Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-16
The Beecher-Tilt0n Affair about
to be UncOverea-AOaltOn, be-
fore the Committee, Tells
What he Knows.
Beecher and his Friends Anxious
for a Christian Compromise
but Tilt0n will not Yield
an Lotto.
Statements by both Parties-AIrs.
TiltOn takes Formal Leave of
her Husband bad Be
gins, but Worse Re-
mains Behind"

gins, but Worse Re
mains Behind"
New York, July 14-Mr. Francis d.
Moulton, of Brooklyn, friend and con-
tident of both Bescher and Tilton, in
response to the invitation Of the Beecher
investigating committee, appeared be-
fore that committee last evening and
made the following statement:
"Gentlemen Ofthe committee, l appear
before you at your invitation to make a
statement which / have read to Mr..
Tflton and MIR. Beecber, which both
deem honorable, aud in the fairness and
propriety of which, so far as 1 am con-
cerned, they both concur. The parties
in this case are personal friends of mine.
in whose behalf have endeavored to
act as umpire and peacemaker for the
last four years with a conscientious re-
! gard for all interests involved. re-
! gret for your sakes the responsibility
! imposed ON me of appearing here to-
night. IL / say anything l must speak
! the truth. l DON'T believe the curiosity
| of the world at large, or even this COM
/ recitation of mine of the facts which are
/ in my possession necessarily in conf
| dence through my relations TO the par
ties, the personal differences of which
l am aware, as chosen arbitrator, have
/ once been settled hOnOfably be-
/ tween the parties, and would never have
been renewed except on account of the
recent attacks both in and out of Ply
mouth church made on the character of
Theodore TiltOn, to which ne thought
reply necessary. If the present issue is
| to he settled it must be, in my opinion,
by the parties themselves, either
together or separately before your
committee, each taking possibility
of his own utterance. As am fully
cOnversan; with the facts and evidence,
l shall, between these parties, if ne
cessary, deem it my duty to state the
truth. In order to a final settlement
and that the world may be well in
formed before prOnOuncing its judgment
with refeIeBce to either, L suggest 70 you
that the parties first be heard. Iflhen you
deem 1t necessary that 1 should appear
before you l will do so, to speak the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth. L hold tonight, as l have
| held hitherto, the opinion that Mr..
Beecher should frankly state that he
had committed an ofense against Mr..
TIitOn, for which it was necessary to
apologize, and for which he did apOlo-
gize in the language of the letter, Part of
which has been quoted; that he should
have stated frankly that he deemed
it necessary for Mr.. TiitOn to have made
the defense against DR.. Leonard Bacon
which he did make, and that he Mr..
Beecher) should refuse to be a party to
the reOpening OF this painful subject. If
he had made this statement he would
have stated no more than the trut1, and
it would have saved him and you The re-
spOnsibility of further inquiry. 1t is
better now that the committee should
not report, and in place of a report Mr..
Beecher himself should make state
ment which have suggested, or that if
the committee does report, the report
should be a recommendation to Mr..
Beecher to make such a,statement."
THIS PAPER
was not satisfactory to the committee.
The members Of the committee 70 in
formed Moulton. They assured him
that they wanted from him a detailed
statement of all he knew in this matter.
They told him that he must submit to a
thorough examination.
Moulton positively declined to do this.
He expressed most tender sympathy
and regard for Beeeher, but declared that
his warm friendship fer TiltOu was such
that he could not hear him abused with
out making all the effort in his power to
Justify him in his cause
The committee expressed their firm
determination to Moulton to make the
investigation as thorough as possible.
hsx- los hot ura
made by Beecher's friends to compro-
mise the matter. They will consent to
no such proceedings; the investigation
must go on, and all the facts obtainable
are to be brought out before the men,
bers of the committee will make a re-
port. This is certain.
The Brooklyn argus says: 1--WE have,
from the highest sources, an admission
that the friends of Mr.. Beecher are en-
deavoriDg to effect a compromise which
shall prevent the publication of the
lengthy statement promised by TiltOn.
"rHEo. rILTON's WIFE
has been before the committee. She
has given evidence contradictory of her
husbands version of the matter. A
disagreement has resulted between man
and wife, and Mrs. Tilton mas left her
husband. 1t is now established beyond |
the shadow of doubt, that Tilton was
not aware of the existence of the inves-
tigating committee in Plymouth church |
until Mrs. TiltOn had appeared before |
the committee to give her testimony.
Her appearance before the committee
was brought about by the intimate
friends of Mrs. TiltOD, who are we'll
known attendants at Plymouth church |
and ardent admirers of Beecher- 1t APP |
pears that after the publication of Til |
toms letter, addressed to DIR. Bacon, /
Mrs. Tilton left her home in Livingston |
street. Mr. TIlton and his children |
continued to occupy the house and he |
receives his friends there. Mrs. TiltOn |
is now sojourning in family Of Beech
er's friends. IL is not understood |
that a formal separation has taken 1
place between Mr.and Mrs. .Tilton. Over |
lures have been made for a settlement, |
the purport of which was that if Mr.. |
Tilton could refrain from the course he |
had determined upon, the result of the |
committee would be satisfactory to the |
friends of both parties. Negotiations in |
this behalf are now being assiduOusly |
pressed upon Triton, who has not yet |
shown any signs of yielding.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
NEW 1OhAi d Vi y ID. ne lOLOOhlyn /
EI1qIe says that the members of the |
Beecher investigating committee to-day |
stated positively and without reserva- !
ton or qualification that Beecher's de- |
maDd for an investigation was made on |
the fullest ground of faith that he ex-
pected and desired most thorough pos |
sible examination into the scandal, and |
they furthermore stated that even if |
Beeeher was not acting in good faith, |
and was desirOus of such compromise |
with Tllton as would close Tilton's |
mouth, it would be impossible for him
to effect it.
THE INVESTIGATION
has gone beyond Beeeher'spOwert to con- !
troll it, and whatever there may be at the
bottom of the scandal, and 10 matter
whom or how much it Injuries, the facts
so far it lies in the power of the COM
mittee shall be brought to light.
Another member OF the Committee
stated that Beecher did not authorize
Moulton to say that he coBcurred in the
statement read by the latter before the
committee. Aud that the following
words ia the statement as published
were not in the original as read before