The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-08
Letter frjm MRS. WOOdhull.
No. so BROAD STREET, New York,
March %, 1875.


To the Editor Of the New York Herald:
A colored man, formerly my servant, a
named James r. Woodley, testified, IN e
substance, at the Beecher trial on Thurs \
day last, as follows: That he was IN b
troduccd to Mr.. Tilton by nae, and that =
| instructed him, in the presence OF Ill '
ton. regarding what meant by free-love; '
that Tilton was in the habit of going with
me to lunch at Delmonico's that he was !
in the habit of visiting me at my resi-
dences. No. Is East Thirty-eighth street,
No. 1l8 West Twenty third street. and
No % Irving place, and remaining all
night, eating breakfast next morning
that he was arrested on Nov. 2, 1872, and
held as witness, he having the day be-
fore come to nv office from sick bed,
having been ill about month; that
short time before this illness, on given
Monday and Tuesday, fixing the time IN
the fall of 1872, MIR. Iilton came to my
Office, having some writing in his hand.
which he read to Miss Clafin, Col. Blood
and me and that he urged its publication;
that Col. Blood objected to
having anything to do with
lit: that he urged that there
could be 100000 made out Of Plymouth
Church through it that Col. Blood, again
refusing to have anything to do with 1t,
locked the safe, pus on his hat, and LETT
the Office, returning in the morning fol-
lowing, not going to the house that night;
that he (Woodley) was at the house that
night. and saw Mr.. Tilton there, and also
at breakfast next morning. this being IN
Irving place that whenever he saw MIR.
Iilton and me together it was usually
with his arms about my waist, and varl-
, Gus other stuff. ;,
The testimony, if true. will fall heavily
upon Tilton, and it ought to; but II false,
and can be shown to be so, it will stamp
, upon the defense the infamy Of procuring
, manufactured testimony from the ser.
wants of the people when they could have
obtained the facts from the people them
' selves.
1 Now, mark the utter impossibllity OF
+ the truth of this testimony. The scan.
/. DIAL was published October %, 1872. the
4 paper dated November 2. At that time
!. our Office was at No. As Broad street, we
;. having removed there from No A the
!. Nav previous. At that time we were
n living at No. % Irving Place, having
d gone there in September before, having
o left No. Is East Thirty-eighth street, the
e April previously, and No. lis West
d Twenty third street in May. At the last
two places Of residence we did not keep
10 house. but boarded with sister.
t Now, Mr.. Woodley was not in our en-
It iploy in the Office at any time while at NO.
IS 4S Broad street. Consequently, what
IS ever conversation he might ever have
y heard about anything must have been
70 while our Office was at No. At. Illton
,e never visited us at No. 48. Hence. what
it ever conversation he may have heard IN
i. which Tilton took part must have been
TX at No. A. But Mr.. Woodley says that
all of this lengthy and important CONVEX
IL sation occurred in the fal! Of 1877, short
ID " previous to the publication of thu
C. scandal. and in the office described as No
n AZ. The whole story is pure iabrica
ty ton from beginning to end, and is not re
lieved by particle of truth. There wa
be never any such conversation between Tn
ne parties named, either at the time men
ry toned or at any other time. lllton neve
at mentioned the sum Of SlOO,0OO or an.
as other number OF dollars as the merchan
TO- disc value Of the scandal in plymouth
IT. Church; nor did Col. Blood ever make o
IN have occasion to make objection to tn
t" publication Of the Beecher article. No
In was the Beecher article prepared until
no few DAYS before its publication; nor va
TX. there ever slip of it in the hands Of an
q servant in our employ.
Moreover the last time that Tilton vi
est tied me was 1T my Office, Al Broad stree
we the day that he left the city to attend II
ro- Cincinnati Convention that nominate
oil Mr.. Greeley for the Presidency, whie
nsc WAS in May, 1872. Since that day ha'
the never spoken to Tilton, nor he to me.
suppose he Was ashamed to come and s.
me after that. should have been had
!. been in his place. He was never at -
wing Place, and but three or four times
No. ll8 West 23d street. and he never
NAMED in any house in which lived ov
night, with single exception. and tn
18Th. was : night in August, 1871, when
mid was preparing my biography; nor did
80 eat breakfast there save the next MOI
rc,, ing after this occasion. Nor did Tilt
ne. ever enjoy the honor OF formal init
a.. duction to this colored gentleman. nor
hearing me discuss the question OF II
love With my. servants, or with anyb
else. in the language recitcd by
nm Woodley, or in language to the same
Ios feet: nor was in the habit OF regall
e. nv Servants with tableaux in which
,.n, ton and | we're the subjects. If We
go sired to kiss and embrace, there W
.fter plenty Of opportunities to do 50 beyo
the sight Of vulgar Observers Whence
Tilton did me the honor and the favor
spend his evenings with me,
the were engaged in entirely different P
~ suits from those With which the dele
Act wish to impress the jury. lis true =
. but Mr. lhton "ss : "ole oonss- ,..rch
ID. there At my request-than he testified
ting having Deen "nen on sns = . n.iuor;c
where this colored gentleman makes 8
= parade Of having seen Us, nor It AurI
or any other place IN the vicinity
Broad street, Indeed, never waa
,eu I Delmonico's in my life. | have been