The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-13


led by my own suffering to q Drotounder sense
those dong wrong that had never beope Known 1
The divine nature IN Us CON passion ana in its healing
orc Of sun: And in no part Of my lie has my minis
gone forth with such an unspeaksbe conpassion for
the sorrowing STRUGGLING human kind II does not bent
to OF own WORK, but Is right 10 explain
why continued i under circumstances Of very great
ought no to do right Os0'u'O NJ
TO the mercy Of God Every hoar OF Anguish has ope
At length into peace The strife q tongues the sorrow
The "God of ali Consolation, and He has, from time 70
time ministercd peace which passeth all understand
IN conclusion; am in vgor q health vi. row
labor for the best interests Of my country and my kind
snersetlc my earlier years. but n what deds or
through what channels leave 10 the Divine Providence
THE STATEMENT
was read amid deep silence and in tone that
gave double potency to its style OF expression and
TO its apparent candor and truthfulness. The
Jury listened attentlyely, and the witness alter
nately watched It's effect upon both them and the
audience. 1t was the great topic or converse
tion, as it had never been publicly heard before.
The examination was then continued as fol-
o. Now, call your attention to some statements
OF Mr.. Moulton; he says that after your reading to
MIN some portions OF this statement Mr.. Moulton
says. II SAID co him. 'Mr Beecher. think may
be able To induce Theodore Tton not TO write the
statement which ne is writing II express 10 him
fully the ground that you take with regard to him.
because can't see you can do anything more I'M
less you
CONFESS ABSOLUTELY
to the committee the crime which you have COM
mtted against him ana hts lamlly'" NOW, Sir,
Mr. Moulton A. Nothing OF the kind Included IN
that last sentence at all
o. HIS observation he said ne made to you, BE
cause | can't see you can do anything more unless
you CONFESS absolutely TO the committee tne
crime winch You nave committed against him and
his amlly''-dld he say anything to you OF that
Q. Now, sir, did you at this conversaton-Mr.
Afn.t hn
'And viii try to influence Mr.. Triton upon
the lace OF what you have told me,n
ooing that; If Theodore publishes the fact, as ne
has threatened 10, OF my relations with MIS-. II
ton IL will ruin MN, but it VIII XIII me-" A. NO.
Sir. there was no sucn conversation; no such rep
reservation from me.
you handed him EXHIBIT 20, which is this memo
randum Showing witness the paper), Mr.. Moul-
ton says .Mr Beecher. isn't there any member
OF your committee besides Mr.. Tracy, or isn't there
any one in that committee besides Mr.. Tracy, TO
whom you can Ten te rum 70 Wnom c9a,d se
they mlgn. guide the action OF that committee
properly with reference TO the TACT Itself Couldn,t
you tell Mr.. Sage ~ and ne SAID no. IL would XIII
him. He SAID IL almost killed MIN when he told
HIM that he had been guilty Of an offence, when
he made the explanation that he aid to him or
thar. "Wel,n l said, ttnat IS TOO bad; II you
have not got one friend in mat committee to
whom you can tell the TRUTH what Is The use or
your friendsyn Now, sir, did any such CONVERSE
ton as that occur between you ana Nh. Moulton2
A. Conversation, but no such thing as that.
D. Please state the conversation as IL did occur.
A. MIR. Moulton sun mad multitudes or plans and
sugRestlons--they swarmeu; his brain was fertile,
and ne brought them 10 me, one and another;
sometimes thought oil them ana sometimes did
not put IN regard 70 es ne sau 70 me ne tnougas
there should not be a direct clash between Mr..
l1iton and me fnally-something to that effect; aud
he wanted TO know whether there was not some
body that committee 10 whom l could intro
duce him and with whom ne could talk and wnom
he could influence IN the matter; said did not
think there was; he mentioned Mr.. Sage, and
told MIN he was the last man in that committee he
could influence; tnat Mr.. Sage loved me as well as
he did has nle but he was not the man on that
account to swerve from the task that had been
imposed upon him, and that
HE MEANT BUSINESS
and that the whole committee meant business,
ana mat meant 70 nave len
had iallej and that there was nothing else for me
but that investigation and that determined TO
nave Ii, and that appoln ted a COMMITTEES OF men
who would stand before the community unim-
peacnaole, and yet VINO mad not oeen mixed up
and VINO would undertake 10 look at this whole
question as judicial investigation; told nun my
purpose originally had been TO nave Judge Bene-
Diet on the committee, as the leading man ON
II, but that he had, for trlyate reasons
sine on Staten Island-declIned the task and that
theie mad been appointed on II lawye:sand others
besides these business men lnat stood above re-
proacn, and that l mad enJoined upon them TO
make thorough Investigation, ana ! meant IL
ana they were going 10 do 1t, ana that any at
tempt 70 turn them aside Que way or tine other
81 Mr.. Beecher did you at this time-this month
Of July tstateo 10 be somewhere between the 20th
ana 30lh oil july any interview between your
sell and Mr.. Mouton, have conversation OF this
KIND With MI told Mr.. Beecner that Mr..
Tnton never would have written that card II IL
hadn't been Tor the publication OF MS correspond
wife, and 1 said to ar. Beecner at that
interview, Don't you know that you are
aolng ourself are liable 10 do yourself
a great nurl by keeping Enzaoetn away from
Theodore; don't you know perfectly well tnat the
Iecp her away from him, would only incense
him, ana you ought 10 SEND ner BACK TO him ana
PC said, Inat can be arranGeg 1nls II osner mat
such conversation as thatY A 1 ala not SIR
nid not.
Keeping ner away from her husband was spoken
OH A. OF course there wasn't; mad nothing 10
do VITA her staying or going.
Sir. Fuhcrton-Auswer the question, Mr..
Mr. Evarts-Did MIR. Moulton ever speak TO you
KFEPISG OF MRS. TIL1oN AWAY FROM HER Nus
BANDg
q. Mr. Beecher, up TO the time OF your pre-
parlng and presenting rhls paper, that has been
read 10 the investigating committee, had you the
oululon that you uayc heretofore expressed mat
TINS undue withdrawal OF affection OF the vile
rom tue husband aud attraction 70 yourself mad
.. You retained that opinion up to that time ?
A. / retained tnat opinion some considerable Time
after tnat.
q. When. ii at all, ala you change your view or
opinion on that subject A. Wen, the feeling was
~ rooted ana grounded IN me that the cnange
alter was lniOrme1----
dr.. Beacn=Waif, wait.
Mr.. Evarfs-1De question Is OF date. A. It was
alter Mrs. TIton's testimony before the committee
aud alter representations were made to me by
those VINO knew
Mr. lie cal object to this.
Mr.. Evarls-Well, when, IN point OF time, Mr..
Beecner, was 1T A. IL was, should say, In
August, 1874.
q. since that change have you-up TO this time
has not that change cOntlnuedf A. Yes, SIR.
U. Mr. MOultOn mas spoken OF a conversation on
the 5tn OF July when VIII call your attention TO,
ana ask you then to state the interview rs you
NM a MnN IA
. was mistake 10 have an investigating COM
mIttee, but that VIC would try TO get along With
even that, and told nm that thought 1 should
axe, or probably should nave iurtaer counsel IN
me matter and he said VINO do you mean y
said, General Butler; | have received
letter from him, asking that there be silence; =
he said, Yes, nave heard something ABOUT That;
a lriend OF ms, Mr. Bowen, ia Washington, saw
General Butler anu he ADVISED Silence and this
Mr.. Bowen told MS iather and ms iatner told me !;