The New York herald., 1874-07-29


pocket New York pareI containing report Of
Dr. Bacon's speech. That part or the speech re-
terring 70 beecners magnanlmsy ana 10 10 Iid'o1s
Beecher. He then said, .'Mr. Beecher. you know
that have treated you with The utmost fairness.
and that the statements OF DR.. Bacon are untrue
call upon you, as a simple act or justice 10 make
correction OF Dr. Bacon's charges You have
newspaper of your own; you can do 1t without
compromising yourself and without damage 10
yourself. II you do not correct the impression
when Dr; Bacon has given the puolic ! snail be
Beecher II VIII be done with serious damage to
YOU Mr. Beecher made no reply
as q rale-bearery
Mr.. CARPgNTER-Theodore Tilton has striven to
commented on his utter absence OF vindictiveness
anu the sorrow-strcken air and attitude with
which Mr. Illton came TO him to ask his advice.
REP0RrEIt-What was the chara OF Mr.. TIL
toms homer
Mr.. CARrENrER-It was one OF the most delight
full homes over knew.
REPoRrER-Are you prepared 10 say, from your
own knowledge, tnat Mr.. rilton was di8nclined 10
publish the letter TO Dr. Bacon?
Mr.. CARpENrEn-I am. and do SO say Alter DR..
Bacon had made that speech to the DIVINITY class.
Mr. liiton wrote hun private letter 20 correct the
three months after Mr.. T1lton called Mr.
Beecher's attention to DR.. Bacouss open at.
had shown no intention OF replying. Then
Tlton wrote the Bacon letter. the least he could
and to his friends. His ultimate friends demanded
that he should do 1t. They told Mr.. Tlton that II
ne allowed such charges as Dr.. Bacon had made
concerning him 10 pass unrefuted he would ior-
felt the respect OF everybody. MI. Illton asked me
II would take his letter to Dr. Bacon. said
Haven, as thought DR.. Bacon, upon reading that
letter. would wish TO asE questions which
60 with me- DR.. Bacon received us with courtesy
and Kindness Mr. Tlton sad:-"Dr Bacon, I
have come to you with my statement. You have
represented me before the word as bad man.
You nave not had the iacts IN this case on which
, to form correct Judgment; l have come here,
Bile OF doing any man wilrul injustice. do not
want TO make this case public, aud have COME
letter. In the hope that your wisdom may devise q
course by which my good name may be saved.
them eaa e e to 90 IN WITH
an interruption. When he finished DR.. Bacon
said I'll have been thinking, Mr.. T1lton, as you
have been reading, whether tpts Is q private COM
municatlOn 7"
Mr.. rllton sad:-"An want is justice. hope.
you will suggest some way BY which justice may
be done me without giving tie case to the world
reference was then made to Mr.. Bowen's part
Of the tyipaEne eovenaa ana d. Bacon SAID
Ae simply Withdrew tncn."
Mr.. Hilton spoke charitabiy and ieelingly to DR..
Bacon with regard TO Mr. Beecher, ana ald not
show malice or vlndctiveness. / call upon DR..
we rose to take our leave Dr. Bacon said he could
not give advice on SO important q matter without
rejection. We bade him gcodDy and returned
to New York the same evening. This was Friday,
the 18TH OF last month.
The next evening Mr. Tilton asked me to write
note to Dr. Bacon, asking him II lie could recon-
mend any course by which publication could be
avoided. ln compliance with his request l wrote
MR. CARPENTER 10 DR. BACON
NEW YORK, June 20, 1874.
Ny DEAR sIR--l was at Mr.. Tton's Office to-day and
hau conversation with him conceruins our recent III
on his mind was that OF fairness and candor
Ss na a at rs % As M ms in
m9re tnaI reylng on your sense OF Justice, he would
S his M %
10 @ 9q s hs m other
Ito h 70 for opinion as TO me Wsest Est
Wlli either publish SUPPRESS letter aesorainr
Dr. m h
Question there any reason either Of morals o
% s s viii
on Mr. to to my
o Mr. Un s yo sa
n Mr. eroS Mr.
continued silence as you snow has been greatly mis:n-
fully hrSush the storm of detractlon are now urgent
ANY eo%munieation from you to myself will be con-
,lsY in is
"Thls letter." said Mr. Carpenter, ~ did not
send, as learned through Mr. G. c. woolwortn
o! BrooElyn. thai an esteemed mutual friend was
TINS friend y Brooklyn gentleman. esteemed for
his plety and learning. whose name Mr.. Carpenter
u
laid before him the points OF my letter, asking
him TO have an interview with Dr.. bacon, and
publicity could be avoided
NO WORD CAME
and after waiting until Wednesday afternoon, the
he promised, and. in the course Of the interview,
Dr.. Bacon said III Mr.. T1lton publishes that
within twenty.four hours by suit at law against
MI Tto1 nun1cy fnsy VIII have no case before the
THE ORIGINAL CHARGE Ac ArNsr Mr. nrrcurp
Mr.. Carpenter continued
"ln the original letter. as read to DR.. Bacon. the
knowledge came to me in 1870 that he (Mr.
Beecherl mad committed against me and my family
and the proof was being corrected, one OF Mr.
Beecher's intimate trends implOred Tilton 10
change this language and make the charge In the
words:-'An offence which fOrbear to name or
characterized This gentleman said to Mr.. TiltOn
in my presence-If You will so change this Ian
ment Or an ofrence.' Mr.. Tllton at first refused to
SO modify the expression, but was overruled by
this another proof that Theodore Tilton has acted
without malice in this matter"
REPoRTER-Did not Mr.. TiltOn think that Mr..
Beecher's apology bound him to silenceP
Mr.. CARPENTER-He never revealed that apology
either to DR.. Storrs or myself until after Mr..
Beecher wrote the letter OF defiance calling for an
REpoRrER-In what terms has Mrs. Tilton re-
ferred TO her husbandY
Mr.. CARPENTER-Always In the language OF aYec-
ti0n, anu often with PRIDE
REroRTER-Has Mr.. Cleveland ever lntimated
to you that, In case OF disclosure, other ladies'
would be invOlvedS
Mr.. CARPENrER-He has repeatedly.
REPORrER-Dld he mention names?
Mr.. CARPENTER-He did.
REPORTER-Wlll you state themS
Mr.. CARPENTER-I will not.
REpoRrER-Will YOU state them II called upon to
give them before court
Mr.. CARPENrER-l might then be compelled TO.
VIII not - 1t vOiun tarlly.
REPORTER-Dld you ever have any conversation
with oliver Johnson IN reference u this case?
Mr.. CARPENTER-Why do you ask this question
REPORTER-Mr. Johnson stated before the COM
mittee that Mir. TiltOn had never, IN conversation
with him, accused Mr.. Beecher OF crimnality. Did
Mr.. Johnson ever Intimate to you that Mr.. Tuton
had charged criminalltyS
Mr.. CARPENrER-fie has. Nj. Johnson and my
sell, as the friends ol Mr.. Theodore lilton, have
frequently talked over this matter. had reason