Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-06


NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-InquiTy being
made of members Of the committee Of
Plymouth concerning the probable teStimO-
ny of Mr.. Moulton, one of them stated
that the design of Mr.. MoultOn in hold
ing back until Mr.. Beecher testified, was
that he might take the stronger side at the
last moment and cut the throat of the
weaker. 1t was doubtless his purpose and
Mr.. Tilton'S to lock up part of the testi-
mony about which they could make future
insinuatiOns to Mr.. Beecher's discredit,
and keep the scandal alive. The commit
tee are unit in resolving that no report
shall be made until Francis d. Moulton's
testimony has been taken and the letters of
Mr. Beecher are submitted in full. This
committee is
Not Made Up of Asses,
and the members do not intend to adjourn
with their work half done and leave the
gaps down for scandal-mongers to return To
their depredations. Mr.. MoultOn has got
TO testify, and the letters will be had by
process if necessary.
The GaynOr suit
The suit brought by WIN. j. GaynOr
against Theodore Tilton was disposed of
to-day by Judge Reilly. Neither Mr..
Tilton nor his counsel were present, ana
only few persons beside the regular at
PENDANTS were in the court room when the
case was called. GaynOr made a short adj
dress, in which he said, Il have heard that
the case was to be taken to higher court. |
Truth, Justice, and the well defined law of
the commonwealth We're my Only motives
in bringing this case to a trial, and as they
would have full satisfaction before higher
tribunal, | therefore withdraw the COM
plant"
justice Reilly-"The complaint being
withdrawn the case is dismissed"
Beecher 20 MOuItOn.
The following is a letter from Mr..
Beecher to Moulton:
BROOKLYN. July 2S.-My dear friend:
The Committee OF Investigation are wait
ing mainly tor YOU before closing their !
labors. i. too. earnestly wish that you
would come and clear your mind and me-
mOry Ofeyel Wiling that can bear on my case. |
pray you also 10 bring the letters and |
papers relating o it, which viii throw any |
light upon il. and bring Ia a result this |
prOtracted case. ] trust that Mrs. NJ had
been rainvigTOated, and that her need Of |
your care will not he so great as 10 de-
tain you. Truly yours
H. W. BEECHER.
A second Beecher Letter.
BROOKLYN. Aug. ITO +. ID. MOultOn. |
Sir: Your letter bearing date Of Aug. 4, |
1874. is this moment received. Allow me |
to express my regret and establishment that /
you refuse me permission ever to see Ger
tain letters and papers in your pOss essiOn |
relating to the charges made against me /
by Theodore TiltOn. and at the reasons |
r H..
repeated assurances Of personal friendship /
and in the unquestiOniDg confidence with
which YOU inspired me Of your honor and /
fidelity. placed in your hands for safe keep
ing various letters addressed to me from
my brother, my sister and various other
parties: also memoranda Of affairs not i'm
mediately connected with Mr.. TiltOn's /
matter. | also from time to time addressed |
YOU confidential notes relating to ny own
self as one friend would write to another.
These papers were placed in your hands to
be held for tine two parties nor to be used
in any way. They We're to be held for me.
l did not wish them To be subject to risk
of loss or scattering from my careless
habits in the matter of preserving dOcu
ments. They were to be held for me. As
far as these papers are concerned, you We're
only a friendly trustee, holding them sub
iect to my wishes. Mr.. Tilton has made
a deadly assault upon me, and has used
letters and fragments of letters purpOting
to be copies of these papers.
Are These Extracts GenuineG
Are they garbled? What are their dates ?
What, if anything, has been left cut and
what put in? You refuse my demand for
these papers on various pleas, that if L
speak the truth in my statement, do not
need them; that if make a
successful use of them, it will be an injury
TO Mr.. Tilton, and that you as friend of
both parties, are bound not to aid either III
any act that shall iniure the other. But |
do not desire to iniuTe Mr.. TiltCn, or per-
NIT any attempt upon me by the Use Of the
papers committed sacredly TO your care.
These documents have been seen. Copied
they have been. Hawked for sale in New
York newspaper offices. What purpOrt to
be my confidential notes to you are on the
market. But when | demand a sight of
the originals, Of which YOU are only
trustee, that | may defend myself, You re-
fuse because you are the friend Of both
parties. Ma. Tilton las access to your
depository for materials with which TO
strike me, but am not permitted to use
them To defend myself. | do not ask YOU
TO place before the committee any papers
which Mr.. TiltOn may have given, but DO
demand that you forthwith place before the
committee every paper which l have writ
ten, or deposited with you.
Yours truly, ii. W. BEECHER.
MOuitOn Wants 10 Know, YOu Know.
Moulton says he answered the above let
tiers and expresses surprise that his answer
is not given to the public, as well as the |
letters Of Mr.. Beecher. Moulton stated, /
this afternoon, that he would 20 before the /
committee this evening. Gen. Butler has /
been tele9raphed fer and will be in Brook /
Ign tonight. He Will probably act as Til
toms counsel.
The Tribune tomorrow will publish an
interview held with Rev. DR.. StOrTs at |
Princeton, Mass. After confirming Tilton's |
story about laying his case partial " before |
DIR. Storrs for advice as TO the best mode of |
neutralizing the Woodruff publication, the
Doctor says:
At the time Mr.. TiltOn first came to con-
suit with me, and at subsequent interviews |
he did not seem to be actuated 10y any |
spirit of malice or revenge. / observed |
| him closely with a view to discover, if |
| possible, il he was Influenced 10y any |
| similar motive, ana whatever may have |
| been the fact was disabused Of any Sus- |
| melons that may have had as to his mo |
| lives. He spoke with no bitterness Of |
Beecher, and Of his wife with affection and !
| tenderness. He was not violent i'll Ian !
cnage and appeared to be honestly seeking
some peaceful solution, feeling that apub-
| tic answer TO the Woodruff paper was
needful. He expressed anxiety lest any re-
nlv that could BE- made would keep the
scandal alive instead of quieting the
troubled waters. One of his expressions
/ was
| "ReyeBGes.haye Burned Ont"
He seemed to me to be sad and depressed,
as by a great burden which lac was in vain
irving to remove. This was as he appeared
| to one who had known him personally Zoe
| On vears [ NAV have been WHOLLY de-