National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-17
TILTON CORRESPONDENCE.
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by the advice OF his friend Moulton. could not
state whether he said by the request or advice

by the advice OF his friend Moulton. could not
state whether he said BY the request or ADVICE
TILroH REPEATED THAT MoULToN
had advised or requested him to call and make
to me denial Of the Woodruff scandal and ne
then proceeded to declare the entlre story as
wholly and utterly false HIS own r. n ~ was,
to New York and say that the tree in front Of
| MI. Ha!iiday'S house has hve hundred flags upon
HI, c5ntrad!ctien Of the scandal was as full and
emphatic as language could make as was also his
alleged utter ignorance Of its existence until
il made its appearance. For at least half an
hour the scandal was the exclusive topic upon
which he dHelt, but, after declaring that the
scandal was utterly baseless, he proceeded to In
sinuate grievances Of another character against
Mr.. Beecher. He would not, however, make any
specific charge or even indicate the character Of
his grievances,
HE ASSERTED MRS. TILToN's INNOCENCE
as light. ' Go to MI. BsecSer; he will tell You
she Is pure gold, or as an angel. Will not DC
positive as to which Of these terms he used. TIL
U Up IL Getting any clue 10 the nature Of the
alleged wrong done BY Mr.. Beecher, but ne SAID:
You 70 to Frank Moulton; he will confirm what
saw and will show you documentary evidence
Of my charges. He urged me to see Mr.. Moulton,
and seemed very DESTROYS that should. There
church member, who had called on Mr. Halliday
just before Tilton, and remained at the latter
request Amer Tilton left, Mr.. Halliday con-
cluded to call on Mr.. Moulton at night but he
morning. and saw Mr. Moulton, who said he
could not talk then; but, as he walked TO the
door, he said, how absurd q thing 1t would Dc ior
Plymouth church
TO NOTICE THIs SHAMEFUL SCANDAL,
as between Beecher, whose life for twenty-five
years is before them and the accusations OF these
bad women. Moulton further promised to sec
Halliday in the evening, but It was not until Sat
urday when thoy again met. Mr.. Halliday then
said: "Mr, Moulton, have no curiosity to graf
fly, and do not wish TO see anything that you
have, or have you tell me anything you know,
unless you desire, but Mr.. Triton called on me
had a long talk about the woodruff scandal as
utterly baseless, and as not possessing the least
shadow Of truth. He spoke in the most exalted
grandest Of men, and the absurdity Of his life,
for twenty-five years before our own community
and the world Of even noticing the accusations OF
such women as were his accuSer6, and, for nearly
half an hour, in the most indignant manner, he
fairly Kissed out his contempt for the scandal the
wretehes who wrote It, and the people who would
me that DemAs Barnes told him ip his (Barnes)
parlor that nifty men had been to see you about
this affair, and that you invariably replied: This
Is dirty matter; you had better let It alone.
THE MORE YOU STIR IT TIE WORSE IT
will SMELL" To this he excitedly replied, Il is
falsei It is no such thingI very few come to me,
and those that do speak to as have to you.
why don't they come to met They gre . set Of
Id towards. Then I said, Nj Moulton, you
have disposed Of the Woodruff story al we'll as
in regard not to specific charges, but the innuen-
dos and insinuatfons Of Tilton for the conflrma-
ton OF which he referred me to your He was at
that moment leaning on his right hand, the left
side of his face toward me. SCRATCHING himself
up, and hestating as If annoyed or surprised that
Tiit0n should have referred me to him, he an
any one does, and ~ ~ ~ 4
IKsow THAT BEEcHER Is aUILTLEss.
"Mr Halliday, / an not a-member Of your
Church, but my wife is. Do you suppose, II l
thought Beecher ives q bad man, that would
allow him to sit as guest at my table with my
wife, IS he doss frequently? AfIer some further
Mo1lt6n added: Why, Mr.. H Elliday,
Ttlton IS friendly to MI. Beecher. When bs came
the morning Of the election he was sitting on the
sofa just where you are, and when BeeeheT came
in that door Theodore !pEen1EE tS o 9i sSd
the most intense sorrow pit the apPsarsnce of the
scandal, and his entire ignorance in regard to its
publication, and offered 70 60 ,an!In1InS IN ms
sat down and wrote card for publication, which,
by advice Of counsel, was not publtshed. have
denied It, Mrs. Stanton has denied It. all named
in it have depIed it, but Paulina Davis, and she is
in Europe. Nov, what hore can be dono7n
In the entire interview with Mr.. Moulton, his
ever spoke, and when he uttered the words, 81
know Mr.. Beeoher is guiltless, " he brought his
hand down with great violence on the table by
record Of the above In the form Of q statement on
the evening Of November 80, and placed II, duly
sealed, in place Of safety, where i remained
and scaling the record was, he said, to make GER
tain in case Of trouble ever arising that Beeoher
should have the be3eht Of what Information had
A Brooklyn paper, which is regarded as Iilton's
SUMMARIZES THE SITUATION AS FOLLOWS:
Frank MOultoR Is with Ben. Butler. Mr..
Beeoher is ct Peekskill Theodore TIlton re-
mains at his residence, in Livingston street. and
Frank Carpenter is wondering over the black
mail charge. Frank Moulton will give his state
ment, not to the committee, but to the world.
Ben Butler will engineer the document. Theo-
dore Titon has evidence In reserve. 1t may tske
the form Of q supplementary statement. Beeeher
and his friends will attempt to invalidate the
gsther speechlsSs.
THE BROOKLYN UNION SAYS.
In his defence and subsequent explanation be-
fore the committee Beecher stated that the 200
which Bowen paid to Mr.. Tilton was obtained
through his influence with o gentleman who was
Tiltons counsel at the time, and who Is now judge
Of ono Of the local courts.
He stated to o reporter Of the Union to-day that
he was we'll satisfied at the time Of payment that
Tflton had Q valid written claim or contract and
that had the question Of right been taken into q
that would have availed him with the bench or
the jury. Bowen, whether Influenced or not By
Beechef or any other person, acted wisely in set
Ting with Tilton. Had he permitted the case to
20 It would, in q business point, perhaps, have
Injured his name, and, besides would have added
an additional $1,000, including interest, to the
total Of the account.
THE STORY OF THE SERVANT GIRL
In answer to the charge Of blackmail against
him and Moulton, Tilton said yesterday that the
servant girl of his had been sent out West be-
cause size had been tattling about Beecher, and
that her school bills had been paid by him, and
this was all there was in the DISSEMINATING bust
ness.
vant-girl business Will wear another complexion
when the story Of the girl, now in posSetson Of
the Plymouth church Investigating committee, is
made public. The allegation Is that TltoR, not
Brooklyn. 1t seems from her statement, now
leaking out, she Was an adopted child IN TiltOn's
h01sshU @ ne tns az it S I'VE tWics
during the absence Of his wife, forced his way
into the girl's bedroom, where she lay asleep,
AND ENDEAvoRED TO DKBAUCH HER.
On the second Of these occasions the girl only
escaped from his luItful embraces by raising
She LETT the house, and on Mrs. TIltons return
related to her the occurrences leading TO that act
was sent by Mr.. Tilton to more than one house TO
deny it. and finally, finding It did not die easily,
the girl was induced eY Mr. and MIS- Triton 70
wicked stories set on foot against Tilton.
Amer this retraotion was obtained, Tilton had
Mouiton paid her tuition and board biIis. This, |
says the Eagle is the girls own story, AZ she has
told It to the committee to her school teacher and
Sherman.
FRANK MoULToN GOING SHARK WISHING.
special dispatch from Portland says Frank |
Moulton was there yesterday, and declined to say
further in relation TO Beeoher's state
ment; that he (Moulton) had made his state |
ment to the committee and he still considered the
committee honorable men. houlton LETT 10 spend |
Sunday with Ben Butler, but returns 20 Portland |
on Monday, whence he goes with party upon |
few days shark-hshIng excursion. 1t 10 stated |
here New York; that Moulton has teleRraphed |
that he will De IN Brooklyn on Monday. The |
Times says the committee make no attempt TO |
conceal the fact that they have determined to |
report in Beechers favor, but are willing to give
Moulton another hearing, when the letters |
friends say he will dlsproTe Beechers blaekmail-
ing charges against him.
him that the publication OF his full |
would do him no good, but would only |
result in pulling down Beeeher. When Moulton |
replied that he did not care TO publish any state
ment at all except what was in the hands OF the |
committee, provided Bseoher did not make any |
charges OF blackmal. This was told Beecber, |
who replied that his statement did contain charges
made that Moulton would print the whole Of his |
full statement, Bseebor coolly replied II Moul- |
ton published any fuTthe: statements he (Beeoher)
would have TO 90 TO Washington instead Of PeekB-
kill. Moalton LEFT the city the next morning.
The Mercury says Beeeher saved Moulton from |
the Infamous Jayne's clutches and Q visit to |
Washington by Bsechsr might bring out facts |
not known to the public. |
1.-THE house OF Woodruff, Robinson & Co., Of |
forty years one Of the heaviest importers Of salt
aud fish Of all kinds in New York-ED. NATIONAL |
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