Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-20
MoULToN's STATEMENT.

The committee furnish the following
report Of the statement made by Mr..
Moulton on the night of the 10th:
GENTLEMEN OF THE Committee When was
last before you stated that | would, at your re-
quest, produce such documents as | had, and
make such statement OF facts as had come to my
knowledge on the subject of your inquiry. /
inliy intended so to do, and have prepared my
statement Of facts az sustained by the documents
ana made an exhibition of all the papers that
nave come in any way into my possession bear
Ing on the controversy between the parties.
That statement must, OF course, bear with
more or less force upon one ar the other Of
them, On mature reflection, aided by tho
advice OF my most valued friends, / have
reconsidercd that determination and am obliged
to say to you that feel compelled, from sense
trovcrsy, and to myself, neither to make the
statement nor to produce the documents. When
hrst became party to the unhappy contro-
yersy between Messrs. Beecher and I'ilton I had
no personal knowledge nor any doeaments In my
possession which could affect either. Every
thing that know OF fact, or have received Of
PAPERS has come TO me In the most sacred con
fdencc, TO be used for the purpose OF composing
and settling all difficulties between them,
ana preventing, 20 far az possible, any
n% SIaSs, s Of 1n asr Private ss be-
all their matters have been intrustcd to me and
for none other. II l should now use them It
would be not for the purpose Of peace and recon
Citation but 70 voluntarily take part In contro-
versy which they have seen Ii; TO renew between
themselves. How faithfully, earnestly and hon
es.ly have abored to do my duty to the parties
To settle for myself and no other II, now, ought
to do anything to aid either party IN renewed con-
troversy BY the use OF that which received and
have used only to promote harmony On my
honor and conscience l think | ought not and,
al the risk Of whatever Of miscOnstruction and
yituperation may come upon mo, must adhere
TO the dictates OF my own Judgment and preserve
at least my own seIf.respect l call attention
again to the fact that yours IL q mere voluntary
tribunal tribunal and that whatever do here is done by
before any tribunal having power to COM
pei the production Of testimony and state
Inent of fact ! shall ever produce these
statements, ] reserve to myself to Judge Of tho
emergency which hope may never come against
my wish, as ! never have been In sympathy
with renewal Of this conflict. part of these
documents have been given to the public. In SO
far confidence In regard to them has ceased It.
y but just therefore, and due to the parties, that
the whole OF those documents, portions of which
only have been given, shall be put into your
hands. In response to the thrice-renewed re-
quest Of the committee. | have, therefore,
COPIES n1 OF tn, them which produce here and
the hope and request that, after they
be returned to me. II any controversy
Of the documents on that point, shall hold my
self open TO speak In defense Of my own honor
and the uprightness OF my course In all
purity and cand0r Of which appeal to the con-
sciences Of both parties to sustain me. l do not
propose, and hope ! may never be called upoN
dnce any paper that have received from either
(signedJ FRANCIS D. MouLroN.
After reading this statement Moulton
was subjected TO u brief ross.examina-
ton, in the course Of which he reiterated
his readiness to establish the authenticity
of the letters, copies of which he had
submitted to the committee, and also cx-
pressed bis readiness to submit the orig
mails to the examination Of member
or members of the committee. He fur
ther refused to give any more evidence
or submit any other documents than such
as were referred to by Mr.. Tilton in his
statement before the committee.
Mr.. Winslow, a member Of the CON-
mittee, was, on motion, authorized by the
committee to go VITA Mr.. Moulton and
examine the originals and verify the
documents submitted.
IT is bad to be bitten and not know
what bites you. Austin, Tex, is inn
annoyed by gnat so small as
TO be invisible to the naked eye; an in.
sect with bill SO delicate and gentle
that the bitten knows not his wound
until he finds himself pimply all over.
Then he sends, greatly scared, for doc
tor, and thinks he has the smallpox.
A WISCONSIN man says that the flames
Of burning kerosene can be extinguished
by throwing on -four. 1t seems reasona-
bic that any absorbent material not read
lily combustible might be effective for
such purpose
A MONTGOMERY Qnd) squash vine