New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

this letter from Ton to Henry Ward Bcecher
Theodore Tton drew $3.50 OF that $4,000 but 1t I'M
luckily happened that 1t the last draft but made
upon tho dying fund 1t happened to DO at the very
| time when he engaged in his attempt to got
up this now journal In York, OF which Henry
Ward Beccher was TO be the editor, or wmch
Frank Carpenter to DO the manager, u which Mou-
ton to be the business man, and OF which Theodore
Tton be the correspondent at salary OF $4,000
year. until he could take the chief editorship That
IT, 1t tho time when Cann and SOuthwick, and
Cleveland and Sage and tho other friends OF Beecher
called upon to unite in this grand, now enterprise
which was TO give to Henry Ward Beecher hgher rcpu
tation In the world ut largo even than all the services
which he had rendered In obedience his Masters com
mand But he must keep his record all right; anu we
find produced this letter written Observe he Is ready
TO receive money from Jackson s. Schultz; nc
is ready to receive from SOuhwick he is ready 10 TO
ceive 1t Can and wanting to receive 1t from CieVe
land wanting Plymouth Church to pay 1t, saying that
unless Plymouth Church to his terms no VIII DO"
off It's roof But this honorable man, who has an aterha
tive behind, to w.t. an action against Henry Ward
Beccher for Grim con- with his wife, writes TO MN hs
letter. which can be kept in readiness and when was
read by my rhetorical friend Judge Fullerton in such
almost draw from the OF every man
who heard it, al The Golden Age. May =, 1874. Henry
Ward Beecher "-men of dignity you know, reject
titles True tho world would have said tho Recerem
Henry Ward Boecher;" DuL tnat "ouu NC "'""NeN''"
which the backmailcr could not brook
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
sir: / have lust this morning learned to my sur
prise and sorrow that F. b. Carpenter whose g1odwi
sed y SS@ ySa the OF uenc.
and good offices for the enlargement OF inc capital ~
The Golden Age Mr. Carpenter mentions 10 me also your
saving to him that under certain conditions, involving
certain disavOwals by me-referrng OF course, " .
that afG KIND Of thnS-nvoving certain disayowal,
sum Of money would or could De raised 10 scnu c WIN
my family to Europe for "a term of years.
Now mark you, not only had no such proposition peen
made by tho friends OF Mr. Beecher. but all Frank Car
penter had attempted to that end had utterly failed
Theodore Tton himself had been arragned at the Union
Club by men Of character, who had been MS FORMER
friends as backmaler and the question was submtted
to arbitration to whether he was or not VI course
Is time for him to put matters right.
OF course you need no that such an appca
ton suggestion is wholly UNAUTHORIZED by me- ana Is
compes me explicitly that, 90 long as me ana
shall be debarcd from receiving either directly or ind
rectly any pecuniary other favor at your hapds.
Oh at your hands 1t must come through Clahin, 1t
must come through Southwck it must como through
Schultz or Cleveland, of these other gentlemen
cannot receive money from Henry Ward Beecher;
nOtI"
The reason for this feeling my part you know 80
well that spare you the statement Of it,
II it had been Mouton, he would have said "why,
Beecher, you know 1t Is because you ana 1heodore
TtOns wife had sexual intercourse together Beecher,
do you remember you told me on Monday, and you told
mo on Tuesday and you told me on Wednesdays you told
me in January and in July you told me every month OF
the year four years every time you came down. fear
Ing forgotten tyou told me you had sexual inter
course with Elizabeth r. Tlton" Titon is more dell
cate; he believed in generosity need not state what
Is the why cannot receive money from you ana
you must send through Clafin Southwck and 1t has
got To be done soon too for the fund is nearly OUT
This is May 2, 1874; and the next month comes the
Bacon letter.