, 1875-02-04

would end. Ho also said to me-
Theodore. this will oil eud well, II you will not
Eire any information to Or. StorrB or act against
me-" We had conveIsation subsequent to this
in TIM street one night. 1'eccher made speech
III Plymouth Church. rafatinE to Dr. hturrs. Mr..
HeeeheE met Ms. MoH!ton nad me, aud sald that
hia church was going to r'anf: alonc and not
unite with the other two churches in tho Council
TIE EAGoH LETTER
was published in June. 1874, hit llavo never
met Mr.. 1'eeeher auce the publication Of tho
BACON letter.
had conversation with Feecher In Mou-
ton's library in April, 1871. about tic 1,acon
charges. in which I waB called 'kuaye and
"doH." / told Bcecier 1,e m11st reply to ltieae
charges. 1Io mado no reply to this whatever.
Mr.. shcarinan waB then Ereaent and made an
apology for having nnu1:ed A1rA. Tilton in pub
lie. When Becclcr left Sheazman Teniniacd be-
Sloulton'A house. Th!B was the lust interview
had with EeechcF, to tho best IF my recollection.
IA letter ufoduced.l TilH w1s written by NC
and sent to Decc!,cr May 2, 1874.
The letter was read and placed in evidence. 1t
related 10 his refusal to accept eutn of n'oncy
frutn Heecher to proceed with hts family to
Europe aud remain for nlnher ot yeats.
T1LToS'y HErtY II, THE BACON LETIEH.
A lo!tcs. dated May 4. 1873, WAS afro read bT
ex.Judgo Fullerton. addressed to the Rev.
Henry Ward Becchor, Mr.. Halliday and Mr.
Shearman. informing them OF tho statement
made by pr. Bacon after THO adjournment Of tho
Church Council and asking that ho {Tilton)
should bo Summoned before the Examining
Committee to answer 10 thu charge Of Hlander-
ing thu pastor, The letter Is AZ follows:
DgooR11x. May + ,s5a@7hs 1t nsr. ,n*ssg l!ara &
aday sssf s:;s s. nd M G.: T:
man, t9efk-dENrs: addrcss through you to the
church Of which you srs oicers The following asate-
church through ths Ezau1tnIns comm,ttec OF in any
other mods. private Or public: The hss: Leonard
hhsa NJ
II procIaiB'. publish aud rctterass with signal cpha-
Ms aud ~ei9b. Of tometling Ike official authory,
"a for plynonth chreh. 10 sa,s tn indicate its
pastor aga5ns damaging npn.a!on from oue Of IT,
son.ss.:ss, tssss "prertaa!'y q r..
1h9 so" ,., h. continued ",n
rortuntty parp of 9iudieatng it. pastor Wis
what Eare occasion tor tho remonatE.nse. iF.1a
neigbbortna el,urchet" Insrs arc many h9 says
.hat church had rot fairly mel tile question, and BY
cranne sho iasuc lad thrown away the opportunity Of
| The M1derntor's declaration IL TINS nade thrce
times that Plymouth Church. In deal ng with fy
,as:r @ This ds:l.sstlon, 80 enpfatcay repeated BY
tle cnief noHthpieee Of tie Council and ns forth Y
hm appa,eny a' m ,1ra 81 IL 6f s
vetsy to choose between two alternatives ons Of ee
renaiu contcutedy in the dishonossble position
tor tus viudtcatIon Of that PASTORS character, ~
oncnse tho more henous because an nnnuled charac-
rhs othrr Informative IS tor me restore hs sha1eh
hois l1at opportunity for his vindcaon T
.st f., e h. 'sns .a' t to ~sh hs
me- il wtro nemter,-a suggestion which,
Judging from ny pas. s.rerisnsr; r will s.,-
wing \ scandal for TIC suppression Of which
/ hare made more sacrifices tan nl other Persons.
uc;weeu tbese alternatives, whlch all that tho
Moderator leaves me. md hotn equally repugnant
INF feelings my duty requires to choosc tho fec-
I Iva
ro 10 rapo.sees ths opportunity which The sioerator
lamcns tba: you have thrown awsy, hereby restore
yo, this last opportunity aa freely ~ II yon had
parted whit, .'horise you, Il such be T0..
pleasure. to cite me At any M tine ,,lIl,,t within
chureh for ria d, The eharge heretofore sens.
me- namely: t1at of circulating scandala derogaory
to 10 the m reputation of ths chrrh. NJ only stiia.io,
concerning tbs srial TINT it shall not 10 held witt
closed douts nof IL sns a"oass o. e a paeos ~ r.
the necessity for making this communication, for moth
tna hut necessity oald e1tort it. Tbs practical goos
ns rhesss sss4 atepsa S ser' e.
csse tectualy u. an end forever t1 the Noletrtor,
through me of Nd opportunity y1n,!icAte ita pastor
or tnpt its pahtnr has been y my net II mine
| TuEoponY T1LToa.
THE PLYMOUTH INVESTIGATION,
Tho witEesa continued In tho early part O.
july 1872 first heard Of the appointment O
| tic t,ommtteo to waltaupou mo with regald II
.hs scah1hl,
sIr. Fullerton hore read tho correspondence
calling for investigation Of tho chasGoa by th'
Ctnrch Committee.
,i1tuesa resuniDg: first saw the lctter call
published, iu the hands Of Mrs Cleveland. u,
ulfo was thon with mo, bnt she left the houel
after tho publication Of this lottor !: think. OF
Oh the morning Of July IL. Sho did not leav'
against my will sho bad will OF he: own, ant
aeted upon 1t. At tho sa,uo time did not re-
Btrain her. There weso tbreo or four report
prepared for the Committee, and prepared tw'
Of shcm. Tho preparation Of the short repor
/ YVES ~ follows: Mts: 1i1ton informed me- o.
tha 9th OF July, that she had been down befos
tho Committee OF the Church in relation 10 wha
rassed between me aud Dr.. Bacon.
A loug argument hero ensued on tile right Q
the Witness to ntato what wss told lsm by hi
| wife ~ to what occurred before the Conl,nsttee
Mr.. Eyarts objected to the question, and th
, | objection WAS sustained by tho Court.
, Tho Witness then continued: | do not remem
ber that the tEtpartise agreement WaH ever sub
= | jeet Of conversation between Beechor and me.
nEsklE TURNER
waa = girl who canlo to cur house under IN
/ | name Of Lizzie McDctmott, about fifteen year
/ ago. sho came to my house through the mean
. Of Or Ms. ~ 1iton. 1 Jour know wiethor she r.
Q sided continually In the honae until after my re
turn from tho West in 1867. Mrs. Ti!son an
Y Mr., Moulton male m arrangement tor 6endln
j ller to school soma time in January, 1871. H.
/
O crimtpaa inte1conrBo with Mrs. Tl!ton. Wbes
/ ever 10 Kpoko Of It, he slwass eat
J. she waa MT tho Eorson to blsme
o Is or 10 when she lott us In 1871. There In No
: a word OF Truth ~ tl4a statement that caffie'
8 her FROM her bed to mine. No improPar cou
+ duct Wa2 over exhibited by me towards icr
:. Islown paper.] think showed this rcpor
q and another to Con. Tracy. put both of shes
In tue hands Of 5lr. Moulton: l prepared III
, one 1T tho suggestion Of Geu. Tracy. Ger
8 Tracy told mo that need hayo no anxio1y cor
7 cern'ug 1t that alrs. !lton hsd gone down
tho Committee f,om Mrs. !Osinston's house
that Previous to tlle assembling Of tue Commit
D tee he {tien. Tracy had
: INSTRUCTED uEH WHAT TO sAY.
a and how to say il that he had put thu question
= to her that she might make no llupdeFH tia
- sla cstuo tefore tho Committee to deuy eysr,
thing; tha. there had been no wrong bet*ec
l,orsoIf A1la Mr. Dcechor, and tlst there hu
Il been no proposition os wrong towards her. N
4 that there HAs no foundation Whatever for Il!
i scandal, aud Den. Tracy. in makiug t.ils naIIs