Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
BEECIIER- TILT0N.
More Witnesses-Letter from
a Frank Carpenter


NEW YORK, August 4-The Beech-
er Investigating committee continued
their session until this evening. The
sessions is still conducted in private.
Six witnesses Were examined, four
gentlemen and two lad Two OF the
witnesses We're understood To I've Mr..
aud Mrs. Roich, the frjxnds OF Mr..
Beecher, whose RESIDENCE adioius his
farm at Peeksl0ll. The other lady
was closely vailed and could not he
identified. After leaving the house
she was accompanied by Mr.. Owing
ton 10 the residence OF Mr.. Beecher,
on Columbia Heights. The other wit.
nesses' names could not be aseertained.
MIS-. Tfiton's cross examination Will
bemade public tomorrow. 1t was sta
ted that Mr.. Beecheror MI. Moulton;
viii testify before the committee to-
morrow evening, when it is believed
that the examination will be conclud-
ed. ag a btsN "a
Frank Carpenter has decided not to
appear before the committee and will
write letter giving reasons for hie
refusal to testify, .. I'D.
1t is stated that the Beechpr Investi-
eating Committee yesterday received
Geographic dispatch from +. b.. Car
penter, saying that he should not APP
pear before the committee and that an
explanation of his reasons Would lie
found in letter which he had sent to
the committee. The letter was pre-
sented to the committee last night
from Rev. Doctor StOrrs, in which he
stated that he had no personal knowl-
edge of the matters which came be.
fore the committee that lie had seen
the statement signed 10y MIS-. Tilton
and referred to in Mr.. Carpenters
statement and in Mrs. Tilton's Iesti-
mony of Friday evening, which con
tanned grave charges, and expressed in
these words ION a certain occasion
Mr.. Beecher solicited me to become a
wife to him with all that is implied in
this relation This proposition l COM
municated to my husband" But on
account of the lack ola personal knowl-
edge DR.. Storrs expressed his opinion
that it would not be necessary for him
to appear before the committee.
TiItOn Declines 10 Produce His DOcu-
ments.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Tilton has
written letter to Mr.. Sage, Chairman
of the Beecher Investigating Commit
tee, in response to one from Mr.. Sage
calling for certain papers. Tilton de-
clares that he has already produced the
papers desired before the committee
but was prevented from reading them
He now, by the advice of counsel, de.
clines to give them up. He charges
that the committee is of Beecher's
friends, appointed by Beecher, and are
expected to act in his behalf He also
1ail Ia, ln ,tf
fed each day with crumbs OF fictitious
evidence against his own character as
if he and not Deecher was on trial
and he further remarks that it is right
perhaps, to hold your committee re-
sponsible for this daily misrepresenta.
ton, which may come through malice
of others. Yet the result is the same
to me as if you had deliberately de-
signed it, and that result is this viz
l expect no justice either from your
tribunal, since you can not compel
witnesses to testify, nor from your re
porters, since they do not give impair
tial reports.
Sd. l can not resist the conviction
though | mean no offense in express
ing il, that your committee has come
at last to be a little satisfactory to the
public. as to myself, and that YOU
verdict, II you render one, could no
possibly be based on full facts, since
you have no power to compel witness
es, nor to verify their testimony by
oath, nor to lift it by cross examina
ton. For these reasons, which ough
to have moved me earlier, have q
last instructed my counsel 10 proceed
at once at his discretion to carry my
case from your jurisdiction to a cour
of law. And in view of this instruc
ton from me, he has in turn instruct
ed me to hold no further communica
ton with your committee except thi
present letter of courtesy, in which
have the honor to bid you farewell. II
doing which allow me to add, that tn,
respect which / am unable to enter
tain for your committee as tribunal
| can not help expressing for you eacl
and all as individuals.
THEODORE TILTON.
How TiltOn Treated His Wife.
NEW YORK Aug. o-The Tribune. i