Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-30
The BEECHER SCANDAL.
Particulars by Mail and Telegraph
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last night in Brooklyn, but adjoai ned, after a
session lasting one hour, without, IL IL believed
examining Any witnesses, as none save mem bers
OF the committee entered or left the house. Mr..
Moulton was TO have submitted letters held by
him at last nights session, but ne did not put in
an appearance, Lot having Yet returned from
hin gston, X. l. Ii WAS stated that Mr.. Beecher
will not lay his detailed statement before the
committee until MIR. Moulton's testimony has
been taken.
BEECHsR WANTS NoULTo. "To TILL ALL HB
KNOWS"
The Brooklyn Eagle of yesterdays says We
are Informed and authorized TO announce ths-
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has very recent
~ written letter 10 Frank Moulton, In which
Mr. Beecher earnestly asks and advises Mr..
Moulton 10 20 before the committee, EXHIBIT al
he has, and tell all be knows. This letter Is de-
clared 10 be long, explicit, earnest and unmis
taxable. and TO the feet that MIR. Beecher hs-
Lo wish and Mr. Moulton no alternative but for
the latter TO so before the committee. This
letter OF request from Mr.. Beecher, coming in
with the request OF the committee itself, has
reached MOulton at Nsrragansett Pier, where
he has been for a few days with his sick wife.
DID T1LToN PROCURE HIS OWN ARREST
Ihe New YORK Tribune yesterday SAYS: when
the news OF the arrest OF Mr.. Tiiton came TO
the ears OF the members OF the investigating
committee and OF their counsel and adv sers,
there were many expressions Of surprise and OF
incredullty. Is. r. Tracy said that the arrest
was fraud, q mere trick, q cham that would
have no effect upon the committee. Mr.. Hill
called IL the merest farce, which could no: de-
Jude the public, as they would see who was at tn g
bottom OF 1t. L. G. Shearman said IL must be
q device Of Mr.. Tllton, q new effort 70 keep
himself constantly before the eye OF the public.
IL would make no difference in the work OF the
committee. The committee had q certain work
to do, as had Plymouth Church. That work
would be done before there would be any ques-
tons OF resorting TO the courts.
Mr.. T1lton said in reply 20 questions that he
knew nothing whatever OF the proposed arrest
was q sincere act by come one earnestly desiring
TO learn the truth, or IL IL was instituted by
MI. Beecher or his friends, he Was satisfied, but
otherwise IL was tritiing 10 the highest degree,
and little betting the serious affairs with which
il has to do. Mr.. TiltOn ESQ stated that he ad
sent a note to eX-Judge Morris asking TO see
him early in the morning, but he was uncertain
whether or not the latter was in the city,"
A DIsAvowAL FROM Mr.. BARNES.
The letter which follows was handed TO Mr..
Triton upon his return from Coney leland about
1l:30 O'Clock last evening:
BRookLYs, July %, 1874.
Mr.. Iheo. 7iltOn:-DEAR Sir: 4 have Just
learned at this p. m. that an effort has been
mace to procure your arrest. To my great sur
prise, 1 find that the complainant was a Mr..
Gaynor, connected with the Argus as a reporter.
Neither nYsel! nor any other person on the
paper knew this fact until now presented to Us
for publication. deplore, regret, and denounoe
this unauthorized act of Mr.. GayDor, although
he claims no exemption, for he did 10 entirely on
his own responsibility. L hope that il has been
known TO you
Very respectfully, yours in haste,
DEMAs BARNES.
MR. TILToN ATTEMPTS TO sKE HIS WIPE.
The New York Sun says:-"Last Sunday
Theodore Tilton made an unsuccessful attempt
10 see his former wife he calls her) He called
at Mr.. Ovington's house, and told Mrs. Owing
ton that II his wife would like to see him he
should be pleased TO see her. Mrs. Oyington re-
piled that she would take the message up stairs
TO Mrs. Tilton. She soon returned with the
answer that Mrs. Tilton did not desire 10 see him
and did not think it best. He then went into
quite protrseted conversation about his
troubles, IN the course of which he remarked
that his wife had made great mistake In not
putting her case into his hands. If she had done
that, he said, he would have protected her en-
tirely. Finally, before leaving, he repeated his
request to see his wife, and Mrs OvingtOn went
ton persisted in her refusal, anu he went away
withoutseeing her."
ANOTHER DENIAL PROM MRS. TrLToN.
Mrs. Tilton utterly denies tn at she ever hsf
any such conversation with Miss Anthony Is Is
alleged. She says that sll she told Miss An
thony or any other woman was that her hush and
accused her or adultery, and not that she Was
guilty OF IL.
MRS. Woodruff TO COMMENCE AN ACTION
AGAINST NOAH DAVIS.
Yesterday Mrs Victoria Q. Woodruff was in
consultation with her counsel, Mr.. Charles W
Brooke. The published cross-exsmination o.
Theodore 1tlton was examined by them. The
various motives assigned TO Mrs. Woodruff by
Mr.. Tilton for the publication Of the scandal
were discussed. Mrs. Woodruff Indignantly
denied that her relations with Mr.. TiltOn, Mr.
Beecher, and Mr.. Moulton and their families
were maintained to conciliste her, and that Mr..
Tilton ever rendered her any service on thai
score. 1t is said that proceedings are TO be in
stltuted against Judge Noah Davis for the ar D..
rest and Imprisonment of Mrs. Woodruff. and
that it can be shown that he was aware that
there was no law for the arrest when he iseued
the warrant. hrs. Woodruff says that it is
surprising that Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton or
Mrs. Susan b. Anthony did not open their lips
before 10 the public. The time was she added
when they spoke freely of the scandal and con
oemned Mr.. Beecher. She says that she simply
asks that they will tell the whole truth, aud
then she Will be indicated.
BRIGHAM YouNe has been interviewed upon