Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-30

SPECIAL To THE PiCCHE DAILY hECokb.
Eastern Dispatches.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-The Beecher
Committee decided last evening to call
Fraucis D. Moulton as the next witness,
asking him in their investigation to pro-
duce all the documents in his possession
that relates in any way to the case.
Moulton was called to Narragansett
Yesterday to the bedsine of his sick wife,
but he is looked for in Brooklyn this af-
ternoon, and as the committee meet
this evening, his acceptance or rejection
of the invitation TO testify will be made
known. ''He cannot refuse, " said one OF
the lawyers interested, last evening, ION
the ground that he has not Mr. Beecher's
consent to break confidence, for he has
Beechers consent to tell everything he
knows" Tilton does not expect Moulton
to testify before the committee as now
formed. Mr.. Tracy said last night that
he could not anticipate the course of the
committee if Moulton absolutely re-
fused to produce the important testi-
mony it is said that he holds. He
thought the inquiry would be continued
until all the other witnesses testified,
and in case Moulton still refused, they
would make verdict accordingly and
elicit his testimony in court. Mr.. Sher-
man said no testimony of Tilton's, bear
ing on the alleged confession of Beecher
to him of the adutry, was either elected
in the reported cross-examination or
omitted in the publication. Mr.. Beech
er's stenographer says that no such testi-
mony as Tilton speaks of in his card
was regularly presented before the
committee. Beecher returned from
Peekskill yesterday and chatted
pleasantly with some of his church mem.
bers on his door steps in the evening.
II Moulton does not answer the call to
testify, which he will receive to-day,
Beecher's testimony will be taken with
out further delay. Nothing definite is
made known this morning concerning
the Beecher scandal. 1t is understood
that Moulton and Tilton were in consul
tation yesterday and Sunday. Moulton
is acting under advice of General Butler.
When Moulton is invited by the COM
mittee it is believed he will testify. Til
ton, however, thinks only court of law
! can compel him to speak. A friend Of
Tilton has expressed the opinion that
the evidence adducsd during the investi-
committee seek only favorable testimony
The committee. it is said, have decided
that Beecher should not be called on to
testify until Tilton's statements have
been strengthened by something more
than his own affidavit.
The Brooklyn Argus to-day prints
part of an interview with Frank B. Car
penter on the subject of the Beecher
scandal. Carpenter says he was first
brought actively in the case by Beecher.
In May, 1873 Beecher sent for Carpenter
wishing him to come to Brooklyn.
Beecher had learned that Henry C. Bow
en- had reasserted to Carpenter the
charges which he had formerly made to
Tiiton against Beecher, and which he
had withdrawn in the tripartite agree
ment, that Bowen had said in the pres
ence of L. D. Holton, Of Milwaukee, and
Carpenter, that he did not wish them to
understand that he had made a retrac.
ton. Beecher wished Carpenter to con-
front Bowen on these points. 1t was
also said the tripartite covenant was to
be made public. He went to Moulton's
house (Beecher was not there), but
Moulton said he wished Carpenter to go
10 Bowen's residence with Clafin and
Moulton. They went, and Carpenter re.
peated IN the presence of Bowen, Olaf.
lin and Moulton the statements made by
Bowen to himself concerning Beecher.
Bowen admitted all, and Clafin ex-
pressed his astonishment that Bowen
should have told these things after sign
ing the covenant. Claflin was the per-
son who induced Bowen to sign the cove
nant. Bowen said he protested against
making the agreement public. Carpen.
ter said to Bowen if the statements were
untrue be should make the most unuual-
flied public denial; but if true, he should
stand by them. Bowen had said to Car.
penter that Beecher had made q confes.
sion to him on his knees that Tilton and
Moulton had been told by Beecher that
this was lie.
Carpenter said to Bowen, There is
direct lie between you and Mr.. Beecher,
and for one want to know the truth"
Clafin thought Mr.. Beecher ought to be
present at this interview, and Mr.. Moul.
ton went to his house for him, but did
not find him. Bowen expressed his
Willingness to meet Beecher the next
day. Clafiin agreed to arrange an inter-
view. A few days afterwards Carpenter
saw Clatiin, who told him that Beecher
had said, There is not force enough in
Brooklyn to draw me into private in
terview with Henry c. Bowen" Car
penter says in his business relations
with Bowen they had frequent converse.
tons regarding his difficulty with
Beecher. Bowen said Beechers friends
wanted him to sign q sweeping document
declaring the charges untrue, and that
he refused. Claflin then urged him at
least to siPn paper Withdrawing the
charges, and he consented. Mr.. Car.
penter gave the substance of converse.
ton between Beecher and himself on the
LIST OF June, 1873. The interviewer said
the statements made in that conversation
are, II true, of the utmost significance,
but Carpenter will not make public this
conversation. One remark he made.
"if Theodore would make certain dis.
avowals, be would make certain for.
tune with him, and pour in subscribers
to the Golden Age by thousands" The
interview OF which Carpenter speaks oc.
CURED on the evening OF the same day,
when Beecher wrote his touching letter
Sunday, June l, 1873. Great sieni6.
canoe attaches to Carpenters statement,
from the fact that Beecher's card exoner.
ating Tilton from being the slandere,
and defamer, was published next day,
June 2, 1873. Carpenter said Tilton had
no vindictive feelings against Beecher,
and tried hard before publishing his let.
ter to DR.. Bacon to find some means by
which Beecher should free him from
the imputations cast upon him by DR..
Bacon. Before he decided to publish
the letter, DR.. Bacon said to friend Of
Carpenters, If Tilton publishes that
letter and Plymouth Church does not
reply to it within "a hours by suit at
law against Mr.. Tilton, they win have