The New York herald., 1874-07-31
THE SITUATION AT THE PRESENT Time.
What EX-MayOr Hall Knows About
the Libel Suit.
A WOMAN SUFFRAGIST'S TALK.
The Newspapers and the Public
on the Brooklyn Query.
THE SITUATION.

The situation and opinion touching the scandal
case remained unchanged yesterday, There we're
no new characters brought upon the stage nor
was novel phase presented. The excitement has
evidently suosided, or in other words. the commu
nifty has become so completely satiated with the
subject that there appears TO be general desire
70 keep cool and exercise patience until the man
OF mystery, Mutual Moulton. may condescend to
70 before the Plymouth church investigating COM
m'ttee ana tell ali he knows when this is done
Mr.. Beecher will present his statement and testify
before the committee, and the world will then be
enabled to Judge between the innocence or guilt
OF the distinguished accused. 1t Is deemed scarcely
probable that
Mr. BEECHER's STATEMENT
VIII be made public this week. Rev. DR.. Storrs
viii doubtless testify before The committee termi-
nate their deliberations A relative OF Mr..
Beecher, gen teman who did not wish his name
TO be published in speaking Of the apologetic let
ters OF the pastor to Moulton and nlton yesterday
claimed that no one could read these letters, in
view OF the real facts in the case and OF Theo-
dores own statement and fail to perceive that
adultery had nothing TO do with the matter. 'Mr.
Aoulton," said the gentleman referred to. has de-
ciared to Rev. Mr.. Halliday and others Mr..
Beecher's innocence OF any crime; and in his pres
ence Mr. Halliday took down his anirmations in
writing. Among other expressions written down
was the Ollowing:- know more Of this mat
ter than any other man, and know
Mr.. Beecher Is innocent.' All this will appear in
the evidence which the Investigating committee
VIII IN good time present TO the public through the
press II any combination has been entered into
between Frank MOulton ana Mr. TiltOn to ruin
Henry Ward Beccher, he would be the greater vii
lain OF the two Though 1t might possibly go hard
with Mr. Beecher" the speaker said, "there IL evil
dence to be produced that even M0ult0n and TIL
ton combined could not stand against without
entallnE ruin upon themselves"
. MR. BOWEN,
though much sought after. remains at Woodstock,
Conn, evidently preferrng secusiOn and quiet to
the charm OF journalistic society upon the ques-
tion Of the day. Ii appears that about
three years ago the mOther.in-law OF Mr..
d. SpOoner, lawyer, and consulted him in refer
ence to obtaining divorce 1or her daughter
Elizabeth. Mrs. T1lton, however, declined to enter
Into the proposed suit or have anything to do with
~ saying she would stand by Mr. TiltOn to the
last and would not listen to any proposition the
contrary, 'and" said Mr. SpoOner, at Is but lust
70 all parties to state the nrmness with which sne
clung to her husband against her mother SO the
plea OF divorce was abandoned, and, as far as I
know has never since been broachedn
pave evinced in giving his vile full possession OF
his mouse and Effects and 'roughing 1t alone in
the world, tf needs be-" appears to De questioned
as somewhat insincere BY the more intimate
friends OF Mrs. Tilton. he has, 1t Is said,
REFUSED TO SURRENDER THE HOUSE
q notorious one and he would keep 1t for hie
battle ground.n
The libel suit was dismissed from the discussions
upon the scandal yesterday, and an impression
prevails that 1t VIII be dismissed by Justice Riley
on Monday next as out OF place in a civil justice