Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-26
BEECHER- TILTON- MOUL-
TON.
Opinion of the New York Press on
Moulton's Statement.

New YORK, Aug. 22.-The Tribune
says; In speaking of Moultou's state.
ment, certainly it is very far from JUS.
tifyiDg the fears of Beecher's friends
or the eXultant prophesies of his enc
mics. The witness who was supposed
to hold the key of the situation, leaves
the posture of affairs substantially un-
changed. Those who believed in
Beecher's innocence before will believe
in it still, and those who waited for
further developments must be content
to wait while longer. 1t is evident
that the assailauts discharged their
worst missiles at the opening of the
engagement, meanwhile the case re-
mains before the same patient public.
which has followed it so long with sor.
rOwful curiosity. Incredible weall~
ness has been disclosed i'm il and n ter
rible blunder has been made by the
defense at every stage of its progres s,
but we mistake wisdom and the Justice
OF the people If the great preacher
and beloved pastor is condemned with
out much stronger evidence than r.
d. Moulton seems able to produce.
The Times refuses to publish MouI-
toms statement as it can not sec that il
throws any new light on the dismal
affair to which it relates.
The World says that not one item Of
actual evidence or Trustworthy
testimony has been brought forth by
Moulton, which adds new difficulty or
inconsistency to the explanation al
ready put forth by Beecher, is his mar
rative and cross examination.
The Herdld, in the conclusion of a
long article, says:
1--WE fain would have believed the
a hDI 6 III
would fain believe it now, if we could
see any possible way by which he could
escape out of the meshes which bind
him. MoultOn, pressed to speak by
the onsloughts of Beecher and BeechN
er's friends, has spoken at last; and,
panied as we are at the result, we can
not disregard the fact that the Ply
mouth pastor is crushed unless this
terrible witness against him can be
shown to be a monster of Villainy,
duplicity and falsehood."
The San says: "Moulton produces
nothing that is equivalent to a confes =
sion of adultery on the part of Beecher,
and his explanation of the blackmail-
ing feature Of the affair is not satisfac-
tory. He shows, however, that up to
the very last moment, in fact up to
July 13, 1874, long after Beecher dis
covered that he had been backmailed,
he was writing him letters of the most
affaciionate and confiding character.
We do not see that this statement will
change anybody's opinion upon the
main question"
The Star captions two broad pages
thus: Z" Bad for Observation-Disclosures
Statement-The Pastor of Plymouth
Church charged with being a Coward
Liar and Adulterern
The Post says, editorially: " We are
credibly informed, that before Mr..
BePcher left Brooklyn upon his pres
ent journey to White Mountains, he
expressed his determination to bring
suit at all events, for libel against
Tilton, and also against Moulton, in
case Of publication like that which
was made yesterday. For final and
decisive solution ofthe question, which
until it is solved, causes many OF
BeecheT's best friends to doubt wheth-
er he is not occupying a false position
in the pulpit and in society, we trust
that he will not wayer from his deter
mination.n
WAsHINGToN, Aug. % One Of the
most shamefully shameless letters or
Moultou's contribution to scandal
concludes, Bye, Bvo," with stars foI
0lEtalNiN IL Is dlNItsNtU 10 IllLl u
beth, aud alludes to TheOdOre's C1rass
es, which the writer, i'm their prelim
mary stages, did not understand.
Committee Preparing Ihcir Report
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. The sub
committee of the Beecher Investiga
ting Committee, consisting Of Messrs
Sage, Wiuslow and Cleveland, held
meeting for the purpose of Consulta
tion as 10 how their report shall b,
drawn up. / was decided that com
mittee prepare "A draft of the report to
Mr., WInslow, to be submitted to tht
other lwO members OF the committee
for revision. These i'm turn will submi
TO the original committee of six, who
will make any alterations whicl
should be necessary, and then hand il
over to the Examining Committee OF
the Plymouth Chuch, who will repOr