Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-22

10, "ncn peIeNe 10 Dc June 70, 1873, and di-
rected, "My Dear Won Mountaineering my
self, and kindly complimenting me with the
name of general having command of a battle
BEECHER TO MOULTON.
Ny Dear Won MOAks.-I have seen Howard again,
He SAYS that it was not from Theodore that wIlke-
sSp 9t as inst Pps 'p l. be
would come with Carpenter if he oould be found.
did not say nytRipg about storrs ss1t Gievel.nd
WITH my horses and buggy over to hunt Carpenter.
such from him thess bear Ss S
coming from headquarters.
Mesnwhiie Hallidsyy had had an Interview mt
with Tilton, the result of which, as unsettling
the matter between Tilton and Beecher, was
municated to me, and who was also quite as
anxious that Tilton should take no steps by
which the matter between them should get into
the newspapers, or be made in any manner a
matter of controversy. With this view he stated
the situation on the same night OF the inter view
OF Halliday and Tilton, in the following letter,
in great haste:
BEEoHER TO MouLros.
Ny Dsar Ftiend-rhe Easl1 opebt H 20 have
nGtG1pg to Ggh is that meTadling which stirs
by the id. Which you served atS
fully In public 2 The dsaeons' nesting, I think,
menf 5, The only near next danger is the women
morrill,, Bradshsw, and the poor dear child.
the sss and safe .nehoras. s.s them sRss
once We are in deep tranquil waters will all Join
S Dfs Fl!
dence could have led us urdevoured BY the opea.
mouthed beasts that lay in wait for our lives 90
on the II O'Clock train, after sleepless night am
Will you send me line Monday night or Tuesday
morning, care Of II. p. Keansrd. Boston, Massa.
cbusettsy shall get meils there till Friday.
have now produced to the committee all the
letters and documents bearing upon the subjac
matter Of this inquiry which have in my pos
session, either from Beecher, Tilton, or Mrs
Tilton, previous to the Bacon letter, and there
10 but one collateral matter OF which desire c
speak. i saw questions put In the cross xami.
ton OF Tilton, as published In the BROOKLYN
Boyle, and also published in the newspapers
with how much Of truth know net, that Mr..
Samuel Wilkes0n had charged that Tilt0n's
case in the controversy with Bowen was for tn
purpose Of Matchmaking him and Bescher, AMI
that he (Wilkeson) knew that there had bean NJ
crime committed against Tilton or his house
hold by Beecher. Beecher never intimated IL
me that he though. there was any desire on Til
toms part to blackmail him, and as had tina
sole management OF the money controversy be.
tween Tilt0n and Bowen, which have already
fully explained, know there was
NO ATTEMPT on TILToN's PART TO BLAoKMAIL
or get anything moro than what believe his
Just due from Bowen, so that sm certain that
MI Wiikeeon Ia wholly mistaken In that regard.
The question whether WiISeson knew or be-
heved that any offence had been committed
Will depend upon the fact whether he knew or
anything that had been done By Beechsr or
Tiltons wife which callei for apology ut the
time he wrote the tripartite covenant. Is will
be remembered that the trtpsrtiee covenant
was made solely In reference 10 the disclosures
which Bowen had made to Triton and Tiiton
had made to Bowen, and Tiltou's letter sets
forth that the only disclosures ne made to