St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-02
Beecher.

lie interest in it does not die out.
MoULTON INDICTED FOR LIBELLING MISS
PROCTOR.
The grand jury of Kings county has
found IN Indictment for libel against
Francis ID. Moulton on the complaint OF
Edna Dean Proctor. and Mr.. Moultnl
gave bail in S2O.Um to answer to the
charge The New York Post of last
evening speaks aS follows of this new
development In his last statement Mr.
Moulton referred to II lady concerning
whose relations with Mr.. Becchcr inju-
rious allegations had been made, and
III the statement" there was reproduce
ed IL letter which. 1t was asserted. con
tradicted the reports. The name of he
lady WAS not mentioned in the state
mcmt, but her friends said that the ref
erencc to Miss Prnctor WAS unmiStak
able. \ civil suit in which the dam
ages are laid ut 800. 600. WAS prompt
" brought against Mr.. Moulton. and
now criminal proceedings ON the same
ground have taken the shape of an i'll
dictmcnt against him. Although the
The issue is technically Il side one. il
can hardly fail to reopen the Beerhcl
controversy aIl' Il 'oiiNl'itldoit a''ii-
ton to the literature of the scandal
may he looked for. In the first place,
the judicial inquiry if it he thorough
and searching. will show whether there
has been Il conspiracy against Mr..
Beechcr. In the second place. it will
show how far Mr.. Moulton and Mr.. Til
ton are credible witnesses. and the test
will affect their lStworthincSS. not
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th,. s.,u,. v,, II. titl,. ,i,s similar
and th, uulli>Lc,> stated that the work
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Iic>rd Mr.. E,crhrr to have aiIcd This
other u,rt\. and >b, said .o,u,. sever,
Things about HIM. Mr.. I;,rchrr there
upou wrote. her 4 long letter. c\uIaiuIu"
rli, circumstances. and stating that the.
book had been puhIi>hrd vithulr his
rn,,S,ut than h,. had nr,,,ut,J TN.
uuhIic,tinu for = long limo. and had
only been induced to Withdraw his oh
i,ctinn, tnr rrI>nu~ " hiriI v,l, stated.
lie. made such ,u EXPLANATION rn Mis-,
Proctor ~ convinced her that he had
NOT acted IN had faith toward her. She.
hnvc\,r. never fall, FORGOT her auun\
.in,c. and did moi publish hen second
volume. The, difficulty caused a uIral
deal of talk. which did not >uh>id, tnI
Years.
Th, I.tt,.r uuhII-h,d IL, Maintain M.
written, L,u., LiI,. .,tt,., tL,. Litii,.ult,
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tiu,.. .h,. smoke with mnrr t,.rIiu" than
iuduurut in the matter. and that Mr..
BrrrIcr meant hen mo- Mrnn" oI un-
kindness. that hi> motives were. rood
i'm ~ hat lac. did i'm reference. To th, other
bnnL This mote. with tlrr prIN;itr
LETTERS NJ, H,r,.h,r Iuriuu his dii,i,uIt,
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i,,.tvrcu Mr. H,,rb,.r and this Lady and
that This L.t1rr ullud,d Thereto. i moi
,I.,,I Lunvu AIR Raven d,ui,.. ms
iti,,l, Than il ever u,iriu,t,d with hin,