The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-18

had to one or two persons. | mentioned TO
Oliver johnson for one, because he was
saying something to me one day about what
some of ]'ilton's friends were saying, and
| incidentally mentioned that to him, which
he never repeated, | suppose to anybody.
Mouton said, / will never admit that,
shall deny it always.
BEECHER CHARGED WITH UNFRIENDLINEss
TO Triton
Q-lIave you any objection to state what
Tilton's friends were saying to Oliver John
son and others; what did Oliver johnson
say to you?
A.--On one occasion he reported to me
that among the friends Of Tilton he had
heard reprOaches against me; that / was
neither endeavoring to help Theodore in
reputation nor in any other way, and that
the expression was that l had been the in
strumrnt of his being thrown off the track
in life, and that l would not reinstate him
/ replied in substance that so far as his rep
utation was concerned | not only longed
and tried to do what / could for Tilton, but
that his association with the Woodhulls was
fatal to him, and | could not make any
head against it; and with regard to the
otaer, said 10 him had been willing to
help him materially, and that recently |
paid five thousand dollars to him.
TiLToE IL a BgATIrIc MOOD.
Odd you see and have a converse
ton with Triton soon after the payment of
the five thousand dollars?
A.-On the Sunday morning following
the payment of five thousand dollars as d
was going to church in the morning, met
Mr.. Tilton standing right opposite the
house He put his arm through mine and
was in his most beatifc mood. While
walking down to the church he was talking
all the way Of grace, mercy and peace to
me, and at that time / recollect of thinking
that $4,000 is very modifying.
By Mr.. Clailin-Q.-Did you at any time
receive the note which the committee have
in evidence, as follows: "H. w. B. Grace,
mercy and peace. Sunday morning"
Ayes, he sent it on Sunday morning
by his wife, who had laid it on my pulpit
stand.
WHEN THE $1,000 WAS PAID.
By Mr.. Cleveland-If your mortgage
was made about May first, 1878, the money
of course was paid to Mr.. Moulton after
your mortgage was made!
Ayes sir; / did not keep the money
an hour. went with it directly from the
Mechanics Bank, where | drew it, and put
it into Moulton's hands on the same day
and within Il few hours.
Q.-At his house?
Al do not know
Q.--Did you have trouble with Mr.. Til
ton during the latter part of that month,
before the first of June, 1878?
Al do not know the months in which
have not had trouble with him; but he
L., al ot tI,o nj Of tha
month of May, 1878, on account of the pub
LEGATION of the tripartite agreement, which
led to my letter to Moulton, June !, 1873.
A MAGNIFICENT HUMBUG.
Q.-IIcre is letter dated May 1, 1874
in which Titon refers to some story Of
Carpenter about your offering money; did
you receive that letter?
Al did, sir. 1t was a magnificent
humbug. l knew that Mr. Tilton knew thai
lac had hoen. tinkling my gold in his peck
letter to be published for sham and mask
CARPENTER "GESIAL, GooD-NATUREI
FooI."
Q.--What did you understand by Car
penter's rel,tions to the money matter!
Any first knowledge of Mr. Carpenter
was that he was putting his nose into this
business, which did not concern him. Tha
was also Mr.. Moulton's impression.
asked Moulton one day, what under the
sun is Carpenter doing around here ant
meddlng with this matter? He summarily
damned him. and represented him as 6
good natured and well-meaning busy body
/ suggested why didn't he tell him distinct
" that his presence was not wanted. lie
said, well. he serves us some useful pur
poses. When we hear of things going OF
in the crubs or any place in Now York VIZ
put Carpenter on the track and he fetche!
all the runors, and so we use him 10 fine
out what we could not get otherwise; ant
did find that he not only did that, blu
that Mr. Carpenter was one of those goo(
natured men whose philanthropy exhibited
itself in trying to settle quarrels and diff
culties by picking up everything he coul'
hear said by, for or against man, and car
rying it to the parties where it would do tn
most harm possible. He was kind o
genial, good natured fool, and in all thi
matter he has been a tool more thar
helper He has never once done anything
except in the kindest way, and has neve
once done anything in the whole of thi
, matter, from beginning to end, that vas nc
stupid blunder. made up my mind fror
|, the beginning that rs | was silent to every
body in this matter | would be especial
silent to him, Carpenter.
AN OFFENSIVE BUsYBoDy.
recollcct but one interview with hin
; that had any particular significance. ii
came to see me once when the council wa
: in session, and our document was published
There was phrase introduced into it tina
} Tilton thought pointed to him, and Tilton tina
: night was in bonfire flameand walkedup an
l down the street with Moulton. l was in q
Freeland's and in comes Carpenter with III
dark and mysterious eyes; he sat down o
the sofa, and in kind of sepulchral whis
per told me of some matters. Says l, tina
is all nonsense; that it meant --an
= -, and Carpenter was rejoiced to hea
I it, and then went out On another occa
I sion he came to me, and in great elo'
of benevolence said there was to be news
I paper established IN New York, and that
/, was to take the editorship of it, and that
!, half million was to be raised almost by tn
i tap of the drum. ! was greatly amused
but said to him, gravely, ''well Carpenter
if | should ever leave the pulpit, think
very likely should go into journalism.
= would be more natural to me than anythin
: else" That was the amount of that col
vcrsa,on. One other conversation l hay
some recollection of in April, and that WI
when Mr. Moulton had plan on foot to Blu
u the Golden Age of Titon and send him
: Europe, and Carpenter came in and talke
with me about it. | rccolect very distinc
i ly that conversation. My eyes were bt
y ginning to be enlightened. My educatio
u !. was beginning to tell on me little, and
y said to Mr. Carpenter, distinctly, mir Ca
:, penter, that is matter which can hay
u nothing to do with. | don't know but tina
. if Titon wishes to go TO Europe with h
= family, aud live there for some time, h
II friends would be willing to raise that amour
:. of money; but that is matter you mu
y talk with somebody else and not with me
u Odd you say that if Tilton printed h
= documents you would never ascend tn
pulpit again?
Al never said that, AMI l should nave
talk about the thing with such weak ma
y as he.