New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-14
Mr.. MoULTON WANTS THE GIFT OF 5000
KEPT SECRET.

Q. call your attention now to statement of
Mr. Mouton of an interview with yOu the circumstances
Of which will he sufficiently disposed OF by my reading
the statement itself. Mr.. MOulton is asked;
what did you communicate to Mr.: Beecherl T. and
answers 81 told Mr. Beecher that MI Tracy wanted me
70 communicate the fact that had received $1,000 from
Mr. Beecher give Mr. TtOn in order to stop him from
wanted me to tell Mr. TOn that, that that would be
serious embarrassment 10 me personally, in consequence
of NV having received that money, and said to Mr.
Beeeher that told Mr. Tracy that was perfectly wiling
be guided by him with sound advice-with any nora
operate with him to induce Theodore IlitOn not 10 pub
sn hiS nnertake 70 stop its publication Mr. Tracy
told Inc that would cause me trouble IL IL was pub
Lshed"--
Taough believe this is not statement Of what he
said to you.
MI Beach--Yes, ii is.
MI Evarts-Do you think sol TReadng.I
Mr. Tracy told that that would cause me trou'e II
# was published and told him If it caused me trouble
it must cost trouble That had done no wrong ana
didn't fear any trouble that would come from that
Idon't know whether that clause Is what he said 10
you but l have read you the whole of it. Now, MI
Beecher, do you remember conversation had with Mr.
Moulton in which this OF the 900 spoken
off A. DO.
@. And how; please state how that occurredf A.
think it occurred, Sir that same Sabbath afternoon in
which returned from his house. but will not be def
ntev certain about that time-in that neighborhood.
lie kel ne suddenly, after had been talking about
ere md another topic, whether had mentioned that
81 coo 10 anyb ody and said 20 him had, and be want
Ell 10 know who, and mentioned Well. he said that
un,,.d not d., any hurt there but must not mention
that: that he should deny 1T If anybody charged hn
with it, or stated il. that lie should deny It,
O Did you tell MIN what you had said about it, and To
whOmf A Lido.
O What was itq A. What had said about IL
O Yes did you tell NJ. MoultOn what you had said
about it. and 10 whom you had statedi A. | did
O What was itf A. told him that mentioned II TO
Oliver Johnson and that had mentioned 1t 10 Over
Johnson johnson said that he had been Wis
ising az I understood il, at Mr.. Curtis's IN New
York and heard eensures upon my unwilIngness 10
assist Mr. TtOn from time 10 time In Ills embarrass-
m,ats and troubles, and told him that IL was not So
thai had always SAID, from the beginning that would
do whatever would have any prospect-that Is, within
reasonable bounds-baJe any prospect OF helping MN IN
his difficulties of them, and that had n'ceh'y
advanced 900 the representation unt II wGld set
The Golden Age quite anoaf.
a. Did Mr. MOult0n In this conversation With you eX-
press hinee az what he felt about your having told
that 10 aDybodyl A. He asked me with soiictous EN-
phass If had and told him who hasi he said
il, that wovld do harm; that he was content with
that sm not giving his words; AN conveying the
distance Of IRIS statement TO me.
q How, Sir III Segard TO this conversation abont MT
Tracy, what had passed between Mr.. Tracy and Mr.
MOultOn about this 81 900 and his communicating it
and his tMr Tracy's wishing that Mr. Mouton should
the facts Out that $1,000 TO Mr. Tiiton;
DO you remember whether that formed part OF the
A. Oh, no, Sir; 1t did not
Jldge NeisonMr Evarts the reporters request that