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that tbey were left By the coachman at Mrs.
Woodhull's house, where he presumed he
spent the whole night, all, he supposed, for
the benefit of Mrs. Tilton or Henry Ward
Beecher. He would show that in place of
getting MIS-. Woodruff to suppress the scan
DIAL ne did all he could to get her to publish
it; that he brought Mrs. Woodruff on three
or four occasions to Mr. Moulton's house,
and that when he found what a storm had
been raised against him for publishing that
Woodruff biography he and Mr. Moulton
entered into the desperate scheme OF get
ting Mr.. Beecher to preside at the Woodruff
lecture in Steinway Hall which Mr.. Beecher
declined to DO. Tilton himself presided at
that meeting and introduced Mrs. Woodruff
to the meeting But if he had been able
to get Mr.. Beeeher to preside he could have
said 50 See, Mr. Beeeher, the great preacher
Of the country, indOrses this woman.
But Mr. Beecher did nothing of the kind.
Beecher's refusal to do so brought down on
him from that time forward all the bitter
ness and hostility Of Tilton and Moulton,
which had never since ceased. Mr.. Beeeher
had declared that he could not. for the
sake of saving TiltOn, indorse the principles
of Victoria Woodruff.
Tilton went West on lecturing tour /;
the Golden Age was not prospering Iilton
was out of money. Something must be done,
and Tilton wrote that letter to Mr.. Beecher,
stating the accusations that Bowen had
made against Beecher. Tilton always had
an eye to business no matter whether the
question involved his wife's honor OF his
own relations with Bowen, he subjected
them to certain standard Of value. lie
took press copy of letter he intended to
publish against Beecher and showed it to
/ Samuel Wilkeson, 4 member Of the firm Of
| Ford < Co, Mr. Beecher's publishers, and
| Titon said he would publish that letter if
Henry Ward Beecher did not do him justice.
Mr.. Wilkeson saw at glance that if the
scandal was published it would asteund
| CbristendoIn and ruin the work, the Life
of Christ" on which Mr. Beecher was then
engaged Tilton did not 20 to Mr.. Bowen
to show him the letter. He said to Mr..
Wilkeson that when Bowen did him injus-
tee Beecher did not take his part that he
passed over on the other side. But why
did he show that letter to Mr. Wilkeson. a
friend of Mr. Beecher's? Counsel contend
ed tina. this was done for the purpose of
blackmai, especially as Tilt0n only got
few copies If the letter struck of and then
had the type distributed lie showed the
letter in type to some friends but Tilton
never intended to publish the letter The
3 900 which Bowen owed Tilton had not
been paid for fifteen months; but in few
days after Tiiton had been showing the
threatening letter to Bowen and Beecher 5
friends, that s. 900 came into Tilton' :
hands.
Adyerting 10 the triIarti;e agreement,
counsel said that there was breach OF faith
IN this case, and that was that all the
papers relating to this scandal should be de-
stroyed, Bat they never were destroyed.
After the tripartite agreement had been
fixed upon, Bowen, Tilton and Moulton
withdrew TO a room, where the award was /
agreed to. Mr. Tlton got his s. 900, and /
after this those who had agreed TO give sub /
scriptions to the Goite,l Age managed to /
get out of the whole business Tilton went |
into the campaign in favor of Mr. Greeley, /
and, therefore, he had no inducement to in
dulge in scandal then, a. it might not be
favorable to his political prospects. 1iltOn
then, for once, gave up his love Of women
to his political ambition. He says that
ahoat TIN. time be gave up tie Wo1dhull>
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Gen. Tracy then went into personal eK-
PLANTATION o1 his own connections with the
case. lie said be never had but one CONVEX
satian with Tilt0n, when Tilton denied the
truth Of the Woodruff statement in every
particular, and denied being the author Of
any OF the stories Tilton said he could not
publicly deny it, because while that story
was false there was a true one, and he said
he could not deny the false story without
telling the tue one. The question Of lying
came up by our arguing whether man
could deny 4 story which was substantially
untrue, though there might be true story
with it. held that he could and
ought. | advised silence, because TiltOn re-
used to deny the Woodruff story without
telling the other story, and undoubtedly
lid say that, a. between that course and 81
ence, silence was the course 10 pursue. lie
Mr.. Tracy came into the case in June, |
Is. :, at the solicitude of Mr. Moulton, be
ieying him to be Mr. Beecher's friend As !
oon a. he saw that Mr.. Tilton changed his ,,
harge from one Of improper proposal to one
II an entirely different character, he gave
Mr.. Tilton notice that he could not he held
10 the promise he had made him Before he ..
lad appeared in this case he had submitted ..
he question to eminent counsel in New
ork and also 10 his associates in this case.
.lr. Evarts and Mr.. Porter. and they had ,
XFre~sed the opinion that there was moth
NJ IN the matter to prevent him from sp- I,
earring in this case a, the counsel for Mr. 1 !.
ieacher
CEN rgACY'> orENISo CONTINUED. ;
Perhaps the most interesting passage IN y
zen. TTacy's four days speech, was the =
fitting ID Mrs. Moalton's evidence. We ,
'py 1t from one Of the verbatim reports h
We now approach one OF the most delicate =
ihects which my duty calls upon me 10 u u
i~elSs | refer 10 the connection of Mrs. "
NINA {. MOulton with this case Apart \
ON her relations to the case | shall not =
peak Of her except with terms Of respect. / :.
III most deeply her extraordinary position. ~
he horrible emergency which she has had
meet, and the overwhelming power of
before which she has fallen. But =,
le truth Of this case makes il impossible "
7 me to abstain. If speak with apparent =
verify, | do 50 with sorrow for her, re- !"
rvng my Indignation for those " no have -
reed upon her tins situation =. ~
The experience of ages ha shown that 10
long the best, the purest. the ,oyeliest n
omen, the instinct OF devotion to their h
islands and children is 50 strong and rises ca
such sublime height Of unselfshuess that sb
t only will they, in the majority Of cases. 70,
crihce their own lives, but unc0nsciouslv N,
peril their immortal souls, for the sake
saving the unworthy men to whom they
2 bound by sacred ties This truth has
Ways been recognized by our laws. There
much to be said in palliation of Mrs.
lulton's course. Her husband has doubt =,
: assured her With the utmost solemnity -;
at he knew Mr.. Eeeeher IL be guilty, and m
: She may well have been made to believe. n,
ce, It Is hard indeed for a wife to disbe- Nj
We an earnest assurance of her husband VIII
e struggle. then, presents itself a. one
ween her husband asserting the substan-
truth, and between her husbands enc
? asserting substantial falsehood. MIR. Po
eeher. she may say, ''has certainly been lie
Ity OF adultery. Isn't it les wicked that ~
iould say he has confessed to me, than Go
It he should sacrifice nv husband hy tne
ely asserting he has not confessed 10 him > nlu
zee he has confessed to somebody. Of -.
r>e, when talking upon the same Subject IL
@ust have meant to clniess to NE lie III
'reSsed himself sorrowful and for what mn,
, could he have felt sorrowful4 lie AZ 10
'wledged that he had been in fault. and call
what fault could he have referred except As
crime of adultery? Ii, then. put that ed
y language into his mouth shall only the
expressing his views, and be serving the the
sc Of substantial truth" THE
uch, gentlemen. it is easy to imagine. VI
the process by which Mrs. Moulton con the
ed herself that she ought to testify to hon
>. fKplicit confessions, and having ed.
ted heF eqnseilpce tn this extent, it was pas
hard to 60 frrtLcr ana att.it1.s Ian ord
re to herself which no lady could posi- speii
as under such circumstances anl to llr mo-
cher iarrnsaa which Ia one Int q fnnl wa