The Grange advance., 1874-08-26

IOdul1S. UuI "tlt Wv o01 ~ eAAS H"S
only just in time to save them from
burning. The los; in detail
as near as can be approximated is as
follows: Building $i20:00o; stock in
process Of manufacture. $4,000; fin.
ishcd wagons 100000; machinery $15,-
600: iron and fixtures, 5,OO0-tctal:
100000. This is thought to be rather
under the loss.
Investigating Committee.
New YoRK, Aug. 24.-The Herald
gives the following as a synopsis of the
forthcoming report of the Plymouth
Church investigating committee:
The report is somewhat lengthy
document, given, as it were, in two
parts--one mere report of evidence,
and the other giving the conclusions Of
the committee. OF course these all are
in favor Of Mr.. Beecher.
The statement of Mr.. Tilton is first
taken up and gone over picce-meal and
each main allegation set plainly forth
without verbiage, the principal promi-
nence being given, Of course, to the al
legged criminal commerce. Compared
with statements made in the cross-ex-
animation and the regeneration there
used, it is shown that
the statements Of what is now known as
the ankle scene are not supported by
the evidence Of person who claims to
have been witness to it, inasmuch as
he could not swear to its taking place
at any particular period during period
Of years. The report then goes on to
review Tlton's allegations Of personal
chastity and claim of high moral char
acter, compared with the evidence of
other persons as to his alleged corrupt
practices and criminally immoral con-
dnct-notably in the case of the girl
known as Bessie Turner, whose evidence
is given to show that Tilton states him.
self to be what he is not.
Therefrom is deduced charge
of perjury, showing that Tilton
states, under oath, in one instance, what
is fatty contradicted in another. The
committee give, as conclusion to this
particular branch of the subject, the
rule in law that the entire testimony of
one shown to have committed perjury,
is worthless.
The report then goes on to review the
testimony of several unimportant wit
nesses-- among them Mrs. Stanton
coming at length to the cross-exarnina-
ton Of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Tilton, CIV
ing her accusations of brutality
against her husband and of
intidelity, and still further showing the
distinct contradictions Of Theo. Tilton' S
accusations. Mrs. %ilton's evidence is
also quoted to give her denial Of having
ever had criminal relations with her
pastor, and her own explanation of the
| several most prominent portions of her
letter.
From this the report proceeds to the
short statement Of Frank Moulton, as
given to the committee, and dismisses
it briefly as having made no charges
whatever against anybody.
Finally the Beecher statement itself
is taken and contrasted with several Of
the more serious portions of Tilton's,
showing that the circumstances, in
themselves apparently damaging, were
in reality capable of explanation.
After this a review is given in detail
Of the more prominent episodes of the
entire controversy, and the report
sums up the whole matter, pro and
con, showing on the one hand man
standing before all the world, with a
great reputation for spotless purity,
Christian character and moral worth,
and on the other man of proven bad
and criminal character latter max
ing accusations against the former. The
one with nothing to prove his story ex-
cept personal allegations, proven in
part to be perjury, and supported by
some letters which may mean q dozen
thirgs but the one meaning given to
them. This story is denied by all hav-
ing any connection with the matter but
the one. The circumstances Is we'll as
burden Of the proof al are on one side,