New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08
THE RENEWED SOCIAL RELATIONS.


THE RENEWED SOCIAL RELATIONS
And now what were these renewed social
relations Take them they show themselves in I'M
disputed evidence. Mr. TiltOn and Mr.. Beecher
peatedly together Mr. MOultOns after the starting Of
The Golden Ag after the active movement that was ex-
pected to elevate Mr. Tiltons fortunes and restore him
to influence editor and to credit in society or that
there dispute. Mr.. TiltOn and Mr. Beecher met at
The Go,den Age Office Mr. TiltOn endeavOred 10 get,
through Mr. sOuthwck, Mr.. Beechers influence on Mr..
Cabin, Mr. Southwcks uncle and Mr.. Beechers parish
Toner, to take stock in The Golden Agei there a
Yacht excursion which they both took part and both
by the invitation OF M0uton and perhaps another exe
sion, even, besdes-f the two not confOunded by
different witnesses when really there but one.
You find them dining together at Moutons house in the
Fall OF 1872 and having that talk about the prospects
the future OF BOTH and the interest in the political
campaign and the speeches that each Of them was
making the side and the other; cordial greet
mgs-no pretense that they not corda-when they
met; the kiss at Mr. Mouton's, about which the only
doubt is whether Mr. Beecher kissed Mr.. Tton on the
forehead the lips, TitOn putting 1t on the
forehead, escape anything like participation.
suppose, except that OF passive recipient, but Mr.
Beecher saying OF the kiss that what Mr. TitOn
has disclosed ia all right as TO the time and
place OF its occurrence, but that IL on the
lips and not the forehead; and certainly Mr..
Beecher would have needed have got up chair,
Mr TtOn have surrendered himself 10 this en-
brace much more decidedly If 1t the forehead
than If 1t the lips at all events he did not APP
parenty repel it, Then, after Mr.. TtOn's from
Hampshire after this scandal had burst out, there
c0rdality and shaking Of hands with MI Beecher on
his return. about which there is no dspue and then
YOU have what Mr. Moulton and Mrs. Mouon said 70 Mr.
Halliday Mr. Mouiton said to Mr. Halliday, when ne
was nquiring about this affair Of Mr. Beecher, this
IL, M cns NJ
Halliday amnot member of yourchurch, hut my wife is,
and do you suppose, il Mr.. Beecher bad man. l
would allow him TO and sit here at the table with
my wife a guest, he frequently does y That il not
contradcted by Mr.. MoultOn. Now gentlemen, you
what the English judge saw-yOu have 1t out or
MOultons mouth that he said to Mr.. Halliday when
Mr. Halliday wished to get at whether MOulton had any
foundation for these stories, whether there was any
thing To support them they had been promulgated by
the WOodhulls, Mr. Halliday, do You suppose II Dir.
Beecher a bad man would allow him 10 come and
sit here at the table with my wife guest he ire
quenty does" Aud Mrs Mou.tOn said to the same gen
;leman: Mr.. Halliday, Mr. Beecher is M pastor aud
mas been from my childhood, and believe IN him, and
there is nothnathat they say that will affect M
confidence him. my affection for him, one particle"
Now when Mrs MOultOn asked, as she in ad-
vance before called Mr.. Halliday upon this point
when her is called to he evidence proposed 20
be drawn from Mr. Halliday, how does she negative 1t
Only thus: that remembers saying 10 ME- IiaIily
Mr. Beecher is my pastor, and has been from my child
hood she cannot remember that she used the Latter
part expressions she does not say that she did
not Use them as understand il and what under heaven
she should have uttered the first proposition for-tha;
Mr. Beecher had been her pastor from her chdhOOd-and
there stopped, no understand 1t tile intro
ducon OF the asseveratiOn Talk TO me as tn whether
there any truth IN these charges against Mr. Beecner
Why. have known him since my childhood; he has been
+ hecam "a member of his church youth
and have known him since. and nobody can make
me believe evil OF him." And this is not c0ntradcted
when Mr. Halliday says:
I never saw Mrs. MoultOn at the church except she
"a Ina at Mr. Beecher's request at the close Of the
servce-came around and If Mr. Beecher not where
he could shake and with her she would wait
until he and did so and THINK Inv araDlY shook
hands with those OCCASIONS don't think that the
number OF times exceeded six.
o. on every one OF these occasions did she shake hands
specially with Mr.. Beeeheri A. think invariably.
Nobody has contradiced that Now the portrait. The
portrait was from Mr. TiltOns in the Fa ot 1870
20 the Clinon-st house of the MoutOns, and remained
there until they moved; it hung in their parlor
Clintonst and hung in their parlor in Remsen-st., in
their new 1.-THE house which they at present occupy
| Supposed until it taken from the parlOr time
during the last year and placed up stairs IN one OF the
principal bedrooms either OF the wife OF the husband
Of that family Now, gentlemen, you with what i'm
mcnse force these facts (which jury always wants u
have) OF the conduct of the way people did, bear upon
the relations OF these parties, IN connection with the
views OF sensible court have read them 10 you and
to his Honor from the in the English Ecclesiastical
Courts Now you have doubt whatever VI the move
mens during this period toward q newspaper, in which
Mr. Frank Carpenter made the agent OF Mr. TiltOn
and in which he went around seeing Mr.. Beocher's
friends and seeing Mr.. TiltOn's friends. for
Mr. Schultz was his friend, Mr. Southwick
was his friend-Mr Clahin Mr. BeecheI's
friend II you please especially the interview with Mr.
Charles storrs and with Mr. schultz-all these efforts
which Mr. Carpenter active in Mr.. r1lOn's behalf
and which led afterward TO conversations directly be-
tween these parties and Mr.. Tlton in which Nr Tton
was accused OF attempting 10 build himself up out o. i'm
putatiOns against Mr.. Beecher, and Of backmailing
when he knew there foundation for the matter
and denied the blackmaing and they had club arb
raon, and called in bystander, Mr.. Bailey to hear
both sides, and he decided that Mr. Tilton black
mailer that is that this proposition of mis- iu the way
that he put t-of getting up q newspaper in which Mr.
Beecher and himself 20 be coadutors was IN the
nature Of coercion upon Mr. Beecher and Mr. Beecers
friends upon his own Tltons showing TO do this thing
In his Mr. Beecher's behalf not on the merits not the
inducements that would affect Mr.. Beechers own con-
duct the ground that he Tilton, had story
or other against Mr. Beecher. But am only look
ing ut the evidence OF the disposition OF Mr. Tton, Is
manifested by this open activity not to call merely
actOn-ts open activity his part TO promote inter-
course. combination cooperation, association IN the res
toraton HIS Mr. TtOns fortunes between Mr. Beecher
and himself &c. too have only the invited restora-
ton Of the old habits OF intercourse, but have
OF conduct Mr. Beechcrs part OF great discretion
doubt which shows clearly that such relation
the plaintiff pretends exisedshows It in the notes that
passed between Mrs. Tlton and himself occasions
where pastor could rightly address parshioner few
in number to be surc and in the several In which
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