New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-12

NEW,Y
the evidence on the direct closed Ttons counsel had
consultasion aud decided tn hold me back ot iehuia
snpPosr rom NJ Bessae.s stie ~ se s mp
Mr. Tracy made blatant threats or
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closed 70 the Surprise OF the plaintiffs
lawyers, not one word had been produced that
point at stlge where might have been called ana
that considered too nnmpotant to waste time nln
rect examination. testified Chat represented Mr. mon
in conversation about starting a new pspes n au ~
dnce Thai Mr. Carpenter had any authority I" represent
Mr. Tion" rnis was ION, yer renresrpt w.
Trion, but ' never did represent him III any ae..'.
ever either 10 Mr. scnutz or any other Mr. schuiis
you will remember cross-eXamuled Sharply On lhi'
point. much confused. and there TIE proseen
both dates and facts His partner M sOttnwi.n
Porter and MIR Evarts quoted him as
one Of the men nom won, f q,l,o ~ STATE
they said, tred TO raise lnoney Iot 1isn- 800 ~
nieut absolutely untrue ard unsupported by Nn' -;
proof DO not know Mr.. souhwick by sight eyen ana
never sBo1e Ia lln 10 my ne AZ ]. rs w. o,rnsv
"rebttal" witness ~ limited TO the points aItlus
% 80, IN ci,iaf NV evid,nce was not needed I'm rebut-
tai and evidence of mine at that point Ia me
sepf hlck for ehata" The defense abandoned those
points requiring rebatia from me, and was not lied
Mr. G%Tnat Mr. Tton attempted through to raise
money from Be cher and his friends Is II c0h'eName
that Chs point made by Mr. Beccher tn his COnlittto
ist Iloer and one OF his strongest points then, would
not nave proved te trial u II could nave been
proycdi The trouble was that II they had attempted 10
brow II Nj Boech,r would been convicted OF false
hood TO Committee; and 80 II was Abandoned b"h
Mr. ntOn aud nay self axe completely viidcate1 rom
fhe change of Mr. Beecer OF last Dy the dolsnse
themselves When Mr. Beeeber told his COMMITTEE st
Summer mat demand aud threat were MAZE upon
him. he was not under oath The fact that on tie W.T.
nesssiand he did not affirm this statement is PROOF
positive of It's being the f,isehood he knew 1t to
be when he asserted ii 70 his Committee Tue lI-
Their fact Henry NJ Clevcnds sick room testimony
was read in court and that this matter was dropped
Beeehers Ia afraid their ellen! would DC con-
vcted o iasehood out OF the mouth OF ms o" witness
and committeeman.
FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF TIE SCANDAL.
H.--when did you first hear OF the scandals
Mr. C-My first intimston OF wrong came from lady
intimate in the Tton family now deadl. during visit
she made to my studio early in the year just after
Titon's rupture with Bowen. Some weeks later Mr.. til
ton and myself one day lunched Their and tcrward
strolled into the City Hall Park. Mr. Ton here =
closed in brief the cts OF ms rupture VIII boWch
He charged Mr.. Beecher with having been gny OF
great misconduct in his Tiltons house He told me OF
the CHARGES Bowen Lad l'de ,'-1iIi,t 44
statement filed me win alarm lie old me- tiinh
Mr. Beecher's apology remember that asked MN OF
their relations az mar TINE 10 ylc OlleI L4s ISi9 W.
that the sst they met-only few days before ana
he named the Gay-BeecAef caine up ana Kissed MN ON
savior" While Titon did not state specifically
found impression upon DO recollect any other
T ai,' OF S s 7 Wien that publ
cation occurred in the country, aud did NOT return
found Mr. Titun Of mind bordering on srac-
ton. lie told did not sleep for month and asked
his house. He told he had been to see DR.. storrs
f0 ask MS ice about the publication Of a card that
DR. Storrs told him card Lat evaGed and dd nr deny
Mis-. woOlhuls charges would DC worse than useless
MRS. T1LTONs LETTER TO DR.. sTogEs.
MI Carpenter continued now come back to the 10th
December As have said, passed the night Of the 18th
at Mr. Tilons house. The next morning. after break
fast WAS the back parior with Mrs. Ilon, when MI
Ti;on IN and sad. Elizabeth, We have just - MN
utes to meet the appointment al DT Siorrs
was nv niatlon that Airs. Ilt0n was "a accom-
pany him Dr. stoTrss Mrs. TiltOn apparently shIank
ro fa aj he n' si TheodoTe don't ask her 70
go can't write something instead OF going III per
son Mr.. Tou acecded, snd airs. Triton, 80 far a.
could see, voluntarily went into another room on! OF
ny sight, leaving Mr.. Tlton and myself togriher.
Before she went ont OF the room siie Sii'l no"
can express ltF Mr. IItoh replied, lod ca.
sentence ~ the letter winch has now become laillr
Ms. Titon LEFT the room. AID thousn she went ~
stars. sac was gone perhaps twenty minutes. h1eh
She handed Mr.. Tlton, Who read and SAID Eliza
beth you have stated il With exceeding dc!icacr hotter
than could have doue" THIS expression OF ar. 4hjon
receiving the letter from lis wife roTeh lDer NJ" Az
ton Of Ma Ion's stliemeh. 10 M BoeoncIs eohI'-
te when read with astcnshnent bu; can DO no less
NJ CT was present during the eutre interview with
Dr. -t0rrs when Ms. TlfOnS statement was read. Dr.
S,orr~ nd Ar ToE. excuse NJ BAL Is that tnD whole
truth ?" Hr. Titon reped tndt " not ai II was
understatencni bus he could answer no questions
and a part only. of Mr.. B,echer's :" letter of con-
triton" l reeollect distinctly the sentence, size
sinued against" Before leaving lir ~forrs,
r0n stated positively 10 that Ar. b'ec!er had cou-
tesscd adultery 10 I'm ana 7" NJ hpIuh III ctt.I
with Of Mr. Bowen's charges, and that Mr. Beech
al the same time named tne woman, when naine,
however, Hr. IntJn dd not disclose. In Subsequent
interview between Dr. St0rrs and myself DR.. rtoITs
asked what Vas my belief concerning slr 6eecLtEs
orcnsc. which evidently concealed under Mrs
TtOu's language. Neither Of as believed tiat the
nom Mr. Tntnn's lips mat that not the whole truth
stated 10 Dr. my conviction n regard % the mat
ter from TIE beginning o: my knowledge OF the ctsea
conviction should have exprc ssed nnieserVecy uh the
tO which OvtlOn Dumb"rsO 81 my irende
can bear witness Before leaving this etterOf Mrs TOns
70 Or sturrs written, have said voluntarily fas
could call attention TO the extraordinary position
occupied since this letter was written oy Mt bcrcner
Tton deliberately wrote on the 18th of December
49, what beecher swcIe was me orisnal enarse ="
To be shown 10 brother minister iDr Si0i1sl,
and SIR Beecher is informed of IL and does nothing about
ItnO TenOnsr1nce with Iirs l1tOn no explanation 20
Dr. On any theory Of Innocence Was any thinS
ever 80 Hieomprehensibe as Mr. Bcechcrs course 4
Would Mrs. TltOn repeat charge she had once re-
traced l. not proof charge OF Dee 80
1870 was not improper proposals" but that it was
adultefyf
THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT.
R--wLat was the origin OF the newspaper schernel
Mr.. Cone day think it was early II December-f
was in Mr. Bowen's private Office at The Independent
rooms and We were speaking Of Dcecher and Til
ton, when Bowen made this remark: Mr. Car
penter how would 1t do for INC TO take those
two men (Beecler and TiltOnj and put them
both back on lie IsdepesdentP Mr.. Bowen used some
the lsk ~ his life pnsing ~ and bearing them 10 "a
place of safety" He sad Mr. Beecher would return to