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cratic party. 1t would have been 50 trans
formed that its nearest relatives wouldn't
have recognized it,

have recognized it,
VICTORIA Woodruff has been far from
suited with Theodore Tiltons attitude to-
ward her in the trial. On her return from
the West, after Tlton's testimony, she
wrote, it seems, a savage article on Titon,
which was put in type for her paper. Per-
haps it was never intended to be Published
but only to be used, as rilton used his
Golden Age article, to get money out OF
somebody. At any rate, it was not pub
lished, till the New York Herdid got hold OF
proof and published it. In it Mrs. Wood
hull says:
Mr.. Tilton's account of our interview
brought about by the card in the Times and
the World (newspapers), of May -, 1871,
is an utter perversion ot the facts his ae-
count of the time of and my conduct at the
first interview with Mr. MoutOn is also I'M
true his evidence regarding his letter ad-
dressed to Mr.. Sumner is Justification, but
A good illustration of his unbOunded egOt
ism his statement about the writing of my
biography, except in so far as the furnishing
of the facts upon which it is founded is con
cerned, is utterly perverted. (No biogra-
pher manufactures facts. He obtains them
from those who possess them, as Mr.. Iiton
does in this case and is not responsible for
them, let them be what they may but Mr..
Tilton supplied everything outside them and
in this regard occupies the same position as
any other biographer.) His testimony re
gardng the Steinway Hall lecture Is almost
| wholly a series of unmitigated ialsehoods
and 50 also is that about the = Tit Tor Tat
article
She intimAtes very distinctly that rheo-
dore was much in love with her. She says
At another time shall consider further
of his condition during the period Of his re
lationship with me-shall show how he was
cemplimented upon all sides for the piquan-
| CIV and brilliancv of his editorials, and how
a very dear friend and competent critic with
al, then absent in Europe, wrote that his
articles sparkled in every line ike rare Old
wine, which was to be accounted for only
upon the theory that he raS neiriy and mat
| IL m lore. for nothing else could have in
spired him to write 50 grandly.
But to pass to review Of his protested
| evidence there is Il strenuous effort evident
to make it appear As if he formed my ac-
quaintance and maintained 1t solely to sup
press the scandal, and that he had to stand
with his hand upon my mouth, constantly
doing me some favor to keep me from max
| ing it public | wish TO say As emphatically
a. can that such theory Is utterly ialla-
cious, utterly false, and has been connected
by Mr.. Tilton, as believe, not 10 assist him
in his action against Mr.. Beecher, but to
satisfy certain dear friends who are terri
| biz shocked at the mention of my name and
whose virtue Is Of such an extraordinary
and ethereal quality that the mere reference
to free love casts shadow OF reProaeh
upon it
| grant that my threatened publication Of
the scandal first brought Mr.. Iilton to NE ,
| bnt DENY IN toto that the fear that | would
publish il was the reason of his action at
! terward Mr.. TiltoH need not assume any
dramatic position about this lie knows
| that | have the most conclusive proof that
MS relations with me were from an entirely
different motive, and for an entirely differ
ent purpose indeed, that the suppression OF
the scandal, except as IT, coming IRON HIM
as lis authority, was no part of his motives
for anything he did for me.
He would have consented To aid IN It's
publication in any way that could have made
Mr. Bowen responsive Tor Us ''b'hun''A-
ton to me. " II should DE uale 10 ap
| pear a authority Tor Al, ! e'u'i NOS i've
with Elizabeth alterward' was MS Af-u-
ment. Hence 1t was not the Suppression .i
the scandal At all that concerned hin- ne
knew well enough that intended 70 pup
lish it at the proper time unIess II Sh'u'l he
made unnecessary by Mr beechef comm
to occupy position publicly on the S'eitI
! question similar 10 that upon W"''" >','4'
And Mr.. Hilton Will scarcely aare 10 Tell Sd
bareiaced a lie A. 10 say mat ever even 'u-
timated to him that wonid never make J.,
public or that he ever expected tnAt
would not IN the event OF MI beechei s.
failing 10 thus pronounce himself, Inc
only wish Of hi- that ever learned Wa
! that he should not be involved rs authority
In closing. addressing Tilton. She says
I5o.r.- intend That van shall c,l.ely ada
any more dsrknes. to the cloud that v.a
/ - lid, as, nr,n nv nam, and fame
ON Tho one and mar vou ,ir who has ro,I
,ronrIs of comnlaint in hi. regard. Won
e,r,s =, mo .,,rs,n,bt and messed yorr ser
- ,,,, ,fter another man me- and when
r,,, c,;loJ >, o,c,,p,Ii.b what vou had in view
yo, Won, ,,'s,' oot r, tba world and sail Won had
boon ,.rtr,r,,eI into doing these thing BY a
de.icnin- woman and that Won now rcpeut-
ej - aii 7,tst ynn had .oi5 ar dome for her
This is the deepest iniamy that can be cast
upon any woman and were you TO i've a
sro-,'"u ~ which ' sbonj l.. Jc,a,cj r.
und6ing the injury that vou have wrought
for me, You would still fail to wholly repair
the wrong that ! have suffered 'r'" your
efIH'l: 'oul'g' ,..,.;,,, 81 n,,- ..,o.ii.-,
tion mr. maxine or of vour magnanimitv.
exist and maintain lmy position to-day ia
spite OF Your announcements: ..,,
- pJ' o., ~, ~ ,La. So mI;c7 1nn L,5 80
long since i'rsi'en hiu- oe''u'e nav ii''
trns. rbat ron nv rer".ej in me a. IN law bare
before the world what knew of your con-
duet since the I'D OF May, ISL when de
Ieu Inns " w. Iar. ~ ,lmo-t
a,,a;nst bnnefbntt The brilliant talebts that have
been given of God to you, might yet be con
secrated to the social regeneration oil the
race.
But the last 'eNtise OF that nope las no"
gone ont IN the darkness beyond where hope
exists.
VICTORIA [. NoonIl ILL.,
sine, the arnsarance If this article. Mrs.
WoodbrIi ,rr;,e. +, tho H.,olj evnressin,
- -
great surprise al the appearance OF the N
ticle, acknowledging that she wrote ii, in !
state Of evasneration at rilton but nj the |
1,s+ ,a.r,on. r,,.l,lod no, - n,ll;sb II She
taxes back none oil the statements ABOVE
quoted, however, and a her word is quite
As GOOD as Iilton'. she will find plenty of /
-. ,,.l,, ,,.;,i nd, bo~ o,o,r,t ,r ,ie;r
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