The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-19

judgment, all is right Truly yours,
II. W. b.
BENcuERa CHARGES coNTRApIcTED BY MS
LETTERS.
Why does this minister of the Gospel
make such reckless statements. Again,
let me ask, does any man wonder, when
they fall into such contradictions with his
own letters, that Beecher and his lawyers
should have desired so much to get pos
session of my documents III order that they
might square their statements and escape
these contradictions
And in the whole course of all the ncgo-
talons had with his friends or his
counsel as to the settlement of this contro-
versy after the publication of the Bacon
letters challenge any one to say that the
word money was ever used by me, or by
Tilton in my presence, as n method of set
Ting this matter. True, before that publ
cation | said TO Tilton-what / say here
openly and freely that from my own for
tune | would give $4,000 in gold to save
| its publication. And also stated the fact
| that | so said to Beecher and | also said
to him that he had better give his whole
fortune if that would stop it (and | be-
leved it much larger then than do now,
in order TO convince him how necessary it
was, in my judgment, that this contro-
| NtISN SuDulu DOl De TcOpeDcu.
No letter will be produced, | venture TO
say. from Tlton and know none from
me or from mine asking Beechcr to take
any course except to keep silence and cover
his own sins as well as he might in this un-
happy affair; and the only thing that seems
to me like blackmailing him because of his
connection with Mrs. Tllton is the plain
| demand of her mother (and as now ap-
pears, his adopted mother)M Mrs. Morse. that
| lie should use his influence az Christian
minister to reappoint her brother in the
Custom House at New York. "And
Elizabeth was disappointed that he did not
| too.
now produce certain letters of Mr..
Beccher, which seem TO contain an answer
to bis charge that when he paid the $4,000
lie thought it was matchmaking, and was
very much dissatisfied with himself" for
doing it. If he was so dissatisfied he GER
tainly did not make it known to me who
had, as he says, extorted the money from
him. 1t will he remembered that the
5000 was paid on the I'd of May, 1878.
The It'll Of the following July brought me
very cordial invitation to visit him at his
mousse in the country, contained in the fol-
lowing letter of that date, marked IS
BEECnER TO MoULToN
fEhShllI., July 4, lCio-i l.. VI.
My Dear Frank have just arrived.
called Saturday evening, to learn that you
would not return till Monday. Can you
come up Tuesday or Wednesday or Thurs
day? Let me know by letter or telegram
The trains are A. NJ, 8, o. 10, 1915, p. NJ,
,, 4, 1;l5, $50, 6:20 and :. The p. m. is
express and good train; if you come in
the afternoon you should allow As minutes
from city to reach Forty-sccond street sta
ton and about one hour for your store.
have not seen you since the card.
will take good care of you, and even if
others don't think so much of you as do,
| will try and make it up. My vacation
has begun, and am | not glad ? Next week
we expect company
The drouth is severe-no real soaking
since the last of May, and things are suffer-
ing; but yet the country is beautiful. The
birds are rs good to me as Davids harp /
only need some one to talk to, and that one
is you.
Come when you can. and, coming or go
ing. believe me, faithfully and affection
atcly yours, H. ID
1t will be seen that to complete his hap
pness he only wanted "some one to tall
to, and that one is you"-the man who had
just extorted money from him as blackmail
so that he felt dissatisfied with himself"
and to whom he says, looming or going,
believe me faithfully and affectionately
yours, II. w. b."
On the 9th came another invitation in a
letter of that date, which insert, marked
r.
BEECHER TO MoULToN.
TUESDAY Eve, July 0, 1873.
My Dear Frank-Why not come on Sat
urday and spend Sunday? lou must get
your comfort out of nature and me, and
not notice any withholding of countenance
elsewhere.
/ preach in the village in the morning,
but you can lie on the hillside-in peace.
The afternoon and evening will be open
for all gracious influences which forests
hide or heavens distil The birds are
not yet silent, though their pipes are some
what feebler. Flowers are burnt, grass
withered, grain reapt, grapes not ripe,
strawberries gone, backberries are come,
.raspberries in good condition and abund-
ant, also watermellons, and besides, dem
John of-water
want to see you and show you letter.
etc. DO you hear what Bowen is doing?
Will he publish T; Find out if anything is
on hand.
Truly yours, II. WI.
Send me line Friday if you shall come,
80 that l may meet the train otherwise
pay your own hack hire"
This, it will be seen, promises me every
inducement and entertainment if ] would
come. Besides he wants to see his black
mailer and to "show him letter." etc. For
what purpose ?-to be blackmailed again
He also wants TO know what Bowen is do
ing, and whether he will publish any state
ment. Was ever blackmailer treated by
his victim so before !? The only punish
ment he threatens to put upon his black
mailer is that il he will not so arrange his
business that his victim can have the chance
of meeting him and driving him home in
his carriage, he shall have to pay his own
hack hire.
also produce another letter of July IA,
1873, which, if it is not full refutation of
the charge that, up to that time, had
blackmalled Beecher or aided in blackmail-
ing him, or that he believed | had done
anything except in his interest charge of
blackmall can never be contradlcted II Is
here inserted, marked d:
BEEoHER TO MouLToN.
My Dear Frank-I looked for You Sat
urday, and received your note this morning
Monday.
Howard writes that T. T. has sent to
Mr. Halliday note announcing that he did
not consider himself for two years mem.
Der of the church.
There is also movement to let the other
party (meaning Bowen 90 to trial, and al
so 10 give him an avoidance of trial bv
some form of letter, / know not what |
have not been consulted. | do not mean
TO NEEDLE.
1t is vacation. Gov. Claflin and wife of
Massachusetts, will be here this week. |
am getting at my writing agan--at work
on my book. despaired of finishing It,
l am more encouraged now. For thou
sand encouragements-for service that no
one can appreciate who has not been as
sore-hearted MS | have been, for your
honoroble delicacy, for confidence and af.
fectlon-l owe you so much that | can
neither express nor pay it. Not the least
has been the rrpni= hearted kindnesa nnL