Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-29
r,,r xerCuER.TILTON SCANDAL.
REECHER FULLY ACQUITTED D.

The Committee Of Investigation into the
Becchcr. Elton scandal have at last made their
report, which is long argument in dcteDce OF
tbe pastor Of Plymouth Church, and fully ac-
quits him of the charges brought BY TlltoD,
concluding as follows:
FIRST. We ind from the evidence that the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher did not commit
adultery with Mrs. + lzapeth K. Hilton, ell her
at the time Or ltues, pace or places, SCI lor.h
ia the third aud tAurth Subdivisions OF Nlr. ! IL
tons statement. nor at any other time Or place
whatever. w.
Second We find from the evidence that Nlr.
Re, cher has never committed any unchaste or
improper act with Mrs. Ill;On, nor made any
unchaSe or improper REMARK, proffer or splic'-
tIiop to her OF any kind Or description what
ever. r
Third If this were question OF errors OF
Judgment on the part OF MI Beecher II would
De easy to crlIcse, especially III the lIght OF
rcceut cyeuts. lu sucil criticism, even TO the
extent Of regrets aud ccnsurc, we are sure 10
mau would jJ!n more sincerely that Mt Beech
or himself.
Fourth. We fpd nothing whatever in the
evidence that should impair the perfect conh
deuce Of Plymouth Chulch or the world 10 the
Christian character aud integrity .Ol Henry
W.r1 R,ecbYr, and now let the peace OF God,
thar uasscth al, Outstanding, rest aud ABIDE
wi,h plymoutb Church aud her beloved and
eminent pastor. 50 luuch aud - long afd ctcd.
The report went to the Examining Commit
tee aud then to the prayer meetlus last night
where il was received with the moSt tremcrd.
t,.t;n, and arniaus.. and endorsed
W l''o I;..o,,,,rn r'ncr
"n ~, Wv r ia ,..,iu,:ion Comn,itte.
ino - -. p,nia..nr HIvmnnd During the
was ,o"0 - tha rnnort frrnu.nt int.rru,,toos
,r,,ro c,u .od Inv anuI,us,. which followed GER
"cse oau,ou y Enrrhar and nm; iurst,
ea'h dr,wn am nv any aIIusious to
y, iaus n'ct ne -: n rho matter
": ,mou''on aou us ,,,a rnnnrt and ,Le
ne couc'uu'"s po's'on - ,n,r', r.,.avad MI, i
summing VI 'I's , couIni,t' Wv. e. snd ,ha
waving Oh laulAe'c'''eis ""'a; "'., a"u Wv,
applause when eFcr'eo IL euu''S was ''ni'S'
dsalcnins' n. u.u,,oo on,o into rho
"a '''' Po'"' w. 49,. sna,
'front.' pcrlon % VIC e'u'Ln aou .ouH s.h IT,
a,oDgsldc the PLATFORM al 'ne i'p"i,'.s ,ap ro,i
lie to- k 'ui Dock anu pe1I.'' a?a paJp9 ;aua
u inhke hotcs VI n'' ""u'1 " saw "D1 .o
at the meeting His arpe"rance attracted u ;
vcISal attchtl'n' Ou' nc "a, c1''s io2S'ns
ar'u' ''u'' h'c''os: "a '"o s.n ~ l>i H.
Jag u 'a'"'n,' sl'''. a. ,n;e, ,"'n n'
coun'enahcc "';eo any 'u,'u ~
hl'u, ou' nc "''N' "
WIZ was l''Ss'oS "t'oou mi .l1
W.T. ar pf'lp'"el' lnetnDel " ~. 'I'u'o"'
moved me rep r. D" accci'cn anu 'i'c F's''1-
iloDS OF me eAailli''l's co'ou'i''ee oe hu1p'eo
lie was Sa',In"I ma '.'o 'epol' "uuiu " az
cepteu W al. l. ~, 'e' 'n' pI',ou WIZ ia
against II SPEAK OF ''lss,i ''o'' ".s LUZ ~. :,
Mr' M"uion mere 'l'"Ic d n'oTe''eo d u
ne vas GONG 10 ilSc ~ me- ICY: ou' "'S ie
Sra'ne1 ~ some u t"'S' !" !''' 'N''o''a''
'c!ul's: :1 r. NJ. D; a,
A cal! was DO" fa'se%! lot -nF h's,'!s' .
hayno1o' Tnp ralns 'o' "I ha anu na.I ,uI'
Henry "ard beec"Gr liaa occn cn1rgro win
clergyman not only VII c1nul't'ns adultery
but treaGhery to friend lu a,i that vast eVl,
oencc taken ne'ore 'hc c'nn't!ee' nc c'I'nie'i
that there was hoI "a Sli'g'e llne "n'c" us
proved Icnry " ar" DIHc'e' s'o's' g
me speaker iccal H'a.ou a., sons p?..na"s "
!le esin;use w" NJ. M"i,on,' NV, ~ ,ho 49,
10 Felct'l9 : ~ T ouo" p ni,on - has tr;ad
ne Saiu' ~ i'io''s ~ n" .;''' NJ. p aa1
10 POISON the ln'"os VI n'0o "s"'''' 'i'' D0e'"
cr. :.
lhls see"e,l u Fou,s -'Eu''2u, snu s.auu'us
up erect nc eiarrd ae .nG 'l'saAer anu eAca. .u
"a tTice' 10 nv zones w;lisu ec'i'eu 'n'ous' '''e
ou1,utns' ~ ~ ~ ,I;, nl ouon
iuDL'y g.. ,ho a,,nr ,,[,,,,,;nv IN c-,nls
ao1 10y - 10 or,. tr;,h b,art, ,7ood ,y;
a .DJ 'iu'"S - ~ y, ..Sann s;r e. ,ningnJ
I,o,,I ~ 'l,,,nJ h;s.;,,o IN y a ma :,
49," rA ~ A. ri ,I,,jav c..,,,n lor,,,rJ and m,I
- " L;'ot ha,rJ aiorn mo din n,rt;aliu ~
.snaa I.1or e.,.,n~ ssl,.nt;cmnn lot Kin .it
.,;l, ona Law ~ ,rn Rn, n, ni,nn sriII re.
,,,a;noJ -, ri, foo, ui,r;nu rnnnd ike wild
boast =, bav and ,aving II dare v,u TO nut
80 ,,,t y
No. noI;oo of;cors anncarcd behind Mr.
uanlton .,,J ba resumnd his sea, O-Icr he.
;,,,, ,,artalI, rns,or..i Mr. Ravmnnd cont,nnnd
.sW.lI now I want 70 saw Something to Won
obnnt hl,cL,,;I;oyn lrries ot "Go for ,he
tlantm,;ler i He claim.d that Mr. Tiuon
did not know where the money came from, but
i was evident he naiI him money ont of his
o,,n ,ooLot WIS i imam his ;nsinuat;ons
o."nh,dJ J"n,,,,n, ,,,d jo,,n,s. u.. ,unoo th;y
H Ia uan,ad - Lnn,p thev pern r. wait and
he WaDlcu W huUH, lISJ NClC W wall duu