The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-27
The ScandaI-Card from Bowen.

was doubtless owing TO the lact lhat tlic
newspapers published more of Mr..
Tracey's address than he was able to de-
liver yesterday.
The following card from Henry {.
Bowen will be published this afternoon;
"The statements made by Mr.. B. r.
Tracey in his opening address to the
Court and Jury in the Brooklyn scandal
case, so far US said statements referto me,
as having engaged in any conspiracy
whatever, are malignant talslticati9nS
from beginning to end, destitute of even
one particle of truth, as said Tracey VIII
learn if he calls me to the witness
stand, in which event he will find that
| do not believe in the doctrine said To
be taught by him, that lying Is justlIinbIe
under certain circumstance.
TSigned.l HENRY c. Bowen.
New York, February 2G, 1875,
Tracy Continues.
After recess Mr.. Tracy reviewed the
plaintiffs relations with Mrs. Woodruff,
claiming that Tilton's intimacy with her
was not in the interest of Bcccher, but OF
his own free choice, and that he stimuIat-
ed Mrs. Woodhulls publication oi the
scandal instead Of trying to suppress II.
Mr.. Tracy then said that 50 long aa
Tilton was prosperous, he was AS silent
us the grave concerning this scandal;
As soon. however, as he was down and
felt the need of Bcecher's hand to
lift him up he began to agitatc the
matter. At this time, Tilton had over
drawn his account in Woodruff N Robin
son ; and had no money The import
auce of this would be obvious at another
point of the case. Mr.. BceChcrS refusal
to preside Mt the meeting at Stcinway
Hall. was regarded rs II sign of hostility
by Tilton. In the following year, when
Tilton returned from his lccturlng tour
in the West, the GoiGcit 1gc required
money, and Bowen was pushed for the
money which Tilton said he owed him.
He makes n personal statement, set,
il in type for publication,
in the Goldst Ige, and in 1t he incorpo-
rates the letter of January lst, 1871. He
took one of these copies to Wllkcson and
told him he should publish thut state
mcnt unless Henry Ward Bcccher did
him Justice. No demand for Justice from
Bowen for that would not influence
Wilkeson. Mr.. Wilkcson said if that
was published it would create a scandal
which would shake chrstendom, and
advised him not to publish it. Tilton
said that Bcecher never offered him help
in being kept on the independent If
could show that this publication
was threatened by Tillon to compel a
recognition from Beccher as to the just
ness of his claim against Bowen, then
it would be shown that this publication
was threatened for the purpose of black
mail. lie never intended td publish this
statement, but had the two copies struck
off only to compel the payment of this
claim. Wilkcson promised to aid him in
getting money from Bowen, if 1t was
Justly due him, us WilkcSon said it would
never. do to have this published, and,
gentlemen, on the 4th of April Titon had
his $1,000 in his pocket from Bowen, but
| do not say, gentlemen, that the obtain
ing of this money was blackmaiI, 70? it
might have been due to Tilton.
General Tracy said, OIL approaching
another part of his subject. that he desir-
ed to make
Personal Explanation.
To this Beach objected, unless Tracy
would go on the witness stand and verify
Lis explanation. E
Mr.. Tracy replied that TINS he was
quite willing to de-.
The argument was engaged in by
Evarts and ex-Judgc Porter, the latter
stating that Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher
would choose what counsel he pleased to
defend him.
Beach disclaimed that he dictated Shat
counsel Beechcr should employ but he
was of the opinion that General Tracy
had already exceeded the bounds of pro-
prietv laid down in counscls opening.
Judge Nelson said it was the duty of
the Counsel to speak only of facts, which
he intended to prove.
Judge Porter said that the facts which
Gen. Tracey referred to, were facts which
they intended to prove, and so the mat
ter dropped.
Gen. Tracey continued am charged
with preparing the questions for plain
tihs wife before she appeared before tn"
committee, the plaintiff says told him
so. Now gentlemen we will show You
that | only gave Mrs. TiIton 80 or 40
minutes before she appeared before the
committee, and that | never told PLAN
tiff So. | was introduced to her
bv her stepfather, Judge Morse, J
and it was so dark that |
could hardly see her face. ! went to the
committee and prepared them for Mrs.
Tilton, and said to her only y IN these
word. "Mrs. Tilton, do not be offended
at any questions that may bc asked you,
rs they are not intended To CIV" you
otIrn,c." No such conversation a. re-
ported by the plaintiff, ever occurred
between Mrs. Tilton and me, and 1t Is an
unnecessary reflection cast by the PLAN.
tiff on his wife. When | was consulted
about the Woodruff publication by
Woodruff. | did not then know Beecher
or Moulton. | then understood that my
services were not to be professional, ana
were only as friend of tn" firm OF
Woodruff II Robinson, and to be merely
IA friendly consultation. | desired
tn examine certain papers IN
Moultons possession and therefore had
on interview with him at his house. The
Woodruff publication was gone OYER
paragraph by paragraph, and M3ulton
denied the pistol scene, rs he ana mere
also. He denied giving to Mrs. Wood
hull the information contained III the
publication in reply to my question rs to
how the story of Mrs. Woodruff arose,
Moulton said | had better see IIIion.
Tilton came up there before left with "
manuscript which he began reading to
me. This was substantially the "lrue
story" but the true story It, complete
document was never shown to me- ana
the only charges contained in that docg-
mcnt were those of improper proposals.
Tilton denied being the author "i the
Woodbull scandal, as he also did here.
They sav that | proposed silence. Now
this theory could not be true unless
hilton had said that the publication Of
ms true story was the only way OF meeting
the Woodruff scandal, and between the
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