New-York tribune., 1875-03-04

moes and touching sincerity tha. deeply moved those who
A. That remember
@ You recooct it. "The Committees first interview"
have read that:
Her straightforward narrative was an unconscI-
Gus yndlca lon OF her Innocence and purity on character
with warm feeling the idea that her husband the
author OF calumnous statements against her, or had
and attention She paid high rbnle his character and
also the fortude with which he had borne prolonged nu
ticc"
A. I think that was 90; cannot recall the wording
O. Resdlng:l 'he Committee further find that Mr. Ton
in his relations with the had jast cause OF onense and
had received voluntary apology"
A. think thai
q lReadhgI; "Mr Tfliton declined to character
ize the offence, for the following reasons first be
any statement would include the names Of per
who had happily escaped thus far the tongue OF public
complicated transaction its details dcut OF exact or just
and last that no possible good could arise from
satisfying the public curiosity on this point"
A. The last clause | remember, the former
@ Rsading Mr. Tlton, after concluding s testimony re-
spccy called the attention OF the Committee 70 the ia aa
during the late Council"
Mr. Morris" Mrs. TIton."
Mr. Fullerton" Mr." here well it's mistake a mis-
print
-" during the late Council and had since uncualihedy
conradcted and reractd his saememcn untrue and UNJUST
and he lMr requested the Committee to ray and confirm
that apology, making honorable record Of the in their
report which is hereby cheorfuy done The Committee
further Cad that the Rev Henry Ward Beechers evidence
corroborated the statements of Mr. and Mrs Iton He
also said the Church action, Of which Mr Tlton had
complained had not been inspired by the Pastor, but
had been taken Independently by the Church that the
popular impression that Mr: Tilton had been in in
the habit Of speaking against him unjust to Mr. T.
and owing mainly to the unwecome introduction into the
Church OF the charges against Mr. T. by handful OF
pcrsOn who in doing had received from
the great mass Of the congregation from the Pastor He
said that the apology had been invested by the public
press with undlc mystery; that after having been
he singuarty OF behavior in Christian man (part
culary ceryman) in acknowledging his oene. He had
always preached this doctrine to Others and would not shrink
from applying 1t TO himself The Committee, after hearing the
three witnesses already referred to- felt unanimously that
any regrets previously entertained concerning the publication OF
Mr. Ons letter 10 Dr. Bacon should give way TO grateful
publication has Unexpectedly afforded to draw forth the tes
mony which the Committee thus reported in brief
but in sufficient fuIlness, as they believe, to ex
plain and put at rest forever a vexatious scandal
The Committee likewise OF opinion, based on the
testimony submitted to hem unpejudiced Court OF
Inquiry could have reviewed thus presented In per
with the moral integrity and elevation OF character Of the
parties and, accordingly the Committee cannot
forbear to state that the Rev Henry Ward Beecher
MIR Theodore Titon, and Mrs. Tilton (and in
especial manner the latter must and should receive the in
creased sympathy and respect OF Plymouth Church"
A AS recall it, think there is little in that state
the he read STILL cannot remember vel
enough to swear to it.
@ But understood you say that you do remember that
when he read you he sad Imagine yourself weeks
ahead of this timer A. "Two weeks in advance OF the date
Of this" or Imagine this be dated weeks in advance
Of the present time"
O. You did understand that Mr. Ttons testimony had
been taken at that time; did your A. No, Sir.
q. Nor Mr. Beecher's' A. No, Sir.
O. you did understand that the report anticipating
the testimony which they would giyei A Yes, Sir