The Grange advance., 1874-08-26

only Just in time to save them from
burning. The loss in detail
as near as can be approximated is as
follows: Building $l2O,O00; stock in
process Of manufacture. $4,000; fin
ishcd wagons 100000; machinery $15,-
600; iron and fixtures, 5,000-total,
100000. This is thought to be rather
under the loss.
Synopsis Of Report of the Becchcr
investigating Committee.
New York, Aug. 24.-The Herald
gives the following as synopsis of the
forthcoming report of the Plymouth
Church investigating committee:
The report is somewhat lengthy
document, given, as it were, in two
parts--one a mere report Of evidence,
and the other giving the conclusions of
the committee. OF course these all are
in favor Of Mr.. Beecher.
The statement of Mr.. Tilton is first
taken up and gone over piece-meal and
each main allegation set plainly forth
without verbiage, the principal promi-
nence being given, Of course, to the al
legged criminal commerce. Compared
with statements made in the cross.ex-
animation and the regeneration there
used, it is shown that
the statements Of what is now known as
the ankle scene are not supported by
the evidence Of person who claims to
have been witness to it, inasmuch as
he could not swear to. it's taking place
at any particular period during period
of years. The report then goes on to
review Tilton's allegations Of personal
chastity and claim of high moral char.
acter, compared with the evidence of
other persons as to his alleged corrupt
practices and criminally immoral con-
duct-notably in the case of the girl
known as Bessie Turner, whose evidence
is given to show that Tilton states him
self to be what he is not.
Therefrom is deduced a charge
of perjury, showing that Tilton
states, under oath, in one instance, what
is fatty contradicted in another. The
committee give, as q conclusion to this
particular branch Of the subject, the
rule in law that the entire testimony of
one shown to have committed perjury,
is worthless. ..';. >.@:''-' .aA H.
The report then goes on to review the
testimony of several unimportant wit.
nesses--among them Mrs. Stanton
coming at length to the cross-examina.
ton Of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Tilton, Civ
ing. .t her Al ccusations of brutality
against her husband and of
infideity, and still further showing the
distinct contradictions Of Theo. Tilton's
accusations. Mrs. %ilton's evidence is
also quoted to give her denial of having
ever had criminal relations with her
pastor, and her own explanation of the
several most prominent portions Of her
letter.
From this the report proceeds to the
short statement Of Frank Nfoulton, as
given to the committee, and. dismisses
it briefly as having made no charges
whatever against anybody.
! Finally the ;Beecher statement itself
is taken and contrasted with several Of
the more serious portious of Tilton's,
showing that the circumstances, in
themselves apparently damaging, were
ia reality capable of explanation.
After this q review, is given in detail
of the more prominent episodes of the
entire CONTROVERSY, and the report
sums up the whole matter, pro and
CON, showing On the one hand " man
standing before oil the world, withSa
great reputation for spotless purity,
Christian character and moral worth,
and on the other : man Of proven bad
snd criminal Characterize latter max
ing aocdsations against the former. The
ons viii nothing q, i prove his story ex.
cept persoual 5alleea ations, proven i ia
sp.ast g AZ perjury and. supported by
some letters i 1 ,ieh lls Il mem ! dosen
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