New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-23

lounge Theodore said "Redpath Is going mp 70 MI
rs hei What are you going up about ~ to me. ! said
that going to try to get Mr. Beecner 70 arrange h
f% am going Ir to- charge adultery Frank said
Redpath." said, am not fool, Frank mat woua
have e no Intention OF telling him that" Theodore said
"Yes, you had better tell him" Az ING ne FRANK naa
denly he stopped before the-bcore and said Thee
dore mad at yesterday for saying nat Loved
love you don't care damn but much AZ love both
Of them Redpath 1 would sine either Of them TO the
tempted to cruelty the other Tell Mr.. Becchcr thai
"No, won't" said, "Yda secm-ycs you better l You
me-" said Frank, you seem to forget that although
Mr.. Beecher-"
Here he was interrupted by Mr. Evarts and then he
said further
Then Frank said said "You seem to forget that
have never spoken to Mr. Beecher on that subject and
find him ready enough TO talk" That is all remember
OF now.
Mr. Redpath had an interview with Mr. Beecher, which
II necessary read and in to the question:
"Did you see Mr. Beccheri" he says
At his suggestion and Mr. C1evelands. went TO see Mr.
Beecher at his house; went there, THINK, about
o'clock; didn't see him for hour an hour and
aa we We %e ws d"Rs to tea asked in the
parlorI asked him If nothing could be done TO stop TIN:
yet He placed his hand on my knee and said, o, that
Is all right now, or some expression Ike that have
made up my mind we %ea 10 70 e and anu wn 20 ss
front part and talked little about the cellars minute,
% ss y ss remars an led S was
with OF my friends until o'clock this morning. and
Mr. Falicrton~speak little louder II you please.
The Witness-"But when awoke this morning saw ny
wS sa shall I maxi s 6e %Sse q az sh mys
shall indicate Theodore and Elizabeth" said Well
Ss &SS any T sfsFen so ss H.
am very glad OF it." Then he asked me something
about what the eeewat effect the he's scandal an, a sSua
phrased. think IL was then that replied, "Ihas
without any reference to what the truth was nc TIdn
than he ever had before"
Now, Mr. Redpath had communicated to Mr. Beechef
the message of Mr. Tton that he was going TO charge
Mr.. Beecher with adultery. and after that MI Beecher
says to Mr.. Redpath, my mind is clear; am deter
mined to tell the whole truth determined to vndi'
cate Theodore and Elizabeth" How vndicate Theodore.
who was charging him with adultery, who hdf charged
him to Redpah with adultery. who had charged him 10
others with adutery-how Mr. Beecher going 10 VIM
dicate Theodore Ttoni This was in July, 1874 after
the Investigating Committee had been called, and with
full knowledge OF the extreme character OF the charge
Knowing all that Theodore Ton in the past three years
had done knowing what the charge Of Mrs. Tlton was,
which he pronounces to-day false, which reiterated
by her In the letter TO Dr. Sorrs ready as my learned
friends say then contest and for fight this gentle
man. his intimate friend and bis witness declares tna>
he will make clean breast OF it and vndfcate Theodo
Tton and Tilton. Was there any denial to Redpath
Of the charge OF adulteryf Did he dlsabuse the mind Of
Redpath as to the truth of the accusation which Mr.
Tton threatened then present Was there any OF tho
Indignation there any OF the fearesness OF innocence
the determination to throw of the weight and the stain OF
this scandal. and by demonstration Of his own purity
confront the alleged conprators against his honor ana
fame relieve his church and the world from the
dread of the accusation made against h founded upon
this scandal return again to the inquiry gentle
men, how was Mr. Beecher vindicate either Theodore
Tilton or Mrs. Tltoni II his position to-day be true
Theodore Tton sthe depraved and abandoned psohgae
the defense represents il he had been circulating these
false and dishonoring rumors against Henry WARD
Beecher how was he to be vndoated consistently with
the innocence Of Mr. Beecherl There is no way gentle
men in which human ingenuity reconcile these TWO
contrasting conditions Of the mind OF this gentleman.
Then he was determined do what his conscience taught
him. and what his duty TO Theodore Tilton ana MIS-
Tton taught him-to tell the truth 30 far AS the truth
was necessary and proper in their vndcaton Whatever
he might choose TO communicate In regard TO Mrs non,
be sure would be that which would protect her fame
which would take to himself all the responsibility for tho
difficulties which had sprung up In the household OF Mr.
Tilton, and which would nationally account Tor tho
rlmors which had afflicted and corrupted the ear OF the
public that confession what that statement
was which would thus carry with IL the vindcaon OF
those he had ruined and how far II would impute guilt
and dshonor himself Is not for me to say nor for you
to saw 1t ia sufficient that then, the 14th OF July,
1874 this man had made up his mind to make such
statement AS would produce that desired result.
But gentlemen the result In this instance was precisely
az Mr. Beecher represents that it was in regard to Ms
changing and conflicting opinions about the charge OF
backmai The instant that Mr.. Beecher fell under the
control of his lawyers Tracy and shearman their In
uence aided and strengthened by the interests and the
influence of Plymouth Church, the leaders OF that
church-that tho better instincts tho purcr I'm
pulses Of Henry Ward Beecher were sacrificed and lost
and he was persuaded do what the interests OF those
din n andth Tho Of
gard to the great depending upon his character
led them to advi do not believe that this contest
from the promptngs is the natural result of the noble
and generous nature of this defendant Long ago. IL he
had been left from the and influences which
surrounded him. act out his better part the commu-
nty would have been saved this scandal 1t speaks QUE
in every letter. in every word every of Mr. BeecheS
when he was speaking and acting his own SELF