Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-12
Tho gseecher-Tilton Scandal.

The Brnoklyn Eagle says that Moultou
statement is unexpectedly brlet, making not
more than five or six toolscap pages not closely
written. MnultoD says in substance that all ne
knows about the difficulty between beecher aud
JTIrou was ntrustcd 10 rim IN confidence, with
all tha dncrmcpt, he has been furnished rclat-
;uy directly or indirectly to the case, and that
t,rs, docrmcnts was iulruSed to hlm 10 cou-
fdence He says that he has knoWn Hilton slucc
1887. and that he became personally acqualnt'
ed with Bepcher 10 1869, aud nalny through
This case, Notwithstanding the fact that he
mas thc consent OF both Baecher aud Hilton TO
tell all he knows about the case, and to furnish
al, the documents he has IN relation TO II, ana
the additional fact that he has been twice SUN
moncd before the committee, he says that lie
cannot, 10 conscience, and as man OF nnnor,
disclose the contidcnces which lave been placed
in him. He came into the case as peace maker
70 settle it, aud all that he has done has 0ceh
done ID that direction. Without his knowledge
and against his wishes, certain doculhen'S con
ncctrd with the case have been published inalu
IL through Iiuu, aud IN his statement made
before the committee. 81 many oi the orlSinal
documents as he has copies OF, and which have
been made public he feels under Obligations to
Mace in the hands OF the coul,"lttcc, 1t neccs-
sary.
Noultop handed the committee his statement
and conies Of the documents quoted in Tllion )
communication. 1t appears Irou the hurried
COMPARISON made By the cnnimttee that III
ron. in quoting the documents; arranged them
70 suit himself. In some cases only part Of the
documents is quoted and variou, 81 gnltlcant
passages are omitted lu one case letter Is
divided by ron and made To seem as II there
were TWO letters, apparently Tor the purpose OF
accommodating the testimony, jhe committee
look on these changes as very slgnihcant, aud
as bearing heavily against 1'ilton. Moulton was
| briefly croSs-cXam;ucd. aud he maintained the
same position. He reiterated what appeared
ia his statement, that ii any attempt was mace
TO asslil his position as friend oil both parties,
or 10 question his honor, he might be under
the necessity Of making further statement, but
for the present he couteutcd himself with FUR
pishiug the committee exact copies OF the ooc-
umens quoted by Tilton.
The Ithaca Journal contains letter from +.
8. CARPENTER denying in the strongest terms
the insnuatioD Of the New York Sun that he
had offered Tor 5000 TO have Illton 5 letter to
Dr. Bacon suppressed.
Mr.. Sherman, in an intcl view with reference
| TO Moultons statement said Il know all that
Frank Moulton can say or has to say There
is nothing that he has III his possession tlat ID
implicate Mr. Bccchcr one iota; Dotflng, be-
cause there is uothng III ext terce - duplicate
him. If Bccch"r had spoken long ago these
clouds would have disappeared like mist before
summer wind And yet even now would not
advise Mr. Btcchcr to SPEAK Out, knowing as
do the circumstances Of the case.
The Bccchcr invest galiug committee rcsum-
ed their session again las! evening Two wit
ncsscs we're examined, lady aud gentleman
whose namcs could not be asccrtancd.
Moulior was in his house. 10 Rnm,eu street,
all cvcoiug, but refused audience to every vlsl
tor, and answered uli qu>stluns Seut to HIM by
note, with the simple reply, Il caunot say.
| lit is not known whether Beechcr will be before
the committee to- morrow afternoon or not.