The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-11
The Principal Points of Moulton's
Statement.

NEW DIRK, Aug. ID.
The Brooklyn Argus says ; The state
ment submitted by Mr.. Mouton covers
more than twice the number of pages of
manuscript used by Mr. Tilton in his
sworn statement.
Moulton rests his case almost entirely
upon documentary evidence which has
been voluntarily placed in his possession by
Bcccher, Tilton, Mrs Tilton, Mrs. Morse
(Mrs. Tiltons mother,) and other persons.
lie declares with repeated and earnest as
surances that he had preserved his friendly
relations with all the parties to the case
during the long period covered by the doc
uments in his possession and that he has
sint erely desired to effect reconciliation
between Tilton and Beccher When the
attacks upon Tilton were made public by
Becchers friends Moulton felt compelled
to come to the support of Tilton and APP
proved of the course taken by Triton in
self defence.
Mr.. Moulon finds its necessary to recur
to the beginning of the controversy, the
whole difficulty having originated IN diff
Tilton. He gives the history of Tilton's
serious complications with Bowen, and step
by step traces the progress of the breach
between them, leading up to the final com
plications between Tilton and Beechcr, out
of which grew the tripartitc covenant.
Morlton makes incidental illusions to
some of the important interviews,
mentioned by Frank B. Carpenter,
especially those which related to Bowens
connection with the case. Nloulton's mar
rative comes in due course to the scenes be-
tween himself and Beecher in the house of
| the latter, the letters written by Mrs. Til
ton at the request of her husband and
Beecher, the writing of Beechcr's apology
| the whole text of which has already been
made public-and the remarkable letter in
which Beecher describes himself as living
on the sharp and ragged edge of anxiety,
remorse, fear and despair. The last
named letter has remained in the custody OF
Moulton from the day it was written up to
present time. A small portion of in
cluded in rilton's sworn statement was all
that was then placed by Mouton at Til
tons disposal. The whole letter occupies
two full pages of toolscap paper, and in
tensi,y of expression revealed in the ex.
tract already published is its Prevailing tone
through out all letters from Beecher from
which quotatations are made in Tilton's
statement have been laid in full by Moul
ton before the committee. 1t is estab
lished by Moulton's evidence that the let
ter of apology written by Beecher on the
evening of Jan. list, 1871, was as has al
ready been intimated written by Moultor
at Beccher's dictation, and that Beeche
himself wrote the last line and appended
his signature. The statements made by
Mrs Tilton in her published denial and il
her cross examination are not sustained b,
Moultsn's evidence. He states that Mrs
Tilton communicated with him freely ant
confdentially in regard to the compiled
tons of this scandal, regarding him a
alike the friend of herself, her husband an,
Beechcr. Mrs Morse also made Il conf
dante Of Moulton. deposiling papers will
a bearing on this case. 1t is understood
that the statement revised by Moulton will
be furnished to the press for publication
about noon tomorrow.