Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-09-18
Another statemenN by Mr.. MOultOn.

The New York Graphic of the 11th contains
another lengthy statement by Frank ID. Moul
ton relative to the charges against Mr.. Beecher
and in reply to the explanation made by the lat
ter before the Plymouth Investigating Commit
tee,
Mr. Moulton recounts in detail how strenuous
ly he labOred TO prevent the exposure being made
before the committee by Mr., Tilton; and how he
and Mr.. Tracy-Mr Beechers consolidated to-
gethsr to this end; but owing to their inability to
prevent the meeting of the committee on the ap-
pointed evening their effort was iailure-Mr.
Tilton having promised that II the committee was
not prepared to receive his statement ON u par
ticular evening he woulddefer making 1t for the
time being.
With regard to Mr. Beecher's statement that
the only copy of Mrs. TiltOns confession was
torn In pieces in his own presence on
the night of the 30th of December, 1870,
Mr.. MOultOn reiterates his assertion that the
document was held by him and returned to Mr..
Tilton after the tripartite agreement, to be re-
turned to Mrs. TitOn that she might destroy IL.
Mrs Tilton's letter requesting this return IL
again published With regard to the interview
at the time Mr.. Beecher gave up the confession
Mr.. MOultOn says:
he asked me, What will you do with 1t If give
1t upY | answered: | will keep IL as keep
the confession, II you act honorably. will pro-
tect IL with my life, us | would protect the other
with my life may he allowed 10 say here that at
this remark made reference to the pistol in my
oyercoat pocket, which always carried in the
night, as emphasizing the extremity OF my de-
Tense OF the papers. Yet Mr.. Beecher says: He
made no verbal threats, but opened his Oyercoat
hhu' Millsolne ellphatlc remark, ne showed me
pistol Why misrepresenty Is IL possible that
he gave his confidence at once to a man who ex.
tOrted the paper from him with a pistol. Yet
Beeeher's committee make point of this preYar-
icatiOn in their argument for the accused
With regard To Mr.. Beechers letter of con-
triton, Mr.. Moulton explains at length the cir
cumstances under which it was written He
says, as before stated, that II was written out
according to the dictaton of Mr. Beecher; and
that the exact language of Mr.. Beecher was used
in the letter, lie (MOultOn) was not in the habit
OF using such language, and could hardly have
composed the letter In question. He says:
IL should not have used the phrase Humble
myself before him as do before my God was
not used to that kind OF expression; nor the
phrase Toward the poor child lying there pray
| Ing with folded hands l never called woman
of nearly forty years old poor child In my life.
| l did not know she was lying anywhere with
| folded hands Beeeher did, because he says In
| his statement to the committee that She
| lay there, white as marble, like a statue
| Of the Old World, palm 10 palm, like one pray
| ing thus reproducing four years afterward al
most the identical phrase and picture which he
conveyed to me, and which put In the letter Of
| eontritiOn. l could not have used the phrase
have her forgiveness because did not know
whether he had II or not, except as he told me,
| and Ii had acted upon my belief In the matter
| l should suppose that he had not. This letter,
after being prepared by me, was read by him be-
fore he put his signature TO 1t, The ex'