The New York herald., 1874-08-23
YORK HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST 23 S74.-TRIPLE SHEET

ence treats her mother with great love and re-
spect. The other children are altogether with the
mother. Three or them are still at Montclalr, N.
j., ana the fourth at Elizabeth,
'The whereabouts OF Mrs. Tilton are still undi-
vulged9"
"Yes, there would be no good in letting people
know where she Is, as the worry she has suffered
would be only continued. She particularly wishes
TO avoid her own husband.n
'Wnen will the report or the committee De
givenr'
"The.dccision has been definitely made that it
VIII be next Friday evening, the church itself,
as the lecture room would not hold half the people
who you'd wish 10 get in to hear the proceed
ings:" &. ovro,on ,,.n uo.. :. 49,. ~.
Winsl0w mad been the only one OF the committee
to write out the report and that 1t had then been
submitted 10 the two other members Of the sub
committee and then to the committee at large.
The report OF the committee is somewhat
lengthy document, given as II were in two parts
giving the conclusions or the committee. or
course these are all IN favor of Mr.. Beecher The
ton set plainly forth without verbiage, the prin
alleged "crlminal commerce" between Mr.. Beecher Zee
ana I1lton's wife. This Is compared with the
statements made In the cross.examnation and
the regeneration there used. 1t Is shown
that the statements OF what Is now known
as the "ankle scene" are not supported by the
witness to 1t. lnasmuch as he could not swear to
its taking place at any particular period during
term OF nj nine years the report then goes on to
review Mr.. Tilton's allegations OF personal chas-
tity and claim OF high moral character compared
with the evidence Of other persons as TO his al.
legged corrupt practices and criminaly mmora.
conduct, notably In the case OF the girl known as
Bessie Turner, whose evidence is given TO show
that Mr. Tton states himself to be what he is not.
Therefrom Is deducted charge OF perjury, show
ing that Mr.. TiltOn states under oath in one in.
stance what Is natly c0ntradicted In another, the
bTanc the sneec the 70 rule n
law that the entire testimony OF any one shown to
nave committed perjury Is worthless
The report then goes on to review the testimony
OF several unimpOrtaAt witnesses, among them
Mrs. Stanton, coming at length to the cross exam
ination OF Mrs. Elizabeth r. nlton herself, giving
her accusations OF brutality against her husband
and of inhdelity, still further showing distinct con-
tradictOns OF Theodore TiltOn's accusations. Mrs.
TltOns evidence Is also quoted to give ner denial
OF having ever had criminal relations with the pas
tor and her own explanations OF several OF the
most prominent portions OF her letters. From
this the report proceeds to the short statement OF
Frank MOulton as given to the committee, and
whatever against anybody. Finally the Beecher
statement itself Is taken, cOntrasted with
Tilton's showing tnat clrcnmstances I IN int them.
selves apparently damaging were in reality easily
capable OF explanation. Alter this review, giving
In detail the more prominent episodes OF the entire
controversy, the report sums up the whole matter
pro and con, showing, on the one hand, man
ton for spotless purity, Christian Character and
moral worth; on the other, man OF proven bad
and criminal Characteristic latter making accusa-
tions against the former. The one with nothing to
prove his story except personal allegation proven
in part to be perjury, and supported by some
letters, which may mean dozen things but the
one meaning given to them. This story denied by
all having any connection with the matter but
one. With the circumstances as well as the burden
OF proof all are on one side; the other unsup-
ported by any thing but bad character, the com
mittee finds that Henry Ward Beecner is not guilty
OF the charges preferred against him.
Ii Is possible that q short DaraIraDh NAV he
added to the report noticing briefly the failure OF
Frank MoultOn to bring any new evidence to bear
upon the subject which can in the slightest alter
the conclusions the committee have come to.