New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-11
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NEW YORK, August 10.-The coroner's
Jury in the case OF the death of Mrs. Golfer
at Dr. Scherferdecker's water cure estab
lishment found him guilty of negligence,
causing her death. He was held for trial.
Beecher Matters.
General Butler, Thomas Knsella and B.
Tracey called on Moulton this morning,
what for, no one knows.
Mr.. Beecher is in town, at his home.
Mr. Tracey says he will not crossexamiue
Moulton, as he is client OF his.
will be given to the committee tomorrow
The Brooklyn Argas says the statement
submitted by MoultOn covers over twice
the number of pages of manuscript used
by Tilton in his sworn statement. Moulton
rests his case almost entirely on dOcu-
mentary evidence voluntarily placed in his
possession by Beecher, Tilton, Mrs. Tilton.
Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Tilton's mother and
others. Moulton declares with repeated
and earnest assurances that he has pre-
served his friendly relations with all the
parties to the case during the long period
covered by the documents in his possession,
and that he has sincerely decided to effect
reconciliation between TiltOn and Beecher.
When the attacks on Tilton were made
public by Beecher's friends, MOultOn felt
compelled t. come to the support OF Tilton,
and approved of the course taken by Tilton
in selt-defense. Mr.. MOultOn finds it neces-
sary to recur to the beginning Of the con-
trOversy, the whole difficulty having orig
mated in the difficulty between Henry G..
Bowen and Tilton. He gives the history of
Tilton's serious complications with Bowen,
and step by step traces the progress of the
breach between them, leading up to the
final complications between TiltOn and
Beecher out of which grew the tri-partite
covenant.
Moulton makes incidental illusions to
some of the important interviews mentioned
by Frank B. Carpenter, especially those re-
lating to BOwen's connection with the case.
Moulton's narrative comes in due course to
the scenes between himself and Beecher, at
the house of the latter; the letter written by
Mrs. Tilton at the request of her husband
and Beecher; the writing of Beecher's apOl-
Ogy, the whole text of which has already
been made public, and the remarkable letter
in which Mr.. Beecher describes himself as
living on the sharp edge of anxiety. remorse
fear and despair. The last named lette
has remained in the custody of Mr.. Moulton
from the day it was written up to the pres
ent time.
A small portion of it, included in Mr. Til
toms sworn statement, was all that was
placed by Mr.. MoultOn at MIR. IIltons dis
posal. The letter occupies two full pages
of foolscap, and the intensity of expression,
revealed in the extract published already,
is its prevailing tone throughout
All letters from Mr.. Beecher, from which
quotations are made in Mr.. Iilton's state
ment, have been laid in full by Mr.. Moul-
ton before the committee.
If it be established by Moulton 8 evidence
that the letter of apology written by Mr..
Beecher on the evening of January 1, 1871,
was, as has already been intimated, written
by Mr.. Moulton, at Mr.. Beecher's dictation,
and Beecher himself wrote the last line and
appended his signature, the statement by
Mrs. Titon, in her published denial and
cross examination before the committee. are
not sustained.
Moulton states that Mrs. Tilton commune
Gated with him freely and confdentially in
regard to the complications of this scandal,
regarding him as a friend of herself, hus
band and Mr.. Beecher.
Mr.. Moulton stated that he would give
copies of his statement to the press at
eleven o'clock tomorrow.
The committee will hold their night ses-
sion tomorrow night.