New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-25
MIR. BOVENS SETTLEMENT

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THE DOCUMENT AND IT'S RECEPTION.
HENRY u. BOwEN's ACCOUNT OF THE MArIh"-""'
BEEcHERs COMMENTs-A GENERAL RkLoo-
lance MANIFESTED TO PUBLISH THE STATE
MENT. .,
| Mr.. Bowen's statement before the Plymouth
Church Examining Committee Is still withheld from TIC
public Although both parties seem willing that i's con
tents should be made known each Is reluctant to assume
the responsibility OF publishing It, IL was found ycs'er
day tina thisIeuctance from different feelings
Mr. Bowen refused give any reasons Whatever ou.
referred the TO Orer his son. Henry h. bowen WHO
that they wished the responsibility o making tue Sta'o
nent public to rest with Mr. Beechcf and the Exahhhs
Committee and then added. We want to get as much
responsibility them possible "heh asAed IL 'ne
statement would be read before the church to morrow
evening in case The question Of his fathers membership
WAS brought up he said that he did not KNOW wha' .o
| church might do but II his father was oipoiou
without a rca ing OF his statement Deiore inc cn0"
! IL would be a mo strOus piece OF l0uSuoo
In rply TO what had been said bY members OF te 'o
mittce the contons of the statement nc
that il contained references TO confessions mado pefSo
ally TO lis father and which were the strongest posSs
proofs of Mr. Beechors guilt II these references were
not trlo lao asked would the Committee nave oeeh ."
eager 10 gain further knowledge lock the door upon
him He said he hoped that Plymouth Church woud DE
compelled publish his fathers statement Oh thef own
responsibility.
Henry f. Bowen said another reporter OF THE TRib
uNE that when aud his father arrived at the hoe Oh
Assistant Pastor Halliday they wcr" surprised 10 nhu
about 40 persons present. but from f1'is wthh MS
knowledge he knew thar 1t was preccncertcd plan 10
invite several Ny. Bccchrs friends, including oh'er
unsou and certain members of the Council 80 that
they might what his father had to say ana hch eo
before the Council and give garbed accounts OF Wh''
] took place. He knew that they would say that MI
Bowen gave no material facts that 1t ~as reaash OF
q rumOrs; and that they would advise that MF'
BE, cher should troubled further IN the matter
Mr. Bowen said that the statement his father made
sisted ~ the gene facts the which was all the
Committee asked for, and that II was not nhdeIHoou
that they required names dates. and all details such
course he said would publicly Identity particular per
SONS bus tuat iathcr suggested method by "nich
the names aud dates could be- obtained. lie ana not iee
a liberty 10 state ANYTHING moro definitely In regard I"
the uapcr lie said that Or. Ward finished reading
the statement u put into the han is oi ne 'ohh''
| who might read IL To ia" Council or puDh'h
| IL II they wished 10. His father then' III rrPS
| 10 A oucstion. said THAT Is all have to
say this evening"" and th,n prepared to take his
! dcportnrc when Mr. white jumped mp and
turned the key ana put in his pocket His father. find
INK himsc bockadcd. mpci To- rush out OF the BACK
! parlor door. when Mr.. Sholrman cued' stop M" !
lock the other door!" Al this moment the cr"wdlhil"'
up but Henry l.. Bowen said he. held them AZ Day anu
! allowed his father 10 escape. His father let
| asgrieyed AT such an outrage aud he
| could see nothing comica ar humorous about H.
Foclng that III, father had boon wantony iuSnted ana
uurtgroi.sy treated by committee Nh,h ~" 'Hsuicu
ANN inst ho was not on trih htuit T. bo""h hr"lTr
AMI cl~d To Ae n,nI. II tlr press 10 Whites,
the "use lie continued mat his ihcr w's nor alIn
To- meet Mr. Brcchci' ana tht W'4n H5 "i''l st" ~
the middle the room reading ~ paper nirfalnS Va,
definite charges o. au.trly against Mr. i'cechor nhd
Offering to prove ihei All r,en,I ~ W ~. t,l
behind tie lOIng do" r. ahd l"no' g - .o no
uuit,e cod!d not lee al ImlaIt al onr' Iiun TIE ih'
! that among the n.no mom""rs were ~ ny ,n'un
day lfl SnoIguau. aud NJ. CoFciand' al 81 "Aoh ihd
proclaimed their h.iirf in the inn cncc 81 NJ Hc'cncr
fti'r a. mia Lnl Nice.r, WHIT, aud Sirirman person
ay resp nsine Tor yns 20 enc i'' 'S "i h we
| uins. lie croi tina n"si ihcAcusAOio outrage
Mi Boecncr, when pIe,!ol to Tor any reasons for
withholding tho statement from the puzzle ans cred
that hr anew 81 none m"hlt'tT fOI IA, "Nh H"N',
woni be el.d have IL rublsn,d, ~ u would snow TO
tine world empty hr '",h r' It's @'Sr ,,' y,
were. II ln-w 81 nothh- thhi ''hi l' -t'cr iIIi :"
Alr - ,wcn's tu,c. Iicn sc suddenly cit'Aru hih''
AMI added, |Iih Laugh ION hu"" Gus TIT sunni
... LaIci.us REMARK" H. tu0u;At ilc tLIirih ~
mint to br icl before the cnurcn. and SAID iVai MI
and tai n In,.h-r OF the council mad sad - in that
Nj Bowen was "Npri'ei on tie '"H-e "i ',.'is ~
fam til, in the ht o cod and man lew would condemn
j., ','o" ,pb.r, Of the Examining Committee said that
Statement Icu To .lr Bc,encf ~ ,o'm Tor dSuYhS the
oiar.- contained iIi. For tnat reason t"ry d not
lee, hounl To- keep tine statement rri, ate, AMI were IN
uII INK to t.r fsa Oi4' t 0t P'hi.al"s H. 'h9 OH
HE rrund That t'y did uot al 10 aid ST. I1"th III
,llruttia 40 ON rc-iert.hIa ia i.n'c'm p.is,n'
In certain tiatg,- against Sir B,ccc. reference VS.
mad. Ia ,tu, psr-ou unnamed. ,urIo, ii % uhlJ 10 bc
ulcIuc. oi as FANNY. N tao s"pi">un Wis cot'i'
i..,. luIld need 10 De no hret. IN tuoU' IutsAha
ir statement: ru. lar thft Hr .,UW nIgui uc al
fr,s suluc other p. under tc cDtor Oi is ann X
unu. "a. -tiLr, u.ii, itilu necessary.
ONE ,. iAr -ru riur wis pros 90 az tho fodd N
81 ,r BOWr., ,urn stated tt' the sIoti'i poi non
WA, IN relation 10 tine IpuHiing of rsnOut. t"uIc tnr
,!r S, ir ~ bowen It, b. 'ci ulhiIh'. Ni..,
and lrlu ,h f M Br.cIcr an tAc DGsHu,s troabir'
Ia. i.I Md Win Gi. ,trh ,'u0i iui'd ioH titi' o.
e. VuuUtG0u- cam .ut. the I,udilrr VAS ii'i.''t-
ttou roucrftiis inc tIilr, and InHIhhdiiuh' ~ th7
/ me moral character .ii brrcirF iln dlI iol IL
.tme o speak nom personal knOWtlsr hut entirely T"M
ty diners nid told lie only rcrrd 10 one case
n acreI adultery, .ud Vf this Mr. buNr "a Il not pro
les, to nave auT pr,tOIt hupwrd-r co. t. nave hrfi
tuitlI year altrT ~uplO,, occurrence W. H. t
md Dc was 81. LUIS prpi 30 lSoJ, ana
prui t. the ul-t wiio, ana 10 tire "iiihs 81
irrnfis 80 ior Nh Do,cDcr ma h, dc,io 10 no srtr
ciarrd tnal their separation was owing tOthc IL ITS oi
ocrs Sir Ne,rnrr ham nu, and h"i hiih from
MI lsuccncr. Mr. Bowen ted ia tho Conn
eli That he ics.rird lr. Bcr,ucs eulty
uut l,rnitcut man: but nc did not cihlm Ia
h STATEN, hut tTct Of Ar. h ecncl. gui or III
uD,cico the Jcct OF CohNoiHaiiOL Dft"cen
tnrIu lie admitted tb De- carried s SrtTrt iot bft"
unny ycus before mentioning II u ahi body, dnd dd
not pIotchd mat mcnOuCd IL To Mf. bcccnrf. lilo
nrsi mentioned u MAO ar ItiiOn, and
o dti not nom uLt hiI. IIton HcVuscd
Mr. i5eecner with intimacy with ais (ItJu'sI wife.
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SCFFhRiNG or THE POOR.