New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02
THE STORIES THAT Mr.. BOWEN KNEW TO
MR. TILTON'S DISCREDTT

Now. Immediately on his wife's return, or
very there the misfortune OF her miscarriage
and serious illness That began the oath OF December,
and the next originated also in the troubles OF
Mr.. TtOn. wholly in the troubles OF Mr. Hlton, and
wholly in troubles with which Mr. Beecher had nothing
whatever until they forced Mr. Beechers
attention by what was considered undoubtedly very
bold and very wise by Mr. Tllton On Saturday pre-
viousy, the oath OF that month, Mr. Tlton having
been deposed from his place editor Of The independent
and having received in lien OF that eminent and perma
nent position, contracts OF employment, con-
tracts which gave Mr.. Bowen complete COM
mand over the durability and circumstances of
terminating the relation iaStaiter, that being
the situation Just established and ostensiby and pre-
sumably be for some two or five years,-two
years the Of paper and five years IN the other
Mr. Oliver Johnson then companion IN employment on
The INDEPENDENT ntimates to Mr. Tlton that Mr. Bowen
had heard stories and considering them, preiudcia
TO his character and he had better zee Bowen. Mr..
Bowen didn't want to him; Mr. Bowen had not asked
an interview with Mr. Tilton; MI Bowen had not adj
yised Mr. johnson that he wanted 10 Mr.. TiltOn,
but Mr.. Bowen had talked with his managing editor,
Mr. johnson. on the subject OF these lmpu-
taons upon the character OF Mr. rilton and the
sity OF terminating his relations with The Independent,
and Mr. Johnson not in betrayal Of confidence, but as
friend Of Mr. TOn he brought 20 the notice OF
Mr. TtOn and advised him to see Mr.. Bowen and force
open consideration between them of these causes OF
complaint result of that is that when attempt
had been made at interview earlier Christmas, as
day OF leisure, assigned for interview, and Mr.
Tton attended at Mr.. Bowen's house with Mr.. Oliver
Johnson and then Bowen informed Mr. Tuton Of the
stories against his character which had come
to his knowledge. Briefly it Is thus, and
ndisputably Thus whether in the testimony of Mr..
Bowen in the testimony Of Mr. Oliver Johnson, or in the
testimony Of Mr. Tilton himself, that Mr. Bowen had had
no suspicious had received intmation, had heard
rmors preudicia to ~ Tton prior to the time he had
Dissolved the connection editor And when that was
announced in public, when It was seen that this great
throne that lofty crown, that this powerful scepter,
were no longer in the hands Of this king but that they
had all been resigned, and another king that
had new views, at any rate not the per-
sona interest in the question that Mr. TtOn
would have had announced then the stories 10
Mr. Bowen. What his guresi They came in clouds.
they came in an avalanche they came from near by and
from afar of-the story the anteroom Of The Union
office the story from winsed and the story from the
Northwest; the story Of an intrigue with woman in
fashionable lfe-everythng, as Mr.. Titon admits Ut is
all admitted came to his knowledge in the sense OF i'm
the truthfulness Of these mputatons; have never
gone into them any further than necessary
10 show the situation TO be such as ii
was pretended Mr. Tltons part ii not, but what
manifestly was. that there had come TO be such
knowledge Mr.. Bowen's part OF misconduct on the
part OF Tton, and such basis OF fact such definite
ness Of name aud place and circumstance as made IT,
at least the subject OF inquiry and responsible inquiry
and Of necessary action Mr. Bowens part That being
So this movement became important element in this
false accusation and all the surroundings Of gloom OF
malignant calumny, that have attended Mr. rltOn's
course toward Mr.. Beecher through years.