, 1875-06-14
Relations OF the REV. I1r.
StOrrs 10 tho Glsc.
Circumstances Undor Which Hrs. Tilton's
Letter to Dr.. Storrs Was
Written.
origin Of tho "Truo Story The
Newspaper Projcct---Atinissions
from Mr. Beechcr.
Bowen Tan "Throw q Flood Of Light
on tho Dark I}nsiness.v

Nj. Fsauk II. Carpenter, the welt-known art.
ist, whoso nanu las t,ccn connected with tlc
''seandal" almost since that long.lve.l ttouhlu
h1st cauo 10 sho knuwledao Of Ito people. han
nor made final "statcment Of ilis knowledge
OF ,ica4ss. Bceclcr and Triton, anil of tho con-
tzo1crsy between thou. Lacking tho orportunt-
tyto Bay what ho knew in Court, under oath, he
has accepted chanca wLicl, tho G,uphio nows-
paper has gwen him, and, th1ousl, reporter of
that Journal hs rotatcs 10 tho peopto lengthy
tale, Of which tho following nre the prominent
teaturcb:
Tic assertions of 1fr. DeecIler's cotnbeI That
I did not ea1o to 10 til tho wisneEa-k ta,,d nro
without foundation. l extcctetl tn bo called
throushout the trial. On tLe lust day Of tl,o
told alr. Tiltol,'s counscl ti.as was rcay Ia 70
OIL tue atand oven nj that lato hour. lilo rea-
Sons Willy was not caiou ate these waB etlt.
punsed at the hegnllnS Of tho ttial, was tole-
Eaphea 10 repeatedly. and presented mysett III
c5iltt. expecting hourly to boca'led. just befofo
tue eT'donco ou the direct cloecd 3lr. Tsttons i
oounHc! Lad coneNtation, mud decided n hold
1ne pack Tor rehuttat. suproHlng from Mr. Eoecl-
cra abatement to hts committee lust summer that
there would ho noEnethlng important for ms to
rnbnt. Mr.. Tracy matIo blatant th,caln uf what
tito dh5cnao "nre gong ~ provo concerning
ME, aud, on hcar!ng TraSy. srr. 1i1ton'a
counsel congratulated themselves on their policy
In holding ,no hnck for rtbutta. Whcu tic d.
fenso closed, 10 tho surprino Of tho paiusiY'a
lawyers, nut cue word lad been produced that
needed ruLutlai from inc. Tho tcfenAo abas,-
aorel shosa points requiring rebuttal ltom me,
md Waa not called.
TIE u,.AcxarA1L THEORY.
La It conceivable that thia point, 1nado hv Mr..
Doccber to his cum.ntloe last simmer and oua
Of n's strongest points thcM, wou!dt not l,ayo
Lton Proved Oh the lria, II Ii c,,,i,l haya been
In That
temlLau to prove 1t .lr. EcccAcr wuutd have
tccii courictcd Of saischood to lis commit
m1ttee; and 70 u was abandoned. Whsn
mr. Ueccher told Ills cOmmiste last slim
ucr tAat .. "lennna and a. threat !"
were made npu, hitn ho waB not under
oath. Tho fact that OIL tho witncrs land lo did
uot altm tliis Rta.cnacn! iH pyouf positive uf It's
Icing ho lalaehooa le knew II 10 10 whom ho
that Henry II. Cioyelaui's Hic!.room Testimony
was not read IN court aud tlat taia nlattor was
dropped Whon Cleveland appeared in court,
shows that aIr. naccher's lawyers weEo afraid
their cAont on'a bo cun7cted Of fslscl'ood ont
OF tho nouth Of his oWn witacss aud cumnliuoo-
man. =
ACQUAINTANCE wtru srH DxEcnrB,
Ny acquaintance With Mr. Doccher began In
1870 OF 1a5G. After cu,no to New York 10 live
heard atr. l3eecher preach occa=n,u,lfy. en, tsv-
'nE boca educated in thu orthodox fnitll had a
Ereat tleslru 10 talk With linn. ONO day wsy tn
Hadya photograph cutlery. my nfudio being at
!nae por!od iu the sumo building. when observed
hr. Dceche1, aud vas introduced to him By Mr,
BRADY and lo went Will, mo to my studio IN an
upper tloos Hare we Ind u tulls ahout ''entilchH
Innielluient," subsequently painted portrujt
q Ir Dcecher fron, ilo, having tho slt.itgs, by
us invitation, at Ills house III Columbia Itsoot.
during tlo tulnmer OF 1868, tho family at tho
t1tle bcfng abAcHt for tho Hcasun.
AE. hEEclfEn CnAhaED WITH rALs1rf1Sn.
mr. Eyafts quoted in his spaecn, ~ 4 tnnda~
lnol!tal na1im uf the law, "Et1lsy Il, uno f,isus
k1fttS IIL rf,ttl% ~
client! Hundreds Of people, BilcS ,le65. have
Econ this portrait Of 1tr. 1Icccler iu my 4tulio,
ana nu.nbers lnuW Of our Intercourse long lo-
,er ,oro ,las..,t tue scanaal. g'owag tribute to
llshed l5l, in tue EcenimI Post OF Oct &c,
1853, v,itton by lady tnomler ,of bjs
congregation. which was Ito occasion Of an I'm
expected Visit 10 my studio ~ both Atr. aud Mrs.
invitation, at luis farm IT. poekyklll. Quo oven
tng, 1nany ycarh ago, 1nado ono of a party nj
four especially invited to slond an eseuinx viii,
Ms: nsocher hs ls house, whcn tho laly just
Mrs. Heecher and tho family. After hr.
Deeeles's sta.cmont to his Committee waa r,ado
public people canse to nc nnd saEl, "AYhat docs
this nea', AIR.: carrcnterl NJ l1assler.snys he
referred them to tho .Ertnthg Post Of Oct. &C,
1883. Atr. Doccher devoted to mo in his stats.
nlcnt to llA Committee last summer about tho
hpncc OF a finger length. Within tllis spaco I
IL
tlons Of facts. -; =.
ACQUAINTANCE AND INTIMACY WITH TuEoDolE
My ac1uaintance wlsl, lhcodora TiIson began
ln 1875, during tho Fremont campaign. 11iton
uaa President Of tho brooklyn Nooky Mountain
Club which ordered from me- portrait OF Gen,
froMoHt. His lovc Ut art brought him often to |
my Htrdio aud Wo aoou became intimate. With |
musuat lore ct ass tlcra Hes also political arna
aud Dccclscr uscd 70 come 10 mystddto tqgutlcr
kaosa carly years OF our acquatptauce, :.
FlN6T KaowLIp0E or THE SCANDAL
My nlh. ihtlfhliioh Q! "IonB cAnlo from 4 lady
ayla!t slu 1aaIlo to my studio early iu tl1o ycar
1s7i, lust Aftor 3,lton's rupture with Uo;ysn.
Rosna weoks lator Mr. Triton and 1nysolf aus Jsy
iancled together and afseFwarda sio!Iesl into tho
mt MY ,ian hri rata. IT, A. 1!tan .oEo d!ssosoI to
Uo charged Mr.. Haechur With having been guilty. !
Of gtcat misconduct in his (Iil.on's} house. Uv |
told mo OF tho ctareea bowen had made agat1,Bt
Mieeeh9r. y Tho s!asyn'oat t4led mo With sann.
1omeinber that askua him Of their relations
q that tiMa 10 each other. Hid roply was shat
tho Int tine thuY net-puly few lAyB boforo,
' ensl ha nansod tl.o day-l5eeeler ccamo up and
Esscd lan. on the forehead aut ta1d, ''rheudoro,
gou are my aaytor.' do net rocoect :uay
other conversation with Iiisou Oh tlin subject
nuttl , afor sha Woodruff publication OF Nov. i,
ia7:. When that publication occurred / wua
stsu Aol'Aht3s lpNA Haf EEtuLA l. I1unu 1
5lr. 11tton III state Ut inlud bordering on
ast'acttos'. llo tull mo le l,ad bcen 10 500 Ls.
bsorrn to oak his alyice about sl!s publication OF
card that Dr. btorEA told lin card That
osadod anA did not deny Mrs. Wood4ulrs ci4ar;-
ID would ba worbo thai uko.esA
THE nEY. III. sTonk1 AND MI. BKEruEn.
uEt!l lltton'a nnaxpoctod visit IL hin4 Dg. |
etortH told iae ho Lad not Siyon thu matter no.
ttous thonght. DR.. ssorr. IN tl. cousistv:e u
!flcntistii, wrote = noss to sff, Boucher, scout
Log tho story mud offering auy a:rytco In Lis
pawer. And here cou,os IN ono ut Ito attausust
parta OF tlin history. 10 th,a mute of friendship
and srur1 DR.. Blotrs toll mo .bove cas.o no
ferly. aud frum the day nf Mra WuvuAulis
publieaton Mr.. Ieeclpr, from, bsiag . cun-
stant y. v!stt"r mover suffered hia toiiso. II.
ssotrs aal1 Au (Htosrs) Ind pail AZ attunttnn
To tbs publication By His, WM4!htll-had nut
About pnhIIal,ln. = cald. IAu Wuolhall publlc4.
ttoa appo.rel aia,ut month after tl.e plymouth
Gl,uFca silver Wedding, whan AIR. 23ssel.or pub
llcly Aisaed Dr, HlorM on plymouth platform
~. stottn said 1Iton cAtne 10 llnt In great NJ
Aren't dist. ess, with card ha asl prol,a. Vi 10
.neSt ths Wutdhull H!nly, Yl.o card dai uot do
3'Y. u maa IN evasion. Rto.ra frankly tv!d
alt. 11lton W.. Ialtun. Ul. fkorIs usld, u,allu q
Qyflolt4et1nSf 2 caha a1ld n.tk I'd IfYirA trhu IN /