The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-21

/ week of Deecmber-the time when Mrs Tilton had
been so outraged that sne had made up ner m ia
\ 70 permanently avail herself Of the shelter OF her
! mother, aud yet sne sought the counsel OF ner
/ friends. she went 70 Mrs. B adshaw, an excellent
woman, whom rOld was 70 prove Inc
/ guilt OF Henry Wald Beecher, out VINO not only
proved that there WAS no ACKNOWLEDGEMENT o.
| never con essed, even 70 her--he most intimate
/ friend--the slightest deviation from the most
that she talked with Mrs. Bradshaw IN
respect 10 the indlgnitIes Theodore Illton
she told ner Of the brutal nature thereof But the
/ question is not OF much moment the TACT tnaI
on the side or Mrs Iilton leaves no doubt as TO
the truth or her evidence on that point Even
the diary OF MIS- Bradshaw herself confirms bes-
! sie's story.
| Bessie Turner also went to Mr.. Beecher and
! pleaded the OF Mrs. TIlton and wanteo him 10
come ana advise Mr.. Tllton, and Mr.. Beecher tes-
\ titles that she told Of these indecencles. Alter
denying, and Mr. Ilton calls MIR. Rel 10 the sIand,
ana he proves that this conversation happened.
/ Who then, will doubt that
! BESSIE TURNER'S STATEMENT is TRUE
| Sherman read, to save Mr.. Porter the eXhaus-
ton of the task IN regard TO the conference be-
! ween Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Bell, as 10 whether
MRS. Tilton would be justified In leaving her nus
band on the score OF The abuse and neglect she
mad suffered at his hands, and now Bell advised
that the matter should be lett TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Beecher to do as they deemed proper.
Mr.. Shearman-This interview was on the 5th OF
December
Mr.. Beach (angrilyl Oh object to your argu-
menL
Mr. Sherman explaining he simply wanted to
give the date, sat down, and Judge Porter re-
sumed. He then spoke OF the
TESTIMONY o. MIR. HENRY G. BOWEN.
OF has testimony Judge Porter would speak
with Kindness and orpearance. liz would be IN
Der the buifets Bowen had received from the par
ties In whose interest that witness had been
an unjust blow smote asundar his two con.
tracts, and led the public 20 suspect tnat
the cause was the .horriole cnargesn ne had
made against Mr.. Beecner. In another exhibit
TlIon says Bowen charged Henry WARD Beecner
with one OF the most hldeous crimes known TO
human nature. And Tllton says not TO make
q publication would put Bowen 10 the risk
would NUM- him as a rat. In his letter OF
1871 Triton speaks OF Bowen as ''slanaerer,n
and charges INN with duphclty and treacnery. lie
also describes Bowen's face In the last interview
as 'vioIent VITA ra e and his words are sun
1uton's counsel should see III TO put Mr, Bowen on
the stan0, To say wnatY That Mr. Beecher didnt
SANDER Theot ore rilton; that Bee her didn't 40
4 anything tending to the removal Of Theodore Til
4 ton from his connection with the independents 1t
\ Is Of just 10 say that ne showed commendable
zeal to swear ali ne could IN favor or the party
THAT IT WAS NOT FOR LOVE
for Theodore Triton may De presumed. That II
was not hatred OF Henry Ward Beecner we all
know, Tor he wershlps At Plymouth church. ~
must. then, have been rom pure absolute love or
| truth. (Laughter.) Ills memory ylclously accu-
rate In us denial out II IS suggestvey lax 10 tax
ing Ii back on The cross examination. Mr.. Beech
er never ADVISED him to turn Triton Oh the hide
| pendent. MI Beecner Thought he did. lie did not.
Mr.. Beecher didn't tell MN anything against Mr.
Tlllon. No; VINO dids WeIl l. was general talk. He
| didn't remember He knew himself tnetc were
reports MR. Beecner had talked TO him three
quarters OF an hour he said. but IL didn't AFFECT
him ana he aid not know what IL was. ''He didn't
tell me there were reports against Theodore TIL
TOM "Lidn't they reiate 10 women ~ "Yes,
they related to women; he mentioned names, but
l don't remember But 1t 50 happens tnar
though Bowen Was so fors etu then, he wasn't SO
| forget ul that day when ne came BACK TO his house
aud told Mr.. Eegeston That ne mad just come from
Il NJ nh La had ind ~
rlDle story ABOUT Iiton's debauchery and now ne
attempted the ruin or an ADOPTED daughter under
/ stand ms friend and that OF the defendant.
4 ana he was glad TO know TINS, as he
J was reauy to remove Triton from the Independent
/ Aier ALL Theodore Tiltun, don't you think Henry
| G. made a very poor wlLnessP All the evidence
/ tenus TO show shat Sir. Beecher's account or tnat
interview was true. This - not showing that Mr..
Bowen is treacherous, but tnat MS memory |
treacnerous. Mr. Bowen. who was brought Eere
to stab Mr.. Beecher carries win aim another
dirk under his belt, ana 10 tne CONSERVATION OF
my friends the other SIDE he casts ~ unoer the
belt OF him who calls ninl. lie told Titon that
Christmas week that the axe suspended over
his head, that axe which to descend with the
explains 10 you how It was when Tilton went
home and found his poor SICK wife, weakened from
hemorrnage. he said II took up my crown and
LAID Il at Bowen's feet and SAID Coo save the
king. | VINO nave been tue recipient OF the baro-
Mai income OF $4,000 per annum am ruined,
ruined, ruined.r
The att .nlan or the counsel was called TO the
CLOCK ana IL being three minutes past TOUR the
A CARD FROM HENRY c. BOWEN
HIS REPLY TO REV. LEONARD BACON, d. D.,
OF NEW HAVEN
To rae EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Rev. Leonard Bacon. ID. d., OF New Haven, does
right In not receiving as truth all that IL said by
'dnterviewers.n | have not claimed any Intimate
personal friendship with that distinguished divine;
for the fact is have not met MIN, according 10
my best recollection more Than three times
during the past ten years. / like DR.. Bacon's
platform OF friendship and am glad 10 stand on II.
He claims 10 be "friend Of MANKIND" and that
statement, OF course, must include me, as l am
Just one OF the kind named by MIN.
THIS Is a free country. DIT. Bacon don't like my
views and policy in regard to the great scandal IN
Brooklyn. and ne has perfect right TO mis- opin-
ions. may be permitted 10 state, with the same
earlier utterances oi DR.. Ba on ON slavery and
African colon Zaton, or hts later utterances on
politics and finance: aud vet believe nIm 20 be
a most excellent ami able Christian gentleman.
Dr. Bacon thinks that permit the puDlIc to
beheyen oJ nv silence great many awful things.
NY answer Is That ne and every other Christian
gentleman Is pound IN honor not 70 hang or i'm
prison or even Ia his heart condemn his fellow
until ne can % y Ia the lace anu eyes OF al the
acts
in long and useful life DIT. Bacon has found
among 'manKindr a great many people VINO
nave differed with him, aud, II am correctly 10
formed, there nave been two or three OCCASIONS
I even In New maven WneTe tAere were TWO very
decided opinions on certain social aud domestic
matters to which MS special attention was at the
time Invited. la this BROOKLYN AFFAIR claim that
/ nave done Right in keeping my mouth closed:
and. what Is better, that nave done rtgnt In
keeping my promises Others wiser and better
than am might have done differently.
Az to the .spusinessr paIt OF MS relations with
me don't think DR.. Bacon any other writer OF
the Independent Will complain. business Is
business DR.. Bacon trutnfuly declares, and
wish that declaration was more universally recog
nized.
DR.. Bacon has the credit or bringing to a head
this Brooklyn dln1cuitV ana people are not united
IN their opinion as to the wisdom OF ms course. 4
have thus far kept silent IN thus case, and snail
for the present not devate rom that course, even
to obllge so wise man as Or. Bacon. -
HENRY G. BOWEN.
NEW YORK May 20. 1875.
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