The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-29

have Carpenter 60 and see Bowen, to confer
with regard To some reports having refer |
ence 10 Beecher; Carpenter and | talked I
ebout the tripartite covenant.
Shelrman objected 20 this line OF testi- |
nony, and Mr.. Morris SAID he proposed |
showing that Carpenter was brought over to |
Bowen's TO threaten him with the publica- |
ton of the tripariitc agreement if he did |
not stop repeating his stories
Witness resumed: told Carpenter that
il the stories were repeated the agreement
would be published; ut the time of that
conversation knew Beecher's moral char
acter was involved; | never talked with
Beecher about the scandal, but did have a
conversation with him about the Woodruff
publication Of November l, 1872; / knew
there were stories ailoat affecting Beechers
moral character, which were settled in
April, 49,, by covenant; these scandals
atioat related to Beecher's immoral con-
duct with regard to women: l understood
from Beecher that Bowen had circulated
stories affecting his moral character, and
this was all was said on the subject took
the covenant to the office of the Times"
May 29, for publication | left it because |
knew there would be newspaper war, and l
wanted to set Beecher in true position in
the ewes of the press / took it there, also,
to have an interview with Mr.. Jones, hut /
don't recollect what l said; when left it
with the "Times" knew it would be pub
lished; did not say to Jones that Beecher
wanted it published possibly said to
| Carpenter that if he would look into the
papers the next morning he would see the
biggest sensation in this country since the
war; i was member of the Investigating
Committee, and 4 personal friend Of Mr..
Beecher; i first heard of the charges to be
investigated by that committee, by a COM
mon report; | had seen the Woodruff pub
| location prior to that time had not seen
Tilton about Beechers relations TO his wife
l remember the West charges, but have no
distinct recollection OF them these charges
were very generally discussed among
Plymouth people; heard Mrs. Bradshaw
was to be witness in connection
with these charges; don't recollect when
l first saw these charges, but my present
impression is that | never saw them until
| read them in Tiltons statement; We sum
moned every witness before the Investiga-
ting Committee that Tilton named We did
not summon Mr. and Mrs Moulton because
he did not name them; Richards was
named by him, and Mrs. Bradshaw We
summoned before the committee; Mr..
Richards was not examined; he was not
examined because he knew nothing
bearing on the case cefore the committee
| don't remember that he said he would
not testify in the case | cannot recollect
if Richards said his testimony did not bear
on the investigation | was at the White
Mountains in September last :; Beecher
was there came through Boston on my
way there went there to see Redpath,
in response to a telegram from him and
Governor Clifton, of Massachusetts went
to Boston at Beecher's request, with written
power to act in his behalf [Shown a pa
per, that is the paper l
took. Mr.. Morris read the
paper dated Sept II, 1874, approving Mr..
Cleveland Mr.. Beecher's representative, to
have all power in relation to matters re-
lating to tbs scandal, and giving him pow
err TO sign all papers if necessary. The
document was signed "Henry Ward Beech
er" The witness continued: This docu-
ment referred to MoultOn's participating in
the scandal; don't know that it referred
to any other things, but it was given
to ME rs nv credentials to Red
path, to hear what he had to say.
Mr.. Cleveland here LETT the stand, but his
cross-examination was not completed. Mr..
Jos. Little was called, who testified as fol-
lows:
saw Tilton in the Communist process
sion in New York, in carriage with Miss
Clafin Mrs. Woodruff was in the front of
the procession.
On croSs-examination Little said he did
not know either Miss Clatlin or Mrs. Wood
hull, but that they were pointed out to him
by a person on the pavement As the pro-
cesSion passed.
Court Adjourned.
New YORK, April a3-In the Hudson
County Court, in New jersey, to-day, Fred.
klenncr, convicted OF stealing the funds OF
the Hoboken Savings Bank, while cashier,
was brought up for sentence. Previous To
the sentence he was arraigned oH'eleyen in
dictmentS for forgery, to which he plead
not guilty. Judge Hoffman then sentenced
him To various terms OF imprisonment,
making all eighty-four years.
| Charles c. Lewis, OF the firm of Webster,
Lewis Il Co., who recently failed, commit
ted suicide at his hotel yesterday.
Nearly all who presented themselves to-
day at the Brook yn City Courtroom, and
bearing tickets OF admission 10 the great
scandal trial, were accommodated with
seats.
The croSs-examination of Mr.. Cleveland
was continued. lie was shown paper and
said Il gave this power OF attorney to
Mr. Shearman since Thursday OF last week;
when testified before, | said | did not
know where it was, because it had gone out
of nv hands before left the White Noun
tains heard this report was an assault on
Beechcr, and also, that it was in reference
to the charge Of blackmail preferred
against Moulton in my visit to Boston, IN
der instructions from Beecher; | was to
bear no explanation. in regard to these
charges, until what MOulton and TiltOn
had said should be withdrawn; nv visit
was simply to hear what Redpath had to
say, or any of the gentlemen was to see
what all the telegraphing to him meant
Beecher said he would have nothing to
do with any accommodation or settlement,
until Moulton and Tilton withdrew all
they had said against his moral character
had nothing special to do with the charge
of blackmail against Moulton don't recol-
lect that anything in particular was To be
done in regard to withdrawing the charge
OF blackmail against Moulton there was a
conversation about it, however, before
|
was to withdraw the charge; | did not
sign any papers at Boston, nor do remem.
Der showing the paper to any person.
Mr.. Morris read dispatch from Red.
path to Beecher, asking him ii he could re,
ceiye dispatch in Latin, and read the dis.
patch in Latin, afterwards translating it to
English. 1t was from Redpath, asking
Beecher to "Come, in the name Of tn,
Father, Immediately, and avert a terrible
calamity"
Mr.. Morris read dispatch from Beechel
to Redpath, in English, conveying the in
formation that Cleveland would meet hin
at the depot, that he would be given let
ter of authority in his behalf, and that he
Beecher, could not leave until Monday, il
at all. | don't remember Of a dispatch
being sent on the previous night that
would 90 on in the morning with full dOcu
mentary authority on the 3lst OF Deem
Der, 1873, severed my connection with the
christian UniOn,r and entered into part
nership with Herbert q Co, paper manu-
facturers. When l entered that firm,
offered to supply Ford x Co. with material
which was declined. / did not tell Ford
could ruin the "Christian Union" or that
knew OF Beecher's relations with Mrs. Tilton
have a recollection about hearing OF a
paper shown to DIR. Storrs in 1870, saving
that Tiltons wife had informed him that
Beecher had solicited Mrs. Tilton to be his
wife in all that the name implied Cowan
did not consider that Mnulton's statement