Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-08-26
Tbe Beecher Committees Report.

VIVA. tho honest farmers OF Lamoihc county
havo sought after or now desired. FARMER.
The Beecher Committees Report.
The following absiract of the forthcom-
ing report Of the Beechcr investigating
committee /, published The report of
the committee is long document, given
in two parts, one mere review Of the ev-
idencc, and the other giving the copclu-
sious of the committee. These are oil in
favor of Mr. Beecber. The statement OF
Theodore Tilton is first taken up and gone
over peicemeal, aud each main allegation
set plainly forth without verbiage. the
principal prominence being given to the
alleged criminal commerce between Mr.
Beecher and Mrs. Tiltop. This is CON-
pared with the statements made in the
cross-cxamination and the regeneration
there used. 1t is shown that the state
ments of what is now known as the ankle
scene are not supported by the evidence
of the person who claims to have been
witness to it, inasmuch as he could not
swear to its taking place at any particular
period during term of nine years. The
report then goes on to review Mr.. Titon's
allegation of personal chastity. and claim
to high moral character, compared with
the evidence of other persons, as to his
alleged corrupt practices and criminally
immoral conduct, notably in the case of
the girl known as Bessie Turner, whose
evidence is given to show that Mr.. Tilton
states himself to be what BIO is not.
Therefrom is deduced charge of perjury,
showing that Mr.. Tiltop states under oath
in one instance what is fatty contradicted
in another, the committee giving as a con-
clusion TO this particular branch Of the
subject the rule in law that the entire ties.
timony of aay one shown to have commit
ted perjury is worthless. The report then
reviews the testimony Of several witnesses,
among them Mrs Stanton, coming at length
to the cross-examlnation of Mrs. Eliza
beth Il. Tllton and her accusations Of bru-
tality against her husband, and of infdol-
ity. as still further showing distinct con-
tradictious of Tilton's accusations. Mrs
Tilion's evidence is also quoted 10 give her
denial Of having ever had criminal rela.
tons with Beecber. and her own expa-
nations Of several Of the most prominent
portions of the letters. From this the re-
port proceeds to give the short statement
of Frank Moulton as gwen to the commit
tee, and dismisses it briefly as having
made no charges whatever against any
body. Finally, the Beecher statement
itself is taken, and contrasted with sever
al Of the more serious positions of Tilton's
as showing that the circumstances in them
selves apparently against him were in re.
atty capable Of explanation. After this
review, giving 10 detail the more promi-
nent episodes Of the entire controversy,
the report sums up the whole matter, pro
and con, as showing on the one hand a
man standing before all the world with a
great reputation for spotless purity, Chris
tan character and moral worth on the
other, man Of proven bad and criminal
character, the latter making accusations
against the former the Que with nothing
to prove his story except personal allega-
ton, proven in part to be purury, and
supported by some letters which mean a
dozen things but the one meaning given to
them ; this stcry denied by all having any
connection with the matter but one with
thO CilCuInstauCcS DIS WCll Us luc OurueD
Of proof all OF one side, the other unsup-
ported by anything but bad character =
the committee find that Henry Ward
Beecher is not guilty of the charges pre-
ferred against him. 1t is possible that a
short paragraph may be added to the re.
port, noticing briefly the failure of Frank
Moulton to bring any new evidence to bear
upon the subject which can in The slight,
est alter the conclusions the committee
have come to.
--Moulton has made his statement in
which he confirms Tilton's charges in full,
and later other charges have been made,
and the filth deepens. The courts only
can filter the pool, and we hopo to see nc
more of it, till that jurisdiction can re-
port its proceedings.
REPUBLICAN, CoMMITTEE.--Th commit.
tees Of the several towns appointed at the
regular convention are requested to be un.