The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
From the Brooklyn Union.
tsEECsHEis AND Triton.
The Nature oil the scandal Explain
cd-Statenent OF n Man who
Knows-A Great Cry over n small
Matter.


Knows-A Great CRY over n Small
Matter.
1t having been intimated to a reporter of
the Union that b. +. Tracy, counselor.at-
law, has in some way, professionally or
socially, been put In possession of impor-
tant facts connected with the Beecher-Til-
ton scandal, he called to-day at his resi-
denCe in Montague street An interview
was instantly and cautiously granted and
the subjoineI conversation ensued
Reporter-Gen. Tracy, l am Informed
that you have acted as counsel for some
one Of the parties connected with what is
popularly known as the Titon-Beecher
scandal | have called to obtain from you
such information as you are willing to i'm
part in regard to the facts of the scandal.
and the extent of Mr.. Tltons charge
against Mr. Beecher.
Gen. Tracy-It is not strictly correct TO
say that | have been counsel for either of
the parties to the Tilton-Beeeher scandal
Soon after the Woodruff publication was
consulted by party whose name was fire.
quentlY and prominently mentioned in that
publication But il was not Mr.. Beechcr
or Mr.. Tlton then became informed of
the nature and extent of Mr.. 1ilton's charge
against Mr.. Beecher, and of the evidence
upon which that charge was made.
Reporter-Will you state the nature OF
the charge and the facts and circumstances
which led Mr.. Tilton to make the accusa-
ton against Mr. Te,cher?
onvthin,r Nat caI,n ~ mo MISUNDERSTANDING
w,bnnt Inc consent of thr Many WHO con,
suited me. Nor do know that it is neces-
sary that | should, to enable you to obtain
hat the nmhlira,,on n,odc NV Titnn in the
Goiden dne viii furnish ne infornation
dooiroI '''
Rennrter- in his communication to
Dr P,con NJ Tii,nn dcclines 70 nan,s or
chororterize the ofTense and there ie ut,lo
In II 70 shn,,, ,,hot ,ho ,,.,lso cI,aro a,ainst
Mr. Reecher is
Gen Tracv-It il trne that Mr. Triton in
,t;S Observation-Disclosures, Gnos ,ot d;sclaso ,,bnt
thn charra s hnt he coarl,, ehoys what IL
is NOT lie shows That if ~ not an offonse
e. ,yhich 40 cro,,,ino, oonId NO. onio
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Ranortor- Vbv WAC M, file o,oIoe,v of
fered and accerted -
90, TracvNNr TiIton insists in his
COMMUNICATIVE that II was Trnon this
,,o;n, hn 10 ,.a,,. o,',,,;ni, Iio oId;n,a ,ha,
i,,,n,, raoo;,,, 81 tho IN forr,ot;on ,rh;n, IoJ
tn al rh bp Mr
Daoohor and
OBTAINED FROM HIM An kAFLANAlioN'
which he regarded and accepted as an
apology, and upon which he rested. lie
never suffered the past to disturb their pub
lie relations, and it would not have disturb
ed them but for the manner in which Ply
mouth church had treated his case in CON
nection with the proceedings of the congre-
gational council He says that after this
explanation of Mr.. Beecher, he acted
with conscious desire to see Mr.. Beecher
protected rather than harmed. This for
bids the suppostion that Mr.. Tilton regard
ed Mr.. Beecher's offense as one that affect
ed his honor and that of any member of
his family.
Reporter-Do you mean to say that Mr..
Tilton never charged Mr. Beecher with
crlmlnality with Mrs. Hilton!
Gen. Tracy-Most certainly do! No
such charge was ever made or believed by
Mr.. Tilton The publication to which |
have referred neeatived such charge in
the most conclusive form and it is well
known by all who know anything of the
facts that Mr.. Tilton never believed it and
never alleged it.
Reporter-lf there is no criminality al
legged or pretended, what then is the charge;
Gen. Tracy-Some four years ago Mr..
Tilton claims to have received information
which led him to charge Mr.. Beecher with
having made dishonorable suggestion to
his wife. This is the extent of the charge,
and the only charge Mr.. Tilton has ever
made against Mr., Beecher,
Reporter-Do you mean to say that this
is all the foundation there is for the Tilton-
Beecher scandal?
Gen. TIacy-That is all. And it has not
even that to rest on. 1t is well-known to
the members of Mr.. Beecher's church and