The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-27
Afternoon Dispatches
BEECHER TRIAL.

:
Henry G, Bowen viii be published to-
morrow morning:
The statements made by Mr., B. F.
Tracy in his opening address to the court
and Jury in the Brooklyn scandal case,
so far a. said statements reter to me az
having been engaged in any conspiracy
whatever arc malignant falsifcaiSIs from
beginning to end, destitute Of even one
particle Of truth, as said Tracy can learn
II he will call me 70 the witness stand, in
which event no will find that do not be-
lieve in tho doctrine said to DO taught Ia
him that lying is justiiablo under certain
circumstances,
[signed, HENRY @, Bowen,
NtO York, February %, 1875,
Alter recess Mr., Tracy reviewed the
plaintiffs relations with Mrs, Woodruff,
claiming that Tilton's intimacy with her
was not In the interest OF Beecher, but Of
his own free choice, aud that no stimula-
ted Mrs, WoOdhulps publication Of the
scandal instead Of trying to suppress II.
Mr., Tracy then said that 90 long a.
Iilton was prosperous no was silent as
the grave concerning this scandal, Az
soon, however, as he was down, and felt
the need OF Boecher's hand to lift him up,
he began to agitale the matter. At this
time Tilton had overdrawn his account
at Woodruff & RObinson's, and had no
money, The Importance OF this would DO
obvious at another point Of the case. Mr..
Blcechers refusal to preside at tho meet
ing at steinway Hall was regarded as u
sign Of hostility by Tilton. In the fol-
lowing year, when Tilton returned from
his leGturing tour in the West, tho Golden
Age required money and Bowen was
pushed for the money which Tllton said
he owed him. He makes a personal
statement, sets It in type for publication
in tho Golden Age, and In II he incorporA-
ted his letter Of January !, 1871, He
took ono Of these copies to Wilke.
son and told him that no should
pu bliSh that statement unless Henry
Ward Beechor did him Justice, There
was no demand for Justice from Bowen,
for that would not Influence Wilkeson,
Wilkeson said II that was published 1t
would create scandal which would
shake christendon, and advised him not
to publish II. Tilton said that Beecher
never offered him help In being kept In
his situation on the Independent II tho
counsel could show that this publication
was threatened by Tilton 10 compel q
recognition from BCGcher III to tho Just
ness Of his claim against Bowen, then II
would be shown that this publication was
threatened for blackmail, and that he
never intended to publish this statement,
but had the two copies struck off only to
compel the payment OF this claim.
Wilkeson promised to aid him in getting
tho money, and II It was Justly duo him, AZ
WilkGson said, II would never do to have
this published; aud, gentlemen on the 4lh
of April Tilton had his seven thOsand
dollars in his pocket from Bowen, but l
do not Say, gentlemen, that tho obtaining
Of this money was Matchmaking for Il
might havo been due to TiltOn. Gen.
Tracy said, on approaching another point
Of his subject, that no desired to make o
personal explanation. To this Beach oh.
cctcd unless Tracy would 20 on tho
witness stand ycrity his explanation.
Mr.. Tracy replied that this he was quito
willing to do.
The argument was engaged In by Evarts
and cx.Jud Porter, tho latter stating
that Henry Ward BeeCher would choose
Whit counsel he pleased to defend him.
Mr.. Beach disClaimed that he dictated
whit counsel BeeCher should employ, but
he was Of the opinion that Gen. Tracy had
already exceeded tho bounds Of propriety
laid down in tho collnsCls opening.
Judge Nelson snid II was.the duty Of
the counsel to speak only Of facts which
he intended to prove.
Judge Porter said that the facts which
Gen. Tracy referred to were facts which
they intended to prove, and hero the mat.
ter dropped.
Gen. Tracy then continued I am
charged with preparing questions for
plaintiffs vito before she appeared before
the Committee. The plaintiff says I told
him ~. Now gentlemen we will show
you that saw Mrs. Tllton only thirty or
forty minutes before she appeared before
the Committee, and that never told the
plaintiff 80. I was Introduced 10 her by
| her step father Judge Morse, and II was
10 dark that / could hardly SEQ her face.
went to the Committee and prepared
them for Mrs. Tilton, Isaid to her on y the
words "Mrs. Tllton do not feel offended at
ahy questions that may be asked you as
they are not intended 10 give you otfense."
Nosuch conversation as that reported BY
the plaintiff ever occurred between Mrs.
Triton and me, and It Ia oh Unnecessary
reflection cast by plaintiff 6n his wife.
When l was consulted about the Wood,
hull publication by Woodruff did mol
then know Beecher or Moulton. then
understood that my services were moi
professional, and were only as q friend
Of the firm Of Woodruff 4 Robinson
and 10 be merely friendly cohSultation
desired to examine certain papers III
Moulton's possession, and therefore had
an interview With him OF hiS house. The
Woodruff publication was gone over
paragraph by paragraph, and Moultor
denied the pistol scene, as he did here
alSo. To denied giving Mrs. Woodruff
Tie information contained In the publlca
! ton. III reply to my question as to how
! lie story OF Mrs. Woodruff arose
: Moulton said l had better SEQ Tilton
Triton came up there before | lef
with a manuscript, which he begar
, reading 10 me. This was substantially
tho Frruc Story" but the "Trut
: Story" "a a complete document, wa
never shown me, and tho only charge
. contained. In that document were. thoS'
IL iN,nt nrntnsAls 'Iiltnh deniot