New-York tribune., 1874-08-18
Mr.. TILTON BIDING HIS TINE.

HIS COUNSEL DENIES THE CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL.
Mr. Hilton has been seen very seldom on the
street for two days past and declines to nearly all
the callers at his door The uniform reply yesterday
afternoon TO the inquiry II Mr. Tton at hOme WAS
that he had nothing whatever say, and busy
gagged He now AT work upon detailed and elaborate
statement in answer to the paper Of Mr. Beecher which
VIII be made public after Mr.. Moulton shall have been
heard from In reply TO the charges OF blekgpaing All
questions relating 70 his suit answered by quiet
81 shall ~ heard from in time. Ny counsel will say
Oil tdt 10 to be said At present about the forthcoming
yut"
Ex,Judge 9orr's, however. declined with equal
poveness TO make any statement the ease
He said to reporter OF The Unt9n You may rest
assured that Francis ID. Moulton not bacsmailer.
neither has he been party To any blackmi. and while
Mr.. Beecher has backmailed, don't mean to
say that Mr.. Beecher has not given any money. While
he may have construed It don't believe he ever gave
1t through cOerciye act Of either party. don5
know where Mr.. MOulton is and don't know what hts
future intennons Bdr this I do know: that he
wishes he can bring ont tne whole details OF this lis
prrgnab'c position aud set himself Alright before che
community. He withheld nis ORIGINAL sta.emsnt
through the ntercessOn OF Mr. Beechers friends, and
substituted the short one But this can say without
hesitation thlt Mt Beechers friends nave tsel every
effort which lay IN their power to suppress the facts IN
the CASE
statement was made Yesterday By Judge Reynolds :
who was Mr. Iltons counsel az the time OF ms conro
versy with Mr. Bowen. judge Reynolds confirmed
what he wrote Nr. Illou dt tnc ilIt' ludJ IL was
advisable 10 submit To arbitration on hlS own account
Judge Reynolds sld " Mr.. TiltOn asked me II were
prepared that the 5000 paid 10 Nj Tton by
Mr.. Bowen when the former discharS ii rom me
fn6eUcudeHt office Justly due 70 hln. tod hln
tIat had examined the papers IN the case ana that
persuaded that tue $1,000 Justly due to hr N
under of their contract and bh1t II Mr.
Bowen took the matter into court the money would
have be paid with costs. There no need OF out
side Influence TO induce Mr.. Bowen to pay the 5000
recognized the fact that according " law ne
was bOunt 10 pay tnat money
EIwari j. OynEtOa told 4 TRIBUNE reporter yester-
day that Mrs T.iJou IN the country resting. SHe
d not wisn have the place where she was staying
made puDc because she wished 20 be secluded ana SEQ
nobody Except nearest friends aIt relatives MIS-
OgingOn iViu, with h.s. Mr. Oyngton sIit la repY
question whether Mrs. IitOn hli read DIT
Bcechcr's testimony. now she was al cted Dy X,
that She first thOdght mat the testimony made her
appear in a painful hight but upon further reaectIOn'
Tho said that sue frit tudt n was the trlth,
and That she could endure anything that
tae truth might be made manifest MT
Oyinztou added that be had received recent letter
from his wife, IN which she SAID that Mrs ItOn was
good spirit, and bearing her trouble Drayely.
The reporter ask 30 Mr. OYin-on whether Mr.. IHtoh
would Nr Elton 10 live with hin AZ Stin as
his wife lie replied: No, never. she never knew
before she separated from him now BAD man He reay
was Id always believed that he nad great deal
OF good in him spite of some faults NJ" she sees
his character ts true igat ani caa never bFh hcr
sell 10 1--we with him 1sdin.