Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-26

We find portion of the Moulton state
ment in the telegraphic columns OF the
Salt Lake Tribune. 1t is extremely long,
so long that we can publish only few
extracts. So far as received the state
ment indicates that Mr.. Beecher is
guilty.
Moulton says that Tilton had received
her Mrs. Tilton's) confession in her
own handwriting which he handed to
me to read, which was the first kpowl-
edge had Of its existence.
Tilton did not tell me how his wife
came to make the confession in July, nor
did at the time or ever after ask; in
deed, may state here before all that /
refrained from asking the confession of
the acts Of all parties, further than they
chose to make themselves voluntarily for
the purpose for which was acting. Til
ton wanted me to go down and ask
Beecher to come up and see him at my
house, which did. said to Beecher,
"Mr. Tilton wants you to come and see
him at my house Immediately" He
asked me what for. I replied, che
wants to make some statement to you in
reference to your relations with his
family"
He then called to some one in the back
room to go and say that be should not
be at prayer meeting. and we went out
together. 1t was storming at the time,
when he remarked, "there is an appro-
priateness in this Storm" and asked
me, what can l do?" I said, "Mr.
Beecher, am not Christian, but if you
wish, I will show you how we'll heather
can serve you" We then went to my
house, and l showed him into chamber
over the parlor, where Tilton was. and
left them together. In about an hour
Beecher came down and asked me il l
had seen the confession of Elizabeth. I
said l had. Said he, "this will Kill
me" and asked me to walk out with
him. did 80, and we walked to Til
toms house together, and he went in.
On the way he said, ''this is terrible
catastrophe; it comes upon me as II
struck by lightning" He went into
Tilton's house and l returned home
within an hour. He returned to my
house, and we went to my house again
together. Tilton remained at my house
while Beecher was absent at Tilton' q
house, and when he returned there was
no conversation between them.
When We arrived at Beecher's house
he wanted me to stand by him in his
emergency and procure a reconciliation
if possible. told him I would, because
the interest OF the women, children and
families were involved, if for no othel
reason. That ended the interview thai
night.
At that interview, Moulton says Beech
er admitted with grief and sorrow tn,
fact of his sexual relations with Mrs. Til
ton, and expressed some indignation
that she had not told him that she hat
told her husband, and in connection
with Bowen against Tilton he eIplaine,
to Moulton that be had taken side
against Tiiton in consequence of storie
about him, especially of one specifi
case in which Tilton was accused of i'm
proper relations with Mrs. Billiard. H
then said he would write letter to Bow
en- retracting what he had said agains
Tilton.
Moulton then demanded of Beeche
the recantation received by him from
Mrs. Tilton promising to keep it sacred
ly if Beecher acted honorably. Beeche
then gave him the retraction, and Moul
ton returned home, where he found Til
ton, who expressed surprise and gratifi
cation at the success of his mission.
Moulton again appealed to Tilton t,
try to settle the matter peacefully
and the latter expressed q desire to d.
30. Subsequently, by previous arrange
ment, Moulton went to Beecher's house
and says he took me into his study an,
then told me again of his great surpris
that Elizabeth should have made tn
confession OF his criminal commerc
with her to her husband without lettin
him know about it, making his destruc
ton at any moment possible, and with
out warning to him. He expressed hi
great grief at this wrong which he ha
dune as minister and friend to Thee
dore. At his request. took pen an
!, paper, and he dictated to me the pape
commonly known as the Apology, an
all OF which is in my handwriting, e1
cept the words, II have trusted this t,
Moulton in confidence" and the sig
,, nature, which latter is in Mr.. Beecher'
: writing. This was entrusted to me i
confidence to be showed only to Tiltor
which I did. 1t had reference to n
other fact or act than the confession @
sexual intercourse between Beecher an
Mrs. Tilton which he at that interview
confessed. f.
He also at other interviews, held sub
sequently between us in relation to thi
unfortunate affair, unqualifiedly cor
fessed that he had been guilty {
, adultery with Mrs. Tilton and always j
q spirit of deep grief and sorrow at th
! enormity of the crime he had committe
against Tilton's family. At such time
he would speak with much feeling of tn
relation he had sustained toward thel
as pastor, spiritual adviser and truste
friend. His self condemnation at th
: ruin he had wrought under such circun
stances was full and complete, and ,
,, times he was so bowed down with gris
, in consequence of the wrong he ha
done, that he threatened to put an en-
to his life. r-r