Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-07
BOWEN.
The EdltOr-in-C Chief OF the Independent
on the Stand, to Tell What he
Knows About Beecker.
The Tripartite Agreement and Com
promise with TiitOn-The Cor.
respOndence with Beech
er-Etc,, Etc

NEW YORK, May 6.-The courtroom
in which the scandal trial is proceeding
was as full this morning as at any time
almost when TiltOn, MOulton or Beecher
was on the stand. The defendant, Mr..
Beecher, and his wife, were in their
usual places in the van of the Plymouth
church party. At a quarter past eleven
o'clock Henry G.. Bowen took the wit
ness chair, and his examination was
continued by Fullerton. He testified
l saw Mr.. Bsecher nearly svsry Sab
hath prior to the twenty.sixth DAY OF
Ss5O-z nlDeT, 1870 Ffzvot@ore pl:l+~,~ and
his affairs may have been the subject of
conversation between US on the first of
January, 1871; told Beecher of my
intention to dismiss TiltOn from my
paper; called at Beecher's house OF
the evening OF the day that [ saw
Beecher at Deacon Freeland's, and saw
Mrs. Beecher; her husband was not
present; l did not reply to Beecher's
letter of January second" Mr.. Fullerton
read passages from the letter and ques-
toned the witness as to the stories to
which BeeCheT alluded, and the witness
said "Beecher said there were stories
in circulation affecting TiltOn's moral
character; he told one Of them, but |
Mr.. Beecher asked me if l was his
friend, and l told him l had no IN
friendly feelings toward him; did not
say to Beecher | would stand by him as
a friend; l mede calls with friendly
feelings, but did not manifest them in
any other form than / have mentioned;
these feelings remained throughout the
interviews, aud were not altered when
Ieft.n Mr.. Fullerton said that was all he
had to ask witness.
Evarts cross examined witness: He
handed letter and envelope to witness;
said l believe this is the letter and en-
velope | took to Beecher; it bears marks
Of having been opened and closed; |
have no recollection whether it was
open or closed when l gave it to Beecher;
this letter had been two or three hours
in my possession when / delivered it; /
got it from TiltOn at my house; no per-
son was present when it was given to
me; there was an appointment at my
house with TiitOn that morning; it was
made by Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. TiltOn
on the Saturday before; l think l told
them / would be at home all of that
day, and would see them when they de-
sired; [ remember they said they would
call in the morning Of Monday; they
came early in the forenoon; think be-
fore eleven o'clock, and may have
stayed two hours or more; the topic of
conversation was almost entirely
that for which the interview was
made; MIR. Johnson left before Tilton, at
twelve, and TiltOn little later; l wrote
q note to Deacon Freeland that day, but
have no copy of it; l don't believe 1
made copy OF it; [ sent this note to
Freeland Immediately after the gentle
men left, | think between twelve and
two O'Clock; / received verbal answer
few moments after the messenger re.
turned. I did not see Freeland nor
Beecher; the message was brought by
the messenger, who was my son, John
Elliott Bowen; 1t was four or five in the
evening when l saw Mr.. Beecher; l
don't TecOllect il | saw any person at
Deacon Freeland's except Mr.. Beecher;
| have no recollection of seeing ser
want who opened the door; l don't re-
member whether this interview was in
gaslight or daylight; occupied the front
parlOr; Mr.. Freeland's family consisted
Of his wife and other members, | can't
tell how many; the fOlding-dOOrs were
closed when went in; think | stayed
there about half an hour, or little lon
ger; don't remember if, when l got
there, there was any person awaiting
me; l don't remember any gentleman
waiting 10 see me as to my conversation
with Mr.. BeecheT, nor do / remember
q conversation swith gentlemen before
l went to see Beecher; don't remem-
Der seeing EgglestOn there; EgglestOn
was one of the cO-editors of the hide
pendent. When l received the letter Of
the twenty-secOnd OF January from Mr..
Beecher, | read it, and kept it; don't
think it struck me that letter contained
a different version Of the story of my
interview with Beecher than really Oc-
CURED. On Saturday, December 3Oth,
] told TiltOn Of my intention to termI-
nate his connection with the IndeDen-
dent; told TiltOn of my intention in
the Union office; l then left; | believe
TiltOn left after me; don't remember
seeing him at the Union Office after
that. Later in the day l sent him a
formal notice of his removal. Witness
handed Mr.. Evarts two papers, which,
he said, were notices of the removal OF
Mr.. Tilton from the Lndependent and
Union, which Mr.. Evarts read in evil
dence. Witness continued: | believe
received answers to these notes from
TiltOn, but am not certain; / have an
impression read some reply in writing;
| was entirely solvent, and have been
so since | have recollection on the sub
iect of admitting that | owed TiItOn
any remuneration for cancelIing con-
! tracts; | paid other claims to TiltOu,