The New York herald., 1874-09-12
Extraordinary Letters from Mrs.
Tilton and Mrs. Morse.
ANOTHER LADY IN THE CASE
A Paroxysml Kiss" and What
Came Of It.
A Statement in Anguish Of
Spirit.

The long promised third statement OF Frank
MOulton concerning the Beecher scandal has at
last been made public. II Is addressed eTo the
Public" In this Iejoinder Mr.. Moulton offers to
show that he possessed the confidence OF the Ply
mouth pastor up to within q very recent period;
that be acted with the consent OF both the princi-
pals In the capacity or intercessor, and that up to
the very moment the accusation OF blackmail was
put out against him he enjoyed the unreserved
approval OF Mr.. Beecher in all that he had done
and tried to do for the sake OF him and his accuser
He claims that he is justified IN bringing into the
controversy, as bearing against Mr. Beecher, fresh
facts and letters hitherto not published, IN
defence OF himself and for the purpose
Of clearing hts character, SO violently
and unjusttfably aspersed by Beecher and
nis friends, while disclaiming any intention, which
he doubts not will be imputed to him, OF further
lnn1cting injury on the minister for the sake OF
preJudicing Whatever case he may feel disposed
to attempt to make before the public. He also
claims tha: the attitude assumed toward him per-
sonally by the Committee OF Investigation egit-
mtzes this effort his part TO wipe out the stain
which has been wantonly put upon his name and
reputation. He wishes it explicitly understood
that this, his latter statement, Is particularly q
reply to Beecher and the committee, the short
statement he subjected TO the scrutiny OF the COM
mittee, and the more lengthy document which
found publication IN the various journals some
time since, having been written and prepared
before the publication OF the statement of
Beecher. Therefore alleged proofs OF Beecher's
guilt and guilty confessions which were not
available OF BY him formerly are introduced now
IN this, his re1oinder. He alleges in addition to
pther somewhat extraneous matters, that he is
Able TO show renewal OF criminal conduct on
the part Of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, even
NJ tap Yha can<o NJ Mrs md M
posed settlement Of the first trouble. He depre-
Gates the painful necessity which drives him TO
take any further part In the terrible AFFAIR, and
says he trusted that he would never nave felt him.
SELF called upon to make further statements,
which, II made, must be in the nature OF accusa-
lions. After reviewing some OF the statements
made before the committee, and repeating in
rebuttal most that ne advanced in his first state
uent, though gong more into detail, he says
had no intimation that he received any CORE.
spondence from Mrs. Tlton that did not go through
my ands, and certainly that ne made none to her
or visited her, But since the preparation OF that
statement there have come into my hands certain
letters from him TO Mrs. Tlton that now show me
that he was unfaitDlui 70 his promise to me, and
that be kept up his intercourse clandestinely with
her, In violation OF bis solemn promises, his
piighted faith to tue wrouged husband, to his own
Imminent and deadly peril, without the knowledge
Of his tBeecher's) wile-or doing all which things
there could have been but one incentive. 1t be-
comes necessary, therefore, on the question OF ve-
racity OF his statement as to the renewal OF his
intimacy with Mrs. Tllton, that some of these let
ters should be compared.
LOVE BABE.
Moulton here quotes Mrs. Tiltons letter to
emale friend dated Jan. IL, 1871, already pub
ushedl in which she states that '.dear Frank
Noulton Is a friend, indeed,n and that the ''slan-
aersn against Tilton coming TO Mr.. Bowen as from
her "caused his (Tllton'sJ dismisslon" from
Bowen's papers and which she closes by saying
that she has mad sorrow beyond human capa-
sty-it Is my mother" MOulton crtticises Mrs.
rlton,s expression the "love baben her child pro-
missed to be, and calls attention to the fact that
for months previous she and her husband were
guarrellina even 20 blows, according to Bessie
Turner's evidence. He comments on this letter
IS follows: :T do not quote the whole letter. as it
has been already published and may be referred
to- The peculiarly OF the language OF this ex.
tract should be noted. We find Mrs. TIton on the
soth OF December sick IN bed with what she
states to have been q miscarriage a few days
before OF what promised to be Poue babe, you
knowin-a very curious expression from woman
nearly forty years old and the mother Of six chill
aren. to describe child begotten IN lawful we'd
tock; especially when, as Mrs. T1lton now asserts
yhe and her husband had been fercely quarreIine
Tor many months, and, Bessie Turner tessi1es
even to blows
He then goes on to state that within six weeks
Of her getting OF her sick bed she wrote the fol
loving invitation TO Beecher which ne tMoultonl
received from Beecher:-
sBAgINa JOYS.
"WEDNESDAY
NY DsAR FrIssD-poes your heart bound towards al
nW nsedi SO does mine pyseV asotrl Isle did
not care 70 tell you till sure but the bird has
my neart these jour weeks, and he has covenanted
ssS sssaq's ns, u 'Sas i xSad gladden. know
wr~ OF course should like 70 share with ysu my
10y put can waitfor the beyond! When dear Frank
the dear Father. wa -
TINS letter Mouton comments upon severely
Ihe reply TO this Moulton says came In two
notes, the shorter one enclosed within the other
The blessing q god rest upon youw Every spark Of
ught ana warmth IN your house will be a star and
sun In my dwelling Your note broke IKE spring SIC
upon winter, and gave me an inward rebound toward
lite. No one can ever know-nope but Sod-tnroush
what dreary wilderness have wanderedl There WIN
Mount Sinai there was the saAd there the
alterna ton OF hope and despair that marked the nil
griRge OF old II only " might lead 10 the Promised
IAndf or like Moses, shall die the border Yonr
hope and courage like medicine. Should God in
spfrs you 10 and rebuild at home and while
doing Il TO cheer and sustain outside OF another whs
orsiy needs hslp IN heart ana spirit 1t will In