New-York tribune., 1874-08-28
THE PLYMOUTH SCANDAL.
MR. MouLroNs STATEMENT ANALYzED.

II.
A REVIEW OF THE CASE BY THE HON. w. W. NILES
70 tAs Bditor Of RE frtbSns: - A.
SIR After the examination is ci0Sed 1ne ,Iae
"a TREND as
the wild beasts tongue" the wolf that h 70 Wooa.
sn s fs sSs os ha sSs
Indignantly Iepndiated her, ana tae nosi Of bnS smit
storT' we mest ask "How is truth told 70 protect
against yo ana nss HO%
come an instrument in the hands Of the guilty to sf,Rs
Se SsSe yet to that bringing guilty
to Justice and assassination" are synonymous he a,
however. make few general Suggestions 1ne 0ue''
What was the original diflcultyi r. .,.. .ns,o
When and to what extent did Mr.. Beecher nrs' come
lDsS Va. money the end in ysw On shs part Of Ms::rs
and anaiIa f1paIlr siH aSa aoSeye ti' Wv WV!
The rst thing alleged g that Though Mr. Bowen a had
for sx years been telling Mr. Tton OF Beecbers auu
eries aud affirming "that he was an unsaie vstor "
families" yet Tton continued 70 invite nm 70 ms
house until In July, 1870 confession was made Dy ms
wife that she was among the victims; 1t h,tie
remarkable that With full prior & nos a0tt ca%sc
any change in the relations between MT ton and sis
w with MR. ss S o
account Of reports Of his own Ide mt
% on say sns six mSnns
believe you Mr.. Bowen, because he has made Improper
sam%CSsd % Mr. BeesSer to Mr. tOn house.
Beecher asked {" What for ~ and on the way, said,
matter was, or how be could render aid Here. how.
we have the first geam OF sunshine we gee one
truth from Mr. Moulton and find him true TO one pedge
Things are often valued because rare. -
Mr.. Moulton told Mr.. Beecher he would "show him
nc nov that oua No besen aid Nero
with his great gathered up falsehoods
fed them better and never imposed half the agony OF
torture MI Mouon has dragged me- victim hrOn
the torments Of the "heathen" hell. 90
But what is the troublei Mr. Tilton end Mr. Beecher
and there are no threats, outbreaks no rage. Mr.:
Beecher told MI TiltOn. is all dream" as when
be ere2y" He then went to Mrs TIlton, Mr.. Moulton
going with him the door, and she told him the truth
were alone together" and Mr.. Ton did not terrify
herr Qetter of Feb. H. 1s71 but the moment she haa
called it all So She wrote for Mr. Beecher, "He has
offered any improper sohcitations"Enot = ne mas
years together" And this set Moulton in rage. He
says 1t was very "treacherous" toward him Tor Mr, IT.
left to my sacred trust" Mr. TIlton too was in great
anger and. though he could hear confession OF i4nr
years of adultery from his wife without having u sKe
through for six months and without the least disturb
OF his relations with her seducer YET ior TYING
viii sInite him" Said the wolf TO the lamb You re
the water 9at aW6 SG6 the
the wolf. "but you have the impudence TO dlsProVe my
statements for this act VIII sme You Ss sole pb 70
ter of Mr. Beechers fate 80 he must be soe l9age Oh MI
Bowens debt oIfefused to arbltrateN- Nt, Aoeioa
of taking his destiny into his own keeping surrendered
it. and Mr.. Iton expressed his gratlfcaton m Mr; MI
that Mrs TtOn confessed four years OF adultery Dut
that she did not tell him., and thus leit nun 10 walk
a volcano IN connection with Bowen" VINO never
knew pretended TO know anything about Mrs Iton,
sSpe Mr. BeecSers sermons aud reractoS Of what
had been said AGAINST Mr.. Beecher MT Beecher com
plant against Mr.. Bowen was that ne whispered SIAN
ders instead of coming right to him. cor In any proper
IL will be noticed that Of all the scraps Of writing
frO any re
of outside persons only one is lost or mlslad by
is allowed to take copies in shorthand Of these
"condded in confidence" and TO be protected with his
life" That one that was destroyed was the confes-
sion" That could be better repeated than read Nor
does any conversation fail Of Its memorandum at the
time except Mr.. Beecbers confession" " ana OF these
is given in words, or In substance but 1t Is
merely SAID that he admitted" criminal intercourse
interviews he "unqualItedy confessed" &c wonder
the mutual friend" did not add, And for fear should
not believe him, after and over again wearled
my with confession. he swore that he was guilty
CS boy GSa wG% s who
his crimes TO blast the innocent should find 'aIl well
We come now to the money question. After Mr..
Mouton got $1,000 from Mr. Bowen he went for Mr..
school bills for girl from Mr. Tiltons family, because
she young and did not know the consequence OF
repeated by Mr. Tilton fifty people, confessed to
several and have finally been published to the entire
accounts for by bi OF SIS 27 and receipt for 500
aud though Mr. Beecher is more gushing than the school
Mouon" word of reference is made TO this girl,
to the necessity Of getting her out Of the way or to
his payment OF anything Oh account.
on May 2, 1879 Mr.. Beecher mortgages his house and
Mr. Mouiton makes a ten strike'-$5.0O0 Mr. Mouton
saws: KNOWING Tlton was In want OF money took
leave to send him my check" and due bill to repay it
to me-" The dates that the very day before May
0 he had received from Mr. Beecher TO aid in keep
ing The Golden age gong" Mr. Moulton also says that
Mr. nltOn refused to receive and returned the check
and yet he publishes his account. with that check
charged as Of day against the fund And that Is
the last penny he accounts for, with particularly, TILL
March, 1874, when he shows he paid Ruland $4OO. We
have the account but not the particulars
Admitting that Mrs. TltOn's testimony is untrustwor
thy few will deny that it is of value when people
do not "erry herr than when she sees her husbands
angry face before her." Leaving Mr.. Beecher's solemn
aud emphatic denial OF the account II any one can
swallow Mr. Mouton's words he has digestion like
ostrich To who believe evil from choice need
only the French proverb. And any are willing to
see the noblest specimen Of American genius and man
hood struck from his lofty pedestal we can only pity his
love OF humanity and country while. on the other nand
il apy one has a story tell that bears the impress OF
truth let be produced that Mr. Beecher may down
i'm history example and warning as the bright
est blaekest of mankind. VIM. W. NILES.
No. Haltst, Nep- York, Aug. "a, 1874.