The New York herald., 1874-07-31
THE SITUATION At THE PRESENT TIME.
What Ex-MayOr Hall Knows About
the Libel Suit.
A WOMAN SUFFRAGIST'S TALK.
The Newspapers and the Public
on the Brooklyn Query.
THE SITUATION.

The situation and opinion touching the scandal
case remained unchanged yesterday. There were
no new characters brought upon the stage nor
was novel phase presented The excitement has
evidently subsided, or, in other words. the commu-
nifty has become 30 completely 50 tiated with the
subject that there appears TO be general desire
TO keep cool and exercise patience until the man
OF mystery, Mutual Moulton. may condescend to
20 before the Plymouth church investigating COM
mIttee ana tell ali he knows. When this Is done
Mr.. Beecher will present his statement and testify
before the committee, and the world will then be
enabled to judge between the innocence or guilt
OF the distinguished accused. 1t Is deemed scarcely
probable that
Mr.. BKECHER's STATEMENT
win be made public this week. Rev. DR.. Storrs
Will doubtless testify before The committee termi
nate their deliberations. A relative OF Mr..
Beecher, gentleman who did not wish his name
70 be published In speaking OF the apologize let
ters OF the pastor to Mouton and Tlton yesterday,
claimed that no one could read these letters, in
view Of the real facts in the case and OF Theo-
dores own statement and fail to perceive that
adultery had nothing TO do with the matter. "Mr.
AoultoD," said the gentleman referred to. mas de-
clared to Rev. Mr.. Halliday and others Mr..
Beecher's innocence OF any crime and in his pres
ence Mr.. Halliday took down his af1irmatiOns in
writing. Among other expressions written down
was the fOlIowing:-I know more Of this mat
ter than any other man, and 1 know
Mr.. Beecher is innocent All this will appear in
the evidence which the investigating committee
Wlil IN good time present to the public through the
press. II any combination has been entered into
between Frank Moulton ana Mr.. Tlton to ruin
Henry WARD Beecher he would De the greater vii :
lain OF the two. Though 1t might possibly 60 hard
with Mr.. Beecher," the speaker said "tnere IL evil
dence to be produced that even Mou'son and TIL.
ton combined could not stand against without
entalllnE ruin upon themselves"
MR.. BOWEN,
though much sought after. remains at Woodstock,
Conn, evidently preferring secluSOn and quiet to
the charm OF journalistic society upon the Ques-
ton Of the DAY. IT appears that about
1lltOn, Mrs. Morse, called npon Mr.. Alden
ID. SpOOner, lawyer and consulted him in refer
ence 70 obtaining divorce fOr her daughter
Elizabeth. Mrs. rilton, however, declined to enter
into the proposed suit or have anything to do with
last and would not listen to any proposition to tho
contrary, land" said Mr.. Spooner AT Is but just
70 all parties to state the nrmness with which sne
clupg to her husband against her mother. SO the
plea Of divorce was abandoned and, as far as l
know, has never since been broached."
The generosity which Mr.. Tilt0n is supposed to
have evinced in giving his vile full possession OF
his house and effects, and ''roughing 1t alone IN
the world, II needs be-" appears to De questioned
Aa somewhat insncere BY the more intimate
friends OF Mrs. TiltOn. he has, IL is said,
REFUSED TO SURRENDER THE HOUSE
uHtil the case Is over, as his domicie had become
q notorious one and he would keep 1t for his
battle ground"
The libel suit was dismissed from the discussions
upon the scandal yesterday, and an impression
prevails that II viii be dismissed by Justice Riley
on Monday next as out OF place In civil justice