New-York tribune., 1875-03-10
THE AFFAIRS BETWEEN Mr.. BOWEN AND MR..
TILTON.

O Well 90 on. A. | think that at this point in
the narrative Mr. Ton said that now would appear the
rcasons why he asked with regard to 1he Bfoo"W
yn,oa and he said that he had certain data which all
The public hsd-a part Of which all the pubic mad
and that some Of them would throw some light
ON the case, and would show why he had asked me
abou The Union He then asked me il remembered his re-
tement from The det as editor and his engagement as
an outside conrbuor-hais contributor on the hst page
told him | remembered it distinctly and he showed me
an y.ienaalo OF December ed 1870 remember the date
correctly Il contained notice very haerng to Mr. Iton
He then said that there other things that bore upon h
and there were shown 10 two letters DO not Kho"
whether they were originals whether they were copied
because am not familiar with the handwriting OF the gen
teman Of Mr. Bowens Both Of them were complimentary
,o Mr. Tton and one stronger than the other think
tbe strongest one the written last He then showed
me a letter galley proof OF The Go,dea Age
O Handing paper to witness Ihand you now what s
known as the "trpartte agreement" A never saw that
before
O. Look that printed matter and say il that is the printed
galley proof he showed YOU that occasion.
Mr. sherman" Exhibit D, No. 45."
remember Mr Tracy at the time recognizing The Goden
dqe proof sheet that this proof sheet OF the same
paper.
You became acquainted with the substance OF
what shown you there did you not A. afterwards be-
came acquainted wiihthe Whole thing more or less
@ Go A. said
O IL this duplicate OF X n Ihal Is u UJ'dt 1yo Fi''i
sheet didn't keep it long enough to look at the substance
Oft
@ Handing paper witness Look at the substance OF IT,
and say that thing he showed you on that occa
sion Read enough o: t0kasy yourself on that SUBJECT
See another proof Of the same article that he then
nj that time exhibited to YOU Is that the imprint of the
same article that he showed your A. All that in my memory
s the present time about this is down to there-the signature
remember the preface but don't remember the appen-
dix Tha, is when say the signature, mean to say all
between the preface and the signature OF Theodore on
don't remember appendix it, commencing lin conse-
auence Of the above" &c.
@ You mean that you recognize the letter which Is
Included in this article dated January 2lst, 1871,
aud what pecees il! A. Yes Sir and much more distinctly
the letter than what precedes would not be absolutely
certain saw what precedcs il. have strong impression
that did.
@ Well 90 on What said abou it' A. took and read
the letter II | remember correctly without speaking on
the snbject, until / had got through think
.aid that Goea Age prootsheet Mr. Tton said
.ves" and then fell talking about TIE Golden Age
He asked me how liked IT, | told him that thought
IT, bead looked much like The NeW York Curcinaan
he said did look ike it. but it was not like it. He talked
about headings OF the paper the headings OF the
departments and The editorial caption title and so on, and
Ceiberaton: made them home. and he thought they
Ike ard he had studied the matter ont nhs own house
~ considerable said 10 Mr. Ton "Mr Tlicn, why
don't have this GOfe AGt letter this letter OF Mr
Bowen and the article Tie Indtpndea 10 publish: II
would put face upon this scandal He said that he
knew that said that II would put new face IL; that il
o,brs the authors OF #; and he said that he knew
that but that be obligated honorabf nound not
10 publish inot have published Of his own action or
procuring not " have his name appear IL connection with