Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-19
TILT0N-BEECHER.
THE PRESS on BEECHE3'S AN
SWER.
what hey Think of Hilton, MouIton
aud Carpenter.
nouIton aud TiIton Placed In the PO-
sItiOn of BIaekInaiIers.


New YORK, Aug. IA -Beecher's
cross examination before the Plymouth
Church Committee places MoultOn and
Tiltou in the position of blackmaile!s.
Beecher emphaticaly denied Tilton's
allegation of adutry with his wife, or
of behaving towards her in way diff
ferent from maa towards his own
daughter. Tilton. being interviewed
to-day about Beecher's defense, says;
MoultOn will now be obliged to pub
lish the long statement he had pro-
posed, but will withdraw for the sake
of peace Beecher had behaved un~
gratefully, especially as Moultsn had
been his friend and saved him from
committing suicide four years ago
That statement will annihilate all
Beecher's denials. Beecher's conduct
is that of desperate man, and his re-
sorting to falsehood to cover his con-
duct is simply Infamous"
NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-To-day's
tribune says: " Beecher's cross eXami-
nation shows him as surrounded by
persons unworthy of trust whom he
implicitly trusted, and who entangled
him in q net, whose meshes he shrank
from breaking, because of scandal. 1t
is a saddening exhibition of weakness
where an admiring public most looked
for strength. The blackmail feature
scarcely helps Beecher, but falls like
lightning upon his assailants. 1t
shows Tilton's altitude i'm the business
as touching the depth of infamy. 70
Moulton it is destruction. Carpenter
only escapes on the ground that he
knew no better. Unless they can
promptly break The force of this reve-
Iation or dispense with Beecher's eX
plicitand, in the cross-eXaminatiOn,d de-
tailed averment, the whole pack of his
pursuers are placed by it beside of
Woodruff, and need occupy the
thoughts Of decent men or women no
more forever
The Times says; Whatever Mr..
Beecher's statement may do for his own
character, it certainly places the char
acter OF some of his quOndam friends
and cOnfidants in most unenviable
light. Mr.. Beecher's cross-eXamina-
ton goes to show that 1iltOn is not
only Il bad witness because he vapOrs
and threatens, and iusinuates and drags
in irrelevant matter, but because he
lies under the faint of a pecuniary in
tcrest. Nor, as the case now stands, is
the attitude of Moulton any more cred
liable. The worst feature of the case
is, that the discomforts If these gentle
men may induce them TO affiict the
public with more of this interminable
tangle.n
The World says: Mr.. Beecher has
spoken out like man to men, and he
deserves, as we have not the least doubt
he will receive, manly judgment a,
the hands of his countrymen. As fol-
the yeTmin who have preyed upon him
il is a. unnecessary To dwell on theil
monstrous crimes against society as i
is difficult to see how that crime can b'
adequately punished
The Herald says Beecher has pre-
scented his case at its best, and we cal
not doubt but his statement relievet
minds of vast majority of those VIII
read it, almost as il the whole burden
of reproach were lifted away. 1t Ina
cleared the air wonderfully aud
some mists remain this much il true
With Mr.. BeecheT's alb. dilute denial q
the charges made. we are under obi
cations TO weigh the statement an
counter statement by relative credibili
~ of persons from whom they come
unles intrinsically there are contradi,
tons aud Inconsistencies, which inva
idate either the statement or uule,
the statements are invalidated by til
incompatibility Oftheir general declari
ton with facts they admit. The So
says AS to the charges Of TiltoI
MOulton and Carpenter and any alleI
ed admissions to them, the man WI
would hang dog on the word or Oat
OF any three men, having as muc
as the smell Of black mail Oh the bel
OF their garments, has no manhood
him. The community can nOt perm
a man to be destroyed by the testimon
of the character of this against NJ
Beecher.
The journals generally accept NJ
Beecher's statements as vindicatiI
him from cfiminality, but regret h
weakness.
The weekly prayer meeting W
half filled at Plymouth Church ,whiC
was composed mostly OF females
business meeting after prayer meetiI
adopted the following:
ResOtUed, That the Examining Cor
mittee be requested to make repo
at an early date as possible, cOnsiste
with the best interests of truth al
justice.
EeeeheF Holds "a Grand LeVee.
New YORK, Aug. l5.-Beech
left for Peekskill to-day. He will II
probably return before October. !
the parting reception Beecher, wi
cOuntenance lighted with Joy but wi
his eyes filled with tears stood with 4
wife aud received guests. He took
many hands as he could converter
ly hold right and left. Ladies went
10 Mrs. Beecher and kissed her s
was powerfully affected and COT
scarcely return their kind attentic