New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
PROMISES MADE IN THE PLAINTIFFS OPEN
ING NOT FULFILLED

Ny friend Sherman calls my attention, as
illustrative Of the point to page 677, second
volume. This is the testimony OF Charles Storrs :
asked Mr.. Tlton,says l. what Is g, the matter with
ably disposed to the project and rather talked against It
than for it," Mr. I1ton says Calm had better look
out; perhaps something can be said about him."
Well, when Theodore nlton comes to say it, he had
better find other witnesses than Frank MouitOn and his
wife to carry through tho CHARGE and, let me tell him.
after developments of this trial. though his
friend Butler should tender his services to his friend
Cain his adviser he will have decided preference
for Benjamin +. Tracy and William N. Evarts. The
schemng and shallow brain Of this man advised
what doubtless seemed to him and MOultOn a
cunning expedient in writing this letter to Mr. Beecher
1t would to rcpudae the act Of his agent Carpen-
ter IL his negotiations fall 1t would quicken Mr. Beeeher
to aid these negotiations by inducing his friends to
cede Internationally, to Mr.. Carpenters demands and
to enable Tton they failed, to put himself upon the
lofty ground he could accept anything at the
hands OF Henry Ward Beocher The effrontery OF the
biaokmaer, gentlemen, is curOusly Illustrated by the
fact admitted by Moulton in his crossexaminaoD and
without approaching Its damning effect upon him
self, that on this Same I'd Of May the draft was
made upon that very fund to which have already re-
ferred and which succeeded by draft exhaust
Ing the fund And In regard to Mr. Carpenter gentle
men, desire call your attention to tho fact that in the
opening of this case my friend Judge Morris distinctly
announced to you that he should prove by Frank Car
ppnter that Henry ward Beecncr cDnIcS5cu
adultery with Elizabeth r. Titon. Tho Plaintiffs closed
their evidence but the busy agent Of Titon was not
called We closed ours, and they went through their
evidence still Carpenter not called. MOulton
back; Tilton came back Stephen Pearl Andrews Vas
brought everybody brought that could be reached
You saw Frank Carpenter in court lowering tho
fines of the ground. This man, the only impartial
who ever pretended that Henry Ward Beecher made
such confession dare not appear Why mott If this is
HOY han
pen that the only disinterested witness by
whom tho assertion to be proved is
not willing to confront jury with his oathf And the
Same counsel indicated to you in his opening that al
though Mrs Bradshaw might not DO able to prove the
confession OF Henry Ward Bcecher she would at least
prove the confession of Elizabeth r. Ton OF
it would have been Illegal but, strangely enough in the
course Of their evidence they called her to the stand and
introduced evidence letter written by her to Henry
Ward Beecher in which she says, with all the wOmans
| feryOr Of her soul:
do MT believe the infamous charges OF Theodore Til
ton against you, and Elizabeth, his wife, has
fessed TO me that you offered her an ndignity.
Moulton don't fall Tlton don't fail; Mrs. Mouton ia
here How does 1t happen that the witnesses whom the
public were led expect not here II it were true
III respectable and leading artist in the City Of Brooklyn
had from Henry Ward Beecher such confession do you
suppose he would not have been on that stand,
| the man who was willing to run as an er-
| rand boy I'm behalf Of Theodore TiltOn and to
| circulate caumnes against Mr.. Beecher in the
clubs who has been here,-why Is he not there
The accusation is false. He did not swear to it, because
IL was not true not however because tho other side did
| not mean to provo by him that it was true Again,
| submit that the blackmail purpose Of
| these proceedings is still further illustrated
by the fact that appears in MoultOns testimony at page
$50 OF the first volume that the Goth of the same
month Of May, and just before the appearance OF the
Bacon letter. Mouon and Tlton put their names on the
back OF the last for the balance Of Beecher 0OO
and the further fact that that date Tons account
with the firm Of Woodruff Robinson largely over
drawn.
| THE ATTEMPT TO BLACKMAIL PERSISTENT.
Have YOU ever doubted where that Bacon let
ter was written Now, here, too, We have an lustra
ton OF Moulton. Here is the fact that The Golden Age
was then practically bankrupt that 1t was on the eve OF
being turned 10 Clark sinking concern; that
Tlton then connecting the Bacon letter; that Mou
ton usual protesting To oppose but he and Tlton
engaged In connecting, in the hope or still bringing
the friends OF Beecher to contribute further sums to them
under the name OF charity Mouton did not even then
abandon the purpose in which for the time he seemed to
DO balied Even after the publication OF the Bacon let
ter, with his usual smooth and oily dupcity,
he pretended to Mr.. Beecher to have been
opposed publication, and he had the cool erontery
and indscretion tell Mr. Beecher that he, Frank Mou
tom had offered 50 900 in gold to Theodore Tton 70 sup
press the publication Of that letter. Do you believe he
ever intended to pay 5000 in gold To Theodore Tton
for the purpose serving Henry Ward Beeoher Is that
the man This is tho who obtained the whole
| berr of Mr. by ayiu In