The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27

who had eoncocted the Bacon letter. Was that
in accordance with the policy OF silence when they
punlished the apology, the nrst words OF which
were I'm trust with Frank D. Mouron.u aud
senr2 IL was the policy or silence TO be observed
BY Beecner out 70 be trampled on BY them. He
said the time lad come wnen there should be an
inv stigatlon: still relying on Moulton Tor he
believed that 1ilton overrued him ana that Moul-
ton could not control hlm, he procee0s, ana ne
calls nis investigating committee. Now comes
another device. Mculton sWears that he and
Tlton held a conference together; that In pnr.
suance OF that conference he, In Ttonis pres
ence, dictated the means Tilton dictated 10 Frank
Carpenterl this card; Mouton tenders 20 Mr..
Bcecher this card; he refuses 10 sign II; they ten
der IL 10 General Tracy; he advises MI. Beecher
not 70 sign II; II IS again ana again presented and
Is II cannot sign III" "But" urges MouIon,
clifton has pledged himself that II you
sign that card or read II in Plymouth church 10
viii end the whole OF this investigation, 1t VIII
put an end ~ tnls whole matter Iorever.n Mr..
Beecher SAYS, II cannot trust TiltoD.n ''Oh, but
YOU can trust me, and Il Iuton does not keep
ialth with you ! viii grind him 10 powder 1 will
that aoiogy ana eSsry naneT noId w 1urh
lhloh ula resort Tor the purpose oil impeachng
your your n 9u, what was It taey asked MN TO
signf lhls paper dictated at Delmonlcois saloon,
IL New YORK cliy, at a conference between these
TWO oiackmailers, dictated In the presence OF
rraDk carpenter, VINO Was 10 nave been brought
forward here 10 prove a confession. Frank car
penter was the amanuensis OF Tlton and OF
Meuiton al that confer snce in Delmonico's and
this Is the card which they cooked there
or, the purpose OF entrapping MI. Beecner
once more luto ne commission Of some underlined
offence, 80 that they might alterward come on
and define II TOR him as adultery. II Beecher
was guilty; II he hac lived year and a hall in
adultery with one OF ms communicates; II he had
polluted ms own mouse WIN deoarchery; Il lie
had confessed TO Tilton ace TO face; II ne nad
confessed 10 Francis Moulton month alter month,
and year after year; II he had confessed to Mrs.
Muulton again and again; II ri ton mad charged il
on him and he had confessed that he anu she hai
been gHtlty, and he had made taat confession IN
WrlfInr; II ne mad authorized Frank Moulto 70
communicate the fact that he was an adulterer
TO two respectable members OF his own firm; II
more IMAM that ne had authorized Nun
n ~ ~ an IN nal
TO Benjamin 4. Tracy and TO General Butler aud
70 Mr.. Motifs; If everybody knew it-nay, more,
II ne acknowledged IL ana intended to acknow-
edge u III that apology, why Is IL that ne refuses
to sign this simple card?
Judge Porter then gave brief resume OF the
testimony gwen oy Mrs. Mouiton. which, in the
pa Is quoted by him, ne contended was In consst-
ent VITA common sense anu with the facts proved
by others.
Counsel, after commenting on Mrs. Moulton's
eytuence, conunued:-A lady, who stands IN
very near relation t. my family, called my atten-
ton 10 a passage wnicn she casually found IN
Shakespeare, IN Loves Laoor's Lost,r and prom
lsed 10 use It, not because think IL is appropriate
70 Mrs. Monlton, Tor nave CLARITY FOR Rer, but
the purpose Of showing you now the great master
q human pature looked upon thing OF this knd
whers mere was lalsehood, lntepded falsehood
where the vie swore the nusoand:-
It's religion to be thus torsworn;
For charity Itself tudls the Jaw.
l wish Iheodore Iilton had this excuse to orYer
hoods, not 70 cupditv, not 10 revenge but to love;
faithful, honest, oyal conJuIal love. / wish Aou-
tween INN and condemnation, that ne swore To
destroy henry Waro Beecner, not from malice
ana haired aud batiied cupldlty, but from INQUEST
and loyal love. Mr.. Porter then proceeded 70 show
tnat memory al the best was very trpacher0ug
All men are led by the da1y experience or life 20
auml the ntrmlCy of IN .lr memory, ana vet in
every specific instance The man VINO makes the
ADMISSION relies upon mis- memory with conf
uence Us absolute rs though ~ never had deceived
him. The best human memory rests upon salftlng
sand. All our observation assures us
that IN nothing are we more likely to he
deceived than In the reproduction oil con-
versatlons after an interval OF years, and
after change OF relations. For instance, sup
pose tnat sir. Beecher mad accepted the PROPOSE
lion OF H. d. Moulton 10 read tnat card a: Plymouth
chureh and nad uutned all these papers, it would
not have ended TINS scandal Tilton would have
stu Deen hlnd and K. ID. Moulton would still
nave Is he MS witness, and the same men VINO
have published 10 the world that they hold Henry
Ward Beecner's written confession OF adultery
would tnen nave sworn-tne originals being ds-
sJroyrd-tnat the word guiltr appeared ia the
apology-tnat the word "crimen appeared IN sucn
letter | mention this 10 Illustrate h w danger.
OF a lady who means 10 tell the truth. suppose
mrs. Moulton has, 10 the best oil her AGILITY, RIven
you what occurred between her anu Henry Ward
Beecner her mistake, ner honest mistake, de-
stroys an innocent man AMI enables Il scouudrel
10 crush him. There are several noteworthy fea-
tu, es m the testimony OF Mrs. Moulton. 0ae
Is the TACT tnat, according 10 her own account,
she vas the Jealous friend and partisan Of the
defendant TO whom she imputes adultery,
uutll sunday, The 18th Of July 1874 the day alter
luton aud Moulton sent their contradictory mes
sazes Oy Redpath 10 MIR. Beecner Another IS tue
tact that on before that day she WAS ~ consul
tation wlth Judge Morris aud General Butler and
that that oay. just one month before Mr..
Beecher made tue statement o. wnlcn Moul on
complains, it was arranged IN Der own house be-
tween Her and her husband that she should not
appear before tue church committee out tnat
SUIT Tor GRIM con. should be brought by hilton
against MIR Beecher and in that sulg she should
swear TO MS confessions to her IN order 10 con
Wet MIN ana Mis-. luton OF adultery. Have tue fact
fixed by the evidence Of mrs Mouton that tlis
suit as 20 be brought and at the very time the
rogues mad liked upon their scheme MoulrOn
preserving the letters ne had pledged himself to
burn. Az this very time iney meditated TINS very
action and had conferred together az 10 the wi-
ncsses by whom they might MAINTAIN tue claim
III iAey failed OF their purpose OF backmal IN
the meantime. MY friend calls my attention 10
the fact thai at laser period OF her evidence she
te5flncs EXPLICITLY 10 something more tn tt MOu
ton Is the man wto arranged THIS conspiracy; for
ne md declared that with my knowledge Oh the
and OF Mr.. Beecner, | should not WISH to
have 10 20 before the COurt,n ana yet this mau
Moulton was long alterward writing those letters
to Mr. Deecncr Tor be purpose OF drawing from
hlm confessions IF conndence and rIendship and
which were afterGard put In evidence, aud that
was 10 snow now he mad used expressions Of
fervent gratitude 20 the man whom he was all the
time betraying. | must be permitted to say,
though my opinion may not be IN harmony with
that OF M nonored associates, that | cannot in
lustlce u my own conscience admit that witness
wnom believe 10 be untrue rs 10 be wholly ree
rom censure because her Judgment was warped Nv
her husband aud Influenced by conlugal love. hers
WAS a case OF divided allegiance. Her fortunes
ana those ol her only son were interiocked with
tae maa VINO was capable oil sending her again
and again aud again 10 tie mansion OF Tree love.
one tniag, however. Is certain, whether her testi-
the result OF a slippery memory, be tue result
OF q miscoucepuon, or Whatever IL may be, 10
= coniradlcted 10y man v no Is prepared 10 stand
by Ii nov anu AZ the Judgment seat. Another
signi icant TACT Is mat In ner conversation with
Mr. Beecher she never except on tue occasion to
which ALREADY adverted, personally imputed 10
him the INFAMOUS crime OF adultery, and that wnen
she did IL Is Inserted Ia the report OF things
saId nave been old TO ner either by others or by
him on some former occasion, but In her cross
examination the lormer occasion disappears. Let
me again remind youths Is the original story
mat her statement is all Information received,
not from Mir Beecner, but from others.
Mr.. Porter ridcuIed the idea OF Mr.. Beecher's
contemplated suicide. Why IS that powder, con-
unued inc counsel SIN on his library table, ready
for the use Of MS chiluren and has grandcnIldreuf
The occasion Tor taxing II was the threatened pub
LEGATION OF the letter OF apology. Tne letter OF
apology was published The same woman who
had sworn out lew pages before That IN the
whole OF tnat conversation there was mention
IN the letter OF apology seems 70 have overlooked
the TACT that the ieter OF apology was published;
the powder remains untaken-that specific tie
price which would be almos. beyond measure,