, 1875-02-26
An do. Aoulton hed boon to some palma e q.

! can 10. Noulton ma ocoI 70 eoa1e pA'uh so c4"
ware ware ID taking tho course hs did, Ho
says ho did 1t to prcservo the peace
OF the respective families. ia introduced this
ulan whom ia tccuees OF adultery, to ILLS vito,
and took him up to that wIfc,a bedroom. That
wlfc eympAtlIzcd with tho sdulterey, and On ono
occasion evcm kiRsed him on tho foroload bu.
when tho timo came foE his lntoreats not 10 bo
served, tho peace OF tho families, tue welfare Of
,aoy Gasf M to and tS ' sss asg9s o q neso1,
ttoufton tells sou that on hfs way
e toa cd h1m nn Of A00ii tSe n s.naors n''fnst snst
Bowen had RAISED abons him, and Ilcochcr re-
Whom ho was introduced In the honsa to rilson
want 70 call you attention 10 what Tilton dtd.
lie esld to Deccllcrs ~ snpposo you received
my letser,. and; on Deeeaere reply sha. ne haa, n
I'ton sald well want yo 70 oon5ldsI ni s I ths
aud asked what II vas bowen bad bocn saying
about lin on tho 26sh, and Titon loft tho
relation Of tho potion Of tho story Of
l.!s wrooss, nd dgres;sd to H., toll .dI noechG'
CO counso,. Slice tho line of tho Church Commit
loo, has boon Inconsistent with tho action Of
plaintiff to sus.atn the Charge Of adultery.
On tllat stormy night Of the Interview i'i Mou'-
tau's house, tlie< brought beechnr thorc TO mako
c!krcu coun6cl,
wAs NOT 70 DE ADULTERY.
There wers no charges Of adultery until Mrs.
1tlton lefs her home It the insttge.
Ncechcr was in consultation NTH hrr,
aua llo was threatened With dismissal
from tho Independent, and this plot ho hnIchcl
with 1lonry G. Bowen, fIo formed this consptr-
aoy TO drive Bcochor out of Brooklyn, md This
WAS tho cnly question vhou Ftancis D. Moulton
aesI aud blood, ho could not hava carried this
droaa secret In his bosom for six months With
out lctsing It out. Dofose This 1t Was not adul-
tory, but charge Of making improper proposals
aud advances to hia vito. Counsel would show
tilom, by five PERSONS tiat Tiltou had charged
Decchor with bolng Instrumental In causing his
dismissal from tho IniependenI and also by his
{.rilton's) wifo aud aIrs. Morse. that lo had
charged Beechcr thcu With improper ndvancos
to hsa wife, and when necoher asked an cx-
ton tolls you In his "1rt.d Story" that after he
told Dcoc,.nr 0f his wifss accusation lie O'cecll-
er) asked permission to 90 and SEQ her. hut ,so
Will show you, safd coMnHol that Dcocher denied
such accusation. Mrs. Itlton bad forgotten tho
wording Of her letter Of accusation which she
waa forced to write, but nlen eho mot Dccctcr
aud know tho usc that was being mas1o Of hor
letter, sho hsstoned to write lettor OF ratrae-
ton. Theodore Titton had ten days to prepare
his st&tomous, sud lad aooess 10 all tho corro-
Rpondcnce. In it he states that nftcr Dcccllor
left Moulton's the night o! the interview. ho cnme
70 Tutou's house, and he puta tho words III hfs
mouth III tho statement which amounted to q
coutassion Of his guilt. Mrs. I1lson waa in bed
asleep whon Tilton returned thRt night. 1Ier
nt,rao wns sleeping With ler. She AwoLc, hehr-
ing Tiltou talking, aud was ordered to loavo tho
room. She stayed In tho uoxt room, and beard
Tilton, III angry tones, fotcing hiR vito to sign
tho explanation OF her lotter OF retract,on. ray
ing that Beechor had eksortel the rotraction
from hor.
pEEoHER HAD r1Lrox IN u1s POWER
whon he obtained tho loltor OF retrAction. aud
could hayo crushed him NTH tthsa he wished, aud
obtained letter from Mrs. Tiltou to afouiton,
AsElBg bin to got tho letter Of retrnction from
Bccehe. as she wished to burn It. hlou1ton,
hrmod with this letter, wont to Doechor for tho
letter Of retrao.ion. Deoehcr asked What be
should do II tho retraction was given up. MouIton
pledged his word OF honor he wonld keep bath
lossafB OF confession ana retraction OF destroy
them. Beechcr aald Ito did not want tbs rstrAo-
tion letter destroyed. Tho reaaon theHo papers
wara destroyed, claimed tho counsel, was hec2uso
adultery, but only improper proposals. Was this
paper destroyed With tho knowledge OF consent
OF Deocher No. Es would show them TINT
tiis paper wss no. destroyed e i VA Destroyed.
doro Tison and Victoria Wooahull for tho de-
atruction OF Henry Ward Decchcr. They would
show thom by tho testimony Of man whose
word ~ net quGstioned. that afsor tho publtca-
, uaner Ne vi aLieh ha saa % wan eon1 Of thn 1acn. n
men, snrn encSor M III nT;t ~ - ,,o st, y,
ncrn,rher 1his nnnn n.sc1 TIi,nr II thst ~. -.
n tLs hsnd xrilina ~ Ma T,itnn bnt T., "ae 10
nilci that l. waa Kat lint tbo oroin.1 AZ was ~
SfnnI.n,s,s % ' nnssasson hnI ~ nt"',f,an -,
tiooa not l.,Pw When or Sro1, wJ,o,, ha ~
c"iyc1 Sa s tin t"ttcr fron, Mrs r. T,1to,
ssr,or ~ .bo ,,ttsr ~ ,otv.ct,or r., al ~
@anol,hsr y ~. ~. IN hoI ~ W.. - ,ta @ ttsc
hn rnt tl,c iattcr T. WAS mi vsrv ,,nncrt,rt ~ ~
cn.rs.,cnyin~ III, vi.ncsa; condnst ~ e. whnro ~
ba ~ IL" iat,ar ~ i,, ,xi,t ,asano, ,,,t j. .s
nnSortant 40 h ihn crolhlty ~ ~ ,t.tonsnt
nnH ~ ! - thn nn,nnnt Of hsiiaf "a hn n1scaa II,
% Tia tsstinon9 WA Tim friendshn ~ Mnn,trn ~
to Deeehef slucofe ous M aisH tho to.u,as sessI.
f,;ne tst i. Ind hosn fricnd ~ iisnns s',ca
h;s tsconi.ays md rhen In iaarned oS noansar sT
a"br,c},ing I,;s sSjanda wita - N'0'NAo'
A~'~a~s' A'A' - n.s,a. "aan,.
rEAc7. NoF s;. MAh;
n " .yon.u6 " ssa' !! ny ,..otason agaa NeN-
90 tne nouse OF n1eenor. t'ns 10 came 70 g. mate
peace, nos VAT, 10 dfe" Picture OF Iiaton's
sorrow, OF ihe utter wreck o. hls fortunes; ot
TUG aestruenon or Ms !am1!y peaee, aud ~ 10
teima 90 vl1ia ~ 70 eaeito nc toeNnYs Or his
nearer 10 the n'Bnees p1toh. He t1hdtcated his
innm hrnnt tn 1sccci'ar and b",i hseo hoi,.ead
r., IT.. o1Ja soa~insa1 1anota- ~ ~
~ AAas ~ IVu'suSAo 1eosoSA tASb tAo