The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE REVIEWED Ely
MRS. Woodruff.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


MRS. Woodruff.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
colored man, formerly my servant. named
Beecher trial on Thursday last, as follows THAT
he was introduced to Mr.. T,lton by me, and that
instructed him, III the presence Of Mr.. Triton, re-
garding what meant by free love; that Mr. Ill
ton was IN the habit OF gong with TO lunch at
DelmoDico's; that he was IN the habit OF visiting
me at my residences, No. 10 East Thrty-eigbth
street, No. 1i8 West Twenty third street and No.
% Irving place. and remaining all night, eating
breakfast the next morning; that he was
arrested on November p 1872, held as a
witness, he having the day before come to my
office IRON SICK bed, having heen Ill about a
month hat short time beiore1this illness, on a
given Monday and Tuesday, fixing the time IL the
IAN of 1872, Mr. TiltOn came to my office, having
some writing in his hand, which he read TO Miss
Clanin, Colonel Blood and me, aud that he urged
its publication; that COonei Blood objected TO
having any thing 20 do with 1t; that he urged that
there could be 100000 made out -of PlynouJh
church through II; that Colonel Blood again
refusing to have anything to do with. 1t,
locked the safe, tut on his hat and left the Office,
returning in the morning following, not going to
the house that night; that he (WoOdley) was at
the house that night and saw Mr.. TIltOn there and
also at breakfast next morning, TINS beng 10
Irving place; that whenever he saw Mr. TIlton
and me together it was usually with his arms
about my waist, and various other stuh
This testimony, II true, viii fan heavily upon
Mr. 1ilton, aud ought to- but if false and can be
shown to be so it viii stamp upon the defence the
nfamy Of procuring manufactured testimony from
the servants of people when they could nave
obtained the facts rom the people themselves.
Now, mark The utter impossl Dility OF the truth
OF this testimony. The scandal was published
October Is, 1872 the paper being dated November
9. At that time our Office was at No. As Broad
street, we having removed there nom NO. Al the
May previous. At that time we were living ut
No. % Irving place, having gone there ia Septem-
Der before having lett No. 10 East Thirty eighth
street tne April previously. ana No. rs West
Twenty third street in May. AZ the last two places
of residence we dld not keep house. but boarded
Now, Mr.. Woodley was not In our employ In the
ONCE at any time While at No. IS Broad street.
Consequently, Whatever conversation he might
ever have heard about anything must have been
whlle our Office was at No. a.. Mr. luton never
visited US at No. As. Hence whatever CONVERSE
ton he may have heard in which Mr. Triton took
part must nave been at No A. But Mr. Woodiey
says that all OF ths lengthy and Important CON
versation occurred in the fall or 1872, shortly
previous TO the publication OF the scandal ana 10
the Office described rs No. 4s. The whole story
is pure fabrication rom beglnn.ns TO end
and rs not relieved by a particle Of truth. There
was never any sucn conversation between the
parties named, either at the time mentioned or at
any oCler time. MIR. 1iltoD never mentioned the
sum of 100000 or any other number Of dollars as
the nercnantable value o1 tne scandal IN Pym-
outh church; nor did Colonel Blood ever make or
have occasion 10 make objection to the publica-
ton OF the Beecner article. Nor was the Beecher
article prepared until a Jew days before It's pub
licatiou nor.was tnere ever a slip of II IN the
hands OF any servant III our employ.
Moreover inc last time that Mr.. rilton visited
me was at my Office No. "a Broad street, the day
That he LETT the city TO attend the CnCinnat Con
venton tnat nominated Mr.. Greeley for the Presl:
dency, which was IN May, 1872. Since that day
have never SPOKEN 10 Mr.. Tlton nor be 20 me. !
suppose he was ashamed to come TO see me after