, 1874-08-19


Several newspaper men attempted to interview
Moulton during hia atay hero, but ho was rot
tcont upon all points. IN ausYor TO tho quos-
ton IL b intended tq reply 70 ; Mr: DoeS9ber''s e
would be right for me to answer that question
any moro than for lawyer or friend to reveal
the condolences OF his client or friend"
From thd Htts Pork 74rnts, Aug. 10.
Mr. Moulton's friends expressed great lndlg-
nation yesterday, aud roro loud in their deoara-
lions thht within fcw dayh at most tho charges
mado lY Mr. Doschor would be proved uttor1y
Without fothaataoh. Tho acnlAl, 1t ~ said. will
DO explicit, ana will be accompanied by tho
for submission to the Committee, and which
WAS suppressed b. tho nlvloo Of Con. q: r. But
Ter. At least one Of Mr. Boeohors lawyers pro-
fosscB to bo acquainted with the contents Of that
statement. Several n1embcrs Of the Committee
have also intimatcd that they know tic worAt
shat Mr: Moulton has to tell, and knowing IT.
bcllovo thnt Mr. Boocher ia innocont OF the
chargos profarTod against him. It IL not proba-
bio thas Mr. Monlton, II he conoludoa to rofuto
by tho publication Of his original statement, will
first submit the dooumonta to the Committee.
but should ho adopt that courae it would not bo
=. 81 lholy to change tho nature Of tho Commit
No attompt is nsde By the Investigating Com
nitteo to conceal the fact that they lava slready
determined to report In faror Of Mr. Dooclor.
They laye declared thelr Willingness. however,
to hoar tho testimony of Mr. Moulton, Or any
other witness who has any material ovtdenco
boaring OH the scandal to offer. It Is tho inten-
tion Of tho Committee to publish tho most i'm
portant part Of tho evidence taken during the
Investigation.
Mr. Tilton and bis friends o1aim to DO ablo to
oontroyert llr. Doeohor'e statement, but refrain
from producing tho evi1cnce snitl to bo in re-
Rervo until h1r. MoultoD has spoken. That he
will spoak they have no doubt. because when laat
before tho Committee Ae announced hla inton-
HIM In hin nd irh&p
were assailedt to make public ali the evidence
In his possession relating to the controversy.
From kas Hete Tors Tribune; Aug. y.
Ar. Moalton's frienda afo busy circulating a
Tho o. GOO, they say, wns paid by ". Beocher
school bills Of tho girl in Mr. T1ltpn's house, to
whom reference has boon repeatedly made In
neeohor's statement. This girl, thoy say, over
heard Mrs. Tilton making tho alleged confossIon
to hoE husbano, and Witnessed some OF tho yio-
lent scenes which followed: At the time when
began to TAX about It. lii: Moulton heard
won't to Mr. Boeober md saia q him
All our .etfofta at suppreBsing the :Hcan-'
e l fnS nsbbsga ses M 70 mopn f?0f aaX. SX sta9s as
that Mr. Beoohor then suggested sending hor on
somewhere to school, and agreed 40 pay tho
bills, md also claim that MI. Moulton will bo
ablo to produce tho rooeiptod BILLS and all othet
documentary evidence which may bo necessary
to clear his own akirts.
Of tho st, 900 contribution tfese men aay less,
md tho strong probability appaarB to be that
Mr. Moulton will explicitly deny over having rs-
coived tho money. As. according 70 Ar. Doach-
but to insist on having the money IN groenbaoks,
which could In no way be recorded or traced, It
is evident that this Ia line Of dafense which 1t
Is pretty hard to meet
xss~ T. -1.n IL. III.
explanation, admit frankly, however, that unless
this or some equally good one can be clearly
substant,ated, 80 that Ms. Moulton may be
entirely relieved from tho charge Of baving
interest or hle own, public opinion will DO strong
enough to drive him from the firm Of which ha
Is now 8 momber, aud also from Brooklyn.
One Of Mr.. Monlton's partnors IN business ro-
coiyod q tolegraphio dispatch on Saturday from
would spend Sunday at Gloucester, mass., ra-
turn to Portland on Monday. and come to Now
York as soon after as he could, expecting to DO
hero tomorrow night. It is stated TINT Mr..
Moultop'a visit to Portland was on business
mission. He is supposed to have Bpont yeBter-
day with Gen. Butler in consultation concerning
tho couraa he shall adopt.
From ths few Pork Sunday, Mercury:
Moulton'8 friends informed him that tho pub
location Of bis full statement would do hin no
good. but would only result In pulling down
Beechor, when Moulton replied be did not caro
to publish any statement at all except whnt was
in The hands OF the Committee. provided Boochor
was told to Beeoher, who replied that his (Dceoh-
er's) statement did contain charges Of blaekmaiI,
and when told, II such charges were made,
Moulton would PRINT the whoio Of his full state
lishod any further Statements ho (Deecher)
would have to 60 to Washington Instead OF
Peeksl1ll. Moulton left this city tue next morn
ing. Beccher saved Moulton from the iuformor
Jayne's clutches, aud visit to Washington by
Beecher might bring out facts not known to tho
public.
From Hts Brooklyn Arcus.
4 special dispatch to the Brooklyn argus,
Ipswich, Mass, giyes an interview with Moul-
ton. He Was In that section OF country to fill
some business engagements. but intended to
combine pleasure with business He would ro-
turn to Brooklyn whom bis business waa ended,
and not before, and he could not say when that
would be- Ho Baid he had digested Beooher's
statement regarding tho blackmail oharge, and de-
clared With emphnsla that thoro was no blackmail
about it. Everything in connection with nnuoy
matteta In tho case, he eays, can be explained
satisfactorily to everybody. Mou1ton declared
that it shull continue 80 to tho end. His atten-
tion was called to tho portion Of Beechers state
ment In which he (Moulton) Ia represented as
loving intneuas, and would not carve q
aud do It by device. Monlton smiled aud said !:
= will reply to that by Withholding criticism Of
his (Deecher'a) method Of telling tic truth with
out guile" He had decided upon hts future
courHo OF action; but what hia plans we're no
human being but himself know. It had been a
difficult mattor for him TO manage up to the
present tno, but the difficulty is now all over.
He said 10 has not = single document in hiH pos
session belonging to Deocher that has roferenoe
to this oase. With regard to making any future
statement, he at1heroB to his determination ex-
pressed ID his stasoment to tho Committee last
Monday, butt adds, that any ohargos affecting
his honor will call from him such q statement as
viii wipe ont any stain that anybody may aook
to attach to Ills namo. Ho bad road
Mr., Hallidays, statemont, and said. . That
don't show much anlmosity On my part toward
Boechor, does 1t ?' Mouton concluded by stat
Ing TINT he wouldn't be interviewed OIL tho sub
joot Of that scandal whilo away from Brooklyn.
Tho Argus, In discussing the subject says II is
safe to soy that Moulton will speak, and Ben
Butler will engineer tho document, which he
llaa already characterized as oruaher. Moulton
has other lettefn from Deecher which, It Ia said
will make tho case against him. It IL supposed
TINT Bome OF theso letterH refor to tho Bowen
mattor, and strange revelations will be made
under that haad. Mou!ton's friends aro con-
tdent Ao will clear himself OF the charge of
hlackmasiiug. They say It Is possible tl,st
Deoolor conveyed few Thousands Of Aia fortune
to NltOn through Mouiton but utterly refuae 70