The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-23
THE SCANDAL.
MouItOn Further Impeached.
N. M. CLEVELAND ON THE STAND.

teresting point of the trial had been reached
and passed. and matters are not expected now
to vary much until on the home stretch, when
Beach and Evarts will each put forth his best
effort in summing up this memorable case.
Then will come the most important question
of all-will the jury return verdict, and II
so which side will be consigned to public IN
famys Many spectators, no way Interested
in the trial, think there will be no other DIS
posal of the case than disagreement OF the
Jury. The immediate friends of the parties
look forward confidently to verdict for Their
side.
At 1l20, H. o. Armour was sworn and
testified in answer to Mr.. Evarts. He lives
in this city, and is packer of beef and pork,
having place of business on Broad street,
New York. He is acquainted with F.. ID:
Moulton. At the time OF the Woodhull
scandal publication, in November, he met
Moulton, was invited by him to his residence
to look over the papers he held in the case,
and show that his position was correct
Witness declined to go, saying he did
not care about the matter. Moulton insisted
on bringing his papers and finally witness
told him he wouldn't believe him under oath.
Moulton than said he would make it hotter
| than hell for him or any one else who should
testify against him. Moulton then asked
| witness whether he believed he had black
mailed Beecher, and witness answered that
| he thought Moulton and Tilton got money
| from Beecher. Moulton also inquired what
| was the opinion of the produce exchange.
Henry NJ Cleveland testified that his resi-
dence is in Brookline, Conn.,, but that he
boarded in Brooklyn, and is in the paper
| business in Beekman street, New York. He
has been in the Connecticut. Legislature, has
| been member of the Plymouth church since
| 1860 and was formerly business manager OF
the Christian Union, but his connection with
| il terminated in 1874. On the I'd OF June,
| 1878, Beecher called to his office in the
| Christian Union, about ii o'clock, and re-
| manned about forty minutes. During the IN
| terview Beecher requested him to send on all
his letters to the care of Bigelow, Kennard &
| Co., Boston. The same evening witness came
over to Brooklyn, bought an evening paper,
the Eagle from which he cut slips and sent
it to Connecticut. A copy of the Eagle OF
| that date was shown the witness, who ldenu-
fed the slip in question.
Mr. Beach objected to putting in any por-
ton of the article in which the slip occurs, as
far as editorial remarks were concerned. lie
did not want an editorial article to be marked
made part of the record and published in
this case.
Judge Nelson ruled out the editorial re-
marks.
Witness said he next saw Beecher at the
Friday night prayer meeting OF the following
week. Witness was in the habit OF seeing
Beecher frequently but did not see him IN
the interval and Beecher was not at church
on Sunday. Rev. w. H. H. Murray of Boston
preached that day. Witness sent on letters
for Beecher to Bigelow and Kennard. Wit
ness had an interview with Beecher on the
25th of June, 1873, in reference to the card
of June 3Oth, published by Beecher. Wit
ness suggested the publication of that card.
The production of the newspaper, MIR.
| Shearman stated, was merely for the pur-
pose of fixing the date of Beecher's visit to
witness.
On cross examination by eX-Judge Morris,
witness was asked whether, while ne was
examined at his house, he did not testify that
Beecher's visit was between II and II o'clock,
He did not recollect 1t would take twenty
to forty minutes to go from Beecher's house
to the office of the Christian Union. 1t de-
pended on the boats. If, he said, at the house
it might be done in twenty minutes
or sometimes shorter, he desired to
correct it. He meant to say
twenty minutes or longer. He became ac-
quainted with Frank Carpenter in 1873. 1t
was or 4 o'clock in the afternoon of May
18th, when he left Brooklyn with Beechers
i horse and carriage, at Beecher's request, to
bring Carpenter over to Moulton's. Beecher
told him what he wanted Carpenter for. 1t
was to go with other gentlemen to see Bowen.
1t was to confer with Bowen about reports
relating to Beecher He did not say what
these reports were.
Judge Morris said he offered to prove Beech
ers object was to send message to Bowen
that if he adhered to his stories the tripartite
agreement, would be published.
Judgc-Very well; go on.
Witness continued,-He said to Carpenter
if Bowen was reviving his stories the
tripartite would be published. The stories
were about the scandal affecting Beecher. He
did not know what the scandal was then lie
had no idea what it was. He knew it had
been settled, and that Bowen violated it.
Q.-What matterss
ALL matters between Beecher and
Bowen, and that is all can say.
Q.-When you were conversing with Car
penter, had you no knowledge of the matter
which had been settled?
A.-No, except the scandal efecting his
moral character. 1 had an idea that scandals
were circulated against Beecher. 1 was on
intimate terms with Beecher. I
had no knowledge of the scandal in detail. 1
simply knew there were reports in the air as
affecting Beecher set afoat by Bowen, and
that they were settled in 1872. In converse
ton with Carpenter l referred to the scandals
af1oat and circulated by Bowen, and relating
to criminal intercourse with women. Wit
ness said he was not at the interview with
Bowen. The covenant was published on the
30th of May. 1t was published from the man
uscript in the hands of Samuel Wilkeson. Up
up to that time Bowen's stories were never
referred to by Beecher except in general
terms. He did not take the tripartite to the
| off Nov 0Qth fo oct If nuhliS he'd
He went there in the middle of that day. He
took the covenant with him. Its publication
was the occasion of his going there. He gave
the paper and letter to Mr.. Jones, the editor.
He explained to Jones the misapprehensions
of the Times concerning the allusion in one
of Beecher's sermons to the Tweed
ring. There was nothing in the
tripartite about Beecher's sermon.
1t was not to clear up that misapprehension
he left it there. He knew the Times was I'M
der a misrepresentation, and that Wilkeson
was to send the covenant that night to all
New York papers,. He wanted to say to
Jones, now there is going to be newspaper
war, and we want Beecher to get unprecedented
treatment, and he took the covenant there.
AS means of opening the interview he
presumes he left the covenant at the
| Office, and he knew it would be pub
| lished. If he testified at his house that he
took the covenant to Jones to get
it published, he desired to correct it. He did
not say to Jones that Beecher wanted it pub
lished. He did not testify at his house that
he went to the Times office with Ford or
| Howard that evening to correct proofs. What
he said very likely was thet he went to the
Office with one of these gentlemen, who was
going to correct proofs. Possibly he said to
Carpenter on the 29th if he would look in
the paper next morning he would see
the biggest sensation since the
war. He did not testify at
his house that his purpose in going to the
| Times office was to disabuse Jones about the
Tweed Ring. Carpenter frequently called at
| his office about that time, but witness has no
recollection of the particular occasion. He
has conversed since he testified at the house
with the defendants counsel. They spoke
about his testimony in general. He con-
vcrsed with them four or five times in refer
ence to his coming here; also what the tes
timony he was to give here, also about their
reasons for emitting certain topics at the
house. The hour of day when he saw Beech
| or at tbe office was not the subject of con-