, 1874-08-17

SUGGESTIONS FROM DEEOHER'S STATE
MENT.

has constantly Ind MI advantage, and that Alr.
l1lton las constantly boon at disadvantage,
iu tho controversy botwecn thom. It IL not
,ecosuary to enter into tho dotailH Of thor
relations to eno other und to tho public ln
order to provo this. 1t only need DO recalled
that when Mr.. 1ilton made bis sworn atatement
bcfore tho Investigating Committee, 1t WAS pop
ulary received will, suspicion, and 1t WIS anb-
iected to tue most critical md searching ex-
animation. Tho people Of this country
folt like resonting tic association Of
st1cl, charges with tito namo OF Horny
Ward Dccehor. On tho other hand. b1r.
Dceol,or's u,pworn Btatomout before tho aamo
Committee though delayed elr weeks and mado
up after tho prosecution Hoo'nod to hayo OK
haunted its RESOURCES, haa boon received with
something like fn]l return Of the old confidence
IN fir. Doechor's honor. Tho reception ot Tho
two statements shows a very gonoral feeling on
all eidos that 1t was only necessary for Air.
Deecl.or to speak in order to cyAr hnaolf. But
It is not vol. and certainly not just, to givo way
to such unbounded confidence as lhia. It
savors too much Of superstition and idolatry.
And, oven II Hucll 8 fco1ing might 10 ell~
couragod for tho bonoht Of Mr. Boachcr. II
ehorld not bo permitted to force Mr. Triton ,lu-
der tho wleels Of the Juggornaut It would bo
strange indeed II AIr. Boecllor, with NIL Lis
ability, tho carofu1ncHs Of his preparation, tho
aBtuteness Of his counsel. tho steadfaAtncas of
his friends, aud with full knowledge Of Ills ac-
cusor's case. should not DO ablo to maho statc-
mont that would commend itself as plausible.
Dut It would bo illogical and unjust to conclude,
On tint account, tl,at it Is final. It las its weak
places.
l. Tie Theory Of Rlac1mail.-Thongh not
stated in 80 many words, Alr. Boecher chargeA
Moulton and Tjttou with blackmailing him.
tho former with having demanded $1,000.
tho lattor with hariug shared 1t. It is
not ensy to believe that AIonlton was
b1ackmai|or on hiB own account, elnco
ho is mnn OF private fortune atsd prominent
business connection. Even it llo were knave,
tho s,lm of $1,000 could scarcely tempt mnu OF
his position aud nouns to throw himself away in
SO low business. As to Tiltou, S{r. Beocller
adduccs no evidence that llo received one dollar
OF this money; on the other hand, h1r. Tilton
declined to ontortain b proposition that he
should tako monoy to go to Europe with l!B
family, as Mr. Carpenter Gnu testify. But. if afr.
Dcccllor was blnckmailed, why did ho submit to
it? Certainly not because ho advised Mrs.
Tilton 70 leave her husband, and he him.
self snys that he had not heard at
this tino Of the charge of adultery. II there
las been my b]acktna,lipg, it unqucstjonebly
wcukous tho evidence u the nun who Las prac-
ticed it; but 1t llhewlse leaves stain on 1lr.
Boeol,crs reputation which his bost friends will
! wish might DO blotted out.
| 2. AR. BeecAer's Confidence III Moulton.-A re-
| 1narkab}o anu as got unexplained inconsistency
| is apparent in Mr.. Bccchor's relations 10 Mr..
| Moulton. uo etatos TINT ho first met Moulton
in Pages studio when ho YRS sitting for his pic
turo in 1868. Ttloro could havo been no intim,a-
cy between them for two yoa,B after, for he also
States TINT lo had mover entered Moulton's
house uutll the night when ho won't thore to
n,eot Triton, aud saw Mrs. Tilton's "eonfeH-
siou." Tho worry noxt day aftor a1r. Deecher'h
first visit to Monitors house, nloulton viHits
Dccchor, aud, at tho point OF tho pla-
tol, as Bocchor says, demands tho re.
| cantation which Deechcr had meanwhile
| ACQUIRED from 1lrs. Tilton. From this very
| moment on, Mr.. Deocher treatod Mr. Moulton ae
the bost and truest frion'l lie bad oarth co,l;
falng In him as 10 would havo conndcd In nc
al -,
Of his borrow and gladaoss. Wo havo Mr.
| Beocler's word for al this, and must couclnde
then, it we admit Mr. Dcocher to be consistent
tl,at the bcst war to secure hia friendship ant
confidence is to approach him with loaded re-
yolyor aud rs tho special friend OF tho mai
from whom ho hus most to fear.
8. Hereditary UYpochondsia.-- Boocher re-
itoratca throughout his statement and cross-ox
nuiuaton TINT he ls unable to explain many o
his extrayagaut expressions OF romorse aud do
apair, and says shat this is all muddls
to him. The only characteristic which III
ctea NJ liIoly to acaYnnnt for thcae oppression,
ia tendency to lypnchondria which ho olaim
to have inherited frum his father aud grand
father. Wo submit IL aa straugo tint this con
Btitutiona tendency should never have been dis
coyo.od by hs most intimate friends A1l
Doechcr haB been In public life about fort,
yoars, haB boon as succeasiul q man as any othe
O. lis time, aud haa the distinctive reputation o
being choorful and jolly at all timos aud undo
NIL circumstances. Even since Alr. Tilton'
charges have boon mado public alr Deccher In
boon represented as full OF ligo aud fun. laugl.
ing md joking among Ills fliends as was III
former custom. 1t is worthy Of noto. therefore
that tho llypochondrlacalt tcnacuoy las never boe
revealed to any one except AGoulton, and tho
ouly concerning Mr.. Doocher'a relations with til
Illton family.
1. The T,ipartito Agreen'ent.-M Doechcrl
reference to tho agreement signod by Titton
Bowen, aud himself is exceedingly vaguo. II
loayes the Impression TINT Bowen ut no timo aynl
patlixcd with Ttou in lia complaints againB
A1r. Doocher. and that when Bowon brougl,
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