The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24
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THEBEECHERSCANDAL

THEBEECHERSCANDAL
Great Rush for MOuItOn's Statement.
New YORK, August 22.-There was a
great rush OF people yesternoon Tor the
Graphic to get the statement of Francis
d. Moulton, aud although one hundred
and thirty thousand copies were issued
at five o'clock, the presses were still run
ming to supply the in and out of town
orders. 4 member Of the committee of
inquiry told reported that ne was
amazed at the weakness Of the statement,
that there was
Absolutely Nothing init,
and not Il particle of evidence against
Bcecher. Another telegraph to Mr..
Bcecher: "Moulton's statement is utterly
harmless, and we are perfectly satisfied
with the case. The other members
of the committee cXple's themselves wei
pleased with the statement, rs they SAID II
contained no letters Of Mr.. BcecherS
heretofore unpublished which had the
appearance Of supporting the theory OF
Mr.. Bccchcr's guilt. I. q. ShearInan
saws he felt honorcd and happy to be AS
sociutcd with Bccchcr. As To the OBJECT
of the attacks by Mou!ton, Mr.. Tilton de
clincd to enter into any detailed conFer-
salion about Moultoms uttcrances. lie
told Il reporter that M"ulton had spoken
the truth, and that hc was glad that ms
information had come before the pub
lie 50 fully. 1t is expected that
Tiiton's Forthcoming Statement
will be made public early next week and
will consist largely OF the argument OF
the report of the investigating committee.
Some of the members say that during the
DELAY there would probably be no cx-
tcn,ivc changes made i'll the draft Of the
report submitted by the subcommittee
and that il was very likely their words
would be finally adopted in its present
shape. Some insisted OH having more
time to inspect the evidence in its COM
pctcd form. About the intent OF the
report, as cxculpating Mr.. Bcecher, there
was no dispute; the discussion was only
upon the form.
Bcccher Going Tor Triton.
The Ercninq Post says: We are
crcdibIv informed that before MIR.
Bccchcr left Brooklyn upon his present
Journey to the White Mountains, he cx-
pressed his determination to bring, at all
events, suit for libel against Mr.. Tilton,
and also against Mr.. Moulton, in case of
Il publication like that which was made
yesterday.
Evidence Of TiItOn's Adopted
Daughter.
The Brooklyn Eagte publishes the cv-
idance of Tilton's adopted daughter BcS-
sic. before the Investigating Committee.
She saws Mrs. Tilton was the most de-
voted wife and muthor she ever saw III her
life. in every sense of the word. She Is
the very last person in the world that
ought to be accused of anything like that
with which she j. now charged. | never
heard of anything sopertcctly outrageous,
and it seems particularly SO with Mrs.
Tilton, because she Is such lovely
christian W oman. and such IA devoted wife
and mother She lives up to what she
believes always, and had done
So. think | can say that there
could not be flaw picked with Mrs. Til
ton in any respect. | noticed Mrs. Tilton
CRYING and sobbing whenever she was
with him, and he had for several years,
for three years at least a way of locking
her up in the room and talking very loud
to her. He would 20 in and lock the
door. and | would hear him scolding and
swearing at her, and then she would cry,
and ] have heard her say several times:
why Theodore, you know do the
best can. You know that | make every
dollar go as far as | possibly can"
He was Very Jealous of Her.
both with gentlemen and ladies. | don't
think hc wanted any one like to her; par
tcularlv any one that did not show
very great likcing for him. Jaw him
in one instance with his list in her face.
| don't know what it wa, about, but |
know she was covering down very tim
idlv under his fist He seemed to think
Il urcat deal of Mrs. Stanton and Miss
Anthony.
Susan Il. on TiItOn's Lap.
saw her sitting on his lap on one oc-
lor. and she jumped up pretty quick.
Q-MiSs Anthony? A-Susan B. An
thony
Q-What was his conduct with Mrs.
Stanton? A-Wcll, never saw him
carc>>ng with her great deal in hi,
study they used To- play chess until > or
, o'clock, after the family had gone /"
bed.
O. Did Mr.. Tilton in any manner at
TEMPT Your ruin. Ayes sir.
OWN YOU state the circumstances?
Ale did on two occasions while Mrs.
TiltUu WA, away, I don't remember
where she went. IIorac" Greeley WAS III
the house nj the time think Mrs. Til
ton was in Schoharie. Mr.. Tilton and
were there all alone. except Mr.. Greeley
and the servant. Mr.. Greeley WAS there
making IA visit to Mr.. Tiltuu. The first
time | had been sleeping and woke up
and
found myself i'm his arms,
Q-Atnight or in the daytime? A
At night. hardly realized where was.
He must have lifted me out Of my bed
and put me in his. When | woke up
and found where i was | asked what hr
was doing that for. He said he WAS
lonesome and wanted me to come and be
with him. | said that wasn't right and
| went back 10 my own room. There
wa, nothing said about it at the time
was quite young and used to be with him
a great deal, just like one Of his own chill
dren. and l used to comb his hair and he
used to kiss me aS h. dill other children
frequently. | never had any impure
thought in regard to the men. When he
came TO me second time and tried to get
in bed with me l got very indignant and
As he would not leave the room l went
into another and locked the door after
me. l never thought of loocking the
door before. | left the house the next
day and did not come back until Mrs.