The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-17

my house after 8 o'clock, and not soon re-
turning, in about an hour after [ sent
messenger to the committee to learn what
was being done, who returned with the
word, to the unspeakable grief and surprise
Of myself and counsel-who had co.opera-
ted with me in the interest of Beecher. as |
had requested him-that Tilton was read
ing his statement to the committee. Al
most in despair, but with last lingering
hope of preventing the public exposure of
this unspeakably perncious scandal, and to
make one last effort went down to the
house of the committee and waited the
coming out of Tilton, and conlured him
not to give any copy of his statement for
| publication, hoping that the committee
would see, as did, that the necessities of
| the welfare of the whole community re-
quired that it should not be made public;
and got him TO consent to do so and on
the next day | was present when he refused
the request of a personal friend to allow it
to bepublished in the HeraM The manner
OF its publication has been explained In the
card Of Mr. Maverick, and publication made
without Tilton's consent or knowledge. and
to the Undesirable grief of both of us.
After the publication | saw nothing but
strife and wretchedness, and nothing was
left for me to do but to hold myself stcrplv
|
without the aid of any documents or knowl-
edge in my possession.
On the Gath of July | received a note
from Beecher by the hand of Tracy, writ
ten on the same cross-lined, water-marked
paper as the note of Beecher of the 10Th of
July. requesting that | would send him the
papers and documents in my possession,
which note is inserted, marked Il:
BEECUER TO Triton
July "a, 1874.
My Dear Mr.. Moulton: | am making
out statement, and need the letters and
papers in your hands. viii you send by
Tracy all the originals of my papers? Let
them be numbered and an inventory taken,
and will return them to you as soon as |
can see and compare, get dates, and make
extracts or copies, as the case NAV be-
Will you also send me Bowen's heads of
difficulty and all letters of my sister, if any
are with you
heard you were sick Are you about
again? God grant you to see peaceful
times
Yours faithfully, H. W. BEEonER.
f. ID. MoutOn.
said to Mr.. Tracy that he had better
take back that note, as | could not, in
honor and conscience, give up the docu-
ments to either party to aid them in the
preparation of statements against each
other Mr.. Tracy suggested that perhaps
might send copies, to which | answered
that that would seem to me the same
breach of honorable obligation as to send
the originals, and that it was impossible for
me to have them copied, as was about to
leave town.
On the day of my arrival home. August
Il cd inc,
mittee to come before it, the next day,
asking me only to bring the documents re-
ferred to in Tilton's statement. Having
seen in the public prints that it was said
that Beecher had received no answer from
me to his request Of July "a, sent him the
letter which has been published of the
date OF August a, explaining IN form
what had said in substance through Mr..
Tracy
AT 10 minutes to II of that evening, a
letter was brought to me purporting to be
signed by II. w. Beecher, but not in his
| handwriting, asking for the production of
all the documents before the committee,
| but which afterward, Mr.. Sage, chairman
of the committee, certified to be correct
copy of the original, which is here in
serted, marked "M':
| BEECHER TO MoULToN.
BRooKLyN' July %, 1874
My Dear Friend-The' committee of in
vestigation are waiting manly.fo for you be-
fore closing their labors. /, too, earnestly
wish that you would come and clear your
mind and memory of everything that can
bear on my case. pray you also to bring
all letters and papers relating to it which
will throw any light upon it, and bring to
a result this protracted case.
| trust fhot Mrc NJ hoe boo,, al
and that her need of your care will not be
so great as to detan you.
Truly yours, Ii. w. BEEcHER.
f. ID. Moulton.
II. w. SAGE, Chairman.
Correct copy of the original.
| The letter of Beecher's of August 4,
heretofore published, was the first indica-
ton that had ever had from Henry Ward
Beecher of uniriendliness, and have the
very best reason for knowing that the
harsh portions of it were the suggestions of
others and not of his own mind.
After receiving these notes of Beechcrs,
| came to the conclusion that, if Titon
also consented, l would make the full
statement before the committee, which |
have since published. When l began the
preparation of my statement, / did not
design to include the letters of Mrs.
because as they had only collateral bear
ing upon the controversy, was very I'M
willing to drag the name of Mrs. Hooker,
for whom | entertain the highest respect,
into this matter. But, having seen in the
newspapers an attack in advance upon
Mrs. Rockers sanity, inspired by the
friends of Mr.. Beecher and Beecher,
through the advice of his counsel as | be-
lieve, having asserted that retained letters
of his brother and sister that were not
given into my keeping as part of the docu-
ments in this controversy, | felt it at once
due to the lady's position and myself that
they should appear, and hence they were
inserted.
After Tracy had learned by my publish
ed letter that ! would go before the com
mttee and make full statement, he de-
sired most earnestly that should do no
such thing, bringing to bear every argu-
ment that occurred to him to dissuage me
therefrom, and among others that If |
made the statement, it would have to come
out in the discrimination that had re-
ceived money from Beecher for the use of
Iilton, and that Beecher's friends would
thereupon make a charge of blackmail
against me. told him, in the presence of
my counsellor whom | had again sent at
his CIracy's) request-that that would not
come out on cross-eXamnation, for the
facts in regard to the money were already
fully disclosed in my statement, and that in
that transaction there was nothing dishon
orable on Beecher's part or my own that
should fear seeing the light of day. Tracy
strongly assured me thar ought not, under
any circumstances, to disclose the letters
and documents in my possession; that
was hound, by every principle of honor
and sacred obligation, to keep them private,
and that it would be better, both for Tilton
and Beecher, that l should do so.
At his suggestion / called meeting on
Monday morning of some of Mr.. Beecher's
friends, and some of my most valued
friends who could be got together, to Law
before them this proposition. AT that meet
ing my counsel advised that there were
two honorable courses before me- One
Was To snal linz To laarsa,,al