, 1875-06-14

vlei;os, told ms Mi,hia fow waska thai
M1. CleVelsnl snl Mr.. E:ect.es wcro IN COLI
nulsasiou oLont tLs publication. bcforo it ,pc-
efts5 tho publication u Mr. jsoc;at's i card % In
following week, o1ousratinR Air. Yil,ou and s,:-
Ing tho cnronaas Was published without cot.ssil-
tation Win hir. 1,ecclsar. The lady wrote Mr.
lisvslatr:. hor visit hAYing teFsnlnatnd-incloH-
;issa Ills nssa, '' 3.a' inaw iis"f s.s know la:
a1r. Dacrhcr wnU ct,usuted aud kuew lf tj,e i'm
peuding publication" This lady recently sailed
for Europe, snl waa In Rrtat agitation {Lein. IL
da!ioato Aeal!l) less sic should 10 called 10 .ho
Mr. Carpenter ,tcse diasacta Iir. C!eye1atd's
taslisnohy, aud throws 1t into a very uufasosasIo
light. lilo tbon 1alstea the occurscnces slulin3
at intcEv!aw, ho Ind wiill Sir. 1Iuocher on tA9
tfGtns Of SUNDAY, Jnne !. lS1l.
Ihat waH Tie tyaniug bofolu
TIE iAMuEs "AfyIfAS" IyvEHYiEw
Of June 4 fths allbi not bayiug bach t,Yoyed)
wlLA Mrs. Mou!toa. 1 wont 10 Plymouth
Church. aosolnpan4ed by mY wife and = la.ly
1Esclst. We rat doHn together. JIG said !.
Tho >doro IL greatly excited BY the publication OF
tho covenant and the newspaper Gu11lnents
the1eupoll. 1io has ,,oo. up 10 Curtis. Ana
blesnsou in there: They'vo, nrs,aod him, a,ul
exact o1preaslon u.s "My ietscr qt n huu.!.ss I.e
ton" sa'1 "anppoae ao does" 3r. Uoacl.-
or replied, You know what tic consequences
will be-1ny destruction and Insudose'e
TO- ~ iio can nuscr s'se on my ruins."
lte then ha,d ho was aoing down to Moul-
to'l's, mud nskel 1uo TO "alk taere with hin.
AA wo loft tho church. with Atar3 Ut cheer
fnlneha Mr, neechar eaid, "Wel. Bowen Is n
dead cooS ia the lit. isn's ho !" lie tncu vent
OIL t. a9v that 4 Theodore tn.de tie Threatened
publication noven'h claskes axaiust Lisn
lteecheF) would no be1io.el bY tbs puuj.p, and
Dowen would TO siutl;ratel.
akEcuEa "1iiISu IT, huAGE EyL1yTu1Su WITH
TIfTua.
Later otl he offered IL eilaro lts fame hia for
.,lno, nud everything ho had in tue World vii,
Dir. .Illton II le would h.aad by lin anl
publicly d;styow 1ifh. Woodruff. II he
would d2 this, ho snid, Lo would nut
tine whole P!Nor Of tho Christian Onion
cess, rolling the subscribers in By tue thousand"
Haid to Mr. Eeccher TINT, from my obaer yatloft
Of a!rs. Tlto. believed II culllsion cane si.e
would deny eyeryta.pg cbucornInB their reta-
tluns. Alr. Deeehcf replio1 that BAG nus weak
"onan, md raid Ho.notAing to tue effect ,ha: eAe
could not bc depaalcd upon. 1 loft ir. Dcectof
at Moiltons door, aAnud tiiiul, nlou. 10
oslocl, in state Of aisttehs AMI depression.
My kuoal ledge Of lIr. Eeeches's state OF mind
tlat Sunday .usht. Juno /, derived from iis omn
llne, fully coutlfus ali OF slrs. Moulton's itp-
portant testimony relating to Its condition anJ
confession tho uext day.
TIE uSrAhDoSAnLE BIy.
a fow days after tue death VI Charles Sumner
ton'a editorial Oil summer. uo WEB not Al hume
aud Mrs. Jslton Ecco'rel mo. Gu this occasiou
s!!e cano into tho roam, aud sitting down ,,y Inv
side told rus she had had tue hca11cst blow that
day Of Lcr life. In reply 10 my Inquiry rho raid
lady Of nsoohlyn--ono whom tho lad for-
1norly considered hcr fricnd-.lad said to
1lrs. OynEtou that S1rA. Titon was not =
" neEHon for her to receivo into her house,
lIe5o she H. buEst into tears. Al lengtl. .aii,
" ilis Is!ton, | caunot reconcile expressions
that you hayo maize to no aud my wife-that
you beloved slr. Beecher to he d good maj
milll tlat written gtatement which you mado
in mr. prcacuce." said, ~ have 10 right to
4uea:io25n y9u en. should bo GLAD II could
down again mud sail nho lad secret wllcla shs
would tell mo before her death. Baid, "ycry
well; Do not ask youto tell mo-" Then abe
nasd. "Oli NJ. Carpenter, Lave committed
ts'o unpardonablo sin, There Is 10 hops, no
a'l,'" sho then said, MIR. Carpenter, that
writIon sta!omcu. that l}made to you and 10 ii.
Stosrs waa
A nEt1pEnA7E IsE."
looked upon AeE with ineIps cssiblo susptisa
mud amazomcnt. I was b.wif fisrod. Suddenly
ae1tions Of Cleveland that Mrs. T,lton
was the victim Of Lallacination. For M
instant. 1t aeesnad Glow to tho uss.oty.
aatd, AIRS. Tlton; il tbs terrible
10. for enc will gladly accept a,.cl 81 o1pla-
nat:ou." Sho said, "No, Mr.. Carpenter it
y asnt hal!uclnahou It WA Ie." sho told mo
nhe had been to II. sto!rs aud told him wlat
sLe hau 1u"t toll fno. ] went to Noulton and
surpriac but would givo me no nat1sfactiou, /
told Moultoa would 10 uo patty to auy further
coroting up. coucealmcnt, or wrong, let the
,TronEed, man he Ikechor or Tilloa. lott
went to C!evclauda house, aul
n hnI tn1j
LAD occurred. l s.atea to him, Is i did 10
Monton, that would no longer be party to
'oncea!meut Or wrong. 4 fow days .ator was
'ous for, and Mrs. Tltoa told mo tlat all sha
nent to Pr. stortB-thst aIr. Dcechsz had never
,darcEsod to hcr any such words IS Else wroto !
!own; that Hns all ale meant To dou7 4l,e |
!ldn's mean to deny tho facts. conceded by tuo
yords..
rowEs'a POSITION.
That A1r. Dowtn lad keerot revelation In |
TotyluH aH. Hoeahets moral character. made to !
!ita years ago, I hare lad froul lii own IiEs, |
Lat ar. Hcochcr male confession 10 Lin | |
'leo Ind from Air. Dowcn.. That hp aas always
atuhca to tall uron Tho subject, aud to deny tie
cry significant atl vol known fart. Whatever
ho facts are, II. u. Cialia Mr. Deecler's cou-
l,.tteclnan. kuoWa tlenl md this IL unquestiou-
NY Tue reason atE. bowen waa Iot suu-
1oned Y bcfo5o tho Plymouth Investigating
1
'latlin told mo that "ho know the bottom facts
4 bowen's caso." Mr, Bowen did not sicuy this
act. hayo haa business relationa With Nr.
'owen bringing us IN close contact for several
cars. lAyc alwsys found hun man faithful
. h's word and Promise. 10 respond to tho de-
!anl of tho publip' that ho shall reyca,
y facts in Ills possession bearing gu
DO scandal would involve ths betray-
Of EccFct conalod to him, as such
rerets arc cou!incd to priests anl lawyers,
aat alr. Deuchor ia afraid Of Mr.. Bowen ia ap-
aren't. ! hare It OH tho authority Of Mr. Dscch-
t'a committeeman, Claasn. Alr. Dowen nas
cen heroic in t!lls mat.cr, Lot sly nan Of
onor, With secret involving iuuocert children,
ut hsmso!f in Mr. DoNcn'a place. am Ut, Id
,w would hare stood tho pressure al he tsa
ood 1t without striking back with his heaviest
chpou.
Nothing but sense Of duty to tns punjic-
asanouns to 'alt private conslue1aticus-wlll
faz make Bowen speak. Shoulst It cou,c 10 thls.
will throw Aood Of lGht on tho dark places
tlls scandal. lilo has . drawer full OF dtca-
ents. some Ut which haya seen. Nna, were
lown NO were In any aspect exceedingly dam.
;lns TO ". beeehor, aud 4 dld ros $50 s!.c
WHY noWEN s1aSEp TUE COVENANT.
Mr. Dowon told 1uc that II. D. Cl1nu btoue.,t
m SAM NIkcson'a original daft IT tho cove,
nut md Tauted him to aI.u It. In slsc erss:s Of
{. FoWehb business carscF AE. Claim batl
Aac1 him El1 Gl1. which In a1ssv4 f..lt fiic,1 |