Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-25
LATE TELEeRAMs S.
HAarERN n.

Outrage On lueary G. nssea ~ she
riynsash Church Exaainisg
Ceamitsee.
NV Yonx. Feb. ga very exciting
and unlooked.fo for denousment OF the
meeting between Henry @. Bowen and
the Plymouth Church examining Com
mittse took place tonight ut Assistant
Pastor Halliday's house. The meeting
took place ON account Of the following
letter:
B~RooxLrx, Feb. IN. Henry @.
Borm-Sir: The Examining COMMITTEES
have directed me TO say that they are
acting under express directions from the
church embraced In the resolution Ia
copy Of which has been transmitted to
yon). In the Judgment Of the commit
tee there Is no ground for your asstr-
ton that you are on trial. They are
making q preliminary investigation into
the insinuations or charges which you
have made against your fsllow.member
Of the church. concerning which you
have repeatedly expressed yourself ready
to give the essential facts. These facts
they demand. The committee therefore
renew their request that you appear at
the time and place specified In my letter
Of the 18th instant for the purpose
therein named. Respectfully,
8. b. HALLIDAY.
About 8 o'clock tonight Mr.. Bowen.
with his sons, Edward and Henry L.
Bowen, and DIR. Ward. entered Mr.. Hal
liday's house and in about an hour the
| door WAS flung open, lights flashed and
loud and angry voices were heard. the
| cause Of which Is herewith set down, In
| the words Of Mr.. Bowen: Since the re-
ceipt Of thatletter Bowen has been busily
engaged in preparing abatement for the
committee. On entering the hitting
room in Halliday's rssidsscs to-uieht
Bowen found. TO his astonishmsnh .
company Of forty or atty persons assem-
bled. embracing members OF the commit-
tee. the chairman Of the council In SEES
sion and others. Amongst those pres
snt was ii. ". Beschsr. who sat In q
corner OF the room behind the door. not
in view Of Bowen. Bowen being called
upon for his statement presented and
read II. Previous to presenting his state
ment Bowen expressed his surprise at
such a large audience and asked for the
reason Of their presence. He was told
that the committee never objected to his
bringing his friends there. The idea
was that Mr.. Bowen had q right to
bring in any friends he cared TO.
The only objection was to newspaper
reporters; that the company came on
tho committees invitation and not on
Mr.. Beecher's. "But." said Mr.. Bowen
Jr.. "Bsechsr Is chairman OF the com.
mittee." To this Bowen replied hs had
no objection. but the responsibility Of
publicity must rest with them; that he
came there to present his statement to
tho Examining Committee and nobody
else, and that he should decline to give
il to the press, and u Published, II
should be by the Examining Committee
aud not by him. Alter Bowen had read
his statement. Mr.. Silney inquired II he
had any other facts to give, to which
bowen replied: THAT Is ALL" As
Bowen was about leaving. Mr.. Blair. a
member OF the committee. said: 81
protest against Bowen's leaving" MIR.
Sherman said: "Mr. Bowen, you will
not be permitted to leave the room."
Bowen stepped toward the door Of the
front parlor. when 5. v. White jumped
up and locked the door, took the key
and put IL In his pocket. and as he saw
Mr.. Bowen looking toward the door
OF the other room, Mr.. White called out:
"Lock that other door, and several
men jumped toward II. Every n
jumped to his feet, but Mr.. Bowen was
too qsick and got to the back door just
before several Of the crowd got to IL.
His son, Henry E.. followed and rushed
to the door and called for the press re-
porters, thinking that they we're there.
Bowen expressed himself very strongly
in regard to the treatment he received.
=. v. White was visited and his YER
sion Is substantially this: Bowen read
his statement Of ffty.two pages. which
failed to give names or dates. II re-
fcrred to scandals OF ten or eleven years
ago. After reading o few pages he
handed the paper to DR.. Ward. end then
Bowen stepped toward the door and Mr..
White. desiring to prolong the inter-
view as much ~ possible and being loca-
| ted near the door. turned the key. with
| drew IL from the lock and put IL In his
| pocket. Bowen stepped back several
feet and surveying the situation saw q
means Of exit by . back door. He dart
Ell in that direction. upsetting chairs
and other articles Of household furni-
,ure in his fight. and escaped from the
house. Mr.. Edward Bowen then point.
cd ut Mr.. White and said: 81 will fix
you. You will pay for this" Henry
T.. Bowen then ran to the door with dis
heveled hair flying wildly about and
shouted: ''Gentlemsn Of the press!"
In response to his cries the reporters OF
the Associated Press and Times came
up. and in response to their inquiries
Henry L. Bowen besought his brother
not TO make q fool Of himself. saying
whi,e had made an ass Of himself and
that Edward Bowen could not better the
matter by shouting for members Of the
press.
NEW YoRx, Feb. "a.
Henry c. Bowen characterizss as an
outrage the conduct Of the Plymouth
Church people last evening. and e.
presses surprise and indignation that
any body Of Christians would attempt
to lock n free-born citizen in . room
against his will. He IL celebrating
what action he should take. II any. in
order to bring the perpetrators OF the at
tempt on his personal liberty to justice.
subssa.ee Of Bowers Charges
Against Bseeher.
NEW YoRx. Feb. 2t.--Ths Brooklyn
Eagle says Mr.. Bowen declines giving
the text OF his statement TO the newspa-
pen, and the plymouth Church
Committee say they will not. The
Eagls reporters called upon Bowen and
the members Of the committee to-day. |
but they were all firm. The substance
of the statement, however. has been AZ
ccrtained. Mr.. Bowen does not claim
to have any knowledge Of guilt on
Beecher's part. He says he believes
him guilty because Of what be has heard
from divers parties. The only names
mentioned by him are Mr.. and Mrs.
Richards. who he said told him Mrs.
Tilton confessed 10 them. Another
woman. whose name he declines TO give.
told him. he says. that in 1858 she saw