The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-25
BEECHER-TILTON.
lEN. puTlRR MR. TIlroN's couNsEl

GIN. DuTLRR MR.. TLToN's coUNsEL.
NEW YolK, July A-It Ia stated now
that there 10 a strong pressure on the
committee making the investigation, into
what Ia commonly known as The Beechel
Scandal, to throw open Ito. sesaion and
have the examination In public day By
day. 1t seems that the scandal drifts to.
wards the Courts. The connection Of
Gen. Butler Is said 10 have been brought
about as follows:
MIR. Butler has been counsel for Mr.
Frank moulton for some time. When
the war on Mr.. BeeCher was reopened
Mr. Moullon went 10 Gen. Butler with
all OF the letters and documents In his
possession and laid them before him. Mr..
Buffers comment was: Theodore Tilton
has q case" On Monday General But.
Ter went 10 see Genera. Tracey,
counsel for Mr.. Beecher, and told him
as counsel for Beecher he could not afford
10 have the committee meet Monday night
and he must arrange to have one or two
Of the members away, 80 that there would
be no quorum. The committee insisted
on hearing Tilton's charges and he read
them. Their belief up 10 Monday night
was that Tilton was q slanderer, Then,
It Is said, they thought more gravely OF
the question and Tuesday afternoon talk.
ed with Tilton Of q reconciliation.
Beecher remained at his residence yes.
terday and saw no visitors. Gen. Tracey
called on him in the morning and In the
evening, and says he was jOVial and in
good spirits and at work on his coming
testimony: BE will testify before the
committee very soon; then Mrs. Tilton
10 to testify again at length, and Mr.. Moul.
ton is to be called on. There Is pros.
pect Of reaching an end by next week,
when all the testimony that has been
taken will be made public, with the ver.
dict OF the committee,
FURTHER TALK ny TlLToN-uTs CON-
FlDRNCE IN The SITUATION.
The Brooklyn AryuI this afternoon
publishes supplementary statement
from Mr.. Tilton, In the form oil an inter.
view with oneof its reporters, In which
MIR. Tilton says all the accounts OF his
Cross examination by the committee have
been incorrect, one sided and half malic.
ious Misrepresentation oil him, furnished
TO the reporters BY the counsel of the
committee, for which the committee
themselves are not responsible. The lat.
ter have grave case on their hands and
are wise enough to acknowledge its grav.
ity. But the Cousel are full of tricks and
stratagems to belittle and distort II. They
in the end, will be the two worst beaten
attorneys who ever conducted case.
They have made a hideous blunder in
divirtlng their examination from
facts at issue into an inquiry into
the names and characters Of his (Filton's)
female acquaintances.~ This gives him q
right 10 institute counter inquiry into the
standing of the ladies Of Mr.. Beecher's
acquaintance. He informed the Commit.
tee yesterday that he deprecated such a
plan OF battle; but II forced npon him by
the Committee counsel, he could draw
sword with two edges to their one. II
this new aspect is to characterize the re-
mainder OF the controversy, 1t would be
better Tor Beecher if he had never been
born. Replying 10 the statement printed
In this mornings paper that he had told
the Committee he had no other evidence
Of Beecher's adultery except what Mrs.
Tilton told him, Tilton said TO Q reporter: ::
u wish you would do me the favor 10 say
through the columns oi the argus, that
though l have hitherto declined being In.
terviewed concerning my appearance
before the Committee and have
steadtastly remained silent concerning
the proceedings in the Committee, yet the
above report, coming as II does
from the committees counsel Is on ab.
solute Justification. Itold the committee
distinctly that Mr.. Beecher had confessed
his adultery to me; that he had confessed
1t to Mr.. Moulton; that he had confessed
It to other persons whom l named, and
furthermore, gave the names OF several
persons who for the last four years have
been perfectly well aware that Mr.. Moul.
toms entire connection with this case
from the beginning 10 the end has been
based on the one and only corner stone Of
Mr.. Beecher's criminality. I asked that
all these persons be produced before the
committee; ! asked Furthermore for the
privilege Of being present to cross-exam-
inc MIR. Beecher and answer witnesses; l
still further suggested that as the case had
come to be Of such magnitude, that II
would be better for the committee to dis
miss this informal examination in which
no one but myself has thus far
spoken ~ under oath, and adjourn
to meet in Court. l expressed q
willingness to be sued for libel, or to be
put in any other way before tribunal,
which could compel witnesses to testify
under oath, and which could punish per.
jury with State prison. II this case, with
all the facts which will be behind 1t, re.
vealed and unrevealed, were now before
Criminal Court, instead Of a voluntary
committee, and II Mr.. Beechers printed
statement had been made under oath,
subject to cross questioning and over.
throw, he would indeed be compelled TO
"step down and out" / feel at liberty TO
speak freely, because Mr.. Beecher's coun.
eel would have talsi1ed me TO the world,
and l have no recourse but to smite them
in the face. ..ss o.. roo.
WHAT DnRa TTTa MRAN