New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26

pocket" and hero no again tells him. 81 offered Theo
! dore Tilton $1,000 In gold not TO publish
| this Bacon letter, this Libel upon you" Did
no think him q blackmailerf II II 10 any but
hlackmaers that such offers made OF course bs
made no such Offer and you understand why the sugges
ton was made Mr. Beecher Tho difference was In the
price, It was an intimation to Mr. Beecher that
other friend had better offer him $4,000 and tho letter
would then be suppressed My friend Sherman calls
my attention to fact, which escaped my memory, that
he followed it up Immediately by telling Mr. Beecher
Why you had better give him your whole fortune than
have such SANDER this published"
No blackmailer! theodore didn't know this: no
didn't hear Il, and IL the occasion he would be
ready To writo TO Mr.. Beecher letter saying have
learned with great regret and that my friend
Moulton cooy proposed In my interest AK you
to turn over to mo your whole fortune wish you to
distinctly understand that Mr. MoultOn had no authority
for any such proposition from me-" The same game 10
Is the panel" game which runs through this case.
borrow the expression from my friend Mr. Evarts
piled 70 an earlier stage OF this matter OF which shall
not speak, want you 10 hear him. Why should
Frank Moulton pay down $1,000 In gold
from his funds To save clerical
dcbauchce from the charge OF playing the Hbetno with
Theodore Tiltons wifei 1t bid for blackmail 1t
cunnngly cOncOced under the giise Of the mutual
friend who would sacrifice all no had for the benign pur
pose OF recOncng adulterer with the husband OF his
paramount and that husband his closest and most init
mate friend II Moulton capable Of act OF such
black and contemplate infamy, then submit to you
whether his fitting homo ia not in the lowest hauns Of
vice. and whether no should not recedo from view and
from your honOrcd ChiefJustice with brand upon has
forehead which hereafter will protect honest men and
honest women from contact with so vile and dastady
DO You that tho purpose OF this was blackmal
from the bcginnngi Whoever else might doubt, Tion
perfectly knew. On his dismissal from The INDEPENDENT
he had no claim against Bowen which he could enforce
tho actual facts known, they then known TO
him, and as they known 10 you, Even Mouon
acknowledge the fact TO Beecher, that Bowen charged
Tilton with personal immoralities which would bar him
from recovery under the contracts.
Both Tilton and Mouton deny the truth Of these
sations but in tho light Of the evidence given this
trial there doubt OF the truth Of those charges
Bowen. in fact had perfect defense Neither
Mouton TtOn dared to press tho matter TO an ISSUE
in tho courts of law until they could alliance with
Mr. Beechers friends which would enable them to bring
to bear pressure which would make resort to arbitra-
ton safc the thing which Mr.. Bowen had proposed from
the beginning The first thing to be done was to convince
Becchcr that Bowen was his persistent slanderer and
Ibis bitter and malignant enemy In this they succeeded.
}sbut it took time. But when this was thoroughly
accomplished, when MoultOn had been enabled.
by tho aid Of Beecher to give tho lilo to his camDcs
against the defendant, and to shake in tho teeth Of
Bowen, as no says he did, the statement IN his own
handwriting OF every issue which he ever had with
Henry Ward Beecher MoultoR still objected to arbtratc.
objected even to bringing suit that stage Of the mat
ter on tho ground that Bowen ought to rcinstae Ton
in The Independent That tho original aim, as
have stated. But the scenes shifted, their objects
changed and their devices changed with the purposes
they were intended TO subserve and the error OF the
brood throughout the conspiracy Is in assuming that
men who consprc in the beginning never change tho
purposes, the objects and the modes to gain tho
| ultimate end. Frank Moulton and Theodore Titon
tod ~
cusers Of Mr. Beccher if fortune had favored them both.
IL MoultOn had grown rich fast as he wanted to, and
| il Tilton had been permitted to enjoy an income OF
SIS 900 to $4,000 year. but there men who live
not for Others Henry Ward Bcechcr does. but for
themselves They had their common purposes to gain.
| Both OF them mean shams who wanted TO DO
thought real men, Moulon. who wanted the reputation
| Of wealth and literary ability; Tlton, who wanted tho
reputation of being the most magnanimous man on tho
face Of the earth and the most indifferent to money but
with his pockets full Mr. Beecher said you will ro
member, Why not arbitrate II you don't arbitrate,
why not suel" Moulton knew what Beechcr did not
pretended the time had not yet come
| ITO the jurorsl May go littlo while longeri
Judge Neson-Ono OF the jurymen has been complain
| ing. 1 will hear you in the morning.
ITO Mr. Jefreys of the jurorsl-DO you wish TO sd
journi
| Mr.. Jeffreys-I would rather adjourn
| Judge Neilson-Then will adjourn. Return tomor
| row morning at ii o'clock.
| The court thcreupOn adjourned until to-day at IL
| O'Clock.