, 1874-09-12
MOULTON'S SECOND STATEMENT.

Francis u. M0ultnn Aaa publtBlicd h1a aaat"
tlonal etatotnent In tho Uocc1.cr caso. OF Which
llo gavo notice shortly aftor tfo Plymouth Church
,noo.ing. and moro dlabolloal revelation w"e
neyor put into print. Bad ~ It iB in tho shnpo
in which It oomes to us VIC hnvo buon compelled
to suppress b portion OF 1t IN tho interest
Of public dcconcy. and should suppress moro
II It could bo dono Without destroying ossontial
parts of tho testimony. Perhaps, however 1t ia
"a we'll to tell tho whole story. and fnnke q
Doomslay Book OF 1t. Tho caac has roaahod
paaa now whore somebody ought to be hanged
oslor Doccbor for his hloous crtmes or Mou1-
ton for his hidcous Blandcrs. Mt. Moulton. for
his part Introduces NOW documentary evidence to
support his statomonta, and says that both
Bcecher and Mrs. Ti!ton 1nado thetr confession
Of adultery to him In tho prosouco Of another
witneHs whom l,c docs not yot namo.
The mort important part Of tho stntement re~
latos to tho long g-aunpreaaad ehargca OF Horny
G. Dowon ngainBt Decchcr, which Mouiton asorB
worc charges Of adultery with five different
women, including ono charge OF rapo.
In rogarl to tho 1attor Charge, Moulton
BnYH tnnt bHEGlV EoAtooouA ~ N43~@ "@S
act Of criminal tutorcourac, but donted having
| uaqil violouce, and alleged TINT the woman,
| though unmarried, *had had previous experion~
cod of tho gamo sort" Tihs revolution, Moulton
sayB, was nado to him twolvo days aftor the
! confession OF adultery with Mrs. Triton, and
while ho was engaged with H. D. Clalin
mid otlcrs in settling up Tllton's diia-
oulties with Bowen. uo told Doecher that
t1nloss llo wished to lonain in BoTon'a
power to must got from tho woman In question
q retracton OF the charge. This he (Dcechor)
undertook to do, and he brought Mouton pm
pcr from tho woman which was not q rotraotfon
Int d statement that Blo had made certain
! charge against Beochor to Bowou which sho re-
Grettetl, and that alo was now on friendly ter1nt
with Dooohor. This letter SlouIton publishes
without the signature. The language inputoi
to Bocchar In this narrative is perfectly disgust
ing.
Mr, bIoalton says that Beccher declared t.
him his belief in tho doctrine Of Free Lovo, ant
profcesed to SEQ no sin iu 1t, but nevertheless
when tDreatonod With oxposurc, mado prepara
tious to commit euicido by poison. lilo aay
also tlat aIr. Beooher renewed Ills intmac
with Mrs. Tilton c'antlcstinoy after ho Ind made
Or supposed le had made, Ills peace with Tllto1
by confession aud penitouco, and he introduce
q lovo-lcttor writton by him to Mrs. Tilton auh
sequont to that cycut, conveying m iutinatio
TINT his vito WAS away, and that she could safel
como 10 his houae
somo Of tho charges mado by Atou!ton ars
) upon their face, almost beyond belief. Novel
tlnlcsa, thoy are alt practically embraced In II,
original charge Of adultery with Mrs. Tilton, #
If that ia to DO believed nothing else can bo dlI
carded Us unworthy Of belief. Meanwhile n
Triton is preparing another statement. and I'll
tsia! Of lis caso against Bcacher ia aat down #
! tho October term OF the City Court OF Brook1y'
Judge Nciison presiding. The Nemeais Of som
body Is hastoning on at d fearful pace.