, 1875-02-03

1t was very injurious-tLas it would excite the
continent we desired to festtatn.
Question-What uas the occasion for difficulty =
at that time which called forth the letter to IA
Complaining Friend?
Anawer-why, sir. during that month Of De-
cember. 1872, the public pressure put uFon mo
to DO something in regard to Mrs. Woodl.ull'a
story wAs utterly beyond tho power ot any lap-
guaGa to describe. Every newspaper throughout
snoud be made; demanding that Dcechor
shoull make IT, demanding that na~en should
make 1t, demanding that should make II de-
nanding that wo all should make 1t, and thsre
YRS rr9ssnrs in tlle City Of Brooklyn, and
there was prcs-uro In the. church aud overy-
wore. Tho very air seemed to reat upon liz.
lucstion-aH1lat did scecller say in regard to
tas state ot sh!ngs. As t, tue necessity of doing
souscthtugs
Answcr~1 have alrcaly mentioned that, about
| fortnight bctoro tho Interview l have Just
| given. 13oechcr had devised "a plau Of meeting
| it that VIC should cut tho tripartita covenant In
two. aud taka out DoNen's part and Charge him
Will all the rlnndcr, and maze Inn bear tho bus-
den nf retracting it.
Question-An1 thiA letter to IN Complaining
Trnnd" sncceedej that
An*wer-Yoa, sir about ten or fifteen days.
tl1cr:on-And aroac ont Of the sano e1ner-
/ gencv?
Answer--Yea. sir viii also say that during
that mouth Of DeeeRber prepared another
statement, tho long dncnuon. which has
become Technically strlcl. don't know why,
''1l,o Trne STORY" forit WAS not T. true story:
u
le1r tho publication Of that that It wo,lll
kill him. anil rs tho card to a +" Complain
| ing Fricnsl" ns ho expressed it, unlv
cauaed the very comment which 1 sought, 10
! aucll. prepared another statement. q brief let
TOR to fr,enss ont West, think yes, air, it has
becn read in evidence /: it bore datc, believe.
on the very naxt day. parl'aps tho very
svaats, /: was Write" with view ~ to herald M IN IL
| tue New Year SEASON. There were dozen dit
feren. devices, somo BY a1o.1ltnu, aome by
Den'hor, aud some By me- 10 TINT month.
Mr.. Evarta-Thia general interview mnet
object 10. I nak that that bo struck out. I1o
SUI tAera were dozen desices.
Judge Teison--TEat .uay be struck out.
Mr.. Fullertou-I want to ask you whether thu
story entitled " Tue True Story" and tho letter
to 4 Complaining Friend," antl tho letter ont
West aH it n,sy 10 known, vera all prepared dur
ing tho emergency thas you speak Of
bear upon in regard to tho scau,la: A.--Yes,
rir they wero written all within ten or fifteen
days when the whole community was houndn,
,ts to make Hons explanation. and NC wero soek-
ing to nlrlo son,e explanation Hhich could not
| utterly destroy us all.
Witness continued: The trip1rt;te agreement
waa published May 30. 1879. Had an Interview
with Bcccher next morning at Mou1tun's Lou.e.
tnld Mr. nsecher thet tho comments which
| that publication had clicitcd in ono day ,nade
ii necessary that there should b.
PROMPT ps and ~ emphatic II I'D, d7el"fst, 9x e'tes
whch-if any H1ch litimation as that I had COM
lnittcl crime nEafnKt him, when he knew i. was
he nho hst committed cri1no againBt mo.
trn lin, wHud not permit tho public pross to
1"t ,ne in tho position Of havinr, been parionets
by him tor nn,ns atroctty which waa all tbs
gre7lor in tho public imagination because it was
! not named. and that llo mast correct-or that
, wou]d-tho tnrrHssion which that publication
> produced, | toll lin that had in consultation
With freuds on the previous evening resolved
; ou my 1nothod Of preventing it: it my method
| WAS to DO adupted-a'ld tia. mothod would DO to
! | III n 4 latter
known nB tue letter Of contrlion. dated J&n. /.
! 1871, with a comment appended tint tho public
would. zee from tho aboro card whether I
: lad committed d Grimm Against Bcechcr. or
| ErccEcr hai committed q Grim" against tne.
!. Eut told him did not wish 70 rosur: to such =
\ fcrere method as that Which was the only
! 1actI1 recsioa vas lot 70 ms. / said that
t.. 1 Nia e estsf eea % so''es' IN n n1f miae:
o way without involving such cast to lis feei-
u publication in tbs Brooklyn Eagle Of tint
l. night. l1ou.tou d'ssuaaad INC from pub
= listing 1t shat night, saying "tfiro me
tla tine LET sanaaT ,a'eIssne as. u WI 10
q ~ fur rohect,on." I presented to Moultoh a
Q complete draft OF a card which proposea In
caas tho responsibility OF correcting thnt
r impression should dcyolve On mo-1n caEa
. presented to alonton tho form Of this card ]
! proposed to publish in THO brooSlyn Eagle on
> tho following A1onuay. ana 1 lalk tnas 70 10
conued over by hira and for BeccEer to discuss
u it. md for them to come to some CONCLUSION
r about it, aud left.
THE NEXT INCIDENT
= that .u' day. T wont arou'. to ,toulsons hoilso
I on Saturday evening. That would be. May l.,
1873 l was going Up into tho study ar
aa,oq ssoq ;sa ga u aers rot aad d s s I'D I'D s ist
wish ,'s to meet. l ronsalucd down stairs;
e Pretty suon Moulton came du"n to aud said
u that Eoccllcr was IN great deRpnndency, md Lad
propose9 as he .netbet Of so'as sa case as to
from memory copy Of tho letter Of rssiehation,
u wh'cl. hc sata Deecher had TINT night bronsht.
soen ss;a at to %s "st t, 1: y9Yq Yoa think ax
. tell DoocAcr it ho resigns lis ministry III this
Il clsis, niuging back that shadow OH my
!, family, 49, vii thoot h!m npon a. tlls
stsee Whether b. ~ nat anw .nas
j. I went early shs next morning to houlton'H
{. house to ZOO what had bscn tho result OF Nr.
10 Noechesu Later combinations viii! MouIton On
!: Saturday night. sitter | had left the house,
u Tor it, leaving had left them together. Monl,
ton showed tho following ettes to the editor
0 Of tee Eaytc. prepared by Iseecher, in relation
st to tho publication OF the tripars:e agreement:
10 DEAR KlNsEtLA-1 hrve nlatntanet silence undt1
continued ISLANDERS that have fur some followed ue
10 MT NM l1opose :. defend nysef !!f T1s
ssas 'sss VII: osss w s |
=. sho,l lca the public 10 regard Tau LII tha author
q of the culurnnea tn which it aiin!cd my otns
saer against i will d. hun great iu5nttitc. TIL
Il tona towards has teeu thai Of 'nsu oi
Il h,uor Anl dignity. Yours,
- uExay WAnu nEEcuEn,
!. Witness continued: Eoocher told mo Mr,
Ii Wcst member OF liB congregation, WAS Threat
10 4uiug to raise trouble thoyo remember lot
r ter Vas heut to neecttr by Vest, saying he
It was going to institute charges against me no.
lk ! mud le wanted to knDw "hat "aa eothR
ii | to b. doue, Either Dee0hor or myself
N SUGGESTED to lrest Tho charges with aomo kind
y nesa, throw them over ~ August as tue summer
rone aud Aalt rcLut. T4e charges occupied
Noulton aud mo during tbs summer
9. aud Wes., who was thon q stranger
H. came 10 ECO ne at my residence. Tal
q. InaIue Clerk OF the Church Committee. waitet
ulIoM n,e sholtiy utter with copy at the ohargos
ot | ntaferrea Against mo BY West. Attel this