The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-25

there are some slight alleviations. The para
with the council and with ThedOrc's letters. /
hope Il will pass without inrlher notice; ifit Is
sight and be forgotten; whereas Il IL be assailed
have had Bot shall write Shearman a letter
and give him my full feelings about 1t. must
again be as have heretofore been. indebted TO
grant element. My Utmost sonl longs for peace,
and II that can not be. for death. That will bring
may sink through out of sight and notp prove a
'''O' - '''''' H. W. BEEcHKR.
P.S. have written strongly to Sherman,
and hope that he will send letter to T. I'M
solicited. am sick, head, heart and body, but
must move on. feel this morning 1ke letting
things go by the run.
The le ter of retraction, as proposed by Tiiton,
not being forthcoming 4 feitiL my duty. ia his
Interest, 10 take such measures as should result
in apology from Sherman to Tllton. / ac-
cordingiy carried to him a copy of the raper
having the article, ana laid It upon his desk, in
his Office, and said 10 him that If the statements
in this article were not actually made by him.
lac ought to retract them. AT the time they lay
on his desk, he sa d he had not seen the article
and did not mean TO see IT,. told hin that he
said he did not want to ftad 1t, and would not
read it,. then left him. Afterward saw Til
We will go up together, which we did, and net
Mr.. Sherman. Mr. filSon called his attention
| as having come from him (5hearman)
| concerning himself and wife; that one was crazy
| he 10 Mr.. Shearman: "This Is un rue, and If you
are correctly reported your simple duty Is 10
| say so; and III you have made such a statement,
! rmand that you retract aud apologize. If you
do not, shall hOld you responsible In any way
| can for such injurious statement" This con-
| ference brought about explanation from
Snearman, which Tilton refused TO accept, anu
Shearman, two days afterward, sent him anoth-
! now satisf d that what did say was erroneous"
1 Meanwhile IL bad come TO oe spread about that
Beeoher had made similar ace .saiiOnsas 10 the
l sanity q \ T.. and Mis-. llltOQ TO that OF Shear
man, 10 which report Mr. echergave emphatic
denial in note 10 Mr.. Cleaveland. of the present
Investigating co Iumittee. He said: 81 have been
as dumb as the d. adj. They that dare 10 say L
ave spoken OF il are liars, they mean to them
selves, and The bearers of lies If they received 1t
from Others"
Havin retained the friendship of the princi-
pal parties of this controversy down to to-day, i
have not thought IL proper 10 produce herewith
any letters that ha e re siyed from either OF
them, except the single one generating me
from blame and showing Mrs. Tilton's conn-
dence in me, which tn yught was due to myself
to do, because of the peculiar statement attribu-
Il ted to her. Nor have produced any papers or
propose for a settlement OF this controversy
since it has broken out fresh, and since the pub
lcation of Tilton's letter 10 Mr.. bacon, aud the
call OF echer for comm. tee: nor hsve
since then furnished 10 either party tnougn
called upon by both, any documents in my pos
session that one might use the same against the
other. have endeavors d to hold myself strictly
as mediator between in m, and my
endeavOr has been. even down To the very latest
hour, TO have all the scandal arising out of the
publication of the facts of their controversies
and wrongs hurried out ofsight, defining IL best
that IL be SO DONE not only for the good of the
, parties concerned and their families but that o.
7 the community at large. II any evidence were
needed, that In the interest or the parilesi al q
! especially of Beecher, was endeavoring to the
latest hour to prevent the publication of al the
docdmen,s and this testimony, and that re-
$ tanned the confidence of at least one of the par
ties i'm that endeavor, produce a letter of j uly
ID, 1874, being note arranging a meeting be
tween myself and Beecher in regard to this con
r troversy.
BEECHER's LAST LETTER TO MoULTeS.
. "July Is, 1874,
ri My DEAR FRANK: will be with you att o.
> little before. am ashamed tQput straw
more upon you, and have but one consolation
that the matter can not distress you long, as
0 must soon end that is, there will be no NOR
anxiety about the future. whatever regrets Their
!, may be for the past. Truly your and ever,
= II. w. BEECHER.
a CONCLUSION.
If there Is any paper or facS supposed by efthe
. of the parties, or by the committee to he In m,
possession, which will throw any further ligh
upon tho subject OF your inquiry, shall b
most willing 10 produce 1t, II have IL, although
ready to answer any proper Question
which shall be put TO me In the way q
n cross-examination by any OF the parties con
: memory any data 1 have will serve, SO tina
= all the fsctS may be known, for if any part o
= them be known, deem IL but just TO truth AM
. right that all shall be known. As, however,
" controversy has already arisen as 10 the correct
ne-s ofthe reports OF evidence taken before TIN
i committee, must ask leave, IL any CT ss-exam
r. ination is TO be had ally to be accompanied
. by my own sienographer, who shall take down
g the evidence NAV give, as a necessary me2sur
Q for my own protection: Leaving to your com
Q ments herewith scented, have the honor 4
}. remain yours, truly,
n FRANCE ID. MoULToS.