New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04

that Mr. ton sent to you through Mr. Bowen ana your
answer was, Nobody save myself had seen tF nc ro-
membcred that" You sec. gentlemen mono OF tncso
people could come to Mr. Beecher that week without be-
ginning the matter about tho Bowen letter. about is
suppression, and we have direct ttnough
from collateral point OF Wow communion
OF the great point being to get rid Oh the enec'
of that Bowen letter, and restore tho sympathy
and regard OF Mr. Beechcr, II possible And theroiore
Mouton wanted know whether anybody esc had ever
seen that letter. knew anything about 1t, ana nc was
reassied by Mr. Beechers telling him. Iio had not re-
membercd this you know, when he giving the ac-
count OF the 3Oth Moulton said: "Do you remember
that asked You last night anybody had seen the letter
that Mr. Tton sent to you through Mr. Bowen, ana your
answer was that Nobody myself had seen It, lie
remembered tlat I said, mr. Beecher, want to read
you letter from Elizabeth Tton asking for the return
OF the paper which have and tho paper which she gave
You last night your dictat0n. will read also 10 you
another letter In which Mrs Tllton mas IN
formed her husband" We'll. he read tne
letter Of explanation OF tho rcraction when
have lust read to you Now what reply did Mr. Beecher
make to that For that Mr. Becchers first NOTION
that Mrs Tilton had done anything in the way OF exp
nation contradiction Of or subtraction OF
FROM the force OF her letter which she had gwen hi
He said he surprised" Well. should thihk ho
would be- sfoulton says said to him, Mr. Bcecher,
think you have been guilty OF great meannesss IN
getting the permission OF husband to visit his house.
and then going there his wife and procuring from her
what Won know to be lie" Well, the cross-exami-
nation he says 1t in procuring from her what am
iustiaed I'm calling q le" doesn't he Undressing Mr.
Abbott
Mr.. Abbott" What must term lie."
Mr. Evarts-" What must term lie" We'll we gct
rid them the appeal to Mr. Beechers consciousness
said TO him. That won't save you. I said. didn't
see this morning much OF the guidance Of God III what
you dd.
Well have never been able to understand what this
a IN for ia
out OF the whole CLOTH and there had been interview
between Bcecher AMI Mouton, and none between
Beecher and Ton so that it must be Mr. Moultons re-
Elections in the morning to the guidance OF God IN
Nr. Beecher's conduct; it was not phrase oil DR.
Beecher's.
But perhaps will all turn out for the best THAT s your
having got TINS retracOn for hold the confession OF
Inc will burn both In your presence, or VIII pIescr ~
BOTH and he said me, In OF my death tins would
sTc ipg charge and said TO him. Mr. Beecer don't
think that NJ you ongnt to take merely selfish counsel
of yourself the truth the truth you nave got 10 Di9
by that Where Is the rctractiOnP' said to him.
want IT," lie went 10 tho closet and brought 1t ana
handed IT to told him would protect the comics,
son-I would not give that up to 1ilton, and would
protect this paper that he gave me with my NE ana ,
sitting there Sir i. felt my pistol and Sad' TO this
The pistol was brought for emphasis. Well, now this
man that had told you this shameless ough to tell
You that he gave the confession to Mr. Ton, and that
Mr. Tlton gave 1t to his wife, and his wife, in his
presence destroyed and yet this whole interview was
on the proposition that charge and retraction
are to be kept together and then before this nfany
OF tho destruction OF the paper was brought to their
notice In the way OF argument, meeting present and
lesser sity wit show that there not any
backma in the $1,000 operation they ignored utterly
and protested that there not any agreement or In
sructOn license whatever to destroy any paper grow
ing out of that