New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06
MIR. MOULTON UPBRAIDS MR.. BOWEN.

O. Now, Sir, III that same month OF january
and at somewhat later period. did you have an ner
view with Mr. Mouton at his house, concerning an inter-
view he had had with Mr.. Bowcni A. did, next day
O. The next after the interview with Bowen! "A. Yes,
Sir.
O. Whenever that was-how did this interview between
yourself and Mr.. Mouton come about and where was IL
heidi A. suspect II came about by my own wisn 10
hear what happened between him and MIR. Bowen l
knew that he going to see him intermedatey had
given him the document that he asked ana knew oi 'ne
interview.
@. Now, do you remember whether nc seh' oi W" VI
mott A. No, do not.
@. Now, 1t was at his house, was itf a. II was.
O. And wherei A. In tho parlor downstairs he was,
7 think in his dressing gown and slippers; he was UNI
well and he not much out of his house during all OF
those days.
@ Ahout what time ia this-about how long after
A. Well should say Il was somewhere along the 18th or
18th Of January but will not be certain Of the date
@. Toward the middle OF the month"; A. Toward the
middle OF the month.
O. Now what did Mr. MOuon tell you at this interview
as TO what had passed between him aud Bowen about
Mr. Tlton's cain-yhere had he Mr.. Boweni A. At
his house.
O. Well at whose house A. At MOuOn's.
@. At his own HORSEPOWER had come theref A. He
had already told me that Mr. Bowen had been invited
TO come days before and appointed the day after TO-
morrow as understood at first; and that night he
told that he present ana that oS anu iuIi cOh
ycrsatiOn had passed between them which conversation
he described mnutely and dramatically
O. Did he show you where Mr Bowen sati A. He ala,
and how he looked and what he said.
O. Well, Just give this as far a. you recall H. MI
Beccheri A. He detailed to me with some Particularly
with particularly than can rehearse 1.-THE state
ment which he made to Mr.. Bowen OF his treatment OF
Mr. Ton of the infamy of his conduct in procuring Dir
Tilton to write the Of the Goth and promised to
back it, and then stepped from him to over 10 my side;
he went into that with relish and etecualiy He then
also opened, he said. on Bowen In regard to his
treatment OF Inc parallel instance OF
infamy that almost without example.
He rehearsed to HIN the different stories that he bad
reported Of me- and that when had had interviews with
him at one and another and another time, that he had
never dared 10 mention of those stories TO my face
but only behind my back and that they never came up
EXCEPT IL was to settle money difficulty between us
and that he then told Mr. Bowen that the last ana grand
settlement that had taken place between him ana mo al
Mr. Freeand in the Spring OF that year. or in the early
season or months Of the year
O. That Ia, OF 1921 A OF 1s7O-that at mat time
he saws you went oyer the ground with Mr. Beecher
and you took up every cause OF ofese thst you had
against him. profossedy and you, after every one Oh
them had discussed and had been settled amicaby
and after Mr. Freeland had come out and shaken hands
with both Of You, and after you had walked Win hr
Beecher through the streets discussing how you might
after Mr. Beecher in uflment Of his promise had gone
to the house of and had there In the presence OF his
people rehearsed the reconciliation that had taken place
between him and you, and you went down and shook
hands at the altar with himhow then, within is hours
you told a friend his friend, that you had that that
would drive Mr.. Beecher out of town In less than -
hours If You should speak 1t; and" said he, took that
document my hands," said he, and l.shook IL IN Dis
face and he turned pale ghost and ne SAID h"t
what shall do and told him. said l. 1t is not for me
to tell you what do and he said he looked up at the
portrait that hanging the wall aud said; Why
shall be reconclled TO that man. shall never be
able to be reconciled 10 that man again"
O. The portrait OF whomi A. My portrait; the Paige
portrait think, then hanging there, and he said
that Mr. Bowen was ready to do anything well" said
l. why didn't you get the money out OF hml Well, he
he said the time not come-the time was not come
Said he "What Bowen ought to do is 10 put rlton back
into The Independcnt-that il wtat he ought 70 do
II being now O'Clock, the Court took recess until
O'Clock.