The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-26
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY e. 1875-TRIPLE

original papers OF which the copies are circulating
all through tue country.b
Gentlemen the man who was Just on his way
10 Narragansett nad In MS pocKet-the pocket
winch contains pistol when he goes 10 woman
ior Il letter and when he goes 10 IA clergyman ior
paptr-he had 10 MS pocket those papers 10 eA-
hibtt them 10 Benjamin +. Butter, who was no
mutual trlend, 10 whom Mt. Beecher had never
authorized MN To sBow them. 10 be woven by
General Butler INTO sniGers web which should
entrap tue plant Plymouth church. THIS man.
whose honor would not permit MN 20 give
Mr. Beecher "A coy OF the paper, when had al
. ready been published and fton nad refused 10
deliver: the man who, whatever may be his claims
10 pubic consideration, had no claims on henry
Ward Beecher except those or rejected ad dresses
ana unrequited love; he says 10 General Tracy =
back the letter 20 Mr.. Deecnern ana he proceeded
on ms way. This m III, mus protesting snch
friendship Tor Henry Ward Beecher, VINO would
never wound him, goes 10 Narragansett. sees But
Ter, periects his libel
THE BLAcKMAIL CHARGE.
Judge Porter detned what Dllckmall was in the
strict and technical sense, ana said Mr.. Beecher
was made TO believe a lie wnen ne paid TINS
mouey. You know thar ne mas done none OF these
things, but was maze TO believe that he had done
them all. MI. Beecner was made TO 6eieve that
he had been guilty or great wrong. Under their
WAS maze % ensvo ne ns mad com
just this position. Adultery and money paid for
IL, ana no backmal He admits ne told Mr..
Beecher OF Tilton's wants anu mat he received
money from hlm. This Is tue man VINO SAID 70 Mr.
beecher on one OCCASION, II tod theodore tnat
would not puoish that card.n Now he tells him.
II offered Theodore So, 900 not 10 publish LhlS
10 blacEmaers that SUCH offers are made !
No. After finding that Woodruff mad DIS
closed che facts 10 General Tracy way did ne seek
to sollen the statement Of the fact Why ala he
conclude 10 suppress that little statement 81 TWO
weeks preparation ana 10 prepare short state
meut, saying that Mr. Beecher had committed no
offence; but that he mad received suitable
apology; tnat the offence was not OF such a char
acter az to involve ms purity or mis- manhood. and
the church guDuiu dismiss iuQurV But
mark you, that man had another star ement
charging Mr.. Beecner WIN adultery. Aud yet
lilton, who never suspectei that the money came
from Beecher, goes TO Mr.. Beecher on me
next sunday and, meeting nun near
through Mr.. Beecner's aud proceeds 70 say TO MIN
how ne (lheodore) loves nm, and within a lew
days alter fhat, when Mr.. Bescler IS on the plat
form 10 me churcn about TO conduct the services,
he LAYS on the stand the message "Grace, mercy
aud peace. I. IT,
Doubtless Tnton Thought this sho Wer OF green
backs cane down on parched ana thirsty land
from heaven. Perhaps he thought that II came
DOWN RON heaven ~ way OF that ladder winch he
heard d IN Woodnufs llie-by the hand o. one OF
those descending angels OF tree love, wnom ne
mas 50 finely and graphically described
aud VINO doubtless delivered it into the
hand OF francis y. Moulton as fit and proper
messenger 70 carry such money. But Wherever
that 500 came from Theodore Tton would not
give note Tor dollar He could not trust even
the cnlyalrous Moulton. Of course, he aid not
know wnere that money came from, as II woHd
not be respectable u know. Certainly. But Til
to- receives 1T ana applies IL TO his own use. lie
would not nave received III IL ne nad believed IL 10
be bed-noney for the use and occupation Of ms
own VIE: tSensauon.l II we regard the term or
plackmail IN It's moral sense there y
blaclmaller. though all men may agree thas
Mr.. Beecher blacGmaied. Frank Moulton
ADMITS tnat he told Mr. BeecIer OF Theodore Ill
toms threats. Is the extraction ~ money Dy
tn eats not Dlackmall Moulton admits that he
obtained money ana tnat he had gwen IL TO I'll on,
ana ne mad concealed the TACT that tie had received
IL rom Mr.. Beecner. lie refused 10 take tie
So 900 IN 4 check, Tor that would expose him ana
the $4,000 IN preenbacSs-in bills-and upon the
books Of the firm ne concealed the fact mat
The money came from Henry Ward Beecner.
Inc jury would remember that MOut0n be-
came angered when on the stano. General
IracyS examination led 10 the disclosure or the
Iact that Frank Mouiton had received the money.
He was ANNOYED wnen ne iound that his partner,
MIR. Franklin Woodruff, was the man Who nad dis
closed 10 General Tracy, and he denounced hin
personally for betrayng him TO tue counsel.
Alter Yards Mr.. Woodruff reproacned Tracy Tor
telling Moulton OF this fact. Why all tnls rage,
gentlemen, II there was no blackmallf You your
selves saw Moulton in your presence on eXamIna-
ton when he, accused General Tracy for nat he
called betraylng the secrets u his client. II MOul-
ton was not aware tnat they mad obtained
TINS money from Henry Ward Beecher by treach-
cry why did he object 10 receive 1t through
cneckY he sad "Why, you mad better give up
your whole Tor une than that THIS scandal should
come outn No Dlackmatll
1T Is PANEL GAME,
which runs through this whole case. ! borrow
the explanation rom Mr.. Evarts, IN an earlier
stage Of this case 81 which can't speak because
i want TO near him. Why should Moulton try
so mucn 10 save the clergyman, tue de-
baucaer, from the penalty OF cilminahty with
Tlltons wles IL was DacKmail II Moulton Is
guilty. then OF such black and COMMUNICATING IN
fanny ne ttne speaker would ask tneJury II
whether MOuton should not receive from them
brand upon the forehead winch VIII hereafter pro-
tecJ all innocent men and women from such dan
Rerous characters. Whatever else may doubt
We now know that Iilton mad no inst claim yainst
Henry q. Bowen. IL was known 10 Mr.. lilton tnat
Mr.. Beecher mad been informed Of the immoral
ties winch Ge0arred luton from bringing
suit against Bowen to recover. Tiiton
dared not press the matter INTO the courts
They, 1ilton and Moulton, therefore sought
through the influence VI MIR. Beecher 70 bring IL 10
arbitration. Ihey wanted 10 convince Mr.
beecher that Bowen was his present sanderer
Moulton wanted 10 get hilton reinstated on the
Independent Had they succee ed Francis y. Moul-
ton and theodore 1i!tOn would to-day nave been
lar from beng the accgsets If Henry Ward
Beechei. Had Moulton grown RIGA and MS affairs
prOspered, nad futon been promoted TO the edl-
tOrship 81 that journal anu been IN the receipt OF
a salary Of rom $4,000 10 $4,000 per year, noGn-
ing would nave been heard from them as accusers
OF Mr.. Beecher.
1t was now four O'Clock and the attention or
Judge Porter being called TO the time he said he
would IKE TO 20 little while. Judge Nelson
said Juror jeffrey was complaining, and there upon
the Court was adjourned TIL the usual hour to-day.