The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-21
TILTON'S TROU LES.
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New YORK. July 4-Mr. Francis ID.
Moulton, of BROOKLYN, the friend and conf
dent of both Mr.. Beecher and Mr. Tilton, in
response to the invitation of the Beecherin
vestlgating committee, appeared before that
committee last evening and made the fol-
lowing statement: 'Gentlemen of the Com
mittee-l appear before you at your invita-
tion'to make q S atement which have read
TO Mr.. TlltOn and To Mr.. Beecher and which
both deem honorable, and in the
fairness and propriety of which,
they both concur. The parties in this case
are personal friends of mine, IN whose behalf
have endeav red to act as an umpire and
peacemaker, for the last four years with a
conscientious regard ter all the Interests in
VOWED. L regret, for your sakes, the respon
slbility imposed on me of ap 'earing here to-
night. If saw anything l must speak the
truth. L do not believe that the simple curl
osity OF the world at large, or even of this
committee ought to be gratified through
any recitation by me of the facts
which are in my possession, necessarily in
confidence, through nv relations 70 the
partie the personal differences of whom
am aware the chosen arbitrator. have
once been settled honorably betw cen the
parties, and would never have been revived
excerpt on account OF recent attacks both in
and out of Plymouth church, made upon
the character OF Theodore Tlion, to which
he thought reply necessary. If the present
issue is To be settled il must be, i'm
nv opinion, by the parties them
selves, either together or separately
before your committee each taking
the responsibility of his own utterance As
| am fully couversant with the facts and
evidences / shall as between these parties.
if necessary, deem it my duty to state the
truth in order to reach a settlement, and that
the world may be well informed before pro-
nouncing its judgment with reference to
either, /. therefore, suggest to You that
the parties first be heard that if you then
deem il necessary that / should appear be-
fore yoC will do so to speak the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth /
hold tonight as | have held hitherto. the
opinion that Mr.. Beecher should frankI,
state that
HE HAD COMMITTED AN oFFENsE
against Mr.. Tilton for which it was necessary
TO apologize, and for which he did apologize,
in the language of the letter, part of which
has been quoted: that he deemed it neces
sary for Mr.. Tilton to have made the defense
against DIR. Leonard Bacon which be did
make, and that he (Mr. Beecher) should re-
fuse to be party to the re-opening of the
Laiufu subject. If he had made this state
ment he would have stated no more than
the truth, and it would have saved him
and you the responsibility of a further
inquiry. 1t is better now that the commit
tee should not report and in place of a re-
port Mr.. Beecher himself should make the
statement have suggested, or that if the
committee does report, the report should be
recommendation to Mr.. Beecher to make
such statement" This paper was not
satisfactory to the committee The mem
berS of the committee informed Mr.
Moulton. They assured him that they want
ed from him detailed statement of all he
IT. 10 y de-
must submit to thorough examination.
Mr.. Moulton positively declined to
do this. He expressed the most ten-
der sympathy and regard for Mr.
Beecher, but declared that his warm
| friendship for Mr.. Tilton was such that he
could not hear him abused without making
every effort in his power to justify him in
his course. The committee expressed the
firm determination to Moulton to make the
| Investigation as searching as possible They
have learned that an effort is being made by
! Mr.. Beecher's friends to compromise the
matter. They will consent to no such pro-
ceedings. The investigation must go on.
All the facts obtainable are to be brought
out before the members of the committee
will make report. This is certain.
The Brooklyn Argus says, I'VE
hear from the highest sources
an admission that the friends of
Mr.. Beecher are endeavoring to effect COM
piolliioC WulCu oLdtl poTullb the
of the lengthy statement promised by Mr..
Tilton.
ar THEoDoRE TILToN's WIFE
has been before the committee. She has
given evidence contradictory to her hus-
bands version of the matter. disagree
ment has resulted between man and wife
and Mrs. Tilton has left her husband. 1t is
now established beyond the shadow of a
doubt that Mr.. Tilton was not aware of the
existence OF an investigating committee in
Plymouth church until after Mrs. Tilton had
appeared before the committee to give her
testimony. Her appearances before the
intimate friends of Mrs Tilton
who are well known attendants at
Plymouth church, and ardent admirers of
Mr.. Beecher. 1t appears that after the pub
LEGATION of Mr.. Tilton's letter addressed to
DIR. Bacon Mrs. Tilton left her home in Liv
ihgston streer. Mr.. Tilton and his child
rem continued to occupy the house, and he
receives his friends there Mrs. Tilton is
now sojourning in family of Mr. Beecher's
friends. 1t is not understood that a
formal separation has taken place
between Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton
the course the lady has seen fit to adopt,and
that is that her lot is cast for the present 81
least with those who are wholly antago
nistic to Mr.. Tilton. An Argus reporter.
who conversed with gentleman qualified
to speak authoritively was informed that
Mr.. Tilton, since his last letter, has been ap-
preached by leading lawyer of the
well known agent from Boston, who
came Gown from Peekskill with Mr.. Beecher
yesterday, with Overrures OF settlement.
The exact nature OF these Overtures he would
not then state but their purport was that If
Mr.. Tilton could refrain from the course he
had determined upon, the report of the COM
mittee would be satisfactory to the friends
of both parties. Negotiations in this bel |
are now being assiduously pressed upon n.
Tilton who has not yet shown any signs oil
yielding." as Fr H"tig
THE BEECHER BUSINESS.
NO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEALING OF MoUL-
roN-MRs TILToN PARTS FROM HER Hrs-
BAND FoREvER-THEoDoRE's sToRY-HE
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