New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-09
MRS. Triton ADVISED by MRS MOULTON

your attention. though a fuller exposition would more
fully satisfy my purpose One is very peculiar inter
view say she had with Mrs Tilton, in which, as
yon remember at period in 1878, think II is
Mr. Ahhott-In fle Tail OF 1873.
Mr. Evarts-In the Fan of 1878, when there in
ouirics about Investigation into Mr. Tilton BY the
Church that would bring up this matter and Mrs Moul-
ton had idea that her husband anl Mr. Iilton
wee going betfy Mr. Beeccr she does not adj
init that very wor,i they going make public
tain charges gainst him. and she felt soctude to know
what must always he n subject of anxious inquiry
a. 10 the purposed conduct of wife-she wanted TO
know whether when the stress OF public nvestiga
tion, this woman who had accused Mr. Beechcr Of inn
proper proposals. and had retraced that accusation aud
had explained her retraetien. and had undoubtedly
placed herself in This position she wanted to know when
the stress Of adhering to the trnth, Are you
going stand ny Mr. Bccchor AMI ten the TRUTH
these men, DIR. Mention and Mr. Tilton. going ia make
Won take position that you have taken OF being
clay the hands Of the potter and supporting your hs
band and she felt deeply and she moved TO tears,
and she went to bed and pray, aud TO urge
Mrs Tilton 10 stand ~ Mr.. Becchcr with the truth,
and yield to the position of u wife OF supporting
her husband AMI tAt being the motive, that being
the occasion aud that being tho confession that that
Wa purpose her ZEAL her interest. her desire, that
Mrs Tilton in threatened investigation by the
church should stand by Mr.. Bcecher in the truth,
and not he sverved by n wife's pFesuniptivc
feay and snbassiOn to the interests and will Of her
husband there she tells you the story,
true enough. Ineligible enough. honest enough honor
able enough If you win treat ia that and then
makes her errand useless by what she would have
You think was the result of it, by what equally
useless I'm its purpose If the truth would not sustain
Mr. Eeecher. What did she 90 down to Mrs. Ton's for
between wifes duty her husband and
womans duty TO truth, if she did nj know that standing
TO the truth Mrs. Titon's part would uphold Mr..
Bcecler and when she goes down there she gives you
all the color and all the surroundings Of this situation,
admits her zeal. admits her purpose, admits her
aud admits her entreaties and then she speradds
70 Mrs TDtOns that she should tell the whole
trrtb deny these base charges against Mr. Beecher
and that though it brought her in direct hostility to her
husband which, il woman's natural reasoning, WAS
great dstvust wei possibly lack of fidelity
TO her husband yet when the question came between
fidelity 10 husbands wishes fidelity trutb. Mr..
Becher the Church the Interests OF relig On She
Wife might well excused for opposing her husband
and main aiming the proof and when that maBiestly
was the whole object, and ZEAL and rational explana-
ton of Mira. Monitors process, she then tells
you this impossible story that Mrs. Tilton said
TO she should deny These charges and her dnty
70 Cod the Church. 10 the truth would require it, and
she would tell a lie. We now, gentlemen you must not
lay aside your you must moi allow this
woman. Mrs. MOultOn, under any strange halucina-
tons transform and stutfy that interview as TO
make presence there her onrety there her desire to
protect Beeehcr absolutely foolish and to make Mrs
Tt0n this excellent. piOus woman, in the stress OF her
inquiry whether her dJty to her husband should
override her duty to TRUTH to tell Mrs Moultcn she was
gDng adhere to Mr. Beeeher. and not obey the COM
aands OF her husband, and then add And it viii be
all a lie" We'll, now when l read yOn the passage
you will the opportunity for escape and the opport
nifty for the substitution OF words But take it in The
that the tells it, it il utterly absurd what
meant 10 Nh Beccher and meant to tell this woman
from the McultOn house, that it would be lie,
that would help Mr. Beocher with vengeance. Going
IA HAY b..f. nv tell
his imp0iunt and his interest and furnish him, In adj
vance, evidence that ii all lie. Now, don't pro
fess much about the OF the female heart
juror here suggested TO Mr. Evarts that it was after
o'clock Mr. Eyarts replied that he knew 1t was but he
compelled 10 finish his argument to-nightl
Nj Eyarts-I don't profess to know much about the
recesses OF wOmans heart, but 7 caunOt understand
that interview between Mrs. Moulton on Mrs. Tltcn's
versOn Of it. and understand IL If you leave out
Interpolation that the woman makes to take of the
terrible force against her husband Of her visit and this
result if the truth reported Now, let Inc read yon
Now all this out the crossexamiIation Of NIB
Moulton by
@ DO you remember that interview
She did. She told 1t.
@ Do yon remember asking her whether she wSnld
support her hus1snh IN eSfg9 sfnst Mr. neeT ,ad
10 YOU that If there came controversy she should
Now aid You urge her at that interview as to what
she should do A. cannot remember that urged her.
O Did Won speak to the question Of which side
she shond tekci 4. Yes, SIR.
ought 10 takes A. don't remember tbat dd: ,,,, nm,
dislgcSSe1i A. thina was yes. ST.
q Did you show In your manner great distress' 4.
Yes SIR, l think did:
q And wecpf A. Very likely. Sir.
q. Now, did you in that interview cypress to her
great distress lest Mr. Bcccher should be c yod by Mr.
Tilicn yonr husbands A. Not thai he would be be-
trsyed by Them bat that the truth would be kn"wn-
@ And by thcml A. OH yes, by them.
30 that is verbal criticism on bctray."
O. Now did you in that interview in expressing that
beg her to stand by Mr. Bceobcri 4. 81 long she
could without sacrificing herself I'd the truth
long - she could without sacrificing the trutn
She did then beg her, and that the object, to stand
by Mr.. Beecher and tell the truth.
O. And did she no, then tel you that whenever the
inquiry she would tell the truth A. No, Sir.
Did she tell you thai sis should not ten fln truths
She told Distinctly thai she should sacrifice her
husband-deny every thing for Mr.. Bcecher
Well now that ia al right That exactly what Mrs.
Moulton in her knowledge OF the TRUTH wanted To Do
sure that she going deny everything, which would
lie standing by Mr. Beccher, and not submit 10 The
tro Of husband and en she says this lady told her.
in order to what she said Of any importance, that.
under the circumstances. she would he Justified in telling
ahe
q Now madam, you quite sure, In addition to say
ing she would sacrifice her husband ana dtfcnd MI
Ieecher. that she added she would tell ef A. Yes,
SIR say To the words-tEat she used
the word he but Sue said sic would deny every thing
And thai is exactly hat the truth, and there
the very point whether she going to deny
whether going to support the charges of the hus
band NV, having got that. then wanted to ind out
further
q But did she add that she should lie about ti A. II
shc didn't use the word lie, she said falsehooi"
O. Did she say that she would tell falsehoodf A.
Yes, Sir the other.
u Did she faty tell you that she womb Yell lie, or q
fAiseLOodi A. Yes, Sir
@ Dd You go your house satisfied that your GRAND
had succrededf A. have felt that any effort OF