The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-16

MOULT0N AGAIN.
His Final Statement.
a .NOST STARTLING PAPER.
The Ola Charges Kcaffirmed, and
New Ones of the Most shocking
Character ssrOughtsEOrxnrd

The Ola Charges kcaffirmed, and
New Ones OF the Most shocking
Character fsroughtsForwnrd.
MoULToN's EXPLANATION OF HIS COURSE.
To the Public Il have waited patiently,
perhaps too long, after giving to the pub
lie the exact facts and documents as they
were given to me, in the statement prepar.
ed for the committee of investigation, OF
which they have made no use nor did they
call upon me for any explanation, or try to
test the conference of the facts by cross
examination, which, of course, / held my
self ready to undergo after being myself
compelled to make an oppose of the facts in
full.
had hoped that Mr.. Beecher himself
would, ere this, have made a denial OF any
intmation, nsinuation, or averment in his
statement that had acted in any way dis
honorably towards him, or had endeavored,
in the interests of Mr.. Tilton to extort or
obtain by cajolery or promise any money
from him; and as such withdrawal, in
accordance with the truth as MIR. Beecher
knows il, would have rendered 1t unneces-
sary for me to take any further part IL the
controversy between the principals in this
terrible affair, trusted that l never would
have felt myself called upon to make fur
Their statements which, if made, must be in
the nature of accusations against him.
Failing in this hope, it seems to my
friends and to myself that, as question of
veracity is so sharply raised between Mr.
Beecher and me, and as there are large
number of well-meaning and confiding men
and women who desire, if possible, to be-
lieve him, and, although if the case be-
I,o 1atn u
the thinking. scrutinizing people of the
country, it would not be necessary to add
another word yet, to prevent these good,
religious persons from Icing led astray in
their convictions, not only as regards Mr..
Beecher but, that may maintain the sta
ton in their minds which l feel | ought to
hold as a man of honor and purity of mo-
tive and action in this dsgraceful business,
| propose, by the aid of documents which
hold, and the necessary narrative to make
them Ineligible, and by a comparison of
Mr.. Beechers statements with the docu-
ments heretofore published, to show that it
is impossible for his statement to the COM
mittee to be true in many very important
particulars, and that the issue OF truthfulness
is not between his personal averments and
mine, but between him and the facts them
selves.
From his insinuations and differences, If
not the direct Statements, feeling that my
character as Il man as well as my truthful
ness asa witness have been imrugned,
will endeavor, in the first place, to reinstate
myself so far as | may by showing at how
late a day he held other and entirely differ
ent opinions of me.
1t will be observed that in my statement
prepared for the committee l said that
refrained from producing any documents
or "any papers or proposals Tor the settle
ment of this controversy since it has bro
ken out afresn, uno ....~- A. solicitation
of Tilton's letter to DR.. Bacon and the call
of Beecher for committees" and the rea-
son was that in making the statement be-
fore the committee, thought it unjust to
the parties to parade before the committee
the mutual concessions and arrangements
made by the parties whom l had hoped,
even at that late hour, might be saved from
themselves by an adjustment of the strife.
extract the following from Mr.. Beech
ers statement to the committee
Until the reply of Mr.. Tilton to Bacon's
letters, | never had q suspicion of his
(Moult7n's) good faith and of the sincerity
with which he was dealing with me; and
when that letter was published, and Mr..
Moulton, on my visiting him in reference
to it, proposed no counter-operation-
documents, no help-I was staggered
If this averment were true, he was right
" staggered" and he rightly lost faith in
me for if failed, in his then hour of per-
il, to do everything that in me lay to his
satisfaction to rescue him, | was not the
friend that had profcssed to be, or that he
acknowledged me to be, and was unworthy
of his confidence or the confidence of any
other.
1t will be observed that the letter Of APP
pointment of the investigating committee,
of which Mr.. Sage is chairman, bears date,
Brooklyn June ~, 1874, which was drawn
out by the publication of the letter from
Tlton in the Golden Age on the 2lst (?)
of the same month.
Mr.. Beecher's statement was made be-
fore the committee on the 18th of August
wherein the accusation that | had deserted
him at first appears. Now, | aver thai
from the time of the preparation of the
Bacon lettor, before the 2lst of June, dowr
to the 9th day of July, | was in almost
daily consultation with Beecher and hi:
counsel, at their request, as to the bes
method of meeting that publication ant
ayerting the storm that was imminent; anC
until the 4th of August | enjoyed his en-
tire confidence and regard as much as
ever had so far as any expression came
from him; and, instead of manifestations o.
distrust, he gave me, both verbally and ir
writing, the highest praise for my friendly
Intervention. | repeat one instance of his
oral commentator because l can substan-
tiate it by a witness who was present A
ter we had been in consultation at my house
on the 9th of July, upon this subject, walk
ed with him, still continuing the confer
ence, up past Montague terrace, where We
found Mr.. jeremiah p. Robinson, my bust
ness partner. standing at his door. VIZ
stopped and spoke to him on some inditfer'
ent subject, when Beecher, putting his arm
around my neck and his hand upon my
shoulder, said to Mr.. Robinson: "GoC
never raised up truer friend to man thar
| Frank has been to me-" Mr.. Robinson re
piled; "That is true" and we passed on.
On the oath of July | received lette
from Mr.. Beecher, asking me to return t.
him certain letters and papers in order tC
aid him in making his statement to the com
mittee. As previous to the 10th, when Til
ton made his sworn statement, l had re
quest from him, did not think it right t
grant that to Beecher, because it seemed
to me to be taking sides in the controvers,
as between them, which ought not to do
and especially, as he was about to make
statement of facts which were within hi
own knowledge, did not see why he shoul
need documents to aid him il the statemen
was to be truthful one. gave a verba
refusal to his counsel, who brought me tn
letter, and desired him to take the lette
back TO Beecher, which he declined to do
On that day left town on imperative bust
ness and was gone until the 4th DAY Of Au
| n Ill.
gust, when l wrote Beecher letter givin
an answer to his request in form, statin
substantially these reasons, which letter h
has published, together with reply, whic
was the first manifestation of unkindnes
of feeling l received from him.
1t must be borne in mind that the pom
of veracity which is thus raised between u
is not whether my efforts for the adjustment
of this controversy were wise or well di
rected, but whether it is true that ! mad
any efforts to aid him, or deserted him, a
he asserts. Upon that point let the fact