The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-29

Beecher touching Tilton's business rela
tions with Mr.. Bowen in these words
"That he (Beecber) then participated in
conspiracy to degrade Theodore Titon be
fore the public by loss of place, bushes
and repute."
1t is clear that on the Goth day of De
ccmber, when the so-caled memorandum
of confession was procured from Mrs Til
ton, the chief melting cause of that stcl
on Tilton's part was that Mr.. Beecher hat
caused him loss of place of business ant
reputc.
Mr.. Beechcr says this charge of impure
proposals fell upon him like
TnUNDERBoIT.
Could it be possible that Mrs. Tillon whom
he had regarded as the type of so much
moral goodness should have made such
false and airocious statements Tilton
requested Mr.. Beecher to repair to his
house where Elizabeth was waiting for
him and to learn from her lips the truth Of
the stories in so far as they concerned her.
The interview was had and resulted in a
written rctracton of the charges of Mrs.
Tilton who seemed in great distress. In a
sort of q postscript of the retraction she
denied explicitly that Mr.. Beecher had
ever offered any improper solicitations to
her, that being the only charge made by
Tilton or referred to in the statement about
the confession in July. On the next even
ing Moulton called at Mr.. Beechers house
and went up into his bed room. He said
that he and Tilton had learned that Mrs.
Tilton had given the retraction. lie expos
tulated and said the act was unfriendly
and would not mend matters, and that
Mrs. Tilton had already recanted the re-
traction. that Tilton had already destroyed
his wifes first prayer of confession.
Moulton claimed that Beecher had acted
all difficulties could be settled
without such Taper and that Mr.. Beecher
ought to give it up. Moulton was under
great apparent excitement. He made ITO
verbal threats, but displayed a pistol and
laid it on the bureau near which ne stood.
The paper was given to him and after few
talk he left. 1t is an amazing
pity that at this juncture Mouton was not
HANDED OVER To THE POLICE
It would have saved much that followed
which is deeply deplored. Mr.. Beecher's
distress at the situation was boundless. He
law the peril of being even falsely accused
He blamed himself for much that had &C
.urred. He could not tell how much of the
trouble could be attributed
o Mrs. Tiltons undue affection for
lin, which it was his duty to have
efused. My earnest desire, he says, was
o avoid a public accusation and the evils
which must necessarily flow from it, and
which have now resulted from it, has been
me of the leading motives that must ex-
lain my action during these four years in
his matter, while in morbid condition OF |
mind produced by those distressing diff
ulties.
Moulton again called on HIM. His man
Ter was kind and concliatory. He pro-
essed, however, to believe that Mr..
3eecher had been seeking Tilton's down.
all, had leagued with Mr. Bowen against
lin, and by his advice had come near des-
roylng Tiltons family. Mr.. Beecber ex-
pressed many and strong regrets at the
nlsfortunes of that family. Moulton
taught up some of these expressions and
wrote them down, saying that if Tilton
,ould see them there would be no trouble |
n procuring a reconciliation. This paper, |
which is dated January 1, 1871, was in
rusted by Beecher to Moulton's keeping |
Without reading it, nor was it read to him.
This paper, sometimes called the apology |
nd sometimes the confession, is in no |
proper sense Mr.. Beecher's production or a |
orrect report of what he said. No man
will believe, for instance, that Mr. Beecher |
aid 81 humble myself before him (Til-
ON as DO before my Gods" and the SEN
ence, "Her forgiveness l have" Mr..
5eecher says it was no. said, nor the |
emblance of it.
Painting here very important question |
rises in this connection. To what does |
he apology refer? 1t declares
MRS. TILToN GUITLEss,
nd yet Tilton says it refers to adultery, |
which Mr.. Beecher denies without consid-
ring the weight of credit to which the re-
pective parties are entitled when there is a |
conflict between them. We believe. and
to show from the evidence that
he original charge was improper advances,
md that as time passed and the conspiracy
leepened it was enlarged into adultery.
The Importance of this is apparent, because
f the charge has been so changed then
10Th Tilton and Mouton are conspirators
md convicted of vile fraud which neces-
arily end. their inlluency in this contro-
'ersy. What is the proof that the charge
II the first instanc, was adultery :? 1t is
'aid that ii was and that the memorandum
IL thS VI A'itoh WIZ
writing was to such effect. But this is de-
Ned by both Mr.. Beecher and Mrs. Tilton
md the written paper is not produced. 1t
$ said further that Mr.. Beecher confessed
THE FACT OF ADULTERY.
But this again is denied by him, and such
alleged confession is inconsistent with the
retracton he received that evening from
Mrs. Tilton. If he had confessed, what
service could the retraction render? Why
procure one at all if, as alleged, Mr..
Bcecher had that evening confessed adul-
terry to Titon and Moulton or TO either
What, then, was the charge preferred on
the evening of December 309 We answer
1t was improper advances, which, of course,
Mr.. Beecher denied. What occurred in
the matter of retraction that evening and
all the subsequent conversations, acts and
letters of the various persons directly con-