Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-23
BEECHER.
The Graphic Goes Off Like Hot
Cakes.
Beecher's Friends Say MOultOn's
Statement is Weak.
The Committee Will Pronounce
Him Innocent.
Beecher VIII Sue TiltOn and
MOultOn for Libel.
Little Bessie's Story about Til
tons DOings.

| for the Graphic TO get the statement o.
| Francis ID. MouliOn, and although one hun
dred and thirty thousand copies were is
sued 10y five O'Clock, the presses were still
running TO supply in and out of town o.
ders.
Committee views.
One of the members of the Committee OF
| Inquiry told a reporter he was utterly
| amazed at the weakness Of the statement
| There was absolutely nothing in il. Not
! particle of evidence against Besoher. An
other telegraphed 10 Mr.. Beechsr "MOul-
toms statement is utterly harmless. We
are perfectly satisfied with the cIse. OH.
er members Of the committee expressed
themsel YES well pleased with the statement
as they said il contained no letters OF Mr..
Beecher heretofore unpublished which had
an appearance Of supporting the theory oi
Nr. Beecher's guilt. Thomas G. Shear
man SAYS he felt hoaored and happy to be
associated with Beecher as object OF attack
by Moulton.
TiIfOn Threatens Another supple
mentary.
Mr.. Tilton declined TO enter into any de-
tailed conversation about MoultOn's inter-
ances. He told reporter that kOUlton
had spoken the truth and was glad his M
formation had come before the public so
fully. Il is expected that Tilton's forth
coming statement will be made public
early next week and will consist largely Of
argument.
Beecaer 90 be EXOnerated Of Course.
OF the report of the Investigating Com
mittee some Of the members say that dur
ing the delay there would probably be no
extensive change made in the draft of the
report submitted blythe subcommittee, and
that it was very likely their work would be
finally adopted in its present shape. Some
insisted on having more time to inspect tue
evidence in its completed form. About the
intent of the report as eXeulpating Mr..
Beecher there was no dispute. The dis
cussion was only upon the form and full
ness Of the report.
Counter Libel Suits.
The EUeRiRg Post says we are creditably
informed that before Mr.. Beechsr left
BrooSlyn upon his present journey to the
White Mountains, he expressed his deter
minatiOn to bring at ali events 4 suit for
libel against Mr.. TilJon and also against
Mr. MOuitOn in case of publication like
that which was made yesterday.
The story Of an Adopted Daughter
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes the evi-
dence given by TiltOn's adopted daughter,
Bessie, before the investigating committee.
She saws: Mrs. Tilton was the most de-
voted wife and mother ! ever saw in nv
life, in every sense of the word. She is the
very last person in the world that ought 10
be accused Of anything like that which Is
now charged. l never heard of anything
so perfectly outrageous, and IL seems par
ticularly 50 with Mrs Tilton, because she
Is such a lovely Christian woman, and such
devoted wife and mother. She lives up
10 what she believes always, and has done
50. / think / can say there could not be
flaw picked with Mrs. TiltOn in any re-
spect. | noticed Grs. TiitOn crying and
sObbing whenever she was with him. and
he had for several years-fOr three wears,
any way-a way OF locking her up in a
room and talking very loud 10 her. lie
would 20 in and lock the door, and l would
hear him scoldirg g aud swearing at her, and
then sine would CRY; and / have heard her
say several times, "Why, Theodore, l do
the best l can; you know make every dol
lar 60 just as far IS 1 possibly can"
L saw him in one instance with Lis
fist in her face. don't know what it
" d. GbOtiA- BAiL L letAON el4G " IL "" u liz
down very timidly under his face. He
seemed to think great deal Of
Mrs. stanton and Miss Anthony.
l saw her sitting on his lap on one occasion
when l was coming into the parlOr, and
she jumped up pretty quick.
Q.-Miss Anthony?
A.-Susan B. Anthony.
Q-What was his conduct with Mrs.
Stanton?
A.-Wen, never saw him caressing
her, but be used to be alone with her in
his study. They used to play chess until
two or three O'Clock in the morning, and
freqently they were up until after the fam
ily had gone TO bed quite late.
Odd Mr. TiltOn i'll any manner at
tempt your ruin?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q-Will You state the circumstances?
Ale did ON two occasions while Mrs.
TiltOn was away. Don't remember where
she went.
Horace Greeley
was in the house at the time. / think
Mrs. TiltOn was in SchOharie. Mr.. TiltOn
was there, all alone, except Mr.. Greeley and
the servant. Mr.. Greeley was there making
a visit 20 Mr. Tilton. The first time had
been sleeping and woke up and found my
self in his arms.
Q.-At night or in the daytime?
A.-At night. / hardly realized where /
was. He must have lifted me out of my
bed aud put me in his. When l
woke up and found where l was,
1 asked what he was doing
that for. He SAID he was lonesome, and
wanted me to come and be with him. /
said that wasn't right, and Iwent back to
nv own room. There was nothing said
about it at the time. / was quite young
and used to be with him a great deal, Just
like one of the children, and l used TO
comb his hair, and he used to kiss me as
he did the other children fire.
quently. / never had any impure
thought in regard to the man.
When he came to me a second time and
tried 70 oct in bed with me, / GOT very in
dignant. and as he would not leave the
room, 1 went into another and locked the
door after me. I had never thought Of
locking the door before. left the house
next day and did not come back until Ms
TiIton returned. Afterwards Mrs. Elton
told me Mr.. Tilton had made a confession
Of this to her. and she wanted to know if it
was SO. ! said that it was so. i thought
oftelling her several times, but knew she
had a great deal Of trouble, and thought,
perhaps, this would trouble her great deal
more.
More Of MOuItOn.
TWe continue a condensation of MOul-
tons statement from the point at which we
closed yesterday, sister Bellies letter TO broth-
er TOM
Rev. Thomas II. Reecaer's Reply 10
His sister.
ELNnRA, Nov. Is, IS12.-Dear Belle:
To allow the devil himself to be crushed
for speaking the truth is uusPeakpbly cow
ardly and contemplate. l respect, as at
present advised, Mrs. WOOdOull, while l
abhor her philosophy. Sine only carries
out Henry's philosophy, against which | re-
corded my protest twenty years ago, and
parted lovingly and achingly from him say
ing: ave cannot work together" lie
has driiled, and / have hardened like
a crystal, till / am sharp-cOrnered and eX-
acting. | cannot help him through Ed
ward. In my Judgment Henry is
following his slipper doctrines
of expediency, and in his cry
of progress and the nObleness Of human ma
ture has sacrificed Gear, exact, ideal, iuteg-
rity. Hands oil, until be is down, and
then nv pulpit, my home, my church and