Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-03


ton. In letter which IL without data, and WIS
he says: u, The Eae,s ought q have
stirs up our iclks. Neither you nor theodore
ought, to be troubled BY the side which you
served 40 faithfully in public. 4 The Deacons'
Mss isiena think 4 .oa,neS Law Bell J.
danger Is the women Morrill,, Hradshsw and tho
poor dear child. Il the papers will hold on =
ana 5ds ss on, tbs gale and make s.
and tranquil waters we will al ioir hands In (
profound and genuine iaus Dec for through such
eS =. only Divine could have
that lay IN wait for our livos. 60 on the twelve
clock train. AFTER . sleepless night. l am anx-
After saying that the committee Mad ali The lot
Of Ss inquiry, NJ onson ma M i !. ds
Beeeher g sS hat e. %ss
there was any desire on Ttlton's part to black
mail him, and he knew there was no attempt ON
Ttoa ~, part 70 get any more than What he be-
whether Wilkeson knew or believed that any
ofense had been committed will depend upon
the fact whether he knew q anything, that had
been done by Rcecher or TfltOn's wife which
called for apology IT the time he wrote the tripar
tite covenant. The tripartite covenant was made
solely In reference to disclaimers which Beechcr
had made TO Tilton and Tilton had made to
Bowen: and Tllton's letter sets forth that the
only disclosure he made to Bowen OF Bcecher's
acts toward himself were Of improper advances
made to his wife, and that he 10 limited his
charge In order to save the honor OF HIS wife.
Mr. Tilton had 10 his personal knowledge never
made . demand on Beecher for money or pecun-
Beechcr should intcrpose bis influence and power
to protect him from tho ISLANDERS OF those who
claimed to be Bccchcrs iriends; while Beechcr
Tilton which had always charscterised his acts s
during the whole Of the unhappy Controversy, Of
his own motion, insisted through Moulton In aid
Ing Tilton IL estshllsshing his enterprise q the
sum Of $hOM which he WAS to expend IN such
manner as he deemed best to help the enterprise
along; and II Tiltcn was at any tune IN need,
personally to aid him. 1t WAS understood be-
tween M0ulton and Beechcr that this money was
to go TO TiltOn ~ II 4 came rom MOulton's own
voluntary contributions for his benefit and tina
he should not know that the money came FROM
Bcecher, or think that no was In any way in
debted to him for 1t.
Mr. Moulton also presented in this connection
May ., 1879, and May ", 1874. no had received OF
Mr.. Rcechcr $500 and paid to Mr. Triton ut vAri-
Gus times sums amounting In tho aggregate to
$3.50.
Mr.. Triton had more than once said to him he
could and would receive nothing from Bcecher In
the way OF pecnniary assistance. Beccher had
money 10 pay the expenses u Triton and his fam.
lily abroad, In order that Titon uiight he saved
from the constant state Of irritat on which arose
Ssd a @ay ssfr on C sc
and he repealed even the intimation OF such :
thing with the utmost indignation and anger.
Therefore he (Mouiton) only undertook the ais
bnrscment of this sum at the most earnest and
voluntary request OF bcecher.
The first intimation Of the insanity Of Tilton
arose In this wise: Prior to sunday. March ~,
1874, publication was made Of a statement by q
reporter Of the Brooklyn linton, purportlAg 70 bo
the resui, Of an interview with Thomas a. Shear
man, clerk of Plymouth Church, to the effect
Mrs. Tton had mcdiumistic fts, whatever disease
that may be, IN which che had stated matters
affecting the character OF Beechcr; and to tho
statement Of neither OF them for that reason
was any credit to be given. This publication,
ii tended not only to excite Tilt0n TO defense
Of his sanity. but as also coming nom the clerk
sxpre.saS q hs sp pastor 4 am
noyed Bcccher very much and he wrote letter
70 Monlton giving oppression 70 hts feelings ..
| troubles II wave to follow wave In endless sue
cessiony ! was cnt to the heart when G showed
me that shameful paragraph from the onion. Ita
cruelty Is beyond description. 1 felt like lying
living or Of trying TO resist the devil Of
mischief ! would rather have had jayelin
against those that have suffered 90 much. The
shameful indelicacy OF bringing the most sa-
cred relations into such publicity 6llt me with
horror But there are some, slight allcv!ations.
The paragraph came when the public mind WINS
engaged with the Council and with Theodore's
letters hope 1t will pass without further no
ticc" Tllton demanded letter of retraction, and,
as 1t was not forthcoming, Mouton Visited Shear
man, and, receiving no satisfaction, subsequently
called with Tilton. aud shortly after obtained =
statement that he was satisfied what he had pre-
yionsly said Ill the published interview was erro-
neous.
Meanwhile, II had come to be spread about that
Becchcr had made similar accusation to tho
sanity Of Mr.. and Mrs. TiIton to that Of shear
man, to which report Mr.. Beecher gave an en-
phaiic denial, In a note to Mr.. Cleveland, of tho
present Investigation Committee He said: Il
have been us dumb az the dead. They that dare
TO say have spoken Of 1t are liars, II they speak
for themselves, and the bearers Of lies II they re-
ceiyed II from others"
Mr.. Moulton continues: Having retained the
friendship OF the principal parties TO this cOnro-
yersy down to to-day, have not thought u prop
to produce herewith any letters that have re-
ceiycd from either Of them. except the single ono
eyoneraiing me from blame, and showing Mrs.
Tilton's confidence In me, which thought was
due to myself TO do, because of the peculiar state
ment attributed to her. Nor have produced any
papers or proposals for settlement Of this con-
troyersy since 1t has broken out nfresh. and since
the publication of Mr. TIton's letter 10 Dr. Bacon
and the call OF Beccher for u committee. Nor have
/, since then, furnished 10 either party, although
called upon by both. any documents In my pos
session, that one might use the same against tho
other. have endeayored to hold myself strictly
as q mediator between them, and my endcavor
has ever been, down to the latest hour, to have
all the scandal arising out OF the publication Of
the facts Of ter controversies and wrongs buried
out of sight, dccmiDg II best that II SHOULD be 40
done not only for the good Of the parties con-
cerned and their families, but that Of the COM
munity at large"
The concluding paragraph il as follows:
If there II any paper fact supposed by
eitne, of the parties by the committee to be in
my possession, which viii throw any further
light upon the subject OF your inquiry, I shall be
most willing to produce IL, II have IL, although
do not believe there IL any such; and | am
ready to answer any proper question which shall
be put to me in the way of crossexamlnation by
any of the parties concerned, or their counsel. ns
fully as my memory, or any data have, will
If any part OF them be known. ! deem It
hut just 10 truth and right that all
should be known. As, however, contro-
versy has already arisen a. TO the correctness Of
the reports of evidence taken before the COM