The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-08-26
WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, AUG. 26,
The prejudiced and the malign may

Inc preJuQlced and the maIlgn may
say that this gift of SO large a sum as
shusl. money is itself conclusive of
Beecher's guilt, but the candid will
admit, in view of the history of the
publication of this horrible scandal"
filing the public press with its un-
sayory details, and the public mind
with prurient curiosity on the part of
some, and with the deepest and most
penetrating sorrow and shame on the
part of others, that 5000 was small
price to pay for the keeping in check
OF such tide of woes as has flowed
forth from the malignant Tilton and
the false Moulton, to mock our Chris
tlah civilization aud overwhelm one Of
It's most conspicuous and honored
himpions.
Beecher was sagacious enough to
know that, whether innocent or gull
ty, the letting loose of such flood
tide Of scandal would produce just the
affect which we now see, and to arrest
this he would doubtless have given
kis whole fortune; but when he saw
E.at not even that would satisfy Til
ton, and save him from being publicly
scandalized, he refused to pay more,
and submitted to his fate, trusting in
the God Of truth for his final vindica-
ton.
If there is man of this generation
who is entitled to the sympathy of his
fellows who love fair play and justice,
it is Henry Ward Beecher, and it is
unquestionable that he will yet have
it. :
Z. AS to the credibility of Moulton,
let me say further, that his reluctance
to appear in this case has evidently
been more on his account than that of
Beecher. His position, from that of
being a great-hearted, magnanimous,
and just man, disposed to deal fairly
with Mr.. Beecher. now appears to be
that of a partisan and sympathizer
with Tilton, of Jesuitical prctender
to Beecher, that of liar in profess
ing that he had destroyed papers which
he had preserved, and of keeping Sc
crets which he had revealed. that of
an accomplice to blackmailer, who,
as the case stands, is not without sus-
picion of having pocketed part of the
swag. And, considering the intimate
relations which have been proven to
have subsisted between him and
Woodruff, the sudden departure of
the Woodruff and her party for Eng
land is much more likely to be due to
her blackmailing Moulton than to any
consideration Of Beecher and his
friends to get them out of the way of
subpenas or of voluntary disclosures.
That was a malignant and devilish
scheme to destroy Mr.. Beecher which
sent him to the upper chamber in Til
ton's S house, where Woodruff rushed
upon him with open arms and express
ed her delight at seeing him. Having,
as she says, had Tilton in her arms
every night for months, she thought
she could persuade Beecher to the
same surrender; but he proved him
self strong enough to resist her, and
hence her hatred and her blackmail
threats, and her final attack. TO all
this Moulton and Tilton were un-
doubtedly privy, and they evidently
determined that if lie were better than
them he should not seem to be; hence
the furnishing the materials for the
Woodruff attack. which could only
have come from those men.
s. But what is Moulton's record as
man of honor in other matters?
That he is a man of wealth and of
respectable house is already we'll
known. This, however, does not
make him the most truthful of men.
A neighbor Of his was asked, What
kind of man is Frank Moulton?' and
replied, lie is noted libertine, and
is considered treacherous,' and added:
Il will tell you case showing his
treachery. The friends Of municipal
reform in Brooklyn, anxious to have
no stone left unturned to bring the
corruptionists to justice, and knowing
that the Prosecuting Attorney requir-
ed all the help which could be afford
ed him, both pecuniary and otherwise.
drew up subscription, unknown to
that official, and circulated it among
the friends of reform. This paper was
shown to Moulton, and he expressed
himself as highly approving the plan,
| AMI said he could get some thousands
of dollars subscribed if the gentleman
who had it would give him the paper.
| This he at first declined to do, fearing
that the motive for its circulation
might be misconstrued, but upon
Moulton's promise to return it, and
his assurance that he could get large
amount subscribed, the gentleman
allowed him to take it.
Moulton returned in a few hours
afterward saying he could not get any
thing subscribed. The next morning
a cory of the subscription appeared in
all the papers, the District Attorney
was charged with being at the bottom
of it, and with being corrupt and mer-
cenary Moulton had copied this pa
per, for which employment he seems
to have special genius, and had
treacherously betrayed the gentleman
who had trusted him, and had per-
vcrted and mistated its origin and de-
sign.
Can the word of such man, what
ever it is, outweigh that OF such man
as Henry Ward Beecher?
JUsTITIA.
Chicago. Aug 19, 1874.