The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-25
BROKEN LOOSE AGAIN.
MouLroN's LONG STATEMENT
Ha Says that Beecher Confessed to
Him.
ooNcLUsIoN OF THE SERIAL.

CONCLUSION OF THE SERIAL.
MRS. T.LFoN's DENIAL OF THEoDoRE'sl
ESoRMfrTgs-TILroS NEVER KNEW THAT
BEEcHER HELPED HIM-THE UNsAvoRY
WFLK ESoS-END OF THE CHATTER.
Nrcw YORK Aug. 2l--The Isaily Evening
Graphic furnishes in advance of pubIfcStion
the proof sheets Of the complete statement OF
Frank D. Mouiton. From this volumiIsous
Siocument the raost interesting letters and state
ments are given below MIR. Moulton pre(aces
his statement with the following card:
To the Public:
became a party Almost accidentally in tho
unheppy controversy between Mr.. Beecher and
Since nm my q bss hood, @ and for MI Mr. Beechec Ssd
always enteftal ned che wgrmest sdmlrstion. In
had given Mr. TiiIcn SO grave a csnse OF ofiense
that, II the truth should be made
Rgoiic, ,.sa sssas sssne fal'pa Believed 'a ihat
the scandal would { nd 20 tierTniRe the very
Tfoundsttens OF social order, 10. lay low bcneh-
the proseeetes and blieht the tsmily o1one Of the
mon moSt ~ ,be yenersion I'm Is isasirousI deem
ed IL and stll regard it. eeernli ned TO try and
avoid is For nearly four os Lars have eap1Ted
the consequences OF their acts, whether OF un-
wisdom or pas ion, which h We already Serious
ly involved them IN a eedle<s and DISASTROUS
quarrel which isTnade q 10 pretext OF pouring
out on the community hood of impurity and
shresteninE ike = shiri pool, III not stiiied, to
draw into Its vortex Il ie peace of mind 3 ID
Z saw that because OF ne transgresrions OF IN
other, innocent childr en- would be burdeaed
most heavily sEd eruS lily ea their young lives.
All thsss r,srao as aessTminsd me TO ss ;aee
have sincs bec0m e 20 notoiiO iOus. This
decision involved me in great .anxl-
y ,hoe Co , M W e or v on
ton. Even tzat re ward has now failed me,
and instead of IL an sttempt is made TO throw
Selongs 70 the acto. alone One Of them whom
have sedussly en- ieavcred 20 serve has seen
ut, with all the pow or Of his vast infiuerce and
matchless ~ n writer, to visit on me the
penalties OF has ow q wrong doing, at the same
time pub icly appe Aliug 90 me to make known
1HE TRUTH,
IL It would justi " his attack, Feel that
the failure Of my ecxertiens has not been owing
to any fault OF mi ne | worked faithfully and
sincerely under q ae almost daily advice and di-
rection o Mr. Be scher, with his fullest Spproba-
ton. confidence md seeming gratitude, until as
think, In an ev II hoEr for him, he tcok other
advice. have I. iled,' aad now strangely enough
he seems desirovk 20 parish me for the sad con-
sequencessfthe ty.tzsiRee-ity and wIckedness
of his present ounseli0Ts. Mr. Beeclser. in his
statement testThes that he brought this IN
Even while mO,urning what seems 20 me IN q
utter unwisiom of this proceedin I have don e
and have % tep. siien tho9sh e s ss1 @itS soe
row that this silence deeply in
s sense @ % OF duty. ~ MY no. 70 one P'e' osiP' bot %y
70 all the parties .involv.sd, refused
the united puoic appeals made loy Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Ti'on TO procure the evidence in my
possession, partly because felt that the injury
as tsn ee e destsnc,an 20 c as iaT s
all the interests had for years, tried TO con-
serue. and especially Ola Mr. b echer's hl nsef
stated essaay shat t cenin Snlh S@1
speak, namely, In defense OF ny own
sailed. len ' Sr Beeeher % unit ansnissed Sy Ss
the facts in my hands 10 defend himself with
lished aeeusations OF Mr.. Beeche affecting my
character. nay self-respect, the adv ice of friends
truth, the whole truth, and nothing hut the
truth, shouid now be fully declared. I give to
the puolie- therefore,
THE STATEMENT I HAD PREPARRO
to bring before the committee, without the alter
alton or add tion of q sentence and scarcely a
word, certainly without the change ,,f a slngle
syllable since read Mr.. Bsecher's stat ernent and
evidence, or because Of 1t. This paper syith-
held from the committee when before IL. in a
last disparing effort for peace, at the earnest
solicitation Of some OF Beecher's friends. and
with the approval also of some OF the most val
ned OF nv own do not ne< give IT to
because its. production. concerns nav.
Ell rainer tnap the prf netRals
against public accusations, not to aid the party
20 the controversy For the needless and err el
necessity IN At now so imperatively compeIs it's
production nave the most profound gri ef, TOR
which there Il bnt q single slieviatiea, ma meIy,
thatthe diselosur OF the facts at this tim ca
triedto Sef4sad BY wIthhoen9 shes fro. a nlss ts
public, than thew would have caused In Jsnua-
~, ls7l. when but for NV Interference the pub |
ne would most assaraly have been pat in pos
:sssisn S;s Of the whole tsu IN h This PaSisstOH e
renders fruitless ar years of constant
and sincere eff ,-ts to save him IL leaves him
and Mrs Tllion in aImos the same position IN
whic found them existing, tu so far ~ their
late disingene ous, baby untruthtulness In their
matien Of tine world 20 ~ ~, vslf the
right, hereafter. to revie = the statement Of Mr. |
Beecher, in con rast with the acts as shown by
the Documents herewith subj0ined 10 others |
whichI which aave az my bad. the Product m OF
which dls not seem 70 be necessary, until some
[slgnsdl /. FRAscIs d. MoULroes-
STATEMENT OF FRANCES Z. M0ULToN.
Gentlemen the Committee.
need not repeat to you nay great, |
very great sorrow 10 feel Obliged 70
permission of the parties, to put before Won the
exact facts wrieh have been committed TO
air 1nasr IN M vessgsison ~ so "a sai9 sas unhappy
use words of characterization Of anv OF them
tempt To asrribe motives. save when necessary
10 exactly state the facts, leaving the ooeus- |.
renees. trer acts OF omission and commission, 10
be interpreted Dy themselves In giving .on-
verssrons or narratives i. Of eo1r-e, can.
In most cases. give only The sub
stance OF the hrst, and will ATTEMPT
30 gtv the words only when they Impressed
themselves upon my mind az 10 remain In my
memory. and Of The latter only so mucn as
seems % me material. have known Mr.. Theo-
dore fitoR sinre 1870. intimately, In the kindest
reiatto' Of social and personal friendship.
have known the Bev Henry Ward BeecheT since
lss. and then casually as an acqnaintan e anu
an afA- ndant npon his ministrations up to the
beefEotn< OF the occ rrences of which 4 shall
speak. seeing Nr. TiltOn's vaIedictOry as editor
OF The 4ndeDendent on Dec. 22, lS70, A Inferred
that ne-e had been some differeDc .
between h'mseif and Henry Q. Bowen. the pro- .
prietor. BCt learning that Tilton bad been re-
tsin~d as ce1tribut0r To that Journal and as