New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-03

stere IA not peace and trust between us lam, win
True I've SS iu ce saa what that mote Meant
and knew It was note from penoers h him ~ md
trusted friend wn9 Sea he % ssreS might be
The things which seemed strange were nong S,se
than hefacts Of his adultery when ne bS beeoos "a.
es cSa Of Ms any Erection THIS wss the
S wc TSs was the Toad Which he had borne
with many sghs" aud this is the only cew 20 snS d ~
standing Of this portion OF Mir. BeocherS hS'"' anu
great pleasure TO me 70 be assured o9h maj Ave-
terms of affection aud confidence Outing '1o ,o, s
lowing March my wife died. aud called MIN 70 Wy
on April addressed him letter which has been widely
copied expressing my confidence IN hun ana my
To yield and quick to restore my confidence IN nun.
But thore was Que passage In that letter WHICH ca
that Is this: ask not for days reconciliation
years reconciliation. but life settlement ana you VIII
will be affected by the issue much AS mine" From
that time until went into the country scarcely saw
70 be AFRAID OF He seemed always conscious OF s't
w. made no illusions 70 the past met him and
was always cordial, but there seemed to be great gun
where scarcely except In church. AS family we were
in deep but not did Mr. Beecher call on US
We went INFO the country in deep sadness and WAS
struck through with tbs belief that Mr. beeoAer was not
TO be trusted, aud more and more afraid lnat MS
repentuce wns not sincere IL under those circn-
stances tnht wrote the so-caled Woodstock letter
When my heart full must speak, and TO whom can
go with more confluence than u your e Death
may come aud may DO the Que 10 60 bonlelnos
oel that would DO far better Tor me " go now wien
think OF the continued troubles in Bro0kyn OF tnoso
which will surely be severe, in all probability IN
heart sickens 1 sometimes feel that must Ofeaz
slonce that must longer suffer az d1mD an, and
be made bear load OF grief most ulgusdy one "Otu
would make "a revolution tnrOakhout Onriotch
ay Tor wisdom and it may DO that ali viii be reserved
Tor the great settling day beyond the grave had 70
speak bIindy 10 M rton fos could speak In full con
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lad explained to Aim ia the least the nature OF
the when referred But it Is eyldont lhat
what knew OF MI Beechers aduteries "a the cieW u
the inter- retation Of that ietter
Mr. Bowen states tlfat for some years after this
the relations between himself and Dir. Beecher were
not intimate. he gives account of an Interview
with Mr.. Beecher at Mr. Freelands house, in which
Dir. Beecher talked with tears streaming down his
cheeks like rain" and called Mr. Bowen afrithfu
friend. He did not ask letter from Mr. Beecher
he says to show bis wife, but thought if Mr. Beecher
would commit himself paper. he could the better
be held to his word OF the tripartte agreement he
says:
when Mr.. Cafin called at my Office to get my sigma,
the trparte agreement. wns surpri ed told
friendly basis that Some two years previous had adj
jusiUd them, and that that ought 10 end the matter
told him that had also just settled with M 1t0n paid
him. passed receipts, and there no call lOr my sign
ing such paper as be had presented or any pape,
Whatever. Well sad he IL Will do no la M ana we want
barry the past and have everything pleasant
/ replied that when 1 settled with Triton told him
e 9s ' aa s al wei BoWe we want % bold
Tilton; we want TO bind him TO keep quiet, and we
want your help We not afraid OF YOU bat We ar9
of Tiion." then told him plainly that never would
sign the payer he had SHOWN me, tor u would be
yoS must P sign it Tlton has ugrsed to sign It
you will, and so has Mr. Beecher Both having az,
sened and now II you will say yes t1e work Is DONE
again sad mo. Mr. ClaaIn, you must not SIX to do
that" Ho then took she paper from my desk ana sid,
Let read IL over CAREFUL and see what the difficulty
is" suggested that he should leave il until the next
day. 1 then told him again lad duly considered the
after and would not sign IT, adding hr Claim, VIII
do almost anything for you viii put my
TO alseh0Od, aud You must not ASK 10 OF me- we men
tcnce and pointed out to him the object ODabe pas
sages and words. He tLen asked me to change them
Ilttie-to make some slight alterations. told him the
changes would make would Kill tIe document, that
signing that paper it stood would require me to say
against Mr. Beecler were without foundation,' that
81 knew nothing 'erogatory TO ms rep Ltdtion as
| told Mr. Claim w0ald be ABSOLUTELY false. sid,
Mr. Claim to o6ge you nuS win nj sN ih my se eG hSg
you like it," / made several orasures ald changes,
showed them to him. and alter sun o,ST & Ell
said. "There, If that will suit y0n 10 oDNse you. w.5
assent to that Bat dOnG want to sign anything ana
only agree TO that because you think n Will DO soou ana
help bury the scandal out OF slght Forever All te
charges made made entirely with tue plrrose az
comparison VIII show. OF relieving me from ln1orsing
SIR. Brecher's purity OF character. believed MN again
penlien man aud was willing to use the 9tr99nsest
with my amendment and explain them on any o,her the
DRY.
Then follows statement Of the case Of Mrs. Til
ton which Mr. Bowen received from Mr. TiltOu and
which he says was confessed by Oliver johnson.
who he thinks was of the same opinion as himself
as late as August, 1873. The statement concludes
AS follows:
In this matter OF Mr. Beechers gull with Mrs Tilton
/ received other evidence more conclusive There came
TO me the testimony Of Miss Susan b. Anthony, TO whom
Ms llton made a iull confession one memorable
night anew Of Mrs. Henry b. oGrtOns cOff0OordilOh
OF the same fact But NJ evidence .0"S hhI VITA me
greater weight than tnat vi Mr. Joseph H. klchaIuS'
given personally 10 me- - -,
brother iiltO Ihtve known ar Ricbdris
intimately - years more, and regard lin as one
HIS integrity and Christian principle VIII not De
questioned | thnk. by any one who ever knew
nsersatIons in regard to DR. Beecher on one occa-
sion he said % me in my Office tndt ne iuy OeI9Se1
could shake that belief chang; his md.' that no
power earth could convince nun 10 1no eontiaT!i
tnat N all the men aud women o had pnghcY
charged Mr. Bee her with guilt should retrart taos
charges and that lie absolutely innocent II
would not make the slightest difference WITH NM tnnt
he nlly believed Mr.. Bcech'r to he guilty Of III
c coy S his cpnon He tnen SAID that his STIR
fMrs Taeodore Tilton) had ma e fun confession to
hm of criminal relations with Henry Ward Beecher.
Tat all The inmate paIticulars hid been given to anu
(Richards) his wife irs Rchar.sl by his sister
iaTs. theodore Iilt0nl lie sal Mrs ltoh seonlsu 10
be deeply sensible OF her guilt ana penitent there
for She spoke vito great feeling and vita tears. Mr.
Richards SAID her confessions u s Hlfc were eIhly
strong aud minute TO botn al them sac $, eIned very
relieve Ger own conscience oi the great bar
d n winch was weighing heavily upon ner. This flli
and complete testimony from Mr. Richards was. IL my
Judgment quite sufficient Of itself TO satisfy me that MI
ercner was guilty ANY man who Knows jos ph H.
Richards could pc sibY believe that he would aDli-
cate scn an Infamous story aga nst his own sister lie
was most reluctantly compelled to believe ais sisters
him and his VIE aud These cOufe sioDs.
sbould he stated were made to each separately and
aaIt from the other IL cannot be got over, Explained.
or DESTROYED There il will stand FOREVER like rock,
aud neither deception, fraud, nor perjury can ever
sLH k6 IT,
In conclusion gentlemen of the Examining Committee,
YOU have my have given you the chicI, at