, 1874-07-18
Purp0rt OF Statements Said 10 Have
Been Prepared by Both
h1cn,
Mr.. Beeoher'a Friends Claim that
He Denies All Oriminality.
His Only 0ftense Was in Advising Mrs.
Tftton to Leave Her Husband,
The Reporters Sny that Ti1ton's
Statement Will "Shiver"
Bcechcr's.

sptctal Disuatch to The Chicago Tribune.
New YonK, July 17.-1f tho Btorios that arc
ourrent to-iay bo truo, tho crisis in tho Doeohor-
Tilton invcHtigation iB noar ut hand. hlr.
Deecher was invited to appear before his Com
ml&tco Eat the house Of Augustus storra last
evoniug aud communicate Whatever ha had to
saY for himaolf. l1o WAS expected 10 mako
statement explanatory or defensive. Uo did not
apponr, but In hla stead camo noto. It ia un-
doratood that tho note stated that Mr.. Decohor
had not completed his written testimony. There
are good reasons for believing that Mr.
Boocller had finished on elaborate statement
in which ho admitted having intorfored In
Mr. Tilton's family affairs, but, Bngularly. do
scr1psion OF the nature of the interference was
omitted. Whatevcr 1t NAB, it brought protest
from Lii. Tilton. 1lr. Baechor became convinced
that
Ills CONDUCT WAS UNWAnnANTADLE,
and hence wrote the letter in which he humbled
himself 30 completely before tho man whom ho
hal wrongod. Whon this statoment WIS CON-
pfotod, ho handed 1t to somo friends, with tho
romark that 1t was paper he intondod to lay bo-
foro the Investigating Committee. His friends
read it, and advised him not to submit it, be-
cause Ilton's statement would knock It to pieces.
VI 4uk%uC1 E0udu4taklUl Hlti1 Ql5 IllGHUH,
accepted thoir advice, and Rent tho note excus-
ing himsclf There is also some authority for
abatement that hr. Dcechor haB changed his
paper and made ndditions to IT, tho tendency Of
which will be to strengthen it, and that ho will
appear bofore tho Committee tbia evening.
Tho Brooklyn evening paper, which Ia tho
blind dofeudor Of Mr. DoecLor. declares tina! his
statement wan not finished last night. but that
1t now ia, and will bo submitted to the Commit
tee nftor Mr. Tl1ton's IL presented.
TALK or NOT 6uMMoNtNa TILToN.
It is alHo understood that tho Committee arc
debating whether Dir. Tilton shall bo summoned
before tho Committee at all or nos, and that
there is 8 variance Of opinion A1r. Iilton hhs
promsod to 20 before them noxt Monday evou-
ing, aud IL carefully preparing history Of tho
oase in minute datait. II vii! bo ready In tiuno,
If the Committee want it. 1t is understood that,
whom tho true story s made known, two 1ndies
besides Mrs. Tilton will 10 involved. It isn't at
NIL likely TINT the Investigating Committee now
knows bit more abont What it wa6 expected TO
learn than when tue first aoBBion waB held.
An evening paper Of yesterday published
what purported to be an interview by one OF its
ropoftorn with 1Er. Tilton, ID which blr. Triton
denied having told tho representative Of another
evening paper that his statement would '.put aa
end to Nfr. Bsecher's ministry; show him to
have boon guilty Of degree Of oriminalty
which tho world little suspects, aud to have at
tomptod to Bhiold himself by putting forth
anothcr nan's broast aa the arnor which WIS to
receive the blow" The reporter who quoted
Mr.. Tlton as above, publishes an affidavit to-
day to its perfect truthfuness. u
THE oELEDRATEp LETTER IN atouLToN's HANDS.
1t has been assorted that Dir. Moulton has not
tho entire Possession, as he claimB to have, OF
the original letter OF Ar. Becoher, in which he
humboa himself boforo hIr. Ttlton, and, indeed,
that there WAS 10 such paper in existence. Your
correspondent was told by Mr.. Tilton Aimaoll,
to-day, TINT Moulton had tho lottor. A1r. Tltoa
declares that thore will not DO doubt III tho
ind }t& - no,
guilt, after reading his (1ilton's) statement Re-
forring to tho remarks in tho public press TINT
he loved notoriety, h1r. Tilton said, "Nothing
eau be more untrue of mo than that am fond Of
public life.'
(5n the Associated F5ess.1
DEEonEns FORTHCOMING srArE,tENr.
New YonK July 17.--T1e Brooklyn Eagle
aays: "alr. Boeol,er's statement. al
i't thongh not j. ySs officially 9 before M e ths Com
will ba submitted aa soon ns Ti1ton's is put in.
Goutlomen who have seen 1t speak Of II as a
tfauk, straightforward, manly document.
Heoctnr addreHBe8 himself 1t, detail to tho Til
ton caao explains tho nature Of his trouble
pure intfmation to Mrs, Tilton, md concludes
with m absolute and unequiyocal denial OF all
othor sianders which have been sot In
motion against him. He acknowledges TINT
husband that she spoke Of his intdelitY, mud
cttod instances spoke Of his gop9 with strange
women. md proved that hor statement was true,
and finally begged him {Baechor) TO adviHe hor,
utter long doliberation and considerable hest
tancv, advised her il sho folt shc could not ro-
claim her husband, to leave him. Aftor time
Beooller fo1t TINT lie Ind mado mistake In Civ
ing this advice. He thought that. Perhaps II
left to tho impulses OF his own generous nature,
Tilton would lavo abandoned tho strange women
after whom hn lad boon running. and
return to tho peace Of his own
mind lo apologizod to Tilton for what he had
Of fellowship III tho future, and to bury tho past
uttorly.
THROWS FORTHCOMING STATEMENT
will, it IL said, disappoint the public greatly.
take to prove that Doechos had DOM him grave
porsonal Injury; that ha would specify that
wrong, and alauco evidanoe OF its roAlity. Now
it is understood ho has resolved to remain
ro!lcont in, regard to hts own family, but
will 20 into tho general scandal. In
other words, he will astumpt to show that
somo other household ao reasona IN this
way: "Sry proposition Is that Deechos ia not
i'll man to occupy a Christian pulpit. What
Bcccllor has done to mo'i iB my own affair the
public iutorest IL properly in my main propoul-
tiou, aud 10 support OF It ! submit tho following
atateMont," oto., otc, Thia document, thero Ii
good reason for stating, wll affect tho character
!" kHN OkApL HNa!oH UlbaA0 A49t AHtQls 4H0
consistency Of Mr. Tiltons position will bc beBt
Judged of by the public when tho atato!nout
appoars, and lts contonta aso compared with his
PROMISES.
ANOTHER yEnBIoN.
Tho Argus stntos that whom Doeoher reduced
hla statement tn writing, he submitted it to
friend with the remark TINT 1t WIZ thu paper l,o it-
taned to lay before tho Investigating Conanlittoe
that the friend 10 whom the statement waH sub
mttod read 1t carofully1and thon returned it
to Doochor saying to lin, III advise you not
to present that pnpor to tho Commttco."
DoocLer asking for tho roason Of auoh advice,
tho rop!y was: Deoauso IiIton's statement
will ahivcr It to plecaa"; that, on further con-
Haltation and comparison Of yiowa, Beoolaor do
torlninad to follow the advice OF his frioud thnt
accordingly, Mr. Dsoohur'a statement was nut
presented to tho Committee last night that
inBtead Of abatement, Mr. DoecElor sont = noto