New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-15
THE PUBLICATION OF THE WOODRUFF
SCANDAL.

Very much or your attelltlOh III this cdse'
gentlemen has been. it seems to me, without any essel
al pernency this action bestowed upon the caracter
and career of Mrs Victoria C. Woodruff and Mr. Ttons
connection with that lady, My friends have endeavercd
with great pernacty and ut great length OF proof To
attribute Mr.. Triton the publication OF what ~ called
the Woodhull Scandal" and it has been said subsin-
TALLY By my friend. Mr. Evars that that scandal eInbod
led all the Truths revealed by the evidence OF its con-
ition and progress while the truth is that none OF the
essential features developed by the proof In this case
none of the pregnant, and, maintain conclusive
evidence upon which the plaintiffs right OF action Is
founded was limited at III that scandal
There was charge Of adultery as against
Mr. Bcecher with Mrs Tilton But the
proofs the the details of their connection
as exhibited by this record entirely absent from the
statement in that paper. And in that paper am jus
fed IN saying from the auson made TO II by my friends
upou the other side, that Mrs Woodruff states that in
Washington in the Winter CT 1871, she learned from
Mrs Hooker that Mr. Beecher in the habit Of preach
ing twenty OF his mresses and that there she got the
first information upon that subject
Mr.. Eyarts-DO you think that II In the articef
MIR. Beach-Ycs, Sir.
Mr.. Eyarts-I only ask If you think it in the
artclel
Mr. Beach-Yes Sir SAID 1t is in the article and it il
in answer to your general statement that 1t contained
all the features presented in this trial.
Mr.. EvartsI only ask you as matter OF iact whether
you think that is In the article :
Mr.. Beach-lcs Sir. To Mr. FullertonJ Is IL hot-ih
company with Mrs. IlOOkcri
Mr. Fulcrton-Slated in her presence.
Mr.. BeacI-Iu her prcsence Perhaps II may Dc erio
neois say that she learned 1t from Mrs. HoUher out
she learned in company with Mrs. Hooker, that TACT
That article contains the statement ALSO that Mrs. Pau
Ina Wright Days told her Of the crminality between
Mr. Bcecler and Mr. Ton, and that IL before the date
both these circumstances before the date OF Mr. Tiltons
acoiainance with Mrs. woodruff She next states that
in the Spring Of 1871 Mrs. H. Il. stanton told her the
SAME story also before their acquaintance And she
states her authority for making the publication OF
May 20 ISL, before her acquaintance with Mr. Tilton
WAS commenced aud s basis, the statements derived
flon Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs H. B Stanton.
she does state undoubtedly and IL but candor for nc
to avow it, that after that she had conversation Dot4i
with Mr. Tilton and With Mr. Moulton upon the subject
But she also that the most important Information
which size derived upon that subject was in conversations
with the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher himself And in the
columns OF that scandal she makes Mr. Beecher confess
to her the particulars which 1t contains. Now,
Mr. Tiiton might with great proprety say
that that statement was lie. He might
with great truth say that in its circumstantla tie
tails IL was all false he did repeatedly say and he says
now not In material avernent the essential and cen
trail fact which states but in the surroundings OF her
narrative in all its details connected with that prn
epal fact 1t il and false Bat gentlemen, this
statement Of Mrs. Woodruff Is most remarkable for its
omissions The Letter of Apology or the Letter OF
Conrition OF January 1871, given by Mr. Beecher was
not alluded the statement. Til 0dore Tltons letter
to Bowen of January 1871, not alluded to-; the let
ter OF Mr. Beecher Of Feb T. 1871 where he speaks of
Mr. Mouton having tied up the storm ready TO burst
upon ustloro Is auson to that in the statement.
The Nest Hiding" letter of Mrs. Ton is not mentioned
in the statement. The letters Of Mrs. Morse Mr..
Beecher, and the manner In which he met
those letters, are not mentioned In the
statement What is called the Ragged Edge
Letter. was not mentioned In the statement.
The Tripartte Covenant not mentioned In the
statement And all these essential and material
facts which. II Mr. Tilton had been the author OF that
statement would have necessarily been contained In IL,
have no appearance there Now. Is II possible If Mr.. TIL
ton was the informant upon whom Mrs. Woodruff made
her communication the public possessed OF all this
information. II lie instgatng the assault OF Mrs.
Woodruff upon Mr.. Beecher for any purpose for black
mail or for revenge he stood behind this in this
brutal public attack upon Mr. Beecher and the reput
ton of Mrs. Tlton would these matters pregnant
conclusive have been omitted from that statement II
is perfectly apparent aside from the other evidence In
this case studying the characteristics Of the paper and
the motives and purposes which are attributed To Mr..
ton 1t is perfectly apparent thu: he had nothing to do
with the authorship Of that instrument or with Its publ
cation II he desired any public statement OF that charac-
ter he would Of have made II In form Of au-
thenticy and founded II upon that evidence which he
presents 10 this Court and jury to-day ~ evidence OF tho
truth OF his accusation Il would not have contained
fa,eLood In detail issatcment In regard 70 facts but