Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-08-06
FIRST EDITION.


Mr.. BEEcHER's TWO LETTERS TO MouLToN-MouI.
TON BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, LAST EVENING
BONE OF MRS. TILToNs TROUBLES.
1t was stated, yesterday, that Frank d. Moul.
ton, the " friend both of Beccher and Tilton
VINO has been 40 much referred to in the case
had returned to New York. The following two
letters, written to him by Mr. Beecher, urging
him to appear and testify all he knows, are now
made public
THE FIRST LETTER.
BaooKLYN, July 2S, 1874.-My Dear Friend
the committee of investigation are waiting main
ly FOR you before closing their labors | too,
earnestly wish that you would come and clear
your mind and memory Of everything that can
pear on my case. pray you also to bring all
letters ana papers relating to 1t which will throw
any nght upon 1t, and bring to result this pro-
tracted case. TRUST that Mrs. M. has been re-.
invigorated and that her need Of your care will
not be 80 great as to detain YOU. Truly yours,
H. W. BEKcHER.
To F. d. Moulton, Esq.
SECOND AND MORE URGENT LETTER.
BRooKLyN, Aug. Al. D. Mouton, Esq.-sir:
Your letter, bearing date August 4th 1874 ia
this moment received. Allow me to express nv
regret and aHtolishment that you refuse me
permission ever to certain letters and papers
IN your possession relating to the charges made
against me by Theodore 1ilton, and at the rea-
son given for refusal.
| On your solemn and repeated assurances of
personal friendship, and in the unquestioned
confidence with whicn you inspired me of your
honor and fidelity, placed in your hands for
safe-keeping various letters addressed to me
| from my brother, my sister and various other
parties, also memoranda of affairs not immedi-
ately connected with Mr.. Tiltons matters. also,
from time to time, addressed you confidential
notes relating to my own self, as one friend
would to another.
TbORe Nil in ba,, ,d
to be held for two parties nor to be used in any
way. They were to be held for me- | did not
wish them to be subject to risk Of loss or
scattering from my careless habits In the mat
ter or preserving documents. They were to be
held for me. In 30 far these papers were
concerned you were only friendly trustee,
holding the papers subject to my wishes.
MIR. Iilton has made deadly assault upon
me, and has used letters and fragments of
letters purporting to be the copies of these pa
pers. Are these extracts genuine ? Are they
garbled? What arc their dates What il any
thing, has be ln left out, and what put i'll +? You
refuse my demand for these papers on various
pleas that, if l speak the truth in my state
ment, do not need them. That if | make a
successful use of them it will be an injury to
Mr.. Tton, and that you as tho friend OF
both parties. are not bound to aid either in any
act that shall injure the other.
But do not desire to injure any one, but to
repei an injury attempted upon me by the use
OF papers committed sacredly to your care.
These documents have been seen and copied.
There have been hawked for sale in New York
newspaper offices what purport to be any conf
dental notes to you on the matter but when l
demand sight Of the originals Of the papers,
OF which you are only trustee, that / may de-
fend myself you refuse because yon are the
friend Of both parties.
MIR. Tilton has access to your depository for
materials with which to strike me- but am not
permitted to use them in defending myself. l
do not ask you to place before the committee
any paper which Mr.. Titon may have given you.
But do demand that you forthwith place be
fore the committee every paper which l have
written or deposited with you.
Yours truly,
H. W. BEEoHEn
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
The Committee continued It's Investigation
last evening. Frank Moulton appeared before
them, and was inside the building about one
hour, after which he returned to his house. It
was stated that he would be before them on Sat
urday evening next, armed with his letters and
documents, he having asked time to arrange
them in order.
SOME OF THE TILToN DOMESTIC TROUBLES.
The main features of Mrs. Tilton's statement
before the Committee were given in the COM
aiERcuL of Tuesday. The official report of her
examination furnishes some more minute par
ticulars.
tions to domestic wants-to the needs of the
family. Ale did not know anything about
them at all I; / took charge of them myself al
together often he was critical about it, and l
would say, "Well, alone can do no better ; but
with you think l could do much better | and
he would say, II do not call upon you to go to
the Office to do my work this is yours the
other is mine"
Q-What was the character of his criticisms ?
A.-They were very unreasonable indeed. He
would speak to me harshly and severely about
any little extravaganza as he considered it, II e
was very fastidious, and must have the bebt Of
everything, but he didn't realize the cost.
Q.-Do you mean that he found fault with your
domestic management? A.-Yes, Sir, with my
management Of my servants, and with my man
agement of the household matters generally.
Q.-You speak of his referring to it harshly
and severely. How did he treat you in matters
of that description? Al fail generally when /
attempt to be severe, and therefore 1 do not
think can initiate or describe him but it was
very hard and cruel. He would frequently make
some very impulsive remark. / remember his
taking me to task and scolding me severely be-
fore the butcher in regard to my dealings there
but directly after making severe remark to me
he would always apologize and say that he was
sorry but the apology was in private. 1t is
sorry story indeed.
Q.--Were his demands extravaganza Avery
much so. He was very particular with regard
to his diet and the table linen and his own ap-
parel, and the glass and china must be very nice;
but these things cost money, 30 that the ex-
penses we were subj ected to were largely in
creased, while would have liked very well to
have had it different.
I" DRIVEN FROM HoME''-REsTINa ON HER Chill
DREN's GRAVES.
Q-State what you did in your anxiety and
trouble with reference to Miss - and the po-
sluon which you found her occupying in your
housep Al think she hurt me more than any
one in the world. She was more severe, and
treated me with greater contempt than anybody
else ever did, and to such an extent that could
not speak of it to my husband, as he never took |
any side nor could / tell mother about it. |
did not feel like revealing to her all this trouble
and embarrassment and humiliation. l did not
feel that there was place for my head to lie |
down on in that house. and frequently 1 went
out wandering in the Streets Night after night |
l walked with my waterproof cloak on, and
would go back and creep into the basement and |
lie down anywhere, feeling utterly wretch |
ed. Once | went away from home thiuk.
ing that / would not come back but
found that had left my purse at home, and |
had to return. Mr.. Tilton owns lot in Green
wood, and there l have two babies. l went |
there with my waterproof cloak on, and with |
the hood over my head, and lay down on the
two graves and felt peace. had been there but
little while before the keeper of the grounds
ordered me off. Ipaid no attention to him.
did not regard his order until he came again in