The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-14
THE BROOKLYN SORROW.
The Long Looked for Letter from
Theodore TiltOn.
STATEMENT FROM MR. M0ULTON.
The Investigating Committee
Steadily at Work.

Inc BeeCner-IlltOn SCANDAL cONEnucS 10 Dc cilc
absorbing topic in Brooklyn, Recent develop
ments give the case more and more interest. Mr..
Triton. 1t WIN be seen, has passed frou,an attitude
of criticism to one OF defiance and Will go be-
fore the committee with a. statement Involving all
the charges against Mr.. Beecher. Mr.. r. ID. Moul-
ton made an address to the committee Iast even
ing, which we print below. This is the first state
ment made by Mr. Mouton. and will be read with
interest, especially as it commits him to the advo-
cacy OF Mr.. TiitOn.
MIR. BEECHER'S ATTITUDE.
Mr.. Beecher came down from Yeekskiii yesrer-
day in the company OF Mr. James Redpath. OF B0s-
ton. He remained at his home In Brooklyn all
evening. He has not gone before the committee.
In conversation with a renOrter OF the HRRAnD
Mr. Beecher said that he had followed but one
policy since the beginning-tne policy OF silence.
He was resOlute in this that even the pubitca-
ton or the letters asking for an investi-
cation In the various newspapers had
been done BY his friends against his
protest. He did not mean willingly to
break this silence. The church committee had the
matter in Its hands. BY their action he would be
governed as to when and in what manner he
would speak, For tour years in the interest OF
Christian peace and charity, and because OF the
love he bore others, and because he shrunk from
dialculty and scandal, he had strlven to prevent
any heartburnng. The issues that were to come
ng matter IN what form they came, he would meet
IN this spirit.
Mr. Beecher was in q calm, tranquil, cheerful
frame OF mind, and seemed more interested in the
comet, which could be seen from his window
brandshing its crystal trasses in sky, than in
any mere worldly affairs.
MR. TILTON's ATTITUDE
Mr.. TiIron suffered from an illness on Sunday and
yesterday morning he wrote the letter which ap-
pears below. 1t Is understood that he
means to make direct, open war
upon Mr.. Beecher and that his statement
will not only embrace the specia! offence which
Mr.. Beecher committed against himself, but other
offences which nave come to his knowledge. Mr..
Henry c. Bowen will be summoned as an important
witness again st Mr.. Beecher.
The following letter was addressed to the com.
mittee by Mr.. TiltOn:-
Mr. TILrON TO THE COMMITTEE
No. TIA LIVINGSTON STREET,
BROOKLYN, July IL, 1874.
TO THE INVESTIGATING CoMMITTEE:-
GENTLEMEN-When, on Friday last, met you at
mittee had not then been made known to the pub
c.. You sat In private capacity
VIC uSly given me hope that II, on my appear
ance before you, would preserve judiclous
retlcence concerning The worst aspects OF the case
l might thereby facilitate, through you, such
moderate public presentation Of Mr. Beecaer,s
proong, the EXISTING Scandal ''0''' '''' 'AAn
l re0iced II this hope, and promptly recipro-
Gated tho kindly feeling which was reported to me
shared by you all toward myself and family
Accordingly, when i met you in conference, my
brief statement was, in substance,
TWO FOLLOWING POINTS
First that my letter to DIR. Bacon written, not
as an act OF aggression, but OF self-deence--
arising as therein set forth, from great and grew
GUS prOvocation by your pastor, your church, the
Brooklyn Council and the ex Moderators crlti-
clsms on my supposed cOnduct-all uniting TO de-
lame me before the world and to inhict upon me
an unjust punishment l0r acts done by another;
and second, that having by that letter defended
myself solar ~ thought the occasion required
me TO carry my reply, felt unwilling TO proceed
provocation or other necessity.
Such necessity Is now
LAID UPON ME- BY MR.. BEECHER HIMSELF
in the publication OF a direct request by him to
lected by his offence and apology, to which re-
ferred.
DIRECT CHALLENGE
not only before your committee, but before the
public which l hereby accept.
i, therefore, give you nOulce that shall prepare
a full and detailed statement in accordance with
the terma.Of your committees invitation to me
ITO furnish sucn facts are within my knowlege"
touching matters (Which compromise the charac-
ter OF Rev. Henry Ward Beecher."
SHALL BE READY
to lay this before you within a week or ten days.
or as soon thereafter as shall find myself able to
set the numerous facts and evidences IN such strict
array as that can cover them, each and all, with
my oath to their exact truth sworn before mags-
trate.
await the appointment by you OF . day mu-
tualy convenient Tor my presentation OF this state.
ment IN person before your committee.
to you because MIR. Beecher's letter, to which tins
Is u preliminary response, has been made public by
THEODORE Triton.