Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-21
The Brooklyn Scandal.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT by EEEcuscs rs--
TORAL ASSISTANT.

J lNiNhIANT STATEMENT ley EEEt Tt--
TORAL ASSISTANT.
/ Rev. ) T. Halliday. assistan. pastor Co
Henry Ward Beccher. makes tie following
statement
On Monday morning. November Is. Is.s.
| Mr.. Theodore Tilt0n called NJ INV house he
tween nine and ten o'clock | had had but
| the slightest possible acquaintance with Mr..
/ Iilton. think had never spoken to him.
/ but once or twice, and was a. much sur
| prlsed TO have seen him a. | should have
been to see the President Mr. Tilton said
/ Immediately that he had called at the re-
| quest Or by the advice Of his friend. Frank
/ Moultun. | could not state whether he said
| by the request or advice. At that moment
Mr.. q. \. Bell called to see me in regard To
some church matter, and having clmmuni-
| Gated the object Of his call, was about to
leave, when Mr.. IiltOn asked him to remain.
to which | readily aSsented. Mr. rilton re-
peated that Mr.. Mouton had advised or re-
quested him to call and make to me
a DENIAL OF TIE woopuuLL SCANDAL.
and he then proceeded to declare the entire
story as wholly and utterly false Iii, own
language was 1T IS just a. false a. II
would he Tor ne to 20 over to New York
l II-
days house has five bundled liags upon il
representing all the nations of the earth.
LIS contradiction OF the scandal was As full
and emphatic as language could make il
as was also his alleged utter ignorance of
ITS existence until 1t made it, appearance.
For at least halt an hour the scandal was
the exclusive topic upon which he dwelt
out after declaring that the scandal was
utterly baselesS, he proceeded 20 n>.nuate
grievances OF another character against Mr.
beeeher. lie would not. however. make
any spec lie charge or even Indicate the
character OF his grievances. lie asserted
Mrs. Tilton's innocence in the most en-
platte way, saying she Is as pure as the
hight, go to Mr.. Beecher he will tell Won
she Is as pure as gold Tor as an angel),'
VIII not say positively which of these terms
he used. Mr. Tilton did most Of the
talking. and neither Mr.. Bells queries nor
mine resulted in getting any clew to the
nature Of the alleged wrang done by Mr..
heecher hut he said, you 90 to Frank
Moulton; he will confirm what say and
Will show you documentary evidence of INV
charges. lie urged me to see Mr. Moulton.
and seemed very desirous that should.
AouLToN PRoNoUNcEs Mr.. BszcHEH INNOCENT.
The next morning | called again on
Mr. MoultOn. At 5 O'Clock sent up INV
name, and in a few minutes Mr.. Moplton
greeted me, saying, Il know what vou
want. Mr.. Halliday. but cannot talk with
you this morning; | have been up all NIGHT
and must 90 to New York as soon as ,ct
my BREAKFAST and as he walked 90 The
door he said, How absurd a thing it wonld
be for Plymouth Church to notice this
shameful scandal. as between Mr. Beeeher,
whose life for twenty-five years is before
them, and the accusations Of these bad
women
On Saturday evening following, being the
80, MIR. Moulton sent me a message, say
ing he would be at home until hali-paSt ..
went Immediately to his residence, and
was Invited into his library said MIR.
Moulton | have no curiosity 20 CRAFTY ard
do not wish TO see anything that you have
or have you tell me anything YOU know.
unless you desire; but Mr. Tilton called on
me Monday morning and in the presence of
Mr.. Bell, had long talk about the Wood