New-York tribune., 1875-01-19
BEECHER INsINCERE IN APPROVING INvEsTlGA
TION

Francis D. Moulton was recalled and the direct
examination resumed.
Mr. Fulerton-Look at the paper shown yod and ee
whether that Your first st The Committee Of In
vestigation lhanding witness papefl A. His, SIR.
@ WheI prepared A. Prepared for reading to the
investigating Committee Of Plymouth Chu ch July the 18th
Mr. Eyarts-f your Honor peas how this maeria This
is no pari Of any gestI that know Of The paper in
oduced to TIE attention Of the witness about ad
ouring Now his atent cle, IT, IL is what is called
the first statement?
Mr. Fuleron-Yes Sir
Mr. Eyarts- called The rs statement not The long one
Mr. Fneron-The dr-t statement
Mr. Eyas-The first meTt which Mr. Moulton prepared
as just stated reference 20 pending inves
gaton that progress OF that nOt evidence on
face 1t as nothing 10 do with this issue.
Judge Ne-,nThe only possible suggestion that occurs ~
favor Of ts being evidence thai Ar BeecAef approved
usofM
Mr. Evarts-Thai vii appear afterwards suppose " 1t
intended show that Mr. Beechcs statement tnen We Gao
understand it that It l. evidence against Mr. Beecher
Hr Fullerton-Thc een,icmans objection Is premature
have not offered the STAT yet IN evidence have given
all the pr nnary proof which design to give before Offer
in evidence II preliminary proof il insufficient when The
offer is uade then sf he gentleman can properly OBJ
ject.
judge Ncson appeared that you were about 10 oncr 1t
though, you were and did the counsel, euppose
offered it,
INDIE Neon-fI ace an opportunity to the tte
OF pofI should be very glad do it, II ca do it properly
Mr Fuller on-Yc Sir but don't want 70 oose the clrcs
until the prof Is in 40 a. to shut II out
o What did you 90 with the st9ement before yeu went be
fore the Committee with IL A. Real II to Nr BecchcT
Q whercf A. Al my house in Remsenst
O. Any ee present besides yourself and MI B'ccher
A. Not when real II 10 him; GO, Sir
O. When wss it read to hmf A. Read 70 hin the after
room Of the 18Th, toward evening.
o State the convefsaon between you and Mr. Beether
the time Of reading A. said TO him, "hr Beehcr have
az invita- ion appear before your Committee tonight ard
viii read 10 YOU the stat IN nj which intend TO make there
aud with your approval should like " have yeu
say 80" read him aud he said he thought an hon
orabe statement and met with he approval he concarred In
it-in The pOpey OF IT, far as wos esnoe ned Af1ef
reading hm went down stairs with HIM into the room
where nv wife waa and my wife said Mr. Beecher. ha
do YOU think OF Franks statement And said Mt beehf
has sad honorable me" and my wife sad You con
slider II honorablcs' And he said "Yes" said then 70
him that had also read Mr. TIOn and h. aiso eoneucd
In II.
Mr Fuilerton-I DOW OFT il in evidence.
Mr. EyarsIIow evidence any iss1e heref Her IS
statement in the nature Argument proposition ~ Hr
Mouton's relation attitude towards invest CATION going
Mr. Bcecher who s party interested - ih"t inquiry
Mr. Tton. yOu please also interested IN teat inquiry
the aocussay ia respect 10 statement that Mr. Mouiion
don't whether the statement contains facts not
IL is short statement and piher in the nature 81 reasoa
for not going on any furtAer isn't ~
Mr. Fullerton THAI is one view TO be taken N y.
Mr. Eva.-I any evidence ssHe in ihe einse
and t /. sdnIed rust be sdn ted aganst objection
aud exception.
Mr. Fu on so somewhat surprised ths the lesrnet
conf ~ should object read ng Of the statement and
the same breath confess dn he does not know what is
stated 10 IT, what s stated in it makes proper to be
read 10 evdence II the earned counsel had psuscd n nc
woaId OF once that it becomes mpaant piece OF ev
dence in this and stae very briefly how 10 be-
comes imDoant In the first place docs snte facts which
hqye bearing upon this issue In the next place dis s
disposition the part Of Mr. Boecher 10 throw Obstacles In
the WAY of this investigation which he himself had set foot
and We suppose that material fsct IN ths case 10 s'o"
thai while he was pretending thai he wanted au Investigation
IN ont OF fact he wanted each thing and tried 70 smother
IT, Those two become yery apparent oy e rea ang n
this paper.
Judge NcsoD-Very we'll the iast fact IL It be sueh-the
rugresion that Mr. Beocher wished TO smother The nVest
gatO-is all material here and think on The whole Is
my duty to rule out that paper.
Mr. Fullerton your Honor hear us spon that sabiect
Mi Ryarts-You have just been heard
Mr. Fullerton I propose be heard again That for the
Court and not the counsel 10 determine
Judce N,on cannot conceive how anything that the wit
ness could have written any o Of fact-we have the
fact, otherwise Argument bow that could be material in
any point Of view In TINS case.
Mr Ynncnon why Sr strong to be mnde upon
beott sde 10 iz Is this that Mr. Beechcr courcd TINS
i,,,oagn he appointed committee for the purpose OF 90
,,be bottom OF this san H. and developing every fact
,hs, csud possibly throw any light upon the subject and
hn they say he innocent u this charge that the scandal
had NO 10 ,ndaon In fact Doesn't become important for MS
20 boo vbye upon the hand be was pretending that he
wanted an ca animation that he secretly trying 10 sap9ess
f Why certainly Sir turns away the edge OF ha' insu
men, which hay against in this case 1t becomes very
nat "a. should show TIA. fact Then the other