The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-30
THE SCANDALS NEW SUIT.
mr.. MOULTON EvPLITNTNG WHY Wyg
INSTITUTED THE ACTTON.

The Pivmouth Pastors ~ad story Of Dishonor
- The Sin that he Commi'tcd Throu1h
Love nccchcr's Conf ssiors Repeated.
Mr.. Moultou was found Yesterday morn-
ing NJ fun length on q sofa IN bis study. wreath
ing his head with cigar smoke, and reading nt
ease. The por'rait OF Henry W,rd Beccher out
Of ITS eildcd frame cas- the man it," said Moul-
toni was where one could look at 1t. and study
at the same time an antique engraving of Cupid
Kissing Psyche which for long time was IN
juxtnpositon with the Plymouth pastors pic
ture. Mr.. Moulton was asked to make known
his re asons for reopening the scandal, by his
suit against MIR. Becchcr Tor $4,000 damages for
malicious prosecution.
"Iou wish to know why | did it2 he an
swered. "wel because in the opinion Of the
wi-est and best friends had there seemed to be
no other course to vindicate my character as
against tie relentless persecution Of MIR. Beech-
or, for the purposes Of which he has been will
ing 20 resort to perjury and false accusations.
Twas advised 70 commence this suit Immediate
Nv after the entering Of the nouc proscgW by Dis-
trict Attorney liritton. hut was reluctant. and,
Ia fact. refused to do 80, hotug wiling to leave
70 time the settlement Of the Issues between
Mr.. liecCher and myself
District Attorney Rritton. when l wrote to
him last summer to demand "a speedy trial, re-
Piled, with insOlent taunt, that he would he nap
ny to give me one as soon a. the weather was cool
enough to have the case called no; but, instead
OF granting me the trial. he entered into cor
resp, ndence with mo and Mr. licechcr for the
purpose OF its discontinuanCc. | protested
| earnestly against tue entering ~ nolle, rrit-
Grating my charges against Nh BecCher, and re-
fusing To toe party In allowing HIM to escape
the penalties Of his periured prosecution. Not
withstandtng my protest, was denied trial.
The facts IN this case nre plain. 1. seems to me
and hardly need recital. The truth Is this
came to know Mr.. llcccher first IN the last month
OF 1870. I sought him ~ his house. lie went
with me to see Mr.. Iilton at my house. His
crime against lilton cnd his wife caused him to
GO with me. lie saw him, and Tton told him
| what she had told Hilton. went with him to
the house OF Mr.. Hilton. He got bis wife to write
lie. lie gave the Heller to-caied rettHction-
which she wrote from hia lips. to me. he told
| me, IN words | remember now as ] heard
| them az the time, OF HE grief for
| his grief was sincere that his contriton
WAS heartfelt. From that time until his charge
| Of hlackinail and pert IN against me thought
! that he was a rcpcrtaut man. He caused me to
h'lieye that his sin was one wuch he hsd been
me his excuses and his temptations lie tod
| me that II his homo life had been such ne was
! his need. he should have done no sin, and with
| such particularly Of his niset. there, that my
oulv hesitation ~ reci'ing It is that II would
| rctcr OF woman who by her fidelity To Inn
during the trial h.s raised her name ga a memo
| rial Of wiicly flthfuness. IiceS ing in his
good intcnii"hs. ,li"NluE IN ms guei anu sin
core contrition. pitifui % his surfow. and aware
Of his temp aticn. Cod knows. sud he knows,
| the faiihfulress with whitn tried % shield and
| serve him. | did not go II Tor ms Ike alone.
but that the burden { the eils of the parent
| mustn't nor be laiG ui 10 the cniidicn' who were
! iuuoccut.'
Were Won not varied ar,'nst Mr.. Beecher's
| iuslnrerit' - a.hCd 500 r,nrr.tr.
! Yes. Ole of his Victims earned me. and
said he was COW .rily. not repent mt. feern-
! only tic personal consequences uf the crime.
/ ana would wltn oup"r,uuity slve himself ~ he
/ rad first Atttu Tfcc. ty tTtachcty. 1 could not
! believe him, tut tie was usht and was wrong.
/ Mr. Beecher charged me with ulackmail and
/ conspiracy. falsely IN His own defence, and
/ through perjury procured an indictment against
/ ne. lie swore on the stand that he did not be-
] lleVo the nrst accusation when Ac made "a. Per-
! that, in procuring the indictment against me.
/ ne was driven bt lis lawNc toau itfamN viii h
/ his own soul abhlrged. lie H. a dishuuured
man. and the ueatherl ~ Tracy, the motkery
! Of sheaf man. and the weakness aud wickedne-s
! Of his inycstlsating committee have not saNcd
! MN. nave h'd too much experience OF MS
! hasencss to expect that be Wi. ever renuuuce
! bl spngmi and hNt ctisy Tor wcty and MES
! sion. He knew that perjury was his only none
| in the trai II the indictment against me. and
! hts acquiescence IN the nolle pru-cqui was a
! c1wardlN sion On ms part t. escape the Just
| Uenllt5 OF lls false swearing and adultery.
| Siuce the entering ( tue noNc pros'Fi, I
| have oerne with patience continued attacks.
| Church and it's pastor toward my wife, which Is
| matter Of too crcnt record To need rcstate-
iynta n 10 iE t6 6e JE a. WEI in
| ,eii ans iaAii, 10 drte thus great criminal ue-
| lore irlVuu WHere q g questions iuNJNci e. IA
! be thorough Investigated ana where Justice
| cannot &c eNaacd. The action which | have
! brought has bceh under tue adYic Of counsel
| dcl.> va uy part ia hrin Sih- tt 10 t.tal"
| TIC NaHuny % y9ur suit has teen question:
! ed. W nat D. YOUR opinion OF thAtf'
| 81 am guided. oi course, 10y tho opinion Of
| NV cn..l-nl ]. lua- b. D q4.stiH Clstls settled
II the ~ er side doubts whether &c viii mold or
| not lot them deauf, and the question viii hc
argued at tue very next term Of t-c court. " It'll
Out going iutr The merits If the controversy, fdU,
FOR ihe court, and Mr. sheag'l.n know that as
well - anybody else