The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-21
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been questioned in regard to these facts l
have made denial of them; and Mr..
Beecher himself, or his lawyers, have had
the temerity to publish in his statement n
letter of mine to him of June |, 1873, in
answer to his despairing one of same date,
telling me how he had lost all hope, and
intimating to me in writing, as he had fire.
quently before in words, that his only ref
uge was suicide.
BEEcuER's CONTEMPLATED SUICIDE.
Having made an alusion to Beechers
suicide, it may be well for me to state here
the full circumstances of his confession
concerning his proposed design. He told
me-and repeated to another in my pres
ence-that he had within reach in his own
study poison, which he would take if the
story of his crime with Elizabeth should
ever come to the public. lie told me of
visit which he had made to photograph
er's gallery, where he learned that one of
the employees had mistaken a glass of poi
son for a glass of water, and, having taken
and drunken it, had fallen dead, with
scarcely time to drop the glass. Beccher
said that was what he wanted for himself
and, under plea of making some photo
graphic experiments, he procured some of
this same poison from the photographer,
which he told me he intended to use if the
revelation Of his crime should be made.
''And them" he said, ait would be simply
reported that Beecher died of opoplexy;
bit God and you and will know what caus.
ed my DEATH" If those who blame me
could have looked into his grief stricken
face and listened to the tones of his voice
in the great emergencies in which he said
there was no refuge for him but in death,
they would have felt impelled, as | was, to
as generous as open-heatted service as
l praciiced toward him. 1t would have
taken harder heart than mine, being wit
ness of his sorrows, not to forget his sins.
III have Che writes) a strong feeling up
on me, and it brings great peace with it.
that / an spending my last Sunday, and
preaching my last sermon" / did, indeed,
write to him, 'you can stanl if the Whole
case were published tomorrow" 1 did
believe 1t if he had made full and frank
confession, as he was advised TO make, of
the whole truth as he had done to me, ac-
companied by such expressions of contri-
tioh and repentance as he had male to me,
his church and the woll! would have for
given him and he would have stood. How
much more. then, must | believe it now.
when he can stand before the public preach
ing the 60 pei of f.sus Christ with all the
facts made know, and l am driven by
blows and assaults Of his people from that
which should be the house of God, where
in his aduleries and hypocrsies have been
condoned by an admring church
a HIT Ar RAYMOND.
For all this, would not blame he de-
ceived and W .Ishipping christi as Of that
church, knowing how grossly they have
been msled by those who have undertaken
10 exculpate Becchcr at all hazards They
will at some time Know. And when they
do, they will pardon the strength OF my Ian
guage when | denounced in their presence
their orator who was addressing them BY
the name of "liar" lie stood before them
vouching for the innocence of Beecher.
and told them that he was the only one,
besides the lawyers, who knew all the facts
Poor deluded young mani when he reads
the following letter from Bcechcr, dated
December 2, 1878, he will find that Beech
er purposely kept him from knowing all the
facts, and only introduced him to me that
he might tell to me what was going on in |
the church. 1t is as follows, marked "X";
BEECHER TO MouLroN.
- LITTLE FALLS, N. Y, Dec. ., 1873. |
My DEAR FRANK send ou two let
tiers for Banfield-to choose from-the one |
extended, the other short and crisp. | |
hope that light is not far ahead; the night
passes-the morning comes!
shall hear nothing from home Of the |
progress of my affairs till return.
introduced you to young Raymond be- |
cause he is personal friend, acute, and |
safe should you need. OF comrsn have
never exchanged word with him as have |
with you and he represents me only in
church action.
I hope you thought to see Woo lruf |
about the matter l spoke offending mon
ey, &c.
Would not Robinson, who stands ong |
in the society Of pilgrims, be able to strike
down in some degree the folly, and hold
back that folly of running headong after
such malignants as Buck, johnson, &c.
l only suggest.
Give my love to the mother, and my ear
nest hopes that she is rapidly recovering.
Ever truly yours, II. w. BEEoHER.
And when he reads Beecher's letter of |
February 5, 1872: "If you (Moulton) too
cease to trust me and love me- am alone
have not another person in the world to
whom can go;" and again, in his testi
mony, where he says: For he was the |
ouly man on the globe could talk with on
this subject; vas shut up to every human
being; could not go to my wife; could
not go to my children, and could not go
to my brothers and sisters: could not go
to whom could talk; and when got that
rebuff from him, it seemed as though it
would kill me, and the letter was the pro
duct of that mood into which was thrown"
will 'young Raymond really think that
he was ever the confidant of Beecher? He
certainly never was confdant of mine,
for, measuring him at glance, never had
an interview with him after Beecher intro
duced him to me. Which will Plymouth |
Church believe, their pastors statement
that Raymond did and could know nothing
of the facts in this case, or believe young
Raymond when he says he knows ali?
THE INTERVIEW WITH HALLIDAY EXPLAIN
ED.
Nay, even more. Beecher's committee
rest his exculpation upon my interview with
the Rev. Mr.. Halliday, in which, in Ian
guage guarded, but intended to mislead
that simple, confding agent of Beecher,
his assistant, l spoke to him what Beecher
desired and instructed me TO say when even
that simple minded old mans suspicious
had been aroused by conferences with Til
ton and others, and for that speech, by
which admit Halliday was misled, / re-
ceived from Beecher the following letter,
heretofore published, sent me on the Lords
day by a christian minister, giving his
thanks for my prevarication in his behalf
to his assistant:
"SUNpAY, A. NJ
My DEAR FRIEND: Halliday called last
night. rs interview with him did not
satisfy, but disturbed. 1t was the same
with Bell, who was present. 1t tended di-
rectly to unsetting. Your interview last
night was very beneficial and gave conf
dcnce. This must be looked after. 1t is
vain to build if the foundation sinks under
every effort. l shall SEQ you at 10. 80 to-
morrow-if you return by way OF 40 Rem
SEN"
1t had been held honorable 70. men who
had had amours with a reputable woman to
deny even under oath those amours, to pro-
tect from exposure the fair fame and name
which had been confded to their keeping
Moi by any means intnndinn q SGT I'M INV