St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18

need something much more convincing
and far less replcte with obvious malice
and filthy suggestion than this last
statement of Mr.. Moulton to put IN end
to that influence altogether. V. L.
Times.
We confess to utter amaZcment that
respectable people or papers can find
anything in MoultonS last statement
to help him OF Tilton. With all
fair minded persons. the statement
must strengthen the conviction of MI
Becrher's innocence. though il gives
additional evidence of his crcdulitv and
folly III his choice of Il confident. How
c0nH he have trusted so implicitly. Il
man 50 coarse grained. So dull of moral
perception. 50 utterly void of sense of
dcccncy, so false and tricky as the
mutual friend here proves himself To
he Is it possible that in these Years
OF Intimacy there was no glimpse of the
mans real character that should have
revealed To Mr.. Bccchcr the dcpravitv
of the man in whose hands he WIS
placing himself so implicitly,
We shall not soil our pages with
Moulton'S fresh and filthy allcgal ions of
Mr.. l5ecchcr's confessions" to him. If
amy body can believe that Mr.. Bccchcr.
though as guilty rs Mr.. Tiltom declares
him t" he. could have been in the hab-
ii of nalrating to Mr.. Mnultom the de
tails of his aduirricS, undctrrrch hy
the presence of third parties. let him.
We can nat. The mutual friend has
altogether ovcr-rcachrd himself in thi,
l., l. /
pctard. - Bu,lingioH Free Press.
The Boston Advertiser SAYS OF Moul-
toms statement: "A heavy gun is dis
charged, and it appears that the, ;InImII-
milton had run short. There j. nothing
here but malignitl. Those who have
always inclined t" believe in the guilt
of Mr.. Bccclcr will take it as new clI-
dcncr: but, iii fact, it is old. and the
temper in which it is presented will
throw fresh diScrc,lit on il> author.
Om the contrary. the Post SayS: 1t is
the most damaging document Vet pre-
scented, and the thought will present
itself t" many whether it would not lie
more dcr"louS tor Mr.. Bccchcr. pend
ing his trial in public to Intclmlt his
pulpit services. nr. ;i> he suggested in
one of hi letters. To step down and ont
~ tnI plymouth church. it is literally
shut up"
by special arrangement with the New
\ oIk Graphic we publish exclusively in
this city Moulr"n'> last statement in re-
gard tn the Brnokllm scandal. which has
been awaited with 81 much interest 10y
the public. Fer want of space We for
bean To add hut the hlicic>t' analN sis
of this most important document. The
substantial points relate 10 Mr.. Muul-
tons Nimdicatiom of his efforts as II
pracemakcr between the several parties
To the scandal. wherein he certainly
appears to advantage: secondly. ia va
nous matters 81 Ncracity between MI
Bccchcr and himself: thirdly. the IA
tnrc and explanation of the famous let
ter of apology furuthly. BccchcI'S con
LESSONS i'll regard t" criminal charges
htthlN. ANSWERS to various personal
charges against M"ult"n Developed in
Mr. liccchcr> statement >i\thlN. pre-
Srmlati"m. of the whole matter of al
legged black mailing : SrNchthlN. an cpl
sod" from the BoW"m difficulty finally.
numerous incidental matters.
The whuir statement will he read
with >"lpli>' and establishment. Mr..
M"dIt"n not only rcitcla1cS all the
charges previously made bat brings
forward new ones. which he states he
n.d from Nh. icrchci~ own lips. " hirh.
If true. are more damaging than ANY
accusations Vet made. 1t Is to he hop
eel that Mr. licrchrr may Ice able to rN-
plain these charges. The Statement
uni"ld> Il new scene III this holrid dl:i- .
ma. more tcllihlc when the position of
the actors are taken INTO consideration
than ANY Vet presented. EoSton .Jour- /,
nal.