Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-03

New York, FEBRUARY ,. \ Harrisburg special
says the House adjourned last night in great con-
fusion and riot many members with pistols IN
their hands, to intimidate the sergeant-a at aims,
who had been ordered TO eject member for in
suting the Speaker.
Bank Bills Found.
1t appears that the mutlated bills found in the
vicinity Of rag shop day or two ago, were of
the Speaker bank of Cans ohare, Montgomery
county, this State. The officers of the bank can
not account for such quantity of the bills being
found i'll mutilated condition. and know nothing
of them. The entire force of United States secret
police are in search of the bills and parties hold
ing them. One of The bills, patched up from
pieces found here, offered at the 4th national
bank yesterday and refused, but the bank officials
did not arrest the party offering.
Nelse Seymour, a negro commedian died to-day
OF Brights disease.
Beecher.TiltOm.
After recess to day Tiltou resumed his place on
the stand, and continued
81 remember an interview at Moulton's house
at the time OF the publication OF thestrue state
ment between Mr.. Woodruff, General Tracy,
and myself. | was sent for and Moulon met me
in the front room; when | went into the study l
saw General Tracy and Mr.. Woodruff. l said,
MIR. Tracy, this whole interview is without my
consent and against my protest to your knowing
any of the facts; you know some of the facts,
and want to exact promise and pledge in adj
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honor if Beecher and myself come into collision
that yeu will not act on one side or the other, and
he gave me his word, both as lawyer and gem
tleman that he would not do so. Tracy was then
handed the letter of contrtion, and after read ng
it he said, "Great God a man who has suffered so
much a. is expressed he)e should not be held up
to the world" He said that this was a case in
which the truth ought to be denied. He said that
the story if told, would not only injure Beecher
and nv wife, but also me, as the world would
ne ler forgive me for condoning my wifes offence.
Woodruff uttered prohibition against Moulton's
publishing card on the subject The upshot of
the whole matter was that 1t was agreed to
keep perfect silence on the whole subject.
In the latter part CT November or December,
1872, an interview took place between Beecher,
Woodruff and myself in Moulton's study. Beech
er produced some letters written by his sister, Mrs.
Hooker, to him, threatening to come down TO
Brooklyn and read from the pulpit a confession of
his relations with Mrs. Tlton Bcecher asked
what was to be done, and said give me the letter
and will see Mrs. Hooker and stop them got
the letters saw Mrs. H. and stopped there. l saw
Mrs H. in the city of New York, at the house of
a lady friend. The interview with Mrs. Hooke.
lasted about an hour. l communicated the fact
of the interview to Beecher and he said he wa
thankful at escaping great danger which threat
ened him from members of his own family. At au
interview a fortnight later Beecher said that tn C
time for something to be done had come, and sug'
gested that portion OF the tripartite agreement
should be published IN some respectable newspa-
per- to counterfeit the effect OF the Woodruff
scandal. Moulton said he thought this would do
but objected as this retraction of Bowens vas no
denial, and told them to beware Of putting
Bowen in corner if he had any evidence. re-
member the letter written by Mrs. Tilton to DR.
Storrs and towards the close OF Dec. 1872 had
an interview with Beecher and Moulton with re-
gard to my furnishing statement to counteract
the influences of Mrs. Woodhull's publication. l
told them thought the publication Of an article
with the tripartte agreement incorporated in IT
would Law aside the Woodruff stories. That l
consulted with Dr. Storrs, who was also in favor
of this project. Beeeher said; ooh Theodore, l
wish of all men in the world, you had kept clear
of Dr. Storrs | shall never be able to meet DR..
storrs again" Moulton asked me to read the
statement l had prepared, out told him had
only the draft of it ready. l read to Beecher
Ei:ssaLoth,s lrtter 70 DR. stnrls which To he