Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-06

holding them has been, and still is to prevent
the wish Of one party trom belug njurousiy
exercised against the other.
You are incorrect in saying Mr. IlItnn has
had access to my depository of material. On
the contrary, refused Mr.. Titou s,:ch state
ments. He came to me aud said his sc would
be incomplete unless permitted him the use
of all documents but | refused, aud all he
could rely upuu was such notes as lie had
made from time to time from writings Uf yours
which you had written to me to be read to
him, aud passages Of which he caught from my
lips 10 shorthand.
Tilton has seen only part Of the papers in my
possession, and would be more surprised to
learn the entire facts Of the case than you can
possibly be.
What idle rumors may have existed in news
paper Offices | know not, but they have not
come FROM me.
In closing your letter you say, Il do not ask
you to place before the committee any papers
which MIR. Tilton may have given you, but
do demand every paper have written or de-
posted with you" La reply, | can only say
that | cannot justly place before the commit
tee the papers of one of the parties without
doing the same with the papers Of the other,
and [ cannot do this honorabIy, except by legal
process compelling me, or else ty consent, i'll
writing, not only of yourself, but Of Mr.. Tilton,
with whom | shall confer on the sub jet as
speedily as possible. You will, | trust, see,
greater spirit of justice 10 this reply than you
have Unused into your unusual letter OF Aug
ust t. Very respectfully,
FRANCIS ID. MOULToN.
Mr.. Moulton, on appearing before the ln-
yestigatiug Committee, read the following:
| Gentlemen Of tie Comntittsc: | have received
your invitation to appear before you, and have
been read Y on any proper occasion to disclose
all facts and documents Known to me- or IN my
possession, relating to the subject matter OF your
| inquiry, but l have found myself embarrassed
because Of my peculiar relations to the parties
and to the controversy.
Friendly for years to MI of them, and AT tho
| time of the outbreak OF this miserable business
have had the kindcst feelings towards each, /
| endeavored to avert the calamity that has now
| fallen upon all Most fully and coniidcntially
| trusted by all parties il became necessary that
[ should show the exact and simple truth Of
every fact and circumstance of the controversy.
| was made by mutual consent in some psrt
the arbiter of the affair, and after the etrangc-
| ment the medium OF communication between
| the parties, both saying and writing To- me such
| things as were desired to he said or written u
| the other, to whom in such case gave the nlor-
nation, or showed the communication to tho
person intended to rec i've be affected Ivy il.
|
| liberty to z we testimony or facts thus obtained
in the sacredness Of confidence before tribunal
not authorized by law to require them, however
| much otherwise | might respect the members
and objects, without the consent Of the parties
| from whom | received the disclosures aGd docu-
ments With the consent or request of Mr..
| Eeecher and Nh Tilton, | have felt myself
ready, sorrowngly, to give al the facts that
know about the oil jcct OF the inquiry "i the COM
mitee, and produce Whatever papers | have TO
the C, mnillee, and leave copies Of the same
| with them if they desired it, with perhaps the
one stipulation, if l was to give my evidence
| orally, or to be cross examined that | might
bring with me photographic reporter in order
that l should have All exact copy for
nv own protection. | am day in receipt
of letters from Rev. IL. w. Bcecher and Mr.,
| Theodore Tilton, with their consent and request
| thus ubsolving me thereby from my CONFIDENT u
! relations toward them, to appear before you snd
give you facts and documents in reference 10 the
| difference between them. 1t appears TO me that
AS Mr. Titon has given his evidence, and Mrs
| Tilton hers, Mr.. Beecher should be requested 10
| add his own, in order that the three principal
parties to the case should have been independ-
| emily heard on their own responsibility before
am called on to adduce facts III my possession
derived from them all Nevertheless since
am now fully released from my confidential re-
lation to the parties in said affair, and since my
only proper statement must consist or truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth, see no
especial reasons why ii may not be made at one
time as well rs another but AS my statement
will necessarily include a great multiplicity of
facts and papers, must ask Il little delay to ar
range and copy tholn. Accordingly suggest
Saturday evening" August s, IL IN evening con-
vcnient 10 me to lay my statement before the
committee Yours truly,
FkANc1s D. MoULToS.
BROOKLYN, August 5.