, 1876-02-18
Light COMING.
Evidences that the Scandal Writlles
In Pain and Dies Amidst
It's Worshipcrs.
Henry @. Bowen Sets Oliver
Johnson's Dry Bones
Rattling Vigor-
ously,
He Publishes a Letter by John
son, Written in 1871, Pro- :
: claiming Beecher's
lnfamy.
Extraordinary Statements of
Mr. Beecher Before His
Boston Friends.
Council Proceedings Regarding These
Extraordinary Statements.
Judge Van 0ott Invited to Appear
and Make @ Statement to
the Council.
He Comes as an Individual, and Not
as Mrs. Moutton's Counsel.
But He Rakes Plymouth Church Fore
and Att All tho Same.
Henry c. Bowen Adds an Interesting
Letter to the Council Archives.
Judge Van Oott Invited to Appear
and Make Statement to
the Council.
He Comes as an Individual, and Not
as Mrs. Moutton's Counsel.
But Ho Rakes Plymouth Church Fore
and Att All tho Same.
Henry c. Bowen Adds an Interesting
Letter to the Council Archives.
OLIVER JOHNSON.

sutetai Dtspafeh tn The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonE, Feb. 17.-The 6un this morning
!luo"snea lons le'!o. ttotu onsel 'oanson ~
Horny G. Bowau, dated Jan. z. 1871. relative TO
thu Batchor.1r1tnn tronh1aa of that tirnn IL
''1' Doeo Anto. ttN"o'oo % sn"' .'Ao' ~
waB marked "P1iVAts and confidential" but
~. t,rs, - TN, b. ."v,nn thot Mr pos"n. ~ ~
.ne n.as 'a'ne o5 haylog snat ar. hoechef pro.
fesscd desire THAI the bottom facts should
como cut. Tho LITTER OF johnson Is strong
protest sea!nss Bowon's dismissal OF Tilton from
ia o5;t,r.l,i., - a.. 7r,;ou !, t.o ao,,,,. -,
.1,.,s, ~ u'e ~ ~ .uo oouse r',. y.
n.n s,!a., nu afs '"su aos ,,.a 'e"s a'ioa
closely with Uecchsr, whom ho fBovon) know to
hs ~ e,tx % aa T1ton This r.,t -, tla ,a,t,, ar -
n follows;
Or conreo. ! understand you to be acting upon tho
e'!s; no dGnDt M sincerely entertained that MF Tton
II you have dono what rumor declares, secms 10 nie
cruel, especially when contraBtad with your conduct
towarda another man whom yoi say you know ohayo
feep e1ea.lveIy guilty of ha ssms oenses. II soons
pss ss Il enreh ' .s15 p'' ,son s
yae .soa S3o towara to rn psoetsd.
which he slanls charged why DO yo,, tase different
couyse with your rMhtorf II you would otyo thp onn
! chance to recovar himscf vhy not he enusly for.
bearing to the ether! Ths ssy On tho a.suuption
that Iii. T. IL guilty, but 10 not Iuysof telieyo ho
ia half ~ guilty as yon aupposo. Iii short, 1 know
tat some q tho stots. told .a.as hin tsl.s and
ona y pe!soa, Ia, nro @ On na' ifaek .h ~ H.
a 1o 10 o aoG e ssn % 81 s a m "a
Jon might do In this casc, YOU would bo governed by
desiro to nave r. from exposure and to Rtye him
chance to recover hfnaeK Il he was wrong, snd yet
bear EcaRls Eay on yont altered authority, TINT he
H. TO 1n an ans sn"t Son caa Mss1 notnh9 70 10 VIA
Mr r can't hs mai n ct wi, scrntsr jnrI IA'''''
Dus tho chief md sensational psrt Of .ba lot
quostionably guilty. It roads ~ follows
You m. .t the SnG s ssn;ed whs IL.
l.s repsnsot his otJease. Iio nav nsyo conY,neci
ns - va %a nros! e. yo arc iho f! t
Do not ., tho charges against Mr. Tilton; ' bat
Il ts so .,ap". ko~ ,sonss NJ hs. on 90 p9s
euiit IN lbs matter Whereof hs was accused In ths9
6ari.smassy inerviov 1t your hoase ho lies II IN tic tno
hse %ea n h S31fs o.
h q i, & ~ u si nsvo
~ hea1 tns ou @ p o. 90 noeG ~ seeness "a
\. % ~ fesr iast you aro aot. Your prsjniss,s ia
=; :s;!oa ny is.d-1s lxsly t. :S. issa5to "a.
but esmDat forsst how basshy aa uuRrly You s1oto
h% ;t;asa lin t on's @
Sx ~, ~ te ecnarnm,v siti hm and II w!n h
mish} unboson, hmsslf in full con nidenee eoafes.ng
Mhefe,h 20 naa aone "sopg doua na.aness fnpeeu ,
for himself - cmbs.rsssing to yu,i. '- " N@'"''~
-, t..4 =
lhoro IL more OF &ul8 starting 1ottest put u ID
not important,
1875.
=, Tonight Mr. Johnson has "rtten TO tho No"
1olN 1Taonha 4onG lettel eAplanato1y " rue
apoVe quotations. 1Aa part toachlhe upon the
paragraph last quotod, and explaining tie No.
ture Of tho evidence which he lAa aecu Of peech-
| ct'e guilt IL "a follows:
T,s Litter .howx Whit an nv 5ntlp,.t. yr,nds tneu
tnfar % ,n., - r." % ILL., ~ w . @ i1 LIZ" @
r.. ~ sua s,9 . wIose, " Es1nk sao
~ H. paasn sna Mr rtton ~ III. ,t fn
gyor@i. ~ n n1rl.n.tion sro tanui,ei Frnm u. ,%rs
"oIus ~ 1u1n sso a liz Sto4 sths, ~,
.ou enrt, t,,s eans @ " .ns 1nas "
%pe'sun % r. ,,Hannra ,sitb ~. .nt,a!4 us r'n IT,,
nu"en AIn ~. ~ ~. III. .es.ss ash.4
soe % 1isrs ~ ~. thet - cni3 Hrxo e,,
oWen aSeavu ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ut.u iI. s Eth ua'
o. nioo1!Sns s aaA> ~. ~ H'S =. Atuety;
;Ss 10 .o n ~ 1t Io,rhs n M saen