The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-28
Moulton's Statement.

Moulton's Statement.
The long looked for complete
statement of the mutual friend,
Moulton, was made public on Satur-
day morning last, and all the morn
ing papers were filed with it. What
ever may be said of its merit, il GER
tainly produced a sensation. 1t
makes over seventeen columns in
very small type of the New York
Sun, and is entirely too lengthy to
be tranferred to our columns. We
shall, however, endeavor to give an
ineligible resume Of it, with some
Of the letters which he submits.
After reciting his friendship for
TiIton and his admiration for Beech
er, he relates that in 1870 he learned
that Mr.. Beecher had given such
grave offence to Tilton that if the
truth should become known, a great
national calamity would ensue-a
denoument which he stroVe earnest
ly to prevent during the past four
years. Refers to Tilton's dismissal
from the Independent, and gives
copy of the letter which Bowen de-
livered to Beecher, demanding that
he quit Plymouth Church and leave
Brooklyn, from which grew his dis
missal. Then follows Tilton's let
ter to Bowen, in which Bowen's char
ges against Beecher are rehearsed,
and the fact asserted that Bowen had
insisted that Tilton should make
the demand he did upon Beecher.
He then gives his account of his call
upon Beecher, en- the Both
of December, and of the subse-
quent interview of T. and B. at
his house; of his accompanying
Beecher to Tilton's house when
Beecher procured Mrs. rs recanta-
ton; of Beecher's return to his
house, and of his maintaining silence
about the recantation; of Tilton's
acquainting him with his wife's ack-
noWledgment, and of his own subse-
quent call on Beecher, when he pro-
cured from him the recantation. He
adds:
At that interview he admitted with
grief and sorrow the fact of his sex
nal relations with Mrs. Tilton, ex-
pressed some indignation that she
had told her husband; and that in
consequence of his ignorance of that
fact he had been walking upon a vol
cano. Referring to what he had
done in connection with Bowen and
with reference to Tilton's family, he
said that ne had sympathized with
Bowen and had taken sides him as
against Tilton, in consequence of
the stories which were in circulation
in regard to him, and especially of
one specific case, where he had been
informed Tilton had had improper
relation with a woman whom he
named, and to whom letter from
his wife will make a part of this
statement and had so stated to Bow
en- and he told me he would write to
Bowen and withdraw those charges,
and gave me the rough draft of a
letter which he wrote and sent to
Bowen which letter is here produced.
BEECHER TO BOWEN.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 2, 1871.
Ny DEAR Mr.. BEwEN: Since 1
saw you last Tuesday 1 have reason
to think that the only cases of which
I spoke to you in regard to Mr.. Til
ton were exaggerated in being re-
ported to me, and I should be un-
willing to have anything I said,
though it was but little, weigh on
your mind in a matter so important
to his welfare. I am informed by
one on whose Judgment and integri-
ty greatly rely, and who has the
means of forming an opinion better
than any of US, that he knows the
whole matter about Mrs. .Bullard, and
that the stories are not true, and
that the same is the case with other
stories. lido not wish any reply to
this. 1 thought it only due to justice
that should say so much.
Truly yours,
Fl. w. BEEcHER.
Then follows the letter in which
Beecher is made to say 81 humble
myself before him IT. as I do be-
fore my God" Then follows a his
tory of the parties and the tri-par-
tite agreement. Notwithstanding
the reconciliation, Bowen kept whis-
pering charges against Beecher,
which were likely to lead to a rup-
ture, and efforts to prevent the same
were made. Next comes his card
giving permission to Woodruff or
other to publish his letters.
After the Woodhull publication
some letters passed between Mrs.
Hooker and Beecher ana Mrs. Hook
er and Rev. Thos. K. Beecher. which
were referred to in Beecher's letter
to Moulton asking for his papers,
but which Moulton refused. We
give them below:
MRS HOOKER OF BEECHER.
HARTFORD, November /, 1872.
DEAR BRoTHER-In reply to your
words. "If you still believe in that
woman, ETC." let me say that from
her personally 1 have never heard
word on this subject, and when
nearly q year ago I heard that when
here in this city she said that She
had expected you to introduce her
at SteinWay, / wrote her q most
indignant and repukiDg letter to
which she replied in manner that
astOunded me by the calm assertion
that she considered you as true a
friend to her as myself. enclosed