The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16


Mr. Evarts-NOw, now DO know that IL was tn,
same transaction as the s3,ooo'
Mr.. Fullerton-it has been excluded.
Mr.. Evarts--Oh no, Oh no. | have never heart
OF the $1,000 TRANSACTION oelore--
Mr.. Fullerton-Oh YES, you have.
ur. Evarts-Not distinctly. | think Mr.. Moul
toms testimony concerning a large sum OF money
that he communicated the iact 10 Mr.. Beecher ant
try to get nom This witness whether that oc
Cured. As understand him. IT didn't
Mr.. Fulerton-No such matter is before the
Court, and MAINTAIN with regard to rhe evidence
OF the case as 10 stands, Mr. Moulton testified thai
lnere was proposition made by third person ia
contribute sl,O 600 to the CAPITAL stock OF the
Golden Age: through him; that he communicated
1t TO Mr.. rilton aud IL was rejected. and that The
note was sent back; he sent back the note
returned l: TO the person from whom the
propos ton came. I1lton has testified In the last
sreaking OF II as an Identical transaction. NOW,
there never has been any Proposition to contrio-
such sum has ever been oriesed. and the Counsel
on the other side Is laboring unoer grave MIS-
apprehension o! the facts aoouL the proposed con'
trioutlon.
Judge Neilson-Go on. Mr.. Evarts. We will see
wyatt you have
Mltness-l can't nx the exact date: all know
abont IT Mr.. Moulton told me that, and II Is very
indis.inct In nv recollection: have not now any
thing about 1t IN my own knowledge u. all.
THE BACON LETTER.
O. When you wrote he letter to DR.. Bacon, Mr..
Triton, what had occurred IN reference to TINS
scandal so-caled that induced you 10 write that
letter. A. There mad occurred series OF meas
ures in Plymouth church detrimental TO me; there
Il
ures wherein Plymouth church was arraigned.
and there had occurred deence upon the part
o, tm@a' cnu,v enc - nrnnot %sSonor on the
Christian name. whereas IL was another man who
naa brought tnas disGonor; tnere aaa occurred ca
council. VINO went home after the council mad adj
Journed; sand publicly in New Haven, summed up
the results OF the council, "that was knave ana
dog, Mr.. Bcecher, me most maenanimous
OF men, and there had occurred also alter
that series OF articles in the Independent
by DR.. Bacon. Eve or SIX In numoer, emphasizing
that idea there had occurred also pubic Insult
to Mrs. II ton and me ny rnomas g. Suearman.
Clerk OF Plymouth church there had occurred
also an apology by Mr.. Shearman to me, and here
mad occurred propositi n on my part toward Mr..
Beecher that this mischief which DR.. Bacon had
aoDe to me should &c corrected by Mr.. beecher,
ana there mad occurred also an interval OF lnree
months wherein ne mad taken no measu es TO COR
rectlt, and then cvrrecied 1t myself by writing
letter to DR.. Bacon; all these measures were set
did not regard my letter TO Dr.. Bacon as dsclos-
ing % impui alton against my wife and children;
en- ne eder Mr. hs
occasion Tor DR.. Bacon TO speak and write about
Mr.. Beecher's affairs. Mr.. Beecner's CRIME, Mr..
Beecher's measures against me in the church. Mr..
Beccner's defence IN the counci', which
was to my detrment; all these taken TO-
Giles; took particular pains In framing my
letter to DR.. bacon TO speak IN complimentary
terms ofmy VIE the connsii was got no IN refer
Beecher was arraigned be ore the council practl-
cally and morally, and MS defence was paper
was that nv retirement from the church did not
fling shadow on the church because l mad
gwen me no letter OF recommendation, they said;
II YOU Will read the document sent oy Plymouth
Beecber Vndcatea himself at my expense; Mr..
Beecner came out CT the cnurch one night. as
have described in my direct examination, meeting
Mr.. Moulron and me against the iron ranR, and
saying that he could control MIS- church; they
would DO exactly what he wished ne held them
IN his right hand, and any action which Mr..
Beecher designated 70 Plymouth church to do, as
necessary Tor this case Mr.. shearman and the
other managers would have II done M. Beecner
would have done anything he said.
The Judge-At any rate that Is the view you
Witness-Yes sir, that Is the view took.
Q. That is your view A. Yes sir.
prevented by Mr.. Beechers A. know they could.
Q. And were not A. Yes, sir. and we've not
q. And that was the offence OF MI. Beecher
A. No, sir; that was not the whole offence OF Mr..
Beecner.
DEECHER's LACK OF NERVE.
II you will read the Bacon letter you will see the
whole volume OF he offence set forth; II Is not an
offence which one phrase or sentence could
carry; It was one OF g eat magnitude; do not
think MIR. Beecher was DESTROYS OF fastening
affronts on me; | think that perhaps. MS wish
church when ne might nave controlled, but which
he had not the courage and the nerve TO c0ntrol;
he Is the unwilling author OF his own exposure;
think in the years 1871 and 1872 1t was mere
lack Of COURAGE; / think that Mr.. Beecher
felt that as soon as the opportunity was SAFE IN
he meant to do SO; that Is my Judgment; SUD-
mt 1t with deierence; came 10 that conclusion
Mouitons study, IN which gave him an oppor.
tunlty to rectlly the mischief which The council
nao done and DR.. Bacon had done aud tine church
had done, and during the three months which fol-
lowed. when he did nothing. came TO the conclu.
sion that Mr. Beecher was going 70 turn upon me,
and then SAID to myself the time mas come when
must defend myself against him ami hts church !;
hence the Bacon letter.
THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH INVESTIGATION.
were
read 10 the witness rom the proceedings OF the
Plymouth church investigation Council to dis
cover his knowledge as to their exactness and &C.
curacy. He was asked II he recognized the ques-
lion that the effect OF his letters would De to re.
move the scandal and the answer, mo, did
not.n This he ala not remember.
NUMBER OF questions followed as 10 how the
Tilton publication OF the testimony before the
committee was brought about, and nothing mate
rial was ell clteu. beyond the TACT that Mr..
Maverick got mold OF copy and published 1t IN
the Argus. The witness was then asked Il he mad
any present employment, ana he answered not
beyond the WORK be had now on hand.
Inc Court then, at one P. NJ, took a recess until
AFTER RECESS.
That people can become accustomed to any
thing Is clear from the well.led, complacent look
OF The principals nowadays as they come into
court. Mr.. Beecher's boys seem to enjoy 1t ver7
much. One OIL them sides in chewing gum, to.
bacco or lemon peel. Another has the joyous ap.
pearance OF having just partaken OF Welsh rare.
biz, washed down win Brooklyn-Burton ale. A
third has O decided business lock and settles down
to a table to take notes as II this was an academy
OF law and morals, and anything missed would be
to make education defec i've.
The lawyers are all Jagged, except the reconcile
Sherman, who grows more and more like the
youthful prophet, Samuel. Called TO 40 anything
his whole countenance responds-"Lord. here ar
IL He read gushing letter from Tilton to his
wife, and ITS relevancy was in inverse proportion
to the important way 1t was detained.
The interest was undated all the afternoon
quite as agreeable 10 iolow as early In the trial.
The cross.eXaminatlon OF Theodore 1ilton was
resumed at nve minutes past Two O'Clock. Wit
ness said IL think my son Paul lied in the lattel
part OF August, 1865, not on the 26in OF August
1869; thInk the birth OF my youngest chld vas
the goth Of June 1869; II was the "a or the 2lst
/ always speak with an apprehension of dates.
MORE LETTERS.
Mr.. Sherman read tw o letters from the witness
to his vile con tanning many expressions OF love
and Confidence. Inc first was dated January %