, 1874-10-04
BEECHER-TILTON.
Mr.. Beecher Appears Before
the Brooklyn Grand
Jury.
And Declares that He Is q
Victim of Malicious
Slander.
lie Procures Indictments Against
Tilton and Moulton.
Full Text Of the Document in
the Former Case.
Much Excitement Caused in Brooklyn
by the Announcement.
Tllton and His Counsel Prepared to
Full Text Of the Document in
the Former Case.
Much Excitement Caused in Brooklyn
by the Announcement.
Tilton and His Counsel Prepared to
Meet the Square Issue.

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HetI Luo DquaIe ISue'
BEEcnER vs r-ro1r wonrro,a
| S,,c,ul D;xna,ch tn ~ rt,o1co T-,n,,nc
| Baoox1Yx Y. 0rt a-For the frat +;noa
| since Henry C. 3oaen started tbe s+o7v that S1-
Beecher bad violated the pronreties of life fth,t
! is the delicata vav thcv mn u ,ova5sra> snd
| Theodore TiIton cor1niorated It Nv accneatrooa
of adultery With bjs Wife its truth or fa1s,tv ia
| in 8 fair vav of discovery. Tha nnnarona iibe1
and Grim con snita ,vhic., 1,ava trovv ot ~ ~.
scandal i,vo1vino ,az,s,.,a-, -a-or+ar. -
n,a,,7 o+har. v-a,n;,aa so.,. ....i.t -.
| a,tafactorv tban RI. c,rn1oi+to. ~ p,,,nant,, .
chn1ch ,Ir;ved At Int tha n-ovs-t;,1 80 a.
law .xaa "a .,r1v a-a,on1isad =, +ha ,,o.trese
ment NJ qi1ton,s -;ci, ant ao,;ns+ poachar ~
,h.,.aoon,..+ - c.-., o.. -:.S. 1r:,. 49,
that ,aon1e heoan ~ de.n,;- ~ o~e- .oa;r,. ~ =
| ma.1er in conrt rba .,;t NJ Mis- prac,o-
,oa;nat ,1or,to,, go 1o,t,5 n,>o, .. .;do ;.a.,o
7be ,ctiv;tv ~ tba p1vroonth fhr-r,, Co-1,ntt
in nrcine Il and narnc tba e7nanaas - +1,o 800
aronsa1 = an.nicon tIat n1;sa proctor ~. .;~-
t,,1, , 49, -.z +o- pa..,,a. Ne.t;. 49,
t;nact - ~. r.. re" ~ ~ T,ta 1870. -e5 P r.
unent 70 the case OF 4uson against beecher
could be brought out on the trial Of such suit
The Indictment OF Moulton was eide-issue, in
yolYinp Beeche1 il is true hut not in the m.ir,
.
enr.ee
!no c''A eu4' u 1n'oo' auu 'ne 1eSetaa su116
" earlv eo1ution ot the tronble. Init Beecher ia mn
eooner bo,,. than ba
-, GOES BEFORE THE dnASp JrRY
.,d sa.r~aa tha ;,3ic+-,or,t ~ h,,h 1;,+,,, ox,a
.uo e71otoo tno anu4ItAaeA' " oo'n AA'on Ano
Moulton for scandal He demanded admission to
the Grand jury Immediately On his return from the
=. ~ WV
him. Ee laid all the statements Of Tilton and
11an,+o- hafo,. 100 +hn 49, ,nd +as+;aoa ~ ~.
falaity Of every material allegation he wound
up at question OF one OF the jurors IS to what
allegations he denied specifically, and in an IN
potuons and emphatic manner told the Grand
Jury that the whole scsndal had been
oU1 ~D1' 'NNo "11N'0 14 A4"A o
AN AR7FUL CONSPIRACY
to involve him In affairs difficult to expl.io. and
to e3to1t from hun assistance IN the form Of
patronage aud money He had been drawn into
false situations, and seduced into impetuous and
nngaraeo s1atemen's WHICH, nao oeen miscon-
etrued aud distorted to his damage. This had
been possible only tn1ouen Inc 1reacoefy OF
mutual friend, and he demanded his Indictment
scted nFomntIy. md. though Mr. Beecher W.
before them at $50 o'clock. they preeented fhe
toIoS,nn ndctent IN tha ConnfT Co-rt - "49 ~
this morning.
THE 1SnicTaESr:
.eanst p5e f9.'H1,ns ton Is text OF the
r. p,.o ~ n. ern,- NJ Mn. ro-k T., r1~ctor. 1x,,
The ufors Of the people Of the State Of New Yofk.
sent th.t Henrv Wsri Beechxr At several tnes heFi1
stotsd rcs;dei md hath nyer ance cnnttnued T. -
sae ano 10Y atsa ~ Gy 49,, woonty
mn ~ ceraran n nure md chast. cf,,1ecter IA
Of good f,me, credit .nd repatation, .nd that
% Hne otores.d xcfedIz Ind ;n.1;cons,
@ tntsat ~ "ra asf,me III ~ sc.nd.1Ie .;i
fTan-u N.rd Ra-char or bia rooi Mans f,ma 80
r-edti .nd tn snbirct hin, to contemn r}dicnjr n1d
do. ~ to n1o|ote him md hiz fen1s ~ ,an. ~
mit breach Of The peace, at The CITY Of Brookiyu
tamhs- 1s-x nd did cornnore vr1ta ind nnht.h
md catss and procure to BE- wzitten oouoposed Ind
P2 G ~ i.4o n;rcnlaton =; e,d ~ u,s
1aGt,vn tpd aiss1hrre md which nexsnsne1 t6ere
e;s nd;. VA i;sn. 5 deF.4E' uti u
mi roncerfno rim said Hcnry Ward Eeecher tfrre
by nnl1wfuly vckedly, falsely and nnaHcously in
.ajd I1en- Beechrr IN tho month of 0ctoher 1853
h.% ieen euiitv n sdu!ierT viii md thrn ~; he;
'SS ea1 h &c N.4s ssa =. vi. .. 80 th 49, ~.
Aforesaid W. married voman, and wa tho vito of
hin, said Theodore Tilton and to It Be- b.
~ of inch adulterous futarcourso to m tho aaid
Tilton. WHICH such ub%l wzs in words, md aeures.
!. ~ ~ In-@ sa~ .~'01' ~ wv WAVE '@o' >'~
:. sh2rt,~ .f.ru,-d. fmeanfno r.3d rY1ton, e~nt
tn " 1taahar ~ royna tn INV hon8a tn ho .Y {p+ar
~ ~ 0' v;fh 1A'A M M On subject vhi.h
hr;nk from mentioning herr: 1et truth compe!s
NJ to s.ste In Juue. is6o child had been born to
eh4.h..b nI 1ii1on n yier Of Mrs Thin. snixn
.u.1t ascioan-ss - ree rnada 1utr : 1870 namely.
..1.i rniatinns hrtueen Mr. Berchrr md here<]f
h.d - heo,,n ~ IN 1s6s' Wished to ouestton NJ
a. The eahenticty Of that data in order to
etia - 5nrh+t, n.t.rnitv of thu chid Tb1s int1r
te1~ 80 h1d r;th ~. ~ ~ stndv md durne ~.
~, ~ ~ - ~. 11,on ~ vaa nrcsent Thsv the aid
11n-S ~ ~ r,-J Paschr- and FHz.teth K T'7lton |
both ,oreed on the nato =. which their sexual
o|1nos4ea itonn namely Of. 10. lSG9 Mrs Tton
herse betn9 authorit7 md Referring agln ~ ahe had
Winh .a;d fI.a .e.Gd,,on, rn.1c,on, md d,Y.
,tn74 hli s.d Th,odnrn Ton afterwards. On The isth
5ar ~ sent 1874 at tbs CITY II Brooklyn In uauner
~ Ta7 tafore.std dtd send a,d cause por1nit and
orr, to ~ cTcni.ted md read tv dt1ers persoas
n The ne,t damsre scanda1, infAmy, md disgrace Of