The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14
BEECHER-TILTON.
FIRST DIsPATcu.


ments by individual members thereof, th
public are left 10 their own thought
about the gross scandal.
One psper states upon the authority O
a member OF the Committee, that the,
will, without taking Mr.. Beecher's testi'
mony, report In his favor, and that Mr.
Beecher shall thereupon tender his resIp.
nation, which shall not be accepted
while another paper, upoR equally trust.
worthy authority, says the Committee viii
meet this morning At eight o'clock, wher
hr. Beecher will submit very lengthy
statement. He will then be examined
and the Committee hope TO close thei
labors In the evening.
Mr. Beecher last evening was asked Z
few preliminary questions, but the nature
ol them or the answers have not beer
made known.
TowNsRED's REVELATIONS.
A most strange element of the contro.
versy yesterday Was tho republication
from Western journal Of the report oI a
conversation with Tilton and Moulton
and many people say the further DELAY
on the part Ol the Committee In re,
ceivipg Dir. Beechet's testimony, which II
was officially announced yesterday would
be made in the evening, became a necessi.
ty, that the lawyers might be able 10 read
the statement in the light Of these con-
Versalions and include them in It's denials
and explanations.
1t is stated that the statement and tes-
timoDy Of Mr.. Beecher are very elaborate,
covering every point in the charges OF
Mr.. Tilton and explaining each and all OF
the letters which have been quoted. They
will fill about twenty columns Of an aver.
age newspaper and will be accompanied
BY the statement which Mr. Moulton pre-
sented 10 the committee.
HOW BRRcHsR WAS INRxPRRssIpLY
SHOCKED.
A gentleman, said 10 be in close alliance
with Mr.. Beecher during the progress OF
the present inquiry, reports that he con-
versed with him upon some of the points
10 the conversation above alluded to, and
that he (Beecher) entirely denied that
there was any deception Of Mr.. Tilton or
Mr. Moulton or any treachery toward
Them, as hr. Moulton charged, in his 90
ing TO Mrs. Tilton alter he had been
charged by Mr.. Tilton in Mr.. Moulton's
presence with adultery with his Vile,
He says they told him to go to her and
confirm hr. Tilton's claim that Mrs, Til
ton had made voluntary confession Of
guilt. Mr.. Beecher said that when Mr..
rillon In MIR. Moulton's house accused
him oi adultery with Mrs. Tilton he was
so astonished as 10 be overcome, but when
they told him she had made voluntary
confession oil adultery 10 him and told him
to go TO her and confirm the facts, he
was inexpressibly shocked, but was made
to believe that she had made 4 voluntary
accusation against him. Mr.. Shearmsu
states that nothing could please him more
than that Dir. Moulton had made public
every fact and letter Of which he had any
knowledge, for now the substance had
been given to the press and it was OF little
consequence that he, Mr. Moulton, failed
TO give TO the Committee the whole.
While hr Shearman was attending In this
way 10 Mr.. Moulton, the latter was In
conversation with another reporter, and
in answer 10 the question shave your
wishes anything 10 do with the DELAY 10
the publication OF your TstAtementf" he
answered mo: anything that have given
tho Committee over my signature they
are at liberty 10 publish at any time. I
have nothing 10 secrete and nothing 10
conceal. lhave acted openly In the mat
ter from the start, my first utlerance be-
fore the Committee was Immediately
placed before the public. II Mr.. Shersmsn
said, as he is represented 10 have
said, that l requested secrecy or
was desirous that the Committee
should delay the publication Of
my statement, or that my request would
alone govern the committee, he lies. |
have much better reason ior believing
him q lisr than for believing the press
mistaken, as will appear II they chose 10
produce reason for this statement.
A MAN WHO COULDN'T DE SCARED.
The interview between Mr.. Moulton
and the reporter was continued in this
way:
Rep-It has been said with reference 10
your statement that you have been threat
ened?
MI have been threatened, but those
who know me best know that l am not a
man TO be threatened. l have done
nothing under threat. fear nobody
enough TO lie for them, and l love nobody
enough TO lie for them, but if tho other
side prefer such defense It Is none of my
concern.
Some seemed TO think you looked con-
cerned and disheartened when you left
the committee room after reading your
statement.
I was not concerned and met with no
obstacle. There was none In my path.
| was not angry. cannot afford TO be
angry. Anger is too expensive passion
to indulge In my business.
Near the close oi the conversation Mr..
houltOn summed up the influences under
which he had acted In this wise: II
have been candid and open 10 all. 1
have acted honorably, and whatever I
have done, whatever I shall do, the re-
suit will show TO all that l have not been
Influenced by threats. l have been IN
alenced by feeling Of good will toward
those who were involved 10 the difficulty,
and could not take care 0i themselves. I
refer TO the families concerned rather
than TO the principals. In my own judg.
ment, aided by the advice OF the best
counsel l could secure in tha Case, the
statement which | last made to the com
mittee Is juStiaable and just, and feel
sure that no honorable man could have
pursued different course. / think that
when the facts become fully known, nv
statement will be deemed, In the fullest
sense, an honorable one."
In the course Of the conversation be
remarked that his plans were yet unde.
cided as to whether he would stay at his
country place at Narragansett Pier or not.
he had yacht to sail aud some other
pleasant bits Of sea lie TO attend; sand"
said he, II don't think there will be so
much trouble taken 10 fnd me this time"
The above interview took place on the
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