The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-23
NEW YORK.
The Beecher-TiltOn Scandal

NEW NoRK, July ZZ.-Uelerai iiae!
counsel for Mr.. Beecher says the investi-
cation now making by the committee
into the great scandal will fully eIoner-
ate Mr.. Beecher. 1t will show that the
charge of criminality which is now for
the first time made against him Is utterly
unfounded. Upon the publication OF
Tilton's statement, yesterday afternoon;
Beecher, who has been seeking rest and
relaxation on his farm at Peekskill, was
telegraphed to and accordingly hurried to
his home in Brooklyn, arriving there at
late hour last night. The so-called apol-
ogv of Beecher to Tilton, was, 1t Is claim
ed by Beecher's friends, never given to
Tilton and never meant for him. 1t
was written entirely by Moulton
in the dusk of the evening IN Beecher "
house. The whole matter 1t Is claimed,
was in a rongh frame and not intended
to be Immediately given to Mr.. Tllton.
The last sentence is original and Is widely
separated from the previous portion rt
the letter proper; was not signed by MT
Beccher, but the memorandum on the III
side of it was.
Mr.. Tilton in speaking with reporter
denied that he authorized the publication
of the statement, and said 1t must nave
come from the Committee. "Ihey VIII
rue the dav when they saw III to give
these facts to the public There were on
" two copies of my statement IN ehI'-
trncc; one | gave to the Committee, the
other kept myself | went before the
Committee this afternoon and IN Tree
and kindly interchange with them, had
not "A suspicion that the publication OF
my statement WAS u be made either III
whole or in part 1t was cruelty III
Mr.. Bccchcr; il was Il CRIME against hu-
,,,,r nature 10 have summoned me by
nublic proclamation signed by his name,
and his authorization of committee OF
six to divulgc the secrets contained III lilat
statement. No committee Ill Chrlstcn-
dom. not though it were CongreS Of all
churches in the world, or all Of the tccle-
siastical councils Of the land could have
cxtortcd from me the facts which l iald
before Bccchcrs committee on Monday
nirht. Becchcr himself, by his public
demand upon me to do so, demand
which | had no right to refuse, except at
the sacrifice of all my self respect, |
SAY Bccchcr alone, and not his commit
Tee could have brought me to make tins
statement. Brcchcr and Mrs. TiIton
topcthrr, for they are both acting III
union-havc combined t" force me To DO
what no other earthly power could have
done. and that is to divuigc the facts
which rave to the Committee. As to
| Brrchcr himself he threw down the chal-
| lcu1r, and Mrs. Tilton aided and abcttcd
/ him in his defiance. Mr.. Becchcr struck
u last blow at nv good name, and Mrs.
| Tilton left nv house and home IN order
! to take part i'm this final attack. Nothing
remained but for me to stand right on
my manly right of defence, but | can
only express my grief ut the publIcatlon
of the facts which should
never have gone beyond the Committc"
For four wears past | have sought for
nothing but peace, but now that the
struggle has come, can only say with
as much pride rs sorrow, and with aS
much determination rs propricty, that
victory is mine, because the right is with
me-" Tilton being asked where he pro
posed to live answered, "No where.
Hcnccforth | have no life. This is the
end of all tragedies. They GU Inmate in
death. Ny duty has been done"
News Items.
Charles Hudson, cashier Of the Eighth
National bank, is jointly charged by
/ Union Adams. ex-Presidcnt and Maltby
! G. Laue and William Wade, cI-dircctorS
of the bank, with having made false re-
port Of it, condition to the Comptroller OF
the Currrecy He gave bail to-day for
his appearance for examination. Lauc
WAS arrested to-day, and gave bail.
John Powers and his sister had dinner
together on Sunday in II house where the
latter was servant. John died yesterday
and his sister to-day, it is supposed from
the effects of poison contained in the
| chOw-ChOw.
At u meeting of the stockholders OF
the Southern Il Atlantic Telegraph Com
panv held to-day, additions wer" made to
the bylaws, and the resignation of Pres
idcnt James r. CrcnShaw accepted.
About two-thirds Of the stock was repre-
.cmtcd.