The Portland daily press., 1874-08-11
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
MouIton TestiGes.
COnjectures as to the Testimony.
Significant Article of tie Eagle, Etc.
Is Tilton Matchmaking Beecber

NEW YORK, Aug f0.-The tlymo uth COM
nIlttee VIII receive Moulton's statement this af-
ternoon; and if he will permitit, cross-examine
nun. Ihey intend to complete it before even
| ing ana Then call Mr. Beecher before them to-
night.
| mi. M,ouiton was yesterday in consultation with
lilt4n and his lawyer, and Beecher's friends
say MS statement will be as strong as he can
make IL IN support of Titon.
| mayor Hunt of Brooklyn is credited with the
loiowlnSS:-"I think when all the facts come
OUT IL Will be shown that this has been case
I'll Diackmali all through. | think Mr.. Beecher
mas been blackmailed by Tlton for the last
three or four years, and the Matchmaking has
been done through the gmedium, Moulton. l
too"
The Sun this morning, in an editorial. init
n.. .he same thing,and charges that Tiltons
,etteT 10 Df Bacon Was shown to friend of
MI. Beecher before its publication, with an
ouer to suppress it for $4,000. The Sun init
| mates mat the sum was named by Tilton's
friend, f. b. Carpenter.
/ what MonIiOn's Statement will show.
| Inc Brooklyn Argus says that the statement
| H ny Moultou covers moe than twice
| tae number OF pages of manuscript used by
Elton in his sworn statement Moulton rests
us case Almost entirely on documentary evil
aehce' winch mas been Voluntarily placed in
ms possession by Beecher, Titon, Mrs Tilton,
VT. worse MIS- IIton's mother) and other
earnest assurances that he has preserved friend
ly relations with all the parties to the case
during the long period covered by the docu-
ments In his possession, and has sincerely de-
sired to effect reconciliation between
Beecher and Tilton. When the attacks upon
Tilton were made public by Beechsr's friends
Moulton felt compelled 10 come to the support
OF Tllton, and approved of the course taken by
Tilton in self-defence Moulton finds it neces-
sary to recur to the beginning OF the contro-
versy. the whole difficulty having originated in
the differences between Henry @. Bowen and
Tilton. He gives the history of Tilton's
serious complications with Bowen step by step,
and traces the progress of the breach between
them up to the final complication between Til
ton and and Beecher, out of which grew the
tri-partie covenant. Moulton makes incidental
illusions to some of the important interviews
mentioned by Frank b. Carpenter, especially
those which related to Bowers connection
with the case, Moulton's narrative comes, in
due course, to scenes between himself and
Beecher in the house of the latter. The letters
written by Mrs. Tilton at the request of her
husband and Beecher, the writing of Beechers
apology, (the text OF which has already been
made public, and the remarkable letter in
which Beecner describes himself as living con
the sharp and RAGGED edge of anxiety, .remorse,
fear and despair"
The last named letter has remained in the
custody of Moulton from the day it was written
to the present time. The small portion of it in
cluded in Tilton's sworn statement was all that
was then placed by Mr.. Moulton at Tilton's
disposal. The whole letter occupies two full
pages Of foolscap and the intensity of express
sion revealed in the extracts already published
is the prevailing tone throughout All the let
tiers from Beecher from which quotations are
made in Tilton's statement, have been laid in
full by Moulton before the committee
1t is established by Moulton's evidence that
the letter of apology written by Beecher on the
evening of January LIST, 1871, was, as has al
ready been intimated, written by MoultOn at
Beecher's dictatOn and that Beecher himself
wrote the last line and appended Lis 81. ma
ture.
The statements made by Mrs. Tilton in her
published denial and in her cross-examinatien
before the committee are net sustained by Mr..
Moulton's evidence. He states that Mrs. Til
tou communicated with him freely and conf
dentlially in regard to, the complications of this
scandal, regarding him alike as a friend of
herself, her husband and Mr.. Beecher. Mrs.
Morse also made a confident of Mr.. Moulton,
depositing with that gentleman some import
ant letters bearing on the case. These letters
together with others from Tilton, go far to-
wards strengthening Tilton's position.
1t is now understood the statement revised by
Moulton will be furnished to the press for pub
LEGATION about noon tomorrow.
More About Mrs. Hooker.
The Eagle publishes letter from G. II.
Beecher in relation to the Hooker feature Of
the scandal-which asserts that Mrs. Hooker's
belief in her brothers guilt rested solely on the
testimony of Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs Stanton and
Miss Anthony, and his refusal to discuss the
subject with her. Mrs. Rockers views on the
marriage relation are somewhat similar to
those of Mrs Woodhnll, though not SO gross,
She does not believe in proms ,uous free love
as does Mrs. Woodruff, but that law should
not bind man aud wife together when they
have ceased to love each other. She also be-
lieves that having separated on such grounds,
they should be at liberty to marry again if
they find mates they truly love. She was de-
votedy attached to Mrs. Woodruff and has not
Withdrawn from her. The letter also says as is
Mrs. Hcoker's in her letter, makes great
point that he did not deny his guilt TO her, it is
but just to state the reasons her brother gave
why he pursued this course with her mind off
this subject and sooth and comfort her.
He did tell her that he believed he had the
spirit of God with him aud was led by Him in
the course he was pursuing, but refused to en-
ter into any argument with her to prove his ill.,
nocence. He did not deny anything because
that would not convince her, but would only
opeu the whole subject, she bringing forward
her SO-caled evidence which he could not eX
plain without making her his contidan tie in the
whole matter-a thing he did not judge it safe
to do.
MIR. Bccchcr's Statement Ready.
Mr.. Shearmau informed the U MON reporter
to-day that Beecher's statement would be ready
tomorrow, when his examination would take
place. The committee are to get through the
investigation this week.
A ACQUISITION of Veracity.
The Eagle tonight reiterates that its inter-
view with Henry G. Bowen took place with re-
suits originally printed.
Meeting of the Committee.
The committee of investigation into the
Beecher-Tllton scandal resumed its session this
afternoon at Mr.. Storrs house in Monre Place.
The members of the committee present were
Sage, chairman, White, Clatln and Cleveland
with Gen, Tracy and j. L. Hill, counsel for the
committee. Mouton did not make his APP
pearance till an hour after the committee had
assembled. He was accompanied by his steno
| grapher.
After a session of about two hours and
| half the committee adjourned. The members
! in coming down the steps were surrounded by
| members of the press, but they stated that
| they had bound themselves to secrecy and
| would not make the statement public until
| they had held a consultation. Moulton stated
| he would hand copies of his statement to the
| press at eleven o'clock Tomorrow. The COM
| mittee will hold the next session tomorrow
night at eight o'clock.
| Significant Statement of brooklyn Pa
The Brooklyn Eagle extra, issued TOMS ht,
| says "Mr Moulton has made his statement to
the investigating committee, as from the be-
ginning we knew he would. He refuses to
take any side or any part whatever in the
squabble in which the reputation of n woman
and the future good name of her children are
at stake. Mr.. Moulton was called upon by the
committee to produce documents entrusted to
him in confidence; and it was lntimated or in
simulated that one of the parties to the case
(Mr. Beecher) requested that he should unbur-
len his mind of all verbal communication en-
trusted to him in regard to the matter. Mr..
Moulton, even at that request, very properly
refuses to be party to any such action. Ger
tain documents or extracts from documents fell
into the possession of Mr.. Tilton. They fell
there with the knowledge and consent of r.
Beecher, and Mr.. Tllton in his statement
published them. In justice to Mr.. Tilton, Mr.
Moulton was bound to confirm their authentic
ty. He does so by producing the originals
thereof. In justice to Mr.. MoultoD, Mr.. Moul-
ton could do no less. In justice to Mr.. Frank
Moulton, Mr.. Moulton could do no more. But
here be stops and leaves the parties exactly in
| the position which he found them. He sim
ply leaves it where he found it. No man and
no woman is the worse for trusting his honor
ASST was said and believed by Moulton from
the beginning, the offence of Beecher, whatev
er it be, was wrong, man could forgive ant
it was forgiven. 1t was wrong which could
be condoned aud it was condoned. This in it,
self does not indicate what was the wrong bu
indicates what it was not.
, From all the other indi cations that Tilton