New-York tribune., 1874-08-22

Of any repHrter for the paper In question but
course, by an unconscious mistake, have used your
wfe's the place of another and wholly different
person. II beg that you will assure Mrs TlOn OF
inv great regret for such error. Yours obedently,
7. q. SHEARMAF.
When took this note to Tilton he refused to re-
ceive it, saying =" / will not receive any such note
from Sbearman. He knows it contains fasehood
and cannot take it from him" You may carry it
back TO him." did 3d. and stated to him Tlton's
answer. Afterwards he substituted for that note
another under date of April 9, 1874, which is here
produced, marked "HHH':
sHEARMAN TO TILToN.
BEooKLYS. April O. 1874
DEAR SIR Having seen paragraph IN fhe brooklyn
ment alleged TO have been made by concerning yonr
family ana Yourself desire TO You that TINS re-
port is seriously incorrect and that have never author
lied such u statement.
II unnecessary rereat here what have actually
SAID upon these subjects. because / am now satsned
that what did erroneous, and that the ruors
to which gave some credit were without loundaton.
deeply having been misead into an act OF un-
intentional injustice, ana am ead 10 take he earcs'
beg therefore, to withdraw all that said upon the
occasion referred to incorrect then Deeved
pnted 10 me as untrue and unjust to all parties
cerned. Yours. obedentiy, l. u. sHEARMN
Theodore Titon. esq.
In no part of that negotiation did Mr. Shearnan
suggest to me that there were any doubts as to Til
toms sanity, and denied both to me and to him that
he had ever said anything to the contrary, or that
Mrs Tlton was in any way incapacitated from tell
ing the truth by reason of medumistic fits or other
physical disability. Shearmans action was commu-
nicated TO Beecher but meanwhile 1T had come 10
be spread about that Beecher had made similar
accusation as to the sanity of Mr.. and Mrs. Iilton
to that of Sbearman.
member of your Committee, Mr.. Cleveland,
communicated the fact to Beecher, to which
Beecher made an indignant denial as appears by
his note to Mr. Cleveland. who communicated a
copy of it to me in note under date OF April =.
which here produce. marked ILL.,"
BEECHER TO CLEVELAND.
MY DEAR CLEVELAND: You say tnat,I am supposed to
have reported members OF the council suDstan-
tally the same story that is attributed to Snearman
How any human being that knows me believe any
human being on the subject will defy any man 10
alluded 20 it, l have been dumb as the dead. They
that dare have spoken of 1t are liars. tney
themselves and the bearers OF lies If they re-
have feeling too profoundly sacred d to make such
sacrilege possible. H. w. BEECHkh'
April 2, 1874.
CLEVELAND TO MOULToN.
FRANK MouLToN, esq-Dear ST: Herewith yon nave
matter of which it speaks.
seeog wnen called this IT, a. m and wsn eayips 9
you before or after the meeting his evening Truly
parties to this controversy down to to-day, have
not thought proper to produce herewith any letters
that have received from either Of them excepting
the sin gle one generating from blame and show
ing Mrs. TiltOns confidence in me, which thought
was due to myself to do because of the peculiar
statement attributed to her; nor have produced
any papers or proposals for settlement OF this con-
troversy since it has broken out afresh, and since
the publication of Titon's letter to DR.. Bacon and
the call of Beecher for committee; nor have L
since then furnished TO either party although called
upon by both, any documents in my possession that
one MIGHT use the same against the other. have
end4av0red to hold myself strictly as mediator be-
tween them and my endeavor has been, even down
to the very latest hour, to have all the scandals
arising out of the publication of the facts of their
controversies and wrongs buried out Of sight deem
ing it best that it should be done, not only for the
good of the parties concerned and their families but
that of the community at large.
If any evidence were needed that. in the interest
of the parties, and especially of Beecher, was ell
deavorng to the latest hour to prevent the publica-
ton of all these documents and this testimony. and
that retained the confidence of at least one OF the
parties in that endeavor. produce letter of July
49, 1874 being note arranging meeting between
myself and Beecher in regard to this controversy
1t is marked "JJJ":
BEECHER TO MOULTON.
Ny DEAR FRANK will be with you at seven or little
before. | am ashamed to put straw more upon you,
and have but single consolaton-:hat the matter can
not distress you long, it must soon end that is,
there Will be no anxiety about the Jture, what
ever regrets there may be for the past Truly yours
and ever ii. W. BEECHER.
If there is any paper fact supposed by either OF
the parties OF by the Committee, to be in my posses
sion which Will throw any further light upon the
subject of your inquiry, l shall be most willing to
produce it if have it, although donot believe that
there is any such and am ready to answer any
proper question which shall be put to me in the way
of cross-examination by any Of the parties con-
cerned or their counsel, as fully as my memory or
any data have will serve, that all the facts may
be known For if any part of them be known,
I deem it but just to truth and right that all
should be known. AS however, controversy has
already arisen as to the correctness of the reports OF
evidence taken before the Committee, / must ask
leave if auy examination is to be had orally,
to be accompanied by my own stenographer, who
shall take down the evidence may give as a neces-
sary measure for my own protection.
Leaving to your Committee, without comment,
the facts and documents herewith presented, have
the honor to remain yours truly.
FRANCIS D. MoULToN.
W1TERING-P PLACE NOTES.