New-York tribune., 1874-09-12

door enigma me. and every day adds 70 ths
mystery Mrs. Beecher has adopted the child 'Wbse
| childf asked You said Elizabeth Now ash what
earthly there In that remarkp Mrs Beeshef
| had adopted Elizabeth Beecher had adopted beB
| mother ana wanted Elizabeth 20 be all that wife
could be TO him; Mrs. Morse says she believes he
would be all the endearne name OF son can be 10 bers
| ana wants to know she Is mistaken. Query Undek
| this arrangement what relation u Mrs. Beeches
| TO Beecher II she had adopted the child OF bif
mother and her husband had married the daughter OF
her motherf Who wonders that Mrs. Morse thought 10
| q mystery
lam specially acquainted with the habits Of meo
| or obtain money by blacKmsl. oui had
supposed they obtained money they did what they
pleased with ir t doled oat by third per
In little he deemed there was need. without
the knowledge Of the backmsler where It came from
| who obtained the money by threats and extortion.
Again. Beecher says that my confidential friend" told
| him that Titon would publish his statement unless
another $3.50 paid, winch he refused % do. Does
Beecher mean that that friend N be meant 80.
why did he not say sof He knows that I never sug-
| gested that he should pay dollar, or ever believed
that the could be composed by the payment Of
money, 10 might have been by other proper action
he bad acted like o noble and courageous man. a. at
hoped he might do and might be. rhs state
nsinuated to prejudice IN advance after he
learned the 4h Of August last he could not use tho
best friend God raised up to man TO act
dishonesty and falsely his selfish purposes
The charge false another answer made on cross
examination 70 Injure by showing that opened bis
| letters, follows:
O. BY Mr.. winsow-Can you tell what became Of
Mr.. Wooahulls threatening letteri A. Mr. hodito4
opened IL.
The fasehood OF this answer can oe shown In a mo-
ment. That threatening letteras indeed bon letters
from Woodruff to Beecher-were to NEWS dated
June s. 1874 and ineOsed In note from
Beecher to me Of the date, with a request TO
answer IT, as follows:
MY DEAR MouLros: VIII you answer this Or VIII
you that she is 20 understand that can DO nonngt
certainly shall at any and all hazards, take
single step In that direction and it brings tronbe1s
must come. Please drop me hne TO say tHat al Is
rght-if, in your Judgment all Is night.
Truly yours, H. w. d.
Why does this minister Of Gospel make such reek
less statementsi Again. let ask does any man Won
der when they fall into such contradictions with MS
letters, that Beecher and his lawyers should nave
desired 80 much to gee possession Of my documents in
they square their statements and es-
cape these contradictlons
And in the whole Of all the negotiations had
with his counsel 70 the settlement Of
this controversy after tue publication OF the Bacon
letter. challenge any 20 that the word money
used by me, or by Thton in my presence as
method Of settling this True, before that publ
| cation 1 said rilton-what say here openly and
freey-rhat from my own fortune would give $500 IN
gold Its publication And also stated the TACT
that 80 said 20 Beecher and also said TO him that be
land believed IL much larger then than do nosl IN
order TO convince necessary it in my jad-
ment, that this controversy should not be reopened
No letter will be produced, venture 10 say, from III
| ton. and I know from me or from mine'
| asking Beecher TO take any course except 70 Keep
silence and his own sins as well as ne might ln
this unhappy affair and the only thing that seems to
| me like Blackmailing him because OF his connection
with Mre Tilton ia the plain demand Of her mother
land az now appears his adopted motheT Mrs Morse,
tnat he should his influence Christian minister
10 reappoint brother the Custom House at New
| York And Elizabeth was disappointed that he did
| not, too"
Inow produce certain letters OF Mr.. Beeeher when
seem TO contain an TO his charge that when Us
paid the 5000 thought was baekmaiing ana was
very much dissatisfied with himself for doing ~ TX
be was so dissatisfied be ceraiay did not make Known
TO me. who had, he says, extorted the money rom
him. It will be remembered that the 5000 was paid on
| the 81 OF May. 1879 The 7th or the following July
brought me very cordial invitation to visit him at his
house In the country contained the following letter
! OF that date, marked 81:
| BEECHER TO MOULTON.
| PsEKsKILL. July 81. ls73-Monday, D. NJ.
| MY DEAR FRANK: / have Just arrived. called Sat
uray evening. % learn that you woald nat rstara t
o1I Let 'Gu e know 5y eteS or telegram Tho
trains are a. IN. 3 elo, 1Cb p N. T. Eio ~ G%: 80
come in the afternoon you should allow IS minutes from
City Hall reach Forty -secondst station ana ABOUT
O have not seen you since the card. viii take good
OF you and even Others don't tninA az nnen %
you as do, will try and make up. May vacation -
| begun and I not gladf Next week we expect
The drouth is severe-no soaking sincs the last Of
May. and things are suffering but yet 9e County @
beautiful The birds are az good TO me as Dayds nary.
/ only need to talk 10. and that one Is you
| Come when you can, and coming or going, OeHeVe
| me faithfully and afectonately yours, H. v" b.
1t will be seen that to complete his happiness be only
wanted some talk TO- and that one Is you tho
man who has Just exorted money from him as oaekmah
20 that he felt dissatisfied with himself" and TO whom
he says, Coming or going believe me iA4'Du4y aHu
| affec tionately yours, ii. W. b."
On the 9th another invitation In letter OF thas
| date which insert, marked IT.;
| BFECHRR TO MoULToN.
| THURSDAY EVENING, July 1874.
| MY DEAR FRANK: Why not come on sstor.ay % shd N
trc and me- and not notice any withholding oi eounse-
preaeh in the village in the morning, but you can
| lie on the hillside-n peace
eious influences which forests hide or heavens dist.
The birds not yet silent, thOugn their pips eIe
. -art yr.naa NOT rpe straw berries gone, black
berries not come, raspberries IN good condition sna
| abundant also waterneons, and beside ademlOhn Oh
want to see you aud show You letter, &c, DO yon
hear what Bowen II doing VIII ne puDiisni fIau "es
| n anything Is on hand
seu9 sru me line Friday IL you shall come
NAV meet The train pay your own hack hire,
| This IL will be seen, promises me every inducement
and entertainment II would Besides, he wants
N see his llackmaiier and show him letter, &C.,
For what purposeg To be biackmaled againf he also
wants 10 know what Bowen Is doing, aud whether he
| will publish any statement. Was ever biaexmauer
treated by his victim beforef The only punishment
Inc threatens 20 put upon blackmaer Is that IL he
will not 20 arrauge hrs business that bis victim can
have the chance of him and driving hin home
b,s ca-rave he shall have 20 Dry hle hack hire