Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-17

A long report OF an Interview with +.
B. Carpenter concerning his acquaint-
ance with the Brooklyn scandal ap-
peared in the New York Graphic Of Fri.
day last. Mr.. Carpenter agrees with
Mr.. Beach, that he was not called as a
witness in the trial because there was
nothing for him to rebuff, except the
comparatively unimportant item that
he had no authority from Tilton to talk
with Jackson s. Schultz about a news
paper for Tilton. The point, he says,
was abandoned by the defense that Til
ton attempted to raise money by Car
penteT, who says: "When Mr.. Beecher
told his committee last summer that a
demand and threat were made upon
him, he was not under oath. The fact
that on the witness-stand he did not
sffirm this statement is proof positive of
its being the falsehood he knew it to be
when he asserted it to his committee
The further fact that Henry M. Cleve-
lands sick-room testimony was not
read in court, and that this matter was
dropped when Cleveland appeared in
court, showed that Mr.. Beecher's law
yers were afraid their client would be
convicted of fslsehood out of the mouth
Of his own witness and committee
man,
RspoTter-Did not Mr.. Beecher last
summer say to his committee that the
first he knew OF Frank Carpenter was
in connection With this scandal?
Mr.. Carpenter-This scandal is as you
know, of four years growth. 1 painted
Mr.. Beecher's portrait at his own house
in 1858, and.that of his father the same
year, Of course seeing much Of both CT
them. Mr.. EyaTts quoted in his speech
SIS q fundamental maxim of the law,
"FdlSaGS az uT1O, JdISuS IN Omnibus"
How does this apply to his own client
DR.. sToRRs CONSULTED.
Mr.. Carpenter says DR.. StOrrs told him
he told Iilt0n there was no use of deny
ing the Woodruff scandal unless these
four points could be denied:
First-Thst a criminal relation had
existed between Mr.. Beecher and Mrs.
TiltOn.
SecOnd-That it was revealed to Mr..
Tilton or he discovered it.
Third-Thst Mr.. Beecher procured a
written denial from Mrs. Tilton, and
Fourth-That Moulton recovered this
paper from Mr.. Beecher.
Mr.. Iilton said, "But what if they
cannOt?" and DR.. Storrs was surprised,
and had no advice to give.
Mr.. Carpenter says: l passed the
night Of December 10, 1872, at TiIton's
house. The next morning, after break
fest, was in the back parl0r with Mrs.
TiltOn, when Mr.. TiltOn came in and
said, Elizabeth, we have just fifteen
minutes to meet the appointment at DR..
StOrrs's study" 1t was my first iutima-
ton that Mrs. TiltOn was to accompany
him to DR.. StOrrs's. Mrs. Tilton appa-
Tently shTank from the interview.
Plying her position-out of delicacy
for her feelings-I said: Theodore,
don't ask her to go; can't she write
something instead of going in persona"
Mr.. Tilton acceded, Gnd Mrs. Iilton, so
far as could see, voluntarily went into
another room out Of my sight, leaving
Mr.. TiltOn and myself together. Be-
fore she went out Of the room she said,
CHOW can l express it?' Mr.. Tilton
replied: "YOu can put ii in this way"
suggesting the opening sentence of the
letter which has now become familiar.
Mrs. TiltOn left the room, and 1 thought
she went upstairs. She was gone per-
haps twenty minutes. When she re-
turned she had the completed letter in
her hand. She handed it to Mr.. TiltOn,
who read it and said: Elizabeth, you
have stated it with exceeding delicacy;
better than l could have done.n This
expression Of Mr.. TiltOn on receiving
the letter from his wife l remember
with absolute distinctness. This ac-
count is in direct contradiction of Mrs.
TiltOn's statement to Mr.. BeecheT's
committee, which I read with astonish-
ment, but l can do no less than state
what | know to be the truth.
DR. sTORRs's BELIEF.
was present during the entire inter-
view with DR.. Storrs. When Mrs.
Tiiton's statement was read Or.
Storrs said: "MT. Tilton, excuse
me, but is that the whole truth?D
Mr.. TiltOn replied that it was not, that
it was an advertisement; but he could
answer no questions. Mr.. TiIton read
to DR.. Storrs and myself a part, and
part only, of Mr.. Beecher's "Ietter OF
contrition." recollect distinctly the
sentence, "She is guiltless; sinned
against" Before leaving DR.. StOrrs,
Triton stated positively to US that Mr..
Beeeher had confessed adultery to him
and to Mr.. MOulton in connection with
one of Mr.. BOwen's charges, and that
Mr.. Beecher at the same time named
the woman, which name, however, Mr..
Tilton did not disclose. In subsequent
interview between DR.. Storrs and N.Y.
self, DR.. Storrs asked me what was my
belief concerning Mr.. Beecher's offense,
which was evidently concealed under
Mr.. Tilton's language. Neither Of US
believed that the charge was "improper
proposals" for we had both heard from
Mr.. Tilton's lips that that was not the
whole truth. | stated to DR.. Storrs my
conviction in regard to the matter from
the beginning OF my knowledge of the
Casa conviction l should have ex-
pressed unreservedly upon the Witness
stand, to which conviction numbers Of
my friends can bear witness. Before
leaving this letter Of Mrs. Tilton's to
DR.. StorIs, written, as / have said, vol
UNFAIRLY so far as l could see, call at
tention to the extraordinary position &C.
cupied siBce this letter was written by
Mr.. Beecher. Mrs. Tilton deliberately
wrote on the sixteenth Of December,