New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-03
BROOKLYN SCANDAL TOPICS.
INQUIRIES BY ASDovgR PRoFEssORs-A CHECK IN
THE BOWEN TRIAL.

INQUIRIES BY ANDOVHR PROFEsSORs-A Cheer IN
THE BOWEN TRIAL
New-York and Brooklyn have recently become
favore resorts for professors OF the Andover Theo
logical Seminary Prof. Smyth has made nuner-
Gus visits recently and Friday Profs. Tbayer
and Mead arrived. They returned home. however,
for Sunday worship II Is reported on good authority
that Prof smyth has been Visiting the persons VINO aI
peared the witness for the prose
cuonn the investigation and civil trial. arising out OF
the BeeeherTilton scandal with view TO determine
they would be willing to uuburden themselves. unre-
seryedly before the Committee or scandal bureau pro
vided by the late Advisory Council All the witnesses
with whom Prof sInyth has talked arc understood to
have objected strongly TO appearing before tho AdVi
sorry Council scandal bureau" but on the other
hand show disposition TO go before any commission
properly called under the AndOver movement. As the
Andoyer people and others who were dissatisfied with
tie Advisory Council bestirng themselves, 1t Ia
Thought that something will OF their efforts, but
lust what form the next movement against Plymouth
Church will take those interested not yet pre-
pared TO say.
A gentleman competent TO give Information on the
subject last evening Informed TRIBUNE reporter OF the
precise difficulty which had arisen between Henry G.
Bowen and the Plymouth Church Special Committee,
and which was made a reason by Mr. Bowen
for not appearing before the Committee on last Thurs
day evening. There difference OF opinion as
TO the proprety OF receiving as testimony an aDdaWt
made by Mrs Martha Il. Bradshaw and brought TO ths
meeting Of the committee by Mr. Bradshaw. But this
WAS the smaller difficulty The larger difference related
10 the manner OF conducting the defense. Mr. Tilney
and members OF the committee were Urgent In
their demand that Mr.. Bowen put In his
evidence consecutively, beginning with tho earliest
date at which alleged anything against the purity OF
his pastor Az the serious charges made by MI
Bowen are rs chIonoogicaly speaking the Committee
thought 1t would DO the proper way to have the potion
facts TO build on 70 this Mr. Bowen demurs and II IL
thought by some that he dosres n possible 10 MAKE out
"a case without stirring up the " bottom facts"
Mrs Bradshaw states in her AFFIDAVIT that MIS- Iltoh
made three confessions 10 her Ut different times DttWee
July 1870 aud July, 1874, giving the crcum'ticcs9
criminal intimacy with Mr.. Beccher; aud after Mis III
talked with Mrs bradshaw not denying the truth OF her
former rtlOns but ADM ting them ana Juslyns cr
subsequent course. This AFFIDAVIT was made at Mr.
Bowen request used before the Special Committee
When Mr.. Bradshaw called upon by DR.. ward
Mr. owens counsel 10 read the affidavit Of his wife, he
explained that he before the Commit et neittrhs
friend OF Mr. Bowed enemy OF Mr.. Becchcr but
solely In the interest Of truth. Mr. Iney objected to
Mr. radshaws going and the Committee retired 10
another room consider the matter IL was decided
that II woIld be proper to receive the affidavit, as
the person making IL lived by and could como De
fore the Committee herself II she wished IL
would be desirable ask tie witness some
questions. II the affidavit had been made after
the maker had informed OF the questions the Com
mttee wished to have answered, the aiia'it tho gen
tlenan said would probably have been received Mr..
bradshaw wns testify but said that he did not
care 10 do this he knew nothing OF the case, except
through his wife, whose statement he believed.