New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-25
MRS MOULTONs REMUNERATION or MR..
TILTON.

very significant facts and certainly she friendly
witness 10 Mrs. Moulton says she told ME Beecher
in July, 1874, Speaking Of Theodore TtOn thought he
treacherous; told him that thought Mr. Til.on
filed with revenge and anger against him" At page
ia she admits that she told Ton TO his face that he
was a villain and would bctray her husband he had
Mr. Beecher Gentlemen when. even from the roof be-
meath which this whole accusation had IL origin,
the roof Of Francis D. MoutOn, you get such
declarations cropping out, what do you think
OF these meni Was that woman deceived she ia now
here swearing the interest OF the villain and the traitor
whom she Is compelled 20 admit she then denounced
Let take the declaration, for instance OF Mr. TltOn
which Is proved by Mr.. storrs in July, 1874, at Mr.
Ovingons house, after his wife had left him. Mr. storrs
saws "the conversation on that point was that his
wife had left him, and he said that he had not
said anything about IT, but he thought be must
now smash Elizabeth and Mr.. Beecher" These
women-smashers into court and ask twelve men
10 help them to smash the woman!
MR. THTON'S EN.iITY FOR Mr.. BEECHER.
Take the occasion Of the interview with Mr..
wilkeson, and we lind what his trouble Not that
Mr.. Beecher had committed adultery. He SAID that MI
Beecher had his helpthis was in I572-and
that he was OF such power that he could with his
little finger have lifted him up out Of his trouble but that
he had lain on the sidewalk in Brooklyn. crushed and
ruined by BOwens treatment Of him. and in consequence
of wrote the memorandum and those two papersthere
his trouble and the injury done TO his reputation;
that Mr. Beecher who with his little finger had the power
TO lift him up and renstate him. had passed him by
Indifferent and had helped him, but had left
him lying there. Moving across the room back and
forth great excitement he said he would pursue Henry
Ward Beecher to the That he may do, but can he
call upon you TO help him hound Mr. Beecher into the
gravel Is this the kind Of plaintiff who presents his
before this eminent iurist and before you claiming
that he IL entitled to occupy half year OF your time in
order that he may instated in respect TO the
MARY he sustained by making Of the reputation
Of his wife, the legitimacy OF his children and the char.
acter OF a Christian clergyman as the means of rein
statement
Again. in speaking in reference 10 clause in the
"Triparfe Agreement the precise words he IN
portion OF that interview 81 will never sign any
agreement which viii prohibit me from pursuing Mr.
Beecher-from pursuing Henry Ward Beecher' He
need not have been scITpuOus about IL. He may sign
forty agreements; he always signing agreements
always breaking them but he seems on this occasion
to been punclous and for once he was unwilling
to sign an agreement although matter Of course ne
what form il assumed. 10 would have been broken
lust as readily His business and his life have
been In undOing what he did in violating his pledges OF
honor in breaking all obligations, in promoting his owr
interest at the exp,n OF all mankind. and his vanity
and lust at the expense of all women.
Now take the testimony Of Jackson 8 schultz. Oh
serve have given you, so fur. the testimony Of Mrs
Mouton II you believe her description of Theodore
TOn. what Is his character, what is his oath worth
have given yOu the testimony OF sanue. Wkeson. II
you believe that, what his complant-what Is liza oath
WORTH Now. have the testimony OF Jackson s.
Schultz:
asked him distinctly about whether he charged any
criminal relations Win his wife. lie tod lac then-he
the of that q Did Tl,ou say You in thai
conversation, IN substance that he end an'i would
blow the roof OF unless they came to his terms and
settled with him his terms A. We'll don't say
those exact words, but the lie said that in
substance.
And this man has the impudence 20 complain when he
il charged with being bIackmaer. What Las be been
doing Matchmaking for years, living on backma in
dulging his lust blackmai taking Dldckmail IN
the form Of DenetOns, taking II IN any form II which
1t could got ready 70 take IL menicant ready 10
take IL AZ beggar ready 20 take By contrvance and
fraud, and give il that character of sOiatOn well
described by him when he Tackled on Bovens check the
memorandum: "spos from new friends for the enrich
of old" And. bitterly he hated this reverend
defendant bitterly he hated that Plymouth crew. de-
termined as he blow of the roof from plymouth
Church. IL was only conditioned unle5s they to his
terms and settled with him his terms and this is the
man that tells You that he did mt want money, and that
when Frank MoutOn took 5000 anl put II aside in
portions Of 81 900, 500, and $500 when Frank gave
him that money he always closed his eyes threw his face
inward and put il that pocket, and DONE know where
that neney me There need be record Of thai
transaction don't wonder that Gen. Tracy said on enc
occasion, when Franklin Woodruff talked with him
about this matter: We won't discuss the question
70 whether Theodore Tton knew where that money
came from" II don't need much discussion. Why, one
OF the leading merchants Of this continent man OF as
clear integrity any who ever sat upon the
bench swOre Theodore Tlton told him that he would
blow the roof from Plymouth Church unless Plymouth
Church 20 his terms, and on those terms appeased
his wrath think Mr. Beecher right when ne told
Ir Redpath. and he is not man that speaAs aeahs'
any one: =" Mr. Redpath, Theodore Tltons grleis are
those which money will assuage' 1t was when money
no longer assuaged his gie that other means must Do
resorted TO, and they were.
MRS. BEECHER'S DISTRCST OF MR.. TlLION.
Now, take the testimony OF Mr.. Ovington.
No one can doubt Mr. ovington though he is NOT nAo
Frank Moulton, oily witness he Is bunglng VII
ness e.y confused and they 1t and took advantage
nj II and confused him; but he is clear-headed inte-