New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-12

persecution. She alarmed and anxious; she en-
treated her husband pressed upon his conscience the
promise he made at the time her confession in July had
been given And that woman who. Mr. MoultOn said TO
Mr.. Beecher could turn this strong and robust and
proud with Of her finger or lisp other voice.
that submissive. He yielded to the entreaties
OF that wife whom he still loved and adored He did
go Mr. Beecher and do you suppose that upon that
OCCASION for the first time since the confession OF his wife
had been made face to face by Theodore Tlton-t
the first interview between the seducer and the wronged
husband under the chains and rlanaces Of affection and
reserve and holding the impulses OF his nature IN strong
cOnstran and controdO suppose that he spoke In
the composed and the natural language OF the converse
tionalst the rhetorcian and Is he to be Judged by
such standard Do you perceive that every word
that Theodore ton uttered upon that occasion must
have been word struggling through mpetuous feeling
and passion and that the man was holding himself with
tight rein from Outburst which would have been
perfectly natural under the circumstances Well look
at the narrative. Speaking Of Mr. Beecher-I suppose
should commence the nterview-Mr. Titon begins the
relation by saying:
The conversation that took place cannot undertake 70
repeat accurately that to say viii not attempt 10
said y have wn No s spe aid
@ at words began eas s in
this wayI think entirely accurate rs to the first
SIR that You received from me few days through
Mr. Bowen letter demanding your retirement from your
then said to him. have called you here tonight in
order to say to you that You may consider that letter
lie then said to me, bowling his head, " thank you"
replied Your thanks should not 20 to me- but to
and whatever shall say here in consequence OF this
meeting Is not for your sake nor for my sake but for
shown to him statement which Elizabeth had written
Now, Mr.. Evarts says he interposes any obec-
On attempts to change any narration, but he here
says:
that on the witnesses statement, this an inter-
view held in the confidence Of the wife, and In her be-
half, aud he cannot avoid It,
Mr. ShearInan-He cannot " reveal " the statement.
Mr.. Beach-Yes. Well, that overruled and Mr..
Evarts took exception, although he was delighted,
you perceive, according to his argument, with the
whole conversation,
Mr. Evarts-I have not heard II.
Mr. Beach-Oh, yes, you heard some Of 1t. Readng j
He said 10 me that Mr. Moulton had shown him no
statement then said DO You not then understand
the object this intcrvewT " do" said he, in gene
%ore spsccay viii read to you statement
Elizabeth has made. Mr. Moulton has the original;
my hand Into my pocket took some papers and while
searching for the copy which had made OF Mrs Ttons
wish you would tell what Mr. Bowen has been saying
against me-" replied to him that had not summoned
him Mr.. Bowen's affairs, but that he should go to Mr..
Bowen himself Nevertheless, he asked me the gues
ton, would that Mr. Bowen in interview with me
the preceding day. had made the statement that you
been guilty OF aduteries with numerous members OF
your Indianapolis pastOrae,
all down through these % years that you are not safe
to dwell in Christian community; that he knows
ness Of Christian homes that determined you shall
longer edit The Christian Union that you shall no
that YOU wolf in the fold, and that you should be
ment 70 him that Mr.. Bowen should have so spoken
For,' he said, when Mr. Bowen delivered to me your
peared to be friendly and he offered me his friendly
services in the matter" then said t2 him that had
joined with Mr.. Bowen at the beginning OF the week III
making that demand upon him to retire; that had h
wrte1 that letter ut Mr. Bowens suggestion; that Mr.
ten, aud bad said that the reason why he could not write
i himself was that in the preceding Februarythat Is
Citation with Mr. Boecher,, and that Mr.. ,Beeeher
had begged his pardon NJ and deh had Sao , bent
grantedm forgiveness for crimes which he had com
United, that Mr. Bowen said in view of having grant
against Mr. Beechcr but that If would initiate them BY
sending such Challenge he Bowenl would sustain that
That he furthermore had said that he IBowen had # in
iyn within twelve hours Mr. Beecher again spoke of his
~ INT that Bowen ana nae ses a avs ss
pressed himself in friendly way a. M beccher de-
then told Beccher after had had this interview
with Mr. Bowen had narrated the substance OF Il to my
ed her With profound distress, and that she had in
stantly said to me that it was violation OF my
pledge and promise to her. made In the preceding sum-
ner that would do the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
any HARM assist in any Of his secret to
war upon Mr. Beseher and il you THAT is myself join
in and II Mr.. Beecher retres from his pulpit, az ne
must under such attack everybody Will, sooner or
later, know the why and that said she TO me,
will lie to my shame ana 10 the cndrens Shame, ana
cannot endure it,"
Well, now, gentlemen again recall to your attention
with this specific statement the part of Theodore Til
ton under oath, to what Mr. Bowen on Monday, the
26h had told to Mr. Tlton in regard to the character
and the adulteries of Mr.. Beecher that statement
been made by Henry C. Bowen to Mr.. Triton, and II he
had not undertaken to Mr.Tilton, as Mr.. Ton swears
he had why did they not ask Henry c. Bowen to the
truth OF this narrative They had the means Of then
overturning by the evidence Of witness, called
aud certified and certified too by the fact that we called
him to the stand above any impeachment on our part
witness whom they say by this very relation OF Mr.
Tilton was an adversary witness to witness whom
we said had betrayed had been dshonorable In his
engagements toward they had the means, by one
question to that witness, Of stamping upon Theo-
dore TiltOn the disgrace Of fasehood and per-
Jury They dared not, and they did not. accept
the challenge. It is to be taken as true, because
they didn't contradict it when they had the
means Of contradcting And is the gentleman, under
those circumstances his keen raery and his Attic wit
and his false construction Of this language and its sen
ment-s he under these circumstances to throw out the
sworn evidence unimpeached witness Oh, there
is wonderful and witching power In the tone OF my
learned friend He is skilled in all the devices Of ora
tory he how touch all the springs Of the human
heart; but will the law permit sworn evidence from
witness to be bloted out whom they have not dared to
....u hy tba ordinary and the prOper mOdes of law.