, 1870-10-20
TILTON & CO.'S TIppLING.
The Testimony OF the Editor OF the
JndependcMf-Ti1so Branded krom
the FMiplt NJ q EAlsitaeE.

The Testimony OF the Editor OF tho
lndependcna-Ti1son branded krom
the Pulpit Ms u Falsifaer.
Dcston t0et, 1s) Dts1tatch TO lhs Mig FORK .Sua-
Lager Beer Fulton, as he ia termed by thu
InIspehdrnt Tilton. made ! lond and empa1t
the fremont Temple thi. evening.
Fulton preached red hot temperance Ser
mon OF over An hour before he came down to
the allegations Of hie own debauche1y, and
when lie did arrive ,hero he hurled bat ch OF
d. aen'als perfectly osessbelminE. ne .linded
Of Jn.lpendent fame, dc., then said thst be
had libe1led him a. follows:
"After preaching Sunday-night sermon
in Dr.. Armitage's church. IN New York, be
sauntered down the Bowery, In company with
friend, entered lager beet saloon, and dur.
nine or ten glasses Of beer, Of which the Rev.
Mr. Fulton drank the larger part.r
M1. Fulton then went on to say: This state-
mant followed 4 letter, 10 which my name la
appended, and which Mr.. Tilton admits he be-
,ieved to have been forgery. At once de-
leave it.
The proposition 10 institute libel suit WAS
my brethrtn-, and not mine. could only
stand by and let events take their cou1ee. On
Thursday evening, it having been clrculated
that Ar. 1ilton Was screening himself behind
q
friend came and raid that Nr. TiIton believes
this. Have you any idea who the man ia :
.Sone.~ Then, ask. what would be the
effect II went to Nh. Iilton With friends aud
demand to zee my accuser
capi,.l,r lie said. IT win give Nr. Taton
AIS o'clock Saturday morning. Rev. E. L.
Taylor, Rev. J. L. Cuyler, and Rev. James u.
SiDmoEds called with me on Mr. Tiltou. and
asked TO see tho so-called well-known and
wealthy merchant He sent for him. Not
making Iaia appearance, Mr. Tilton and myself
troduced to htr1. He refused to meet me With
my friends. lad known him iu ths Cnivc1-
Aisy Of Michigan. and had seen him once since
y. a Snowman iu the Crystal Palace. SeE York,
where he exhibited a section Of the California
tree. raid to lin:
"Hal no. tho reputation Of being a tenn
pcrauce man i1i tho Gnisc7sity?"
"Yes." he asid.
Ibid 1 not bcficnd Il man addicted 10 the
haiti OF strong drinks, and At the request Of
! lli- friendt mske him mv roommate, to eu-
asase!s Si;o s's Ns way Of influence to reform
.'Yee,'' he said.
| "When do yen claim went with you to a
| lager beer saloon after preaching for DR..
Ar1nitage, on Sunday ,,teht?"
| "1n the summer Of 1855" he said.
4" That carries me hack fifteen years. when
/ xAS[A LII ~. 4<tUAot A0N hEANLp Wf t4AaAAtASE
Do yon say that went with you OF you went
with me to Dr. AEmitaCe's church, while
preached on Sunday night, after which
sauntered down tho Eoweiy, and helped you
to drink nine or ten Glasses Of lager beer -
No replied, Al did not aAy nine or ten. bu
so-ial glasses the statement in the Tf16nn,
Ia incorrect in many import Int particulars"
"So matser," aaiif. t.but do you CLAIM
that went into lager beer saloon with yn1
after preaching on Sunday night, and dran1
even one glass ?"
lie replied, II do"
.tWill you permit me to eend for the Rev
DR.. .Aruitage, who will n-sure you that move
preached ID lis church OF y 2rfolk street on
Sablath evening in my lifof"
ssNo." he said, ~ told 1t IS jokc, move
dreaming that Il would DO ueed to proluc
sucl, sensation" ... ,
"Then," said, II most emphaticallv den
il, and charge you with knowingly bearin
false witness against an old college friend
Then turning to Mr- Tiltou, I said, "Ther
will he no libel suit. I will not advise m
church and society to turn from their gro.
work one moment TO prove you = seoundre
or pay 50 cents to have you bullatined az
liar from New York to San Francisco"