, 1875-03-02

hau blAsttd tho hnpes of TltOn, and ta was
Gesompolod GO 70 look fur other Avonues OF sccsas.
waa ~ al expended nn hs paper. I1o wonid nhov
tlst friends Of Tlton applied, in December.
1ss2 to t, tho .t t.o1d. ot Iteeeer aud advised
.t, .h1fn 70 puy tao Nev York Erpress, which was
It, while Nr: Titon ahonld 10 abroad fot sor,7o
months, md. whom le ca,,o back, 10 take tho
Foremost place on tho editorial HtaN Of that
papar. Not only l wore thcae meetings {heswcen
Mouiton and Titon'e friends} held in this rtty,
but nl'o 70 New York. aud tslco at the Unio,,
League ciub. This. gentlemen, was nothing but
m. SCHEME ron BtAoRMAniS0 nExcnEa.
mo counset would SHOW thom 80 by wituoss
who ~as know! throughout tlia country almoat
~ we'll a. thc defendant himself. Hero was
letter ksid to DO from complaining friend, which
wan fiction invented by 1ilton. and novor ro.
ce.yed by h'sn' This letter. In ita opening, says
The lottor ended With threat that II he rhouid
speak IL would sond tlunlerbult through, otlcr
dhets. Mas this letter l'ullls!en; Mou!ton md
1'lton had not destroyed le..etH. but they pre-
serTea them. and were now usin4 them Ia 4
means OF threat aud menace to Beecher. Afont
this ttnle was reminded by ms aasuciatos thst
Illton had draHn l.in last dollar out q! Woodruff
Sa,ssd a soc.f me III, the
Tilton had found no omuloymcnt
Counsel then vent bsck to
11LToa's TnnEATESRn PUBLICATION
10 tho GohcH Age against Bywcil and Deechcr.
w val INV" 1O kAo EAAN} ku1L 1lt0N Ef1QE1T-
ored to hare shis statement OF his published
kocretly, III siicl tnAnncr that 1t would aDorar
be bad nothing to do with It. We will show YOU
be had su interview on the matter with Nc
kalvey, Of tho Brooklyn Eaqe, in which Til.oa
told McEeleoy that hiu charges sga,nst Dsecher
"efo those OF improper proposals 10 his wife,
but that aAo rcsissod them. 1iton did not liks
to give tho paper to slcKclvey,. but suggested
thht 1t should como to lin through anotAer
party. They wont to John ". Harmon d house,
but hs VAS not IN. aud q letter with the article
tndorsed Has lett in Sir. Hatmon'a; but the
article vas uot then publinied, and did not ap-
Es4s nun Until tho foonh,og Ap[ Il .he nfookyn
riitons account with Wooirutr l. Robiusou was
closed. The day after 1t appeared in PRINT
He DREW HIS LAST CEsT.
They had ALSO hsard from Moulton Of tho
Golden Age and wheu It vaa not takon why did
they exhibit 1t to Geecicr7 Francis b. Mouitou
did not act as lIghwayman or fobber who crieA
''stand aud dellves!" but he held this money ir
hs band. aud aaid to Dseche', .'slv God. isn't
this fsienduhip? That is what ! call tho act Of
a fsiend;" aud Moulton know, aftelward, ho was
not taking iooso money OF Heecher, but that he
mo1tgaged his house to procure 1t. He gave it to
contalniog tho words: "Grace, mercy, and
peace i and thoo Tli.on wont on for ono year,
drawing the 45,tu0 from 1ioulton, rs had boon
shown them. Moulton told us he noEcs Hss in
tho habit Of lending Triton tnouey, but that he
lent him al.oge thes about sl,oD Of h.a own
monoy. Counsel would Bhow them that In May.
1s74 this frieud uf Illton's goes to friend Of
Eoechers md
DEMANDS ANOTHER $1,000;
bHt the. must nut forgot that the original de-
maid "as for 7l0GU0 but WAS compromised
ultimately for $4,000. Tho Golden Age was still
In Tisons haada. bankrupt and useless. Tllson
s xas ready 10 Glyo It away and vas absolutely
begging Tor tou,o rtrton to take 1t.
During I'LL thseo interview1 between bis friends
and those Of Beccher with regard to newspaper
enterprises Tilton Vas Informed. Counsel would
show them that Tilton knew Of the negotiations
going on with 1eccher, aud couitenancod thom Z;
and also, that the Bacon letter was thon In prep
Aration. This
SECOND SCHEME TO OBTAIN ,1osEr
was denounced by Beocher's friends % b'ack-
cen: should be given. Ti!ton's friend than said,
"Wo will publish the Bacon letter." The money
WAS not pald and. consequently, the Bacon lot
ter was published. The publication Of tho ss1p-
TO bo charged 70 Beecher. On May i neeehur
wAB summoned to IN interview in the Remsen
street study, mhen tho publication Of tho
ss.o5y ssy 49,. ~ threatened: d Deeches bad stood
es s 's I'D eh'Ess Besehe1 ss ts @Io Sss %a
put in this position by tho lpdiscrsot
conduct Of friend. dotlcd them. and when they
used their threats ho told then, 10 lot the storm
come. =, o. the following Saturday he vent tbaro
but would not drag his church into 1t, ~
lie WOULD nEst0N.
When tho letter Of resignation was shown
Mou!son it nearly took his breath Away, and he
told Tlton. They wore both amazed at tho
teIierlty Of tho man whom thoy both expected
to lead around for some tlmo. On Juno ! ho
iuditca that litter, whom le expected to preach
hls last Sermon, This letter, told Moulton
that, II he published, he tBuecher) would aleo
publish statement that would atand tho test Of
tho Judgment Day. When Ueccher wrote that
letter, containing tho lufeleuce thas he thought
hc WAS gong 10 prcach hla last sermon in pym-
outh Church, Moultnn sent lottcr in 1ep!y,
telling Doecher not to bo afraid that L tl1ies
whole atory wcia published Tomorrow 10
{Doechor) could stand; aud yot Moultou, when
On tho witness'Btand, tells story covering d
period Of tlreu yonrs preYions, whcn Heechor
WAS consoHslne hss c1iu1o. When taey heard
Tue detenuant's s,nry, ana LooA 1t III connection
with this letter Of Monlton. they would reject
the testimony given by iloultou. Counsel hhc
taken the p.ecaut!on Of counting tAe number vi
times On tho cEosa-examiustion Of Moultoa
when he sald,
~ DoH'7 1xow," ......
Wien asked about Any question to which hn did
not want to make rgpIy. and ho bud said thoea
yet Moutton had uos detective memory l4
could toll mhlt MAS the hubiect oi
Mrs. Woodhn!Is ada1ess In tho Btein.
way Hall mectius, on .ctoss-exalnnetion. and
Ae MAS ab!e to repeat tho wosda OF Sir. Tilton
introducing her with ~ great e1acsnssa az they
wero published III tho shors.lland report which
appeared Of The proceedings On that occaaiun In
tho Hor4d.
HecesH.
AIRS. hou1!rox's TESTIMONY,
After the 1eccas, counsel lsfcrreA to tho testi-
mony Of Mrs. Moulton rolatlvs to the long iutes-
yiew Will! Heeches ut her house. Ilo said tho
subject OF this prcteudod copsuItation. and tll.
circumstances under Which 1t was ltad. arc sucl.
~ to mako II certaio tilat 1t eltGer took place
June e. 1878. or never toot place at all. Uc1l-
tictuout IN gil tais The in!crpoeltion Of Divine
Providence is most siuguIally manifested. for on
that very MurninE Of June =. lo73, Ueecher maa
detaiued 1t bis owu house IN CONSULTATION with
= gentleman we'll known to ron all, aud ut tho
very time u which. according tn Mrs. bIoutton.
Ahe vas tucklus lin up OIL i sofa and encp,,r-
aging hin to coutess. Ao wus seated by the sil.e
Of h!a own wlfo. speoding bis way
you 80 oonclusiyely that hayo tLo
confidence To predict that you will aes Mrs,
Moultoa sgsjn on thts stand, testtfyiug here that
her Jnno was Monday, May II that by Mon
al. %uj. AS1It& f~%. al