Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-11
FIRST EDITION.
MIR. nIouIton,s Statement.

NfFs Mouttohs Sthtements
Irs FERMENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE, LAST EVEN
INd-GIIMPsEs OF ITS PuRPoRT.
The promised statement from Mr.. Moulton
was submitted to tho Investigating Committee
of Plymouth church last evening" Its contents
were withheld, but its purport is given from two
different stand-points.
THE TrLroN sIDE.
The Brooklyn At.yis, which has all the time
sid I'd with Iilton, says that Mr.. Moulton rests
his case. almost entirely OH documentary evil
dence which had been voluntarily. placed in his
possession by Beecher, Tilton, Mrs. Tilton, Mrs.
Morse Mrs Tilton's mother). and other per-
SONS. Mr.. MonltOn Declares with repeated az
aurances, that he has preserved his friendly re-
lations with the parties to the case during the
long period covered by the documents in his
possession, and that he has sincerely desired to
effect reconciliation between Tilton and
Beecher.
He then takes up the case from it's beginning
with Bowen and Tlton, narrating his own con-
nection with it, and going over in detail the
matters which have already been given the pub
lie. The Argus claims thatit il
EsTABLIsHED BY MoULToN's EVIDENCE
that thS letter of apology by Mr.. Beecher on the
evening of January l, 1871, was as has already
been intimated, written by Mr.. Moulton at Mr..
Beechers dictation, and that Mr.. Beecher wrote
the last line and appended his signature thereto.
The statements made by Mrs. Tlton in her pub
lished denial and in her cross-examination be-
fore the committee are not sustained by MIR.
Moultons evidence. He states that Mrs. Tilton
communicated with him freely and confidential
ly in regard to the complications of this scandal,
regarding him alike the friend of herself, her
husband, and Mr.. Beecher. Mrs. Morse also
made conidant OF Mr.. Moulton, depositing
with that gentleman some very important letters
bearing on this case. These letters, together
wiz otb In far In
wards strengthening Mr.. Tilton's position.
THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE OTHER SIDE
Mr.. Beecher has all along been warmly de-
Tended by the Brooklyn Eagle, which thus views
the statement by Moulton, claiming that it il fa-
vorable to Mr.. Beecher. Mr.. Moulton dsclaims
having any testimony in his possession confirm
atory Of Mr.. T'lton's charges. He said he was
prepared to submit to the committee the origin
ais of the letters cited by Mr.. TIlton in his state
ment but apart from doing that he had no
statement to make. His part in this business
he added, had been that of peace-malter and
that role he proposed to adhere to. or the
gossip that come to his ears in any way he had
resolved to say nothing. II Mr.. Beecher and Mr..
Tilton were determined to fight he could not
prevent them, but he was resolved to add no
fuel to the flames.
Editorially the Eagle says that Mr.. Moulton
has made hia statement just as every man who
knows Frank Mouton, expected he would make
it, al from the beginning it knew he would. He
REFUSES TO TAKE ANY SIDE
or any part whatever in the squabble in which
the reputation of woman and the future good
name of her children are at stake.
Mr. Moulson was called upon by the commit
tee to produce documents entrusted to him in
confidence and it was intimated or insinuated
by one of the parties to the case Mr.. Beecher)
that he should unburden his mind of all verbal
communications entrusted to him in the matter
Mr.. Moulton even at the request very properly
refuses to be party to any such action.
Certain documents or extracts from doc
uments fell into the possession of
Mr.. Tilton. They fell there with the knowledge
and consent of Mr.. Beecher. Mr.. Tilton, in his
statement, published them, In justice to Mr..
rllton, Mr.. Moulton is bound to confirm their
authenticity he does 30 by producing the origi-
nails thereof. In justice to Mr.. Tllton, Mr..
Moulton could do no less In justice to Frank
Moulton, Mr.. Moulton could do no more. But
here he stops, and leaves the parties exactly in
the
POSITION IN WHICH HE FOUND THEM.
The friends of morality and religion, of Beech
er and Tilton, will be now inclined to build up,
for there has been attempt enough to tear down,
and though in the manly course MIR. Moulton has
seen fit to adopt scandal-mongers and poltroons
may iind disappointment, every one else, men OF
religion, of honor, and of the world, will find
satisfaction.