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


Storrs by Tilton and Carpenter which
/ was made in Mrs. Tilton's handwriting un
der the demand Of her husband, who
says he dictated the precise words char
acterzng the offence-the charge was ar
impure proposal. This statement Mrs
| Tilton retractel and says she protested
against 1t as false when signed and after.
J wards said, "Dr. Storrs and ! told him
So DR.. Storrs in letter to the com.
mittce confirms the retraction. In the
manuscript prepared by Tlton, which he
called "the true story" The offence was
stated to be improper advances. The
committee here quote evidence to show
that Tllton was in The habit Of repeating
to numerous friends this true story, but
that he never until recently charged Bee
cher with anything more than improper
advances. The committee continue as fol-
lows All this and other considerations to
be hereafter referred TO show that in no
event could the offence have been the
crime of adultery. 1t might have been
charge of lesser offence, but it is not con-
ceiyable that Tilton in a view of bis con-
duct believed even that still further that
the socalled apology was not for the mere
offence. Tilton himself in cross-examina-
ton clearly proves, mark his words He
says that the day after it was produced
he was in Moulton's room and
there met Mr.. Beecher when the following
scene occurred Mr.. Beecher burst out in
an expression of great sorrow to me and
said he hoped the communication which he
had sent nc by Mr.. Moulton was satisfac-
tory TO me. lie then and there told Mr..
Moulton he had done wrong not so much
as some others bad-referrug TO his wife
who had made statements to Bowen that
ought to be unmade-- and he then volun.
teered to write letter to Bowen concern
ing the facts which he had mis-stated Here
is clear light to what the apology does not
refer to. 1t disposes of the apology for
ever as paper referring to adultery. 1t
refers TO nothing of the kind. If the
wrong done to which Mr.. Beecher refers
was adultery, how could these words be
used in reference to it ale had done
wrong not so much as some Others ?" The
ABstRDITY OF SUCH CLAIM
is clear The apology is one susceptible of
but one construction. They refer, as Mr.. |
Beecher says, to his deep regret for state
ments which he and his wife had under |
certain information few days before |
made to Mr.. Bowen which led him to exc
cute purpose already entertained of re-
moving Tiion from the Brooklyn Union
and the Independent. 1t appears also that
the next day Mr.. Beecher did write the
letter to Mr.. Bowen which Tilton says he
volunteered to write, and which referred
Tilton's business troubles with Bowen.
That Moulton did not believe or understand
that the offence was adultery is shown by
the same class of evidence that has been
cited in reference to Titon. He repeated
ly declared to many persons
THERE WAS NO ADULTERY.
Fortunately we have statement in writing
setting forth Moulton's estimate of the Of
tense. Mr.. Beecher wrote letter dated
June /, 1879 to Moulton, in which, among
other things, he complains of Tilton's
threatening and inconsistent conduct, and
declares his purpose to waste no more en-
ergy in trying to satisfy Tilton who at this
time was complaining of the publication
of m tri IN r.rraap,apt co oalIoJ T.,
this letter Mr. Beecher says My mind is
clear. am not in haste | shall wait for
the public statement that will bear the
light of judgment day. God will take care
of guilty man. Moulton replies on the
same day that publicity was no part Of his
profound policy and he hastens to object.
At first he writes these words "if the
truth must be spoken let it be. I know
you can stand if the whole case was pub
lished tomorrow" Apparently fearing
this might rather tend to determine Mr..
Beecher to publish the whole case than
otherwise, he crossed out these and other
terms with a pencil and commenced anew
In this new effort on the same paper these
words occur, you can stand if the whole
case were published Tomorrow Moul-
ton was right.
THE PITY Is
that Mr.. Beecher did not publish forthwith
and so become once more free, and end the
Vaccinations of 1ilton and the "mutual
friend. These two, whatever else they
wanted or designed, did not believe their
purposes would be subserved by publicity.
Tilton soon became gracious and kindly,
but
WHAT SHALL BE SAID OF MoULToN,
who now asserts for the first time that
adultery was the first offence?
Is it possible this man is so low in his
moral perceptions as to believe that min
lister of the gospel, and that, too, of Ply
mouth church, could stand up before his
church and the world against the
crime of adultery? No Tilton says
his wife was possessed of the idea that
adultery with her pastor was all right and
no sin that she did not discover her mis-
take from reading St. Paul, but "Griffith
Gaunt," but we have no evidence
that this halucination had reached and |
tainted the diplomatic mind of Moulton. |
1t is right that we should say here that we
do not believe the sinless character of adul- |
terry was dogma believed or even known |
to Mrs. Tilton, except, perhaps, as notion
of the woodruff school of which her hus- |
band had became disciple and shining
light, and with which she had no sympa-
thy. There is but one fair conclusion to |
be drawn from Mouton's letter of June |
LIST to Mr. Beecher. lie knew that |
Beecher had been falsely accused |