, 1874-12-10
Hitss Edna Dean Settles the Libel
Suit Growing Out Of tho
D0CCIlCr Scandal.
She Ayers. Solemnly and EN-
phattcally, that She Is
Not Guilty.
Moulton Admits that BE Spoke
Merely from Hearaay.
The Costs Of The Suit Assumed bY
h1ou'ton---They Reach $4,000.
Gen. But1er's Management,

Gen. Buffers Manngemont,
sntsial Dfspatch 10 Tbs Chteaao 1ri5une.
New YonE, Dec. 9.-Nearly q woek ago 10,
ports, ut tho timo uncorroboratod, wero hoard
tint @ compromise lad been or was to DO mada
Of a'i tho Brooklyn scandal snita aud 1ndictmontBf
by which nil litigation would be stopped and
amtcablo relations restored. But on Tuosday
evening, nftor tho adjournment Of tho Tilto4
uase. counsel for Francis D. Moultoo, in thu
civil suits begun by Miss Proctor, mado ovor-
turos Of aottemont of that suit, and according to
aErcemont then mado the case was eottled to-day
forever. 1t WIS insisted upon by Hiss Proctor
that tue
WITHDRAWAL OF THE LIBEL, AID APOLOGY
should DO in full sud open court that Moulton
SHOULD mako Rfli1nvt tint ho knew nothing Of
ha own knowledge dorogatory to MiBs proctor's
chathcter, mud that tho libel waH made wholly
upon i'earsay, aud thnt Rfouton should pay oil
tho coss Of iitgntlon. Miss Proctor declined 70.
notion. In order not to mako tho Court m u,l-
diguifed party to tho prearrangod settlement, it
was further agreod that benjamin D. silllman
REIEorEp As REFEREE,
and that Mist Proctor should bo allowed to tea-
tify bcforo lin fully roiatiyo to nll her roatona
with Alr. boochor, and to submit tho lottera
uchEIE On Inc OQlF ull1cfC1lcEa oyer pIlEttlE G1A
tween her and Dir. Deechcr.
THIS WHOLE PROGRAMME WAS CARRIED OUT
today in 1nanner Ho perfectly rehearHol as to
deceive casual 1ooker-on In tic courta intd tho
belief that It was tho inspiration Of tho moment.
The Court oponed promptly at Il O'CLOCK, with
/ Judge Woodruff on tho bench. Tie courtroom
was full Of spectators. Tho Indy witnosses Tor
MisB Proctor, nho appeared in court a wcef1 ago
| help tho unsnspoiouB public into believing it
| was oil IN earnest. Aliss Proctor waB there,
| dreasod iu black, bright with 1ewolry, and un-
| vyeliod: Con. .. +. Tracy. mud Judge Joshua
Judge William Fullerton aud Con. Roger 4.
/ Pryor for dofendans. Onco Tracys grim Honso
at lltl,nor got tho hcttor of him. aud lo suggest
| od to Fullerton TINT Judge Noah Davis (,vho re-
duet OF the Tweod oase) be the Roforee aud
| only this onco did MIR. Fullerton overact lis
aolonln and SERIOUS pnrt of chief apologist,
by pretending indignation ut what l,o doubticsa
felt incliuad to laugh at, AZ Tracy "aH in7arla"
bly, doing.
| i'll tho performance wus tho failure Of tho lawyer
to have tue order drawn for t1n.etllats eostlrma-
ton by the Judge. Tho document waS soon
drawn asa.l eonttr'ncd
I. During lhu;e procco!'iliga
GEN. BuTLNn
remained in Judge Morris lriyato Office. Tho
fact TINT lie was in tho city was known by only d
| iew personal irienda Of tile q member fro,n E8-
| aox.' When lo loft the ottico he vas driven to
cd iu not 1nooting tho objoct OF liB Bearch, ho
| creased to Dir. siilimAn's residence Oh tic cor
! nor OF Clinton aud pierrepont stroots. II tho
expression upon his Batllrnino features waa
| cai'ab}o Of Interpretation, 1t conveyed only an
Idea Of disgust with something or somebody.
Tho Ganolnt was evidently in bnd Aumor. In
Mr.. sillirnan's rarlor ho found Atiss Ednn Doan
Proctor. tho complainant; y M ex-Judge Joahua Van
| Cott. Gen. u. T. Tracy, ox-Judge Fullerton, Miss
proctor's brother. nrr Slliman, and several lady
| friends Of tho complainant,
MISS PROCTOR ArPEAsEp CONFIDENT AND re.
LIANT,
| and ohattcd Checrfully with her femnio friendB.
Tho first question discussed was tho ndyisa-
| bilty OF admitting Representatives Of the press.
Cen. Dntlcr acowed. anl said he did not 500
what good pnrpogo was to 10 subsefyed by mak-
ion, ones husneHs but tho purties to tho suit.
D1r. S!lli1nan thought that better place than iB
| parlor for taking tho evidence could be- had,
aud it was finally agraod to ndlonrn to a room
taguo street. Tho party then left tile house
| il aolomn procession, Con. Butler md Judge
Fullerton. arm in urn. leading. uoxt Con. Tracy
and Indigo Van cott, Miss Proctor aud
4 Indy wltaosH. and about dozen ra-
porter,. marching two abroast. Only the
abheuce Of the corpse of the OCCASION
lobbed tho scene Of its lnoroal aspect. as it WIS
10 solemn 4 procession that 1t attracted consid-
orablo attoutlon from -passers, aud when Gen.
Butler was recognized as chief 1nourner .
lnutloy crowd gathered upon tho sidewalk
IN front OF tho Unitod States Court build
ing for tho purpose of getting Il slimpsa
Of lin. The Generals fine senso Of modesty
waB slocltcd. and ho Bcowled ngan. Onco with.
iu tho building l,o fult more at case. A room On
tho third floor was sot apart for the Roteree. At
tho lott Of tho Rolcrco sat Con. j. i. Butler,
loanng against window, with about inches
Of his cigar psotrs!ding from bis lips. His o.
poet waa sombre, hut whom lo addressed Hiss
Proctor I. picNBauter expression oyorsproad hs
I r1rrht1 fpIf1lfRA. HEfdH prHct1r'H
given III a rapid md somewhat ndibtinct nun
1ler. When addroaeed by Con. j. I. Dutlor an
"my darling" her laco iiuBhe0, but ia
10 other way did slo notice that all proHont by
tlolr nauncr eyilon:'Y considered it IN insulting
familiarity on Buffers part.
uES. TRACY
opened tho proceedings. His ronsarks we're
male deliberately and ilnpassionately And It was
dono Alisa Proctor tint his metnllio voica
gayc my oydonco OF mora tlnn commonplace
!ooling. After his opening, 1iiss Proctor vas
OF her business mud pesuonal relations to
Nlr. Ducchor, aud detailed tho circumstances
under :, whcl. Hho wrote tho lamona
apolosctlo noto,, to- Mr. Boeeher;. which
hnd been examined at longlh, counsel OIL both
aldcH llad 4 consultation, which lastcd about ten
1nnutoH. Upon returning Judge Fullerton aad
that counsel Aad agreed upon
! THE AMoUHV OF DAMAGES.
to 10 given. This amount was fixed at 94,4
This arrangement VIM acoopoa by tho llefoseo,
and then Judge Fullerton stated that he took
pleasure in snylng that Mss i'rootora character.
ever that uttter tito circumstances which lud to
tLe publication OF Ills client's statement. 1t
, could DO considered Abc!eus. Miss
Proctor accepted tho dscislon coolly, ana was
congratulated by hor frentta Gen. u, 7, Dutiex
appeared to b. tho only d|uaatistod person in
tho room.
Tlla also c!oses tho criminal Indictment OBJ
tainef by nlss Proctor against aloulton, mud
Tic tornls Of sottoluot III thia laHt case are III
! tuoMu.
. [To the Assoetatsd Pfrss.1
NEW York, DUO, 9.-Ille case Of Edna Doan
0 Proctor agailiHt Francis u. NIoulton wAs cnl!cd
0 II. tho United States Circuit Court, boforo Judge
Woodruff, tlla morning. Judge Fullerton mid
. tho .lefonso ';an not ready, for two rensons