Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-02

and something was said about arbitra,;0n
l promised to see Bowen about IiIran-.
claim for six months services. lie left ~
personal statement with me to sbo,v -,
Bowen. l offered to show it to Bowen ~ "
night but he said either that be knew ~ :.
or had read it. l talked to him about a -,
Element of Tilton's claims. saw Tilton a.
ter this and told him part of the CONVEX,
ton between Bowen and myself told hin
Bowen said he never received any such lot
ter as that Of Jan'y LIST, II. and that ,u,-
gested to Bowen 1t would be wiser and bef
ter to settle with him and avoid a scandal
and be thought not. After some talk aid
thought Bowen would settle the claim, A.
this time Tilton wanted to know il Womb
act as arbitrator for him. acted so wi,b
Clafiin and Freeland at Moulton's house
went there with Bowen. Tilton and NJ
ton were there. Claain and Freelapd b,I
not arrived, and | went for them. | adv;ssi
that Beccher' 5 matters should not be br,p.,l.
in but it was afterwards understood that t5e,.
should come in. Bowen and Tilton Ill
their cases down and withdrew The ma,
ter WAS discussed and thev came in. CIaa.,
stated that three parties were to sim H..
agreement. all the papers were TO be burn,
and Bowen was to pay Tilton s. 600. III
ton objected to signing the paper All
wished to change it. lie was finally allowct
to amend it. By the arbitrator it Wa M.
derstood that Cladin should take the ma
to Wilkison and have it engrOssed andtbe,
was an arrangement that it should be yivs,.
to one person and not given up unless wi,b
the consent of all parties. Bowen then dreyr
up a check for the amount, and Tilron AMI
Moulton agreed to burn the Letters. I'M,
Bowen said he had none The letter ~
apology and Tilton's letters of January f.,
to Mr.. Bowen were among the papcrs /, T..
burnt. When the check was drawn NV.
given to Tilton ahd we then separ.--9
After this Tilton said to me that be thor,f.
Moulton was the proper custodian Of Ia,
paper. This was dissented to By the o,f--
parties. A few days alter the arbitr.tl.,
had conversation with Tiitou 4,l
Moulton at tie latter's house. N,.'r.-
said. "Slm Wilkison thinks | burned tb,..
papers, Oh, yes; burned them, anI-.
laughed said he. IF burned them H..
would Theodore do in case Of tr5ub'aT,
After the publication OF the Woof-r
scandal Tilton called at my house lie
il was an Infamous article and c1n.q;--.
great many lies about hi. v,f,
Beecher, and that he was wri,in, -. -.
about it. Not that Beecher had M MI
improper proposals TO his wife bn, -
ing criminal occurred. amt thar h. a..
was as pure a light. lie spoke -
written WoOdhull's life and thu,
aged him more than $4,000 It,fir..
that Carpenter had talked with ma
starting newspaper in New Y1rE f'-
benefit, ana having seen ClFfin be ~
not fayorably disposed toward The srbe,.c
That Beecher wa to be editor TiItan -
eign correspondent. and Mr.. C4rDente- w..
to have some ONCE IN It. Ihey pr,po-aj r.
buy paper winch was IN the a.-i,i.,.t
press, and the Express and the C,r,r.,.;.
Advertiser were talked Of 50 va, The b
lyn Union and n1lden Age / t5.1 tin.H
these schemes were discussed "A. -t-J
carpenter had TAXED - HIN ab1a- Il h.
we were TO buy B-OOklyn para- NJ
ton was to be editor and Mr.. Bss.ts- t..
nothing to do with it, Otherwi~e. h. i-w.-
a New York morning paper. Bsseb.- ~,
TO be editor. Tilton tod me thar hl, r..ts-
owned one share OF Tribune st8-, b..
asked me at one time about selling % mi
investing the money IN other securities
had conversation with Hilton az Or.nr
tons 5, after his wife lett him lie -4l D..
must now smash Elizabeth and g-
Beecher. said | was >Orry ami that t.-
was unfortunate. In August. Isl. / vas
sent for to MOultOn' : house by Nj W. .Y
ruff. | went there and had an interview
with MoultOn up stairs M1ult1n .la.l-
cd and said he did not know tat
| would come 70 see a b.ack-ml..r
lie also said Mr.. Beecher had conle,-el d..
adultery to him, aud that If hi advice bal
been followed 1t would have been better
lie also said your brother must not sign
the report Of the church committee 1ua.
be crOss-examined or will make another
statement, lie said he had been Belrle--
friend until he called HIN b.Acs-ma .s-.
but that now Mr.. Beecher had gJr o. la
out for himself. This was on August 18Th
MoultOn had been down east before this .a-
.erview. do not remember Ilt0n char
ing lis wife with adultery with Mr.. Besc e-
except on inference. In conversation VIZ
ne in II or -, he talked Of suing p4-,,
Or having said his wife hal COMMITTEE
adultery with Mr.. Beecher, after the i
nination ola certain lawsuit against Ia.-
.on last year. On Dec. 10th, 1874, be -a1.
or me to come and see him. | went a-i
lad conversation with him. lie sd
3eeeher was liar, and used other w0ri- ia
substance. He said also that he was q
,rtine Adjourned