The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-14

months, as, ii he should stop preaching
then, 1t would be said Mrs. Woodruff had
driven him from the pulpit.
WHAT OLIVER JOHNSON HAS SAID ABOUT
BEICIIER.
'Oliver johnson, who as Tiltons and
Beechers confidential friend, managing
editor, and representative, spoke with a
knowledge | could not possess, told me the
charge of Tilton against Beecher was adul-
terry, long before Beecher's investigating
committee put on record that no charge of
adultery had ever been made by Mr.. Til.
ton till after the Bacon letter. Oliver
Johnson admitted Beecher's adulieries to
me as recently as April 3. 1874, in
the office of the Christian Union.
lie SAID that he knew Mr. Beecher had
been an awful sinner with women, and |
can name gentleman who If called would
have gone on the stand and sworn that
Oliver johnson told him that Mr.. Beecher
had confessed to him (Johnson) that he
(Beecher) had been IAN awful sinner with
women. Henry NJ Cleveland stated to
me on the 18th of March, 1874, that Oliver
Johnson told him that 'Beecher had slip
ped his cables and must be protected As
TO those letters from him Carpenter
which it was said Tilton's counsel were
afraid should see the light, the facts are
these Tilton once deceived him to shield
his wife. He referred to that deception in
letter to Oliver johnson, August 81, 1873,
in reply to which johnson sent him two
letters. Mr.. Beecher's counsel or Mr..
johnson have his (Carpenters) full consent
to publish that letter, of which he says /;
"lf IL had been shown to Mr.. Beecher's in
vestigatiDg committee, it might have
changed their report that Tilton had never
charged anything but improper advances
down to the time of the appointment of
the investigating committee. That letter
to Mr. johnson shows that Mr.. Tilton had
charged adultery TO Mrs. Bradshaw and TO
NJ. Johnson"
A LITTLE ABOUT BOWEN.
Mr.. Carpenter, of course, has something
to say about Bowen's connection with the
scandal, the sui stance of his story being
this In May, 1878, soon after Tlton's let.
ter to Bowen of January /, 1871, (rcpeat.
ing Bowen's alleged charge against Beech.
err had been published in the Brooklyn pa.
pers, f. d. Holton of Milwaukee, Wis.
one of the most prominent Congregational
lists of the west, had an interview Will
Bowen, at which Carpenter was present
when he 0Iolton) asked Bowen if he haC
ever made these charges. Bowen declining
to say anything, Carpenter remarked L
Mr.. IIolton that he had been told by Mr.
Clailin that Bowen had made written re
traction of the charges. Bowen said. ="
do not wish you to understand that | hav,
made a retractiOn," and news of this com
ing to the knowledge of Cleveland ant
Beecher, an interview occurred between
, Bowen. Clailin Moulton and Carpenter, a
: Bowen's, which Carpenter thus describes
Reluctantly, hut because | thought tb
!, interests of truth demanded it, | repeated
to Mr.. Bowen, in the presence Of Mr.. Olaf
! lin and Mr. 1loulton, certain statement
Mr. Bowen had made to me concerning Mr.
, Beecher The conversation waxcd warm
i | told Mr.. Bowen that Mr.. 1iltou aflirme,
that he (Bowen) told him and Oliver John
: son on the Goth of December, 1870, tina
J.: Mr.. Beecher had made 10 him Bowen
: confession of adulteries, and | reminde
Mr.. Bowen that he had also said to me tina
! Mr.. Beecher made confession to him o
i his knees. / said that rilton and Moulto
= asserted that, when Mr.. Beecher heard thi
statement, he denied that he had ever con
fessed to Bowen. said, "Now. MI
Bowen, there is direct lie between you an
Beecher, and as am here in the interes,
II of truth only, l would like to have th
: matter settled" At this juncturc MI
d Claflin said: 81 think we'd bette
have Mr.. Beecher here. | will go an
get him." said "Do SO, Mr.. Claflln, fc
&c | want to know the truth" Bowen, wit
re perfect composure, said he was ready t
" meet Mr.. Beecher. Moulton started u
h and said, MIR. Cla1lin, l will go out an
d get Mr.. Beecher." Mr.. Moulton was gou
:, twenty minutes, and came back alone. II
l. has since told me that he informed NJ
l. Beecher of what had said to Mr. Bower
d and that Mr.. Beecher refused to come. ii
it did not state this at the time, howeve
IL Upon Mr.. Moulton's return alone, Clafl
said that he thought it very important TIL
# Bowen and Beecher should have an int
l view Immediately, and Clafln promised
W arrange for one the next day, but aiterwal
s told me that Beecher said there WASH
r. force enough in Brooklyn to drag him in
lie private interview with Henry e. Bowe