The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-06

haOh''ph VI hhtOh anu VI MS uuiN BOsitiOh
and circumstances it was not prolonged
conversation, but something of that char
acter after Moulton told him this turned
to Tilton and told him how sorry was at
being connected In any way with the mis-
fortunes he had suffered from Bowen. and
also of the unhappiness which was in his
house said | would do all in my power
to help him; Moulton said this was an apol-
ogy,which any gentleman could accept he
said, Theodore, you ought to accept this
apology when he expresses regret for the
past, and promises to help in future !"
Tilton then accepted the apology, we shook
hands and Tilton withdrew; | do not think
there was any talk of charges made by
Mrs. Tilton on this occasion after Tilton
left do not recall much of what passed
between Moulton and myself; there was
no such thing said by Moulton when Tilton
came III as ale has done all that man
could do,except to make apubhc statement
of facts, or anything to that effect there
was not word said to me by Titon about
show could he be expected to forgive
man who had ruined his home and family?"
Attributing this language to me is a fiction.
did not say | would bow my head and 90
out of public life, or ask whether it would
be better to sell the Plymouth church
made no statement with regard to suicide
or going on voyage that was nothing at
that interview said about Tilton desiring to
give publicity to the matter there was
nothing said about informing my wife, or
that she would become my enemy, or that
to refrain from telling her would be an al
ditional favor | said on that occasion my
feeling was not for myself but for Eliza
beth, and that my age and experience ought
to have led me to avoid this | did not say
that the relationship between myself was
not always marked by sexual intercourse
it is odiously false did not say chow
could | offer any mitigation for myself
that my sexual intercourse had been
| for love and not for lust ! such
questions were not put at that time; may
have had conversations about my reading
| to her, but not at that interview; ! never
said an that occasion that sought COM
panionship in Elizabeth do not remem-
Der asking Mr.. Tilton, before he went
away, if he could reinstate Elizabeth in his
affections did not use the expression
about man sitting on the brink, nor say
that l was like man sitting on the edge
of hell may have told him had written
the letter to Mr.. Bowen taking back a
great deal had said about Tilton; l wrote
view from that time up to the 18th or
14th of the month saw Mr.. Moulton for
short spaces of time in which we had brief
conversations it was some timo in Febru-
airy before l had talk with him about Mr.
Tilton's business, about how TO reinstate
him and build up his household in one
interview with Moulton and myself think
Tilton was present, when we talked about
Mr.. Bowen's treachery towards Tilton
and me this was about the tenth of
January, | think l fix all dates
| Dy IlCIllOldDNt vi iNotuiSo &AOttitOii
had secured possible peace between Til
ton and myself, and We were talking about
the best manner of repairing Tilton's
affairs; MoultoI wanted me to give him
an account of the difficulties between my
self and Mr.. Bowen; l gave him an ac-
count of the interview between Bowen and
myself at Freeland's house; | told him OF
Mr.. Bowen's temperament and manner;
understood that Mr., Tilton was preparing
an exhibit or document which would bring
Mr.. Bowen to settlement of his Difficult
ties; this was talked about in my presence
but | did not see it until observed it IL
the Golden Age; it is the same manu-
script as was attached to the tripartit'
agreement; it was not read nor any part o.
it read in my presence, though the con-
tents were discussed; Moulton asked me il
the stories Bowen told Tilton were true
and if | was afr lid of them; l said / was
not afraid of them, and defed them before
the whole world; Moulton exhausted hi
language in the intensity of his condemna
| llOu OIL DOWcu tOuloC lC oaiu bONti
was mean. treacherous, etc he said tina
Bowen meant to use Tilton to destroy nj
and he would destroy Tilton he mean
that we should destroy each other ant
leave the track clear for him | told hin
of my interview with Bowen at Mr.. Free
lands house, and he (Moulton) was horro
struck he questioned me if such thinl
could be possible l gave him an accoun
of the reconciliation between Bowen ant
myself at the close of the Friday nigh
prayer meeting in conversation about tn
document preparing against Bowen, tn
charges against me do not think wer
mentioned as being in that document
they were not mentioned to me as the.
| were afterwards in letter Moulten sail
at some of the interviews about that tim
that Bowen said that | had confesse
adultery to him | laughed and denie
! it if coufess adultery to Bowen | thin
/ should have remembered 1t MI
: Moulton spoke of Tilton's reinstatement a
inevitable, and said he was bound to see il
he expressed it with such yehemence AM
t determination that thought he would sue
coed Moulton did not say that he woul
5 not carry Tilton's case into the courts if h
/; thought it would break up the relation
with Tilton and myself he did not say h
t would rather pay Tilton himself than d
SO told Moulton that had memorar
Q dunn of points that were used in the dis
| cussion between Bowen and myself q
c Frcelands he wanted me to hunt them u
and bring them to him, and did so !
e was at this time put all my document
: into his hands, and this was among them
c that paper was in Bowens handwriting
Y Wltness was shown printed copy of tn
. | /. :. 4;G..l oil