Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-18
r.s sEECHER SCANDAL.
General Tracy Makes a Statement-A
Ne~ Assect of the Consolidation
Sue" for stao. 600 by Miss r. ID. Proc
tor--& Series of Contradictions,

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Ne~ Aseect of the Consolidation
Sue" for >Iao. 600 by Miss r. ID. Proc
tara Series OF Contradictions,
In tie statement" recently made by Mr..
! Ntou C tndsl, frequent reference was IN sde TO
General +. b Tracy aud the part he had taken
n tie case. Mr.. Tracy was charged by Mr..
N0ultou viii uupFOfesSional conduct and an
StteWFt Z" bring about a compromise calculated
{" conceal the real facts. The day folio owing tn at
1Ion which Mr.. MOulton's statement was made
pubic General Tracy denied the truth OF that
part OF II which referred to him, and announced
l's Intention OF replying in detail. on wednes-
DAY, IL the form OF an interview with a reporter
OF the morning brooklyn Mon, a one cent paper
recently started. and of which Mr.. Tracy Is said
20 Ice part proprietor, the reply to Moulton was
published. II occupied about four columns, and
- Chiefly devoted % explaining Mr.. Tracy'S con-
ntctiob with The case. 1t will be remembered
hat Mr. Mouiton stated that Mr.. Tracy was
counsel for Mr.. Beecher in 1872, at the time OF
the woOdB publication. Mr.. Tracy denies
nat statement. He SAYS that he was consulted
~ McpitoO al that time, but his advice was
l"t tsken, and he knew nothing further of the
rsse until the publication of the Bacon letter
n continues. My position, whatever il has
been, assumed Ia the beginning at the special
instance md request OF Moult0n. He said il
vas necessary that there should be some one in
y case in u BON he and Sir. Beacher had con
fdence. and with whom he could confer conH-
cert silly ircm time TO time; that he coult not
{" 80 Win Mr.. SAeTm an, but could DO - with
ne. Tn dif not seem unnatural to me-, as I
Id b. "Hs % the counsel for his firm in thejr
ID cent important controversy with the govern
IHt nj, sni had been m1ch with him aud the
Ter members Of bis tirm during the preceding
lei ard winter. had seen a gre at deal OF Mr..
Ioulion during this time. AMI be knew that
IA c"Hn- e h@Ve confidence in his ability TO
AaNe satisfactory results out of intricate aud
complicated situations. | had held m any mi.
Nt snI confidential consultations With him re-
lfiinE 10 hi bUSiness affairs, and he no don NJ
i'it thu. u consented - come into the case,
lie could safely confer with me
n the ,,.i:test privacy and - CONT c
G+h,e- ply long intercourse with MOuiton
government had enabled me 70 understand, As
J never before had been able TO understand,
gov Il "ss IhSt he should have acquired and
5e'd 20 nrE'ly az he did the confidence OF Mr..
Beec6er. tie mad good reason also TO suppose
th2t would listen with favor to any suyyes-
IONS OF HE calculated to bring about a tinal
solution OF the Cithcutty. / consented to take
IN acu part in the case, and since then have
participated IN many private and confidential
Interviews with Moulton and others. Having
assumed thIs position at his request that he
might tals with me privately, it is entirely i'm
Keeping win his character, as now disclosed TO
tbe world ty tbs recent publications, that he
should ;reGcterousy betray my confidence by
rUhlishing the conversations which permitted
hiin 10 hold With me in private. l have never
ought the condolences OF MOultOn or Tilton IN
ibis matter. Their interviews with me are CON-
tdeDt:sl. - ali such interviews upon m atters of
such Islicscy iGUst necessarily be among gen.
nemeu: aud, Notwithstanding the prov0c alton
that NoultoG has given me to violate the conf
-bal! not =" II. If | consent to hold a private
ION Tersation ~ith the devil, will respect his
'"nudchte. ! shall, therefore, only correct the
HSIeFfeScD'stons which he (Mpulton) has
made. referring to no other conversations than
hose which he has referred to and miSrepre-
-tnt.d.'
The erort inside TO prevent the meeting of the
r'mnittee 10y General Tracy on the evening OF
he day wien filton's first statement was Teai
y thus e'llsiDtd: "TO correctly interpret my
acton in IBIS matter il is necessary to keen 10
rlnC the standpoint from which | have acted
Relieving aud never doubling Mr.. Bsecher's
suIire Innocence of the offence charged, but
having learned from a friend, to whom the
~'stemen' had hecn read, something OF its mt-
'rre aud general import, knew that its publi-
"atiou "onli not only do great temporary harm
10 Mr.. Ee".'Ger, but il would let looss the Il IOi-
gsirs .; sand al, weaken the COnsciences Of the
Young, and breed general immortality as no
"Veui haG d6He within a century. I felt il nv
duty, therefore, 10 prevent this calamity to my
IIend a''l 10 society by any honorable means
IN tuv power. MOUltOn and his counsel were
'STn-,tIr Working to accom- lish the same re-
sult. They knew their man, and m sde no other
1rieHi 10 him except in the interest OF himself.
Iber told h!Di tnat the publication would GER
ta!uly III! him. General Butler said to TIton
mot alphabetically: The result of the publica-
ton CT rnUr statement will be TO wound Beech
rr and xii! you. Deecher may die OF it ulti-
uately. but tie will live a long while; but Won
VII! he morally dead man on the day Of it,
publication Moulton and General Butler
,tFresen;eG 10 ma late in the afternoon OF
N"uda, that they thought this appeal was
making an Impression upon TiitOn, and they
ielt sure Il they could have another day, that
they could bring him to realize the position in
which the publication of this statement wOuid
place oInt. aud urged upon me the necessity Of
inducing he committee not TO meet. 1 told
'ht ~ Thought &c was imp )ssible TO prevent A
meeting % the com mittee, bat. in answer to
hen '"ru"-t appeals, / undertook to see the
hartman - The committee, and dbl. But a.
predicted, K was OF no use. The COMMITTEES
met lHtons statement was read and pub
d-hri by niin The next day.
GENERA! Tracy concludes by saying that
rTrr' point MOultOn ha' attempted to make
against li'- feecaer is susceptible OF clear
Ii,. ":..lUs:ve answer.
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