The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-12

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MRS. rrrros's LETTER no DIR. STORMS.
now come back TO the 10th Of December. AS
! have said, | passed the night OF tine 10th az
Mr. Tllton'g house. The next morning after
Tton when Mr. linton 1 DSo came Pr' n ana and SAID
elizabeth, we have Just fifteen minutes 10 meet
the appointment at DIT. Storrs' study" II was
my nAst inlmatlon tnat MRS. THton was TO ac-
company him 10 DR.. Storrs' Mrs. Tilton ap-
parently snrank from the Interview. Plying her
posiuon-out or delicacy Tor her feelings-I said
Theodore, don't ask her 10 go; can't she write
some thing instead OF going in person ~ Mr.. Til.
ton aeceded, and Mrs. Tuton. so far as could
see, voluntarily went into another room out OF
my sight. leaving Mr. Triton and myself together.
can express il mr Tlon oG rep ias say you ca
put 1t IN TINS gay,o suggesting the opening SEN
tence OF the letter, which has now ecome fam
liar. Mrs, Tilt0n left the room. She was gone
perhaps twenty minutes. When she returned sac
had the completed letter In her hand. she HANDED
II 10 Mr.. l1lton, who read IL and said ELIZA
beth, you have stated IL with eXcee ding dellcacy
better than could have done.p This expression
OF Mr.. rilton, on receiving the letter nom his
wife, remember with absolute distinctness. This
account is in direct contradiction OF Mrs. rlton's
statement to Mr.. Beecher's committee, which |
read WITH astonishment; but can do no less tnan
state what know TO De the truth. was present
NTEavEw wITH DIR. sronRs.
When Mrs. 1llton's statement was read Dr.
Storrs said, "Mr Tlton excuse me, but is that
tho whole truth ~ Mr.. Titon replied that It was
not that IL was an understatemcnt, but he could
answer no questions. Mr.. Tilton read TO DR..
Storrs and myself part, and a part only, OF Ar.
tinctly The sentence, ''She is gutless; slnned
against" Before leaving Or. Storrs Tliton stated
adultery to him and to Mr.. Moulton in connection
with one OF Mr. Bowens charges, and that Mr..
Beecher &C the same time named the woman,
which name, however, Mr.. Tllton did not disclose,
diary, Mr. Tton ''laid ms case before Dr. storrs,1
that u.s. as much of Il as he was willing TO dis
close. lie fortified his narration with an coca
sional letter or document. When he hnsned his
account, recolect Dir. Storrs said 20 Mr.. Tton
that 1t his frat QutV the facts
documents In his possession In historical form
for his own protection. l remember Or. storrs
used this expression, ''and II you have not the
leisure take the leisure and do 1t at once.n Tnis
was the advice which led to 1ilton's employing
DR., Storrs' suggestion, OF which the product was
what Is now known as the "True Story.v ] ind
in my diary December % (Christmasl this entry
"Iiiton read me his statement just completely
THE NEWSPAPER PROJECT.
Wnat was the origin OF the newspaper scheme
One day, think 1t was early in December, was In
Mr.. BoWen's private oflice ar the Lladependsnt
rooms, and we were speaking OF Beecher and Ttton,
how would 1t do for me to take those two men
lBeecher and Titonl and put them botn back on
the independent? Pr MIR. Bowen used some sucn
figure OF speech as sseeIng two men drowning,
ana at the risk OF his life plunging In and hearing
w ne 70 place 81 t ssfetn lie sd Mr. Bseener
wished 1t. Mr.. Bowen said, CHOW does the sug-
geston strike you r' told Bowen 1t would be a
piled that it might be success ana ne
added, ION the other hand 1t might sink
uCs' lflc0 TO INDUCE bowen TO Try
the experiment, and | mentioned the suggestion
Mr.. Bowen made to Tilton. At first he took n as
rest, but when advocated the plan in sober
earnest ne peremptorlly refused TO have anything
70 do with any project connecting him with Mr.
Beecner. Then | suggested Bowen's replacing
MIN on the Brooklyn luton. To this suggestion
think Tilton made no reply. Mr.. Moulton entered
earnestly into cooperation with me 10 secure
OF this plan Charles Storrs ii. b. Claim aud my
Self met at B0wenis house OH the evening or De-
eember y, 1872. Bowen suggested at this time
a NUNr
the head OF mai paper. l made as strong
an appeal IN behalf OF Tilton as i could,
company OF the Brooklyn Ui,ton and TO take
$4,000 worth OF the stock with the purpose OF re-
placing Titon az editor. Claim would not com
init himself. Not word was said during this in
tsrview about new paper in New York, with
Mr.. Beecher for editor Nobody had Thoughts or
q perfectly friendly talk OF an hour. Tracyis at
tempt 10 make it appear that
CLAFLIN DENOUNCED Triton
as blackmailer at that interview failed. On
seeing fracy's EFFORT TO prove this (which Judge
Nelson excluded) saw Mr.. Bowen ana asked
Bowen said he never heard OF Claim
saying such thing, 'and certainly Canm
Charles storrg in his testimony, conlounded q
meeting at MCDtonis house two evenings later,
December "a with the one az Bowen's house OF
December 2. At Moulton's on the Gath, Ciantn
was not present, the party consisting or Moulton,
Bowen, Charles Storrs, and, later in the evening"
myself. cannot help thinking IL very strange
that Charles Storrs should nave LETT out OF his
timony Moulions princey o1er'to Bowen on THIS
occasion, december "a or $lz5 600 for nalf inter
est m the Brooklyn Unton for the purpose OF re-
storing Ilton as editor OF that paper. Bowen has
often spoken with nae about this offer OF Mou-
ton. Perhaps Tracy did NOS want to bring this
fact cut In St0rrs' testimony as Tracy was subse.
quently one OF the purchasers OF the Brooklyn
Union rom Bowen, and have been told that this
very oner OF Moulton was made basis in BOwen's
negotiations with Tracy OF the value OF the Union.
THIS NEWSPAPER SCHEME,
or which the defence have made much during
the trial, was treated quite differently BY Mr..
Beecher IN his statement to mis- committee. lie
he was greatly "amgsedr by II. Yes, ana he said
tRat he rold me that n ne should ever "leaye his
pulpit he thought IL quite likely he would 20
for him "tnan anything else.n ''Fdtsts "a uao,
.frisus ~ oIntousn Again, win give you all the
facta, and you eau Judge whether he gave me any
such answer as he alleged to his committee. This
newspaper scheme' was plan OIL mine 10 save
every one knew was. only question OF
time and was bound TO come. As a
commercial project It was entered into
York. Two OF whom have never been named
in connection with this scandal. Two OF these
Vth or December 1872. Mr. Greeley had been
dead just month. The detection OF the Tribune
from tne republican party and the decrease In its
Circulation offered an opening Tor a new repub-
lican paper, provided an editor OF commanding
genius aud influence could De secured. rhe result
arrangement on my part 10 see Hr Beecner and
on the part OF one OF the publishers 20 see the
taia what that newspaper could be bought for
with the Associated Press privileges. These Two
arrangements were carried out.
HOW BEECHER WAS TO ESCAPE INVESTIGATION.
went, as arranged on that occasion, the same
evening, December 20, 1872, 10 see Mr.. Beecher
and ascertain If ne would take the editorsnlp or
the new paper. Mr.. BecCher met me &C his door
ia pers0n and invited me to his study at the top
OF the house. We sat down together, ana stated
tie plan and suggested tnat he become the editor
OF the aper. 1 told MIN plainly in this way he
Womb escape al danger Of church investigation;
tnep said, II am wonderfully taken with this plan
OF yours.n he then went on 10 speak OF his work
aa minister cling ended. lie said his WORK mad
been "desructive,r that there had got 10 be ere
CONSTRUCTION OF theology, and this time OF life
he did no. want 20 have anything TO do win II.
the plan suggested seemed a way out or
all MS troubles. Alter supper we went
10 Mr.. MoulIons. On the way 20 MOulton's
MI. BeecEer said TO me, II eau stand anything
but the suffering OF Others for my fault.o Fur.
ther on he said, "Men talk OF courage In facing
an enemy on a Dattleaela; let mau face what
have laced In my pulpit for two years, then he
can talk ABOUT courage" These and similar eN.
pEessIOns completely won my sympathy for MIR.
ncecher. / would nave done anytuiBg 10 save