The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-08-07
Reecher.TiItOn.
Triton ARRESTED FOR LIBEL.


New YORK, July 2S.-Theodore Tiiton was
Henry Ward Beecher and brought before
Justice Kelley of Brooklyn, at 6 o'clock this
afternoon. He was seated in his parlor when
arrested and treated the matter with the ut
most composure. His bail was fixed at 80
500, but upon giving his word Of honor that
he would appear at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. with bondsmen. he was allowed to
go till that time on his recognizance. The
prosecution is based upon his recent state
ment arraigning Mr. Beecher. He was ar
rested at the instance of William
j. Gaynor, recently from Boston, where he
had law Office. He is.now a member of the
Brooklyn Argus staff. Gaynor says his only
object in causing the arrest is to bring out all
the facts, and it does not appear that he acted
at the instigation of either Of the parties TO
the case. Great excitement prevails in
Brooklyn, and the matter is discussed III all
the leading New York hotels.
The Brooklyn Union says: Not half the
evidence has yet been received by the COM
mittee. Mouton will be invited to testify be-
fore Mr.. Beecher, whose statement will be re-
served until the last moment. Mrs. Illton
will be again called, and possibly Tilton.'
NEW YORK, July 29.-The Brooklyn Eagle
says 1--WE are informed and authorized to
announce that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
IL
Moulton. in which Mr.. Beecher earnestly asks
and adjures Mr.. Mouton to go before the
committee and exhibit all lie has, and tell all
he knows with reference to the matters and
controversy between Theodore lllton and
Henry Ward Beecher.' This letter is declared
to be long, explicit, earnest unmistakable
and to the effect that Mr.. Beecher has no
wish and Mr.. Moulton no alternative but fer
the latter to go before the committee,
fully and frankly to say all he can say
forthwith. This earnest letter of request
from Mr.. Beecher coming in with the request
of the committee itself, will reach, or has
reached. Mr.. Moulton at Management Park,
where he has been with his wife
Gen. Tracy said to-day the committee would
end the whole thing this week Mr.. Moulton,
Mr.. Beecher. and one or two minor witnesses
were all there were to be examined.
The sun of this morning says 1--WE arc
authorized to state that Dir. Beechers full
answer will probably be made as soon as the
allegations and testimony against him shall
all have been put in
New YORK, July 31.-The counsel for the
Investigating Committee and the counsel for
Mr.. Beecher disclose that they are extremely
anxious, as are all the members of the COM
mittee. to get Mr.. Frank ID. Moulton before
the committee. They assert most positively
that his presence is even more anXiously de-
sired by them than by the newspapers even.
or the general public. Up to this evening
their letters to him. the mission or their
special messenger to Narragansett Pier, Il. l.,
and inquiries and journeys OF counsel and
committeeman with that object in view, had
not obtained favorable reply from Mr.. Moul-
ton. His business-partner said to-day that
Mr.. Moulton would probably be in town IN
the course of the day, and reports reached
Mr.. Beechers friends by evening that Mr.
Mouton was in town, but no word came from
him. and inquiries at bis house failed to sub
stantate the rumors. Mr.. Beecher's friends
are now bold in asserting that there will be
nothing in Mr.. Moulton's testimony, If it be
given, that can hurt Mr.. Beecher, but that the
injury, if any, will fall upon Mr.. Moulton.
Victoria Woodruff and her sister Tennie
volunteered to talk to the committee this
evening, but they were not allowed to do so.
New YORK, August "a summary of Mrs.
Titon's testimony before the Beecher COM
mittee on Friday evening is published to-day.
Mrs. Tilton claimed that she told Susan b.
Anthony that her husband had accused her OF
improper conduct with several Brooklyn gem
tlemen, including Mr. Beecher, but that she
assured Miss Anthony that there was no
truth whatever in any of the charges. She
denies, therefore, without reserve, that she
ever confessed herself guilty to Miss
Anthony.
The Third District Courtroom in Brooklyn
was again crowded this morning by those who
were anxious to observe the changing phases
of the Beecher-Titon scandal. When the
ordinary routine business OF the court had
been disposed of Justice Riley called the libel
case of Gaynor as. Tilton, instituted last week,
and read the following decision:
81 entertained the complaint in this case
and issued a warrant against the defendant,