Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-12
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
Frank HIOulton Come to the
Surface Again:
4 Summary of His Statement
A Portion Too Nasty to-
Telegraph.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Frank Moulton
statement was printed this afternoon, ano
ftiakes nearly four closely printed pages ol
the Graphic. Fac simiIeS of the letters
said to have been written TO him by MI
Beecher, Mrs. Morse, and others, are gwen
One is q note enclosing clecE, and direct
Ing Moulton to use it in his discretion.
Another is friendly note, making an ap-
pOintment. In il Beecher sends his love
to Mrs. Emma Moulton, and writes how
dreadfully near the point she speaks some
times. One letter from Mrs. Morse is pro-
dueed in which she addresses Mr.. Beecher
as "My Dear Son." and asks him to help
her pay her rent and provide for her
self through the winter. She refers 70
Beecher's secret, and says: "Do eomeand see
me. will promise that the secret of her
(Elizabeth's) life as she calls it, shall moi
be mentioned. know il is hard to bring
it up, as you must have suffered intensely
and we all will, fear, till released by
death"
The letter closes, s.Do you know l think
it very strange that you should ask me to
call you my son
A letter dated July %, 1874, is produced,
and bs it Moult0n intends 10 show that up
to that date Beecher had not felt harsh to-
ward him, even though he had paid seven
thousand dollars blackmail. The lettel
begins, "My Dear Frank" aud closes
''Yours gratefully, II. ". B."
The Herald summarizes Moulton's state
ment thus:
|. He shows he did render efficient cOun-
sci and aid to Beecher of the publication Of
the Bacon letter, and averring in this re
spect a willful falsehood.
2. That he was not a blackmailer, In
that he availed dhimselfaferthe power which
Tilton had over Mr.. Bowen TO extort
through Mr.. Chafen from Bowen certifi-
cate Of character.
8. That the devices TO which he resorted
were Beecher's own suggestions, and made
in an effort TO help and save Beecher.
4. He gives specially in words the justi'
fcation which Beecher gave to him for hi:
adultery With Mrs. TiltOn, namely: that thlS
physical expression of love was as natural as
words of endearment he used toward her
This, Moulton says, was the first ennncia
tion of the doctrine Of free love he had evel
heard and II, therefore, became impressed
deeply on his memory.
3. That when he read to Beecher from
the letter of TiltOn to Bowen, the charge
of rape made by Bowen, that BeecheT deem
ed il necessary to tell him the truth will
reference to the woman who was men
toned by Bowen. Beecher says, Il did
not commit a rape. II is trae he'd inter
collrse with the wOinan." MoultOn said
If YOU are on friendly terms, you hat
better have a retractiOn, else you
may be al BOWen's mercy" Beecher die
20 and obtain the best retractiOn he could
which appears in the statement. IL appear
also from MOultOn'S statement, that the eff
( forts Of Gen. Butler have been toward th'
safety Of Deecher, in order to save him ant
the courts from the shame that would en-
sue from the publication of the whol'
truth. lie has never appeared IN New
York on this question except at the sugges
/ tiOD Of Beecher's counsel.
The concluding portions of the statemen
relate to accusations against Beecher, sal
to have been brought by Bowen, aud are
Of an indecent character.