The Portland daily press., 1874-08-07
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
Various RuRs9ra.

New YORK, Aug. 6-The appearance of
Moulton before the Beecher COMMITTEES last
night occasioned great surprise by its members,
aud lawyer Hill is said to have exciiedly fled
to Sherman's house, where q long interview
was held with hira.
Beecher's testimony will be taken Monday
night, SO it is stated
Lawyer Morris aud Tilton are said to be at
Coney Island preparing the papers to open the
case in court. Shearman, Tracy aud Professor
Raymond were closeted with Beecher all day
yesterday.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is at Beecher's
house.
A Chicago Yarn.
Chicago dispatch states that a woman OF
mat city, promiDent in the suffrage movement,
states that Miss Susan Anthony three years
ago urged her to identify herself with the sur
TRACE movement, but she then declined on the
ground OF ipck of harmony between the rev
YORK and New England factions. Miss an;
tnony said The blame of the distractions resteu
on the New England factions, which had
charged Miss Anthony falls ly with free love
doctrines, while some OF tn If own nemoefs
were not only guilty of holdiag but practising
such doctrines; for instance, Mr.. Beecher the
nrst President of the Boston Society, was GRIM
ihaiiy guilty concerning certain named Wo-
man of Brooklyn. But she said Mr.. Beecher
will nevef attack the New York ring again,
giving as the reason that hen they began to
abuse Mrs. Stanton she (Anthony) went to
Beecher and asked / i'm if he proposed standing
by party that accused so pure woman as
Mrs. Stanton. She (anthony) then tod
Mr.. Beecher what she knew of his practices, TO
which he made no denial, but said:-"Susan,
what do you want me TO do? She told MN
that he should not suffer himself to be re-
elected President of the Society again, and
should Withdraw hts support from that faction.
and said Susan, from that moment he has
never stuelched'
Another Witness.
Mr.. j. j. Sudwell, fruit importer and for
merly publisher of the Revolution said to-
day that M0nltou told him at the st. james
Hotel III jacksonville, Fla, almost directly at
ter the Woodruff connection at Washington
that there was no truth in the rumorS about
BeeChet.
MIR. Tilion's Lawyer Gossips.
Judge Morris, counsel for Tilton, said today
that he had never seen case as strongly forth
lied on all points as his clients. HeEexhlbits
to reporters a variety of letters which show
that down to May, 1870. there was no vindic-
tiveness on the part of Titon toward Beecher.
Mr.. Morris also showed a receipt Of Mr. Page
dated 1868. for portrait of Beecher purchased
by Tilton and now hanging in MOuitons horse;
saying that in The following year, 1870, after
Mrs. Tilton informed her mother of her guilty
relations with Beecher, her mother Threatened
to cut the canvass into Sits; aud Tilton un-
willing to see a work of art destroyed, removed
it to Mouiton's house, where it still remains
Mr.. Morris also said that Mrs. Tilton's state
ment concerning her husbands cruely and his
locking her in a room like prisoner, his freez-
ing ard starving her, will be shown to be fic-
tiops, and if there be any insanity in the family
at all the charge will ba not at the door of Til
ton but of his wife.
MOuItom's Statement Ready.
1t is reported that Mouiton's statement is al
ready prepared with the help of Gen. Butler
The services of the latter gentleman are said to
have been offered Beecher and not declined but
replied to with thanks. MoultonE said to-day
he had not said anything either with tongue or
pen to justify any one assuming he was III the
slightest unfriendly to Beecher. His state
ment to the committee would characterize no
actions and interpolate no differences of his
own. There were some papers III his possess
ion they desired to obtain. He SHOULD crafty
the desire, recording the order III which they
came to him. leaving the committee and the
pablo to make their own differences. He had
thus endeavored to maintain peace between
Beecher and TiltOn and should continue to do
the intelligent realization OF interest he should
peace.
Saturday for MOulton.
The Beecher committee of investigation held
no meeting to night but will be in session to-
morrow evening. Frank Moulton is busy pre-
pairing his statement to be laid before the COM
mittee Saturday evening, and is denied to all
callers. 1t is stated that he denies having en-
gagged Gen. Butler for counsel and announces
his inten ention of conducting his own case be-
fore the committee.