Year: 1875

NOODuJ LII : INV EllNOME NbmMONO


Q. pass over, then, to the publication Of Mrs
woodhurs card in The Neo York World do you recolec
about when that occurred' A. Yes Sir; perfectly well


O. State you any interview with NJ Beecher in refer
ence TO IT. A. did, Sir.


@ And where did take place' A. II took place at 1r
Mouons house.


O. And in whose presence' A. Mr Moulton's presence.


@ Please what occurred that occason' a told
Mr Becher that after the appearance Of N Weodhu card
Of Nay I'D 1871 she had to the Office Of The Golden age


message that she desired that she had also come
herself the oce and left in person communication with
my oce editor .ha she desired 10 me- that went down to
her office, being then stranger 70 that
on reaching her Office she put ny copy there Of
The World OF the date Of that day and she asked pointing
card which she had signed and which there printed
aked read it. began read L. She said Il wish
you would read It aloud" then read the remainder Of II
which had not already read 70 myself read the remainder OF
it aloud including statement to the effect that she knew that
a public teacher neighborng city living in concu
bage with the wife Of another public teacher in the same
city and that she meant expose that relationship
and that she would do regardless Of the consequences and
fearless Of libel suits told him that had read It with
shndder that had finished the reading Of and
laid down the paper she turned upon and asked "Do
know Sir whom refer that card" said to him that
replied cavalier way How can tell TO whom you refer
in a blind card like this " told him that che mad then said


Il refer Sir 10 the Henry Ward Beecher and your wife


told this filed with astOnshneH



the expression your face that my charge If true told
him that could remember in what words had met and
endeavorc throw of her accusation that she instantly FOL
lowed recital in vehement terms, in most excited
manner dozen twenty particulars extayagant and vio
lent all Of which portion Of it, she aerward gathered 70
gether in the card Of November the u. 1872


Mr Eyars-Y You didn't tell HIN that A. 20 Sir; was
planning TO the jury; remember all the particulars
which sic rected only remember that after they
printed that brought it my mind The substance Of the
story which she told that there had been criminal re-
lationshp between Mr. Beecher aud MS THton that Mrs
Ton had confessed IL on door steps believe Mrs
Davis Of Providence and other persons and that when had
received the intelligence from her had used violence
npon her that had taken her down Greenwood Cemetery
and in presence Of the graves Of her children stripped her
hand wedding which had put there and had
tamped my hee into the sod u the grave Of OF her
Children that become drunkard in consequence Of that
Calamity had occasions my wife; that
l had kicked her during presnacy that had In every
way yilaed and abused her; that | had brought this
crime 20 the Of Mr. Beecher through Nj MOuon and
that he down-he Mr. Mouon had gone downto Mr.
Beccher pistol pointed at his head or breast had de-


anded back some papers peril Of his hfe She
in thar strain will undertake TO give all the PARTICULAR
but as said before may repeat that them afterwards
gathered together in the article Of Nov ID 1872 told hr
Boecher THAI had left Mrs Woodhn 60 Mr. Moulton
that had informed Mr. Noulon briefly and huredy Of that
strange interview Mr. Mouton had instantly said the
woman must be crazy she dealt with must her


told Mr. Beccher that in pursuance Of that determination
by Nj Moulton be ah0 l took carriage
believe that very night, At all events night
TWO afterwards, but very that time, and
drove 10 Mrs Woodhuls house told Mr Beeccr that
there-e hat s Moulton and had had interview with
Mrs Woodruff that during this interview she occupied
attention not with story except in very slight part but
mainly with an extgent account Of her views Of spiritual
ism that she stood in the middle OF the floor, and had
built kind ladder with her hands between the earth and
the heavens on which SAID angels ascend and de-
scended; there communication between the two
that she had referred slightly to my interview and TO
the scandal and that Mr. Mouion had said to her that
wrong for anybody to be vindictiye, wrong for any
woman 10 speak III Of another and that she had only
20 70 Brooklyn to Mrs TIton. and she would find
IN her delicate and gentle and life reutaon
Il any suc cruel story told Mr. Beecher that Mr. Mouton
and l. on coming away night discussed in the carriage
how should get along with Mrs Woodhul that Mr. AOu
ton expressed mis- full conviction that the
woman was her right mind and that she must be dealt
with az dangerous person and by kindness and told MIN that
II he had any suggestions the matter TO how should
meet this danger confront this enemy wanted to
hear them and in way that Mr. Beecher and Mr.
NouAOn and l into consultation 70 how 10
treat with Mrs Woodhun, and TO deal with her threats
to eIpo.e the secret Mr. Beecher and Mrs
From that onward for four ave months Mr. Mouon
Mr. Beecher in occasional consultation how
meet the dangers which likely arise
that quarter detail II you think advisable, the
slye steps that took.