The New York herald., 1874-08-06

God grant you to see peaceful times: Yours crate
+. b. Mou1roN
MR MoULroN TO MR. BREcHER.
40 RENSEN STREET,
BRo0KLYN, August 4, 1874.
MY DEAR MIR. BEECHEk:-
/ Iroceived your note OF July "a, informing me that
you are making o statement and need the letters
and papers in my hands, and asking me to send
theu o you Tor the purpose of having extracts OF
copies made from them as the case may be. that you
may use M them IN Your controversy WITH ME- Mr: Tlton:
do. consistent with my sense Of whas is due TO
justice and right to aid you; but II you win re-
trusted to me at the desire and request, and in
the confidence Of both parties to this unhappy
them or any of them to either party to all him
as against the other have not gwen or shown
to Mr.. 11lton any documents or papers relating to
your affairs, since the renewal OF your controversy
which had been once adjusted.
need not tell you how deeply regret your
position as foes eacn to the other after my long
and as you, have no doubt, iully believe, honest
and faithful effort to have you otherwise.
ton have un I'll both parties shall request me to
make them public, or to deliver them into the
o. o at Ss 90
to produce them, If can be so compelled.
NY regret that am compelled 20 tn's course Is
softened by my belief that you will not be substan-
italy injured by 1T In this regard, for all the facts
are, of course, known to you, and | am bound to
are preparing, you will only set forth the exact
facts; and, If so, the documents when produced,
Will only COQurm, ana CduuOL COuLduICC Wuab
YOU may stare, SO that you,wlll suffer no loss.
IT, on the c0ntrary-which ! cannot presume
you desire the possession Of the documents In
manner not to be contravened by the Iacts set
forth In them to the disadvantage OF Mr.. Tilton,
should be then aiding you In doing that which
cannot believe the strctest and nrmest friendship
for you calls upon me to do. With grateful recoi-
lectons OF your kind confidence and trust trust Inn IN me.
q!s Rev. .gay HENRY sia' 'wAsp brrcnEs Brooklyn,
MR. BEEcaER TO Mr. MorLroN.
BROOKLYN. July %, 1874.
MY DEAR FRrEND-The committee OF investiga.
tton waiting mainly for you before closing
their labors. too. earnestly wish that you would
come and clear your mind and memory OF every
tnng that can bear on my case pray you also to
bring all letters and papers relating 10 1t which
VIII throw any l1gnt upon 1t and bring TO result
i trust that Mrs Moulton has been reinvigorated
and that her need Of your will not De great
as to detain you. Truly yours,
F. d. MoULTON, ESQ. IL. w. BEECHER
SECOND APPEAL.
BROOKLYN, August 4, 1874
sIR-Your letter bearing date August 4, 1874, is
this moment received. Allow me to express my
regret and astonishment that you refuse me per-
mission even to see certain letters and papers, in
your possession, relating to the charges made
against me by Theodore rilton, and at the reasons
On your solemn and repeated assurances OF per-
| sonal friendship, and III the unquestionng conf
| dence with which you inspired me OF your honor
! and fidelity placed in your hands Tor safe keep
ing various letters addressed to me from my
brother, my sister anu VuTlOuS QUIET pdI also
memoranda OF affairs not Immediately connected
| with Mr.. 1ltons matters. l also from time 10
time addressed you confidential notes relating to
my own self as one friend would write to another.
! These papers were never placed in your hands to
be held Tor two parties nor to be used in any way.
| they were to be held for me. did not WISH them
to be subject to risk OF loss or scattering from my
careless habits In the matter OF preserving docu-
ments. they were to be held Tor me- In so far
| as these papers were concerned, you were only
friendly trustee, holding papers subject to my
wishes.
upon me- and has used letters and fragments OF
letters purporting to be copies OF these papers:
Nnat are their daiess What, If anything, has
been lett out and what put In
You refuse my demand Tor these papers on the
various pleas that II speak the truth IN my state
| nent do not need them; that II make sue
cessful use OF them 1t Will be an injury 10 Mr. T-
ton and that you, as friend OF both parties, are
bound not to aid either in any act that shall lnjure
| the other.
OF papers committed sacredy to your care.
Tnese documents have been seen ana copied;
| they have been hawked for sale IN New York news.
paper o11ces; what purport TO be my conndential
notes TO you are on the market: But when de-
you are only trustee, that may deend myself,
you refuse, because you are the friend OF both
MIR. Triton has access to your depository for ma
terials with which to strike me, but am not per-
| mitted to use them In defending myself
| do not ask you to place before the committee
| any papers which Mr.. Ttlton may have given you.
| But do demand that you forthwith place before
| the committee every paper which l have written
or deposited WIZ" '' M Il. a v. BEEoHER.
Mr.. MoULroN TO Mr. BEEcHER
| 40 REnsEN STREET, BROOKLYN, August 6, 1874
| Rev. HENRY WARD BRECHER:-
| MY DEAR SIR-in all our acquaintance and
| friendship have never received from you letter
| OF the tone OF yours OF August A. 1t seems unlike
yourself, and to have been inspired BY the same III
| advisers who had 80 lamentabIy carried your
| private AFFAIRS before committee OF your church
| and thence before the public.
| In reply let me remind you that during the
| whole OF the past four years all the documents
| notes and memoranda which you and Mr. Tton
| have intrusted to me have been 80 intrusted be-
| cause they had reference to your mutual differ
ences. hold no papers, either OF yours OF his, ex-
! cent such as bear on this case. You speak OF
| "r1emoranda or affairs lot Immediately connected
with Mr.. TlltOn's matter" You probably aude
| here TO the memoranda Of your difficulties with
| Mr. Bowen, but these have direct reference to
your present case with Mr., Titon and we're de-
posted with me by you because OF such reference.
You SPEAK also Of aletter two from your brother
| and sister, and am sure y0u have not forgotten
| the apprehension which we entertained lest Mrs.
| Hooker should fulnl design which she ioreshad
| owed to invade your pulpit and read to your con
.gregatton confession Of your intimacy with MIRA
Ttlt0n.
You SPEAK OF other papers which hold "sucjec