New-York tribune., 1875-02-12
his forgiveness with tears" Do you remember that part Of
your statementi A. Something lse that


g. "'I forgave him. said Mr. Bowen but he sl goes on
with his crimes and criminal attempts just the
You ought TO proceed against him instantly. Don't
| let him preach another sermon. II free
70 take action you I nd cxpc him from hs pulpit
and he should write word again for The Chfisi1n
Unioa then said Mr. Bowen, why you not still
free than am p" Do you remember that as al A.
| Something like IT,
Because said he Mr. Beecher made confession tome
and asked my pardon, which granted and reopen
settled quarrel but IL you will make charge will furnish
the proofs" A. Something like that
Y AT later period OF the conversation and after Mr. j.
had LETT Mr. Bowen to still higher heat brought pen
and ink and challenged write Mr. Beecher demanding
that he should retire from the pulpit and The Christian
Union" A. Something like that
q al will bear letter TO him. said Mr. Bowen and will
sustain the demand with proofs There will be resistance
Mr. Bcecher will not deny, deny dare deny them
A. Something like that
O. "Mr Bowen put his with such energy and with such
passionate plea in it that wold enable him. without his
breaking his treaty with Mr. Becche reopen his old warfare
upon him. and excited within such revived remembrance
Of the wrongs which Mr. Beccher had done heart that
wrote draft of note which altered and ewroe and left
finally changed as follows:
DECEMBER S6th, 1870
BROOKLYN.
HENRY WARD BEEcHKR
Sir: demand that, for which you explicitly under
stand you Immediately from the ministry of Plymouth
Church. and that you quit the city of Broo@nae rerdTnee
Theodore TlonY A. No, Sir; it signed T. IT, it
signed by my whole name
O. Yes; we have had in evidence? A Yes, Sir; well,
didn't do il in half way.
@ This believe agrees with the 81 pnt the above let
ter into Mr. Bowens hands be Immediately delivered by him
in person Mr. Beecher and then home During the
afternoon Mr. Mouton called and mentioned TO him the
Of the morning ending with the letter lie called me
foolish, because said he you ought have written
letter at ALL but il written ought to have had Mr. Bowens
signature to as well your own You left him chance
foY,ov rro1a larrup oil olpV
What If he leaves you support it all alone? Mr. Moulton
then took sheet of paper and entered it the fol
lowing memorandum Brooklyn December 2Gh 1870. T. T.
informed to-day that he had sent note
Mr. Beecher Of which Mr. H. c. Bowen the bearer de
mandng that Mr. Bcechcr should retire from the pulpit and
quit the City OF Brooklyn The letter open H. C.
Bowen the Of it, and said that he Bowen would
sustain T. in the demand" Do you remember putting that
memorandum into your True Story"? A. Yes, Sir did
- day two afterwards prompted by my
wife's III and Mrs MS advice, l Ie-
solved that would send Mr. Bcecher to meet me at
personal interview either in their presence, with me alone
dispatched to Mr., Bowen messenger with notification OF
this intention On the receipt Of this intelligence by Mr. Bowen,
which supposed would CRAFTY him. he came Hto editorial
chamber and with look ofdcpeon on his conncnncc such
as had never seen there before and with anger ard passion
Of which had dreamed him liable and with the manner
Of insane than Of rational man. began to Areaenne
that if any interview might have with Mr. ccher either
then or any time should dyue to hr BeecSr what
he Bowen had said against him. should intimate that he
owcn) had any hand in the letter requiring Mr. Beeche to
yacate his pulpit would be casicfcd from Tie IDdpeq3fm
and The Laon the police houd be called to cast me
INTO the streets" Do you remember hay A. cannot swear
the phraseology.
@. Or the substance? A. wcn yes, in the main, think
cannot know all the details; say how stated p
cisely.
@ [Readinc:l "After words Of indignation which
uttered in reply Mr. Bowen abruptly retired from the ofice
leaving me in as great state Of aonhmeni as had ever eX
percnced" Is part Of your sacment A. don't recol
lect that.
O. IReadinr:1 81 informed my wife and Mrs Moulon and
afterwards Mr. Johnson this incident concerning which Mr.
Moul;on did surprise him il tue least; and
then by the joint advice Of all determined to summon Mr.
Beecher to the contemplated interview" Do you remember
part Of your satemcntH A. No Sir
q tReadinc:l To this end Mrs T. wrote brief note ad
dressed to Mr. eecher through me- stating that she had given
me the disclosure Of July 1870 concerning him. and that
her would speak him face to face Do you emem
Der Of that kind A. don't remember the phrase
ology of it.
O DHcadincl On Friday evening December Goth, went
10 Mr Monitors house Nj Nouion went after Mr Beccher
and brought This early in the evening, Mr. Beeche
leaving h prayer meeting usual that evening 90 with
ont hi. leadership NJ interview with Mr. Bcecher alone
read to him nv wife letter and said to him what shall not
here repat He sat like a statue under my brief remarks and
NJ the close bowed 10 me and said, This il all dream"
The Witness-I don't remember that.
O. Don't remember that? A. No Sir
Mr Fulerton-IIow was that &? 4. don't remember the
exact phraseolocy in which it is put there.
Mr. Eyar,s- Rcadnc "iIe affected TO disbelcve that
Mr. Ton had the letter and denied everything with
q royal negative
The Wtness-Yes remember putting that in, in order TO
cloak the statement-make it easy.
Nj Evars-Ah! Well, l did ask yOu that; my sole
question was whether this was in yonr statement A. Yes
Sir it was in-pnt in there for a purpose
Mr Eyarts-Wc tha; viii al be let osthe purpose that it
wae put in for.
The Winoss-I remember that being put in.
Mr. Eyarts-n your Honor please, ask that that all be
stricken ont
judge Nci.,onThe answer "he remembers it, very well
Mr. Eyarts-Yes that is all; the rest 20
Mr. Eyarts-r Reading: Il then said, 1t is about few
squares 10 my house and ask Mrs T. for yourself whether
or not she wrote the letter. he went and returned IN ha an
hour is that part your statement? A. Idont remember
O. You don't remember that IRcad.ns] 81 did not see
him. Mr Non ton ASKED him vla; had taken place at Mrs
rlonse c remarked that he had seen La lady bn he did
nothing more and left This about Il oc!och at night
The Witnc.s-I don't remember that
O Readnr: "sLortly after he ett left. On reaching
home tornd that Mrs Tion who then seriously IL and
Ia bed wa aci,atcd and distressed She said that Nj had
been there telling her she had pugsGed and siain HIM"
The Nin"ss-DOne what, Sry
", Eyarts-" Vha; shc had pursued and slain him"
Tie Wino.s-I DO remember any snch expression a.
"pur.ucd:" there must be some mistake there
n ycor.s- That he would be tried by counsel OF minis
.er and HI. career ended and that he was dead man unless
ne vond sayc him from his fate She sad moreover That
r talking to her in is strain, and exhibiting grea ana Ter
l .- Nj b. went 10 her writing desk, and taxing out
, m rYcY Drought item 10 her bedside, and putting ueh
o tc, rrrons hands dictated to her what she coied-a
- of which shc coald recall the p-acoiosy Was thai
- ,,.r.r s,a.oracatg A. Something like that, think
Something Ike that? But should have added "conid
70. recall me phraseooy nor to certainty the substance
and meaning which completes the sentence IL was at lhe
~ If me olher page icadingl "Shoruy after narrating
-, b ,ye occurrence she resumed her pen ana INK ana
$500 , 4 loyuy statement" That IL the statement that