The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-02
WooDHULL's PRODUCTIOSs.
The Alleged source Of Her Editorials und
Public Lectures

From April TO October, 1878, l was for
six months directly connected with Victoria c.
woodruff, and with the publication OF her paper,
V'oodhuu 4 Ctdfins Weekly, either In her own
Office or the printing once whence the paper WAS
issued. A large part OF this time | was In her
ofice. day AMI night; and quite portion OF II,
she. Col. Blood. Co;oneHs brother George, and
myself. were all In the Office day and night that
is In the suite OF three rooms - that 1t was as
II we were all one. and could not but be iu-
timately acquainted with everything. l never
knew Victoria to write word. Col. Blood pen
ned her every letter or note. however brief and
signed her name. Her great lecture at the
Chicago Spiritual Convention. held IN Septem-
Der. " IS printed In the OH e beforehand. the
manusciipt teing In the Colonies handwriting,
and reading he greater art II IN discharge
Of nv function To- mold copy for making cor
REGIONS. After The whole nad been struck OF.
and v lille half dozen separate cOuies were
l,inr srouud tho once TO drv heard her ssk
tin in her ollce. wnat title he WIS going u give
the lecture and he said-ls II II WIS not al eady
there on 80 many different snps--"Ih Exlr
Of Life; or Why do We Dief" tier introduce
tory lecture at Chicago, instead Of being
hand bv George Blood, from the Colonels
manuscript, and afterward read II, "ho lding
MIN, So her lecture. k"yoiItion or
Keformati ln-Whlchf' delivered IT Cooper
Iustitute IA October, was beforeh nj rrinted In
the oiice. from the Colonels manus lript-Just
rs her lecture In Ntneland Ia August was IN type,
10 ue read from the printed cOpy.
The DAY before her trial was To come on. tho
Colonel wrote a letter for her to the pres he
making two copies and four TOR the SIX morn
inc papers tue star only Of all publishing ~.
with her name signed to each. When they were
oil finished he read her "a copy; but she was very
much issatiSHed, saying tue letter did not AT all
maze the point she desired nevertheless she
let Il pass. handed in the SIX copies. ana when
the editor OF the Hoih saw the Signature he
asked. Il, that Mis-. Wooduull's signatureT' |
had, without thit king OF n, signed her name.
instead OF the COLONEL lie long article In
MemOriam," IN her paper on the death - her
sister. Mrs. Hrooker. purporting to be from her
self. but set from the Cooueis III tuuscilpt. she
q a not read TIL II wa In type ana Waiting 10 20
IN the form" when she objected tn II most
seriously and earnestly "a not Whist she re-
CURED but II being the last moment, She sid,
Well. nut It IN" Her editorials, holding
copy" read week after week, ~ his band.
them. rignt there IN the printing office. COMPOST
tors perhaps waiting for copy. lie wou cash
them on 50 rapidly, thew would he only half ex-
ecuicd, and the cumpositors would not be tie
to read them, nnd would have TO come TO me.
She freq GENTLY ut the paper after II was oui,
ana read heI own editorials laughing and enjoy
lug the surprise of the good things-they tceTt a
surprise. Again and again IN connection wiki
her trial. her lear rose to absolute trepluation
but eacn time the Colonel made her DEFY the
whole world. and when size came 10 read sue
found how brave she was.
JOSEPH TREAT, NJ. ID.
No. Is DoSD STREET, New York
Affirmed TO before me. this 3lst day OF July
1875. DAVID ". PAIGE,
Notary Public. New YORK county.