New-York tribune., 1874-07-22
OUTLINE OF THE DEFENSE.

LYGED INCONSISTENCIES POINTED OUT-CIRCUM-
STANCES UNDER WHICH THK APOLOGY WAS
WRITTEN.
The crOss-examination of 'Ir. Tilton. on Mon
day evening said to have been quite searching ald
10 draw ont certain facts winch may be of service
% the defense At all events the report OF tine Commit
zee will awaited with very great confidence by those
of Mr.. Beechcrs friends who have been familiar with
the history OF this affair from the outset. Already
they do hesitate TO firn that there ia not
in the whole statement Of Mr.. 1lton any evidence he
yOnd his declaration, 0f actual and definite i'm
propriety the part either NJ Beecher or Mrs III
Ton. that he of and has written proof IL Is fur
ther claimed by who have carefully examined the
document, tAtt IN plrlg aph VI Mr.. Titon expressly
shows That ne uew long before the alleged evh event.
shat his wife experimenting Win herSeH
and testing her feelings FOR Mr Beecher and his
ana the following paragraph indicate that Tlton,
IN q most ibsured way, encouraged such i'm
proprietes uy accepting plausible explanations.
A comparison of par graphs and 10 OF Mr. Tiltons
statement 10 said. shows that he kept the alleged
confession OF ms wife secret for six months and made
no complaint whatever 20 Mr ,echer any else.
Tle crOss-examinaton eiiced the fact that he men
toned IL first TO Henry c. Bowen Dee 25. 1870 the
confession been made July s. 1870 Also that
his FOR speaking THAI Nj Bowen had charged
him with certain immurdliIes and threatened 70 dis
charge him. he soon af.er did BE told Mr.
Bowen OF Mrs. TiltOu's confession IN order to
explain his own action aud save his place.
He then told The thing IL is claimed, 70 Mr.
Beecher for The purpose OF inducing him to intercede
DIR. owen his behalf t. Mr.. Bowen he stated
tlat there had uh iclity on the part or Mis-
TlIton but that a pr~pOsal her by Mr. Beecber
lad been Indignantly reprlet II Is also stated that
Mrs. Bceca.v informed Mr.. Bowen of the unfaithfui
character of Mr. Elton, wnich she hai learned from
private sources. and tnat this fact probably IN
duenced Mr Tlon hs after course IN relation to Mr.
Beecher ana bis own wife.
II Ice claimed In regard 70 apology OF Mr.
Beecher winch Is for the first time made public in
fuI tat The original is all IN tae handwriting Of Frank
9s1tOn, that Is not signed 10y any one that the
last sentence is merely memnrandum and no part OF
the letter. but Is written al distance below the rest
The paper was dated at all. the date Of Jan ISL
given by Mr. Ttou in his letter Dr. Bacon, beng
action II was written. i Is said, Dec. 81 1870, about
an hour after room where there was no gas
Some one who has the original describes II as
almost ic.l0le showing plainly that Tie writer could
hardly see even when began 20 wte Before 1t was
!iushed the room was to make t impossible
Tor any one 70 read the letter The line written by Mr
Beecher Is a wretcAcd scrlw indicating tAat II was
written when he could hardly see the paper, ana
when he could not read what had been written
y n further said leer itself was not dictated to
Mr. MoutOu Dy Mr.. Beecner nut thIt the former TOOK
down detached sentences remarks Of considerable
1ength which Mr BsecuCr ia an ex ted state OF mlnd
dad been making. TIE true cause OF Mr.. BaecheFs
Ctate OF mind is said have been not any improper re-
sation with Mrs. TIt1n, but that she IN her
extreme religious entnusla IN had c1nhded IN
ais Judgment in regard TO religious matters
80 completely. respected him so thoroughly tnai II
amounted TO a love for hn which Gid Tor time inter-
fere with her love for her husband rnt which Mr
Beecher did dream Of encouraging. When he found
how strong feeling for him he regarded himself
sas wrong IN having allowed such sentiments patonc
fhough they were 70 arise on aer part.
The character Of Catherine GuIt 10 which Mrs. TtOn
fnf
perfectly pure woman unfIitniu 10 her husband
even in thought. 10 lis SAID, throws light upon the
whole subject the fact being that tine relations between
Blr BeeCher Mrs Tton were those simply OF an e1-
creme religious and al affection H.I repentance was
for uncouscousy allowing tbs TO suptrcsde her nus
bands influence
During the cross-examiua,ion Nr. T!ton stated that
se helped mis- wife prepare statement OF Nj Beecners
offense toward her, IN seJ forth a. mere
verbal propose! her, TO which she could not listen
@nat by his advice signed tins. witch he atterward
ehoHed 20 many OF his friends and until lately asserted
sshe fault therein charged To be the only ofense.
The letters 10 paragraphs ll,h and 18TH are be-
s.eved 10 have been dictated by NJ. II-On though
.lgned by her and others OF the remaining ones are
Thought % bear tie marks Of his thought Wmle many
OF the rest are regarded OF ttle OF no Importance
Mr. T.lton's character as witness will now be ex
mined as we'll his statement ani there are not Few
-sho firmly believe that 3ir. B-ecler will emerge from
The smoke without the smell OF battle upon hlm' ana
without STAN upon his character
MI Halliday 81 4ted, in reply 10 questions Of TRIBUNE
eporter that be wished only that the statement
.of Mr Ttou would shake for instant the faith Of
zne people Of Pynouth Church IN heir pastor.
It's said boy persons who are iu position 70 know
here0f they speak that Mr Brecher and Mrs Tton are
Yow individually work statements which viii ceI-
kaiDy be submitted 20 the Committee before the end Of
she week and probably on tomorrow evening They
Ere hard at work papers and viii hasten them TO
.ompetion. Both vii. take Mr.. T.tOn's statement
snd review detail, and Will nike statements OF fact
which WI be a complete ana satisfactory explanation
OF all the correspondence tnat Mr. TltOn has lncor
aoraed I'D h statement OF that in existence and Of
she various complications Mrs. TiltOn Will take the
name position when before the Committee, and
Su reassert her innocence aud Mr.. Beecher's. Both
statements vii! make explicit denial OF the several
charges and it is said VIII utterly overthrow them.
cent messenger for "ha dozen copies Of the paper
containing TtOn's statement" and receiving them
went TO work on his own story.
The Committee further than ever from the end Of
Rheir Hr. Tton's statement has opened broad
<nd entirely field OF Inquiry for them. Many i'm
sportant witnesses DO examined, Mr. TltOn's
sprev1ous statements, casual remarks. and conver-
stations with friends in regard 10 his troubles
anust be carefully gone over, and as accurate
records Of them possible obtained. II is
considered doubtful whether Mrs Woodruff viii volun-
aeer statement OF what she knows, 1t has been
,yested she WILL and the Committee certainly will not
ask her to testify. Weeks will probably pass before the
Committee vii! be ready report TO the church the re-
cults Of the investigation.
CONSULTATIONS WITH Mr.. BEECHER.
SESSION Or THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE IN TIE
AFTERNOON