The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-15

/ have no fear Of their full and fair publ
cation; for though they would doubles
make n sad exposure Of my weakness
grief and dependency, they do no
contain line confessing such gull
5 as has been charged upon me, or won
inconsistent with my innocence, nor any
other spirit than that Of generous remOrst
: over a great and more irreparable evil,
Gentlemen Of The Committee lin the not
requesting your appointment ! asked that
you should make full investigation Of all
the sources Of information. You are wit
nesseI that in no way influenced or inter
fered with your proceedings or duties. ]
, have wished the Investigation 10 DO &C
searching that nothing could unsettle ii
results. Ihave nothing to gain by any
policy Of suppression or compromise. Fol
four years | have borne and suffered
enough, and will not go a step further.
will be free. l will not be under rod OF
yoke. Ifany man would do me favor lei
him tell all he knows now. Il Is no time
to lay down the law Of honor in regard u
the use Of other persons confidential COM
munications. Bat in so far as my own
writings are concerned there Is not letter
or document which am afraid TO have
exhibited. | authorize any, and call upon
any living person 10 produce and print
forthwith, whatever writing they have, Of
any source whatsoever. But It is time,
for the sake Of decency and pub.
lie morals, that this matter should
be brought to an end. It Is an open pool
Of corruption cxhaling deadly vapors.
For six weeks the nation has risen up
and sat down upon the scandal. Not q
great war nor revolution could more
have filled the newspapers than this ques.
ton OF domestic trouble, magniied athou.
sand fold, and like 4 sore spot in
the human body, drawing to itself every
morbid humor in the blood. Whoever Is
buried with it, it is time that this abomi.
nation be buried. buryond the power Of
resurrection.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF BEKcHEB,
Nsw YORK, August IA The following
is portion Of the cross-exgminatlon Of
Mr.. Beecher by the Plymouth Church 10.
VcstigatiDg Committee:
Mr.. Ssge-I would like ID Inquire how
Moulton first entered this case, and how
he come TO be your coutidsntS
A. Mr. Moulton was tho school mate
and friend Ol Tiltou, and Tilton, when his
various complicated troubles came upon
him In connection with Bowen, went TO
Moulton and made him his sdVlSer and
helper. That is the way that be came In.
to the case.
Q Can you tell Us how you came TO
wrlIe that letter OF dependency, dated
February 9th, 1872, 10 Mr.. MoultenH
A. would come back from q whole
weeks lecturing and would DO perfectly
tagged out, and the first thing after getting
home there would be some COMPOUNDED
development opening on me. Ia this
state OF mind in which l had not longer
any resistsuCy or rebound 10 me. /
would work whole week out, and that
is tho way l happened time and time
again. On one of these occasions l went
10 MoultOn'S store, MoultoR had always
treated me with the greatest personal
kindness, he never had refused by day or
night TO see me or listen 10 me, l never
saw him out Of mood toward ME. After
the first few months he treated me as II he
loved me. On this occasion went down
to his store 10 see him, and his face was
cold towards mo. proposed walk with
him, and be walked me In such way
that 1t seemed TO me as though 1t was
irksome 10 have me with him, and as
though he wanted to shake me of. Any.
thing like that all but kills me, don't
Wish to push myself on anybody, 10 feel
that ! have pushed myself upon any hu-
man being who does not want me Is
enough 10 kill me, and to be treated
thus by him at that time made 1t seem to
me as though the end Of the world had
come, for he was the only man on the
globe ! could talk with on this subject.
was shut up from every other human being.
| could not go 10 my wife; l could not go
to my children; could not go to my
brothers and sisters; ! could not go 10 the
church. He was the only one person TO
whom could talk; and when got that
rebuff from him 1t seemed as though II
would kill me; and the letter was the
product OF that mood In which l was
thrown.
Mr.. Page. When was this interview
with the pistolH
A. The frat interview was at Moul.
toms house, December Both, and tho next
was at my own the next day.
Q. Did you consider the interview at
MOulton's house threatening interview 2
have heard from some source that the
door was lockedH
A. That Is stated In my statement.
Q Did Tilton st any time make any
charge OF adulteryH
A. No, sir.
Q. What was Mr. Moulton's manner
at the time when he demanded the re.
traction Of Mrs Tilton-threatenings
A. l should describe 1t as ono Of ex-
ceedingly intense excitement.
Q Do you suppose you or the com.
munity would have heard anything oil
these troubles Of Tilton with his family
had he been successful mani
A. am morally certain tho thing
would have been deeper buried than the
bottom OF the sea II Tllton had gone right
on to prosperous career, and be had had
the food which he had been accustomed
to, but Tilton Is a man that stsrves for
want Of 1Attery, aud no power on Gods
earth can ever make him happy when he
10 not receiving some incense.
@ ! understand by your statement
that you first met Moulton at Pages
studiO-is that correctI
A. l date my knowledge Of the man
from that time. He was having his por-
trait painted at the same time, and we
met there occasionally. 1recollect being
impressed with the feeling that he was an
acute fellow, and that he had strong lii.
ersry tastes, as he has.
Q Had you ever visited his house In
social way prior 10 bis call at your
house on this buslnessr
A. Never.
Q, Then you had no intimate personal
relations with hims
A. None