The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-22

TILTOy AND BEECHER.
Continuation OF Henry w Bcccher's
Testimony.
CROss-RXAMINAT1oN.


We take up the testimony Where our
telegraphic report left off on Wednesday
morning.
On an evening visit to Moultons house
he introduced the matter and drew letter
out of his pocket, from which he read ex-
tracts the writer stated there was sent
cash check for $4,000, and two time drafts
had also been sent. Moultou laid two time
drafts on the table, but he said he would
not use them understood that the cash
draft had been applied Moulton then
brought his hand down on the table and
said this Is what l call true friendship
there appeared to me nothing in this obscr-
walton, nor did think it was given as q
hint to me, although l took it as one the
contribution | gave next day was volun-
tary | did not understand payment had
anything to do with the settlement between
Tilton and myself if anything of the kind
had been said it never would have been
paid l paid the money from motives of
kindness few days after this interview
raised money, or took steps to raise it
think met Moulton on the street when !
gave him $4,000 do not know when |
paid this money that it was Matchmaking
| before this had paid Moulton So 900 paid
/ HOut dlttt ~ paul tulo DlOutJ CUttI-
| fully without thinking had been taken
advantage of this you will understand APP
| plies to Moulton / have no means of get
ting at the exact amount of sums paid
when Moulton got $4,000 he was to hus-
band it, and feed it out to Tilton judicious-
| " and carefully had no reason to think
that Theodore Tilton was matchmaking me;
/ do not remember that the fact of money
| being given to Mouton was to be kept Sc
cret had transient impression after
| paid So 900 for Tilton, and at the time that
made statement that Tlton was obtain
ing money from me and was levying black
mail on me. In my direct examination
chided Moulton for not applying TO me, but
| never thought that he had used improper
means to get it from me this dissatisfac-
ton spoken of in my statement occurred
about August IA, when $4,000 was paid,
and the thought fitted through my mind
that it was blackmail the $4,000 did not
SAVIOR of blackmail when / paid it
Mouton told me it would set the Golden
Age free from difficulties, and spoke about
the efforts of Tilton's friends in that
direction do not think the thought Of
blackmail came after the committee's in
vestigation in 1874; it was some other per-
son who mentioned the word blackmai! to
|
Tracy; l defended Moulton, but il was
beaten into me by good, sound admoni,i1n,
and l was told | was green; | have nc
thought now about whether Mouton III
tended to levy blackmal when he got
$1,000 from me; | am afraid he did; when
/ am brought to the point the thought
comes to me that 1t was blackmai; Moul-
ton appealed to my generosity and kind
ness, and therefore 1t was species OF
moral Matchmaking; my lawyers talked a
good deal to me about it, and fought this
into my head they intimated to me a good
deal worse than Moulton did; if he used
my generous feelings in obtaining money
for Tilton; think he did levy blackmai
on me; after the interview told him that
l would pay this money; he did not men,
ton the sum ; might haye paid $1,000
or $500; 1t was after my return from the
White Mountains that my lawyers talked
to me about it; l had before that made 6
statement before the committee 1t was
not my written statement, but was taker
down by stenographer after my return
from the White Mountains thought it wa:
blackmail when made this statement toe
in August, 1874, had an impression that
it was blackmail it was one of my waver
ing moments when / thought so it was
my fixed impression then did not reat
any newspaper that touched the subject Of
Moulton's blackmail, nor remember OF
hearing it at all in October, 1874, Tracy
Sherman, Winslow, Sage, Storrs, anC
Cleveland talked me into the idea that il
was blackmail also talked with W. O.
Bartlett, a lawyer, about it and also witt
Ross W. Raymond and his hand was al
ways heavy on me / spoke to Cleve
land, Shearman and Raymond about it
Mr. Cleveland was parIshioner Of mine
and associated with j. b. Ford Il Co., il
the publication of the Christian Union he
learned from me the facts of the matter anC
was appointed a member of the nvestigat
ing committee he expressed his mine
before my statement, that this was black
mail do not remember that | made
a statement of facts before he was ap.
, pointed on the committee he expressed
opinions to me about these facts some o.
the other members of the committee
talked to and got expressions of opinions
from them on some points / also talked
with Sage, but got no expression of opinion
from him. did not hear the report of tn,
committee when it was read, and hav,
never read it / understood there was
triumphant acquittal in that report, an(
, also heard it from other friends neve
remember his telling me what was in i
about matchmaking or the pistol scene
had no business relations with Sage, but h,
. was friend of mine Storrs, Cleveland
White and Winslow were the other mem
bers of the committee think delivered
a sermon once on the nobility of comics
sion. Fullerton read extracts from thi
sermon III which witness advocated comics
sion in some cases as wise matter, and il
other cases when injury would result, 81
: lence. Witness said | do not remember
delivering this sermon but regard it as ,
sound doctrine the date of this sermon
zee, is Oct. 4, 1868. Adjourned