, 1874-09-19

tcn6,;t,s ~, 3o , hnaIo oi niIa' n,o.po nnu noto
iH;nyors-lt IL not atratigo, I say, TINT through
e!s thoso ini'uencnB pho Bllonid have boon easily
IIaaaiofod into wiling tool In their inuds for
sne reproduction of Tho false Testimony which
niTs. Morse long ago fabricated, and which Mira.
Morsna I, own regard for consistency has ra9ured
tast beasio should Fepeet afrosh iii tho same old
ny regrbt la t1,.t this aha1iov4minded Girl, in
MY lIsdrclt,, finds her nan1o IroWgnt into tho
kSnorasl ;s ruin II which they havo iS7olved sl'er
s !Isv in mqsh % q ;, Ms. neefhorn s?,ooo Ia. eoen
| know thtt almost esery lettnt which l]cssio has
written to Mrs. Tilton for thu Inst three or four
yeara lsss asked for .n,oMey; know. also, tint
''. u" fnosr HENRY WARD nEkcuRN;
ard know still further that tho solaLl,urposo at
Mr.. Deoclot'a phyine this n1oncy, aud tho aolo
'rnrposa Of hlrs. 1llton's keeping Bessie do
eeiyed," WAS becausc this girl accidentally over
Heard font yeaTa ago the fcnark which she ro-
pdAtoa to the Comulittoo, aud which tho COM
mltteo adnit-namoly, q Disclosure Of tho criml-
,al intimacy botween mira, Tllton and Mr..
I must tlsrcfora put upon Dcasto tho burden
OF blackmatl, 90 far at least I'd tho echool.billB
so7;say, the wiolo Or large part Of tho 'atorc-,
.Thd noxt etoplu mir. Dccchcrs unsruthfu1 In.
| dlctmont agaiust mo briuga mo to
| '' = THE 11onfdAoE. re-
| On tho lat Of Nfhy, 1873 Mr. Dccchor locetYcd
h!s wifo by obtainlhg her aignature to MORT
gage otrhis Aouse al,d ho ln8 n!hce attempted
which els titus holpdd him raiee from Brook
| lyn bank waB IN txtortion by Mr.. Moulton for
hlaclkmait' in my bohslf. r. Mr, Bcochcr had
aliceacdea in proving (which bo did mott TINT 1
had used him to ottort 81, 900 from Mr.. noven,
ahd that I thou had loviod on him (as he lhowue
| chargau) Huctebsiv0 assessments Amounting to
80 ooo.' ho might roanonably hsyo espocled, OF,
tho bhalH OF ttloa6 two r0bberies Of him hy ME,
70 M prove mo :gdiltyF through Mr. NouIton, of
=, Before a1r, Dcechor mado this charge, Mr..
lloulton, with q straightforward honesty Which
dooa not bclongto q blaclmuiler, Ind already
rot forth plain ind bdslnesa-tiko acknowledge
1ncht'o reculpt Of ST, 900 from AIr. Rotchor III
May, 1878, being d ,aun' contributed by Mr.
| 1Eochert ,,nbeknown to mo; through Alr. hfohl-
ton, for Tho, GoMei. Age. This ID not. alt tbs
money Which Mf:' 'Moulton contributed 10 tho
Golden dye but 1t Is all which ho derived In any
,way from Mt. Bccoher FOR tint purpose. mover
| know or dreamed TINT Afr. Bcccher had maio
through Mt. Monton such contribution until
hrst 1oalnod Of It, M The general public did,
cr' Of that journal. ''''
In june last, q ql1Nrter Of d yoar before hEr.
Mouitou'gaye to mo or to tho public this iuto-
geriso Of tho s6, 900. tue Golden: Age, with its
dobts,' together With slr. Deccher's unknorn
aharo Of contributed capital, WAS sold by me for
4 nominal sum. have thus boen Hayod tho
modification Of fcolins myuclf at any ti,nc even
Ter Ter day Or sn hour, tho conscious posaossor Of
say that, were clothed in tho rasu Of beEgary
md periellng with hunger, would not accept 4
penny from AIR. Deechor for food or .rain,ent.
Had J Known Of THIS mans nurroptitions elfpto
tho Colder Age would havo returned It to Him,
saying. THY money poriHh with tllce n
Mr.. Dccchor trlaos with the truth, and is mere-
I y playing .bravado's' part when liz aays
!.nkled hts gold in my pocket, and cont him in
-, b1Ea5AdE or GOOD WILL. :
sent him TINT neHsage not III nloolcry, but In
earnoHt. Ono day Inst summer, shortly after tho
publication Of tho trpartito covenant, followed
as that WAS by tho pressing Of arr. Wosta thrent-
Of 4, future council, Mr. Boccber .Waa reported
to mo to be in n stato Of profound Depression
bordering on despair. Mr.. Nfoulton begged mo
to apeak Home word to the stricken man, to pro-
remembered tayorite text with Mr.. Dcoci1or,
! which often heard him use years ago. aud
stns 1t 70 him ono Sunday morning, writtcu oil u
scrap Of parer, thur:
u: ". D.-9race. mprcy, aud pc.cc.-T, T. =
- Tho noxttimo / saw Linn ho lo!d nao lint This
! line, greeting him III his pulpit: hail nouo llko
q snt,beata through his mind d,iring @all thai
moriiing's aerrido,' aud that I would never knpv
that Tho least word Of klndnosa from mo always
| had power 'to' teani1nato hinlIike wine. l9Y
| mesAaSe Of mine 10 Ar!DeccIior hae slnco beon
I'Aeldnp to rlaioule By his hiaaattorneys; but when
III no mood Of fidoule but only Of gratitude.
told the Committee that L Ind sent to him, at
otler tnos OF bis dos popdency, Other messages
OF like import; and I hope thht so long aHI 1.-Two
slall always bo able 10 t'o The nanc:in similar
| circumstances oven to an enemy: Littlo did l
suspect tint 10 seudipg such messuso to Mr..
Beeoheg-ke g straw to: = drowning mani
! was thereby furnishing him With materials out
Of which. he wonld construct u fututo charge
against me Of blackmatt!
- MUST not lorbear 10 mention thu. tho aus-
ges:ion: that Mr.. Decclor should contribute
inouey to the Golden Age ,csmo, moi from Mr.
Moulton, but from -, +.
MR. THoMAs E1SsELLA, .
editor Of tho Brooklyn Eagle, WHO, having made
similar offer Of larger SUN to tho husband Of.
= wife whom BIO uednced, naturally felt, porhnps
/ that all mon who have committed similar crimes
hare no alternative OF safety except to purchase
With money tloir exemption from exposure. I
lare, asketi' myself Tue question whether aIr.
beeclsor and Mfr. kinseia deliberately sought by
anch gi!ts' to entanglo''lis il'their tolls, and
perhaps would ID rash If 1 woro to acquIt them
Of such cl1argo; for tho Appearances arc against
beccher. and hi. KinHo1la aro';to be bimuta-
+ neouHy e :. 'rt44' - .
TH1ED IN coUEr AZ sEDucEns
AMI both lave meanwhile simultaneously ac-
cilscd mo of*llackmail, Tho joile attack which
these two gentlemen titus malo upon MO con-
strains mo to 'relnio tho following circumstance:
On tho Saturday bsforo my swori, statement
Was read to tho Conmttoo and while the pubic
Tero expecting it With much anxiety
Mn. KiHsELLA cALI.f:I At My ItouaE,
and III q long ant carnost interview with mo, III
which ho expressed i'll warm tornla lis apnrcci1-
tion Q, what lo called my high intellectual mud
moral character. begged me to withhold from tho
Gomnttee ny fo1thcomiins Htatenlont 1lo naid
i1lstico OF y0r cnHo: Afr Hnec},nr Inns, hi,u4oif