New-York tribune., 1874-08-06


Mr. Beechcr to know what information he had on
that point; he himself had heard a report that MI
Titon had offered his statement for sale, including
copies of these documents. He did not know If Mr.
Beecher had more exact knowledge than this about
the matter.
In the evening Mr.. Moulton made public the fol-
lowing correspondence:
MR. BEECHER TO Mr.. MoULToN.
July "a, 1874
ny DEAR Mr.. MoULroS: am making out state
ment and need the letters and papers in your hahds
Will you send by Tracy all the originals OF my papers
Let them be numbered and an inventory taken. and
will return them to you "a as can see and COM
get dates make extracts copies as the case may
be.
VIII you also send me Bowen's Heads OF Dfhculty,"
and all letters of my sister II any are with you.
heard you were sck-are you about again. GOD
grant you to see peaceful times Yours gratefully,
F. ID. Moultou. II. W. BREcHER.
MIR. BEECHER TO Mr.. MoULToN
BROOKLYN, July 2s, 1874
MY DEAR FRIEND: The Committee Of Investigation
are waiting mainly for you before closing their iaoors
l. too earnestly wish that you would come, and clear
your mind and memory of everything that can bear on
pray you also TO bring all letters ana papers
relating to 1t which will throw light upon It, and Drns
to q result this protracted case.
trust that Mrs. NJ. has been renvigorated and that
her need of your will not be so great as TO detan
you. Truly yours, IL. w. BtLcHLh'
+. ID. Moulton, esq.
MR.. MouLToN TO Mr.. BEECHER.
No. 40 REMsEN ST., BRooKLYS, Aug. 4, 1874
MY DEAR Mr. BEECHER: received your note Oh July
"a informing that you are making statemeht auu
need the letters and papers In my hands ana asking me
to send them to you the purpose Of having extracts
or copies made from them the case may be- that you
NAV use them in your controversy with Mr.. Titon.
Glad IN do
consistent with my sense OF what is due to justice and
right TO aid yo but you will reflect that hold all
the important papers ntrusted to me at the desire and
redest and in the confidence OF both parties TO tnis
unhappy affair." you will that cannot In honor give
them or any of them to either party to aid hm as
against the other have not given or shown 10 MI Ill
ton any documents papers relating to your aairs
since the renewal OF your controversy which had been
once adjusted.
Ineed not tell you how deeply regret your position
s foes each to the other my long and, as you
have no doubt fully believe honest and faithful enort
to have you otherwise.
will sacredly hold all the papers and Information
have until both parties shall request me to make them
public or to deliver them into the hands Of either OF
botb or to lay them before the Committee or am COM
pelled in court Of justice to produce them II can be
so compelled.
NV regret that am compelled to this course is soft
ened by my belief that you will not be Substantially
injured by it in this regard for all the facts are, OF
course known to you, and am bound 10 oeleve ana
assume that in the statemenSyou are preparing, you
will only set forth exact facts and So tho docu
ments when produced, will only confirm, and cannot
contradict what you may state that will suffer
no loss.
IT, on the contrary-which cannot presume-you de-
sire the possession of the documents In order that you
may prove your statement In manner not 20 De con-
travened by facts forth in them to the disad
T,I.n r hp fhau
doing that which cannot believe the strctest and
trmest friendship for calls upon me TO do. With
grateful recoecons OF kind confidence ana trust
in mo 7 am very truly yours, f. d. MoULToS,
Rev Henry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn, n. Y.
MIR. BEECHER TO Mr.. MoULToN.
BROOKLYN, August 4, 1874
Ed MoULroS, esq-Sr Your letter, bearing date
August l. 1874 is this moment received. Allow mo 10
express INV regret and astonshmen that refuse me
permission even certain letters and papers, IN
your possesson relating to charges made against me
hv Tneodora lilton and at the given for the
refusal
On your solemn aud repeated assurances OF personal
frendship and in the unquestioning confidence Win
which you inspired me OF your honor AMI ndehty,
placed in your hands for safe keeping various letters
addressed to me my brother my sister, and various
other parties; also memoranda OF affairs not immedi-
atalv connected with Mr. Tton's matters. also from
time TO time addressed you confidential notes relating
n nv own SELF as one friend would write to another
These papers never placed In your hands 10 DC he
for two parties to be used tn any way They were
70 he held for me. l did not wish them to be subject
TO risk of loss scattering from careless habit In
the matter Of preserving documents They we're to be
held for me- In SO these papers were concerned
you were only friendly trustee holding papers subject
10 my wishes.
Mr. Tlton has made deadly assault upon me- aud has
sed letters ana of letters purpOrtlng TO he
copies OF these papers, Are these extracts genuine
Are they garbledi What their datesf what II any
thing, has been left out aud what put In
You refuse my demand for these papers on the various
,eas that II speak the truth In my statement do not
need them If make successful use OF them 1t
will he An injury TO Mr. Tlton and that you. fre nj
Of both parties are bound not to ad either In any act
that shall injure the other
Rn do not desire to injure any one but TO repe
injury attempted upon me by the use OF papers com
mitted sacredly to yosr care These documents have
been seen and copied they have been hawked for sale
In New York newspaper ohices what purport 10 De my
confidential notes TO you are on the market
Rut when demand sight OF the originals OF papers
of which you are only trustee. that may defend my
self you refuse because you are the friend OF both
p,ricsl Mr. Thton has to your depository for
materials with which TO strike me; but am not per
tmitted 10 use them in defending myself.
do nos ask you to place before the Committee any
papers which Mr.. Tlton may have given you But do
demand that you forthwith place before the Com.
rpittoe every paper which have written deposited
with YOU Truly yours, ii. W. BEECnER.
Mr.. MOUL1ON TO Mr.. BEECHER.
No. 40 REMsES-sr., BRooKLYs. Aug s. 1874
Rer HENRY WARD BEEcHER-hy Dear SIR: In all our
ACQUAINTANCE and friendship have never received FROM
you letter of the Of yours of Aug. 1t seems
unlike youssef aud to have been inspired by the same
ladyisers who had lamentably carried your private
affairs before committee d your church aud thence
before the public.
In reply let me remind you that during the whole OF