, 1874-08-13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE arn very paihinl fea'linH: No
trtyt that eplnp explanation car 10 HAtsa Of them
tlns rolc qualifying lmts hnyo hcen omitted or shat
iuoro teccit events wl socn their n.eanlt,g A.
Ab1s Journals IN lilo United Stass tic frdS las exctttd
parts Ut lilo Htatenc.s nn II has verified their aa-
ilunslcity.
Tho Engle however, which hns lontly chana-
utoncd Bcccllor, maiuy because tho latter has
hoon tho t,,oBt activo man In Brooklyn In trying
TO ret Thouaas g. Fields, Superintendent or
Public Schools to atop suit for seduction
against kinsol1a, oslitor OF tho Eagle, was tlls-
,lstcd with dath's story. 1t waH not nNaro
until lis first edition was printed that InS Ihfh-
unE Ind reached bore, nt,d 30, In view OF Moul-
to,,'s mild statement submitted to tho Commit
teo. had rriuted III its frat edition highly y-com-
p]irnoutary editorial about Mouaton. 1t Hays:
II wo looph at tho Whole crowd connected With ths
scandal wo sco bnt ono 1nnn III Il acuatcu ~ psomlN-
Inns uf nauly lcccncr that man u Frank hlo4lt0n.
Xii init ho could do 10 ayod swelling the scanda he
did 10. When finally he appetite, he satd not word
woman. attributed guilt 10 uobody, ant, In lou Of
neoking tbs parcs, l,as aetnll5 giyot nc a9tenent
e Sgsns@ @ ayy 4. s thst raa Of o story
But tho whole aspeet Of matters was changed
lofore i.s last edition WIS pnhl'sloa, aud TINT
ISSUE said of Moulton as follows:
THE NEW STATEMENT or FRANK MouIroN.
Il not casy to oscrratlsnata tho gravity q tno
Aatents ae IN ansthsr column On Sn S sn ~ np
Tuwnscnss's a!!ty to ceor acttou as faG tho words
10 to hs oo H.. s sss 40 cr d5ef1 ,,arors ai 80
thst It is ary possible That III 70 grave matter even
Mr. Townsend shou1d mako 4 s'AtcMent 70 heriosis
yG an9r II Air. M,ya s ss sAsa nspm ar
10 10 sc,.r leaving the impression % every honorable
1nn that u as never case o. ner trl iGr ,rt III, ~
cosc co,l 10 Bct'cd, especially when ore pf he par.
tics thereo ig ccrsyman; h1r. Monltons statement
sintcmcnt attributed to HIN by Mr. Townsend. He
claii,,e that a had tonu tuthlnJ 70 in3'ire Mr. bcGc-
but haa IT, b sor1 ws5e ~ u I M @ @ ii w,'S vavo
pSovs wos'S IN Tus i' ;o.lit 'f 'asf f4,e,s 5s
now triuhlel 10 think Somewhere there Ina eyi-
to star down, upon ienry Ward ccl,cr III all prob,
nbility, tho pnL!c"sion Of Mr. Townset'.s statement
wEisTercd. an Mr. Becel,cr's fricMla layu u%scrse
thut that gentleman bas for yearS been subjected to
tnrcats Of Diaca1nailinB operations nhtinr rs"s OK
exnosuro Oh tIls part Of nlen who Aro w1lthH nay
anxious an cnger 10 eecnro from AIr. l}ecclcr eofcs-
ao, Of tho co1nital by him Of some ole,lsc which, oa
Tls upjicIty anu trcnclcry nantesie iii this case p
to this point, leaves tlo lsbo n TEMPER 10 believe
gsf 5 u es o aesao by s ou e
tlat his worst oncnsc WA that instead o. paying
naoncy, as CorgyMen oycn when innocent hafe 're-
aucft1y done. to ayet 1fntItislcit scant1A no
SHOULD ayo begun tho present investigation by first
hanling a acSl.ssrs oyer 10 Tug osg IL a. ~ -, te
tho most extraordinary Jet made.
Gath's article is thor. published in full. with
ra1uurFuLLy AnUalyE ARTICLE OF TOWNSEND.
I llnye made inquiries mud iind this article was
written by ono Augnstas Il. Cazauran, principal
editorial writer Of tho Eayte, who was latoly OK
posed here aB having bcen twice convict in
Slug Sing Prison. onco confined In tho Norfolk
chain-gaug for blacknatl. and once condemned
to death ly corlrt-marlial for dcsertioh. If
Gath will apply to Sheriff Williams of Brooklyn,
he can give him t1e official record in Cazauraus
cnse.
So much for tho journalistic excitement
created.
THE EFFECT on TIE FRIENDS OF nEEuE1EH,
WAS MORO sensational. Aloulton's statcmonts to
Gath were 10 Mt variance with his peaceful ut
tcrances to the Committee that ail parties ut
once abandoned lopo and peaceful settlement.
As the Eagle says. tho publication Of rownsend's
atatoment.
CHANGES THE WHOLE SITUATION.
You had au idca OF this by my lns. nights dis
patches. nIoulton before Buffers arrival and
Ioulton after bis coming woro Two tlifrerent
men. Ihe long statement not submitted repro
scented lloulton NJ Gath represents him. full OF
rage against Beecher. The short statement was
Noulton nlolliictl. Before Butler catne hloulton
was IN great rage. IIe learned that he
was charged with blackmal that Beecler
had furnished tho Committee proofs Of tho
Charge; that one OF the Committee had d letter
OF his which lie said would mako Aloulton's hair
stand Oh end; that evidence Of lis bribery Of
Dr.. Con,ochan aud 3. G. Jayne had been col
ted; nntl That, iu fact, tho Committee and Mr..
Y; :c!lcr nleant war. LII this state OF n'ind ho
w:,to hs long stntemcnt, aud told Gath about
n.ccllcr'u lying, etc., etc.
,,.1;: LONG STATEMENT WAS THE WHOLE TRUTH.
]io tod all that Bccchor Ind oyer saa To him,
mentioned tho circumstances and language
Of tic verbal confessions, and gavo
documonts corrobcrating ali that las
bcen published. Butler came OH Tie sceue, and
stoppcd Ill this just III I described Yesterday.
1lo advised tie retention not discharge, Of tic
weapor It IL Buffers favorito policy not 10 kill
enemies outright. lie could find in future bot
tor ,lae for Moulton'a facts than to kill Deocher
md Plymouth Church with them. 80, by his ad-
vice, the long. lruo statement was suppressed,
md Monday the short one WIS submitted, in
which tho truth was not NIL told. But it was too
Into to suppress Galh's story, anu to-dny il
comes bnek to upHet all Dutler's nice-lad
plans, md all hopes of pending compromise
To-day 1t WIS believed that compromise lad
boon oireuted. Tho SIN announced this compro.
misc as o fact. Tho Star (Joe Uownrd'f papor)
called Moulton man Of honor, whereas, hereto.
fore lie las been a knayo. The Eagle, rs have
already told you, praised him as honorable
Everybody conceded TINT thore was compro.
mise. 1t was not merely to DO a whitowast
for Deecher, but Tint
NoULToN AND T1LToN WE'RE BOUGHT OFF.
Ono gentleman lRd actually heard tho price
1amed which Deocller and Plymouth Churcl
wero to puy. and Moulton. Triton, and Car
pentcr we're to share. No one soen,B even te
have suspected a4at A1outon aud Iitor
hat reserved part Of tlcir caae The compl
cations which muEt urise from tho now state oi
thugs cannot be fososoeu. think, however
tho Committee will iEuore Gaths contribution
to tho literature Of tho caso hear Beechor aud
then report 10 tho Church Committeo TINT tllert
IL no cuao to try. IlIis will bring temporar,
truce III between Ti!ton and Dcechcr, with time
to pRtcl ui' and begln anow for war or peuco