National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-26
TILTON-BEECHER SCANDAL.
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tening the guilt on de fendant. He would now 20
back 70 the period 'aen Tilton told Bowen that
pOsaIS to his Wife. This. SaId cOunssi' was done
70 pIeVenL Down uniting with Beeoher against
TLton. Ine after was only seeking TO save his
to join Tiltyn in war against Beecher provided
ne eSuia DO 90 safely. The letter demanding
lsniH RESIGNATION was sent and Beschsrs
means this man Is mad, ;" and he thereupon told
Bowen Of Tilton's former life. Bowen having
made certain that
BRECHKR AND Triton COULD NOT UNITE
against him, he hastened to discharge TIlton, as
was told here BY plaintiff himself Bowen then
told Tlton that If he ever made public the stories
he spread against Bsecher he would cashier him.
Ttlton and Bowen against Beecher, but from
which Bowen had slipped out. This gentleman
f nSs 90 mSsS 5ne way 81 Oqsns 50 mqSh lying
done 70 dwarf the growing progress Of the Chris
tfdn Union and advance the cause Of the IHde-
pendent.
Ex.Judge Porter here quoted from legal au-
thorities in regard to the law Of conspiracy.
This plaintiff, resumed Gen. Tracy, was in q cJ-s
acter Of Henry Ward Beecher. II Henry q.
Bowen should deny his ignorance Of the letter
demanding that Beecher should leave his pulpit,
then could not ask you to believe the plaintiff,
even against himself Bat Bowen hal backed
out early; he did not want to 90 any further In
that path, and Tilton was forced to send another
friend. After the letter Of December %, 1870,
Beeeher saw Bowen, and convinced him Of his
innocence and falsity Of Tilton's stories, and
Bowen retracted his utterances.
Beeeher did not know commended counsel, what
the charge was on which he was asked to quit his
pulpit when he received this letter, nor was he
interview was had at Moulton's house. On the
Goth Francis d. Moulton learned OF the foolish
act Of his friend in sending the letter to Beecher
and said that Bowen would leave him alone to
support the charge which he (TiltonJ had made
against Beeeher la2peal to the true story" as
the evidence OF Moulton and TlltOn.
said T1ltOn consulted no person when he wrote
the June story. He had taken this challenge TO
one Of the foremost men In Brooklyn unsupported
save by his own word. 1t was essential that TIL
ton should have an interview with Beecher in
which he might show him he had some grounds
on which to base this story. This long story did
not come from the
WEAK, FACILITATING BRAIN OF Triton,
but from the stronger one OF his friend. Mrs.
Tllton was sick, and he forced out the nurse 10
letter asking Beeehor to grant al interview 70
that I should devote much time 70 dSsoflb.
10 tho court room for ten days, and were able 20
form some opinion. Ho was q man, cold, fearless
SsiTS even sRS very P " Sios." liz limited .sSt
he was heather. Ho was tho junior nembor Of
one OF the largest commercial hrms IN this city.
which called the attention Of this junior member
there, and his partnership with this hrm ceased
wren MS inhuence 10 these quarters were do.
tho Republican organ controlled by TiltOn 10 1870
teis you thht he became acquainted with
pesSheI crime hhd opthlhed MS hlendshlp aIIer
pEBAUoHKD HIS OLD FRIENDS WYE.
There never was A note written bv MouI.on
which was not written with TiItou'G consent, and
never was there . statement made by MOultOn
which was not dictated by Tllton; Another
yer o. AngSM p sent ~ m39Itop % Beeoher, was
eoPiea ln shorI.nhnd by Illton Detoro u was sontj
10 is yGu InAI Itoh never copied
Wy 9qVIIsspopuenoe 10 MS possession and Tllton
that ne sook short.hand notes Of most Of
them when they were read g him: Counsel re-
TOn ana MoatGn1 iSrmSd With I'M Mr In' vOIOrIn
", oounulI anu gu the lattterI vile having kissed
hiI On ua HnV 0Gcah. ne nkened Moult9n with
~ Ooui CaiiotuiatnB Iaeo, 70 picture Ql JUDAS
aAs9aLIot mhion va oAhloted In the Cathedral at
w m EnIs was s1o man wh9m TlIton ohoso ior
new IS1ortSS ~ I'M ss,a6s uSstsIy MI bSSShSs
lti s VS. y make thls accusation
asAihs' heE PAs'0T' anu 'his suBBestlon was
Nfoyi,or had zone % ti.anh,,,. haT,. 49,. ..,,..
him a. eofnn h. M ho5Sa Snd Ma ~ S ~, t
With TiIfsns IN tSS GSy bS taSHt.sd thsasSn,
Of tho interview, and Moulton said Triton would
t teiI nun: M9uIt2n on the way pfoasred his
DIN DE what hg hhopld 90, M9alt9n replied, ~ an
NV NV ShiisianI pus VIII snow you what
nShsths y, can 20, mo9Iten had been o. soma
ARaN In cal IR4 Nbaa Al
!, ~ $1,000 w s ~ ~ aia. As n2 da
" ~ ta w pSaes ~ families
teSI to M vile and tSSk Mn ~ ~ sS I ASa,'
soay |" Tsat liz ssS svVn IN ~ that nis5 Ded'
w o. - w VIE the adnlterer
sssS ~ mn NY yVes ,S gTea hSssa nun On tue lore
hSs W DO served 10 LETT the peace OF the families
'Ae
WELFARE or PLYMOUTH CHURCH,
Of tbemseIysS MGiton tsIs Vou sG ~ IA ~ care
TO his own house with Bsechsrs he toId him ~
the ISLANDERS which Bowen had raised about him ~
about them When he was iStyodnssd n 1n thss
house 10 Triton, want 10 call VouT sttentIon ~
Won received nv IsttsTr an M "n suPPOse
that he had Triton said aIVsii 7 wanr yaHPtSg
consider this letter never written ~ ReecRsr IN
mad been saving Sbout him on The s,sh "a rSi
ton len the Relation OF the portion Of the stor1 A.
Bis wrongs and depressed 70 tell Beecher Of the
G LOW st0iIes' Al o. tnis story, said counsel,
Inconsstsnt with the actio1s 81 I'M nsS 1een
niSSt Of the intssvTa ~ On that stormy
bIonSSt RsscSer tbs-a IA ~ Gsp mouse tney
SEs5st him and thai cbar.,s tnsi[ cnafEe
was NO' " 10 S''rS'
THERE WERE NO CHARGES OF ADULTERY
Mfs TT Sns s her hone e the
With dismissal from tie fndspenSsnt ana tSsi
his conspiTaey 10 drive M Rssebs ne nIf 9
BrookIynf and the onlv o1sStir De Wb.D oT T OIL
us ID, Moulton entered ~ If TbsoSors TJIso5
was man or iesh and biood he tconId ~, h 49,.
carried this dread secret in his bosonn 70 80
months without makIn1 m ONT poE-o th,5T Ht SlA
NOT adulfery but the ehar0s of InoEin,' IrS ~
DroposaIs and adyances 10 his 1HiIas 1IIT
would chow them by Ave nersons thai rIIton hod
charged Beecher with being tnstrumsnaai nI n
sausfn9 his diEcbarga rom a. IJ uie1Sat u
nsu also MS lilltonsI wife and Mrs
ItTh' na aS ne naa charged Beechsr
~ban RaecSPPs .s az HnSss 70 nus HHel ana
rstsIrod rim 20 he 1ft an r,IsP I tHton
TTne Storv, tbn1 a,ts. ~ tI1 f S you N ms
zife's accnss,ton ne TPsocS syiu Deecner o. ms
~ 90 and Sc FL I0 DeeSne[ asked PERMISSION
,o,Insai ,h.t nSs, w Nc viii SNOW you sald
- Tiit st 20 DseSnSI Genie1 the aIIegatlon that
me- hSJ , au aug any suen accusation. Mrs
% ti W oIten tne nOIuInB o. ner letter u
he si'n nn9 ~ she was ioLced 70 write, put
hsIp me- 5 s h anu kneW Lne use that
was OelkB "aue Vi Rer letter she hAstened
TO WRITE THE LETTER OF RErRAcrroN.
rheodore Tilton had tan day, 10 oraro-a III,
and had ACCESS ~ al Sbo pnoRasGa5
,pce In il, He states maj Altar ReechsrP IaTe
oulton q the nIght Of che jnTarvia1S re-
Iilfon's house and he nnts 1000 r. btS a,, ~
n the statement which sn'ounteS n ,bs eoOgat
ION Of MS UniIt MrS TiI,on ~os ~ ny o o1
when TiIton returned that night HsT nnrsss
vas sleepIn1 with her She av5ke haartrz ri
on tnIkfnV and was ortIsrsd 70 Is,1s 81 - -
She STAYED in the nsTt roon sn ste ho,rt;
rIlton In angry tones forcing Ms wife IN sign