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New-York tribune., 1875-02-27

Church and say "uy published her biography but Henry
Ward Beecher endorsed the and her sentiments
senway Hall you got any quarrel with mo you nave
the same quarrel Henry Ward Beecher This woman is
good woman This pure woman An enthusiast she
may be- but the fact that Henry Ward Beecher has endorsed
her evidence Of her purity and does not enable any man
to condemn me for having published her biography That
was his effort It the scheme Of himself and Moulton and
is the explanation OF their efforts to induce Mr. Beecher to
preside that stenway Hall meeting have no doubt II we
could penetrate the inner Of the thoughts OF these
three persons would ranspre that the stenway Hall meet
ing devised for purpose than to induce Mr. Beecher
to preside IT, this woman ami thus to that
relieve Theodore Ton from the scandal and the oby
that had brought upon himself by publishing that Life That
Life, as say, was published in September.
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occurred to me that my old friend Samuel wnkcson
was here and thought would step In and see him. what
fortunate thing was that did kind angel must have
directed my steps hher" the 18th day OF March,
1872 and on the Sd day Of April Theodore on had cheek
In his pocket from Henry c. Bowen for $1,000.
Mr. Eyarts-The 4th Of April
Mr. TracyI think the fact will turn out that the checK was
actually delivered evening OF the ID, Mr. EVar's Dut
dated following day The check that bears date on the
OF April think It will transpie in the evidence was actually
given aud written the evening Of the 3D. However, the e
don't know either the evening Of the "a or
on the 9Th day April after this remarkable conversation De-
tween Tlton and Wkcson Fhaye After the good angel
had directed Ttons steps to the residence Of his OLD &c
quaniancc hc had his $1,000 in his pocket.
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MR.. TILTONs PART IN THE CAMpAIGNoFls72

You will remember that the Cincinnati Conyen.
ton followed after in the beginning OF May Mr. Tton
to the Cincinnati Convention He claims in an article
subsequently published in The GOn Age that he suggested
the nomination Of Horace Greeley to that Convention
Whether he got It patented not 1 do not know But
at al events he took very prominent part in that
campaign He looked the Of Greeley as the
opening to his success and 1t is fair 10
say that the beginning Of that campaign the prospect not
look unreasonable lie went into the campaign heartily and
oil through the Summer Of 1917 you observe there Is no out
break regard the scandal The money had been got from
Bowen; he had future hope OF to be won
in the election Of Greeley aud he had every
ambition have mo scandal that would njurc him or his
family njure any inducement promugate the
scandal and he says he separated from Woodhus about
that tune. II he did, 1t clear he separated from them on ac
Of political reasons and IN the hope OF having political
promotion because you have seen gentlemen by the CORE
spondence have introduced between himself and
Horace Greeley, early in the previous year. how little
sympathy Mr. Greeley had with the Woodruff or her
and very clear to the apprehension of Mr.
Ton think that he could have hope success with Mr.
Greeley he continued his relations with Victoria c. Wood
hull He In his e therefore, sacrificed his love to his
political ambition. lie entered into the campaign as / say
with high hopes OF success and nothing until the
North Carolina election, which w cscsssd " sRosca thass
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NOTHING BUT HOSTILITY AFTER THE sTEINwAY
HALL MEETING.

In confirmation of the fact which | have Just
stated that Mr. 1ions pecunary wants always the
by which you could determine what his
these SANDERS Il just reminded by my learned
advocate that the very time of the publication OF this Sr
Mamadukes Musings" and this effort compel Mr. Beecher
to preside the senway Hall meeting Mr. Tton had just
oyerdrawn his at Woodruff Robinson's-had no
money-out OF money The importance Of that will be made
apparent 90 along TO another point Of this But
refer another fact gentlemen In evidence in support my
view that the StenHay Hall meeting designed for the
purpose OF compelling Mr. Beecher to relieve Mr. Ton
the load oboquy which rested him. and that his
fusal to do regarded as act OF hostility
by Mr. Tlton, andi so treated by Mr.. Moul.
ton; and that, from that time forward, they
have never been anything but pretended friends
certainly; that whatever they may have pretended Mr.
Beecher their has been OF secret hostility which
ceased for single moment And support OF that
refer you to letter OF February 9th, 1s That the long
letter. written Moulton the 9th Of February 1872 which
is known this trial the Ragged Edge Letter" one
which Beeche you remember his having upon
his hands his church. his book and his newspaper and his
being absorbed In these abos and his OF ecturng
abroad he necessarily taken away from the society OF
Mouon but little Of him. while he had Tion constantly
under his presence and therefore, continuously
with Tons needs and necessities which could not neces
sary be with the situation Of Mr. Beecher You will remem
Der the letter only desire to call your attention to single
phase Of this letter In this connection for the purpose OF Illus
tratng the point that making Mr. Beecher says:
"For all this Fa and Winter have felt that you did not
feel satisfied with and that seemed both you and Ton
as contenting myself with cautious sluggish policy willing
to save myself but not to risk anything for Titon
IAN this Fall and Winter" that going back to his refusal
TO preside the Senway Hall meeting which was the preced
ing November Tha. is the beginning OF the codness Of
Mouton towards Beeohe In other words the com
Of feeling his part he could not induce
Beecher TO forward and ind0rse this the
purpose OF saving Theodore Tnton. That was on tho
5tA OF FehxuAxy. l87t Abcrt that Tune you
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MRS wOODHULL THE CAUSE OF MR.. TILTONS
RUIN.

On the 1st of November he published the poem
that been given in evidence here, known Sir Marina
Musings the object OF that although denied by
Mr. Ton, perfectly obvious There had been comparative
peace from the 7h Of February in this matter until Noyem
Der s There had been outbreak there had been
dali there had been nothing such circulation to
1t by the whisperngs OF Tton and two Others who
quietly circulating stories injurious Mr. Beecher What
their what their character do know but
there had been certain extent calculations ous to his
character this connecticut but there had been outbreak
outbreak had threatened None would have been
made gentlemen II Theodore Ton had remained prosperous
II he had made this blunder of writing the life Of this
man. IL he had become infatuated with her to have
lost his head and made fool Of himself II he had gone
prosperously in The Golden Age having fair future before
him. idea that any publication would have been
made auson made to his troubles The history OF this
shows you gentlemen that whenever Theodore Ton
prosperous whenever he had future before him. he
silent the grave concerning this scandal wa only when
in adveiy only when he down and requiring help
be lifted, only when he involved in difficulty and de-
mandng Mr. Beecher should put his hand beneath him and
up he bruted this scandal at ALL Then in
September say the time Of this publication, all pros
perous he had involved himself in difficulty Mr. Beeche
did forward to endorse Mrs Woodruff to relieve
him from that difficulty. 1t is we'll known and will be shown
you that Mr. Beecher always repudated that relation Of Til
with Mrs Woodruff From the beginning to the end he told
him 1t disastrous to him From the beginning TO the end he
always told him. There power earth lift you into
respect Of the people Of this country without you epudae
absolutely your relations with this woman That the po
sion that Henry Ward Beeeher always held to Mr. Ton 1t
is the language he always used from beginning to end
You repudiate your relation there you must cast her
you say the people that in other you
have made mistake and you repent Of henccforwad your
conduct will be entirely free from just Of complaint in
this particular"
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hopes But soon after the Maine and Ppnsyysnia eeo,.s
settled the fate Of the Presidential campaign
MR.. THToN AWARE THAT THE wooDHULI STONY
WAS COMING

de still, however, adhered to the fortunes OF b;s
leader and was engaged in New Hampshire lust before thu
election at the time Of this Woodruff publication We mayo,
we may not show gentlemen. whether he was absent by m
cdont or design at that time but that he knew that this ub
cation was to be made and had known for some time bay,
no reasonable doubt But the publication was made and Ne
Greeley was defeated and died after Mr. Ttons hopn
Of political success gone in that direction
That syenue to prosperity had been closed lie mus, nov
seek other and different For all remember gentle
the sensation which that publication created and the
eral expectation that some Of the parties at least mentioned
that publcaton-not principals, but as Dersons VIII.
had been the Of informa,ion-would desv
that they bad thus given the Information TO Mrs
Woodruff There various parties named AZ In.
denied promptly az you will remember Mrs Pauline Wrobt
Davis another vino at the time OF s publication WA m,
Europe, but who denied instantly It's reaching her
that she had been the source Of information to tia
extent imputed 10 her. any extent whatever Francis
Mouon another person named in the publication s
the Of nomatOn Theodore Ton another and
the publication rested entirely upon what represented TO
be the information OF these parties to the Woodruff
As have said Mrs Stanton and Pauline Wright Davis denied
it, II only remained for Moulton and Tton deny and ths
Woodhul scandal would have been dead-dead Absolutely
beyond the hope Of resurrection without either Of the prn
cpals, Henry Ward Beecher Mrs Tlton, touching II
But shown you that Tlton refused to deny
there long delay Nothing heard from either
Moulon or Tilton on the subject.
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MIR. wILKEsON's DISTINGUISHED MEDIATION.

But, having got his press copies then he proceeds
them and say he called upon Mr. wilkeson Mr.
Becchers friend and Mr. Wilkeson houihcd the sug-
geson Of such publication that He saw at once the Are
that 1t would knde lie knew the scandal that 1t would
create He knew the shock 1t would produce to
this entire community and he said: "t will do to make
this publication, Mr. 1ion II Mr. Bowen owes you money
pay It, and will Mr. Beecher and Beechcr has
friends In Brooklyn that induce Henry Bowen to pay
that he owes II to and will undertake that
you get your money from Mr. Bowcn least win aid you
and Mr. Tlton said What fortunate thing called
you this afternoon was walking along Ffhave thinking
how disastrous had been all my undertakings how failure after
failure Rad met ms and along past this building I
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THE AWARD CONSEQUENT ON THE COVENANT.

One word more upon the "trpartite agreement" 1"
Ton tells you on his crossexamination gentlemen that the
signing the parte agreement had nothing whatever
do with the award Of the money that awarded the
money had been paid and had been actually received by him
time before there anything all said about this
parte agreement; that 1t subsequent suggestion
brought up and signed by mutual consent, in no
manner resting upon this arbitration There gentemen
shall show you he is not truthful On the contrary we shall
show you that the very first step in this arbitration the
"trpate agreement and the award followed the agreement
TO sgn and not the agreement sign followed the award We
shall you that days before this check was prepared
and before this award made that the tpare agreement
drafted, and presented TO this plaintiff, and he
objected to clause Of it, and all his objections
fixed and arranged and that the paper agreed by
him finally to be signed and it finally signed by him.
presented the night of the arbitration was assented
to the presence Of the arbrators before they made
any award at all, considered the question OF award
and that after this "rpartite agreement" had been
fixed upon, and all its settled satisfactory to TIL
ton then the abiraors withdrew into room heard
his statement and Mouon statement and Bowens statement
and then made the award Then the partite agreement
taken by Mr. Wkeson and engrossedt having been in
detached pieces and erased and ntened-engosed by Mr.
Weson just as ii agreed upon by the parties that night
and then scd but the agreement to sign the
terms Of the agreement all fixed before the arbitration
commenced at all and matter tha. preceded the arbra
ton
Now, we shall show you that unless misinorned by all
the arorators who took in the controversy Well gentle
men, Mr. Ton got his $1,000 from Bowen and was then in
prosperous condition 1t is remarkable fact however that
just he got the $1,000 his dear friend Mr. Woodruff took
advantage Of that $1,000 to get relieved from his subscription
The Golden Age and all the parties got relieved from their sub
scrpons II should be necessary go that question
further Gt not very important and may not do SOL but
IL is necessary, shall have difficulty in showing you
that Mr. Woodruff urged the other parties TO accept these
terms, the distinct ground that the paper was
to fail; that he had confidence in 1t himself
and said 1t could succeed owing Mr. Ton fatal con-
necton with the Woodruff womanthat he himself entire
y dsgused with the whole crowd to get out OF
and that he urged the other subscribers get out Of in the
way and it upon his argument and his suggestion
that they did it This the 18th or 5th Of April
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MR. TILTON'S RELATIONS WITH MRS. w0ODHULL.
The Court met at 2 p. m, pursuant to adjourn


The Court met at p. M, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Mr. acy-Gentlemen we have now approached the period
OF time in this when the plaintiff he first made the
acquaintance Of Victoria Woodruff Something OF the history
Of that quantance gentlemen has already been detailed 10
you from the witness stand. You know something OF the
character and public position Of Mrs Woodruff OF her prnc
pies and the which she advocated them, and the
fact of this acquaintance of Theodore Tton with her has
also been brought TO your attention 1t Is conceded
that in September, 1871, he wrote and published
biography OF Mrs Woodruff That has not been introduced
in evidence TO you, the whole OF it, at least but
enough introduced to show something OF the char
acer the work. and the fact that he published is admitted
lie tells YOU gentlemen that that acquaintance OF bis with MIS-
Woodruff misfortune to him. and he has stated in various
ways that great misfortune great calamity to him.
That that was the secret Of Mr. Ttons failure in his
paper enterprise The Golden Age have doubt at least
that that was sufficient to prevent success had other
wise been possible But the most remarkable feature OF MS
evidence in this connection, and the one which desire
briefly TO call your attention, Is that he attempts 10
charge the existence of that acquaintance, and his
association with Mrs Woodhu to the defendant in this suit
the writing Of that Le his falling in love and be-
coming infatuated with this woman is all account OF the
defendant and for his sake and account OF his we SAKE
The period which he assigns for the beginning OF this acquain
tance very remarkable He fixes about May 3d.
1871 and you that before that time he had not known
WOOunul no w you, sch1ieoh' IN "" an
bound to do his theory Of his that his acquaintance
with her being the purpose preventing her from publish
ing scandal entirely pure his part that he never saw
Victoria Woodruff guilty Of any improperly and his relations
with her have been always entirely proper Because
perceive perceyes that if he compelled to admit
that improper relations existed between himself and Mrs
Woodruff he could hardly have the presumption to
that the sake OF Henry Ward Beecher for the
sake his wife, Therefore he makes his acquaintance with
merely having been brought into relations with her
on account knowledge Of this scandal and pursu
ing that acquaintance beyond what necessary or what he
deemed TO be necessary induce her suppress it, and not to
publish Now if should transpre, gentlemen that thsis
u misrepresentation on the part OF MIR. Tlton. you
will at once perceive how fatal it to his II he has pre-
sumed under the soemny Of oa to account to and
TO this community the remarkable relation which existed
between himself Victoria WoodhuSo account for
account this scandal and its existence and his apprehension
that she might give publicity to it. when that statement un
true-why need not you that would
give anything he has said here from the witness
stand
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obtained at his suggestion and influence by his we sno ~
hisknoweige taken by her. and placed In the nanos vi m
most intimate friend Francis d. Mouon and by MN
pnt This hour ready be produced against TINS gri s
hopd ever appear in Court aud give different version Oh w
transaction I have been persuaded that the KIND ssen'oh
own me by Mr. Tlton for years were dishonorso'e oo
rstons never At the time thought that Mr. Titons caresses
were for such purpose" Carcsses-a very remaksoie
h. gentlemen ~ there never anything between Triton
sna Bessie Turner Then not sufficient so two Gays
Afterwards thew Get another letter from her. The story tha
Mr. TYton once lifted from bed and carried me
inc IN his own and attempted TO violate my person awckeu
lie Wall now gentlemen Bessie Turner never sad ne ou
=, he,e wa. any such story 1t e Particularly was
lie % the intent to be carried by 1t was that she was carried
m,ns 20 his bed and that he attempted to violate her
per.on / not aware that Bessie iurnef o'oi
ss.,S any such thing against Mr. Tton understand that
n.r o mpy was that she was taken from her bed in his
arms and carried to his bed and he attempted to persuade
her 10 aIn there have never understood that the charge
WAS one OF attempted violence that letter OF Bessie turner
No rtraction Of what she has really told against Theodore
1soo and what she had told against Theodore Tton as
Il So Il does not convict her Of faehood IL any
,uch stories had got circulation, why she could properly
seny them And now gentlemen isn't it remarkable that the
man who they y sent her away had nducement to get
,,v reacon from herr She had circulated stories
about Mr. Boecher and Mr. Ton she had anything 10
retct concerning aem and nobody suspected her OF
dsposou to talk concerning them That is petense But
we have the fact that talked about Theodore Ilton we
have the fact that well known to Moulton and Iton
that she was talking about him at this very time Mouton
tells you So We have that those two reactions were
obtained and she was sent away shall show you gen.
emeu that she was sent away nducemen to her giving
theser refra
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DOUBLE PURPOSE OF THE BOWEN LETTER.

And you remember, gentlemen, the letter winch
he Bowen the I'd Of January 1871 Immediately
after his dismissal by that gentleman in which he ecouuts
item by em different ISLANDERS which he said Bowen re-
pcaed against Henry Ward Beechcr at the Interview on the
2th OF December lie that letter What was his mo-
tive, say twofod First to show Beecher that he
did the union between himself and Bowen and make
peace with Ton he would have to subject himself to the pub
licaon OF this letter. and to this open scandal which
would arise from its publication because Tilton
would publish to the world the accusations which
Bowen had made against Beechcrhe fact that he had
nsgaed Tton write that letter. and that that had led to
his dismissal lie pretends say that he deemed the pubca
ton OF that letter explanation OF his DIS
mssa At all events its preparation and its threatened use
showed Beecher that he persisted in the hostility to Ton
and continued his relations with Bowen, and took Bowens
side OF the fight letter would be published and he would
have to public scandal which would arise from It.
used to Bowen by saying Sir publish this
letter to to the world inform the world own signature
that in that interview you repeated those horrible scandals
against Henry Ward Beecher You nsgated me to write that
letter You promised support You promised to bear 10
Mr. Bcecher yourself You have borne to him as my end
and you basey deserted and Joined him, and that the
explanation Of my dismissal"
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THE INQUEST ON THE PATERNITY OF THE BOY
PAUL A FABRICATION.

Nor will l stop to consider the monstrous story
which this plaintiff told you concerning remarkable In
eryew which says occurred between him and Mr. Beeche
when they held inquest the paternity OF the last child
OF Mr. Tton The monstroty Of such story suceht 70
shock the Of any who compelled 10 listen 10
it. You viii believe gentlemen, that any such interview
ever occurred We you what did there by the
witness who was present and who took part in It, That was
friendly interview and 1t in which Mr. T1on ex-
pressed wish past be buried and that the old rea
tons of Mr. Beechcr family be restored and he resume his
visitsa fact which quite inconsistent with adultery But
for reasons which are obvious YOU while Mr. Beecher had
the deepest sympathy this woman and while he had the
highest regard her. he OF under the
would not renew his visits to that family and never did
The next important in this history to which wish to call
your attention gentlemen, is the acquaintance OF TINS
plaintiff and his relations with Mrs. Woodruff ITO Judge
Neilson see your Honor is five minutes to one o'clock
Perhaps before enter upon that subject as it will take some
tme we had better take our recess
Judge Nelson ITO the JurylPlease return puncualy at
o'clock, gentlemen.
The Court then took recess until two o'clock
New-York tribune., 1875-02-27
Mr.. BEECHER NOT VISITED BY MRS TnToN,

Then there are oIher correspondence passing along
from that 7h Of February during that Winter which shall
not call your attention. except gentlemen They have In
Produced letter from Mr. Beecher which they say was
IN invitation TO Mrs Tton to visit him his house during The
shsence Of his wife, and while his sister kept house for him
Now we shall all that gentlemen by showing that IL that
such invitation, understood TO be an invita-
non that Mrs Tton never matter Of fact did visit Henry
Ward Beecher his house shall step TO discuss and il
n not my purpose discuss the effect OF the construction
be put upon letter but simply TO the
at no snch did take place She did not call upon
Beny wsrd Beecher at his house during that Winter The
sister sss eepiLg house the viii be introduced