Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-08
BEEslXER'S Defence.
Mere DenialS and Exclamation

! sTEPPING DOWN AND our.
referred to the fact that rather Than shat
! LEGATION relating to Tilton's family. 1 would
| leave the church, for it would destroy IL
| When wrote this letter was in The depths
Of The depths. i know of no more horrihl,
! evil in this world than To hurt friend. In
/ reference to the expressions, 81 am alone"
j referred TO the circumstance that was
! garding the matter. Tie phrase, Though
| You love me not" referred 90 his treatment
| Of me on the Saturday, and his treatment of
! me wren he said i was not the man he
! thought was. During the year that wrote
| OF the "great SORROW that oppressed me. tie
| everlasting resurrection of the trouble was
| for fear besides Mr.. Tilton and his family. ]
| feared that an imputation would be cast on
my teing a minister. 1 feared the story
/ would go around the church, and there would
pc inquiries IN my church, and il would
! damage my usefulness. There would be
A CoNFLAGRATIoN IN NY CHURCH,
which would utterly destroy il. Ibid no, see
! any way out OF Il, ami did a great deal for
| their sake, but tor my own sake did great
| deal more. The charge then was improper
! advances. The other charge had not then
| ruary and March 3, 1876, 10 Moulton. had
| conversation with him about the article in
| The Golden Age We had a talk about the
| rein statement OF TiItOn and his difiic uii.es
wiz Bowen.
| The letter of March s. 1872, was real by
| MI. EvaFts, and the witness was questions
! al, ut the various parts of it. The witness
| sa this estimate in regard tai my feelings
| atO1t MoultOn, in dealing with the matter.
| was true. He seemed to me like a true man
| IL his own rcsitio and also a brother. The
! ference To the Night cometh, in which no
/ n an can work. refers to the constant feeling
of the Christian man on the uncertainty nj
| life. There was an interview between MOul-
| ion and myself about the Golden Age proof.
| az which there was 10 other person present.
| II was in MOulton upper room.
Dir. BBECUER ASTotFNDED.
! lie took the article and told Inc - read IL.
| / V as astounded. and said. Good Heavens!
| Il ark. what do Nou mean? This viii defeat
| al that we have been trying to 10. Do YOU
| link so? said he. Indeed, / do. 1 replied.
! his was about all the conversation thai
PASSED between uS. | Teli the Bowen letter
which was attached. This i the first time
! saw it. ! expressed myself strongly as
! a Christian MAN without swearing ab1U, IL.
| never admitted any of the charges contain
ed in that letter in any shape, manner form
ny degree ! know very little OF the ar5itra-
ton or trlpartitc agreement, and Of The
| settlement male with Titon. Moultoa
| talked 10 me about whether there could not
be an IDitT1tIu1 or settlement of these dilfi-
| culties between Bowen and TiltOn and sug-
| gcSted that | should get some of my friend
IN the church 10 take part in it. | spoke of
| Freeiand and Claflin. j heard aflegwarl
| from MOulton that the first or preliminary
| meeting between the PARTIES, and a draft of
| the agreement was brought 10 me. and after
| the changes had been introduced n il by TIL
| ton L signed ii. Personally I TOOK no
| further part in the matter than have mel
| toned. neVeTsaw
The TIT FOR TAT" ARTICLE,
| but heard il spoken Of do not think !
| beari il referred TO by Tlltou. ] heart him
| say the reason he broke with the Wooihul.s
| was because they We're gOiag 10 publish Slip
| con tanning tue names OF number OF gentle
| men. He said to me that when he found this
| ont he broke his relationship with Mrs
| Woodruff as glOriously as he had formed il.
| DO not rccollect the date of this. ! never said
| TO him that he was foolish in breaking his
| relationship W tn her. nor urged Moutton and
! him to continue 1t. L did Just the opposite
| thing. | was not responsible for his cOHncc-
| ton with Mrs. WoOdHIil in any way. IL Was
| "A surprise to me from the beginning. In th;.
| fall of 1SI2 prior TO the publication Of the
| Woodruff scandal, had heard Of il. MyfirSt
| definite impression about it was visit
| received from
| TALL. THIN. LANK OLD GENTLEMAN
| who told me there was an awful
| Here Mr.. Beach objected 10 the witness
| going on with this revelation.
| MIR. Beecher then continued. never told
| Tilton that had been blackmailed. nor hal
| 4 been. | told M0ultOn OF the visit ma lie bv
| the old man, aud his telling me that the
| story was To be published, and asked If
| nothing could be done To stop IL; Mo9ltoa
| said that tie Thought the mans notion was 10
| blackmail me: the first init NATION of the
| publication Of the Noodhull scandal was
| from Mr.. McKelway, OF the Brooklyn Eagle,
| who called on Inc about il. / saw MOulton.
| thinks next day about it, his counsel was
| from first to last i'll favor that the matter
should he treated with cOntemptuous silence.
| 1iltOn had an Interview with me in MOul-
| tons study after his return from New Hanp-
shire. He Denounced it. and said he would
| StigmatiZe il everywhere he should go a
| false. and. taking me by the hand, said it
| would be branded everywhere as
| A MALICIOUS FALSEHOoD.
| | said | was prepared 20 make a written
denial. but IL ought To go out from TIltOn
| Moulion. and myself Elton said if [. pre
| was TO be any card ii must he after further
| deliberation. did not say that / knew not
| what ] would do If this story We're publishe,l.
| had been requested 10 prepare letter of
! denial TO accompany statement if any was
! to be made Mrs. and Mr.. Tiiton Were also
I 10 write letters OF denial. 1t was not prior
! 10 this, but n later period, when the '.true
| story was read. Mou!tnn, Tilt0n, and my
self We're present then in Moulton's bet
room. when il was read by Mr.. T3lton who
/ was sitting on the sofa. and he said there
| was one part of it which il could stand |
! could stand the whole story. and h then read
| until he reached that part charging me with
| asking Mrs Tito, to become a wife TO me-
| with all that the name implied. He sail
| this was the passage he referred 10. He then
| went OH reading until he got to the eud. |
| said if he published this | must come out
| with a denial Then
| TILToN GOT ANGRY.
| and MOultOn took him III Gand. and they Ia
/ Il lively discussion. Nothing further was
| spoken at that interview about Publishing
! this true story" understood 1t was drawn
! mp for publication. but nothing was then said
about il being published. When / left the
| parties on that occasion they were still talk
| ing. The first and last thing | said was that
| if that statement Were published would N OF
| stand il, but would show ficht. / heard il 10
| the end. ard left before their discuss sion was
| concluded. | never heard this paper read
| again. nor did again see IT, The interview
| al which MTS. FiltOn was present was I'm the
carly part OF december, lS.2 L went there
| to adjust letters Tor publication. / think il
| was desired to have Mrs. Tilton present, and
| Frank Carpenter, who came in, was sent for
| her. Mr.. Tilton spoke of some statement he
was drawing up, but il was not shown me.
| When Mrs. TiltOn came drew a letter from.
| my pocket, which had prepared in consO-
| nance with arrangements with MoIlton. Til
ton brought Mrs Til!0p papeg in his baud
| Writing, and she said 10 ME, any friend.
! am 1 to write this?'' and ! said, Yes, if
| il expressed her views" She then copied
| the letter that was in Mr.. Tiltons writing
| and signed it. / did not see the letter In
| Mr. Tilton's handwriting, nor did 1 read il.
| At the interview of the 29th at which Mrs.
| Tilton was present the witness denied that
| he used the words attributed to him by Til
| ton in his testimony. The sentence in my
card about my ao4 uaintance with Mrs. Til
| ton inspiring me 18th the utmost esteem for
| her was not Mr. Tilton's suggestion or max
| ing. He had nothing more TO do with ii than
I he has with the formation OF the angels.
| There was q conference between MoultOn
| and me as TO the ground my letter ought to
! cover, and went down and read IL over to
| him, and he suggested some change, which l