The New York herald., 1874-11-10

ing TO the defendant. together with certain other
not necessary here to produce. 70 he held by him
IN trust and confidence, 10 be used by hun IN such
project said Beecher from the injurious impura-
tlons alleged to have been made against him BY
| The answer goes on and states that ON the 20
day OF APRIL 1877, the business dnerences between
| that Tilton's letter to Bowen was then exhibited
concerning the plaintin aud that the plaintiff was
hs reeGGsa TO- s @ answsf ner SAYS m
progress samuel J. wilkes0n, VINO nad assisted In
preparing the tripartite agreement. was examined
| by said committee and produced copy OF rttons
| letter TO said Bowen rs nrst set lorsh. The de-
iendant further says that he appeared before the
| judicial tribunal, and made statement or the
facts IN controversy; that subsequently sad
statement OF what he called the Iacts, In which
| statement said Beecher charged the defendant
herein With placEmal and accused him OF con-
spiracy.
And therefore said defendant put his said state
ment IN print, ana published the same. and caused
the same 10 come 70 the knowledge OF said Inves-
tigatinR Committee and offered himself to be
cross-examned thereon as witness by said con-
SAID statement. and the documents and state
ments therein exhibited. q copy OF which SAID
Court may be taken ana received as part and par
Gel thereof, when seen and examined and under
y o q saa
ana attorney ,or the people o. ths e, state OF New
county ana In said State, before whom the
CRIME Of conspiracy and extorting money wrong
inily by threats was BY the statement ana test-
mony Of SAID Beecher alleged 10 have been done,
But this defendant. urtIler answering. saith that
tee OF the results OF said investigation was made
TO said Plymouth cnurch. and signed by said
npSn n
DER the sanction OF an OATH, the defendant iound
o a G syss Sy
spired with SAID Iilt0n 70 lnlnre, defame and de-
aac saa n o Oy yery Senn rom MN
the crime OF adultery. OF which he well knew said
Bescher was wholly innocent. ana said charge OF
adultery had been concocred and made up by
conspiracy between the defendant aud said TIL
ton, ns means Of carrying out their conspiracy
And the deendant, iuriher answering, saith
that seeing the report Of said committee signed,
drawn mp, by satd Winslow. prosecuting attorney,
as Aforesaid, in which defendant was accused OF
GRAVE CRIMES AND oFFENcEs
and fearing as he well might, that unless ne could
disabuse the public mind. aud especially the mind
OF said winsloM. prosecutina M attorney, ~ aIore.
the documents and papers IN hts possession, ana
his poslIlon ss = eoahdan. Or sa!s Bseehsr iorr
deem It his duty to cause sucn defendant TO be
presented to tne Grand Jury tor Kings sa; Comfy Y
eGencss especially % In and BY sad report. SO
drawn BY said Winslow, It was stated that said
TO the police Tor bis ldeiennant'D conduct
on one occasion toward the said Beecner.
therefore, In OI06f 10 vnQlC3te nlmSsI rom these
great CHARGES In the public mlnd which were set
forth in the report Of the said committee, and
wplcn were very widely pIblisned in all the prln-
ciaiiy in the newspapers or Brooklyn, and believ-
ing that unless he answered the aemand OF said
examination By questions 0I said MOuton, that he
should produce all the documents OF every Kind
which he had IN his possession and had received
from paid Beecher relative to any impptations and
allegations against his character as CHRISTIAN
Beecher ana OF said report OF crimes and
olIenoss alleged therein 70 nays been com:
truthnlly say and aver that ne had Kept hack no
statement or document relating 70 said imputa-
said defendant or had come into his possession,
that it might not be alleged against said defend
inenfs and statements. that he mad wrongiuiiy
Kept back others which would SHOW the innocence
q sai S hsov Or sad s ny 70
oil the otner letters and documents committed 10
him by said Beecner which would tend 10 discover
which he, the defendant, had acted IN that behaI,.
and that there had come and II was proper occa-
the protection OF himself Tor prssentment
and 1 aences as ought e have been aons
II he had been guilty thereof and all
statements made 10 nim regarding the promises
by said Beecner, ana tnat It Was his right and
% make %pubisaed starement Of I'll the facts and
circumstances tnas were within bis knowledge or
and of Of all tse Letters m RS sna
inbeiore set ortn and OF all the statements Of said
Beecher 70 tim n that behalf made; and espec-
Tally did this defendant call attention to and set
iortn the facts and circumstances connected with
the publication and disclosure BY hlm to said
SAID letter OF Tlton, bearing date January l, and
which mad been before many times published, ana
gard sberoso. as facts tending to show that he did
not attemSt 10 extort money from or
''BLACkMAII," SAID BEECHER,
by the alleged threatened disclosures OF his adul.
teries With said Elizabeth R Tllton, because that
said Beecher mad Afforded TO him, from hts own
Beecner were TO be believed. which he would be
by said defendant. and against said Beecher IN
that behalf, II the defendant desired to ext0rt
any sa
Beecner did not pretend that said defendant had
ever used or - threatened Is 70 use TINS evidence.
And the DEFENDANT farther answering. saith
That In setting forth said facts and circumstances
which he had on personal knowledge, and which
is the publication herein complained Of he acting
character, and for protecting himself against the
consequences OF prosecution l0r the Offences with
being made M 70 SAID Beeoner Wnch Beecher naa
contided to him at the same time and in the same
envelope with the letter OF retraction," winch
ton OF the character and the protection OF SAID
defendant, because by their publication certain
details might have appeared which would tend to
fdentify the plaintin as the person who wrote said
retraction, ana who had been named TO said de-
lendant by SAID Beecher.
And the detendant furtner answering, saith
that IN the publication OF his deience and vindl-
uore sec IOrtn, SAID defendant took especial care
ana pans to cali attention to the fact known, he
should be believed TO be guilty by SAID Winsow or
utners that might prosecute ia that behalf, and
without any malice or unriendly purpose what
ever toward the plaintiff, and without any aver
ment on ms part tnat he knew OF, and concerning.
the pialnrin, any one or the circumstances set
forth agaInsl her to be true. ana giving only the
statement OF said Tilton, tue supposed Statements
OF said Bowen, and the statements OF said
Beecher III the prcmlsea aud In doing tnis for the
and withont any malice toward the complainant;
but, on the contrary,
WITH A TENDER REGARD
for the character and reputation, said defendant
careniiy concealed, MS far ns he could, nil iacts