, 1875-02-09

nora my forthcoming and expected income would
r. ns ~ much ~ could get hv aevoting my whole
~ .noos 10 sl'o lecture and lTceum piatforms. Az
TIE result If theso couferonceH. toward tho end
OF Decomber1 siEnoI q contract With dr, Bowen
70 Loeouno The editor Of tho EHion at a SALARY Of
s5.ooo' and with 10 per cont Of the profits. I
Ing, 70 becomo a. special copsributor
to tho Independent for = term -
yotrs-l have forgotten hon many-for a5,2M
year. IhAt arrangement left M1, Bowen
a''d clear TO be the editor Of tho imtiepenttcr !.
chief, and me free and clear to be e;itor-in.e :
Of tho Union. :.
| Q..-Tho papers wcrc given up, al ::
asand7 Al gavo up the two rapers ::
having Written the word "eanceIlel" upo -
tho night Mr.. Bowen gave inc s7,03D. =
Q.-What provision did these contre = IL
tain In regard to the right 90 ouo sit :: .he
othor to terminate themf A.-Thene -: .etd
wcrn written by me. containing these -: MS !:
That they might he Terminated by tlie' !: Il Of
| other party they might be terminated BY Que
party giving to tho other six months notice III
advance; Or, they might be terminated at once
by either pasty paying to tho other . forfeit
| equal to ons-laf Of his Income under the cot
| tract?
Q.-Thov we're not tied togother 10 that If ono
vas Terminated the other must be- A.--No, sir.
| THE nCrTUnE WITH BOWEN.
At la1t was reached tho fruitful topic Of Til
toms famous difference with Dowen:
| Q-When fret did anything como up between
you and Mr. l}oneu In disturbance Of or in con-
nectlon with tho nowly-made coutractHi A.
! Nothing came up in connection with tho nowy-
lnado contracts until thny wcrs suddenly broken.
| Q.-Nhcn did first anrthing come up betwoen
you aud Mr. l;o~en in regnrd to your continuing
or ceassnE in his employment unler ore or both
Of those contracts? F.? A.-SothnK; until the con-
| ttacts wero broken.
Mr.. Beach-What date7 A.-Doc. 81, 1870.
| Q.-{low Was that mortified to you,-this oe-
curre1ce nf the 31ss Of Decsmber5 Al think
: Mr. Bowen seut me around + little note.
l E3n1 -r,11ft ft,n}F F71ta 3,n$- ,.nkk kanr
nble to Ana it, and don't know whether that note
WAS surrendered on tho night OF the tripartito
covenant or not. have IN indlstinct impression
that that noto usa surrendered: Ar. Bowen
! wanted back some Of the papers, but won't be
| certain whether thia was ono Of them.
Q.-fou received 1t on the 3fst Of December 7
A.-fes, Dir, late III tho oEening. Perhaps I
ought to mention that fcW days before tta.
Bowen, iu which he stated that, II ever did \
| certain thing. ho would drug me where / sm.
/ Q.-Ead you, prior to this interview to which
you alluded, any Interview with Blr. Bowen con-
employed Oh those contracts? A.--No, sir. none
whatever. Lad an Interview with Mr. Bowen
on the morning OF Dec. IS, hut it WAS not In
reference to any Termination Of any contract, or
anything III the ahapc OF any business arrange
ment. 1t was an interview of my own making.
| Q.-Ald did not relate to anything Of your
personal acceptabllty or continuanceS A.-No,
eir. Somebody had been talking to Mr. bowen
/ &pOHt ui6, AflQ 1 #CHt 10 ECO lu1 hGQ0t It. l
thought the frank way wAa the best.
Q.-Was that the first occasion Of interviow
after tho eigping Of tho contracts On the 20t. !?
A.-Was that tie lifst intcFgio" had with Mr.
Dowcn7
Q.-yes, A.-Tho first ono I rcmember-1
don't know-I think quite likely may have met
him every day at the office.
Q.-Bnt no interview that was Of any stgnih-
cance, or made any Impression? A.-Porhaps
ought to say this /: On Saturday evening" which
xonll hage been The 24tll. MI. johnson came
around and took tos at my house, or, at ali
events, he cau1e to my house md told ule that
somebody had been speaking evil of NC to Mr.:
| bowen. Mr. johnson was warm personal
friood Of miuo At that time. I asked him to 70
down with mo to Mr. Bowen's houHe. We went
dorn early In the afternoon. Mr.. Bowon
came to tho front door. 1srom ombcr
10 was wrapped in his dressing. gown. asked
IIc said. "Mr. Tilton. I have got all my new
| cditora here tonight iu 3 consultation and
don't want to waste tho tino Monday will be .
holiday. Won't yon come around Monday morn-
| ing to Zee me 7" I went around Monday morn
ing and asked Mr. Johnson to be there, and he
| was there.
.Q-Was 1rr. johnson with yon during the
whole OF tho interview? A.-No, Sir. Dir. john.
most important part occurred aftor be loft
Q.-Cau you tell ua what alr. Bowen said to
you at the outsetf Al think ho said Good
morning."
! Q,@NAu you kGll uA Hu1k IlE. UUHueCH H&lO Al
| tue out1et-if he said anything? A.-No.
Q.-foI did have some conversation there to-
| Eether, did you7 A.-Ycs. slr. I csu tell you
| the substance Of the conversation.
Odd yon. or not, inform Mr. Bowen TINT yo1l
| had come there for tho purpose OF tAiksng with
him 10 regard to any stories that ho had heard
| aentust you? Al don't remember what told
him, but quite likely told him just that, for
that Was precisely thu object OF tho interview.
| Q.-Did he then tell you what tho stories wore
A.-No he only told mo that thero were stories,
aud l prossoa him to know what the stories
were, tn.t he wouldn't tell me.
Q.-Did he tell you what any Of tho stories
we're A.-Ho told mo thc storlcH wcro coming
down like an avalanche. Lii. Bowon IL given 70
metaphor. [Laughter.l
Q.-Tho nature? A.-Thrcntoning to sweep
mo away-stories Of immortality, stories Of atzoci-
tics. lie pictured tho scoue very viyidIy.
Ollie did, A.-YeB sir; hut ho would not
toll me whnt they we're, OF who told him, aud the
substance Of tho interview | had with him WAS
.his: ''Mr. Doweu." said, ''hr.ng hero to no.
in your presence, somobody who has anything
against me- lot me have it out faco to faco" IIo
said "TAat 10 fair" Then we went to another
topic.
O.-Now was not enough said tlors to
make you understand that tho stories
women A. Stories, sir. concerning
my relations nits women. and my deinkiug, 1ui
my brutality. aud other things,-a terrible vol
utne Of tL,sin.-a!l that wont to make Ar. Bow;
0& AL tUlA ~ EHlut IL Hltl lfuE1 Ill
quarters OF tho world, all Of sudden.
Q.-Dld lie suggest In any way, or did It come
to be 1ua.tor considered then, tlat. il these so-
res were true you would have to leave hlB en-
ploymeut7 A.-No. sir Ae said that IL thoao
stories were true, I ought not to live day
longer: and agleed with him IN that sentence.
Q.-Didut you undcr1tand that tue reason fur
your sueiug Str. Bowen aud your frieuI (tlink-
ine it proper fur yon to soo hr. Doxa,). wus
that tho aloroa which Lad boon told to linn c'n-
cern,n. you woFe Huch that would not tolerate
yorr continuing in LIS employ? A.-No, Hir it
WIS not for Mr.. Dowen had for ffseon years re.
tailed just such atorloa about Mr. lieecl1er and
had bcru Ills ciiof powhollor, and Mr.. llccclur
lad beeu his clief writer, aud no such eturios
would atrect him in A1r. Uoweu'a cmPloY, Wheth-
Or ~ MlniHLer or ctlitor,
Q.-1Io WAS absyn prci1dlces Of that kind?
A.-Yes, Rir, cnttra!y; so 10 abolished tAem all
III tho IIuuGo OF iiod.
TAs sorcasnl, Htich put Deecher down ~
moru emtloye OF Uowcl, bit Into tho formers
sensihllity. for l,o WINGED Ut tho thr,lst. The
andlence laughed, hut chiefly st tho notion Ut
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