Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-04


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Tho bseehet business
worse muddisd 'nan e'sf' anu INV s
no nearer asa'i'iac'0'y ''
ton than IL was ysar sso. luz
Trial before me COURT "n''n
favor OF bseensf' mercy oon
one phase or ehAp'sf Oh ne ~ .au
since then a" mas come up o''0
pubic IN s0m -
orally ridiculous Iof"' " A
knows beeensr 70 o s1h.y. anu ~
that she eanno' longer an ~ no'
communion with him. leaves ms enu.sn
This Of cour~e stirred up inc snoie oa'y
sediment again before u had larry begun
to settle. Victoria fs''sfA.es
her bad talk about the sood Pa.'ol' as-
clanng again thai sue knows Nun .oos
. naughty man. not 'ha' u eon
his alleged ~naughtiness wrong In "ss"'
but shs considers no Is wrong IN NOV
brAvsly owning up to IL and claiming IL
TO b right and good ON general Princi-
pies. Susan u. Anthony makes no 20
crst Of her belief In Bsschsr's guilt.
through tho confessions Of Mrs. Tilton
to Mrs. Stanton, as well s TO hsrsslf.
Susan refuses 10 Be interviewed In the
matter. declaring that Beechsr Ia guilty.
and that's enough. She regards the
Advisory Council a. . whitsvashine
move. and thinks that tho ultimate result
OF tho whole affair viii DO Bsechsr's
death. though he will probably never
confess his guilt. hs having determined
otherwise when the troubles first begun.
Bowen. too. the "silsnt man. who
knew 10 all. but held his trunps BACK 70
come In at the close OF the game with
telling effect and total distraction to
Bssehsr. comes out at last declaring
that he has known Beechsr's wicked.
ness for Years, and can no longer allow
himself 70 b contaminated by contact
with him at the communion table.
Strange that be could consistently have
endured such dehlemsnt 30 long.
But Of the many ridiculous features
developed In the whole course OF this
scandalous affair. the most suprsmsly
and Dramatically ridiculous ID this Bowen
phase Of ID. Bowen comes out square
footed and freshly stirs up things with
ths sens.tiouslly bold declaration that
R..ch., \. mot only guilty. N CHARGED.
I'm, 4. viIlful psriursr and n liar; that
n. hnov. uosi,iyely that he IL, and tina.
\. ,.n br,no no.i,iyo proof that bs In 70.
He Law, = written statement before the
Church to ,ha. effect. Such q bomb
shsli thrown al his feet. naturally
arousss Bsecher In . most decisive man
nsr, and springing mp with elaring eyes.
flushed face and clenchsd fsts. he wildly
dsnouness The statement 10 be a. false
a. the heart Of the man that made II,
and in . loud voice. resounding With
high-swsliing wrath. he impetuously
dsnss Bowen. the whole world.
and the great Ruler Of the Universe.
10 prove him to b guilty. and sits
down amid Q vhirlwind OF applause
from the whole assembly OF his
brethren present. They put their
hssds together and invite Bowen to como
before them and tell them officially what
hs Knows about wickedness In churches.
and In Beechcr particularly. Bowen
goes 10 their meeting. He finds that,
like q free church festival. Il costs moth
ing to get In. but something to get out ;
for when be gets through with what he
has to say. hs suddenly finds his do
parturs forcibly prevented. He finds
The Christian brethren in hostile array
him, with Bsschsr himself %
chief. He bsholds the front door locked.
hears thsm say he shall mot leave. and
that . Job 10 put up on
him, he bucks about wildly, and
like . stampsdsd California
steer for the back door. upsstting
tables and dsaeons Is he goes,
vhils The younger Bovsns shake their
hsts In the faces OF q few demoralized
pursusrs and call loudly for the report
err 70 come 70 the rescue. Most active
~ did Bowen work his old legs in Zee
ing from the wrath Of the cody. nor
breathsd hs till safe within the walls Of
his own domicii with the doors locked.
Another time when Beecher and his as
s~ociatss put up . similar job on Bowen,
they must make better calculations on
the strength and activity Of his legs.
But Bowen did sell them as well a. ev-
srybody else In . most sxsspsrating
manner He has been popularity sup
posed 10 bs loaded to the muzzls with
the most damaging, positive and con-