, 1874-08-19

"alr. Moulton ropllod with great wertnt.i, de-,
nouuctng tho Woodruff staudal de- tittorly baao-
less, and not ,pos.osaing tho losst shadow Of
S s hS
and 8randost Of mon: IIo said that It was per-
fcctiy absurd. with bis lIfo Of twcn.Y-nyo years
bofuro before our cummunity anil tho world, to
aven notice tho aoousations Of, ,auoh womon as
for tho. scandal. tho wretohos who wroso
It. and tho people who would heed
T.: Ho spoke far more o1citediy than Mr.
1ilton had done. At length I said: Mr.
formed mo that Demas barnes, the publisher Of
tha argus, told him in his (hlr. Datnea') parIor
that fifty mon had boeu to roe you about thls
affair, md that you invariably fep1ied! 'ThIs
IT, dirty A ms!tsr you better 1, 10! a9ne The
Alr. Motlton oxctedly rcpltcd! 1t ts false. It
to thosae who do speak as have to
ys you aon Mon g. e v ny & &R'ftners ta a sna i ssb
TIoy nro . pet Of damned 'oowards.' = ( Il
quote hfs exaot languago.) Il made an expla-
linton Of this aHair,' Continued Mr. Moulton,
which think was satisfactory to Mr. Baxter, Of
Or. storrs' Church, a, gentleman whom I 70.
despiso.' Dwight JoLuson is IN tho inauranoo
business, q deacon in The church, mud WAS a
Candidate for Mayor against 1fr. Hunter yoar
ago. I then naid: Mr.. Moultou. you havo dis
posed OF tho Woodruff story as well a. thst OF
BY the specific charges, but the inuendoes and
insinuatlons Of hIr. Triton, for confirmation Of
Which he roforrod mo to you7'
MIR. Moulton 1aa at that monont leaning on
his right hand, tho left side Of his face toward
euing himself up he brought bis fist down up
on the table With crash, aud said: 1 know as
much Of this whole affair AZ any ono does, and
know that Mr. Boooher is guiltless: Mr.. 1lalli-
aay, nm not q momber Of your church, but my
Doechor was bad man I would ALLOW him to ait
as guest as my table with my vito, Az ha dooa
"Aftor some further conversation Mr. Moul-
saa2 t1e si9 to "h H. Mr. bssabsy bhsbasy Nj wlea toa M +
Doecher camo back from campaigning in Now
Hampshire the morning after the olootion. Mr.
Titton was aittpg ou the sofa just whore you
aro Mr. Deechor camo In that door, aud The
odore sptang towards Dcccher, ind, graspin9
intonHcst sorrow at the appearance Of tho sean-
dal and avowod bin ensiro ignorance In rogRrdto
its publication, aud offorod to do anything in hia
power to destroy tho effects Of the calunny. and
howevcr, by advice Of counael, waa mover givon
to the public. denied tho scandal Theodore
had doufcd 1t Mrs. II. D. Stanton has dcnied
Y; al named 10 II havo denied 1t except Pau
Ina LAWS, nnd sue 1a IN europe. Now, What
mora can DO done3'
In tho entire interview with Moulton his
manner Was as decided ~ TINT Of any man with
whom ever spoke; I want to say alao that Mr.
Moulton treated mo courteonsly and impressed
mo with his sincorisy. Up to tho Tuesday morn
ing OF that week when frat met him, A1r.
Moulton was an entiro ntraugor to mo. We have
never conversed upon tho subject since. feel
Sure that Mr. Deoohor will go through bis great
trial with added luasro but I aud many others
believed that tho denial OF ustor ST.
1enco would hayo been the butter
course. Mono who have known OF Mr. Beocher'a
thirty years Of labor In tho Christian work could
ever allow themselves to harbor ono thought
against bis purity. Az for HRS. Tlton, bolieyo
that her life has beon a lien Ao lived to shield
the mlAdeods Of her husband: from tho world.
could not have believed that any man could
havo done Dc Theodore Tilton has. Nothing
aoams aacrod to him. and Ills last act of daBecra-
tion. in permitting tho publication Of his wAfe'a
pure oifusionB, meant tor mis- eyes alone, is only
in keeping with his malicious scouRatious against
Mr. Deecher."