Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-29

in0 If a d-foite nature made known
this morning concerning the great scan
daI. II Is understood that Mr.. MOuitou
ans Nr. Tiiton were ia consultation
sunday night, and again yesterday
morning. and il Is known that Nj,
Nouiton j. st present acting under the
adyiee OF General Butler. be has not
vet been invited by the committee to
make his appearance before II, and 1t Is
believed -hst whenever De Is called on,
he will refuse 10 give his testimony. Mr..
TiiJon thinks uuat IN view OF the gravity
Of the charges made against Mr Beech
er, and the magnitude which the qges-
ton mas now assumed, Mr. MOulBou VIII
not tell what he knows except before a
tribunal having the power 20 compel
him . give his evidence; and whenever
a. NJ 'Lton does speak, Il must be il
cou6rmat. .'On Of his (Iilton's) sworn
s+sfaDsDf Il was stated Yesterday eve
ming bv a frie % OF Mr.. 1hton, Ihat ne
bs5 giyan IA A qis opinion that, during
the present inv, Sllgiuoii5 no eF'leL!cs
v-auI1 oe sdiucaG calculated To conViet
NFr Baach-r ~ the prime pal charges
-,1sss sgsinsf him He BELIEVES that
only sueh testimony as tends 90 estab-
lish his innocence viii b. soueAt aitei5
and thu ks this is but whit might De
naturally expected from the constitution
OF the committee, who sre all us per-
souaI friends. This report he believes,
viii 0e - The eff-ct that. from toe tastl-
m1nv brought before them, tHey ieit
bound 10 acqult him, with expressions,
perhaps. o. regret that they were not
emB0 FeraS to compel other witnesses %
ts-.f5y la the case TIE committee Is
said II have come TO the conclusion that
Mr.. Beecher should not be called upon
70 testify until 1iitOn's statements have
been strengthened by something more
than his own affidavit
Carpenter Interviewed.
NEW YgRK, July IS The Brooklyn
4rgus TODAY prints q part Of sn inter-
vieE With F. B. Carpenter, Oh the
sashisct OF tue Bsecher scandal Car
r,aluer SAYS be was first brought actively
into the case by Beeeher in May, 1873.
Beec her sent for Carpenter, wishing him
20 come Immediately TO BrOOkiyn;
Reecbsr had learned that Henry G.
RoWea had ressssrted to Carpenter
charges which be had formerly made to
TiIton agsiust Beecber, and which be
hsd Withdrawn ia the trlpartite
sg-eemsut. and that Bowen bad said in
nTsseDce Of Sir. Z. D. HattOn, Of Mil
Wsukee. and Carpenter, that be did not
wish them to understand that he had
sasde . retFactiou; Beecner wished Car
b, enter % confront BO ven on these
-, ',lts. 1t was also said that the trlpar-
Ire q. gveUaut was 70 be made pubilci he
Sgenf Z = MOultOn's house; Reecher was
- fl,era but M5ulton said be wished
1-,,-,ar.ts- 20 90 to BOWen's residence
TTilF CIsA5n, and MOult0n;. they
y,s5t and Carpenter repeated, IN
,,-s-ence Of Bowen, C!afiin and
Noulton, statements made BY Bowen
- biugeJf concerning Beecher
ATr BoWen admitted 8D, and Mr. Cla--
Iin expressed his astonisbment that Mf.
Bowen should have told teese things Al
ter signing the covenant Nj. Claim
w. tie person who induced Bowen TO
sign the covenant Mr.. Bowen SAID ne
9rorssted against making the agreement
1uhlia Carpenter said TO Bowen that II
The statements were untrue be should
make the most unqualified pubic nenl-
al. but II true he should stand Ey them.
Bowen had said to Carpenter tnat
: lrescber had made confession 20 nm on
h3a kuees TiltOn and MOGltOn nau
bsep I'D By Bsecher that this was lie.
CtrDa.t.,r said TO Bowen; Ihere Is
Firect lie bstween you and Mr.. beecner,
- for one j xant 10 know the truth"
Ciafin thought Beecher ought 70 Ds
present at the il >ServleW. Ni0ulton weht
% his house for hI'a5 out ,Iiu .ii.,lii. 1Os nv
bim. Bowen expressed as "lIliL,S ,l.5 - -
10 meet BeecbeT next das' Oiailn
agreed % arrange the interview q LG"
! avs after, CARPENTER saw C'ahIn, Euo
-,.'B hfn Reecher had said: "lpeTe lEo' = I
.9rce enough in Brooklyn 70 draw me Z
1to a private interview with II. T. 4
Bowen.
NTr Carpenter says that in his busi-
1ess relaEi iOns with Bowen they had ire
uueut conversations regarding bis ultIi-
GT.fv with Bsseuer, aud Bowen said
tbef B-echer's friends wanted him Bow
en- 10 sigu a sweeping document, de-
clariug bis charges against BeecbeT IN /
true. aud that lie refused; Clsfin urged
liul 20 at least sigu a paper withdraw
ing the charges, and be consented.
THE interviewer here inserts the fol-
s,,vyIny note: "Mr. Carpenter here re- {
> eate.l 10 tie writer the substance Of a
rer-ation which took place between
T,s--l y5sr and himself on Sunday, June
/ 1s-3. after service at Plymouth
.,r-o5 We can only say, that the
sfsfepauts which Mr. Carpenter says
Raaehar nsde that evening are, If true,
Of the utmost significance aud import
NIr. CARPENTER declares that he will
-oDt make public this conversation un-
Iess he is called Oh 70 testify before the
proper tribunal .-.-.-- s..t
II was during this interview that
gsscher told Carpenter that 10 case
Flbeodors would make certain dissVo"-
ols he would share his fame and fortune
~r.tn hiu, and pour in subscribers 70 the
I1ol,5sH Aqe by the Thousands. The M
teygisvy which CaTpenter speaks OF Oc-
,.-Irrad on the evening Of the same day
Iyi,en Baecher wrote his tonching letter,
dated sunday. June l, 1873.
Great significance attaches 10 Csrpen-
80 9fsfeIneDt from Che fact that Beech
- ear5 excDerating Fiitou from being
- sis,derer and defsmer was Published
ne next day, June ?. 1873. Carpenter
80 Tiltoa lad no ViDdictive feeling
=. snst Bsecher, aud tried hard before
aass...-iisbing the letter % DIR. Bacon TO
iL 80 eome means by which Beeeher
i-,,i',,l5 lluu zee him from the imputatiOns
80, ,'i.''r mon Ma by Dr.. Bacon. Before be
Je'.5feI - - Dgallsh the letter, Df: Bacon
ssfd =, $ frjand II Carpenter; " II MI
TiIfoa nab.ishes thst istter, and .i,y Bly-
mouth chutch does not fsoly u y "iti,.li u
twenty-fOur hours by 3 suit eg tSH