New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
MRS. WOODHULES CARD.

The card Of Mrs. Victoria c. Woodruff published
IN The TRIBUNE yesterday calling into question the
reports of The Herald and of some minor journals
shared largely IN the discussions among spectators
which daily mark the hour Of recess at the great
trial in Brooklyn and the interval between the
opening OF the doors in the morning and the begin
ming of the proceedinCs The reports Of the various
newspapers except that OF The TRIBUNE. were the
subject of general criticism, it con-
cusively shown that the other papers
relied on the Brooklyn evening papers of
the day previous for their reports. The
Eagle of Brooklyn placed Mr, Tracy in the position
of calling Mrs. Woodruff the most notorious pros
titute the world has ever known" whereas, as The
TRIBUNE's report had it, he spoke of her as " the
most notorious preacher and practicer Of free love
that the world has ever known The other morning
newspapers which rely The Eagle for their reports
copied the sentence containing the above expression
and thus exposed their inaccurate method of misre
porting the great trial. Mr.. Tracy. being asked
Carding the faithfulness Of THE TRIBUNE report,
said that he would stand by his speech he uttered
It. and he had no doubt that THE TRIBUNE had it
correctly He would make no explanation as TO
how the occurred, but the most plausible con-
struotiOn placed upon the accident 49, that
Mt. Tracy's manuscript-which the reporters
of The Eagle copied each night preceding
the day on which it was Internationally con-
tanned the expression, but it was changed to the
milder expression used on mature reflection OF
the sagacious advice of the astute senior counsel
This little episode only confirms what is already
known, that THE TRIBUNE is toe only newspaper
relying solely upon the efforts aud labor of its OWL
experienced reporters and thus publishing the only
faithful and trustworthy reports printed.
MIS-. Woodruff. in conversation with snotheI
aoid sha had dpUna and n
the papers concerned TO publish a full retrac.
tion, and if thew did not do so she would begin
proceedings against them and compel them to jus
tfy their false reports winch falsely pretended tC
be faithful reproductions of the language employed
in court. prove that she was the infamous crea
ture they had represented her to be by misquotine
M Tracy.
She said she probably owed them some indulgence
"A the blind partlsans of Mr.. TltOn, who. she SAID
must be a lunatic. judging from the absurd things
he had sworn TO with regard to his connection with
Der. She said he must certainly be crack Drained
to swear to matters mmaterial, which could be dis
proved by scores of witnesses. lie had denied, she
said. thai be had slept in her house. On the con-
trary she declared he had made 1t his home for Q
time, dining at her table, living in her parors
writing at her desks. she sald that 50,
with her husband to find MIR; TiltoI
writing at her private, desk. As 70 bathing Tltt
him. it was absurd for him TO deny what mad oc
Cured frequently, and what ladies and gentlemen
of the highest respectabihty do every day without
thought of immOdesy IN the acI Az 70 not VlsItlns
her fifteen or even ten times as he had sworn
ne had sworn falsely, and more than that i9olisRy
for he might have boldly sworn that ne haq IRE
quently visited her in company with Gen. b. +
Butler. and others of political prominence
she spoke also of the absurd and false state
ments Of Mrs MOultOn ON the stand as TO he
visits TO Mrs Woodruff. Mrs. Woodruff state'
that she was for many mouths constant visitor U
Mr.. MOult0n's house, and instead OF thelr daIlnI
their ruin from their acquaintance with her. She OF
the contrary, had reason TO date her ruin from th
acquaintance which I1lt0n and Moulton imposes
upon her.