The Portland daily press., 1874-07-29
Tilton Arrested for Libel.
A FUT-UP.JOB OF HIS OWN.
Mr.. CARPENTER Katerviewed.

MIR. Carpenter said he was first brought
, actively into the case by Beecher in May, 1873.
Beecher sent for Carpenter, wishing him to
come immediately to Brooklyn. Beecher had
learned that Henry g. Bowen had re-asserted
10 carpenter charges which he had formerly
made to Tilton against Beecher, and which he
had withdrawn in the tripartite, and that
Bowen had said in presence of Mr. E. III. Dol
ton of Milwaukee and Mr.. Carpenter that he
did not wish them to understand that he had
made retraction. Beecher wished Carpenter
to confront Bowen on these points 1t was also
sad that the trpartlte covenant was to be made
| public. He went to Mouuons house; Beecher
| was not there, but Mouton said he wished Carr
penter to go to Bowens residence with Cat1n
and Mouton They went and Carpenter re-
peated III the presence of Bowen, Clat1n and
Moulton the statements made by Bown to him
self concerning Beecher. Bowen admitted all
and Clafin expressed his astonshment that
Bowen should have told these things after sign-
| ing the covenant Clafln was the person who
induced Bowen to sign the covenant. Bowen
said he protested against making the agreement
| public. Carpenter said TO Bowen that if the
statements were untrue he should make most
unqualified, public denial, but if true he should
| stand by them. Bowen had said to Moulton
| that Beecher had made confession to him on
his knees. Mr.. Tilton and Moulton had been
told by Beecher that this was lie.
Mr. Carpenter said to Bowen: There is
| direct lie between you and Mr. Beecher, and
| for one want to know the truth
| Mr. Clahin thought Mr.. Beecher ought to
| be present at this interview. Mr.. MoultOn went
| to his house for him, but didn't find him. Mr..
Bowen expressed his willingness to meet Mr.
| Beecher next day. Mr.. Clafln agreed to ar
| range the interview.
| A few days afterward Carpenter saw Clafn
who told him Beecher had said 'there is not
| force enough in Brooklyn to draw me into
| private interview with Henry @. Bowen" Car
| penter says in his business relations with Bow
| en- they had frequent conversations regarding
his difficulty with Beecher. Bowen said
| Beecher's friends wants him to sign a sweep
| ing document declaring his charges against
| Beecher untrue. He refused. Claflin then
| urged him at least to sign paper Withdrawing
| the charges and he consented. (The inter
| viewer here inserts the following note:)
"Mr: Carpenter here repeated to the writer
| the substance of q conversation which took
| place between Mr.. Beecher and myself on
Sunday, June 1st, 1873, after service at Ply
mouth church. We can only say that the
| statements which Mr. Carpenter says Mr..
| Beecher made that evening, are, if true, of
| the utmost significance and importance. Mr..
| Carpenter declares that he will not makej pub.
| lie this conversation unless he is called upon
| to testify before the proper tribunal 1t was
during this interview that Mr. Beecher told
| Mr.. Carpenter that in case Theodore would
make certain disavowals he would share his
fame and fortune with him and pour in SUBJ
scribers to the Golden Age by the thousands.
The interview which Mr.. Carpenter speaks of
occurred on the evening of the same day when
Sunday, June /, 1873"
Great significance attaches to Mr.. Carpen-
ter'S statement from the fact that Beecher's
card generating Mr.. Titon from being SLAM
derer and defamer was published the next day,
June I'd, 1873.
Mr.. Carpenter says that Tton had DO vim
diciive feeling against Beecher, and tried hard
before publishing The letter to DIR. Bacon to
mud some means by which Beecher should free
him from imputationS cast upon him by DIR,
Bacon bpf0rp a dpH tn DIh fha latfa
DR.. Bacon said to a friend of Carpenters:
IF Mr. Titon publishes that letter and Ply
mouth church does not reply to it within "a
hours by suit at law against Mr.. Tilton they
will have no case before the Christian public'
More of this interview is to be printed to-mor.
row.
Not Malfcf tE.e Evidence I'm.
The Brooklyn Union says "Not half of the
evidence syet received by the committee.
Moultcn will be invited to testify before
Beecher, whose statement will be reserved till
the last moment. Mrs Tilton will be again
called and possibly Tilton.
Mrs. Triton Denies.
Edward Ovington, at whose house Mrs Til.
ton is stopping, says she is perfectly calm and
serene. She read the interview with Mrs,
Stanton ana pronounced it utterly false, She
had been advised by friends not to make any
written denial of statements from such
source.
Farther Testimony.
The Brooklyn Eagle says Dr. Stoors, who is
now enjoying vacation, at Princeton, Mass,
is to be summoned to testify as to his interview
| with Tlton when the statement of the alleged
| offence of Beecher was made
Delay of MIR. Beecher's Testimony.
Beecher will not appear before the commit
| tee tonight or tomorrow evening as he cannot
testify satisfactorily to himself or others until
| he has seen the alleged originals of letters
| written by him.. He has kept no copies of any
letters he has written.
A Mistake of TfIsonss.
Mr.. Sage said to-day that to the best of his
recollection, nothing was admitted from Til
| toms testimony in published statement and
| that he lSage) did not hear Titon testify to
Beechers and Mrs. Tilton's confession of Grim
| inality He might have said this in an infor-
| NAL chat with some members of the commit
| tee. Mr.. Clafin says he was not present when
| the alleged omitted testimony was giveu but
| understood the statements were made in an in
| formal communication on one afternoon when
| no testimony was taken. Another member of
| the committee says Tilton came one afternoon
| before them and said he was not we'll enough
to proceed with the testimony A desultory
| conversation ensued in which he made a state
| ment about the confessions of Beecher No no
| tice was taken OF this as the and consultat on
| had adjourned.
| Rigid Examination of Beecher.
| The same committee man said Beechers ex-
| animation, when made, will be most rigid, but
| whether written or oral he could not say
The Graphic has interviews with several
| committee men, who say Beecher has no inten-
ton of resigNing and the stories to that effect
| are mere gossip
| Tiiton Decliucs 90 Speak.
The Express says Mr.. Tilton has at last
| closed his mouth. He was visited this norm
| ing by a number of members of the press, bu-
| his answer to all was, 81 have nothing further
to say in regard to the case, and respectfully
| decline to be intervieweds''
| hp Was St-o 10 ,Lotl
| any statement to make over his own signature
| in refutaton of the statement published, and
his answer was. 81 have nothing to say.''
| Esumor of a Libel suit.
| 1t is said that complaint for libel is to be
| made against him in one of the Justices courts.
| and that he will then have an opportunity TO
| brng forward the witnesses the committee re-
! fused to call,
| Arrest of Theodore Tiitop
Theodore Tilton was arrested on two charges
| of lbelling Henry Ward Beecher and BROUGHT
before Justice Reilly Of Brooklyn at 5 o'clock
this evening He was seated in his parlor when
| arrested, aud treated the matter with the utmost
| composure. His bail was fixed at So 500. but
| upon his giving his word of honor that he would
| appear at TO O'Clock tomorrow morning with
bondsmen he was allowed to so till tnat time on
| his own recognizance.
| The prosecutions are based on his recent
statement arraignins Mr.. Beecher He was ar
| rested at the instance of VIM. j. Gaynor re-
| Gently from Boston, where he had q law office
at No. Pemberton square He is a member of
| the Brooklyn Argus staff. Mr.. Gaynor saws his
only object in causing the arrest is to bring out
| all the facts.
Great excitement prevails in Brooklyn. and
| the matter is discussed Ill all the leading New
| York hotels.
Another Account
The Brooklyn Eagle extra, issued at 9:3O to-
night; contains the following: "a ten minutes
| past five O'Clock this evening Theodore Tilton
was arrested at bis residence, No. ia Living
stone street, on warrant issued by Justice
Thomas Nj. Riley, in which he is charged with
| libel on criminal complaint
Shortly after o'clock, just as Justice Riley
was leaving the bench, two gentlemen entered
the court room, and one of them approaching
| his Honor, says:
Il wish to obtain warrant for the arrest os
| Theodore Tilton for libel
What is your name sir? asked the Judge,
My name is William G. Gaynor, and 1 reside
at 80 First Place.
On what grounds do you wish to get this
warrant?
On the grounds of certain articles published
in the Eagle and Argus.
The articles were shown and after surveying