, 1874-08-29
It Is a Great Pity that Ti1ton Was MOI
Handed Over to the Police.
Bccchcr'S Morbid Condition and
the Chambers Of His
Soul.
Disgracefu1 Scene at the Reading Of
the Report.
B[r. Moulton Makes Himself Hcard---lIc
Gives the Lilo 10 Raymond.


STATEMENT OF THE REV. ". W.
PATTON.
On Thursday last tho Rev. ". ". Patton. D.
D., of this city, reco iycd letter from tho Chair
man Of tho Brooklyn Investigating Committee
asking him to appear before the Committee and
siYe any Information IN his possession touching
the charges against tho Rev. II. ". Deocllcr, or,
il he could not appear III person, to send D writ
ton statement Of tho sRmo. h1r. Patton replied
by note that he was unable to 60 to Brooklyn
at tho prcsont time, but that Ae would send q
uritton statement at Ills enrliost convenience.
On tho evening Of the sanlo day a1r. Patton for
wnrled the following papor To tls Chairman Of
tile Committee:
Afr. II. u. Sage, Chairman:
In nccortlAnce with tho promise in my brief
mont ot what know about the chargos brought
ngainst tho Rov. aenry. Ward Bcechor. Perhaps
u historical ordor md form may bo tho best.
In November, 1871. l "as III 0Lio, and met
Mrs. Putnam, of Marietta. or that vicinity. sae
requested All iutcryiew, that Hllo might givo n,e
u bot!or understanding Ut Alr Theodore Iitton.
With wlloso utteranceB on certain Theological aud
social topics had Expressed editorial dissatls-
faction in the Adraace. At tile interview, at
which her h,lHbul!d was also present, al.o iu-
formed me TINT elle bud been intimately ac-
quainted with both 1Ir. and MrA. Tilton lrom
their early childhood, and had esteemed thou,
highly. About year previous. Mru. 1illon
came to her huuso to tako refuge as sho raiti,
III with u mother, from tile Huro abnnoa of hcr
husband. whose actious we're ~ bud nj lis pfin-
ciplcs. Thus Mrs. L. affirmed to Mis-. Z. that
her husband filled tho house with fu-
.ua!e ylsitora whose sentiments on lovo aud
marriage woro Offensive; TINT ho would havo them
thoro tor duyB at a time that ho would troat her
with enti1o neglect, and lavish attention oil
tlom; that ho would sometimes uay, in their
proBeice, 10 her: II love suoll pelson (nam.
spoak insultingly Of llor appearance, and suy
tint 1t was shalno for such ti'!e-rroportlohed
man Ut llo to be compelled to walk ou tho streot
with such a dried-up littlo woman ~ she; thas
Of Henry Wurd Deec),er, ind would sometimes
propose separation, saying that ho would 10
with hiH got, and sho might 30 with Mr.. Doecher;
and TINT ho 4ad also tried to induce hor to tnko
was unwilling to leave him, hoping tlat ovontu-
| ally lo would rotraco hiH htepH. and 10 Ills old
solf again, as regarded morals and religion.
| FINALLY hia treutMont became auch thar she
could not endure it Longer, mud SO had core
Pullman. HRS. T. further stated that q Young
woman Ind also boen to her (whuln au1,.
poao to havo hcou Dessio Turner. though
HRS: J. mentioned no namo) .Who haa
ton'a family, aasisting Mrs. H.. md that this
young woman represented TINT tllcBo complaints
Of MtH T.'s woro truo; thnt she Ind Hcen md
hoard many Hnoll things u tho honaa; that N[r.
I, had lnsulted her 1nolcBty, also, iu such ways
~ caused her to leave, a!tor long Patience ow-
Ing to l.or love for Mrs. T.; that OH ono 0cca-
sion, Bho heard him abusing Ale wife outrageous
ly in tho next room; md WAS 70 outraged thereby
that sle stopped iu and aald: "Thooaoro Triton.
II you dare to trent your vito 80 ngain will OK
rose your ohnracter;" that he ropllcd: "Yon
have oxposcd mo alroady to blry, Putnam i" tl4at
she answered: ut you repent your oo.duot to
Mrs. TlIton, will expose you to the pu1llo;"'
aud that 10 inatantty rataau hla hand aud knockol
| hor down. Mrs. Putnam further said that, when