The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-20

accredited member of this committee the
original documents. Is that fair answer
to that question
Mr.. Winslow-That is satisfactory.
Mr.. Halll-.-Perhaps that question could
be determined, SO far as the committee is
concerned at the present moment s,oe
Mr.. Moulton Il want the action in ref
erence to these documents determined ac-
cording to the expression of the document
which have submitted to you.
Mr.. Winslow--Well, if for any reason
we want to see the originals, I understand
you to say there is no objections ~
Mr.. Moulton sssented.
Mr.. White-I want to inquire whether
your objection to giving fuller statement
Is based on the wording of the letters
which seem on one construction to limit
1T to bringing with you the originals of
the letters or papers referred to IN Mr..
Tilton's statement before the committee;
as 1t seems to me that the letter is sus-
ceptible of another explanation, and one
which certainly was the understanding Of
the committee. ) :
Mr.. Moulton-- Yes, sir. I will answer
your question. I wish to say, and do say,
that I have acquiesced just now in the re-
quest of your Chairman, and that all the
reasons for the reproduction of the
facts or noI-exhibition of the documents
is given in the communication which I
have just read to you.
Mr.. White-Weh, as I understand it.
the first request ante~datlng all of these,
called upon you to come before US and
give your testimony in regard to hry
charges which might affect tie character
and Christian standing of Mr.: Beecher in
the letter referred to Of Theodore Tllton
to DR.. Bacon.
Mr.. Moulton-Your original letter did
not say any such thing.
Q.-Have you a copy here, that we may
see what it did say? .u4
Al presented to you at the beginning
of this interview the letters from your
Chairman, with reference to which I APP
pear, and as it is fact that I have fully
answered these thrice repeated requests, l
submit that this answer is sufficient.
Mr.. Sage ALLOW me to ask you one
question, Mr.. Moulton.
Mr.. Moulton- Certainly.
Mr. Sage-one letter of mine, which is
before me, contains request to bring
with you the originals of all letters and
papers referred to In Mr.. Tilton's state
ment to the committee.
Mr.. Wlnslow--he has covered that by
his agreement.
Mr.. Moultcn--Ifyou doubt or question,
or if you require them, you shall have
them.
Mr.. Sage.-When shall we?
Mr.. Moulton-My dear sir, you can 90
with me altogether to my house, if you
want to.
Mr.. Sage-The answer is uneouiyocal
that we can have possession?
A. Not that you can have possession
but that you can see them.
Dwell, do you mean possession long
enough to examine them? ..r
Ayes. sir; in accordance with my
statement. NV 1a.
Mr.. White-The letters that are re-
ferred TO, which are produced by you here,
three in number, each of them refer to q
request before made, to appear and give
your testimony. desire simply, as one
of the committee, to state that it is my
understanding Of those requests that they
cover the same thing that was embodied
in the statement in the request of early in
July, that you appear and give your testi
mony IL regard to matters involved in the
Tilton letter to Mr.. Bacon, and as they re-
fer to that again, / claim it, as my under
standing as one Of the committee, that this
request is not limited to the simple pro-
duction Of papers, but it does include
in it a request to give your testimony il
regard to all the matters. That is wha,
I have been trying to make appear here
Mr.. Moulton-I repeat again that
have nswered.fully in my interview will
you to-day the request of the Chairman O
your committee. CIV. 71' ~ fi'a OH 20 aa ..
In answer TO question put by Mr.