The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-25

| gized and by the advice OF frieOds he prepare a
! card for me TO submit 10 Beechey 70 nae MIN
sign and publish in hts Wind Gallon.
| Here follows a card from Henry Ward Beecher
! in regard 10 the charges made by Bowen against
Beecher; and ais, letter from Beecher to Moul-
: ton in regard to keeping the excitement down.
Then follows a confidential letter FIR m Mr..
I Beeeher to Moulton as follows:
! My DEAR FRANK am indignant beyond
4 expression. StOrrs' course has been an unspeak-
able outrage. After his pretended sympathy
/ and friendship for Theodore, he has turned
against him In the most yenomous ma ea nsI'
! and affection for me are hollow and faithle-s
they are merely tactical. His object Is plain.
He Is determined TO force a conflict, and 10 use
/ one OF TO destroy the other, II pc sible Ihat
/ is the highest game. By singing Tneodore, ne
i believes that he will be driven into course
| which he hopes will ruin me. III ever man
betrayed another, he has. 1 am In hope that
willing TO be fail in Storrs' hand to strike at
/ friend. There are one or Two reasons eInphauc
for waiting until the end OF the council before
taking any action.
First-That the attack on Plymouth Church
and the threats against congregationalism were
so violent that the public mind is likely TO be
absorbed in the ecclesiastical elements, and not
second-If plymouth Church IL disfellow-
shipped, it will constitute blow at me ana the
church TAR severer than at him.
Third-rhat If the council docs not disfellow
storrs win 90 or into Presby ierianism, as ne
almost. Without cIsguise, threatened in his
speech, and in that case the emphasis viii be
Fourth-At any rate, while the fury RACES in
the council, 1t is not wise 10 make any more,
} that would be one among so many, as TO lose
can more exactly what ought TO be done.
Meantime am patient as know how 10 be,
ment, and must run away for a day or two and
sleep, There will be a funeral Cordially and
trustingy yours, H. W. ID.
No one can tell under the first Impressions
W. at the effect OF such speech will be. 1t
ought TO damn StorrS.
At this point some correspondence Is given
between Mr.. Beecher and Moulton in relation to
keeping the secret from Mr.. Halliday and others.
! Mr. Moulton then continues:
/, have now produced to the committee all the
) letters and documents bearing upon the sub
. ject matter of this inquiry, which nave In my
! DO session either & ON Beecher, Tilton, or Mrs.
TiltOn, previous TO the Bacon letter, and there 1s
but one collateral matter of which desire TO
. speak Beecher never intimated to me that he
, tnouz ut there was any desire on 1tton's part 10
Z ment of the money controversy between
Triton and Bowen, knoT there was no at
, thing more than what believe his Just due from
: Bowen. The question whether ilKeson knew
or believed that any offense had been com niitted
ANYTHING that had been done by Beecher or Til.
i tom wife which called for apology at the time
partite covenant was made solely In reference tc
n disclo lures which Bowen had made to TiltOn
u and l1ltOu had maze 10 bowen, ana IlllO0 q
sets forth that the only disclosure he made &c
I, Bowen OF Beecher's acts toward himself Were oil
u improper advances made TO his wife, and tina
/ he so Iimi ed his charge in order to save the
{. nonor of his wife. These questions will be an
o swrIed by the production OF letter of April 2
n lS72 written by samuel Wilkeson.
IL NEW YORK, April 2, 1872.
4 MY DEAR MoULToN-Now for the closing act
= of Justice and duty. Lit Theodore pass into you
n the Improper advances and do you pass it I'M,
the flames of a friendly fire in your room OF re
Johnson. hear that he and Carpenter, the art
u list, have made this whole affair a subject o
s conversation in the clubs. Sincerely yours,
]. SAMUEL WILKE:s0S.
u This letter. IL will be observed contains n,
n protest against blackmalling, either on Tiltonh
le part or my own, upon Beeeheror Bowen, and il
n of date OF the tripartite covenant. WilkesoI
also hearing Of Tilton's troubles, kindly ofieret
to procure him any lucrative employment il
nected, as appears from letter dated Jan. ii
1871.
WILKINSON TO Triton.
:" NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD Co.,
re Jan. IL, 1871.
st MIR. TIL.roN: You in trouble come t
;, you with a letter just mailed 10 Jay Cooke, ad
10 vising him To secure your services as platform
50 speaker to turn New England, Old England. o
10 the Great West upside down about our Northsr
L down; keep quiet; don't talk, don't publish
abide your time. and 1t viii be a very good time
a take my word for it. SAM'L WILKEsoS.
n his ietteT WAS QdlcQ AIlcT IDo lcItcE Vi HDO
: ogy, and after the letter of Mr., Tilton TO MI
2, Bowen, and Mr.. WilkeSOn could hardly hav
as whom he knew or believed to be attempting :
blackmaii his employe and beside his kind.
expressions and advice TO Mr.. T1lton seem to m
wholly inconsistent with such an allegation
On the Sd of May, 1878, knew that Mr. Tito
lie was in want of money. and took leave. with
p 1900, and due bill for that amount, TO b
signed by him. Enclosed in letter, all of whicl
4 T. he returned 10 me with Endorsement.
nrk I % k,~>rr
r. see no way ofreturning it. Hastily, T. I.
u After the above paper was returned TO ME OF
= the same day, sent him the 81 Ooo leaving it I
d. money transaction. know 10 the contrary O
Or this so far Beecher Is concerned, that Tilto
Is never made any demand on him for money. o
l. only that Beecher should intcrpose hi
ssnd sna 10 %so h
L. be Beecher's friends; while Beecher him
e. 2, self with the generosity and kindness towar
a during the whole OF this unhappy controversy
81 OF his own motion. insisted, through me- in aid
n ing 1lton in establishing his enterprise OF III
ie Golden Age, for which purpose he gave me tn
70 sum of 5000. which Il was TO expend in sue
r. prise along; and IL ,r1lton was at any time Il
er need personally TO aid him. IL was understoo
or should 20 10 Tilton rs II IL came from NV ow
" voluntary contributions for his benefit. and ns
III he reads this statement. for do not Ssl,er
,g he has derived IL from any other source, tha
c. this money came from Beeeher, or thinks tina
re he Is In any way indebted 10 him for IT,
lg think IL proper TO add farther that Tito
e more than once said TO me he could not an
III would receive nothing from Beecher in the wa
o. OF pecuniary assistance. remember one speeds
g. instance In which the subject was discussed be
tween us. Beecher had told me he was villin
10 TO furnish money 10 pay the expenses Of Tito
and his family in travelling abroad In order tbs
Titon might be saved from the constant state
irrii alton which arose from the rumors he wa
daily hearing. rather limited at than informe
Tilton o this fact and he repealed even the int
mat1On OF such a thing with the utmost indig
nation and anger. Therefore ] only unde
er took the disbursement OF this sum at the mo.
ng earnest and voluntary request Of Beecher. III
w Moultsn here Incorporates in his statemer
long letters from Tfiton to a friend In the Yves
III and which came into his possession at the tiyn'
ng and was written explaining his lTilton'sl pos
OF ton In regard TO Mrs. Woodruff and the init