The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-27
An Exciting Denoun,ent.

An Exciting DenOument.
New York, February GA very
exciting and unlocked. for denoue-
ment OF the meeting between Henry
y. Bowen and the Plymouth Church
Examining Committee took place to-
night, at Assistant Pastor Halliday's
house.
ABOUT O'CLOCK
Mr.. Henry G. Bowen, his two sons,
Edward and Henry Bowen, and DIR.
Ward, publisher of the Independent,
entered Mr.. Halliday's house, and in
about an hour the doors We're flung
open, lights flashed and loud ana
angry voices were heard. The cause
of which is herewith set down in the
words of Mr. Henry Il. Bowen:
"Since the receipt of that letter Mr..
Bowen has been businy engaged in
preparing his statement for the COM
mittee. On entering the room in Mr..
Halliday's house tonight, Mr.. Bowen
found
TO HIS ACCOMPLISHMENT,
u company of forty or fifty persons as
sembled, embracing the members of
the committee, the Chairman of the
Council in session, and others. Among
those present were Henry Ward Bee
cher--who sat in II corner of the room,
behind the door, not in view of Mr.
Bowon-his two sons, Henry and
William, Oliver Johnson, Beechers
son-in-law, Rev. Mr. Scovill, and.Ben-
jamin +. Tracy.
MIR. Bowen being called upon for his
statement, presented and read it. Pre-.
vious to presenting his statement, Mr..
Bowen expressed his surprise at such u
large audience, and asked for the rea-
son of their presence.
HE WAS TOLD
that the committee never objected to
his bringing his friends there. The
idea was that Mr.. Bowen had right
to bring any friends he cared to. The
only objection was to reporters that
the company came with the commit
tees invitation, not Mr.. Beecher's.
But, said Mr.. Bowen, Jr., Beecher is
chairman of the committee.
To this Mr. Bowen replied he had no
objection, but the
RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLICITY
there to present his statement to the
examining committee and nobody
else; that he should decline to give it
to the press, and if published it should
be by the Examining Committee and
not by him.
After Mr. Bowen read his statement,
continued the narrator, Mr.. Tilney in
quired If he had any other facts to
give, to which Mr.. Bowen replied
THAT IS ALL THIS EVENING.
AS Mr.. Bowen was about leaving,
Mr. Blair, member of the committee,
said II protest against MIR. Bowen's
leaving. $50,
Mr.. Sherman said: "Mr. Bowen,
YOU will not be permitted to leave the
room."
Mr.. Bowen stepped toward the door
of the front parlor, when, Mr.. ). V.
White jumped up and locked the door,
took the key and put it in his pocket,
and as he saw Mr.. Bowen looking to-
ward the door of the other room, Mr..
White called out:
CLOCK THAT OTHER DOOR,
and several men jumped toward it,
Every one jumped to his feet, but MIR.
Bowen was too quick, and got to the
back parlor door Just before several of
the crowd got to it, His son Henry
called for The press, thinking that they
were there.
Here Mr.. Henry G. Bowen interposed
energetically, thinking there was
GOING TO BE A ROW.
Mr.. Henry Bowen continued: "My
father was in the hall, my brother and
DIR. Ward were in the parlor, and got
ON the stoop outside and called for the
press, and the Associated Press repor-
Ter and another rushed up, and Mr..
Bowen told them of the occurrence.
Then one of Mr.. Bowen's sons up
braided Mr.. White"
MIR. Bowen expressed himself very
strong in regard to the treatment he
had received.
WHITES VERSION.
Mr.. S. V. White was visited, and his
version is substantially this: Mr.
Bowen read statement of fifty-twc
pages, in which he failed to give name
or date; it referred to scandals of ter
or eleven years ago. After reading ,
few pages he handed the paper to DIR
Ward; then Bowen slipped TOWARD
the door, and Mr.. White, desiring t
prolohg the interview as much as pos
sible, and being seated near the door
TURNED ThE KEY,
withdrew it from the lock, and put !
into his pocket. Bowen stepped bacl
several feet, and surveying the situa
ton, saw means of exit through tn
back door. He darted in that direc
ton, upsettiug chairs and other arti
cles of household furniture in his flight
and escaped from the house: Mr.. Ed
ward Bowen then pointed at MI
white. and said: ~ will fix You. Yo
will pay for this" Henry g. Bower
then ran to the door with dishevele
hair, crying wildly: -
GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS.
In response to his cries, the repor
tiers of the Associated Press and Time
came up, and in response IL their ,a
quiries Mr.. H. E. Bowen 6esougnt M
brother not to make fool OF himseil
saying that while he had made all US
ofhimself that he (Mr. II. q. Bowen
nnnId =, ~ hottar III a matter nv SnOublD