The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-09

certain mat ne came tnat morning but the proba-
pllity Is he came that morning.
BOWEN AND TILTON AT LoGGRRHEADs.
I Q. Now he came around to see you In your own
othce, supposes A. lie aud toaetner.
4 l DON'T know the lst thing.
q. Do you know who spoke arstf A. No, don't;
MT. Bowen was IN great state OF excitement; his
Q. Now do you mean to say. on renection. that
not word was said about the delivery TO Mr..
member exactly the substance OF it it was that II
! dlyulRea TO- Mr.. Beeoher anything that Mr..
Bowen mad said against MIR. Beecher he (BoweDj
would close all mis- relations with me mat never
lsaln should cross the threshold OF the once or
his mouse; he sald It with great emphasis; that
was Inc substance Of the Conversation; ne gave
me NJ time ior questions Of anv sort.
an saw @s s 1snou vpg you an 0pporu
scorn Inat would not be deferred by his threat
out the Iear Of the donunciaron OF anv man.
q: And you had no curiosity about the delivery
s e. ne note or its reception A. had s00d
Q. Why did you not ask Mr.. Bowenf A. Because
that time; ne went out OF the Once aud slammed
the door; the only persons to ask about II were
nj: Beecher or Mr. Bowen, aud l could not see
Q. Mr.. Bowen was there, A. Mr.. Bowen lett.
Now o. h r ySa You s
deliver 1t to Beecher or 10 communicate your
JOINT act, as YOU nave stated what was YOUR OBJ.
from sending II? A. My desr. was TO
STRIKE HIN RIGHT TO THE HEART.
ITO strike him right to the heart" The answer
Of the witness was given in sucn high key that
oil attention was arrested. The Judge turned and
looked at the impassoned face OF the witness.
Tho audience glanced from The face Of tho plaintiff
TO that OF he defendant "Did you mean its'' said
Evarts. ayes, sir did, and the reply en In the
profoundly silens court like the revelation OF some
horrible deed. rustic and hum OF low voices
followed. The Judge glanced around. and asked
by his look Tor silence. Tlon was At red.hear.
His face was mi lmed to carmine; his ey es nasned
IRE and his frame was agitated. 1t was dramatic
moment, and one Intensely relished by the audi.
ence, for 1t is something OF the kind they came to
see.
g. Now. what result did you expect a: That
You old NOT expect that ne would be driven
and le viii be. tLalgAterJ
2. then you dlds A. certainly ala.
Taa , rom e. me ae very o. an nat message 70
Brooklyn A. Mr. Bowen said he could be driven
out OF his pulpit IN twelve hours.
Thought Mr.. Bowen would do 1t.
q. BY TINS method ? A. don't think BY this;
pit IN twelve hours. N
e And you believed ~ A. Yes, sir.
lstferf 4. Yes s sir; we did '''' ''''' ''' 'A''
O. Aud you expected that result from IT. A.
Yes, Sir, did.
hoSse that day after this interview with MI.
Bowen on that subject A. ! do pot remember
TIME.
Q. What was your usual time in going from your
office to your houses A. At the termination OF the
g Now, sir. when you returned TO your house
excitement IN your house to persons other than
your vie, TO whom I leave out all reference In this
question A. do not remember that. SIR;
~ M rnvy1 nm har hot NJ n hn hnno fo1
visit 70 il a!ter your interview with Mr. Beecner,
wife that you were ruined A. No, sir.
ruined.
@. did not ask you that sir; ask you whether
you told the nurse and Lersons other than your
wiie-whom leave out OF the questton-that you
we're ruinedS A. answer you, no.
q. Don't you remember being under excitement
1t mat time and having an impression that the re-
suit OF thus attempt on MIR. Beecher was going to
could lt be disastrous to me9
e leave Ito, It 70 you to answer the question.
house, getting out your valedictory, pacing up
Ind down with great excitement and Immediately
ects A. No. sir; nothing OF the kind.
Did yHu MORN Mr. aoultGn Of 1ns angry In
Q. Did you then, SIR, plan any step In col nection
with Mr.. Beecner thereupon' A. No. sir; none at
Ill. that l rec0llecr.
be knew the exact time Mr. Beecher's paper, the
Christtan Union, was established. he said he did
pot remember the exact cate when the paper was
Established.
Z. Don't You recall enough OF the si,ua ion to
tabIisned before tne % onth of December. In which
Jour connection with the In6ependent had term,.
oatedt A. Ny lmpresslon is tnat MI. Heecner was
whe,he the Christian linton had been then estab-
nsaed could not say.
1873 to know whether Mr.. Beecner's christian
Untom was In existence that years A; think his
CHRISTIAN Union; do not remember the name ne
Taper bore before that time; the only recollection
IL nsrf soS ne EN-
regard to the letter OF demand on MIR. Beecner,
that Mr.. Beecher should cease writing In the
Christian Union, but that demand v as left out OF
The request.
Q. low arge at that time had the circulation OF
DIR. Beecner's. paper become, and how long before
ihat, II you know, had there been rival paper
marted out West nhicn interiered with the Chris
ian Union2 A. knew OF the establishment OF a
Tor support; that was in 1858 or 1869; do not
THINK tue establishment oil one PAPER ever injured
another.
Q. And did you know that 1t was established oe.
cause OF nissa slaction winch had been expressed
Inde pende,tt? A. Yes the Independent was too
liberal; the other was more orthodox; the Al
the Congregarionalists; the Independent mad
swung clear OF them: they wanted such an organ
.ns s abou The u
81 the starting oil the paper In the West; alter
VIZ te that more TO MI. Beecner MIR. Bowen said
that Mr. Beecber sh uld not write In the Christian
Ujt on; said nothing more.
Z. Now, SIR, you have stated that In an inter-
view with Mr. Beecner OH tile 3Oth OF December
you had narrated to him. as communicated to you
by your VIE, certain relations between your vile
ana him A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you gave us as part oil what you stated
to nim tnar this communication had come to you
IN July, 1870? A. Yes.
@. Now, sir, between July, 1870, ana the Both day
Dl December, 1870. had you spoken Ia any terms to
anybody concerning the relations between Mr..
Beecher and your wife? A. Yes, sir.
@. Have you named, In your direct examination,
all the persons to whom you had SAID any thing IN
tnat interview concerning the relauOns between
Mr.. Beecher and your vile? A. think | have
named several persons to whom did not tell the
whole OF the Story
@. Did you speak 10 any other persons about 1t?
4. Members oil my own family.
q. Members OF your own family A. | believe
nay cali my mother-in-law member OF my own
lamily; | spoke to Mr.. Richards and Mr.. Rcaards'
vic.
q. You have In your direct examination spoken