, 1876-02-24
q Day Of Some Excitement in
the City Of tho Great
Scandal.
Tho Council Spend tue Most Of Their
Session In Quarrellug Over
the "Lcak.'
Transfer Of the Theatre of Act
i've Operations to Hal1i.
days House.
Bowen Appears There and Reads
Fifty-two Pages Of Subject
Matter.
Statement by q Committeeman that Bowtn
lneulpatel Ills Dead 1Yifc.
The Faithful, After Listening to The
Tale, Try to Lock Him In.
Ho Gets Scared, Makes His Escape,
and Raises an Outside Hubbub.
-
An Assertion that tho Bccc1lcr-
tics Lost Their Heads and
Attempted Violence.
Statement by q Committeeman that Bowtn
Ineulpated Ills Dead 1Yifc.
The Faithful, After Listening to The
Tale, Try to Lock Him In.
Ho Gets Scared, Makes His Escape,
and Raises an Outside Hubbub.
An Assertion that tho Bccc1ler-
tics Lost Their Heads and
Attempted Violence.
BOWEN.
FtNt ~ ~ ~


1t1B TALE.
Special Dispatch ia The Chfca1o 11fbuns.
NEW Yong, Feb. 21.-Bowon's churgas agsiuss
Doocher havo not boon md Uill not for tho pres-
ont bo 1nndo public. 1t IL taid Aowover, from
inoubess Of tho Plymouth Church Committoo,
that tho roajn part Of tho communication was
devoted to o defonHo OF hnsolf. Another part
was to tho offoct that llo beloved, from tho oSt-
dcnco boforo tho Court, that DoocheF was
guilty. Tho thir,i part was an Indefinite assertion
TINT Deechcr had beon guilty Of cotlabitation
for wholo year With woman who was not
named. but tue Committee aseets tint Mrs.
Dowen WAS tho porHon alluded TO.
nErREaT.
At tho conoluaion Of tho sesson Dowsn aud
hin Aong ca1no out Of tho nouao in stato Of great
agitation md callou loudly for tho "1nember1 OF
tho prcBa." Several reporters ran towards
Bowen, whom ho exclaimed in au e1c!tod WY
"Mombors Of tho press, want you to publish,
this TO tho world: Doechor and l.ia mnionH have
attempted vlo!once upon uBl" Immediately
afterwards, Bowon and Lis eons drove Off in their
carriage, aud. boing interviewed, stated that, On
tho conclusion Of tho reading Of tho statement,
Mr.. Bowen was asked II Lo had anything further
to state. On ILLS saying that he had not, ho
gayH AIR. Whito locked tho door Of tho apartment
Thinning tie days OF
TIE 1HQulg1Tfos RETURNED,
Mr. Bowen run to tho roar parlor door, aud, fol-
lowed by Ills aons escaped to tho hall, White
meantime calling to osllors Of tho Committee to
lock tho dooru.
Tho Advisory Council did lttlo'of Importance
to who among them had boon telling the report
eEs of tho papers what took place III tho secrek
seealon.
Tho Committee on tho Andoyor proposition
decided to toport adversely TO ths holding Of u
Mutual Council rs suf,gostod BY that body. Tho
geGsionB will conclude Oh Thnruday or friday.
(1s Lhs AssoetaGtu frcsa.l
NEW YORK., Feb. IA very exciting aud un-
lookod-for denouement OF tim meeting bot,socu
uenrv @. BoWen and tho Plymouth Church Ex-
aiming Committee took place tonight at As
s'stant Pastor Hallsdny'H house. Tho mcottng
taoi piaco the receipt OF the following letter:
The Examining Committee Asyo directed mo TO sAy
that ehoy lrs acting under express Instructions fro
wich as been transmitted 10 you In tho i,lrts,,t.
Of tho Comnitcs there la 10 ground for your
a ,at ySa On sa t ii: Ihs 1T l
Church. concerning whleh you have rereate!ly e1-
These fqsts ey aeasa rhe oass @ sins asersiaso as
Isnsw tf se9est s YOU appear ,s :: tas ae mud
N''f ~ ~ = i. II. HALLIDAY.
About o'clock Mr.. Il. Q. Bowen. his sons
Edward and uoury z. DoTon. aud Dr.. Ward.
publisher Of tho I'Mepeut,ent, entered olr. Hali-
daJ'B house. and IN about m hour tho door waa
1fung open. tho lixilta flashed. and loud and
angry YolceB wcrc hoard. the cag,so Of which is
herewith eot aown III the wur.ls Of Mr, Henry L.
Bowen:
Since tho receipt Of that lotter Mr. Bowon has
boon buBIly eagagcd In preparing ills statement
for the Committee. On outoriug the room In
Mr. l1altlday's house tonight, Mr. lsowon found
to hiB astonishtnont company Of forty or fifty
PERSONS assembled, embracing tho mombcra Of
Ito Committee, tie Chairman Of tho Council
In session. oi'd othsss: Amongst; thoso proHont
voto uoaty Ward ueechor. who sat In
Lis % :ro ass saup Horny ana wli.m oi,yer csn 9o.
SOD, Deechor's eou-tn-lau, tho 1sey. Mr. BcogilI,
ana i. Denlsmin I; Tracy. Mr.: Bowon toing
road It. Previous to prcscnsing his statement,
Dir. Doweu oppressed his surprise at such larBo
audieueo, and nakod for tho reason Of thor
presence. no wss told that tho Committee uoy-
Tho Idea was tint hfr. bowcn had right to
bring in nny friends he cared to. The only OBJ
9sesoR 9sas ,h Mas t 70 aspntte,s ta: tho
neoohSrs. h, but, aid VI. Bowen. j.. :. beech
es IL Chairman Of the Committee" 10 this Mr..
q! no"on sonhod ho bud no objection, but
tho tho responsibility s Of publicity must rcst with
ment 70 tie Examining Committee, and nobody
else; that he should doO!ino TO give It to tito
lroas, aud, II published. 1t nhonll bo BY tbs Ell
nloininE C9miolttes and NOT by him.
taasa ,ho nSms fssa ao, liz
bad any other facts to give, to which III. Bowen
replied, "That III oil this evening""
ahdr A. NJ ewsa u 20 VS. so9ut leaving. Mr Blair
NIT Mr: sbost.asn ha; %1 ssa' % Mr.. Bowen, you will
not he permitted to leave tho room."
Nj. Bowen ssappoa to"ssd 2; IT. tae door Of tho
his pookos. aud ~ he saw Mr. Bovou looking
toward tho door OF tho other room, Mr. White
called out, Lock that other doos!" and several
men jumped toward Il. Every ono jumped 70
to the par!or door Just before several Of tho
crowd got to It. Ills son, Henry l., followed,
sushedto tho door, and cAllcd for tho proas,
thinking that thoy wore slo1e.
Hero Mr. Horny .. Do~sn intoFposed onar-
gottcally, th!nhing thesc Was going to b . row.
Mr. uenty e. Bowen continued 3ly father
mas in tho lall my brothcr 1ld DR.. WaIl were
In tho parlor, and got on tho stoop outside and
Press Reporter and anothor ruahod up. and
A.. Bowen told them OF tho occurrence Then
one Of Mr. DoWcn's sona upbfaidod hfr. White
Mr. Bowen expressed himself very strongly III
regard 10 tho treatment ho received.
WHITES sToAY.
Mr. 8: Y. White vas yfaltod, and his version Ia
substantially thta Mr. Uowon read atats-
meus OF Afty-two pageA. tn which he tailsd to
give names o. datea. II referred to scandals
fen pages, he handed tho paper to DI. Ward.
Then Howon stepped toward tue door, and Mr.
Wnlto, dosiring to p1olong hointosstaH ~ much
e. 'na aos e'os sssa ssSsa nsas @ s % Il:
IT, Bossa .Rsppea b.ek sssst., ss pSsa feet
sna, ,9uryeylua she situation. sAw naean4 Of axit
b h1ek doos. " qattea ln that dheotlon, up:
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