New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-06
Dir. :TnTONi DENIES THE STORIES TO HIS
DISCREDIT.

c. Now, Mr. Beecher, from and after this
9Th OF February there any disturbance, or discord
In the relations between yourself and Mr. TIton and MI
SJut0n during that season or up 70 the Summer
On contrary, they very much bettered between
o. aud Mr. TlOn.
q Better than they had been A ANY time pre-
siOusf
q Prior to December A. Yes, Sir, or had been for
FcaI nearly.
. And at any OF the interviews thereafter was the sub
ec any fault wrong that had done renewed az
subject Of complaint controversy A. There was a
memorable interview in the fore part OF February I
rauno give any special date. but it in the I'll hIf
Of tue month. think. in which our
4 Where was thisi a. At Mr.. Tlton's house
= Well. I now proceed to that. then
Nj Beach-what year A. i.
Nj Eyarts-wen, in this m" n OF February or toward
rio middle OF it, A Yes, @ here i'll that vicin-
Ey
q Now Sir did you 70 Mr. Tilton's house and II so'
how were you induced eI 70 90 theref A Idont know
how evidently by arrangement but whether oy MS III
ritaton or Mr. Moultons suggestion cannot recall L
rcm.sber going there about breakfast time in the morn
IN
: q Now you can 90 and narrate what occurred. A
IT, nvcrsaion and the interview is rather more dis
nurt than the external motion OF things; we retired TO
b. stady, which in the third story front room at
tAs' time.
Q We'll you found them at breakfast A did not
o. INTO the breakfast room. recoec;. but have an
Impression they were there
@ At breakfast \. At breakfast and Mr.. Iitoh met
= ~ had expected me, and he-without being able
A. s.te preci.e" the language he cmpioyed-ne H''io
cucs m CONVERSELY H. by the recognition OF te iac' va"
- % act barm6n. usly together, and that It was
-. +herof,re for a more perfect calculation OF
A., tho, we should have conversation III regard DOM
=, 1.,,.eif and 10 myself; there was a rcnewal-Some
renewal Of the conversation in respect 10 tne inoi III
ebcl Mr. Bowen had treated him IN business point Vi
A,e, cannot recall that very dIstihcuy 'ne o'nei
NJ, IMPRESSED itself more upon INV mind he passed on
a.. s.o,orn,nt Of MI BOwens having slandered me,
e ,. statement that he himself had experienced lRe
.,,,en, a. the hands OF Mr.. Bowen He proceeded 10
Ar MO the stories had been tod by MI boNen' Il
a roc0llect night, one by one.
a. Ahout Won't A. No about himself 1t was an inter-
o. far more clearing himself than clearing me he
- -. the story Of hs having made improper advances
-, in the back Office o. The BrO0Eiyp tHi0" was an
ahlte fllsehood he denied 1t explicitly lie 'au 'la'
fhe ,ory Of his going with woman 10 "mSIeu'ih Non
fru WAS absolutely false, and had no FOUNDATION III i
And that he could not understand No" u snouiu hn'e
-, .,cept that there was another Tlton, bearing
~riy the same initials HE, WHO War ulS7oiue man.
- ,r,ar,uerate man. and that he had been ABOUT the
r,,,trv and that this story probably was true OF
him and had been transferred by thOH" VINO 'lu ""'
lp,g the difference OF personality 70 MN
IL aid that the stories told OF Inn Dy M Do"o" VI
t,,d in respect 10 his improprietes III the "ss' anu
HOrthNcst, hS 0ucu dDJ""~J w
sui f,ls. he then went say that my vile was ho'
ALTOGETHER euess In the matter Of propagatnS stories
u. she and Mrs Morse had joined hands against MN
tat Mrs. Morse had repeated stories Of his ntep
IN Of his improydence, and OF his neglect Of n' ay
nnd one by one he gave to them explicit DENIAL Aa'
so did be sayi lRoaeciingl He stated tHeh 10 me- ~
regAri 70 his family that, while he aoAuo"l'ueu '
pehaus be had been at times hasty or inconsdra@ OF
ksneting 10 mat effect he had never violated HIS mari
Ia yoxA lac declared thai lac had from his youh up Deen
immaculate in chastity narrated 10 me the scene n''
took uiace between and his rather when ne f7' ~ ~
a. .uncb out alone into the cty, who took nm anu IAN
Will Ain about the great dangers t4'' -