, 1874-08-21
BEECHER.TlLT0N.
Second Interview Of
Gath" with Mr..
Frank Moul-
ton.
The General Correctness Of
the First Interview
Admitted.
Yet Mr. Moulton Holds that
He Was Partially Mis-
understood.
Some Of the Points 10 Be Made in
the Forthcoming Statement. i
Money Was Secured from
Beecher for Tilton's Use.
Tilton Himself Supposed the aratuity
Oamo from Moulton.
lie Often Refused to Accept any Fa-
v0rs from 11r. EeeCher.
Mou[ton's Object Was to Support the
Golden Age" and Keep
1ilton Quiet.
How Tilton Tried to Save His Wife
from Exposure.
Moulton Says the Affair Will End
in tho killing of Somebody.
The Tlton Amour Useful to Mr. Beecher
The Tilton Amour Useful to Mr. Beecher
Spiritually.
A Member of plymouth Society Inti-
mates that Tilton Will Be
Charged with Forgery.
What tho "tndcpendcnt" and Tho "Adyanco'
Say Of Bcccher's Statement


MOU1ToN'S STATEMENT.
Sptcidt DieJxatch to 1Ae Chtcaga Tribune.
s'oATa" ACcoNDs A THRILLING FAVOR.
BnooxLYS, Thursday. Aug. o0.-At Saratoga
received tc1egrapho diHpstoh asking mo to
como Immediately to Brooklyn. I set off at
once, aud to-aay confronted Arr. Frank Nfoultoa
ut tho breakfast table. Said he, "Gath, yon
havo been throwing rockets into Brooklyn. Tho
day left hero for tho East to havo some fishing,
dropped by accident into tho Eagle office. Thoro
I found Kinsella, the editor, aud Hill,. one Of
Deochors counsel. Hill tried to reaa to mo
your statoment. Kinsoa Was droadfully angry,
and l rathor like Kinso1la. To A1r. Hill
said, You shall not advise mo aa to anything in
tha caHo. You arc not seeking tho truth, but
argumentn for your client. You cannot use mo.
MIR, Hill. know Sir. Gath. Until 7 sec him
as gentleman, faco to faco, will havo no issue
with him. II any error has got into his diBpaclh
ho viii correct 1t himself. You cannot uHo mo-"
Sald t. "Mr. hloultou, what is wrong in what
llayo eaid r Said Mou1ton, "You make
mo say that Doochcr confessed his adultery
with Airs. Tilton 70 mo. did not Say that;
no such remark" Said I, "a1r. Sloulton, did not
Mr.. Decchcr mako that confession to you7"
"rhat Is not tho point" said Nloulton. "I
mon-Tilton nor Becchor. You did hoar that
said, but you mixod up my conyorsation with
that Of others. It was Judge Morris who told
you, to satisfy your own MUD. that I had said to
him that tho case was cloar to MO from
Dcechcr'a confession, and that made you imputo
the confession itsclf to mo-" Said I,
"AIr. Moulton, did not Mr. Beechor say to you
that tho charges as to Mrs. Tilton and himself
woro trno2" "That will appear hereafter" ho
said. "All that want to do is to ac1nlt myself
before tho public of making ono statement to
yo1i on Saturday, aud another before tho Church
Committee on Monday. When saw you was
not resolved what to do. After you loft me
made up my mind to glvo tho Church Com
mittco strictly and only tho documents they
asked for. Nov, your letter loft horo
at tlma when my mtnd was in
Btato Of anr,bt Or formativnncBs. It ca.nc
buck hero after lad put in my short statement,
emitting oil tho grave papcrB roforring to Alr.
Doecher's case. waB Immediately asaailed from
Brooklyn to Portland, aud although / suppose
thirty reporters interviewed mo- WOULD not Bay
| ono word to tho dsparagement OF your state
mont. because know should see yon again"
SWELL" said ], "what Ia it you want, hlr 0Toul-
| ton2" "0nly thia," ho said; ~ want your i'd
mission that I epoko without malicious in
tent against Alr. Dcocher, forgetting your
newspaper relation In tlat moro
cordial one OF friend. Whatever passed In my
laoaBo botween us raa not an interview" Said
| LII apologize at once. When came to 600
you, l hatl great pressure bolind mo. and yost
wore 30 high up in tho pillory that could not
imagine you expected more privacy" wont
up to the top Of tho house ind wrote card, OK
| onorAtng lii. Mouton from making any state-
| ,neut profudicsal to hIr. l3eocber during my
| i1ltoryiow Of lust Saturday, ono week. III this l
was correct. Ile did make thd outhurat priut-
oil aganht Bcoohor's hypocricy. but What ho said
| to me wsa personal and not professional.
| THE STATEMENT.
| Dir. Moultou will publish bis statement to-
morrow In the Graphic. which hoa tue facilities
to ncouratoly 1itlograpl, the letters which ho
will adduce. It will haa long statomont, probably
recurring special extra to accommodate 1t. Al
tic same tilno ho will giyo mo tho statement. bnl
prosumo too late for your regular edition. He
nas boon compelled to print tlsls statemont In
| Now York because horo 10 Gull supervise t'le
proofs and SEQ taat no toonical nliatakos are
made. Mr.. Mou!tons staton4ent Ia made, not to
| tho Committee Of Plymouth Church, bit to tlae
public. 1t ia entirely consistent with all ho haf
heretofore aatd ~ to his rotations will. tho two
rrinopalu. It IL dgnifloti, alnloat stately. nar
xatloA Ut lda unfortunate connection wlth th'