The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-01-30
MOULTON'S EVIDENCE.
lie SWears to Some Astonishing Facts.
Beecher's Remarkable Statements 10
Him-How He Exouerated TiIton
and Begged On-And Then
Gave Moulton $1,000
TO Help TheO-
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On the opening of court on the 18th
few minutes delay was caused by the
late arrival of ex-Judge Morris, General
Pryor, Theodore Tilton and Francis D.
Moulton. Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher were
not in their seats when the case opened.
MoULToN's EXAMINATION
was continued by ex-Judge Fullerton.
He was shown paper and identified it
as his first statement to the committee.
This he said. was prepared and sub
mitted to the investigating committee
July Is. | read it to Beecher before
sending it to the committee at my house.
On the same date [ told him [ had been
invited to appear before his committee
that night and had prepared state
ment, which | had read to him, and he
thought it was fair and honorable. He
told the same thing to my wife. | told
him / had read tito Tilton. The above
statement was ruled out by the court,
on motion of Beecher's counsel.
Witness continued: The Bacon let
ter had then been published, and was
the subject of conversation before this
statement was prepared. L said to
Beecher [ had to recommend that this
Bacon letter had offered basis Of re-
Cancellation, before going before the
committee, and after reading my state
ment he concurred in it, [ first learned
about the committee being appointed
July 5, from Beecher, and he then
said he would have the naming of the
members of the committee. l saw
Rnaohar ypitb ,,arari 40 tho
that he was to make before the commit
tee about July u. Heread to me from
a paper what he was going to say about
Theodore TiltOn, and stated he took
great blame to himself for his treat
ment of Theodore Tilton and his family,
and exonerated Tilton. | said to him
he could do no more than to tell the
candid truth in the matter. He said if
Theodore would reveal the relations be
tween him and Mrs. Tilton, it would
ruin him and kill Tilton.
I told Beecher I would not advise
him to make a statement before Iilton
could be got to commit himself to
what he Beech ~ should say, and he
then proposed to get an adjournment Of
the committee until this was done.
Beecher then prepared a statement,
| (prOduced and read) exenorating Til
ton, which Beecher asked me to show
! Theodore, and l did. I reported to
Beecher that when Tilton was shown
! this he refused to make himself out a
| victim of halucination. Onl the Dist
/ Tilton presented the card he had pre-
pared to the committee. Beecher then
prepared statement for the commit
! tee. Mr.. Tilton prepared two reports
| for submission as the proposed reports
| for the committee to make. Hilton S
report alleged that Beecher had COM
mitted grave offense against Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Tilton. Here was
long statement, and a short
one. Counsel produced the short one
and read it. Between the 18th and
Goth of July, 1874, after the publication
| of Tilton's card, [ told Beecher this
would never have been published had
Beecher not made the statements he
did, and caused his wife to desert her
| home.
The Golden Age was started in New
York, March I, 1871. The first CONVEX
sation about the Golden Age I had
with Beecher was shortly before it was
started. lie hoped 1T would bo suo-
cessful and would like to assist Tilton
in it's establishment, which Theodore
declined The next conversation was
in 1878, when [ told him the paper was
| dragging, and Theodore was down
hearted about it, and Mr. Beecher said
he would like to help the paper; |
| be possible, but he still continued his
offers. Beecher said he thought / could
take some money and give it to Theo-
! dOre as my own, but | told him [ could
not do it honorably. He offered to
make mortgage on his house for 3d.
| 900 and give it to me to dole out to
Theodore. Finally, on May 3, 1873, [
| took s., 900 In bills from Beecher and
| gave it in small sums to Tilton, who did
not know where the money came from
July 20, Tracy wanted me to tell Tilton
the s., 900 came from Beecher to pre-
vent him from publishing his state
ments, which I refused to do, and
Tracy said it would cause ms trouble
and [ replied, &c let it do SO.
VESTS LETTER.
| The letter from West, requesting the
calling of a meeting Of the Council of
| Plymouth Church to take action on the
charges preferred against Beecher by
Hilton and Bowen was read by counsel
and placed in evidence, but before that
was identified by witness, as given him
by Beecher. Counsel also produced
original of card published in the Eagle
from Beecher, which was placed in
evidence. Objection wns raised to it
by Mr.. Evarts, but it was admitted by
the court. The card denies the truth of
WOodhull's statements, and stamps
them as false.
The usual recess was here taken and
on returning, counsel for the prosecu-
ton introduced the letter Of Mrs. Tilton
| referring to the statement made to
Beecher that if he could stand one
portion of the story in relation to Mrs.
Iilton becoming wife to him with all
which the word implied, he could stand
it all. Judge Fullerton withdrew the
letter, on its introduction being object
ed to 10y Mr.. Evarts. Witness was
handed letter, which he said was from
Beeeher. Counsel explained that it was
one of the letters which were mislaid
and it had not come In in proper order.
The letter was read bv counsel. 1t was
written to MoUllton, in March. 70, and
ialliDor him that bn (RaacbarA woe md,