New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
THE INTERVIEW OF DEC. 81.

Now. gentlemen, the next interview in the
history of this case land we getting rapidly through
all that very important In ~ is That on the
Slst of December which occurred between Mr. Moulton
and Mr. Beecher at the house of the latter One element
of esnfuson OF To the situation OF
Mr. Tton and his affairs presented by himself, to W.T.
his secure possession OF fortune OF employment and or
livelihood up and until after that interview OF the 3ls
OF December described upon the evidence OF their own
witnesses lr Bowen, who tells you that at 10 o'clock OF
that morning OF Saturday he had presently terminated all
relations between Mr.. TitOn and his employ
ments and that that ended Mr.. Tilton's pres
ence at tho Office OF either of those papers
He has tol1' you that the Goth he told him that
would be the result and that he had made up his mind
40 that what Bcechor said could not have had any
influence in settling what had already been determined
The fact then sthat that is out OF the way Now the
object of the interview of the 31st OF December was to
retrieve the false step that had been taken in tho false
use of the wifes plant disposition and Its discovery
and the confusion of face into which Mr. Tilt0n was
thrown by it, The interview Of the 30th, as Is abundant
" proved by their evidence, was to get the synpa
thy, cooperation, COMMUNICATION, tho compuhc-
ton OF Mr.. Beccher (; but alas! the final test
had ended, not in any efacing OF the impress
sion Of tho injury AMI ruin to that family that
had fallen upon it, but in the withdrawal OF the wifes
spport to tho false charge but yet yet with no assur
ance that the same nature could not at any time
be nodded under the cruel pressure to renew the
charge Nevertheless IL OF grave Importance to Mr.
Ton and was so appreciated by the crafty and srewd
agent attendant that he had secured TO hunt Mr. Beeche
in couple with him. that this false step should DO re-
trieyed IL possible and so Mr.. Mouton goes to Mr..
Beechers house to get back that retracton He went
there for nothing else. He went there, and he
succeeded in getting 1t back-not back as sur
rendered, and given up. and gong INTO inc
custody or tho control Of either Mr.. or Mrs. I'll
ton but as deposited for bookkeeping in Moutons hands,
and with the common guarantee, to Mr.. Tilton that
Mr. Beecher should not use 1t against hm-that Mr.
Beecher should not against Mr. Tton the retracon
and that Mr. Tilton should not use the charge against
Mr. Beecher-without both being coupled and controlled
by an impartial and friendly production by an insepara-
BILE union OF the two. And how was Mr. Beecher to be
influenced TO thatl Why II was necessarily by impress
Ing upon him that this proceeding. while 1t
bio and justiiable protection TO hnSeif, was not
suitable not in accordance with just and artta-
BILE and mercfu dealing with this family in whose misery
he felt completely and for whom he fot unneasured
sympathy and that it did not conduce to the reparaton
Of the domestic peace OF that family that DR. Beecher
should possess and control evidence OF the husbands
authority over the wife, cxerted 10 obtain falso charge
which the wife had confessed to be false We there IL
n great deal in that any that. Then came
MI Beecher's plea "well. but supposng hereafter
not Mr. Tilton-fOr he dsclams all desire to make
trouble he had whole long interview with me 10 find
out how felt toward him, and how he could be sure that
would be brought into discussion that would
lure him. his feelings his wifesbut suppOsng IN the
future other occasions and exgcnces arise and other
malicious honest purposes shall seize hold Of the fact
that this has held up relations to her tho
subject of complaint AMI asperslon, what shall do for
my family Z" Nay lac might have had and doubtless did
have, Ia mind what have doubt In tho
mind OF Mr. Mouton and OF Mr. Tlton asoif this sick
woman should die and should leave written charge
without written refutation. what would then happen
Her life certainly preearous, and, as Mr. Beechcr
has tesed se struck him almost dead, as not des-
tined long to live. Then II Is that Mouon pressing these
considerations and these alone that Mr.. Beecher must
not think OF himself that ho must think OF the restora
ton OF this family that he must think Of their misf0r
tune their calamity and that all he properly desire
or ever require Is that this paper should be safely pre-
served IL the current circumstances ever should
bring from maign casual Influences the publication
OF tho circulation or the insnuation. OF any such sug
goson Of his relation 10 this family this direct aud COM
pIee routatOn and reraction OF 1t may be at hand In
safe hands and ready for production when and shall
DO required
Accordingly, you viii find in Mr. Mouitons narrative
OF this that the whole object Of this interview was 10 re-
teyc that false step just the object OF the interview
OF the 30ib was gobut OF the false position he had got
INTO by his action with Bowen against Mr.. Beechcr
the 10th. Now, Mr. Mouton says: DO you remember
that askcu you last night body had the letter