The New York herald., 1874-08-07
The Brooklyn Scandal Awaiting
Further Developments.
MOULTON BLOCKING THE WAY.
"reminiscences of TiltOn'S Friend
ship for Beecher.
An Outline Of MOultOn's
Testimony.

Tne cnlel TOPIC or conversation upon every side
in Brooklyn yesterday was the cause and effect OF
the Decentralization correspondence. published in
the HERALD yesterday and read with profound
interest by the community. Each sentence con-
tanned In the letters was weighed with care ana
precision and construction was placed upon its
meaning according to the bias OF the Individual IL
was remarked as singular that though Mr. Beecher
wrote Frank MOuton under date of July "a re-
questing him to ''send by Tracy all the originals
OF my papers," MOulton did not condescend
to reply for ten days. The anxiety Of mind anu
the annoyance which Frank must have caused
Mr.. Beecher BY his prOtracted silence to so friendly
and urgent letter, must have been painful In the
extreme. Meanwhile Mouton with melting indif-
ference TO the mental anguish OF his friend the
venerable and much DETAINED minister, was sbe.
guiling the happy hours awayn at Narragansett
Pier, Conn.,, and al Bay View, Mass, refrain
ing from reading newspapers and finding
rest and peace in fishing. 1t is certainly not to be
wondered, then. that some people stand aghast at
this new and extraordinary specimen Of friend
ship Two friends engaged IN deadly struggle,
and the mutual conf1dant and admirer of both an
tagonlsts standing afar or whistling to the tune
OF "We May Be Happy Yet" but declining, through
admiration for both men. to interfere. come what
may Such was the picture presented during the
trying decade Of days which interviewed between
Mr.. Beechers first earnest request for the originals
OF his papers and the return of "the mutual" who
then responded, under date Of august 4, saying,
II cannot, in honor, give them, any Of them, to
either party TO aid him US against the other.n 1t
was not regarded as strange that Mr. Moulton
should, few hours after the receipt Of hts letter
by Mr. Beecher, receive m angry letter from that
gentleman, tearing on the mask OF hypocritical
friendship and demanding that he (Moulton) forth.
plaCo no m ttoao
had been written or deposited with him for safe
keeping by Mr.. Beecher 'Then comes the tug OF
war;" and the game is up "Mutualn drops as
prefix to the cognomen OF Moulton. US between The
THK ARENA OF BATTLE
for moral position, between the minister and the
layman, and Moulton loosens the storm which in
heads He threateningy foreshadows coming
events. He writes ut seems unlike yourself and
% ys Sy ~ who
fore committee OF your church and thence before
the p%Dcns cs gsntIemsn who claimed to be wen
letter Of Mr.. Beecher's to III advisers.' He has
several lawyers in his case. and they are fill
al ore aen enoash % @ aee aad ha% out
their . the intelligence Of the
Tracy-tnough MIR. Tracy is. man Of more
depth. Had Mr.. Beecher been LEFT to the
exercise Of his own good common sense IN this OF.
lair with Moulton don't believe he would have
so written to him. AS the matter now stands It
means q hard struggle for ascendancy, and those
who know MoultOn best know that he will form q
powerful auxiliary to Whatever side he may cham
plOn-Beecher's or TiltOn's. They had no right to
press him, and it seems to me to have been mex
pedient on the part OF the Plymouth church peo-
pie. AS for the assertion that copies of Mr.
Beecher's letters had been 'hawked for sale in
New York newspaper ofnces py Frank. 1t is alb.
have found a ready market. There are many
other points IN the letter Of demand that are
significant OF the impress OF legal foolscap;' that
is to say they are suggested by lawyers for erect"
WHAT PLYMOUTH CHURCHMAN SAYS.
It was remarked by member OF Plymouth
church that Moulton showed his vindictive inten-
tiOns when he writes, ~ am sure you have not
lest Mrs HOOKER should falnl d design which S she
foreshadowed, to invade your pulpit aud read to
your congregation confession OF your intimacy
sent paper setting forth such damaging proof
Mrs. Hooker would not be present to contradict 1t,
as she 10 now travelling IN Europe for the benefit
0f her health. "But we must have patience for
few hours longer" said the churchman, 'and then
We shall doubtless, know the worst and the best
that that Moulten can say Or DO With bis documentary
MOuLTON AT WORK.
Mr.. Moulton was called upon by host OF re-
porters yesterday with the vain expectation Of
learning something new In the case from him. He
remained at his residence, In Remsen street.
nearly all day, hard at work with his secretary in
preparing hts statement and strengthening out his
letters and papers for presentation to the COM
mlttee on Saturday-to- morrow evening. He will
carry out his intention conveyed in his statement
says, and tell 1.-THE truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth" He was asked whether
he would have counsel with him before the COM
was fully able to protect his own interests. There
was rumor current chat General BENJAMIN But
er mas been engaged and win appear Y the case
which will doubtless be next month.