The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-30
Beecher Wishes MouIton's Testimony

The Brooklyn Easte says: ave are
informed and authorized to announce
that Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has, very
recently, written a letter to Mr.. Frank
Moulton in which Mr.Beecher earnestly
asks and adjures Mr.. Moulton to go be-
fore the committee and exhibit all he has
to tell, and all he knows with reference to
the matters in controversy between Theo-
dore Tilton and Henry Ward Beecher.
The Letter Long. Explicit and
Earnest.
This letter is declared to be long. eI-
plicit, earnest, unmistakable and to the
effect that Mr.. Beecher has no wish, and
Mr.. Moulton no alternative but for the
latter to go before the committee and TO
fully and frankly say all he can say forth
with. This earnest letter of request from
Mr.. Beecher, coming in with the request
of the committee itself will reach, or has
reached Mr.. Moulton at Narragansett
Pier, where he has been with his wife.
Carpenters Story Concluded.
The argus to-day concludes Carpen-
ter's story Of the difficulty between
Beecher and Tilton. The report yestcr-
day ended at the point where Carpenter
made allusiOns to Oliver Johnson con-
nection with the case. johnson stated
before the committee that TiltOn never
charged in his lJohnson's) hearing that
Beecher had been criminally intimate
with Mrs. Tilton. Mr.. Carpenter
is willing to swear that his first absolute
conviction that there had been adultery
between Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton,
was derived from the statement of Oliver
johnson, to that effect.
Oliver JOhnsOn's Statement.
Mr.. Carpenter said, IL can prove that
Oliver johnson used these words, Wy
lips are sealed by solemn promise, but
if | should disclose what | know the roof
of Plymouth Church would come right
or Another time Mr.. johnson said to
me, Il know great deal more about this
case than you do, and what you know Is
bad enough "
Mr.. Carpenter says that he accom-
panied Tilton when he went to DIR.
Storrs for advice, and that the latter
said, ''Dr. StorrS come to you for adj
vice in regard to the proper action to be-
taken by myself in reference to the state
ment made in Mrs. WoodhnlrS letter.
DR.. StOrrs replied, IL have not read the
statement made by Mrs. Woodruff, but
if you thing it is Of Importance to merit
attention ! will do So. DR.. StOrrs
read Mrs. Woodhnlls story, and a few
davs later, when Mr. Tilton visited him,
said: "Mr. Tilton, / have read this
paper carefully and if the statements are
true, draw from them four conclusions.
DIR. SiOrr's Conclusions.
Mr.. TiIton asked what these conclusions
were. DR.. Storrs then said: First, That
Mr.. Bcrchcr and Mrs. TiltOn have had
criminal relations; second, That you
discovered that; third, That Mr.. Bccchcr
received II paper from Mrs Tilton deny
in~ that such relations had ever existed;
fourth. That Mr.. Moulton got that paper
from Mr.. Beecher' Mr.. TiltOn said,
DR.. Storrs, what if these points cannot
be dcnied?' DIR. StorrS replied, IF those
points cannot be denied. have no advice
t. give; All eva sion W, uld be worse than
silence" Tilton said to the Doctor that
he had not told and could not tell him
the whole truth.
Committee Hope 10 End this Week.
General Tracy said to-Iay that the
Committee hoped to end the whole thing
this week. Mr.. Moulton, Mr.. Bccchcr
and one or two other minor witnesses
were all that were TO be examined.
Hon. T.. ID. HoItOn's Statement.
MILWAUKEE,, July 29.-The Sentinel
of tomorrow will contain I'm interview
with Hon. +. ID. Holton, mentioned in
last night'S dispatches a. being present at
the interview between Bowen and Car
pcmter. He refers to Tiltons letter pub
iished in the Brooklyn IjTo" year ago
last spring; the letter dated january |,
1871, calling Bowcn's attention toa state
mcnt made by him that Beecher had
been guilty Of improprieties with num-
Der Of women and was unsafe for visits
to the houses of members of tn" church.
Hoton saw the letter while in Hartford.
He went to New York and called Oh
Bowen. Carpenter was present, and
talked about the letter. ll"lton asked
Bowen squarclv if he had made such
charges against Brccher to Beecher him
self, and if he knew them to be true.
Bowen refused to either deny or ac-
kmowlrdgr their truth. Holton construed
his silence int" an admission that Til
tons letter truthtully stated what had
occurred.
The Becchrr Examining Committee
met again tonight in BOooklyn, but
adjourned after the session lasting one
hour without, it is believed. examining
any witnesses. Mr.. Moulton was to have
submitted letters held by him nj to-night'S ;
session, but h did not put i'll AN appear
ancr. 1t Wa, stated that Mr.. Bcechrr
will not lay his detailed statement before
the committee until Mr.. Moulton's tc-ti-
mony has been taken.
Alleged Deficit.
Henry Rindle, the agent here Of the
Atlantic and Pacific Insurance company
of Chicago. and of u suspended fir" inSur-
ancr company of Ph:ladnlphin, has left
ln'N CITY. -iI 'AdIilHtllbl 'l llIr NI''ult-
with the former company. show, is Al
legged. u deficit of $1,000,
and it is said he is
indebted to the latter company for be-
tween 100000 to 100000, Il large portion
of which is represented to be- in cash,
which he used at the time of his departure.
Prindle was formerly member of the
firm of Prindlc X Mangan, Insurance
Agents of this city. and represented sew
cral companies of fair standing, hut the
first Chicago fire made havoc with tem,
and the assets of the firm having been
depleted there WAS Esom" wrangl'ng, and
the dissolution Of the company partner
ship cn>ucd.
Suit Begun.
4 suit has been begun against the
Peoples Company on atfidavit> that the
company are non-rc-idcntS. Sheriff Of
ticcrs are now in charge of its offices.
Body FOund-Arrest OF Suspected