The New York herald., 1874-08-22
STATEMENT OF FRANCIS D. M0UL
TON.

GRSrLEARS OF THE CosMrrrEE:-l need not re.
peat to you my great very great sorrow to feel
obliged TO answer your invitation, and, with the
permission OF the parties. to put before you the
exact facts which have been committed to me or
come 10 my knowledge in the unhappy anair under
investigation. In so doing shall use no words or
characterization OF any OF them or OF inculpatOn
OF the parties, nor shall attempt TO ascribe
motives, save when necessary 10 exactly state the
fact leaving the occurrences. their acts OF omIs
sion and commission, to be interpreted by them
selves. In giving conversations or narrative l, Of
course, can in most cases give only the substance
OF the first and will attempt TO give words only
when they 80 Impress themselves upon my mind
as to remain IN my memory, and OF the latter only
so much as seems to me material
nave known Mr.. Theodore Ttou since 1850 in
tmaey, In the kindest relations OF social and per-
sonal friendship. have known Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher since 1862 and then casually as an ac-
qualntance and an attendant upon his ministra.
tions up TO the beginning OF the occurrences OF
which shall speak.
TILToN AND BowEN's DIFFERENCES
Since Mr.. Tillon's valedIctory. editor OF the
Independent. on the 22d OF December, 1870, in.
ferred that there had been some differences be-
tween himself ana Mr.. Henry C. Bowen the pro.
prietor out learning that Tlton had been retained
contributor TO that journal and editor of the
Brooklyn Union of which Bowen was also
proprietor, I supposed that the differences
we're not personal or unknd Up to that time,
although had been frequent visitor at 1ilton's
house and aad seen himself aud Mrs. Tilton under
all the phases OF social intercourse had never
heard or known OF tue slightest disagreement or
unkindness existing between them, but had be-
heved their marital relations we're almost excep-
Iiv pla I'm fho Nf nhor
being at Mr.. Tntoa's house, he came home from
an interview with Mr.. Bowen. and told me with
some excitement of manner that ne had just had
a conference with Bowen, and that Ia that inter-
view Bowen had made certain accusations against
Beecher, and had challenged him (1flton), as a
matter Of duty to the public, to write an open
letter, which Bowen was to take to Beecher, of
which Ire showed me the original draft which is
as foii0ws:-
[FIRsr DRAFT-MARKED "A."I
. December 2, lS70-BRooKLyN.
sIR;-I demand that for the reasons which you ex-
pcltly understand, you Immediately cease from the
(slgned) THEODORE TILroN
Tilton explained that the words ..for reasons
when you explicitly understand" were interlined
at the request OF Bowen, and he lurther stated
mat he told Bowen that he was prepared to be-
lieve his charges because Beecner had made i'm
proper advances to Mrs. TiltOu. surprised at this
asked him, WHAT" when he replied, "Don't ask
LDc Cdub tcH you" tucu Sdiu, ''lb IL pOsblDie
you could have been so foolish as to sign that let
ter on the strength OF BOwen's assertion and
no no. have Bowen sign it too although, as you say.
"Mr. Bowen gave me his word that he would sus-
tain the charges and adduce the evidence 10
prove them whenever called upOn.n | said II
fear you will find yourself mistaken. Has the
letter gone ~ He answered. Bowen said he
would take it Immediately" / afterwards learned
from Beecher that Bowen had done so, because on
the lst oil January following Beecher gave me the
copy he received, as l find by a memorandum
QnVR0nP- q
later memorandum on the envelope that the origi-
nal draft was given TO me by Tilton on the 9TH OF
the same month. l Insert here the following
memorandum OF the facts above stated, made
at the time, giving the hour when it was made:-
Theodore Titon informed me today that he had sent
note to Mr.; Beecher, Of which Mr. II. q. Bowen was
from the pulpit and quit the city of Brooklyn The letter
sn Bowen would m on m s de-
sa5rM
In a day or two after that Mr. Tilton called on
me at my house and said that he had sent word to
Bowen that he was going to call on Beecher within
the office with great anger and told him II he
should say 70 Beecher what he (BOwen) mad told
dismiss MIN from the I,sdependent and the Union.
T1lton told him that he had never been influenced
by threats and he would not be in the present case
and he subsequently received Bowen's note OF dis
missAl.
What those charges were aud the account of the
interview Will appear in the following letter ad-
January, 1871, which also gives in more substance
and more detail what Tllton had said to me in the
two conversations which have mentioned -
TILros TO BOWEN.
sIR- received lat evening your sudden notices break
ing my two contracsone with the ndepcade the other
With reference to this of yours will make plain
1t during the early of rebellion If recol
ect arian when you nrst inmaied to me that the Rev
ef winch you should expose him he would be driven
IRON, from ms pulpit From that time onward your refer
panied with the exhibition OF deep-seated injury to
In a letter which you addressed to me from Wood.
stock Jane 10 1858 referring TO this subject you saio
no longer sater as dans U'as and he made 20 bear
ysoss hc1ssou S o had % almost
said.and you knowh q -. You have Just q little of
arooang oyar am no mot pursuing phantom but soemnly
The nnde in tins extract are your own Sub.
eauenty to ,he date Of this letter aud at frequent in
men that you could at any moment expei Henry Ward
Beecher from BROOKLYN You have reiterated the same
Moreover during the year Just closed your alusions
nd we're not deeped Win Nth nere
emphatic declaration that Mr. Beecher ought not to be
preacher and tcacher " "'
@ OF % sr s at % and wes IN
you spoke freely and Indignantly against Mr. seecher
uon. You alluded by name TO woman, now widow,
whose husbands death you had no doubt was FASTENED
her IMPROPER intimacy Yen Gu asowea youF snowI
sGSe OF g nss @ on
Nj johnson myself YOU informed ~ that Mr. Beeeher
to your q
tired from This interview you related 70 me the case OF
woman whom you said tas nearly as can recsh your
s Of a' sc s S
hat ne ought 20 remain week longer 4 h,s pnpt
made upon him 70 quit his sacred ofce You voun
sered q bear 70 him such demand q the form % Of an