The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02

nized as his answer to
A LETTER FROM BEEcHER
Sunday morning, June 1, 1873. Some of the
words were UNDERSIGNED, which the witness
thought was not done by him. The letter
was read, telling Mr.. Beecher that he could
stand II the whole case were published to-
morrow. The witness continues: The tri-
partite agreement was published prior to
writing this letter, on the 30th of May. On
culpating Tilton from being the author of
Bowen's charges. This card was agreed
upon in my study the Sunday night
before. / heard the Saturday alter
noon previous that Tilton was about
to publish his card, and Monday
learned that be was not going to publish
1t. This was after Beecher had announced
his intention OF resigning and Tilton had
been told OF his determination. That card
was not published. The draft of the card
published June I'd was prepared by Tilton
but was altered somewhat before publica-
ton. The card dated June % was drawn up
in Delmonico's, in Chambers street, when
Tllton, Carpenter and myself were present
dated this letter. The court here took the
usual recess. During the morning
session up to the hour OF recess the Earl
OF Roseberry occupied seat on the bench.
After the recess Moulton was handed let
ter by Gen. Tracy. He said: 1 saw this let
ter in part December, 1874, after the publica-
ton of the letter to "a Complaining
Friend" think it was left with
me by Tilton. The letter was read by
Shearman, and was written to Moulton by
Mrs. Triton, declaring that she was innocent
OF the impure crime imputed to her, and
acknowledging her faith in her husbands
not making these charges against her. The
letter was offered in evidence. The
witness continued: l have no portrait
OF Beecher hanging now in my house.
i a Il
not fix the date more accurately. L took it
down to make way for another portrait.
should think L took il down more than
three months ago. / will not ssy it was
taken down after my appearance before the
investigating committee in August.
latter part of 1871 up to that time.
Illton's picture hung in my house at the
time. L may have published card after
August 81 stating that was a member of the
congregation of Plymouth Church, as was
member OF no other congregation. /
made my first statement July Is. The
second was, think, August 6.
Ex-Judge Fullerton rose to correct mis-
take, which he said he made during the
morning session when he stated that the
True Story" as it was called, had been
burned. He desired now to say that then
were fragments oft left. Gen. Tracy asked
the counsel for the prosecution Tor the
original copies of
MoULToN's FIRST STATEMENT,
which caused some delay, during which the
witness continued: dictated it to TItop.
and copied it from what Tlton had written.
The long report which was drawn up by Til
ton for the investigating committee was
then read by Sherman, which, the witness
said, was drawn up at his house when
Tllton, Gen. Tracy and himself were
present. The witness continued: l went down
to the door with Tilton and told him to get
reconciled with his wife. This report was
submitted to me the next morning or the
after that. Tilton and his wife. i
then remained together until
she left and went to Ovington's. Both of my
long statements were published after
Beecher's statement. i think the
draft of the first one was prepared before
Beecher's was published. l do not recollect |
having expressed violent hostility to |
ment may have expressed hostility |
toward him. / never
have in the presence of Wallace |
Caldwell or Augustine Storrs. Within the /
past three months l may have expressed \
myself in terms of hatred towards Beecher |
10 United States District Attorney Terry. |
[ do not remember calling Beecher a liar,
not remember saying that I would crush |
Beecher or drive him out of Brooklyn. 1 Il
may have said that he ought to be driven out, |
but if so do not recollect it. The witness /
was asked with relation to threat made to |
Charles Sterrs, in which the name of Miss |
Edna Dean Proctor was mentioned. The |
court stated that he had ruled before that |
The names of third parties would not be adj
mitted into the controversy. A long
ensued as to whether the
witness the counsel for
The defepse had first used |
/ a -
nsfhes of the third party were entirely irrele- /
want to the issue in this case. The witness
continued: may have told VIM. A. Barber
hat Beecnef was a perjurer and liber- |
tine. he is. / never threatened fanny
person who would appear against me on |
his trial. A conversation here took place |
among the counsel for the defense, when |
sx-Judge Fullerton observed that if they /
spent much OF their time in this manner |
hey would not get through with the witness |
o. day. The witness continued: know /
Senator John q. Jacobs. do not recollect /
whether had any conversation with him in
Albany about the Beecher-Tilton matter
10 not remember whether told him that If
here was any investigation
BEEcHER WOULD COME OUT ALL RIGHT,
nor do 1 remember saying that when the
whole truth was known, that .Beecher
would prove to be an innocent man. re-
member having conversation with Archi-
BALD Baxter after the publication of the
Woodruff charges, in which, after being
pressed by him, / told him that thought |
he stories were untrue, and that Beecher
vas pure man. had another interview
With Baxter, in which L told him that
3eecher was not guilty of these charges,
Ind i gave Baxter very high \
opinion of him. I think / gave
him an idea that Beecher had not broken
he seventh commandment. l know Ed
ward A. Biden. He is a member of the pro-
luce exchange. 1 spoke with him or the
subject of the Woodruff charges. l may
nave told him that the story was untrue,
)ut do remember saying that there was
lot word o! truth in it. / know Mr..
Drake, who is also a member of the produce
but do not recollect telling him
hat these charges were id mass of old
stories. had con-
with him hut I do not rememhar |