The New York herald., 1874-08-04
Frank Moulton Keeping General
Butler Company.
An Explanation of His Absence
Missing Links.
The Investigating Committee
Finishing Their Labors.
THE SITUATION IN BROOKLYN.

The situation remains unchanged IN the great
scandal case. The only thing new, and upon which
the public may congratulate ITSELF is the prospect
OF an early adjournment OF The Committee OF In
vestigation die. Such an event cannot fail to
meet with general appreciation upon all SIDES, as
1t will have the tendency OF bringing the whole
matter before the Courts, where satisfactory ad-
justment can be had. There is but one opinion
prominent in the public mind with regard to the
result OF the deliberations Of tae committed and
that is that the verdict Will favor OF the pas
tor OF Plymouth. The decision of such q consti-
tuted body will not be satisfactory outside that
church circle, and do good can therefore come OF
it in the matter Of making restitution to the much
DETAINED shepherd Of the Plymouth mock. Mr. Til
ton had
AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW
with the District Attorney yesterday, and is
anxious Of vindcating his character before a
properly constituted court OF justice. The result
OF his conference did not transpire Mr. II. W.
Sage yesterday circulated the following card for
publication in the evening and morning news
papers,
The Plymouth Church Investigating Committee
earnestly request that all persons who have been
invited to testify before them in the matter now
under examination appear before them Tomorrow
Uuesday) evening, at eight O'Clock, that will
probably be the last meeting for the reception Of
testlmony. Ii. w. SAGE, Chairman.
reporter Of the HERALD while in conversation
with citizen yesterday touching the motives
which could induce Frank MoGlton to keep out OF
the way OF the Plymouth church Investigating
Committee so persistently, was placed In posses
sion OF theory which, II true, would at least fur
nish reasonable solution for that genteman's
di1idence in regard to explaining the Beecher
letters OF apology to Tiron 'and sich" The gen.
tleman with whom the writer conversed remarked
that few months ago the firm of Woodruff &
mutual friend, Moulton, is a member, was under
cloud because OF some transactions
which were not satisfactory to the United
States Internal Revenue authorities. He
alleged that Mr.. Moulton was. In the eyes OF tue
chiei Treasury otficiaL Mr.. jayne the principal
offender in the little difficulty with "Uncle SAM
1t, therefore, became highly essential for Mr..
MOulton TO straighten matters by an explanation.
influence Is always powerful lever in making
CLEAR EXPLANATIONS,
no matter now DEFINITE or explicit the narrator
OF facts may be, when said narrator happens to be
an interested party IN the matter. Now accord
ing to the story OF the gentleman with whom the
writer converseI, Mr.. Moulton went to his .mu-
tual friend,n Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and that
distinguished divine went to Washington. An eX-
panation follow ed at headquarters or the govern
ment which in the end proved satisfactory to the
and the rugged road was made smooth
and even In the pain OF the parties concerned.
lone good turn deserves another" is an Old say
ing, and II 1T should happen to be verified in the
present instance IL would furnish solution OF the
Oft-repeated query, "Why does not Frank Moulton
come forward and testify S'' Mr. Beecher has GER
talnly invited him to go before the committee and
"tell all he knows The invitation may have
been extended and received solely in Pickwlck-
ian sense, 1t may 1t is for the public de-
termine. Circumstantally, 1t is a point which
would supply missing link in the chain OF evl-
denCe as TO the mooted ''whys and wheretores'' Of
Franks bashiulness upon this occasion"