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and i1npRrtaNi, And 10 obtain furh fhctH al nfc
relevant to inquiry from all attainh6o SOURCES OF
evidence. For this purpose wo havo summoned
or roqneAtsa tho a.tendance OF the following
pcrsona 10 tostify boforo tho Committee:
Mrs. Erzab eth Il. rusou, Tho.naH u. Vail,
AIRS. H. y. beocher. E III, iioltnes.
John Il. Howard. K1rs. MIry D. Dradnhaw,
TAeoduro 7.iltnn, Jnscph Rich irls.
Aits. N. q. !yIorsa, Francis W. Bes. II. D.
Oliver jnAu son, Charles Curez. ii. ..
1suv. n. 3. tnotrs, D. D.. pr. Menton,
iyaas sqi L. Il L nisY. i sirs. Eza6sth Eh A. o,fnston
5ohu Jul S'hia ". Il !son, Rsy. $. j. Halliday,
Rev. ", ". p4tton, Tho,nns g. 8hearman,
Mary @. 4 mes. Benjamin +. Tracey,
Rlc'iurd 7. BUCK, Francis D. Moaiton,
Francis u. Carpenter, Franklin Woodruff,
Albert r. Norton, John ". Harmon,
Law. HeutY Ward neacher.
CARPENTER AND MouLToN.
Most ot tho pelsona named hass attended %
requested before the Committee. Ono notable
exception u Francis B. Carpenter. Ms. FraNcia
D. Mo'ltton promised to testify fully, but has
{ailed a,o do 80. Hs has submitted thica short
gtatemsnt in writing to tho COMMITTEES, consist
ing Chi CITY Of tie REASON why ho declined to tes-
tiy a,.d of prosases to tesiiy at tho call Of tho
Comm lttee. Tho Committee laye called him
thsee times with tho results stated. In addition
to tLet oy1denco Of ths petsonB named. we have
examined consideraole number Of letters
and other documentary evidence Which in
soa1u Nay vera supposed to reAte to the autjact
matler Of the inquiry. Wo have held In tho
prte coution Of our investigations twsuty.eisht
seBs tons.
rrLroS's CHARGES.
Tourh--Mr. Tilton, in his letter to Dr. Bacon,
published on the 25th day Of June. 1874, station
TIN / knowledge came to him in 1870 that Mr.
Det:chor had committed 30 olTenso against him
which he forborc to name or characterize, and
ir The letter introduced what lle alleged to
be extracts from letter si9nod by hlr. Beooher
ana dated jan: j, is7i. This Alleged
latte5 the whole Of which appears
ltc Committee, las CONS to 10 known
Al, tho isttor Of apology. When this Committee
commenced tts labora there mas therefore, no
allegation before tllcm except such vague allu-
committed BY 1lr. Doechor against A1r. Tilton,
and for which, according to tho saulo authority,
lie Ind apologized. It will thus be seen that tho
,aucstiou hefote the Committee, then, NAE what.
II any. oirenge had Mr. Bsecher committed
Fffh-At IN carly period Of tho investigation
Mr. Nlton Was called before the Committee. and
made an extcudod wrltton statement. and. In q
senHo, specific charges which showed that tho
ao-ca1led VAS Us Mr. Tilton now alleges. adul-
tcry with his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Il. lilton. Dy
thia statement SO mada by Mr. TilEon the fold
Of inquiry WAS Rpmewhat enlarged by alleged
tt5, taet5s, lotsera' aud circumstances therein sos
It is proper In this connection to state That tho
ofrense, as alleged by Mr. TEton during somo
four years, and until recently, to numerous per-
sons 10 writing and otherwlao, "as an IMPROPER
suEgeeslon or sollol1ation W Mr. Neeoher 70 Mrs.
Illton; but. "a tlmo raaeod and puf-
poscs matured, this charge passed and
matured into another form and SUBJ
stance. The oFenss committed by
Nr. Beeeher, ~ now alleged by Ir: Tlllon, is
divisions Of his statement before the Committee.
The charge IN effect ID that Dir. Beeohar. at biz
residence On the evening Of Oct. 10, 1868, or
thoreabouts, committed adultery with Elizabeth
II. 1ilton, wife OF Theodore Illton that this act
wns followed by similar .et q ,criminality be-
tween the same partiss at slr. Tilson'a reHidcnce
also BY other similar acts on various occasioas
from the autumn q 1868 to tie spring Of 1870.
aud occasionally. other. placea 10 which
her paBtor would invita- and accompany
her, or at Which ho would nleot hor
by previous appointment. The, remainder OF
Mr. Tiltonn extended statement IL inale up OF
citations Of alleged facts and circumstances
which ho aeems to consider roeyant aud impor-
taut a. evidence sustaining his churges n above
given.
The Committee hays given tho evidence their
most careful consideration. and find thorefro.n
that In 1851, Dir. Deechor becama editor aud Sir.
Tiiton assiHtant-editor OF tho IndepeHdsaI aud
that du1ing this relation they becania
mAnI AND 1NTIMATE I fn'Esps
oH 0r Auput 1bb1, DIE. llllCH DGMaA To nFR6 hF.
Beecher to yislt lis (r.lton's) houso. aud he be-
rame mora intimately acquainted with Mr. Til
tory family. lie urged him to do much OF his
| editorial writing in lis Htudy, as it was moro
convenient to write there than at tile o!ica Of
! tile Independent Mr. Dcecher vlBtod hs Aofsc,
| and friendly relation spraue ur botnee, tho
wife and family Of Mr. Tslton aud Mr. Beccller,
| which continued dorm to December in 1870; !;
that the f'iendly relations existing between Mr..
| Boechor aud Mrs. Titon we're always we'll known
and understood, aud mot sith b1r l1ltot;'s
cordial approval. Some years before any oren
trouble appeared between Mr. Doechcr aud 1lr
1iton, his (Mr T,lton'B) doctrines as set forth
| IN Tho Independent, Of which lo lad become
! editor, aroused atorm Of Indignation aud opno-
| Htlou IL the WoAt, whers this papor
| was widely circulated. After much dis
! cubsion, ttIis led to. tho starting Of
the Adcance Newspaper In ohicago, to super