The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-09
EErOETzD EKPHEssET ToR rHE HoRSrSs LEADER.
N G HIT RE p Or IT
Moulton Wants to be Tried
for Libel.
The District Attorney Can
not Accommodate Him at
Present.
News from the Sioux Com
mission.
The Northern Sioux to Join
the Great Council.

New York, July S.-After giving his
testimony yesterday, Beecher went
with the District Attorney before the
grand jury, ard indictments were or
dered against Loeder and Price.
New York, July S.-A committee
consisting Of a. w. Jenny, ]. NJ. Pet
tingill, DIR. Conant, Prof. Sprague, lf.
G. Hall has been appointed to make
arrangements for a public and social
reception to be given Henry Ward
Beecher early in the fall during the
week preceding his resumption of
preaching. The meeting is intended
as a public expression of confidence
in, and love for the pastor of Plymouth
Church. A number of the clergy and
many eminent citizens of Brooklyn
have signified their intention of parti
cipating in the movement.
The following correspondence be-
tween Frank Moulton and District
Attorney Britton, explains itself:
Moulton's letter. Sir, it is now
nearly ayear since, at the instance of
Beecher, 1 was indicted for libel, in
charging him with adultery with
Elizabeth Tilton. During this time
the prosecution has taken no steps for
trial of the Indictment. / am ad-
vised have right to demand a
trial, ana accordingly, here beg to
notify you that 1 am ready at any
moment to meet the charge, and re-
quest you TO appoint the earliest prac-
ticable dry for the trial and since it is
intimated by the partisans of the prose-
cutor that they intend to shield him
from the consequence of exposure
involved in the trial Of my charge of
adultery, by procuring n Withdrawal
or suppression of the indictment, |
hereby protest against such invasion
of public justice and outrage upon
private right. If Beecher be innocent
of the e'charge l have published against
him, 1 ought to be punished for my
ofTense. On the other hand, if have
not accused him falsely, and he were
found guilty of the of1ense. society and
law owe me an acquittal and vindi-
cation from the Indictment preferred
against me.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS d. MoULToN.
To Hon. Winchester Britton,
District Attorney
To f. ID. MouEton:
naor Sir.Tha Ho
acter of your publications in relation
to the Beecher-Tilton controversy for
the past year have been such that am
inclined to think that in case l am
called upon to prosecute criminally
every libel which has been published
in connection with it, the more i'm
portant administration of criminal
law will of necessity stand over for the
next half century. 1t is among the
misfortunes of civil courts that parties
may there indulge in all manner of
quarres and exploits, natural or artiti-
fetal, at their will; but the courts of
criminal jurisdiction are moved only
by the people and for the people of the
DldlS.- III ILLS lOG "SdlleT Jdll-CdSSS
like these of Loeder and Price, have
preference. 1t is regarded as greater
hardship for parties not yet proven
guilty, to sweat in Raymond street
Jail than to suffer from libelous puhIi-
cations. 1t would afford me great
pleasure to try you for any offense
coming within the severe duties of
the summer months, but it is out of
my power to indulge you in what you
seem to regard as a luxury, at the cost
of neglect of business. Later I may
be able to accommodate you to your
entire satisfaction, and then you may
have reason to rejoice that the ordeal
had not taxed your energies and forth
tude during the heated term.
Very Respectfully,
Winchester Britton,
District Attorney