New-York tribune., 1875-02-27
THE WRITING EVIDENTLY DISCOUNTED.

But now, gentlemen, we come TO the conclusive
the writing OF this letter suddenly termnaed
by abrupt interruption You viii observe that the paper De-
gins the form Of letter, addressed to my Dear fend
Mouon" Had wrtsr recognized the fact that he had con-
cuded his letter with the sentence humby pray to God tha
he may put IL into the heart Of husband forgive me-
IL impossible to understand why he did not prepare It for Mr.
signature adding usual concluding clause as
Yours Truly" the ike. You, observe, gentlemen tnat
letter begins MY Dear Friend Mouton" Now, say that II
Mr. Mouon supposed that letter was TO stop when ne
the word OF the letter. that that word was the con-
cuon he would have prepared it for Mr. Beechers signature
by adding Yours truly" or "Yours faithfully" for Mr.
Beecher sign But there s such clause In the letter
On the contrary you observe that after the last word OF that
letter there Is dash instead OF period, showing that
the writer intended continue writing at the time he wrote
word Of eethat he had not finished the letter.
he expected keep gathering these gems that were fall
with such abundance from the lips Of this excited man. But
at the time he had written word and made his DASH
pecng continue Mr. Beecher bell rang and interrupted
the writing and stopped IT, Then came the question OF signing
Mr. Beecher said ~ agn that because 1t is not my
composition" Then he asked him to authenticate 1t in some
he could show Mr. Tlton that he had something
from Mr. Beecher 1t a trick gentlemen; plan delbe
atey devised to commit this man. in his excited condition. to
some note or that could afterwards be used
against him power convince him that he was under their
conro-hat they had him committed That was the pur
pose and the object OF that letter. and that is the
way was MOuItOn prcsre 50
nature in form the letter itself Now gentlemen, Mr.
Mouon tells you another flctha he put the end Of that
letter the clause In with Francis d. Moultol.' He
says Mr. Beecher did not dictate that He says it, think Tor
the purpose Of explaining the absurdy Of MI Beechers die
ang that clause the head OF the letter. and then adding
foot the letter. having it twice upon the letter Mr.
Beecher would have been likely have done that II he
had dictated al the head Of the letter In with Francis
d Mouon" he would have added the thing a the
Nor would he have added that il it had been written as
a letter to Francis D. MoultOn. But Mouon said: Trust
this me; will preserve it, will that no harm comes to
you by your giving this document that may show Tlon
in writing kindly you feel towards him Leave that to
me- me- and by these forms Of expression repeated
by Mouon when inducing Beecher authenticate this paper in
form, he got from Mr.. Beecher the
phrase: 81 have trusted this to Moulton in con-
ndence" That is the phrase "H. w. Beecher."
Again gentlemen If Mr. Beecher had commenced this letter
debating To my Friend Moulton and that letter had been
by Mr. Mouon in the course Of five or ten minutes
what must he thought Of Mr. Beecher Mr. Beecher
thought Of himself when he refused 10 sign the letter
which he had commenced by debating? Is not that remark
able sa.emen-that Beecher should begin the dctaon Of
letter. MY Dear Friend Moultona letter that only con-
n about one hundred and thirty hundred and forty
words and the close Of ii should say won't sign =?
You see begins in the form Of letter Now Mr. Beecher
had deliberately commenced that in the form Of letter why
would have finished WHAT operated in his mind IN
five perhaps twenty minutes during which this
letter peparngwhat operated upon his mind to make
him change and refuse sign the letter which he had begun by
addressing it Ny Dear Friend Moulton ?? Why the PROPOSE
on me- gentlemen, carries the evidence OF absur
dlty upon its face; and it shows that Mr. Beeecher
did not dictate tina; phrase Ny Dear Friend Moulton
Il is evidenced by another fact in all these four
years correspondence the number Of letters which M
Beecher mas written Mr. Mouon then letter Of his
addressed in that FORM MY Dear Friend Moul
tom There such letter from the beginning to the end Of
this correspondence Therefore submit you gentlemen
that this paper itself corroboates the statement that Mr.
Beecher viii make you upon the stand and so conadcts
the evidence Mr. Moaon gives YOU that when you come
TO near M Beechers statement you will believe he
states ;Ae Truth and that Mr. Mouiton docs