Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-07
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EASTERN.
TiitOn and MouItOn Indicted for Libel
ling Beecher.

ling Beecher.
New YORK, October 3d.-The great
Brooklyn Church scandal has at last
eliminated in the Kings County Court
by the indictment of Tilton and Moul-
ton for malicious libel. There was in
tense excitement in Brooklyn this
morning over the rumored intended
action of the Grand Jury, and all was
speculation when Beecher appeared,
accompanied by his son, Henry, and
three Others. He was in the Grand
Jury room half an hour, during which
time the indictments against Tilton
and Moulton were read to and approved
by him. A great crowd was present
when the Grand Jury appeared, and
lawyers and reporters were on the tip
toe of expectation, and after Beecher's
departure the reporters swarmed into
the District Attorneys office, where
an announcement of the indictment
was made.
The indictment against Tilton con-
sists of two counts: The first specifies
that Tilton composed, wrote and pub
lished false statement to the effect
that Beecher on October IS, 1868, had
been guilty of adultery with Mrs. Til
ton, and caused it to be believed that
Beecher admitted the alleged adultery
to him. 1t also contains that portion
of Tilton's statement wherein he AYERS
that Beecher, Mrs. Tilton and himself
held an interview regarding the dates
of the alleged adulteries, in order to
settle the doubtful paternity of a
child.
The second count refers to Beecher's
sworn answer to Tilton's complaint in
nttif ND fD 1y.
statement that his sworn denial was
this assertion Tilton is charged with
causing Beecher's friends to believe
that he had committed perjury.
An Indictment against Moulton is
also found in two counts. The first is
based on the paragraph in Moulton's
final statement alleging that Beecher
confessed his guilt to him, and the Sec
ond is founded on the paragraph con-
cerning Miss Proctor.
After presenting these indictments,
the Grand Jury were discharged.
Neither Moulton nor Tilton will be
arrested, but will appear on Monday
and furnish bonds pending their trial,
which will take place at an early day.
On Monday the summons and COM
plant in the libel suit against the
World, Tribune and Eagle, preferred
by Tilton, will be served.
No less than eleven lawsuits have
resulted from the Beecher scandal, and
preparations for the trial of these have
already begun.
The first was suit by Tilton against
Beecher for 100000 damages; follow
ing this came the announcement that
suits for libel would be brought by Mr..
Tilton against the Brooklyn Eagle,
New York World and Tribune. He
will sue these papers for $l00,0 900 each.
Next came Henry c. Browen's three
suits against the Eagle, and one
against reporter of that paper, and
the sum involved in these four suits is
$350,000. Finally comes Miss Proctor's
suits, one against MoultOn and an
other against the Daily Graphic. In
each case the damages sought amount
to 100000. Subsequently second
suit for libeling Miss Proctor was
brought against Moulton, under an
Indictment by the Grand Jury, and to-
day both Moulton and Tilton were in
| dicted by the same body. The sum
total of the damages aggregate nearly
round million, and there is nothing
to warrant belief that the list of litiga-
ton is yet complete. There are ru-
mors of suit for divorce brought by
Mrs. Tilton, and others of suit
against E. J.Ovington for maintaining
separation between Tilton and his
wife.
what they Say about it.
CHICAGO, October 5th. A New York
special says: EX-Judge ID. Morris,
Tilton's counsel, says, in corroborat-
ing Tilton's desire for an early trial of
his case, that he (Morris) is confident
that twelve men cannot be found in
Kings county to reject the evidence
which will be offered in behalf of his
client. He says that he makes this
statement with full knowledge that
the Court will leave out as improper
testimony the evidence of Mrs. Tilton,
Mrs. Bradshaw and Mrs. Morse. No
obstacle will be placed in the way of
an early trial by Tilton."
Theodore Tilton and F. d. MoultOn
have been notified of the indictments
found against them for the alleged
libel and SANDER of Beecher. The
bail in each case has been fixed at $3,-
600, which each will be required to
furnish tomorrow.
Illinois Independents and Democrats.
CHICAGO, October 5th. - At the
Democratic and Independent Congress
sional Conventions held to-day in the
First, Second and Third Illinois Dis.
tricts, embracing the city of Chicago
and Cook county, Bernard G.. Field
was nominated in the First, HI. Har-
rison in the Second and John V. Leh-
more in the Third for Congress.
From Louisiana.
New YORK, October 5th.-The Times
publishes the following, dated New
Orleans last night: Governor Kellogg
received information this evening that
upon the arrival of the United States
troops at Coushatta the whole fifteen
White Leaguers who were engaged in
the recent murders OF Republican
office-holders, left town for Arkansas
and Texas.
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