, 1874-08-29

soript to tho rotraction, in which tho chnrHo of
tmpropor ndvsncoa b explicitly denied. thna
that was In Tho minds of both Mrs. Iiiton and
Alr. Doocher. aud 10 ushor oifen8o.
But look furthor: Mr: Tllon. In tho last fot1r
yeats has many times said, verbally md III writing,
important n.1or rllo that, wlero complainant
las n,ato different and ii,conHlstont statemonia
of the oifense ho alleges, his orcdbilIty in dam
sg IL ost @t e asso 1 e
6toriH by Triton and Carpenter, which was n,ado
in Mrs. Iaton'B handwriting uudor tho demand
Of her husband WHO saya he dictated tho precise
words ollaractofizng Tho o1fenHo. the ohargo was
AN IMPURE PROPOSAL.
This statement MrH. TIlton retractod, and eays
ela protoated agaifnt II 40 falso when signed,
aud nftorward BnW DR.. StorrB and told him 80,
Dr.. Storrs 10 . lettor to tho Committee confirms
tho rotraotton. In tie mansac'igt 1 prepared oy
offcnso mas stated to bo improper advances. This
"truo stosy" Illton was in tic habit OF reading
to newspaper men, personal friends, and to
others. without It would Bootn much discrlrnina-
tioa considering how anxious ho professed to be
net to make known his secret.
Atr. Beechor testiaes TINT lie mot Triton On the
fcrry"buat about two wcoks nttor tho publication
OF The Woodhnll aoa'ldal, and thoy talked tho
matter ovor. lie rays that Tlton WIS at first
mysterious and nou.commttal, but on their way
home In brooklyn Triton invited him Into lis
huuBe, whore tho true atory was exhibited Ia Mr..
Dnecher, and prolonged conversation MAS had
whicl, loatod until midnight, aud durlug slt this
not ono word WAS said Or hintod BY Tll.on or tiat
he believed Deooher had committed adultery,
On tho contrary. he asserted liiH uns[lnkon con-
tidcnco in his ~ifoa purity, aud complained only
OF tho improper solicitations.
Ex.HUpERV18oR HARMON,
who, like Dir. Deecller, Is ano Ut our well-kuown
md reputable ctizons. tostiiios TO substantially
tho same exporienco With Tilton a. to tho nature
Of tte charge. hlr. Harmon goes further. aud
F4Stf f7bkTS F,
"trno story" IN Which thero was no allegation
Of hdu1tory, but TINT 1ilton described to him hls
frat iutarvtow with hIr. Bocchor on the evoslug
OF Dec. so. aud thou informed hIr Harmon that
ha at that tme charged Mr.. Beeehes with tho Of
fonae Of improper advances. Ar. Harmon OK
plicitly statos TINT In all B conversations, which
"o,e humorous with Iiltou for mora than two
yaa1s, 10 At IN time alleged adultery II the Of
ienso Of Which ho complained.
Tho testimony boforo tho Committee shows
szN1I4An STATEMENTS ny giLTos
to various other poraous up TO within q rocont
period. The ithof faot TINT Tilton troatod the
matter during four years as an otfenso shch
could DO properly apoloeIzed for aud forgiven ia
wholly inconsistont .lth tho charge III its pros
cut form. Mr. 1dlton in hia written statement
complains that Dir. Beecher abused Ills (Tilton's)
forgivenosB It ia believed no cade Of adultery
on record can bo produced whc:o an Injured
husband, upon learning Of bis wifo'a intidc1ity,
kopt tho TACT to himaeIf for ak mouths aid
then, after private complaint to tho offending
party. receive and a Accept an apology for ts
ts o cour!osee Of yeudsp All tnase .e
othor considerations to bo hereafter roferrad to
Bllow thht in no senso could tho oYsnse hava
been tho crime OF adultery. 1t might haYe been
coivabla llat Iilton. in Wow Of his coh1uct, be-
loved even that. Still further that the so-called
"apology"
wAa NOT FOn THR MAIN oFPENsE
Tilton himself in his closH-o1amiuation, clearly
nroves. Mark his words Ho says that the day
Aftor it waa procured, ho waa ia Moultor's room,
aud thoro mot Mr. Bcecher, when tho
following scene occurred. Ho {Beector) burst
out in an expression Of grcat aorrow to mo
aud eaId he hoped tho communication which he
lad aaat me by Mr., Moalton WAS satisfactory to
mo. He thou mud there told hIr. Moultou ho
had done wrong, but not 20 much a. aomp others
had, referring to his wife, who had mado state
nlents to AEr. Bowou that ought to bo uumsde,
bowen concerning the faotB which ho had mis-
stated. Here IL clear light III TO what the npol-
ogy doaa not refor to. 1t dispoaea Of tho apollo
gy forever AZ = paper rsfertipg to adultery. It
roferR to nothing OF tho kind. II the wrong
done to which Mr.. Deecher refers was adultery,
how could these words bo used in roforeuce to
it: He had dono wrong, not 30 mich al
eoac othcra"2 Tho absurditv of auoh claim ia
clear, Those words aud tho apology ara auaoep-
tibe OF but Que construction. Iley rofpr, as
Mr.. Deeclor Haya, to his doep roglct for ntate-
n1ents which ha and his wife had, under certain
Information fow days before. mado to Iii.
ready entertained Of removing Tilton from tho
BROOKLYN Union and Independent. It eppohrs
also, thAt tile next day Ir. Hcecber did writo q
letter to Mr, Dowen which TIltou uays he yolun-
teered to writc aud whloh referred to Tilton's
! business troubles with Bowen.
Noxt consider
MoULToN's COURSE
With Wow Of still further testing what mas In
his mind as we'll as in Tilton's ~ to the charac-
tor OF the offonse. II Mouiton understood tho
credit Of invention, discovery that this csitno
could 10 the Subj ject OF m apology, and d ready
forgiveness OF concitiation On the purt Of tl,e
oiIouder and injured husband. That Moulton
! did not holloyo Or understand that tnensc was
aau1tery, il shown by the samo GLASS OF evidence
that lha been stated iu rofe1onca to Tiltou. He
! repeatedly declared to many persons there was
| no adultery. Fortunately NO haye q Statement
Ia writing setting forth Monlton's ultimate OF
| tho nature OF the ofenHe. Dir. Doecter wroto a
! among other things ho
COMPLAINS or TlLroN's THREATENING
and Inconsistent uouducs, and declares his p,1r-
| pose to waase no moro enotgy In trying to
| ing Of tho publication OF the trlparsite agree
meut, SO called. In this letter Mr. Deocuer says
"My mind ls clear. I an not in haste. shall
wri1e for tho public statement t,at will bear
caro- u mo and mlne." ..rhoso are not tho words
| OF guilty mind. Moaleon foplles on tue San1o
| day that publicity WAS no palt OF his profound
! policy, and ho hasteps to object: At
ah a'st 10 mus was'' bs th''a spokso soFo' lot eo
know you can ssand ii tho whole case was
published Tomorrow" Apparently fearing that
this might rather tond to determine nlr. Beeohor
to publish tho whole caso tlaau otherwise ho
crcAsad out these and othor lines with ponul,
l md cDmu1nncn1 ANEW Tn thia nav etfOft tho