The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-26

time Theodore Tiltou had obtained ac-
cess to these papers, Of which he had
published garbled copies. He discussed
various passages in this letter in detail
as showing Moulton's steadfast purpose
not to aid Beecher in his statement and
Buffers sophstrv in order to cloak this
design. Up to this moment Beecher had
trusted implicitly to the friendship and
hoaor of Moulton. When he received
this letter, however, this man whom Mr..
Morris called coward, sent response
demanding peremptorIly the return OF
his private papers. such as the letters
from his brothers and sisters He did not
90 To Narragunset to consult counsel, but
answered the letter upon the spur of the
moment, thinking that he was writing to
Moulton and not to Benjamin f. Butler.
This was not the conduct Of an adultercr
in dealing with man who knows his
secrets. Judge Porter said no one who
had heard the testimony could doubt
that
This Was Case of BIackmHII.
When one of the most learned Of law
yers at the New York bar was spoken to
about the case, he unhesitatingly pro-
nounccd it one of blackmail and he was
right. As long as the money wa: there
the charges were kept in the background
and when the money failed, the charges
were brought forward, If Moulton be-
lcvcd in the truth Of the charge Of
adultery against Beccher and he swears
to it, then this was blackmailing trans
action. MoultOn admits in books Of his
firm that he rcccSycd money from Beech
err Of course Titon did not know
whore the money came from, it would
not have been respectable for him 10
know. if he was cogniZant that il was
bed money for his wife. If Tlton and
Moulton did not know this money was
bluckmail, why were they afraid that it
should become known, and when the
money was entered on the books, why
was not the source from whence this
money came entered also. Counsel then
reverted to the letter of May, 1874,
written by TilLon to Bcechcr, he read it
through, and commented briefly
upon it and afterwards quoted
from the testimony Of Chas. W. Storrs,
in relation to Tilton asking Mr.. Storr,
what was the matter with Clafm in that
he did not appear to be disposed to lurn-
in hi~ portion of the fund to establish
newspaper in New York. which was to
bring fame TO Bccchcr, Tilton, Moulton
and Carpenter. The counsel said that
cX-Juigc Morris, in his opening, stated
that Frank Carpenter would be called to
the stand, and would testify that Boccher
confessed his adultery to him. Yet the
case had closed and this witness had not
appeared. When Mouton said to
Bccchcr that Tilton threatened To pub
lish the scandal unless Bowen paid him
the $1,000 which he claimed, Moulton
SAID thnt he would pay it out Of his own
pocket to save Bcechcr. He wanted,
said the counsel, to force the payment Of
tins money out of Beccher or his
friends. There was the Panel House
game exposed, said Mr. Porter, through
out this whole case. The original aim
of Moulton was to get Tilton pack on
the independent, but their devices and
plans changed. Those men, Tilton and
MoultOn, were shams who wanted to be
thought real men. Tilton wanted to be
thought the most magnanimOus man on
earth. in forgiving Mr.. Bcechcr Mr..
Jeffrey. one Of the Jurors, at this point
a o'clock complained Of being i'll from
the heat Of the room, and Judge Nelson
the court.