The Portland daily press., 1874-08-14

Mr.. Moulton-Yes; 1 stated that these ar
copies of the letters which you requested re
ferred to in Mr.. Tilton's documents.
| Q-Do you state OF your own persona
knowledge that they are copies or have yol
compose them?
| Al beg pardon, sir. am willing to au
thentlcate these copies whenever you wish tina
they should Re authenticated.
| Q-Oannot you now be induced, Mr., Moul
| TON, 70 go on notwithstanding what has hap
| peneo ana give us full statement of all YOU
knowledge on these matters?
Al stand upon the communication which
| have made to you to day. sir.
C-Anu tnat you do not mean to change?
A-Not without sufficient reason.
Mr. Wlnslow-Of course, l am now referring
to the present moment.
Ayes sir.
Mr.; Winslow-There is another point that
would like to ask Won ahout
MI. MISUNDERSTANDING the Importance OF
tnese letters, submit TO you whether it won.d
not pe 1alr and proper that the originals be
produced notwithstanding your readiness to au-
court copies would not be received where the
originals could be produced, and would you not
De Wiling to produce them long enough to have
them looked at and examined?
Ans-In answer to that question will say
;nat nave no desire now, nor have L had any
am willing now. or within a few minutes to
produce them. You may send any member of
your committee to see them if you doubt the
authenticity.
MI. Winslow-I do not put you on the ground
OF business like regularity.
Mr. Moulton-Pardou me. call your atten-
ton 10 the language OF this statement which l
nave just made; and if the authenticity by
either party of these documents is doubtful
hoia myself ready to prove their authenticity.
Nj - IL Il lt.l
put it on any ground of doubt because there is
no reason of doing it,
Mr.. Moulton-I do not think there is, sir.
MI. Wlnsow-lt Is merely a matter of bust
ness regularity.
Moulton-I have in good faith come here and
ments if you doubt
WlnsloW-Do not put it in that way,
please.
Moulton-I referred to my communication.
If theIa is any doubt L shall remove the
doubt.
Winslow-You were about to say something
of your willingness to send for them while YOU
are here and let Us see them.
Moulton-O, well, you won't doubt, 1
think.
Off we should conclude that'we wanted to
see them at some other time, would you send
for them?
A.-Certainly, sir.
Q.-Within the present week?
A.-Certainly; am willing to go with all
the members of your present committee or
any one you may select some time during the
week and show to any accredited member of
the committee the original documents. Is that
fair answer to that question?
Mr.. Winslow-That is satisfactory.
Mr.. Hall Perhaps that question could be
determined, so far as the committee are con-
cerned, at the present moment
Mr. Moulton-T want the action in reference
to these documents determined according to
the expression of the document which 1 have
submitted to you.
Mr.. White-I want to inquire whether your
objection to giving a fuller statement is based
upon the wording of the letters, which seem on
one construction to limit it to bringing with
you the originals of the letters OF papers re-
ferred to in Mr.. TiltonS statement before the
committee, as it seems to me the letter is sus-
ceptible of another explanation. and one
which certainly was the understanding of the
committee.
Mr.. Moulton-Yes, sir, / will answer your
question. wish to say, and do say that l have
acquiesced just now in the request of your
chairman, and that all reasons for the nom
production of facts or non exhibition are in my
statement before referred to.
Beeeher's Statement.
Gentlemen of the Committee In the state
ment addressed to the public on the 22d of July
last, / gave an explicit comprehensive and
Tilton against me. That denial now repeat
and reaffirm. also stated in that commune
cation that should appear before your com.
mittee with more detailed statement and ex-
PLANTATION of the facts in the case. For this
the time has now come.
-Four years ago Theodore TIlton fell from one
of the proudest editorial chairs in America
where he represented the cause of religion, hu
mainly and patriotism, and in few months
thereafter became the associate and representa-
tive of Victoria Woodruff and her strange
cause. BY his folles he was bankrupt, in rep
utation, in occupation and in resources. The
interior history of which am now to give a
brief outline, is history of his attempts to SO
employ as to restore his reputation, reinstate
him in business and place him again upon the
eminence from which he had fallen. 1t is a
sad history to the full meaning of which have
but recently awakened, entanged in wildness
of complications. have followed until lately
a false theory and delusve hope, believing that
the friend who assured me of his determination
and ability to control the passionate vagries Of
Mr. Tilton to restore his household, to rebuild
his fortunes and to vindicate me would be equal
to that promise His self-confessed failure has
made clear to me what, for q long time, did
not suspect, the real motive of Mr.. Triton.
My narrative does not represent single
stand point only as regards my opinion of
Theodore Tilton. 1t begins at my cardinal
intimacy with him in his earlier career, shows
my lamentation and sorrowful but hopeful af-
lection for him during the period of his initial
wanderings from truth and virtue 1t describes
my. repentance over evils Detailing him, of
which was made to believe myself the cause.
Ny perseve1ing and friendly despairng efforts
to save him and his family by any sacrifice of
myself not absolutely dishonored and my grow
ing conviction that his perpetual folles and
blunders rendered his recovery impossible. l
can now see that he is, and has been from the
of this difficulty, selfish and reck-
less schemer, pursuing plan of mingled good
and hatred, and weaving about me a network
of suspicious MISUNDERSTANDING, plots and
lies, to which my own innocence, words and
acts. nay, even my thoughts of kindness to-
wards him have been made to contribute.
These successive views of him must be kept
in view to explain my course through the last
four years. That was blind so long to the
real nature of the intrigue going on around me
is due partly to my own overwhelming public
engagements, partly to my complete surrender
of this affair, all papers and questions connect
ed with it into the hands of Mr. Monitor, who
wss entirely confident that he could manage it
it successfully.
suffered much but I inquired not. Mr.,
Mouton was chary to me of Mr.. Tilton's con-
fidence to him, reporting to me occasionally in
a general way MIR. Tilton's words and out
breaks of passion, only as elements of trouble
which he was able to control and as additional
proofs of the wisdom of leaving it to him. His
comments of the situation seemed to me at the
Time complete immersed DIS L was III lnceSSaQG
cares and Duties and only too glad to be re-
lieved from considering the details and wretch
ed complications, the origin and the fact of
which remain, in spite of all friendly interven-
ton, perpetual burden to my soul.
would not read in the papers about It. 1
would not talk about it. l made Moulton for
long time my confident and my only channel Of
information. From time to time, suspicious
were aroused in me, by indications that Mr..
Tilton was acting the part of an enemy, but
the suspicious were Rapidly alayed by his own
behavior towards me in other moods and by
the assurances of MI. Moulton, who ascribed
the circumstances to a misunderstanding or to
malice on the part of others.
1t is plain to me now that it was not until
Mr.. Tilton had fallen into disgrace and lost his
salary that he thought it necessary to AS assail
me with charges which he pretended to have
had in mind for six months.
The domestic offence which he alleged was
very quickly and easily put aside, but in such
away as to keep my feelings stirred up in order
that might, through my friends. be used to