New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13
MR.. MOULTON'S PLANS FOR MANAGING THB
COMMITTEE.

Q. Well, please state the conversation az
did occur A. Mr.. MOulton still had n multitude u
plans and Suggestions; they swarined; LiS BRAIN was
fertile, and he brought them to me, one and
another; sometimes / thought OF tlem and sonetim1s
1 didn't but in regard tis he SAID to me he theugbs
that Committee could be managed yet, that thsrs
should not bethere should not be direct clash betwora
Mr. Tilton and me fnay-sonahins to that effect, aud
he wanted TO know whether there was not somebody n
that Committee whom could introduce him, and with
whom he conld talk and whom he could influence in ths
matter 1 said no. didn't think there was He ncH-
Toned Mr. Sagc's name and told him he the last
man thought in the Committee that he could influence
or would; that Mr Sage loved me- beloved ~ wen -
he did his lfe but that he not man who on thsa
account would swerye from the task which bad been
imposed upon him; that he meant business, and
that the whole Committee meant business; that
meant to havo them transact business. told
him that the Committee appointed after all
other things had failed that there was nothing else
for me but that investigation and that was deter
mined to have It, and that appointed the Committee Of
men that would stand before the community unhn
peachabe and yet who had not been mixed up with any
of the heated discussions in the church and who would
undertake look at this whole question with judicial
investigations told him my purpose originally bad been
TO havo Judge Benedict the Committee as the leading
man on It, but that he had for private reasons tanong
Others that he living Staten Island at that tlel
declined the task and that there had been appointed on
stood above all reproach and that had enoned ON them
TO make thorough invest CATION. ana | meant H. aud
they were going do IT, and that any attempt 10 turn
them aside way or the other would f.ll
Q. Mr.. Beecher, did You at this time, this month Of
july stated be somewhere between tie 2Jth aud 5oth
Of July, have interview between yourself and MI.
MOulton-havc conversation OF this kind with llm
told Mr. Beecher that Mr.. Tilton never would have
written that card il bad not been for tie mn, anon
b core sDoudeuce with The Committee aud tho assertion
of bia wifi and ~ BC0clpr
Don't you know that you arc dong yCuiset or are va
away from Tncodorci Don't y0u know GREEDY we'd
Influence that that woi,n as had Over I'm u You
ought TO send her back 10 him." and ~ 'id, 'IhSs
eryP
Did you have any such conversation that a. did
not, Sir; did not.
Q. Was there any conversation IN which your keeping
her away from her husband was spoken OF A. No, Sir;
OF course there not had nothing to do with be,
sta wing or going.
Mr.. Fullerton-YOu have answered the question, MI
Beecher.
O. Did Mr. Moulton speak TO you about, or npuse
to You the keeping OF Mrs TtOn away from her hus
bandit A. He did not
O. Mr. Deechcr, up to the time Of your preparing and
presenting this paper that has been read to the Invest
eating Committee, had you the opinion thai you have
heretofore expressed that this undue withdrawal Of aeo
ton wife from tho husband and attraction To your
self had taken placel A. did.
@ You retained that opinion up 10 that timoi A. 10
tanned that opinion retained that opinion some con
side rable time after that.
O. When If at ALL did you change your view or oppion
on that subject A. Well the feeling 50 rooted and
grounded In me that the change, after was informed
Mr. BGach-Oh. wait, waitl
Mr. Evarts-Thc question il the date.
The witness-It was after Mrs. Tiltons testimony No
fore the Committee and after representations were made
10 me by those who knew about her.
Mr. Beach, object 70 this.
O. Whom in point Of time, Mr. Beccher, was III A.
was should say, in the August of 1874.
O. Since that change have yOu-up 10 this time has tAas
change continued A. Yes Sir.