Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-12

ton. Bowen said that Mr.. Beecher should
not be in Plymouth church but should be
driven out and suggested that | should bring
accusations against him. and he would sub
s,antiate them and draft OF letter OF the
accusation was prepared by me aud taken
to Bowen with the envelope omen.
The letter was read by Mr.. Evarts calm g
on Mr.. Beecher to resign the pas:orshIp OF
his church for reasons known. the letter
being signed Theodore Tilton. Tie witness
continued.
The first knowledge OF the delivery Of
OF this letter came to me from Mr.. Beecher :
statement on Friday night to me. Prlor 70
this on December 81 or 25 had an inter
view with Bowen, who was in very ex-
cited frame Of mind, and threatened
that if told Mr.. Beecher or any
person of his Orr. Bowen's) accu-
sGtions against him that l would never
cross the threshold ct his Office or house,
and replied 1 should tell any person ire
spectiye of his or AM J.Asr man ; threats.
| expected that the letter would cause Mr..
Beechers leaving his church and this city,
as Bowen said these charges would make
him do so in twelve hours. Ny usual time
for having my house for business was about
one o'clock every day. | do not remember
on visiting my house after this interview
telling my wife and other persons there
that was ruined. | was not ruined then
think told Mr.. M0ulton of the angry
interview with Bowen. but | do not then
remember whether | planned any further
steps against him. | knew OF the estab-
lishment of a religious paper N the ~esl
in '6S or 90 which appealed to the relig-
jous community | think It was started a.
the mOuthpiece of the Congregational
church and the views of the Independent
were too liberal. After | had written tho
letter to Beeeher, Bowen said why did You
not make him promise to not write tor the
Church Union, and | said had put enough
int. Between July 80, and Dec. /. 20,
had spoken TO some persons IN relation 10
the intimacy between Mr. Beecher and Mrs.
Tilton. but did not tell all the story.
told Bowen, members Of the family and my
mother-in-law | believe that during that
period | may have spoken roughly about
MIR Beecher, for instance when / SAID nc
preached 70 number OF has ms
tresses. Do not remember making
such remark. but il was attributed to me
and 1 suppose | must have made It, think
| made this remark to Mrs. Morse or Mr..
Richards if it was made use Of by ne. |
would not Ike to say if | mentioned tnis
matter from July to December 20, or any
Other parties with the exception oil MI
Moulton, Mr. johnson and Mr. Bradshaw
On December Goth, all | told Mr.. Mouit0n
was tina: Mr. BeecheT had made unhant-
some approaches to Mrs. IiltOn this was
all told him at the time on the subject.
When have spoken about it 1 have
always used words 20 convey the impression
that nv wife was pure. The letter written
by my wife on the 29lh Of December was
shown to Moulton by me few days after.
Moulton then knew nothing Of my plans
and no person but Mrs. Iilton did. /
asked MoultOn down 10 Mr. Bsecher's and
obtain FOX me an interview with him with
regard TO his relations TO my family /
asked him not to tell Mr.. Beecher the OIL
iect Of the interview, and he would not
grant nc the interview 70 show him this
letter. copy of which | took in an envcl-
ope During NOulton's advice and before
Mr.. Beechers coming, | made memo-afa
Of dates on the envelope. OF some matters
which / wished 10 say 70 Beecher. 1 re-
ceived back Mrs. Iilt0n's letter shortly al
ter the signing Of the tripartite agreement.
in April, lSe2, and Il was DESTROYED by
Mrs. TiltOn. The memoranda and copy
OF the letter were destroyed that
night. AID the original letters two years
afterwGrt-. When Mr.. Beecher came in
that night and took 2 seat, | inquired if he
had received ms demand. ] told him that
| wished him - consider that demand IN
written and T. Blot il out. had changed
M mind since the previous Monday.
During that interview | think ! SAT part Of
the time and stood during the other portion.
When ! was putting my hand in ny pocket
for certain memoranda he asked ne what
Bowen had been saying about him and
1 told him in substance what be had
been saying / told Air. Bsecher the state
ment maize 10 me b. my wife. lie
listened patiently 70 the end and said,
Theodore this i all dream. Ii seems Ike
Dante's Inferno lam certain that he used
those last words. Mr.. Beecher never init
mated q d0ub, as TO whether Mrs. Hilton
had written such paper, bat ne expressed
surprise that she should have written it.
| may have said to him, 1T Is but few
squares 10 the house; 90 and ask Mrs. Iilton
whether she wrote the letter or not lie
then went staggering down the stars. |
DO not know that ne then indicated that he
was going to my house, When Mr.. Beech
CT came back that night did no: sec him
as he and MoultOn retired into the parl0r.
That terminated the transaction at the IN
LtlNlEN AA4L4 III. llE> 1AAAiA4 = ALaA-LA
improving from the 9th of December IN
III the January following. | never knew
OF her having any miscarriage but the enc
which occurred at this time, during
which she was attended. ! think. by Dr.
Skiiers. The 9th of December was the
most serious day OF her illness and after
that she was On her way 70 recovery. At
this time she was under the care Of hc-
physician and her nurse, | presume.
NEW YoRE, Feb g.-Tiiton said the arbi-
trati0n in ny dispute with Bowsn did not
take place till 2ist of April, ls72, and
during that time did not see him. may
have me; him while making new years
calm fact think did. L VAS in con
sequence %
sal wITE's lgAE
and anxiety that i had an interview With
M Bcccher, on Feb. 7th. Three certain
letters were written and delivered and no
fear ofauy trouble was experienced till
the Woodruff card was published on
May =. 1872. During this time
Mouit0n was in Florida. never suspected
NJ. Boocher fsneeringiy) of communicating
the scandal TO Mrs. W00dhull, nor did [
suspect Mr. Moulton. | shudiered from
head 70 foot when Mrs. WoOdhull read me
TAX N--A.4A ~AD4N anu AlEtskEi4tA ~ NfAN44-u
it Sac told it to me IN Nay. Il, and
twelve months AFTER she published il. /. did
not ask her who her authority wss. I mag
ined Mrs. Woodruff @: h57 information
through the OMEN gated
MOUTH OF hrs. uoEss,
who spoke loud and did not ever wh.s,or
what she had to say. The story want s-0al
her undoubtedly. | canao. tell, if Moul-
ton and Mr.. Beeche- ssoke about the mat
ter in Jan, l57i. may have spoken to
some few particular friends. Note well.
what did was to protect my wife.
never bad confidence in Henry Ward
Beecher in my life The only reason had
an going to Mr.. Beeeher was to
SHIELD III WITS.
otherwise / would have let Henry Ward
Bcecher 20 10 his destruction four years
ago. ! told the affair to whom | pleased
| told Mrs. Morse, my mother-il-.aw, Of
the matter and she told al the world
was aware Of her. infirmity Il speech
consulted with Mr.. Ward, law partner Of
Judge Reynolds, of Brooklyn, ahoGt the
breaking otthe contract with nc hy Bowen
and be said that the contract would
STAND TILL DOoNsDAT.
M DONen OWcl me some arrears o. --4A-
ry. | held Bowen's notes. but not for ar
rears, for about 81 900 or 5000. This
money had nothing to do with the indepen-
dent or the Brooklyn Union. had AN an
cry interview With Bowen during the pul.i-
icGl campaign OF 70, while on the Union
about supporting a certain person, L. D
Webster, and said | would not 60 !, whale
editor and nothing would force nc 10.
Bowen was very angry and had elno down
from Connecticut especially 90 the matter
visited Mrs. Woodhuli for the first time-at
her Office. The last time saw hec was IN
a. saw her with reference to an attack
made in her paper upon dozen prominent
ladies CONNECTED with the w0man's SAT
irago movement. | told her that when she,
Mrs. Woodruff, had been attacked By 9th
ers that
HAD DLTENDtD HRR.
but that for what she had done. would
wash my hands CT hoT The proofs" Of
this attack upon these ladies, VINO were all
personal friends Of mine, were sent 20 them;
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