Year: 1875




don't say that Henry C. Bowen was blackmalcd,
gentlemen Oh, don't say bat what lie owed Theodore
Ton honestly that money under his contracts presume he
did 1t very clear that on satisfied Wlkeson that ne dd
aud tho probability that Bowen did owe him and ought 10
have paid him. don't say how that Isl don't know how II
Isl don't how E only know that the claim Dad Deeh
in existence for IS months suit had been brought and
Mr. Bowen had paid, and know that when Theodore
Ton came the West and made hs personal state
ment and took three four press copies Of IT, and had
distributed the type, and then went TO circulating the
copies around among the friends OF Becchcr and Henry e.
Bowen-I know the money 1t came as the result OF an
arbitration which produced what is known to you as the
"Triparte Agreement where oil these difficulties were
settled and adjusted and where shall show you gentlemen
comes in another one of those breaches Of faith
that have characterized this plaintiff and his mutual friend
beginning of this unhappyconroversy to the present
time shall show you now which will leave donbt
l take it, in your minds, II 1t be trne-and
shall make it clear by evidence that even the
plaintiff | think will hardly dare dispute--that it
distinctly understood and agreed not only that all the
difficulties between Henry Bowen and Henry Ward Beecer
but all the difficulties between Theodore Tton and Henry C.
Bowen and all difficulties between Theodore Tion and


Henry Ward Beeche all to be compromised and adjusted
in that arbitration and settlement


And further gentlemen that when that arbitration con
cuded and the pare agreement settled upon, 1t was dis
tncy understood and agreed that EVERYONE Of the papers
connected with this scandal should be destroyed That
part Of the arbitration part OF the agreement
that peace to be final, and no party 10
that to be at liberty to have the means
hereafter OF reyng any OF the scandals settled or adjusted
This S you will remember and the paper then
known the apology which had been obtained from Mr.
Beecher on January the reacn and the accusa
ton then existed in this scandal and in the hands OF Fran
els d. Moulton Mr. Tton had from Mr. Bowen, what Mr.
very much desired recover letter known as the
Woodstock letter. That to be surrendered, and all the
other papers were to be destroyed.


Now shall prove that gentlemen But how did this gen.
tleman and his Mutual Friend carry out the agreement,


say the breach Of good faith which has character
lied every act Of theirs found in this They agreed
to Destroy but they did destroy The only paper
connected with this scandal that has disappeared from the
archives OF Mr. Mouton is that most important paper OF ALL
that alluded to before you the paper which Theodore
Tton accused Henry Ward Beecher the night Of the
Goth Of December That paper has disappeared That
paper they say destroyed after the pare agreement
andn consequence Of the parte agreement DOht forget
that gentlemen They tell you their excuse and their only
for destroying that paper for picking out from among the
of papers held by Mouton and destroying it, that
the destruction Of that followed in consequence Of the t
partite agreement They do not admit course that


part Of the tpartc agreement that should be destroyed
but they destroyed afterwards and consequence It, Why
dn they destroy all the papers then Theyhagreed Why
did they select this paper which, III existed to-day this
could not stir single step? Why did they pick that out
from among the and rid OF that paper and hold
Mr. Beechers papers in their possession which afterwards by
Of oral confessions and oral testimony they could make
to whatever they chose to make them And the
question am putting to you gentlemen all through this
is whether these parties have been acting in good faith
have been fulfilling their agreements and their
which they have entered into from time to time say they
have they have been conspatos all this time against


Henry Ward Beecher and show you that in any important
point Of this they have been guilty Of breach of fh that
they have violated their contracts, and have obtained
advantages by fraud which they have afterwards retained
and used against him. that is evidence sufficient show
they conspratos and have been manipulating this defend
from the beginning the end with the view of holding
this in their power long they could him, and
when they could do that longc destroy him If they
could.