New-York tribune., 1874-09-12


staggered and when ton subsequently published his
statement. after TO this Committee, when that
came out heard word from Moulton; be never
sent for me- nor risifed me- did thing; waited
for him to say do sonething"can be true in general
| OF In either particular.
His covers the whole period from before the
nst Of juno the honr be made his statement Does
he not know that he himself placed in my hands his
| proposition IN his handwriting as 20 what Tilton
shonld say reply 10 his statement before the Com
mittee, written than three weeks after the publ
cation Of the Bacon letter Does be not know be visited
my house In reference my statement to be made
before his Committee, when he came according Co his
letter Of appointment OF July Is Does he not know
that wrote for htm my view Of the words by which
be could shield himself from the consequences of that
Bacon letter, be used In his pnpi which he copied
out TO show 10 his friends Does he not remember when
be pu, hs around my neck during that consuta-
ton Of the sth Of July, fourteen days after the Bacon
letter. and in the OF business partner spoke
OF me the friend that God raised mp to
man In view OF these facts thus youched, how
he stand before community otherwise than as con-
yiced falsner and slanderer Of his only and best
friend" who loyalty doing all he could " save him
from day TO day
From tins bitter issue there is, In nv own mind for
Beecher. but escape, 70 which gladly turn-that
these statements put into his mouth by his lawyers
and advisers are not his and while that may
well protect him from the charge OF ungrateu wicked
lying, at the moment IL disposes Of his statement
to the Committee evidence in this controversy not
beng the truth told by himself another but the special
plea OF his counsel.
Whatever may have been my own mistakes In acting
for him; whatever may have been the faults and fool
ishness OF my advice his behalf to him in the
years OF his deadly peril thank God they brought hun
into 40 such terrible dilemma this, by which his
Character as man Of truth and Christian piety is
forever his pretended statement ceases TO be
evidence in his own behalf
have through ali these facts with another pun
pose also, and that is that may in degree rein
state myself with the public from the charge Of tresch
cry and broken faith to Mr.. Beecher which, If true,
ought To render any word might say in my own behalf
as to any other charge useless.
II have thereby succeeded in substantating my
truthfulness a witness, purity OF motive and the
loyalty OF c0nduc, ward Beecher-aways acknowl
edging everything of unwisdom or want of judgmen
my actions that may justly be alleged against me-al
that may say further regard he charges Of black
mail literally visited upon by Mr.. Beeeher may as
well remain unsaid.
THE PECUNIARY TRANSACTIONS.
As TO the charge Of blaekmailing the Rev. Mr.,
Beecher, premise by saying that whatever money
transactions had with him in this regard were had
through myself alone; and therefore If blackman was
levied upon Mr., Beecher he AYERS, 1t was done by
procurement and consent, and for which am alone
blamable, as confirm his own statement that Tilton
spoke to him on the subject OF money Beechers
the Matchmaking Is substantially IA follows,
being abbreviated from various parts o us statement
aud crosse Examination
Money has been obtained from me IN the course OF
these affairs in considerable sums but dd not al nrst
look upon the suggestions that should contribute 20
Mr. Tton's peeunary wants as savOring OF blackmai
This did not 70 me until had paid perhaps sAOW
Aiterward contributed at one time 5000 After the
money had been paid over in five bils-to raise
which mortgaged the house live in-l felt very uch
dissatisfied with myself about 1t.
ha of tha in hia
examination-a the money that he says he ever paid
O. By Mr. Cleveland-In your statement you have
alluded 70 one payment Of 5000 Have you furnished
at least 1900 besides the 5000
o. To wnom did you pay that money A. To Mr.. Moul-
ton.
@ In various sumsf A. In various sums, partly in
cash and partly IN checks
O Have you any OF those checks have several |
q Where are theyi / have some of them here one
order OF Frank Mouton, and ndorsed in his handwriting
H3e al ana ndoT.ed in his ana Of May
20 1871 order of Frank D. Mouton, and also in
dorsed in his handwriting. Each OF these that are
marked for deposit the face have been paid.
@ As nearly as you can recolect, how much money
went into the hands OF Mr. Moultonf A. should say
O To what use did you suppose that money to
be appropriated A. supposed that t was TO DC ap-
priated 70 extricate Mr.. ron from his difficulties In
MOultOn sometimes sent me note saying " wish you
would send me your check for 80 much"
MOUlt0n for mOuey during those months A always
O. Under what circumstances did you come to paw
the 5000 IN SUN A. Because it was represented
TO tnat the whole difficulty could be now settled by
tnat amount Of money, which would put the Affairs or
The Golden Age secure footing; that they would be
able and that with the gong on OF them
safety Tton would be assured and that would be
tie settlement OF the whole thlng IL was to save tou
pecuniarily.
II will be observed thatin this account OF the 1000
all that he claims he ever paidMr. Beeeher does not
aege that the thought Of backmailing was in his mind
until after he had paid the $4,000 that Ton had
asked him for any money II will also be observed tnat
he produces certain checks the Committee in his cross
examination but does not give the several amounts Of
those does the dates But being in the posi-
ton OF being required tell the whole truth he entirely
conceas the fact that large portion Of the $4,000
paid for the education and support OF the girl Bessie
Turner now his swift witness before the Committee,
contradcting two written statements which have been
published made by her relative to the same facts,
wherein she desenates what she tells before the Com
mittee as n " wicked lie" See her letter
BESSIE TURNER TO ELIZABETH TLToN.
The story that Mr rton once lifted me from bed
and carried Isle me screaming 10 MS own anu attempted
10 violate my person, is wicked lie. Yours uqig,
| She now says that she was carried sleeping" not
screaming" For a young woman OF twenty she slept
reasonably sOuadIy, she did not wake up I'll after she
| was In his bed
Her character for truth and virtue has been by
Beeeher advisers thus forever ruined to save him. De
cause the story first told no young girl was ever
lifted from her bed and carried screaming 70 his own
by ruthless rsvisher and remained pure, especially as
witness nowhere suggests that he was interered
| with.
The checks which he produced before the Committee,
which published. win be seen, have no doubt
been payments her account, az their dates
show them to be six months apart as her halfyeariy
bills became due, with perhaps single exception Let
me say 70 Mr. Beecher that II he will apply 10 the prin