New-York tribune., 1875-02-26

night and here. gentlemen s slight contradiction Of Mr. -.
ton to which desire to call your attention TO show you a.,
even he with all his effort 10 be accurate Is unable 10 ,,.,s M
Transaction twice alike. II conceded that he did M. -
Mr. Beccher ON that night after Beeeher In him at Mouo,
house That s agreed by Doth Tton and Moolton and 80
gentlemen. In the statement before the Committee he
Beecher returned expressed shame and dec,
his life and works seemed brought sudden end" And NJ
sN'ore TO that statement before tho Committee No.
he comedies that that false ht he did not see Beech
at ali that night after he left him Moultons house % -
70 his oyn house to his wife How you to trust N, TIA
toms evidence In the midst OF many contradictions,
that was not hasy statement gentlemen IL is In eydes,.
here before that Theodore Tton ten days 10 peu.
that statement lie had all tlme therefore, to make him.
self entirely accurate lie had all papers Hehx
nodcuy In forifyng his memory and speaking corecl,
upon these subjects yet In that statement be derate,
says that Mr. Beecher returned his house and used Ian
guage which implied ession Of guilt and he out n
In that statement for that purpose that when It read b,
the great public it published in the newspaner, tho,
would hst Beecher returned to Tton that CHI and oi
language which virtually amounted confession OF the o.
Tense Yet Tlion bound to tell you Moaon tell,
you that he did not Tto ALL AMI therefore this s,ae
ment entirely Nor did he say anything OF The
kind 10 Moulton; that Is not pretended. Now On
this trial the evidence stands, 1t is not
claimed any expression made By Beeche es
Moulton or Tton on night Now gentlemen after Mr.
Ton goes that night thinking probably there some
thing strange Mr. Beecbe had called him again. be
what had ansplred between himself and wife,
And another contradiction Of Mr. Tnton In bic
sworn lie says in that emen that he found
his wife weeping and almost Distracted al the situation in which
had involved herself by the charge and by It's
We ss show YOU gentlemen he found his wife -ound
asleep night his return enjoying the only
happiness that knew for several long years when she wa
wrapped in sleep. She In bed with her nurse
and Theodore Tlton enterei that room, awoke hs
wife, entered HO conversation with hs
that awoe the she finding Mrs Ttoa
sitting up bed and terribly aitated And then Mr. 1tos
the Of the locke the door, and the
into adjoining with blanket wr pped around
her shoulders and there for long tme while she Listened
to Tions loud and angry conversation with his wife fDaJ
he the and got pen and ink and papes
and went back, and produced the next day this ana
OF his wife Of the reacon which she had given to Mr. Beeh1
But you see gnem the situation In which this retrac Os
had involved Mr. Ton He had made the charge, in the S
instance suppong that Mr. Bowen to back IT. 80 be
Failing In that he mad obtained from hi, wife In mannX
letter which said ncuped Mr. Becher; and backed By
that confronted Mr. Deccher and made the accGsaO b
he sends Mr. Beecher his wife for the veri6citiOr.
and she retracs Not only that gentlemen; she does more
she makes statement which, in effect charges her husbant
with having ex,orted that paper fron her and Mr. ton there
FORE found himself his return that night roDbcd OF his eY
dence against Bceche but he found that Mr. Bcech had
in his possession the written statement Of his wife which
virtually accused HIM Of having exorted that charge from
her. what his situation them He was in ta
absolute power OF Henry Ward Beecher All Mr.
Beecher crush him from existence to publish
the fact frs OF the Of the 26lh and, hen how no
e1tored from this charge against him the 29h and
then publish the handwriting saying that that charge
false and extored from her. when upon sick bed by
her husband Mr.. Beecher, repeat had him absolutely
his power He had nothing to do but 10 establish he facts
absolutely crush him Theodore Ton and h wise friend
this situation We shall show you that Mr. Tlton fully
precaed his return to that house that night They mu
hands OF Henry
Ward Beecher And how they to do tr They got the
explanation that night which mere explanation ~ shah
have show moment But that was not sur-
cent consult his adviser the next morning
he told Mr. Beechr prob IDLY would not surrender
that reracon his request th they had got to have the
quest Elizabeth Tton the who gave to Mr. Beeche'
to induce him to surrender it, And they TO this lick
again get from her another which addressed
to Moulton the Mutual Friend and which Will read in hs
connections:
my DEAR FRANK :"
[This Is Saturday morning" without other date.l
want you TO Od od me me on te ay R o,cg bes ~ M ]
last evening ought both to be destroyed Please bn bOa "a
and will burn them.
Show this Theodore and Mr. Beecher They will see tho
prOpriety Of this request. r. H. IILrOs
That was the paper which they that they get from
procure this retracon AMI they obtaned it, and
on the night MouOn goes Beec armed with this
paper and asks this lie shows him that
| letter and Mr. Beecher objects to surrenfering Il.
| He says: If l shall die, what shall my
family have to protect their and mine after am gone.
supposng this charge renewed il surrender this paper
is to protect my fame hereaferr Mouon says You give
to me- and pledge yos my word Of honor will DO ot
two things will either destroy both the accusation and this
retracon here your presence will keep both toyethr
go that shall appear without the other lie gave
| Mr.. Beecher his choice, and Mr. Beecher says: Il
don't the retracton destroyed keep them both "
That promise which he obtained from Mr. Beecher
| this retraction
repeat now, gentlemen. with more significance, trust
than did when first alluded to the subject where is that
etters Why has been destroyed Why have these parties
broken the pledge under which they obtained from hs
hands Henry Ward Beeche this evidence Of his nnocence
that letter could be produced today say would satisfy
yoa that the charge there made charge Of adultery
charge OF improper proposals. just as the retaction says
Il was We say put the letter and the reracsn together aud
| they both fit each other aud cover the case.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
| PAPER.