New-York tribune., 1875-02-27
THE PUBLICATION OF THE wOODHULL SCANDAL
SOUGHT BY MR.. TILTON.

If we satisfy you, gentlemen, that his acquaint-
ance with woman whether originated at the time he
before, whether chaste and exceptionable
as he pretends it Motif we succeed
in satisfying you that that acquaintance did not originate and
was not continued by him for the purpose inducing her to
suppress this scandal then contradict him vital point
this Isha not detan you, gentlemen, by detailed
statement of shall show in this particular but if
should happen to transpe that Mr. Ttons acquaintance with
this woman begin when he says did, it went to
degree that he SAYS did not if carried for the pur
pose OF inducing this publication instead Of suppressng it,
then his attempted explanation Of his acquaintance with Mrs.
Woodruff will prove him the most fatal part Of this
That he went down to Coney Island with her in
a carriage is admitted by him He denies that
he went bathing with her We shall satisfy you, gentle
men, that he is mistaken in that particular least shall
prove to you by evidence that will satisfy that when they
arrived at Coney Island that OCCASION they deposited their
watches IN the custody the coachman and they to the
sea shore bahe ALL Of course for the sake Of Mr.
Beecher preserve him from this scandaous publication
And we shall show you that when they returned the golden
locks of Mr. Tton damp with the mists Of the
least or perhaps he will say that they dampened by the
perspraon that he suffered account of the agony thar he
was enduring for the Of Henry Ward Beecher his
Citations with Woodhul down the coast at that
time We shall show you that they returned TO the
carriage with all evidences that they had been bathing
together shall show you genemen what not in fact
disputed here that when he drove them Gack to this city, they
stopped at house. think Of Moulton and late in the
evening they ordered covered carriage and he with
Mrs woodruff We shall show you that he discharged the
carriage at house. and the cochman left him there where
we suppose he remained all night all for the sake
ton and to from the apprehended scandal that Mrs
woodruff was threatening to publish We probably shall
leave little doubt your minds gentlemen before this evil
dence closes that Mr. ton used that acquaintance with Vic
tora Woodruff to stimulate this to the publication
OF this scandal rather than to its suppression. Unless
am very much mistaken shall show these two parties
ITp1ao
or msappehend the force Of evidence shall show these
parties in consultation together We probably shall show you
that the slip substantially published afterwards In cir
cuaon the newspaper offices long before that publication
and think we shall leave doubt In your minds that Theo
dore Ton knew it and undersoodh it. we do thh. and
bring you the conclusion that Theodore Ton using the
acquaintance this TO induce her make this pubca
ton instead Of suppessng it, what his upon
this point and his credby witness upon other point
in the casef
need dwell gentlemen, to you, the fact that Mr.
Moulton and Mr. Tton induced Mrs Mouton to 20 over
for this and bring her to -the house OF Moul-
ton in this city, not once, but twice, thrice,
think even than that, as remember her evidence
dwell upon the fact that this biography Of his pub
shed September A. in The N York Sum- as we shall show
YOU 1t already transped about what time 1t pub
shed Published about the time that he published
the eeloye article in The Golden Age The publications
Simultaneous and his publication Of his principles
OF free love In The Golden Age Is published shall show
YOU almost in the precise language in which Mrs Woodruff an
nounced views upon the question about the time
This publication, gentlemen, fatal have said to Mr.
Tton prospects journalist The indignation which that
publication brought upon from END Of country to the
other evidence him that his fate as the editor
Of great newspaper in this country unless could devise
some plan for relieving himself from that burden
But not only he publish that Life we have shown YOU
that presided at the senway Hall meeting introduced
her there We have had the evidence Mouton as to his
speech We shall present probably report O.
yet presented and show you
her as the advocate OF social eedom what that meant in
bis mind and in hers, there will be for doubt