New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-04
MR.. MOULTON GRIEvED AT MR.. BEECHER'S
WICKEDNESS.

All, gentlemen, you wish more and more that
you had paper at least the production of it, If
you need IL than you have got from those That
could give CONTENTS Well then, he goes ON to say,
according this Witness about what his defense would
BIO il Theodore should make charge; thai he should
deny it, Of course and then with that abandonment OF
securing him his denias which seems to characterize
this gentleman, according to this mans stories, he said
But will throw myself on your friendship and what
bolicye to be your desire to save me-
And So at interview that had not anything to do
with confession. that had object Mr. Moultons part
TO ret confession no possible motive MI Beechers
part to give confession and when they passed through
tho ordeal OF the night before the testimony OF every
body with absolute denial Of there being word OF
truth in the charges and had in his hand besides the
womans statement that tlcro not word Of truth in
tho charge il you believe Mr. Moulton as making out
words for Mr. Beecher. lie voluntarily says
And he told me-he said to me- IN adlltion-he con on.
sdoed his sexual intercourse with Mrs Tton was the
used. lie said he felt s ned in his own account OF the
love he held for her and which he knew she hed Tor NM
and said ut the close OF tho conversations Ny life Is
ended. When to there should now como honor and
rest find my self on the BRINK OF moral Niagara, Win
no power my SELF and call upon yor to save me-
Now, here Is the point where he said that his inter
course with Mrs Tlton natural expression of his
love, and then corrected himself and put the word
"sexual" in, and lac did it several times; and
when his attention called in cross-cxam-
nation, to how it happened that whenever he
undertook to tell the story about Mr.. Beecher
speaking Of his expressions of love he said expressions
first and then nerpoated sexual :" he said 1t was a
mere slip of the tongue Well well, gentlemen it won't
do to break down character and destroy life and hap
pness many families the question Of whether there
is not q slip of the tongue in tho witness His
tongue slipped" dropped a word" he said. 1t
il exactly the word that makes tho difference.
But that is, after all, very unmportant when
tho absolute absurdty OF the whole proposition Of the
ting
Beeoher to Mr. Mouon that night, when Mr. Moulton
was there get back rctracon and which Mr. Boeoher
said he wanted for his protection But 1t Is OF piece
with several other items OF testimony that we shall hnd
as We go on, in this statement.
Now, there was very curious other passage OF this
very interview orossexaminaon about this matter,
which have never boon able to read without amuse-
ment Now, XamniDg counsel asked him what
he said;
"Iam giving his language as nearly as recollect IT.,
SIR That that paper would be the only defense of his
Mr. Moulton says: And said to him, Mr.; Beecher,
don't how you have erred as you have don't under
stand it; you have had criminal connection with MIS-
Tilton and you go down and you get this paper don't
see how you could have performed two such acts"
Only think Of it Two such actsl Mr.. Moulton. the
moralis talking to Mr.. Beecher and piercing bis con-
science with the accumulated horrors Of two such acts
ono Of seduction three years. and adultery Of sixteen
months and the other going to Mrs. Tton, on tho
invitation OF her husband and telling her that the charge
sho had made untrue, and taking from her state
ment that rue. Those tho two such acts
that puzzled the mind Of Mr.. Moulton how could
have such an accumulation Of guilt Either one alone
would not have amounted to much but two
such acts was too much for Mr.. Mouton. Laughter.
He was in the position Lord Dundrcary, that fellow
can understand. lIaughter.l But that Is not all:
Tons disposition last nj ght when went home when
saw him alter going home, was peaceful le said that
matter what might come to himself he would protect
his wife and family INTENDED to do that and Mr. Beecher
then said to with great sorrow, weeping that he had
loved Elizabeth TiltOn much and through his love
for her. il he had fallen at all, he had fallen
Mr. Beecher in doubt, you know Mr. Beechcr was
in doubt whether he had had those three years OF
ton. and these 1G months OF adultery.
Now, II l have fallen at all-if have got into that
guilt at all
Now, how good his reasoning Is. He had fallen
through love; "that the expression "-now, have
got the stumbling which Is called dropping word
that the expression the sexual expression OF that love
just natural In his opinion he had thought so Is
language that he used 10 her. that II he had fallen
at ALL he had fallen In that way through love and not
through lust. words to that effect" wc gentlemen
truth shows itself against the most malignant efforts
To suppress H. Tho expression -" sexual preston
had fallen II he had fallen at all -twice over
-" he had fallen -" he had gone into adultery had
been through love and not through lust" That Is o
proposition that proves itself Now. how II compors
with the truth Mr Beecher tells you In his testimony
tells you IN his statement read 10 You. made to the
church. tho statement prepared TO stand the eX-
animation of the Judgment Day how he had been
drawn into admiration, affection, intimacy with
this lady OF the nature that he describes, and
how he needless Of the Impressions upon her nature and
her sympathy and her affections blind and deaf "
any suspicion that there out OF this with
drawa Of affection from the husband confusion OF her
duties TO hn and her children. aud the dscord and in
jury and calamity TO the family wis now displayed