, 1874-08-25
CHICAGO, TUESDAY. AUG17sr yE 1s-4

s.!r ,'a T. preonga. eontroveray of which we ho,
%Ds e esnnot s psomg NIL ss r ~ We .,s
the dismal affair 70 which 1t rostcs o for oa I. me-
orsS ssyeed 60 s ets1, II Iab %s .r m"; aI
4 aa slist ro iave mover surrendered spsco 40 1T
T,t,tnnRy ,nnnIy to sny conroycray NJ 70 e tntoerah
thoao co1nmns. 'otA - "ss@
9 ".Hor ONE ITEM or ACTUAL ry,Dnsor."
,~, from hhs Sehs lark lartI,
mouton "mita that several ho'ssan dollars Of sr
tnsevaera tssG t ,nonoy vent through hin bands o Tijtoi
sonai necesalttes. Ho p'llialcs letter from Ttto,
1f6Sfnsg 16a nnI,a osp o. i'on. fFo o1n of tnvc
moncy Which he did accept can1o from Slr. i,eoo'ar
III" confession Of ytearious blachaii iispopca
by lis aeesons Of thnt SaSe as9 e.
mailed him. From that kInt Of damauo iron, such
a"afSr civilized society will protect all ia ncIors
do themselves. "'tA""' '"eS
In innoseat ,s' non lays pa!d lae2u,.il Guilty men
svor atre the innocence Of tic vc,imixcJ ncrsons
ao.nn "lrma at both Mr. Beccher nnd Airs. Ton
enrgn sa. 10 am eir crmi,,nl conVersatio That
dnes he bring Of tho truth Of at statenentq Nons
mmat breach dovs he fako 10 The thread Of r
aithsrto +, rnblahed' None. :. " 'A' 'o''ot"
p'a AZ Mr. Pefsst D. ora.t ,s s f9n ado
snot IN thoir common 1ockor In the frat Tilton 1nr
sa ,ne' WHICH, insce by ts garblug nnl liz un,ssous
N"'lnHltH ktau ktG Hn0lo lCftEfH
ments % bneo published provo to lc Mt onn lam ' ~
ro1 ayenfo Fn1e Or tF!Atworthy testimony has becn
" " !c"hE!sefcy TO Tho explanation nlseady mt fnrik
H. ~ a'f. bsccher In hs narrative and cross! !oxsmns
"AnD' so1n1Ho or Ayon IMPORTANCE"
,o; Ihe long statement Of Francis D. Moou will, Of
aend II will not be found to adj nnytluR Of much in.
3pass aamoo ~ ths previously III the ease Io
Huuuots hptn1nG Tint ID equivalent TO d cnu{eseion of
at!AitGFy On ftG nnFt Of Mr. DuCCIHr
Yen OF tito 1lnckmang feature Of lilo uir s not Eat
sles1115y sas G shox, isc, 9t up 10
bcocher dfscoFercd that he had been b|arkn,slcd-he
was writing him letters Of tho inoKt afeconas md
W. tlo not seo that tls statement will chanuc any.
y Dtoays opinion ,pon tho main question.
Aunt CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF DEEcuEA's at11;rU
<'s ss %s hss Ss't a]s.ps.tsa ] som. psr
nra pitch. They lookel for Whit could not posstbsv
b. gyon: But those who read 1t without e1trayngant
found in 1t the most convincing II not liz nos crush.
Ing evidence Of beechcrs guilt.
calm. aud colorless. It leans TO neither sde, al % Nc
a en- IL @ reading T. cen tell whether 'o thinks moro Of
o. an umpire aud as such l.as hundred times tho
weight thas sny passionate partisan utterance could
fortnight rbe sn.ety q nS @ mpas 1"a a's T.
necGher amounted 70 passion. and lie shut bis itps
a US co9rap 1T ps1 1 ratler thnn Hmo down the friend ID
uon him with ireacherJ tint was diub"I.cs and
.r1oa to break down hin reputation and stab biz ear
Very likely Deechcr viii crack jokes Over ,a IL i1n I
man win has dane What Bceehcr haa ccu doinr thss"
nam aozen yea1s might almost fiddle ut lii own
Mr. Moulton l.borcd for four years to sayo Mr..
sGeor' s tho letter now t'eonces lin blauk-
nnaleF: alfd Isabella Hooker permitted her sick h,s
here in order to 10 q sos comfort to her
bcechor now proeasma that nl,e ID l,.natic Mr ri
ton endeayored TO forgive tho wrong which be- charged
Lat Mr. pcecller had dono him. md Mr. Dcecacr 1ow
ACCUSES him of the most infaniua conJuct Thn arot
uae OF Ar. neeeher secins to be rahur an uncertain
'nd dangerous matter.
III Mr.. Tton'a letter to Bowen md .,so,~hox. 1. J..
,ir aonltoas statement: 1t IL alleged that Mr. Uowen
'ss slokcn freely Of bis know'ege Of nr Dceohcrs
bout ~ Did he slandor Mr. Beecher or dtd he tei]
4e Truth Thoro tn now ~ opportunity for lin to
>oe' he share the Plymouth Church opinion tut adu
cry consists tn Advising an t-reatel vito "a Io.ys It
irHka nEEoHER OF MouLToN "uur1ry or pxt5n. + d
From the 1t,r lork Er,nfny post IA
Clearly either Alr. Beecher or Nr Noultou In rttv i
deliberate lic II is nao clear tint 10 long AZ f
louon's character ren.ana not otherwise pub]icy b
ght to entertain IN honcst doubt wch S Of tlom II
10 llar. Tho report Of the Committee Of Inyeaira
IT, i ocs aS sna sy sp to
otod OF doing no except through the soarching pro-
sn ~. o. ,;9,I az inyesligaton in court Of INV
stefday upon Mr.. Beochbr's attorney Of couplaint Ii
'a1flst MF Deoclor for deba,tchiug Mrs Titon Wo til
Q cfcdiDy informed that before hr ncccher 1aft D
fooklyn upon his present journey to tho Wits | ii
ouhtalna hocxprossed his determination to bring st
events suit for libel against hlr, Tilton. snI
80 against Mr.. Montton in case Of a ruit.
at1oh nke hat which was Msdo yesterday For tie d.
IA and decisive H0lution Of G,eaop which, until th
" 1oived causes mAnY Of Mr.. ueeccrs best trtend4 oil
aous Whet1rF he ia not occupying fase pnsit;on en-
tne r,ht and IN aoriety wo trunt that lie will not ch
'Fer from thts determination, be
"TtLToA'a CHARGES sEEM TO De srarA1yynn wi
r,o trom ahe !iFootiYn 4iry"a. OK
paper or MIR. Atouton III tho ono prepared b7 I'll
~ before Ar. Doecter had charged him With eli
'canaillnR 10 seems to think IT. unnecessary to ts
Wy moru ol expantttoh to tue former statements for
regard to money transactions. The explanations cal
'ry tne1f own Interpretation. Az tho case now | pc
haA. air. 1!tpns charges to De sustained, and
.cnarFes q b!acknieil ugaat Sir. Moulton are not
sMtalcu. n We hopo that tna matter will be treated
III generosity which will render 1t unnecessary Tor ri
AIaas to further dIscusa II. Ws have Unlisted Of
~ sao nrat that a parties should have fair pay Ms
ahst great odds, Mr. Ti1ton haa secured Jury Of All,
PEOPLE, 1ut Ills victory nlss not he won will hlr
oRance Tho people do not ex1lt the downGn ass
= nah like l1enry War1 Deecher.
QUESTION or vEuAurTY.h
.,, fFo" hs SprinAftM {,a1st.} Republican, !
ooklhg nt tue testimony whole, II Is not Diff nnv
- aGe that tho enTe caso turns OH question of sfr
ciay between !,ccchcr and souiton. and between nr
tLe t,,hic Il ~ ~ 10 tne eoh1GsAlohs ", Dee
ton that yoracy ia tho ISSUE In estimating thu tSc
upny Or theho wttnessca nuy Hafely Bay that ma
respective powers Of recollection Of tho bsiness nrt
J. anu OF the great preacher will be accepted as ma
as aoanu As TO tlelr moral reliability, thoro
gtent considerations, Ion tho oue hand, the cm-
charactcr Of Henry WarI Dccol!cr a. . maj, Of
= atd on tile other tho uter atsence OF auy reason
sael s&uohuouH fabrication oil tho paFt Of t,au NJ