cause Tor alarm
as they could easily keep her quiet. Kind
ness must be used al IA her and she must be
put under some obligation to US. Bsecher
oinci5ed in this view and we agreed TO De
! come personally acquainted with her and TO
treat her as gentlemen should treat lady.
| We resolved to make her acquainted With
Mrs. Tiiton and Mrs. Moulton, bUt Mr.
Beecher said that Mrs. Beecher would not
become acquainted with her. Beecher said
/ that he hoped the ladies would exercise q
good influence over Mrs. Woodruff. In
pursuance of that arrangement published
an article in the Golden Age about the
ENFRANcHIsEAENT OF WOMAN,
in which I alluded to Mrs. Woodruff. 1
drew up an article claiming the right for
women to vote, on the ground OF their be-
ing citizens of the United States, and had it
published in the form of a tract, and sd-
dressed to Charles Sumner. This was one
favor did for her. She then brought me a
biographical sketch of herself. written by
her husband, which she asked me to revise.
/ did so, AMI completed the manuscript,
after which 1 published it. Six or seven
Weeks alL6r tulS MI. MOultOH OOlu utc ludb
he had q letter written to Mr.. Beecher by
Mrs. woodruff, with reference to presiding
at the Sseinway Hall meeting. Beecher
had been asked TO preside at her
meeting. Beecher was present. told
him "a had presided at meeting
of hers in the Cooper Institute when she lee
tured on finance. Beecher said he would
not like to preside, but il he changed his
mind he would let me know. Moulton and
/ went to the hall, which was crowded, and
n, IL 1rFE
town in few days after on nay lecturing
tour, and with Moulton made friendly call
upon her. 1t was on account OF the publ
cation of her pamphlet Tit tor Tat' that
relinQuished Mrs. Woodruff. | say here,
that Henry Ward Beecher is responsible for
my intimacy with Mrs. Woodruff. On the
evening of the lecture in Steinway Hall,
l had not contemplated going there, and was
under no promise TO do So.
The article, "Tis for Tat" was
brought to my Office by some
person and shown TO me. I think is a
lady from California who showed it TO me.
In the first or second week of December,
T 1871, Beecher came into MoultOn's study
when L was present. He asked me If
Moulton had conferred with me on my
! formally retiring from the church and said
T be had done so, but thought there was no
reason why should resign. Beecher said it
was reported among the church members
that was spiritualist and had foresaken
the church. He said he understood my sit
uation and how / was placed. but he asked
asking for my dismissal. But i said no;
that he knew the reasons of my being identi
fed with Mrs. Woodruff. said If 1t was
dangerous to have my name on the churc
roll to strike 1t out, or get new one paintt
and told him that if he treated the matt.
boldly he would soon get rid OF the diffic'
ties by which he was surrounded. / ssl Z
it was false thing to require that shouId
retire from his church on account of my
LIBERAL VIEWS
in religion. peremptorily declined to ask
for letter of dismission from the church
On another occasion 1 met Beecher in the
cars while travelling. was writing. and he
came up and said: "I hope this is not an
other poem like Sir Marmaduke.'" said
no, that it WIS an essay. He said he thought
there was no peace any more on earth for
him, and be saw nothing but trouble for
himself. told him that if he met the matter
boldly there could be no danger. He thought
my paper was inimical to him, and advised
that some person in the Office should be
made friend of his. told him to 60 to his
work and not b5 downcast, snd relieve his
mind of all apprehension of me. The tears
then came into his eyes and he left me. That
is the substance of that interview with
Beecher. When was lecturing West, was
asked about my sudden removal from the
Independent. On my return 1 told my
friends this, and also Mr.. Moulton giving
him the true reasons, which desired 10 pub
| ish in the Golden Age. Moulton advised
me not to do SO. This paper (produced)
has an article prepared bv Mr.. johnson and
myself foy publication. The stories told in
the West were horrible and injurious to my
reputation. believed was entitled rightly
to the 81 900 from Bowen. Iwr0te letter
to Pastor Halliday at later period dissolv-
Ing my connection with the church. had
several conversations with Mr. Beecher with
regard to having some person on the Chris
tian Union who could deal more fairly by
me on the subject eff the scandal-one who
knew the facts-and suggested Oliver John
son. After Bowen paid me $1,000
Moulton asked, as coming from Mr.. Olaf
lin. If Bowen took hack his charges