, 1874-07-31
CHICAGO FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1874.


o1peatoncy, which Should forbid ma to nubtiat thia
cstsF2' II, h ether vor1s L the injury whS hi. n
my rcaort to 20 cxtrcsne measure u aelfacfonae n
hIr Triton fccs that tho publication Of ha loser nll
rocoyor, and for thin Mr. r1ou hopes YOU may
DO abfe to relfdve him from ia distressing public pos
on without snaillng aatrcsa upon sr. Jcecher. htr.
greatly nfsintsrpreted by tho public. Tic few who
hAso stood faithfully through hs storm Of detractou
nfo now urGont lint he should apeak.
Any conm,1ncHtion from you to myself YIN be con-
serod s'aa n s char"osor soa yua 80 de-
''fa. rs 10. t1a'' your D. o@a1hsr1n s',
Of Drooklyn, that m eHtoemod mutual friend
WAS going Immediately to Now Haven, calod
on this friend IA Brooklyn gentleman, eateelnol
for hB piotY aud loar1,l1lE. wlose namo Mr. Car
pontter dsslres TO have suppressed for the pros-
tor, asking him to hare an intorviow with Dr..
Dacon and ondeaYor to arrange sorno settlement
by which publicity could bo avoided. No word
came, aud af!or waiting until Wednesday after
Baoon Is ho promised, an;in the course Of I'll the IN.
toryiew, DR.. Bacon said: II Alr. Triton pub
lishes that lotter, and Plymouth Church doea nat
roply to it within twenty four honrs by suit at
law against Afr. Tilton they. will have no case
boforo tho Chriatian pubio.'"
Mr. Carpenter continued:
" In tho original letter, IA road to DR.. Bacon,
the charge against Mr. Doaoher was III these
words: Knowledge came to mo In 1870 TINT
he (A1r. Decoher) had committed againat mo and
my family rovoltlng crime.' After tic lettor
was in typo, mud the proof wae being correctod.
one Of A1r. Dcecher'a intimate friends implorod
I1lton to change thls language, and mako tho
charge In tho words: An offcnno which for
bear to ua1no or characterized This gentleman
said to htr. Tilton In my presence: II yol1 will
changa this language Mr. Booclcr will make a
public acknowledgement Of MI offense.' hlr. Til
Ton ot FIRST rofnsed to so modify tho expression.
but was ovorriled BY the pioadings Of alr:
that Theodore rilton has aotod without malice
nopor1or-Did not Mr. Tilton think that Mr..
Boecber's apology bound him to silenca7
bfr. Carponter-He neyer revealed that apol-
ogy either to DR.. storra or myself until after
III. Boecher wrote tho letter Of defiance calling
Tor au Investigating committee.
Heporter-1u what Terms has Mrs. Tilton ra-
forTed to hcr husband?
Mr. oarpoontar-Always u the language Of at
foctlon. and often with ptido.
Reporter--HaB bfr. Cleveland aver Unlimited
to yo9 that, in case Of disclosure, other ladies
would DO involved
A1r. Carpenter--He has repeatedly.
Raportor-Did ho mention names?
Nfr. Carponter-He did.
neporter-Will you state them7
hIr. Carpontor-I will not.
Roportor- you state them If called upon
to give them before court2
MI. Carpenter--I might tlen b. compelled to-.
will not do 1t voluntarily.
Rerortor-Did you ever hnye any conversation
with Oliver johnson In reference to tsiis case
Mr.. Carponter--Why do you aBk this question !?
Heporter-Mr. johnson stated before tho Com
nlittoo TINT A1r. Triton had never, in conversa-
tion with him, accused Mr. peeoher OF crimina!i-
ty. Did Mr. Johnson evor intimate to you that
Mr. Tlltoil had charged criminatity?
Mr: Chrpenter-Ho has. Mr. Johnaon and
myself, as the friends Of AIr. Theodore Triton.
haye frequently talkod oyor this ulattor. had
roason to consider blr. johnson Mr.. Tilton's
most intlmnte friend next to D1r. Moulton. A1r.
johnson and myself often conversod about hlr.
Tilton with mutual interest mud sympathy for
him. Mr. Johnson gave mo my hrBt absolute
conviction that thore was something oritnnaly
wrong between 1lr. Beccher and Mira. lilton.
Mr. JOHNSON distinctly told me that 1lr. Tilton
had charged adultery between Alr. Doecller and
Mrs. Tilton. This statement was made to me In
July, 1873, at tho foot Of the stairs loading tc
tho oillco Of tho Chrss'ian Union.