The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-03

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and had used personal violence to her;
had taken the wedding ring other finger
and ground II in tho earth with my heel;
that Beecher, MOultOn and Invent 10 Mrs,
WoOdhulps house about the matter and
had an interview With her; she had refer.
red only eighty % the scandal, and Moul-
ton admonished her that she should not
speak III OF BeeCher. Moulton told me
whom coming away no thought this wo-
man was notin her rightmind, and 1t was
from that time that Moulton, Beeoher
and myself were In consultation to stop
the circulation Of this womanb stories,
lIeeChor was greatly hgitated over the
matter; Moulton told him there was no
cause for alarm as they could easily keep
her quiet; he advised Kindness to DO used
with her and put her under some obliga-
ton to Us; 'BGecher coincidedin this view
and we agreed to become personally 90
paintea with her and treat her ls gen
tlemen should treat lady; we resolved 10
make her acquainted with Mrs. Tilton and
Mrs, MotiltOn, but Mr.. Beecher said that
Mrs. Bdeoher would not become aC-
Quainted with her; Beecher said no hoped
the ladies would exercise good influence
over Mrs. Woodruff in pursuing that ar.
rangcment; ! published OH article In the
Golden Age about the enfranChlsemCnt Of
women In which alluded 10 Mrs. Wood
hull; ! drew up the article claiming the
right for women 10 vote on the ground Of
their being citizens OF the United States
and had Il published In the form OF n
tract and addressed to Charles Sumner;
kthis was one favor did for her; she then
brought me q biographical sketch Of Her.
self written by her husband which she
asked me to revise; ! did so and completed
tho manuscript, after which l published
Il; six or seven weeks after this Mr..
MoultOn told mo he had letter written
to Mr.. ISeecher by Mrs. Woodruff with
reference to presiding ut tho Stelnway
Hall meeting; Beecher had been asked to
preside at this meeting; Beecher was pres.
cnt; told him 1 had presided at meet
Ing Of hers In Cooper Institute when she
leCtured on "Finance" Beecher said he
would not like to preside, but II he
changed his mindiho would let me know
MOulton and l went to tho Hall which
was crowded; / introduced her with a few
words; | left town a few days after On my
leCluring tour, and with Moult0n made b
friendly cali upon her; twas on account
Of The publication Of her pamphlet, "Tit
for Tat, that | relinquiAlOd Mrs. Wood.
hull, and ! say here that Henry Ward
BeeCher IA! responsible for my intimacy
with Mrs. Woodruff; on the evening Of
the lecture at stcinway Hall had not
contemplated going there; was Under no
promise to do 80; tho article, "Tlt for
| Tat" was brought to my office by some
person and shown to me; think II was u
lady From California who showed II to
mo; in the lat or ID week Of De-
cember came into Moulton's study
when l was present; ho asked INC II
Moulton had conferred with me on my
formally retiring from tho church, and |
said he had done so, but that ! thought
there was no reason why l should resign /;
Beecher said chat itRaS reported among
the church members that was a spirit.
ualiSt and had forsaken the church lie
said Id understood my situation and how
lwas placed, but he asked me 70 write o
! formal letter to the church asking for dis.
missul but | said no that he Knew the
tedSons for my being identified with Mrs,
| Woodruff; l saidii twas dangerous to
have my name on tic CHURCH roll, strike
II out and get a new one printed, and l
told him that II he treated the matter
boldly he would soon get rid Of the diff.
HnlHea Inv which he was RtirFbtlndelt /