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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE POLICY or SILENCE NOT MADE BUT
ACCEPTED, BY Mr. BEECHER

Mr. Beecher did not make, but he accepted, the
proposition When the offered 10 suppress the charges
the accused but either consent else TO
publish himself fact that be hal been falsely accused by
woman and her husband Such is expected VI no man
such an act Mr. Beech4 coud not commit without destroy
inc her who had been his friend, and who, on bed OF
sickness with upfed hands had called God
u witness she morally responsible for the con
OF paper Here the policy Of silence and suppression
united 10 by all the parties but assented 70 on the
part Of the defendant, and not suggested by him
The next day Mouon again messenger Of peace
and reconciliation and carries away with him the paper whc
hey now call the letter OF conon this he TOOK from the de
PENDANT to the plaintiff a weapon Of but
peace aud fratena feeling And February 9TH,
MOutOn finding that Mrs TltOn not completely
ced as desired she shoui he and not the defendant
suggested correspondence bearing iae day in order
establish perfect peace and 10 make the suppression
Of this difficulty douby The only criticism 10 which the
defendant liable in this respect is that having assented to the
policy OF silence the instance Of the plaintiff he accepted it
in good faith and honestly endeayored carry it out
This policy thus naugurated the night OF December
3s to save plaintiff ruin which the defendant could
have certainly effected had he been disposed press the ad
vantage he then possessed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
NEW FACTS ABOUT THE NEwSPAPER VENTURE
PROPOSED IN 1872.

1t was necessary therefore, that they should look
around and for the benefit Of ton and
gentlemen counsel for the plaintiff opening this
called your attention 70 newspaper scheme that was started
aud talked of in December, 1872. lie represents
it that il the suggestion Of some one TO Mr..
Beecher that the great time for a
newspaper enterprise New York and he the man To head
it. Three Of five editors controlling the great daily
ing press Of New York had recently died. Raymond, the
youngest and perhaps having hs best conception Of
the sphere Of journalism Of any who has Icn
the press the FIRST depart Bennett the abes
newspaper publisher and editor that have in this
country had also gone and came Gre ley by far the
strongest writer that wrote upon the American morning
press lie, oo had died in tho early days Of December
There remained, then only Dana, Of the sun and Marble
Of the World left among the Of established regulations
upon the morning press Of NeYork City. This schemng
gentlemen looking out 10 provide avenue for Tton sug
gested THAI this occasion for the starting Of
paper in the City of NewYork that there Iea
oyeshadowng upon the morning press in the City Of
New-Yok there a vacancy and Mr. Betcher the
Ill that vacancy and would be wise and udlcious under
the for him and Tton TO unite In that enter
prise.
thank the counsel for the plaintiff for calling your attention
TO this scheme gentlemen 30 will not be charged with having
forced your attention mere We shall show you
friends Of Theodore Ton approached the friends Of Heny
Ward Beecher In December, 1872, with this propositions
LET buy Tho Nsw York Express" which for SALE
"le turn 1t into morning journal; let Henry Ward
Beecher assume the editoFship OF IT, and retire
Pymoath Church. and let Theodore Tton abroad for
three years be the head OF foreign bureau Of
that paper and by that time the Wooha scandal will have
died away and will have been forgotten and he back
position upon the editorial staff OF that newspaper
We shall show YOU gentlemen that meetings held be-
tween friends OF Theodore Ton and the friends Of Henry
Ward Beecher this scheme. We shall show you
that the who represented Theodore Tt0n said 10 the
friends Of Henry Ward Beecher, Unless that newspaper
scheme Is started unless something Is done for Theodore
Tlton there will be explosion here which will shake
Chrlstendom." There several meeng Not only
Beeehers friends approached in the City Of Brooklyn by
friends Of Theodore Ton but they also approached
in City OF NcwYOr There not meeting at the
Union League Club but there where This scheme
fully esnyassed.
THE NEWSPAPER SCHEME BLACKMAII.TNG PLOT.
But Mr.. Beecher's friends, gentlemen, did not bite
OF tue bait Although lndueemeHt brought 10 beat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
TIE HARD WORK OF BRINGING MR. BOWEN TO
TERMS

The last and hardest task remained to get retrac-
ton from Bowen From him they sought to obtain not oh
an endorsement Tons character but aiso the
money-a hard thing to get from Bowen Success was a".
only nv 6feen months of persistent and endeavo
law suit was begun; but q law suit could not Hiemeh
Bowen Il induced him neither to pay nor 10 re''"'@
When every legitimate effort had failed, another me'noo
wa rcsorted TIon prepared personal statement giving
what purported be the history Of his dismissal py BOWEN
and containing letter written by himself TO Bowen ana
ad Jannary 1s in which he repeated tho ISLANDERS which
he saws Bowen uttered against Mr. Beecher This statement
wa put in type at tn Age Office ~ intended Tor pup
caton and printed slips OF it shown to Bowen AID 10
Wlkesou Mr. Beechsr's friend
They say gentlemen thai Bowen was not D'aefman
make no comment You that law SUIT dia not
br;nc IN, money but tho threat 10 pubh this article brought
both the money and certificate Of character TO Tson pup
halled IN The b.gsptndsEt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE SECOND APPLICATION FOR s., 900 CNsUC LESS



was saving gentlemen, that in 1874 there came
10 the friends Of Mr. suggestion from this same friend
of Mr. Ton who had attempted negotiate this newspaper
enterprise OF 1872, suggesting 4 scheme by which
Tflton should 60 20 Europe, and be gone some time;
bpt the difficulty TO raise the money :;
he had no means TO 20 Europe and Il finally said
WHY Mr. Beechers friends put into NJ TutOns hands
g. 900 OF money under the pretense Of transfer Of TIE
Golden Age We buy The GO1sg Age Of TtOn, aud pay
him e. 600 and then give somebody whoever will take it,
and make e transfer Of The Gn Age the Of putting
into Mr. Tons hands s. 900 in money Now, say YOU
gentlemen this Goia Age, has already appeared in the
evidence satisfactorily and will be made further appear in
evidence this Gd>a Age perfectly bankrupt Mr.. Ton
had long been seeking get rid OF it, to give away and h
yas stated distinctly between this friend OF Tilton
aud this friend Beecher that it only used
10 transfer this money the hands OF Mr. Beechers friends
to the Of Theodore TtOn. Now In all these that
Am talking about newspapers gentlemen want you TO bear
Ia mind Theodore Ton informed Of the enterprise
and knew had transred between hs friend aud the
friends Beecher For instance he Informed in 1879
who friend was what he had said aud what be bad DONE
fully; and years Afterwards and this end-no,
another bat the man-comng aghn ,he friends Of
Beecher with suggestion for 5000 moreuade $4,000
In the start, aud finally reduced to 5000
Now will show YOU gentlemen, that NJ. TIlion
seen and talked with the subject and knew OF tho
negotiation that going We shall show you that this
about the time OF the preparation OF the Bacon letter.
which caused explosion We shall show you, unless
mistaken Bacon letter preparation at the very
time this negotiation for $500 going II was well
derstood by friends Of Mr. Beccher and the friend OF Mr.
Ton that WIS In preparation. s permitted gentlemen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02

no reproof. and without suggestion from TIE coun-
sci on either side, ordered the adjournment Of the
Court 1t was generally rumored that Mr. Beeoher
was to be the first witness to-day but the counsel
refused to say whom they intended TO call first. The
superstition Of some who familiar with the
tactics of the defense that Mr. Beecher will not be
the first witness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
Mr.. MOULrON's OWN TESTIMONY To THE STRENGTH
OF Mr.. BEElHERS CASE.

But what sort of a God is Moultons IL he thinks
when be asserts IT know that Cod viii protect you NJ
Beecher M Beecher then the man mat he now pre-
tends 10 say g God VII protect you" VIII God protect
the guilty. Does Mouon think that his God protects tn,
guilty, Does he think that him with His protecot
who has been cold FLOODED and heaess seucer Of nnocenos
for years. affirm gentlemen that both Of those expressions
in that letter show that Francis D. Mouon knew thai wtsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02

the time being suppressed andso thorouey
the business Of suppression
that denial withheld from Ne knowledge OF M
Beecher Thea Mr. Beccher was assured by the MUTUAL
Friend that story he bad repeated to Bowen concerning
Tons relations with lady his wife unfounded ana
he was induced 70 react IT, No that story renoed
Then Bessie made sign retracon OF her story
and thin was delivered Moultons hands A. means o' ~
preston which the girl sent to prevent her P'
tlns-and SO che was for the time being suppressed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE PRoPosER OF THE POLICY OF SILENCE.

THE PROPOSER OF THE POLICY OF SILENCE.
Mr.. TRACY-Mdy IL please tie Court, GeHteDssn
Of the Jxry closed Friday night last gentlemen
we had reached what known this the period
Of the publication Of Woodruff Scandal We have shown
YOU publication Mr. Beeehc following the al
and udgmentthe honest Judgment he then supposed
of the "Muiual Friend" Francis d. Mouton accepted the
policy Of silence and that policy accepted by all on the
superstition and belief the part of Client that Was 10
be executed by all in good faith.
The defendant has been widely criticised for the policy OF
silence which adopted and long plrsued in reference
70 scandal The fact that the defendant assen ed
to this policy and adhered to 1t for several years,
has been and il the very corner stone OF TINS
prosecution The your has been occupied with
evidence tending prove this faca fact denied but
always admitted But this policy did not originate with Mr.
Beecher believe the plaintiff The policy OF ST.
ence and suppression had adopted himself long before
Mr. Beecher the which brought about
the memorable interview the night Of December 90 Tton
now asserts that knew cnd had known since The
cedng July everything he knows Yet he had naned
silence and effected suppression complete that the know
edge which processes have had Of the facts had never
come to the Of Mr. Beecher For It concede by ali
the parties that down the evening Of that interview, Mr.
Beccher did not know In any wise involved IN Til
tons domestic difficulties except that he had ed with
advising Mrs. Ton separate from her husband
Rad repeated Mr.. Bowen stories affecting MI Tlons
character in to fidelity The object Of that in
teryew inform Mr. Beeche Of fact which Tton says
had hitherto kept from him Not ONLY from Mr. Beecher
had the know ledge been kept but also from the
friends Of the family M0uOn who visited the house ire
quenv had never observed the slightest aenaOn Mrs Brad
shaw the friend OF both husband and wife had
seen nothing So this fact which Ton pretends ever
existed he had suppressed most absolutely Surely thus lar
tie policy bad been success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
rrwyeRK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY MARCH SHEET

na IN Ao ,s3 this newspaper article before the paohe
IN surpiious way proceeding from the dentca copy mat
Mr. Triton 90, hands Of Mr. Mekeway in the manner
which have stated or course created great eommouo"
II was one Of the emergencies Of the case was pSDs'eD
think, on Sunday the 10th day OF Apnl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE PR0CEEDLNGS-VE RBA TIM

GEN. rRACY's ADDRESS CONTINUED.
The Court met at II a. m, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Mr. Tray resumed HE opening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
WHEN THE POLICY OF SILENCE WAS FIRST LEFT.

WHEN THE POLICY OF SILENCE WAS FIRST LEFT
But in December, 1870, as we have seen, business
difficulties arose between Ton aud Bowen which, TO again
peat Mr. TIltons words "were augmented by Mr. anu
Mr.. Beeehern AT the interview in BOwens house on Dec
6th ton for the first time departed his policy Of silence
and charged with having made adhonorabe proposal
10 his Wife did it under special pledge mutually gwen
that nothing should said concerning Mr. Beechers de-
monstraon towards Mrs. TOn Here the charge was made
bu express condition that should be suppressed ana
oud not enter into the conflict which he and Bowen were
hou, 10 inangurlte Gentlemen that susceptible TO the
cearest proof by the plaintiff testimony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02

va shall you that this scheme when mentioned To one "
two others OF Mr. fendshs second seneme-~"
denounced backsng operation and they refused 70 san
NIT to or anything do with IT, Their answer was f
begin now don't where shall stop Pay not ope
cent" And this friend OF Mr. Ton informed that this
money could not be raised and the negotiation need not ionger
be presented or proposition need not longer be presented
And we shall you gentlemen, that that friend her said
wel the letter Bacon, the Bacon letter viii be pub
lshed and Mr. Eeecher will be ruined" The 5000 vi" nos
paid True TO prediction Of that friend the Bacon letter ""
published and think nobody will dispute that has been fol
lowed BY per.stent and malignant effort to uin Henry Ward
Beecher and thus make the prophecy Of that friend to come
true Bet the money raised Theodore Ton cid ho
get his 5000 The G> Ags passed into other hands se""'
this time and this controversy began.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
HOW THE POLICY OF SILENCE WAS VIOLATED

HOW THE POLICY OF SILENCE WAS VIOLATED.
Having shown you, gentlemen, how the defendant
into this policy Of sncc and how he has
pursued years good faith, now TO show you
how TINS plaintiff and this Mutual Friend eacheousy and
continuously violated it, We nave seen how the failure Of the POI
ca clmpaign Of 1872 and the immediate death of Mr. Greeley
following upon the substantial failure Of Tie GO. Age, blasted
the failure hopes OF Tton that drectoa and compelled him
10 look Of Up 10 this time, gentle
men, policy which have doubt moved houlton and Til
ton wa mainly the restoration Of Tton on this newspaper
enterprise which had entered into in the attempted establish
ment Of The GOldea AJe but this hal failed The money
he had received Owenn 1872 was nearly expended
indeed believe in December all the money had been drawn
from Woodruff & Robinson.
M shcaman-The last dollar drawn on December 27h
Mr. Tacy-December eth, an nformsl by the accounts
the last money Of Tlton had been drawn fron W1oird
Robinson The 5000 exhausted and he had Of
future supply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE PUBLICATION OF THE TRlPARrrTE COVENANT

Now. gentlemen, 60 back to the publication OF
the pare aud the scenes that followed aooo
the nr Of June 1879 That pae agreement a. you have
heard was published without the knowledge or consent OF NJ
Beecher by Of his friends who had preserved copy OF
1.-THE only CODY believe gentlemen 80 far a. am informed
that Mr. Beecher or any Of his friends ever had OF any paper
connected with this controversy for recall at this tine no
other multitude that ever left In their nands or
kept by Mr. Beecher any OF his friends But TINS eno
publishes copy Of the tnpartite agreement sna
that caused explosion. That was puohsheo
ON Friday. May sOth Mr.. TIIon then threatened
that he would make publication unless Mr. Beecher IN GONE
way yndcated him from mputaon which be sad that
rpartite agreement cast upon him by this publication Well
now gentlemen you have heard from the witness stand now
much pains Theodore On took changing his clause OF ha'
trpartite agreement before signing IL He has told yon
Mouon has told YOU other witnesses will tell you all
about f. He took home with him and he rcwrote himsen
every word Of H. as believe and be made that clause OF the
tripar,ite agreement just suit him; was just wna ne
wanted it. and he refused 10 hgn anything els
he said except just such statement OF DIS
case AZ he desired Then one would nave
thought having drawn HE paper that The publication OF
that paper have been great ofene 10 heodoe
Tlton We cou understand Mr. Bowen might have com
planned Of publication and justly complained Of H. bat II
difficult understand how Theodore Tion could complain o
it. But he and insisted that that publication put hlm IN
the position OF having been forgiven by Mr. Beechef and
therefore he said that Bsrchef should DO something TO right
that wrong.
Well now Mr. Beecher responsible for that pnb'a-
ton But that il no matter That IL peculiarly Of this cas'
gentlemen which marked from the beginning to the ed
Mr. Beecher has been held responsible by Mr. Triton fr
eYaything that everybody did in connection with tbls
scandal II member Of Plymouth Church uttered
word concerning Theodore Tlton Beecher responsible
my friend sherman said anything hat was offensive IN lu-
ton or Mouon the who 10 be held responsible was
Beecher not sheanan II the Clerk Assistant Pastor or
anybody Plymouth Church did what T1on did
them do refused TO do what he did want he
to do the who to blame for Il was Beecher ami
Beechr should be held responsible publication 81 this
partte agreement which accident which none OF tho
parties directly responsible for vs 70 be- charged
home upon eecher and he redress the wrong nay
more he do something which would be equivalent !" re-
eying Mr. Tion from the impua ion that ho sald ms
article put upon him. Well now what vas hat imp"'a
tom Il is dIflcuIt Tor us % say. gentlemen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
Mr.. r1Tox's DOUBLE MOTIVE IN URGING SILENCE

X. IlLIONS DOJBLE MOllN l. IN Jh'IlNJ Sll4fNCt
But the difficulty between him and Mr.. Beecher
was not the only TiOn and his friend MoultOn de-
sired 10 bury Tton covered all with
foul scandals which demanded suppression There the
stories which had reached BOwens which Tton needed
10 have hed sne which had been the object Of the
meeting at Bowens house the 18th OF December. That
in signal failure Then the ugly scandals which
bad come Mr.. Beecber, which he, giving credit to
them had repeated 10 Bowen December 9th, when
the latter bore TO him Tlton's andacious demand
There the bdeous story which Bessie Turner had commu
ncated to Mr. Beecher Mrs Morse and Others Of the
In which Tton lifted her from her bed night and car
red her TO his own and how upon another OCCASION he had
agap attempted virtue Of this poor child who had been
adopted for by his large hearted and benevolent wife
And more than all need TO keep from public know
edge that his wife had separated from him and
had threatened leave him forever because Of his nndedes
and the many cruees that she hsd his hands
Theodore TtOn be cssrreced from the sepulcAre Of
ufay and again upon his feet all these scandals
suppressed and kept from the knowledge Of the world
Mr.. MOULON'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIS TASK.
You will see, gentlemen, that this was task re-
qnng for its performance man possessing every character
c which Tlton tells guided him in the selection Of his
friend To accomplish part necessary 70 possess
LOYALTY his employer genius Of administration and great
courage Of thought action quote Ti0ns description
Of NouOn given from the witness stand All these Tlton
szys MouOn possessed In eminent degree Undismsyed
by and variety Of the evil stories that had gathered
over Tilton administrative genius commenced at with
wonderful subey patience the work Of suppessng them
First Mn Ton persuaded only deny the story that
se had to separate from husband
alsehoOd coined by the brain Of her mother 30 story
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02

THE NEWSPAPER SCHEME A BLACKMAILrNG PLOT.
But Mr.. Beecher's friends gentlemen, did not bite
tue bait Although Indueemelt brought 10 beat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-01
WASHINGTON.
Counting the Specie in the
Treasury.
Probable Retirement of DelanO.
Retrenchment in the Treasury
Department.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Mr. j. G. Gill
fillan to-day assumed the duties Of cashier
Of the Treasury, and Maj. j. w. Power
takes charge of the warrant division.
Many minor changes have also been made
in the reorganization of the Treasury ser
vice. The commission TO count the funds
in the Treasurer's office will commence
work tonight. The commission will con-
sist of Dr.. JnO. b. Blakely, President Of
the National Metropolitan Bank; Mr.. 5.
I. Middleton, Of the banking firm of Mid
dleton & Co; A. H. Leopold, Freedmen's
Bank; viii II. Hervey, special agent Of
the Treasury, and MessTs. Q. II. Brown,
JnO. Patton and I. G. Dickerson, chiefs Of
divisions in the Treasury Department.
DelanO 10 re-Retrenchment I'm
the Treasury Department.
Secretary Delano has not abandoned his
desire to retire from the Cabinet, but the
period at which this may take place is Un-
certain.
The Treasury Department was to-day re-
organized. Under the kellogg bill, the
salary of all bureau officers and chiefs and
assistant chiefs Of divisions have been in
creased. The girl force Of the Treasury
will, by this bill, be reduced to the extent
3O3 employees, at a saving, it is estimated,
of half million dollars.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-01
ROsECRANs ON GRANT.

The NeU York Herald, Of Monday.
publishes a letter from Gen. Rosecrans,
who, during the war, was one Of the
ablest and most conspicuous Of the
Federal commanders. Commenting
upon the publication Of Sherman's
Memoirs, - he approves of the authors
course IN giving to the world his views
Of the great event IN which he took so
prominent a part. He also intimates
that he may, at some future time, write
his own narrative Of the struggle be-
tween the sections. To this course he
feels the more impelled because Of the
injustice done him by Grant while the
wal was IN progress and by Grants
biograpber since its close. He says:
When IN his report the commanding
General Of the army signed his name
to an official statement respecting affairs
IN the department OF Missouri while
under my command, IN testimony be-
fore the committee On the Conduct of
Of the War, and in my personal report
to the Adjutant General Of the army,
l explicitly called attention to the
falsehoods contained in his statement,
and gave the opportunity for an inves-
tigation which would have vindicated
history. To this extent I have dis.
charged the duties, personal and off
cial, which circumstances have imposed
upon me; and should the custodians of
the archives which contain these records
be truthful to their trust they will In
due time come before the public.
The calUmnies contained IN Badeau's
Life Of Gen. Grant" respecting por-
tions Of my military management have
passed unnoticed by me, partly because
the facts to refute them have b, en-
scattered broadcast by the press
or in published official reports laid be-
fore the public, and partly because I
thought the time inOppOrtune when the
exigencies Cf a.gOverningp party rendered
1t necessary to prevent truths from be-
coming known which would tend to
destroy the popularity Of a leader
wh0r-albeit against their better in
stincts-its chiefs have felt necessary
to set up.