Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15
THE BROOKLYN SHANE.
MOuItOn's Statement Not Made
PubiIc.--Beecher 10 Testify To-
Might

The Plymouth Church Investigating
committee remained IN session last even.
ing ill nearly ! l o'clock.
Upon coming out, they were piled with
questions relating principally to the pub
llcation Of Mr.. Moulton's statement.
Gen. Tracy said that Il had not been
decided when MIR. MOulton's statement
would be made public, but he thought It
probable that It would not be published
before the report Of The committee, which
they hoped to have 7, ady tho latter part
Of this week or the first OF next week.
He said the COMMITTEES thought il hest to
withhold the statement until that time,
as II had not been their policy 10 publish
the testimony as fast as II was taken.
They would not have made public MIS-.
Tilton's testimony when they did had
they not been driven TO II by Mr.. Tilton's
putting his own statement in print.
Witnesses of some Importance were
examined during the evening, Gen. Tracy
said, but be- declined to state how many.
He also refused to say when Mr.. Beccher
would beeNamined. The Published testl.
mOny before Tie committee would, he
said, 30 very voluminous, aud would,
probably, 1ll 800 large printed pages.
MIR. Moullon's testimony he characterized
as neither long nor shor.."
Mr.. Hill of counsel was asked III
Commltte would
ne LESS MYSTERIOUS TO DAY.
lie replied that Just before tie meelln
broke up he bad tried TO got the cousel
OF the Committee TO give certain piece
OF Information 70 the press, but il haa
been. denied him, and he was so very
scrupulous in following out the Commit
tees wish that he declined even to say If
the Committee would meet this evening
or not. He said that he could not tell
whether Mr.. Beecher would he examined
tonight or not AS there are still several im-
portant witnesses 10 be examined before
him. lie also said tha. the Committee
was far from ready for final adjourn
ment yet.
MIR. Sage, when asked about Mr.. Moul-
toms testimony, replied that be thought
that II might be published to-day, but
| perhaps not until tomorrow. Mr.. Wins
low said that there would be a meeting
OF the Committee to night, at which Mr..
Beecher would be examined, and that MIR.
MOulton's testimony would probabl, not
he published before that Of MIR. Beecher.
Mr.. White stated that there had been
only one witness examined during the
evening, and that Mr.. Beecher would
probably be examined tonight.
CONCERNING MOuLToS's STATEMENT
the Tribune learns from one source that
Mr.. Moulton presented merely the letters
from which Mr.. 1ilton quoted in his
sworn statement, and none others, and
that the questions put TO him were very
few and OF slight Importance. Indirectly
from member Of the committee It was
learned that Mr.. Mouiton stated TO them
that he had prepared a statement which
included all the facts of which he was
cognizant, and all the documents Of
which be was in possession, but that upon
careful reflection he did not wish to oher
the statement that the documents and
items Of which 1t was composed came to
him In confidential way, and must
necessarily reflect heavily upon one or
the other of the persons directly involved.
Tie had been aud was stlll friend 10
both, and he was unwilling TO contribute
to the fuel which had already been
lighted, nor in any way
RE THE ONE VINO SHOULD DECIDE
the right or wrong between them. lie
therefore presented 10 the committee the
letters, in doing which he broke no con
tldence, since MIR. Tilton lad already pre-.
| scented extracts from them. The other
documents and his own knowledge Of the
facts were wholly unknown TO the public
BY presenting the letters he felt that he
compiled with the request OF Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. TiltoH. He hoped always 10
keep the other matter in his possession,
and should DO SO unless compelled hy
public Misrepresentation to defend him
SELF. The paper which he read To the
committee comprised copies OF the
original letters, and when asked why he
had mol brought the originals, he replied
that he would no. ohjeet to one or more
OF the committee, or both, going to his
house and comparing the copies with the
originals. 10 WIS decided hy the com
miltee that District Attorney Winslow
should have Mr.. Moulion's statement il,
charge.
NEWSPAPER VIEWS
| The Tr.JrHe, a partisan OF Brecler,
which has never shown a decent protpnce,
even, Of a desire for fair play, referring To
the present phase the investigation las
assumed, cdiiorillly says;
"Thr one fact which stands ont clearly
from the clouds Of rumOt aud surnisc, IN
which the Plymouth Committee have
cOnliiVod TO wrap MIR. Beccher's case, is
that Sir. MOulton has withheld his prin-
cipal evidence, aud TO that extent may
sun prove the master Of the situation.
II Il pity that there should be idiots at
large in Brooklyn, Sill talking about a
compromise; and that even the wiscst OF
those engaged iu conducting the matter
do not yet seem sufficiently alive to the
fact thai nothing but the utmost frank
mess aud thOfOughnes, on Mr.. Beecher't
part can dissipate the injurious suspl-
cious which every days delay tends ID
strengthen. Mr., BeecherR own exaiui
nation is ct last promised for tonight
We can Gully hope that u may be 70 con.
clusiyeias 10 leave nothing for subsequent
explanations or apologies. II Mr.
Beecher's character is to be saved, ther,
) must be an end Of suPprcssing parts O
D the case because "eminently respectable
3 citiHcus" are Involved. No one, moi evct
: the great preacher himself, has the righi
To ruin Mr.. Becchcr's good name (unles'
II deserves TO be ruiGCd) that somebody
else may be sayod. There has been tee
much OF this iuOllshness already
CORRESPONDENCE BETwaES Mr.. ANT
; MRS. Triton AT THE TIME OF HIS Al.
LEsRn llI-TREATMRNT or HBR.
George Alfred Townsend writes frou
New York 10 the Chicago Tribune a long
, letter concerning the Beecher-T iltol
4 affair which strongly sets forth Mr.. Til
toms view. In evidence Of the falsity %
o. | Mrs. Tilton's declarations of her nus
! bands VI treatment of her, portion o
5 It's correspondence between her and Mr.
\ | riltOn dniing the time she alegcs b.
n was so treating her Is published. Thii
: correspondence is r. follows:
HH ..Fa
o 1854
y Ny DEARLY BELOVED WIFE Il Il mid
5 night, the last hour and moment of Ia
3. year. / am sitting alone in my room q
e the hotel thinking Of home, aud full o
l. hOmesickness. Under my window ser
/. enading band ia playing Home, Sgee
.s Home" In honor Of Il military Office
.e here. | feel as if they were playing it II
r, mockerY OF Already my dat
n Of 1864 Is wrong. ] ought now to "a
n 1865. ] think Of one year Of family III,
y tory full OF Small yet important events
l. The growth of the children, at the iipet
ing Of our own minds, the growing ale,
- ton between us all Iipening with tim,
a the goodness Of God IN spariug our live,
"a the daily discipline Of cartr, trials, so
Of rows, lOys-aii the changes of life iasl
We iOning us 05 under the moulding Of Pro-
d, idenee into constantly new creatures. an
he trust into higher aud better lives.
haYe seen in my daily visits TO Il
ar new cities and among families OF ever
town many sweet and pleasant ladies' an
en- children, but none that / would oxcaanl
nd for my own. ! suspect tina. at this hoi
n you are all abed ard asleep. / would In
n to catch a glimpse oil all your tees aud
nd steal kiss from all your checks Th
es would be more comfort than all the plea