The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-25
TELtEGRAPHIC.
TheOdore's COdicil.
Beecher "Jovia1 and in
Good Spirits!"
And at Work on his Com
ing Testimony!'
A Lot of Curb Stone Ru-
mOrs.
When VIM, Henry Smith
Drinks.
What he is a Going to Do
About it.
What he is a Going to Do
About it.
kidnapping. Rape, Murder,
Suicide, etc, etc.

| A'H' = o'''ti ct's AhS 'ipchlS u
Argus this afternoon publishes supple
mentary statement of Mr. Tltou in the
form of an interview with a reporter. Til
ton says all accounts of his cross examina-
tions by the committee have been one
sided, incorrect and malicious misrepre-
sentations of him as furnished to reporters
by the counsel for the committee, for which
the committee are not responsible. The
counsel are tricky and strategic They will
be the worst beaten attorneys ever in a
case and have made hdeous blunder in
diverting the investigation into the charac-
ter of his female associates. This gives
him the right to institute counter inquiry
into the character of Beecher's associates.
lie informed the committee yesterday IT, at
he deprecated such plan of battle, but
if forced upon him by the committee $
counsel he could draw the sword with two
edges to their one. If this new aspect is
to characterize the remainder OF the con
troversy it would be better tor Beecher had
he never been born. Replying to the state
ment printed in the morning papers that
he told the committee he had no other evi-
dence in Beecher's adultery except what
Mrs Beecher told him Tilton said to the
reporter, Il wish you would do me the
favor to say through the columns of the
| Argus that though | have hitherto decln-
ed being interviewed concerning my a-d
pearance before the committee, yet the
above report, coming as it does from the
committee s counsel, is an absolute fabri-
cation. | told the committee distinctly
that Mr. Beecher had confessed his adui-
terry to me, that he had confessed it to Mr..
Moulton, that he had confessed it to other
persons whom ! named, and furthermore
| gave the names OF several persons who
| for the last four years had been perfectly
well aware that MIR. Moulton' entire con-
nection with this case from beginning to
end had been based on the one and only
corner stone of Mr.. Beecher's S criminality.
| asked that all these persons be produced
before the committee | asked, further
more, for the privilege of being present
to cross examine Mrs. Beecher and other
witnesses. | still further suggested that
the case had come to be OF such magnitude
that it would be better for the committee
to dismiss this informal examination, in
which no one but myself has thus far
spoken under oath, and adjourn to meet in
court. | expressed willingness to be
sued for libel or be put in any other way
| before tribunal which can compel witnesses
to testify under oath and which could pun
ish perjury with the State Prison. If this
case. with all the facts which lie behind it,
revealed and unrevealed, were now before
criminal court instead of voluntary
committee, and if Beecher's printed state
ment had been made under oath, subject
to cross questioning and overthrow, he
would indeed be compelled to step down
I T., 1at 10 SpnaL frppIV
because Beecher's counsel have talsified
me to the world and have no resource
but to smite them in the face. ;"
| Henry W. Sage, chairman of the Beech
! er Investigating Committee, had long in-
terview with Tilton at the house OF the lat
ter this morning IL is rumored that a
complete change of front is to be made
and that Sage 5 visit to Tilton was full of
| significance.
| The Beecher investigating Committee
resumed its session this evening at the res
idence of Augustus Storrs, in Brooklyn,
Mrs. Ovington was examined at some
! length, with reference to the statements
made by 1ilton to her and her husband.
The committee refused all information rel
| ative to the investigation.
| 1t is stated now that there is a strong
pressure upon the committee making the
| investigation into what is commonly known
as the ''Beecher scandal to throw open
its sessions and have the examinations
public day by day, 1t seems likely that
the scandal will drift into the courts. The
connection of Gen. Butler is said to have
been brought about as follows: Mr.. But
Ter has been counsel for Frank Mout n for
some time. When the war on Mr. Beech
er was reopened Moulton took to Gen. But
Ter all of the letters and documents in his
possession and laid them before him. Mr..
Buffers comment was, Theodore TiltOn
has a case" On Monday Butler went to see
Gen, Tracy, of the counsel for Beecher,
aud told him that as counsel for Mr.
Beecher he could not afford 20 have the
committee meet Monday night. He must
arrange to haye one or two of the mem
bers away so that there would not be a
quorum. The committee insisted upon
hearing 1ilton charges and he read them.
Their belief up to Monday night was that
Tilton was slandering them. 1t is said
that they thought more grayely OF the
question, aud on Tuesday afternoon talked
with Tilton of reconciliation, Beechcr
remained in his residence yesterday and
saw no visitors. General Tracy called on
u
him in the morning and in the evening
and says that he was joyial and in good
spirits and at work on his coming testimo-
ny. He will testify before the committee
very soon and Mrs Tilton is to testify again
at length. Then Moulton is to be called
on. There is a prospect of reaching the
end by next week, when all testimony that
has been taken viii be made public, with
the verdict of the committee
PEoaIA. Ill. July 24.-This morning
the Transcript appeared withou: It's Gus
tomary dispatches, except meagTe re-
port. borrored from it. nI4-hbor, the Ma
tiopal Democrat. The transcripts expla-
| nation i tnis Wednesday night the re-
mort was unaccouutably delayed for several
hours. when Mr. Emory telegraphed a
suggestion TO Wm Henry Smith, the Press
Agent of your city, that he. either shorten
/ his Ii o'clOck drink. or employ an assistant
70 furnish copy in his absence. lester-
day the Transcript was notified that Smith
had ordered its dispaches cut Of until such
time as Mr.. Emory saw ft 70 apologize 10
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