CHAPTER XXIV.

The Conspiracy—Relations with Mr. Bowen—Disputes and 488-522 Arbitration—Theodore Tilton’s Early Promise and Intimacy with Mr. Beecher—Bowen’s Ill-Will and Tilton’s Malice—Tilton discharged from _Independent_ and Brooklyn _Union_—Tripartite Agreement—Moulton and Tilton Conspire to Blackmail Mr. Beecher—Tilton consults Dr. Storrs