New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-13
mer, A. Yes Err there 10 could hardly be called
conversation.
THE INTERVIEW ABOUT MIR MOULIoNs
STATEMENT.


paper that Mr. Moulton to read before the inyes
eating Committee.
O. Wel Just state what you have TO say on that sub
ject There was an interview between you and Mr..
MOultOnf A. There was.
O. And was his "shOrt statement" - It was called,
read to you by hint A. II read in my presence.
O. Now what II anything, passed between yourself
and Mrs MoultOn on that subecti A Nothing exceps
that when he came down he says 10 her. Emma. have
read this paper Mr.. Beecher, and he thinks IL VIII o.
something TO that effect and she said then uat sne
was glad Of it, or words that effect That was about
the substance of tie conversation; 1t was CASUAL anu
transient.
O. Did any interview occur in the month Of July last
between you and Mrs MOuiton Of this nature she
says:
I said, "Mr Eeeeher what have ycu done that has
f dSn r%E s ysfy ann angry ys% yG s
cry you have called the Committee Then no
s sd aq not car erany eond not OBJECT 70 an nVe
t1,ation" said. don't know what has happened,
for it, He said am very ,olTy lo have ass ntr Sses
been willing be led by him, sometimes against Ely
better Judgment but with relation to the church, 90
mot So of Sa d t s a mia Bd could not poss
bly, object to have an investigation whee my peops
wanted it,"
Now, Sir, do you remember in the month Of July hav-
ing an interview with Moui0n OF that character
or teuorl A. do not any suoh thing, and while
there rs most of that you have read 10 that could
very easily said, and eery heartily yet any state
made by her. Orby any one that the chnFch hao
called the Committee. and that could NOT prevent IT,
ia entirely untrue. | never made such statement 10
Mrs. MoultOu
O. In fact y1u lad called the Committee had you not'
A. OF course had. The main stlrter Of IT. The
Bacon letter came TO my eye than shot AZ
quick as a does ;haj partridge rise; let ny
at il instantly.
@ Now sir in .ecarl to VIVA; you may hav. said abous
MOulton's statement, Mis-. MOUitOn gives this;
when I went up stairs ask d ,Ir. BE- echer into he
front and Nj MoulOn 20. 10 AiT be chpr 10 my
pres nee "Tl, y0U think NV ,,mcn, for IN. Commit
lee an honor Die one" and Nr Beecher sad j 10
perfectly So"
Did that Occur, 4. said 20 III. noulton mp stairs
that thought that-le asked if Thought that tate
ment was honorable and said thar he must be the Judge
OF that himself thIt going 60 mako any oce-
tou to Il and when he came down To the room below
Mr.. No1lton said substantially this; Emma Mr.
Beecher does not any oc;ion TO my making that
statHment'-
| O. Tia; vow have given us Vow. Mrs.. M,uton paycs
Ills narrative: that Nj norl:oa let and went down
stairs an.cn tAcre WI, - inter lew between Jon AMI
her, in which she said:
"Do you know uhq Mr. Taoa propose to ioIwe@t he
sud lie pouus"s 80 g.c ,tatcment ~ Tia" acts 10
ne p12He "a - 'iSs ' a., 81, "" f nneIsb yonr
written cunfe ion" T. sad. rave never ply an
Frant:" he aid II nat lclteris P5shed u Will be
hrc,ca Of corll"ncr." I aid, " don't know any
,Eei. a. 5ir. Tpn pioPo'e., il certainly VII rum you!
but ii Ne i.s n tbs he "! tlAe me case inlo court
fI:iycn hi, Vie oSeas nj ~. lived with her four
year he cannot ,yi~. me" said: IT, Willie can
convict Won :; and -d: don't tHirS 1t = even now
too a'c or jor {. ~ down aHu cJ, u ' h ~ X
| when fret aGy IT, It WoU.l ave been better tie
sad don't consider il So iaiI. your at're Ir9l
trst to Last ~ been pad r p"ac are no, 9
come ,s"n 5' % - would RAE ia mae. ,u3: m
OF Now y5u have Tie of'-naI ~" Ia i3f !a.S %.
pe3ity ana His 10 a1%c. ~. .2, 49,. s i y never
Now did any sach conve. salon ever occur between
you and ME- Mcu.toni \. No, sir; 10 such converse
/ ton.
O. At tis iu'eryi w. or any me-T mean 81 this PEE
riod OF time tnis Jl, pciiO,!id you say this that you
had always regarded Tho Odort itnless man that
you rat you had much To nope for from him,
and then did yo1 sag, 40 have mate uP my mind To
le. thcH and DO their vert they cannot con-
Wet ne! 4 Eo sir; sboald amend any such CONVEX
! saon which Was possible, for don't remember 1t IS
taking place ~ H enc ;.nc. did not hesitate TO say
that thought ,ir Iitou WAS foOsh man very offen,
and nj the latter 81 tie master that he wa faith
less mln and tidt o. the natter should conn 10 an open
discussion soud worst tncn put never spoke mat
they could never convlrt ne. carrying the implication
that there crime. that coui conceal 1t, and
| they could not disclose it, AL that s-'tdnt.
o. Nothing OF that kind \. Nothing OF that kind.
O. Now did anything os Ibis biud, given by Mrs.
MOultOn in connection with jn5 same date, IN yy, &C.
carr sue states it tu.
After conversation with 'ir Aou'ton in The IRON.
room, and a''r gooi9yc 70 as he N. 10 Ine and
took my hand IN and 81, !: lou are the hc,i friend
nave IN this world; YOU arr W i 90 ini man any sister
have ~ yJU. k:J iE- l "" iil, AnoWine tA"t anr
s satEE; still '"'a by me- "'t '-s believe 1T "n0-
A. No, sir never was guilty Oh making any such iooah
speech a- that.
o. Did you say anything IKE tAatl A. d!d not 'ay
anything-oh have tod Acr tllt she 10 me Ike
sister f you leave IN The rest OUT and have told her
that ia many re, cc,s could TO her with matters
that could any other with-hat il, in re-
gard the cord ion md feelings 81 the family Of Mr.
Tlon al bed kut the Of absolute silence and with
the cxccrtios OF talking Mr. Moutcn. talked with
no htn1n be.u- A uh 'gt.n .ct, bur only with her.
ana it endeared her to Iad tedf'rher tie most sin
cera est,c and artctian AMI therefore never mnrred
that esteem sR1 affection ~ rm ing any such con-
ycrsaton 10 ne. or nl,il- any such reply 70 her.
O Ddaartaingof .als kind Occur between you and
Mrs. Houl0u: II is stated by That at her house
you referred fact chat you had brought 80 much
tr,n,le and sorrow 20 yourself aud Elizabeth and the
household; aud tlcreupJn size sd 81 think woman Is
rs much % b,une as she the mother Of five
or six children and e does 20 possible that
she could have done what she Ind done without knowing
what she doing and she IL certainly - much 20
blame ~ You arr" and you said. NO, she is not -
blame; It Is nv fault. IKE al tina responsibility, all
the blame on ny-CL" Did anything 81 that kind oceurf
A. No such conversation as tao. is put together oc-
cured There discussions IA my presence not by
her--that [ remember di,tncly-but there were con-
versations respect The doctrines OF sociology
and the relative positions. independence or culpabty Of
men aud women IN various relations in life such con-
yersations have heard in the household, though do
not recall them in connection with Grs MOulton paieu-
lary but as that is stated With The implication that that
carries no such conversation took place between her
and me.
MRS. MOULTONS INTERVIEW WITH MR.. G.
{. ROBINSON NOT RELATED TO