The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-01

was conversation, in which til
Ton complained OF Mrs. Baecher,
and Mrs Morse turning
BESSIE TURNER AGAINST HIM.
he sad that Beecher had said that he
humbied himself before him (TiItonl as be-
icre bis God, and he would make him
90 so. expressed my sympathy for him.
met him on another occasion, when he said
that his wife had charged Beecher with hav-
ing made improper proposals 70 her; thai
ne nad told this to Beeeher and the latter
bac procnre1 retraction from her and that
Mouiton had gone to Beecher with a pistol
arc s, MADE nlm surrender it. In March. 1872
i1lton called and said be had been West on
a lecturing tour, where he had been coldI1-
received, He didn't understand why he was
Giscnarged Dy Bowen. He showed me an ar
Iic-e ne was going TO publish and / said this
was not proper article to be published
L told him Beecher denied all the eheroas
and ne said be knew it. This was in the ar,
ticie, and [ called his attention to it. I told
nirl Bowen would do him justice and some
thlng was said about arbitration. prom
lsed TO see Bowen about Tilton's claim for
SIX monlh's services. He left this personal
statement with mo to show it to Bowen-
offered to show it to Bowen the next night
but he said either that he knew OF
!, II or hao read 1t. talked with him about
Triton after this and told him part of the
conversation between Bowen and myself 7
told him Bowen said be never received anv
such letter as that OF January lst. Is7I and
that suggested to Bowen that it would be
wiser ana oetter to settle with him and avoid
oe scandal and he thought NOT. Alter some
talk. l said thought Bowen would settle
the claims. AHthis time Tilton wanted to
know II 1 would act as arbitrator for him.
l acted with Clsfiin and Freelsnd at MouI-
toms house. I went there with Bowen.
Iilton and MouIton were there. Claffin and
freeiand had not arrived, and 1 went for
them. advised that Beecher's matters
should not be brought in, but it was af-
terwards understood that thew should
come in. Bowen and Tilton laid
their cases down and withdrew. Tue mat
ter was discussed and they came in. Claf-
I'm stated that these parties were to sign the
agreement; all the papers were to be
burned. sBowen was to pay Tilton 81, ,OOO-
Tllton objected to signing the papers. and
wished to change it. he was
finally allowed to ammend il by the ar
bltrators. 1t was understood that
Clahln should take the paper to Wilke-
son and have it engrossed, and there was an
arrangement that 1t snould be given TO one
person and not given up unless with the
consent OF all the parties. Bowen then
drew up his check for the amount. Tilton
and Moulton agreed to burn the letter. but
OOnOh colu Ddu EOl6. Inc letter OF
apology and Tilton's letter of January 1 to
Bowen were among
THE PAPERS To BE BURNED.
When the check was dra Rn it was given to
Tilton, and we then separated. After this
Tilton said to me that he thought Moulton
was the proper custodian OF that paper.
This was dissentsd to by other parties. A
few days after the arbitration 1 had con-
versation with Tilton and Moulton at the
latter's housey Moulton said that Sam Will
On, yes, burned them. and he
laughed. Said he: "If / burned them
what would Theodore do in case of
trouble. After the publication of the Wood
hull scandal, Tilton called at my house. He
said ii was an infamous article and contained
a great many lies about his wife and Beecher,
and that he was writing a story about it, not
that Beecher had not made improper propc-
sails to his wife, but nothing criminal oc-
CURED, and that shis wife was as pure .as
light. He spoke of having written
Woodhull's life, and that it damaged him
more than $4,000. L told Tilton that Car
penter had talked with me about starting a
| newspaper in New York for his benefit, and
having seen Claflin be was not fsvorably dis
posed toward the scheme; that Beecher was
to be editor, Tilton foreign correspondent,
and Carpenter was to have some Office
in it. They proposed to buy a
paper which was in the Asso-
ciated Press and the Express and
Commercial Advertiser were talked CT. So
was the Brooklyn Union and Golden Age.
/ tcld him all these schemes were discussed.
He said Carpenter had talked 10 him about
il. II we were TO buy a Brooklyn paper.
| Tilton was to be editor, and Bsecher 10 have
nothing to do with it. Otherwise,
if it was New York morning
paper, Beecher was TO be editor. Tilton
frlll hath f44 Il, -
the Tribune stock. He asked me at one time
about selling and investing the money in
other securities. 1 had communication
with Jflton at Ovington's after his wife lefS
| him. He said no must now, his wife having
left him,
SMASH ELIZABETH AND BEEcHER.
1 said was sorry, and that this was
unfortunate. liz August, 1874, was sent
for TO Moulton's house by Woodruff
/ I went there and had an interview with
| Moulton up stairs. Mouiton laughed and
said he did not know that would come To
see a blackmailer. De also said that BeecheH
had confessed his adultery to him, and that
If his advice had been followed it would
have been better. He also said, your brother
must not sign the report oi
} the church committee until 1 be cross.
examined or will make another statement
He said he had been Bsecher's friend until
he had called him slsckmailer. but thai
now Beecher had got to look out for himself
: This was on August %. Moulton had been
down east before this interview. 1 do
not remember Mr.. Tilton charging
! his wife with adultery with Beeeher
excspt on influence IN a conversation
with me in 1871 or 1872. He talked of suiR,
party for having said his wife had com
mitted adultery with Beecher.' After the
termination of a certain law suit agains
Moulton last year, December 10, 1874, h'
sent for me to come and see him. i went
and had a conversation with him. He saiG
Beecher was a liar, and used other words il
substance. He said, also, that he was lib
ertine. The court here adjourned. 1t is be
lieved that Beecher will be on the stand to
? morrow.
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