The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-14

myself Tor lllt goOd ~ my SEX
Reporter-When did you make your
first speech?
Mrs. Wit was In the Capitol nj
Washington, helorG the Judiciary
Committee of the House, on the ques'
llon of woman's right to vote under
the Constitution ~ II II.
liep0rler-Ir mistake not sou made
u speech nj SleinHay Hall, New York,
In which sou first confronted pubic
opinion und Tor The first time met pub
lie assaIlmenl?
Mrs. W.-Yes. From that hour !
fell gradually from the hight which |
Ind attained, but nm proud 10 say
that within the Inst six months have
begun to rccc yer the ground lost, and |
feel assured that on this present tour
] Will be able to sny, when ! relurn TO
New York, that have regalned all Of
the public confidence that had ever
Je0pardized, aud even more.
Rep0rter-Was IL not Mr.. Beecher's
failure to preside at this meeting that
caused you to divulge the scandal?
Mrs. W.-No, Indeed.
Reporter--lt was your persistent APP
peals to the public, and reiteration Of
Beecher's concubinage with Mrs. Til
ton, that ultimately brought about
Beecher's trial?
Mrs Wit was Triton, think, was
willing that the whole matter should
he made public but he desired that
Bowen should bear the brunt of the
whole battle. He used to say, az any
one asksyou anything in regard to this
Beecher scandal, put 1t upon Henry q.
Bowen, for II ever they question him
he'll tell the whole story" Mr., Bowen
has said time and again that in TWEEN
ty-fOur hours he could drive Beecher
out Of Broollyn.
Reporter-Do you think the allega-
tons contained in the famous letter
written by Bowen true a?
Mrs. WI most certainly do, and
my only surprise is that Mr.. Bowen
treats the matter 80 gingeriy. lie has
made the remark that he would suffer
himself to be killed, or something to
that effect, rather than bruit the
names Of the persons who knew the
secret of the intimacy with Henry
Ward Beecher. Mr.. Bowen has good
reasons for making that remark. Those
reasons are personal to him, and there
Is no doubt in the world but that his
lips will be sealed to death.
Reporter you believe Mr.. Beech
er was guilty with Mrs. Triton, as
charged ?
Mrs. WI do most sincerely.
Reporter-Iou had Mr.. Beecher's,
as well as Mr.. and Mrs. Tlton's con-
LESSONS to that effect, did you not a.?
Mrs. WI certainly did. Mr.. Til
toms confession was made to me on
the morning of the publication of my
letter in the New York World reciting
the fact that certain prominent min
lister lived In open concubinage with
the wife of his friend and parishioner.
Afterward became intimate with the
families of Theodore Tilton and Frank
MOulton. Mr.. Beecher was Il daily
visitant Mt both of these houses, and
we would familiarly discuss the rela-
tons of these people, and especially
those of Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. TiltOn,
around the fire in winter. Among
other things, remember, we discussed
what might be the eventualities in
case Mr.. Tilton died, and whether
Tilt0n or Beecher were the father of
Mrs. Tilton's children. Mr.. Triton be-
lieves now that his so-called two
younger children are the children of
Mr.. Beecher. In a conversation after.
ward with Mr.. Tilton, l said to him,
"Theodore, you must keep yonr lips
sealed about this matter, or else you
should kill Beecher at once; do not ped
die your wife's shame into every fam.
lily you enter"
Reporter Do you think that prom
lnent members of Plymouth Church,
who threw themselves to the front in
prosecuting you and in the conduct of
Beecher's defense-do you think that
hey knew that Mr.. Beecher was gull
", as you did?
Mrs. WI can only say what be-
ieve. l believe that those people
Knew the bottom facts of the Beecher
scandal, and that is what made them
70 persistent in desiring to hold up
8eecher, so that the church would not
20 to pieces.
Reporter-Then, Mrs. Woodruff, as
understand, your purpose is, in show
ng up all of these scandals, to prove to
he world the necessity tor reform in
he relations that exist between man
md woman in marriage and out of
marriage?
Mrs. WI believe that people
hould become thoroughly educated I
thoroughly intelligent upon this great
'ital principle-the question of the re-
alton of sexes. 1t is question which
at present occupying the thoughts c
nd challenging the pens of the best
minds in this country and Europe. AS =
said before, reached this result by
eason Of my own experience; for in
ignorance l brought forth my first
hid, who is an imbecile. My second {:
hid, who Is girl, is the result of di. /,
ect intelligence in conception, and II
owerful prayers to God, that he
'ould give me perfect loye-child