The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-29


100000. Bowen expresses the determi
nation of pushing his suits to the death.
MIR. Moulton declares he will soon pub
lish his supplemental statement, impelled
by imputations on his honor. He says he
yesterday offered to go before the Beechei
committee, but received no reply. On the
contrary he was given to understand that
his testimony would not be received, but
his forthcoming statement would he be.
lieved clear away every doubt and vindi-
cate his honor. He wanted Il distinctly
understood he was ready to meet the COM
mittee to-day if they wished to hear him.
EDITOR ARRESTED.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of
William II. Muldoon, city editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle, in connection with the
Bowen libel suits The arrest was effected
this afternoon in the Eagle editorial rooms,
and Mudoon gave bail in the sum of
$4,000 for appearance in the city court
next Monday.
THE REPORT OF TIE BEEouER COMMITTEE.
New YORK, August 2S.
The report of Plymouth church investi-
eating committee was read at church
meeting tonight. The committee, after
reciting reasons for an investigation, and
referring to the charge of adultery pre-
ferred by Tilton, says: Mr.. Tilton's state.
mcnt is made up of alleged facts and cir
cumstances which he seems to consider
relevant and important as evidence sus-
tanning his charges. The committee have
given the evidence the most CAREFUL con-
sideration, and find therefrom that in 1861
MIR. Beecher became editor and Mr.. Titon
assistant editor of the Independent, and
that during this relation they became warm
and intimate friends. On or about 1863
MIR. Tilton began to urge Mr.. Beecher to
visit his (Tilton's) house, and he became
more intimately acquainted with Mr.. Til
tons family. He urged him to do much
of his editorial writing in his study, as it
was more convenient to write there than
at the office of the Independent. Mr.
Beecher visited his house, and
FRIENDLY RELATION
sprang up between the wife and family of
Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Beecher which con-
tinued down to December, 1870. That the
friendly relations existing between Mr..
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton were always well
known and understood and met with Mr..
Tilton's cordialiapproval. Some years before
any open trouble appeared between Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Tilton, hs-Mr. Tilton's |
doctrines as set forth in the Independent,
of which he had become editor, aroused a |
storm of Indignation and opposition in the |
west, where this paper was widely circu-
lated. After much discussion this led to |
the starting of the Advance newspaper in
Chicago to supercede the Independent.
Mr.. Tilton, while editor of the Independ-
ent. leading religious newspaper, had
come to deny the inspiration of the scrip
lures and the divinity of Christ. His social
views about this time also underwent |
radical change in the direction of free love.
This marked change in the religious and
social views of Mr.. Triton was Il source of
GREAT GRIEF AND SORROW
to Mrs Tilton, who seemed to be very
religious woman, amounting almost to en-
thusasm, and when this change occurred |
in her husband she naturally sought her
pastor for counsel and sympathy She set
forth in etrnpu bn cfari,,oo lac,
husbands career was causing her. 1t now
appears that during these years Mrs. Titon |
became strongly attached to Mr. Beccher,
and in July, 1870, confessed to her hus-
band an overshadowing affection for her
pastor. On or about the 10th of Decem-
Der, 1870, Mrs. Tilton separated from her |
husband, going with her children to her |
mothers house. She sent for Mr.. Beechcr,
and on his visiting her she made to him a
statement of her sufferngs and the abuse
which she had received at the hands of her
husband, which greatly shocked Mr..
Beecher. He asked and received permits
Sion to send to Mrs. Tilton his wife, whose
Judgment In such matters he considered |
better than his own. Subsequently he
agreed, in advising with his Wife, that it
was desirable that Mrs Tilton should sepa-
rate from her husband. Mr.. Tilton, how
eyer, subsequently forced his wife to re-
turn to his house by sending for and obtain
ing possession OF the youngest child, who
was sick with the Group
nurinn Mrc rIiltnn's ola
from her mothers house, she suffered a
miscarriage the next day after her return
on the Gath, which resulted in serious i'll
ness continuing until after the LIST of Janu-
airy, her physician being in daily attend
ance on her from the Gath to the Both of
December inclusive.
The committee after giving an account
of Tilton's dismissal from the Independent
and Brooklyn Union, and the part Beecher
took in the matter, go on to say that on
the Goth of December, 1876, Mr.. Tilton
having learned the advice Mr.. Beecher gave
Mr.. Bowen and which was likely to bring
him face to face with loss of place and po-
sition,
ExToRTED FROM HIS wIFE,
then lying i'll of miscarriage, document
duplicating Mr.. Beecher and cvncing her
love for her pastor, and accusing him of
having made an improper solicitation. On
the following day he sent Moulton to
Beecher requesting an interview with Mr..
Beecher at Moulton's house, that evening.
Mr.. Beeeher accordingly met Tilton at
Moulton's house, Tilton received him with
a memorandum in his hand and proceeded
to charge Mr.. Beecher with being unfrlcnd-
ly to HIM, with seeking his downfall,
spreading injurious rumors about HIM, I'M
dermining him and advising Bowen to dis
charge him, injuring him in his family,