, 1874-07-22

h7pGSA4t At1pA%ttt ~ nc LHtuVV IFtGHHe
New YoRK, July q, 1874.
Tho cross. s.examnation OF bIr. 1ilton on Mon
day ayoning is said to have been quito search
ing, and to have drawn ont certain facts which
NAV bo of service to tho dcfonao.
Thomas G. Slonyman, ono Of fBeecher's]awyera,
has made an analysis Of Iiltou's letter, and this
is put forward 10 night az an
OUTLINE OF NEEcnEn's Defense.
Ho claims that in paragraph 6 a1r. Tilton ex-
rressly shows that ho Knew long before tho a.
logged oyil evont that hH wifo was experimenting
with herself, and testing her feelings for Mr..
Doocher.. and this and tbs following
paragraph lnllcatcs tint Tlton in most
Rbaurb way encouraged euch impropriaties
by accepting plausible explanations. a com"
kept tho alleged confession Of his VITO eccret for
ever 10 Ar. Deeeher or any ouo siss.
Tho croru-o1am animation elicitod the fact tia:
Doweu On Dec. as, 1870, tho confession hsv-
ing been mado on July 5, 1B7o also that
his reason for speaking was that BIZ. nowen
had chargod him with certain ilnnoralisics,
saa es DID, to o ''hfoE9 oa @ r owes as
Of Mrs. Tilton'H confoBsion. In order to explain
his own action, aud sayo his place. lie then
told the same thing. 1t ia claimed, to alr.
Deocher, for tho purpose Of inducing him to i'll
kciEcu0 HAtA AAt 0OHVh AL Qu-
tboro Ind bcen no iniaetv on the part
Of Mrs. Tllton, but TINT tho proposal made to
her by Alr. Doechor had beon indignantly ropell-
ed Mr: Dowen Of the unfalthful character of
Alr. Tilton. which she hal learned from
private aourceu. and that this fact prob
ably influenced Mr. Titon in bis altar
course In relation to Mr.. Dcecller md his own
Wifo. It will be claimed in regard to
THE Apnr my NH. NEEcIEr
Hhich In nov for tho first time made public in
full, that the original Ia all in the llsudwrit
lug OF Frunk Moulton. and that it IL
s nst seesnss snsS merely sy sux 1's an. tho
part Of tho letter. but is written at distance
below Tue rest Of The paper, and was not dated
at all, the date Of January !, 1871, given by Dir.
Iilton IN c, lis letter 6 to Dr.; d., Bacon be,
said on Dec. ST, 1870, about IN hour after sun
set, in room where tlloro wnR no Eaa. Shear
maa. who has seen tho original, describes 1t rs
almost illcgib1e, showing plainly that tho writer
write. Before it ras finished the room Was
10 dark to make it impossible for any one to
read tho 9cttor. The limo written by Mr. Beechor
il wre.che1 scrawl, indicating that 1t was writ
when he could not real What had been
written. 1t is further SAID that thu letter
itsof wan not dictated To Alr. Mouiton by Mr.
Beechor, but that the former took down dotachod
sentences OF remarks Of considerable length,
which slr. Boocher, In an excited stato Of mind,
had boon mixing.
TIE TRUE CAUSE or MI. nERouEn's sTATE OF
HIND
Ia sald to havs beon net xny improper relation
with Mrs. Iitton, but that She, lu her o1trems
mon. in foSatd to rellgions matters coml,!olo
", and respected lin 10 thoroughly, that 1t
smonntol to = love for him whioll did for
tins, Interfere with ller loyo for hor
husband, but which Mr. Dcooller did not dream,
Of encouraging. Whom ho found how strong
wrong In having allowed sncl sentiments, pla.
tonic though they wefe to arlHo OIL her part.
- T'l,s oltANA.TER or CATHERINE oArNr,
10 which Mrs 1ittou refors in ono Of her lottera
woman, never untatl,ful 10 her huel,and eyen
~ Thought. This, 1t Is aald, throws light uon
tho wholo subject tho fact being TINT tho rela-
tions betwoen Mr. nccollor and Mira. Tilton
wore thoaa simply OF au oxtroma religious aud
fis!al Affection. Her repentance was TOR ulscon-
a,ioaaly allowing this to supersoae her hus-
bands infneneo.
During tho crosa-examination bfr. Tllton
stated that 10 holpcd hiu vito prepare T. siate-
nent Of 3lr. Deochcrn offonBe townrd her, In
to hor, to. Whlols sho could not, Listen;
that BY Ills ndyico Hiso agnod this.
which he afterwards showed to many Ut
hB friends, md, unllf lately aAuorted the faut
therein cavgcl to la tl,e only ut!cnse. The letters
In paragraphs oleyontf aud eighteenth are ho-
isvod to Lavo beou diet.tsl BY 1lr. lYtou,
though signod by hor, and others Ut tue rcn,a!n-
ing oneH ara thought to boar n'arkn OF hin Thought
w!ailo mnny OF tho rost ara regarded ~ Of little
or no t,nportnnce.
(1o ths Astociaf<d fyss.,
New YonN,...Ju!y 11.-IAa Tribune furnishes
tho follouiMg; l'hs l,ocohor Investigating Com
n,ittoo wero In sesslon thia afternoon, Anl worc
aGnin mst by Nr. ylltun, who Ii aAl to Asys e1-