The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-28
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ing Of Plymouth Church, this evening, it was
requested to make a report a. as early a date
a. possible consistent with the best interests
OF truth and justice. Mr.. Beecher leaves for
the White Mountains next week. Many Of
his church members and other friends called
upon him tonight to express sympathy and
bid him goodbye.
Some Of Bsecher's friends expect Moulton
will coon make public his long statement in
reply to the charges il Mr.. Beecher's examina-
ton. One of the Committee OF Inquiry re-
marked yesterday that NJ. Moulton must
speak at once. il at any time. He would find
no listeners if he kept silent longer.
New YORK, Aug. ia reporter has had a
brief talk viii Theodore Tilton. lie denied
that he had received any money from Mr..
Beecher. and if Moulton had received the
amount stated, it devolved upon him to &c
count FOR it. Shortly after Mrs. Tilton's con-
fession of Mr.. Bsccher's criiainality, the ser
want who was then living with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tilton became aware of the fac. from having
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tween them. and she began to whisper to her
friends in Brooklyn. A soon as this state Of
things was discovered il was determined 10
send the girl ont OF Brooklyn a. Il protection
to Beecher. She WAS sent to & boarding
school. Beecher paid her expenses through
Moulton. This might have amounted to some
$4,000. 1t is stated in the Brooklyn Eagle
.I.. .iia .r,,, ,.;,i l,,;,... all
other complexion when the story OF the girl,
now in possersion of the Plymouth Church
Investigating Committee. is made public. The
allegation IL that Tilton, not Beecher. was i'll
terested in her removal from Brooklyn.
Mr.. Tilton emphatically denied that Mr..
Bcecher had been the means Of inducing
Bowen to pay Iilton $1,000 on the broken
contract. He stated further that the theory
OF blackmail presented by Mr.. Beecher WAS
craven and malicious: the support Of the
Brooklyn Eagle was obtained o. accom- o
the same accusation having been made against
the editor, Kinseila, who was forced to sup
port Beecher lest the ~latter's friends should
crush him. In relation TO the Woodruff
family. Mr.. Tilton raid that they had been
sent abroad by Beecher's friends through
mingled terrorizinS and bribing.
NEw YORK. Aug. 1.-THE interest in the
Beecher scandal is still maintained. Tilton
is busily% preparing another statement in re-
ply to Beecher, and will include in it some
documents that no has been holding in re-
serve for the legal trial. He denies, as does
his attorney III the suit against Bowen, that
Bcechcr assisted him to obtain his back pay |
from Bowen. but on the contrary asserts that
Beecher worked hard to keep it from him.
He also Indignantly denies tho charge Of
blackpail.
Moulton did not return to New York to-day. |
but stopped halfway to consult with Ben.
Butler and ex-Judge Morris. It seems to be
that he must sneak and tell all he
knows, or forever rest under the imputation
of being one of the most dishonorable
men.
The papers in the civil proceedings against
Beecher will be finished tonight, and in all
probability served tomorrow. Judge Morris
positively denies that Tilton entertains anv
idea of abandoning the criminal case. but. on
the contrary, is indefatigable, and works day
and night in arranging matters.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Tilton still works in
cessantly, and spent the greater portion OF
with City Judge Reynolds, his former
in arranging proceedings against
on the charge of blackmailing him in
The $1,000 due Tilton by Bowen, of the Brook
yn Union.
Tilton makes no denial that he and Moulton
ire in constant communication, and will make
| united effort to drive Beecher to the
vail before the community, while they
will be unrelenting in pushing matters
through the courts. A few nights ago
t was stated that Beecher threatened that,
Moulton sealed his lips, he would
70 to Washington and use his influence to
ave him arraigned on charge of defrauding
custom-honse. Dispatches received here
tate not only the Plymouthp pastor but a large
lumber of his friends have already placed
themselves in communication with the author