The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-20

gesred that they use the printed copy and substi-
tute the original when II is found.
Judge Porter then read-
Brooklyn, Jan. 2 1871.
IN my behalf IN iu settlement s., wita YOU o. all sc
''''' TAsoDoaE rILroN.
Judge Porter-Acting under that letter how
much did you receive rom Mr. Bowen Tor Mr..
-liI ton
Mr. Beach-we OBJECT to that
Judge Nelson, however, did not sustain the OBJ
jecuon. and the witness proceeded The amount
was settled oy arbitration; 1t was $1,000; never
the tuition OF Bessie Turner and lor Mr.. Tllton's
use; received $4,000 In one amount, and some
1873. making some where between So 900 ana S. 900
In all; never visited Mrs. Beecher; my intimacy
" Ia her mas oeen very slight; have met Mrs.
Morse several times: very pleasantly when met
her; my relations with her were OF a friendly
nature; met her once al Mr.. Tilton's and once
IN the house she was living in in Schermerhorn
street; do not recolect the date OF my vsIt,
nut WI try and remember before ! leave the
times; met her once in Richmond at woman,s
rlgats meeting, In 1871; either introduced Mrs.
HOOKER or Mrs. Davis TO the audience at the so:
hcltaton OIL either Mrs. Hooker or Mrs. Davis
dld not preside there i did not go TO the conven-
tion with either OF those ladies'; l went with my
vile and son and Mrs. sarah Sutherland Eddy and
her daughter; they were not delegates To the con-
vention; on the evening OF December 81, think
II was when went To Beecher's house, l said to
MIN, ii understand that Mrs. Beecher Is repeating
stories against Mrs. Tllton; now sucn stories
ought TO De stopped; they only tend 10 increase
troubles" and he SAID to me that Mrs. Beecher
knew Mrs. Morse was . dangerous woman-tnat
was the substance OF what he sad-and her en-
nifty TO Mr. Ilton might induce her 10 listen 10 Mrs.
Morse, ana he would try and control 1t; That Is
near as remember; Mr.. Beecher sometimes acted
on my advice, | should say very generally; mir.
IlltoE acted sometimes contrary TO my advice; l
disapproved OF Mr.. TlltOn's letter to Mr.. Beecner
advising Mr.. Beecher TO resign and leave town
that Is TO say, Glsapproveo oil IL without the sig
nature OF Bowen; the letter was completed on
HORpn. | 81 nf a wrI
letter; told MIN he ought not to publish 1t ad-
vlsed MN not to publish It,
Mr.. Beacn-Tnere were two letters bearing the
date inquired OF by the counsel. II seems to me
tnat there should be some distinction made be-
Mr.. Porter There should be If there Is the least
doubt. You understand II to be the letter in
which he repeated the charges OF Mr.. Bowen
against Mr.. BeecherY
Moulton-Tnat is the letter am addressing my
sell TO, SIR
Mr.. Fulerton-There are two letters of January
!, 1871. A. | did not know any thing about that
publication nor did Mr.. Tilton, as he told me al
forwards; advised against its publication IN Jan
uary, 1871; | do not remember that it was ever
printed by Mr.. Tilton: | do not remember that 1t
was ever printed in the Golden Age; | saw proofs
Incorporated TINS letter OF Mr.. Bowen's; advised
then against It's publication; MIR. Tllton showed
me those proofs; ] saw the poem ''Sir Marina.
dukes Musings" after II was printed; | thought
It ought not to nave been published; told him so;
| do not remember having heard OF the bio
graphy OF Victoria Woodhull before it appeared;
dld not approve Of the publication; remember
ltbter 10 lTleuu IN Tue west, lne nave
just handed me is In Mr. Tlton's handwriting.
Judge Porter then read
TO FRIEND IN THE WEST.
LIyiNGs1oyy STREET, BEooKLYS Dec 81, 1872.
wen and Psoner in he house leaning back in leather
o the e asS W on ha 'a1n e or
ANYTHING but hearthstone broken and crnmbed SINCE
And yet il IS more like your last letter-brmul of
Ne. NeYsr sas You are right am in trouble and
II Two aon IN dav day- he last
OF the year that Mr.. Bowen lifted his hammer and
one with the p and the oer WITH sSG the BrSos
Ign tston The public little suspect hat this act ms
f4l4rses which he made against Henry Ward BeecheI
An unwllngness harm others even tor the sake of
rlghtns myself before ths public Bat having trusted
thcSened my difficulties until these now buffet me like
You know that Bowen long ago paid to me the as.
sSed pee uniary damages which grew out OF his break
81 my course and sometime IKE an apology Tor his
But Bowers assassnsting dagger drawn against
Beecher proved unable Idebeths to "tralnmel
Brooklyn is rite with stories against lis chief
merely but eShaied With ever fresh foulnesS Ike me-
phihe vapors, from Bowen's own charge against
Verify the tongue is wild beast that no man can
chief shepherd OF the ocx, together also with
For last four or five weeks, ever since saw the
WoodhgIi libel have hardly had res;ial day. and
the next morning unit for work.
have you any conception OF What IL ~ 10 suffcr the
keenest possible nustices not come and learn OF me
TO say nothing u the wrong and insult TO my wife, in
add tiona indgnity OF being misconstrued half the
For instance it is supposed that had a consprators
hand In tins unboy business whereas am as innocent
Ii Is hinted that the lioeous article was actually
namp,h,re Gd not know OF Us existence aii week
my mood TOR public spsakng You know was then
Then, TOO, It IS the the clubs that have de-
generated INTO an apostle OF free love whereas the
against this execrable theory.
other relations with Mrs woodhu wherea. have I mot
spokep TO- nor met nor seen her Tor nearly year
the spring Of ISL FEW months after bowen charged
nature and had slammed the door of the I,dspedet in
s he pab o he Ss S
hull hitherto total stranger TO me; suddenly sent Tor
new one S Of her own namely almost the same den
ca W wniCn se Rr1neI lew weeks ago lhnk Of
quake Mrs ,, Woodruff suddenly stood before me
at all hazards to keep back the avalanche until
Wa that ise Would publish What sSa Told 70 ie$r
and to prevent this catastrophe resolved and the
aud pure motive to make her such riena Of nine hat
She would never think OF doing me such a Marin So I
rendered her important services dncludng espe
ciag some Ia9ors pen AMI in all with view 10 put
and SO a6g toWaf 5a het found 70 my gao surprise
esnation She had done with Lacretis Mott Eliza-
beth Gady stanton Isabella Beeeher Hooker and other
hun can have an adequate idea OF the admirable inn
preston which she Is capable of producing serious
persons Moreover, felt that the current denuncia
ions against her were outrageOusly unjust and
like myself she had been put false position before
the public, and sympathlzed keeny with the aggrava
ton OF spirit which TINS produces This q
10 all said in her defence.
Nor was ii until after had known her for q number
OF months and when discovered her purpose to libel
dozen representative women OF the suffrage
ment that suddenly opened eyes her real len.
denotes mischief and then IL that Indignantly
repud.ated her acquaintance and have her
since
Hence her late TRADE.
Well. 1t Is and am left to be the chief
in the public estimation.
What to do IN the emergency (Which is clearing
but coudng itself daily have not yet decided r
WHAT could DO would be to take from my Writing
desk and publish tomorrow morning the pre- pared
rative and vndicatiOn, winch, with and docu-
meBts, my legal advisers pronounce complete.
This would explain ana Clarity everything both great
and small Gncludng the Woo u episode, which Is but
minor part Of the whole easel but II publish it
must not only violate kind OF honor able obligation
be silent which had voluntarily imposed upon myself,
but must put old friend Bowen a serious risk OF
being smitten dead by Beecher's hand.
How lar Bowen would deserve has fate cannot say;
but know that all plymouth Church would hunt hin
rat
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