Year: 1875

letter You promised to suppor You PROMISED pear w
Mr. Bcccher yourself You have borne it to him as my friend
and you basey deserted and joined him. and ha Is inc
explanation Of my dismissal"


Mr. BOWEN A VICTIM OF A BLACKMAILING SCHEME
1t was missile, therefore, that was prepared to
be hurled against both Of these men, but 1t had another ooec


lie knew that Henry wold dare to face those
accusations against Henry Ward Becher He knew that Bowen
would compromise adjust those difficulties In some
manner, because he would never take the response
bty OF fatherng snch a scandal as that lie
hoped probably in It's first preparation to induce Bowen TO
compromise patch up peace by which he would be taken
back but when that failed he knew 1t could be used for ex
torng the money MouOn himself tells you, gentemenahd
II is most significant which hope was 80 I'M
pressed upon your minds when fell from the lips OF that wit
ness that 1t has left your minds and will not leave them
until this case finally decided He told that that letter
WAS prepaed to be used to negotiate with Bowen Ali was


business letter Tlton had an to business IN everything
that he did In this Transaction 1t was business from
beginning to end. Whether his wifes virtue, or
his own character involved 1t all brought to the stand
ard Of business and this letter recng those horr
bic stories accusations prepared that might be used 70
negotiate with Bowen Mouon and 1t was used as VIII
show Won gentlemen documents have ever been USED
in Christian community for the purpose OF exortng money


from man who denied his liability. suit had been Instituted
but that didn't bring Bowen to terms Bowens not fhtehed
at law suits But accusations against prominent egymen are
quite different with him. The law suit had not COM
PEELED him to pay inmaton that that paper might possibly
be used had not induced him to pay. But when Tlon
returned from what does he doi He makes what he
calls or heads personal statement and he goes and sets 1t
up in type The Godn Age If he was to publish it-an
explanation of the reasons why he dismissed from The
Union and Idsnden by Bowen in which article you emcm
Der he incorporates that letter OF Jan is 1871 lie takes PROOF
slips Of that arcepres copies they are technically known
and what does he do with them!


Now gentlemen of the jury Tton tells you that he felt i'm
PEELED make publication OF the reasons which had led to
his dismissal order satisfy the public. He took press
copies and he took pains to have shown to Bowen as he
was going to publish and he takes Of these copies
himself to Samuel wkeson shall show you an owner in
The Christian Uhi0 largely interested in the publishing house
OF Pord Co.. who Mr. Bechers publishers and he told
him he should publish that article unless Henry ward
him justice Not unless Henry e. Bowen dd MIN
Justice That produced effect at all upon Samuel
wikeson but he took it to Wkeson, friend Of Beccher


man deeply interested in the reputation and prosperity OF
Mr. Beecher writer and newspaper edtor man who
was to suffer large pecuniay oss anything happened TO Mr.
Beecer which should nure his usefulness in this respect His
house had invested large Of money in the book which Mr.
Ieecher was then preparng"The Life OF Christi 1t was
then uncompleted Wkcson saw at glance that that art
Gle was published would produce public scandal which he
told Tton, then and there, would shake Chrstendom,
and ho SAYS "Ton you think OF making this pub
lcaton What has Mr. Beecher done to youi Says Tfton
He did nothing to when Bowen dismissed me- He
could BY the lifting Of his little finger have saved me- but when


lay upon the sidewalks Brooklyn deprived OF my positions
deprived my opportunity for pecunay profit and fame when
he saw lying helpless the sidewalk he passed by on the
other sde did nothing he refused TO aid me- and now he
must do me Justice" Bear in mind gentlemen, that Henry
Ward Beecher owed Theodore Tton nothing Theodore Til
ton apparently not seeking cxort money from Henry
Ward Beecher but he seeking to obtain what he claimed
was due him from Bowen II he prosecuting honest
claim why did he 20 tho friend OF Henry Ward Beecher
about it at ALL Why didn't he go Mr. Bowen We sha.i
ddc Tho eftpr he 10
Bowen by another hand-a threatened publication
Did he ever intend to publish, gentlemen Was that
letter prepared by Theodore Tilton with honest
intention to publish 1t, for the purpose Of making this
explanation to the public which he preends to have thought
necessary or prepared for the sole and single purpose
OF being exhibited friends Of Mr. Beecher and the friends
OF Bowen to compel Bowen settle this account and com.
pei Beechers insist Bowen that he should
that ACCOUNT On this important point, l will cite no
other witness against Theodore Tlton but Theodore
Tilton himself. II l satisfy you gentlemen, that
his preense that prepared that article with view to pubi
cation was untrue but that his whole object
payment claim which he said Bowen owed him. and
induce Mr. Beecher and his friends to insist to Bowen that he
should pay h- say satisfy you that his only object
then show Theodore on engaged in transaction that be


truly called by other than that Of backma for
man is at liberty resort to threatening publication


Ing scandal against in order to compel the settlement
OF disputed claim.


You see gentlemen that the allegation upon which Henry
c. Bowen discharged Tton, to wit his immorales which
rendered 1t unsafe and improper for him to continue
his relations upon the paper had been true he could have
cessuy defended any action that Theodore on might bring
against him He had brought his action and Bowen had
paid That this article prepared for the purpose Of
ing this money as l have said, cite other witness
against Tflton than Ton himself Now, what does he
tell you He says that this article prepared and
set up and three copies Of 1t struck Of that the type
was then "locked up the proof corrected in which Oliver
johnson assisted him. and two copies struck oG-not
over two he accounts for every copy you
ber attempts to- and then, he the type imme
dately distributed want to know how he could publish in
The Golden Ags


II he set up this article and struck of only thres or four
be used for private circulation be