The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-02

as TO what the secre was. THESE versions varied
according 10 mis- moods they agreed In one thing
only-hatred OF Mr.. Beecher " hlle he was In lm-
mediate danger Moulton was able to keep him
comparatively quiet; but when he had procured
mis- money from Bowen, ana suppressed as he
thought, the stories assailing his own character.
he did not see why the poNcy OF suppression should
be rgnly al hered TO, merely his wile's account.
Particularly alter the woodruff publlcation ana
the suostantia! failure OF The Golden Age, Triton
TOOK a new course toward Mr.. Beecner. What
he had hitherto circulated In the dark he now
began TO use as direct menace. win
Mr. Beecher, silence had been sacred duty
under the circumstances he understood
them. To Tllton and his mutual friend 1t was not
a duty. but policy, and they pursued IL Just as
Iona and Just as lar as their objects required. III.
toms passion and folly. left TO themselves. would
soon nave overthrown the whole OF their plan;
but, unaer Mouton's skiful management, the
scandal was merely kept alive, so as 10 torment
Mr.. Beecher without provoking an open rupture
or arousing his suspicious that the conspira tors
were playing him false. Mrs. Morse, a lady whose
energetic tongue they were poweress to suppress,
malicious source OF the vile rumors which thick
ened around their unconscious victim. Here Mr.
sought to get the publication OF his story in the
newspapers without Its appearing to come from
TILroS LIVING ON BEgcHER's MONEY.
now come to the matter OF Beecher's orer to
Now, gentlemen, think shall not mistake Mr..
Mouton's testimony Although ne attempted 10
cast Suspicion upon Mrs Beecners character In
comes upon the witness stand-if don't mistake
his evldence-he says Beecher would have TO raise
was not taking Inc loose money OF Henry Ward
Beecher; he knew that he was requiring him to
would have you believe that is q mere incident,
matter rhat attracted no attention. so Mr..
Beecher went home and mortgaged the root that
sheltered him and his aged wife and his children
to satisfy the demands OIL these TWO con-
sprators and ne went to the oan ana ana q
IN the hands OF Moulton, and then comes the
message from Tilton, Grace, mercy and peace"
n nlnn nnf TN 10 n EFo
Moulton. gentlemen, and the day ne received 1t
he knew that Hilton was wanting money. That Is
evident from the fact tnat friend mad offered to
contribute, which had been returned. He knew
that lilon was wanting money, and ne lost no
Note SAVING mn 81. send Won 81 600 and memor
andum note. Please sign and return And what
Tor see no way OF returning it," And he sent
back the note and the check. And then MoulIon
sent him the check without the note and nlton
kept the money. And then he went on from time
TO time, drawing from Moulton every time he said
he was snort, Tor one whole year, gentlemen For
one entire year we have shown you that Theodore
Beecher had deposited ior him with M0ulton, and
he iived Oh It and consumed It, and put Tor the IN
IN the i0owlng-ln the last OF the same month
there would have oeen peace all tnat year In re.
THE TRpARrITE AGREEMENT
Now, gentlemen, go back to the publication OF
the tripartite agreement and TO the scenes that
followed, about the LIST OF June, 1873. That tri-
partlte agreement, as you have heard was pub
llshed without the knowledge or consent or Mr..
copy, believe, as Iar as l am informed. that Mr..
Beecher or any OF his friends mad OF any paper In
regard to this matter reGseot no one other
published this tripartte agreement, and that
created an explosion: That was published on
he would make publication unless Mr.. Beecher
INDICATED him from the imputation which he said
publication. Now you have heard how much
pans Mr.. Tilton took In changing his clause OF
the the same. He TOOK it home with hun and made
that clause OF the tripartite agreement just
what he wanted it to be, and he refused to sign
anything else, except just such q statement OF MS
cause as he desired and when 1t was published
that paper did not state anything but what he
wished. Now, Beecher wasn't responsible for that
publication. But tnat made no adherence. That's
The popularity OF this case, gentlemen, which has
marked 1t IRON the beginning to the end, tnat
Beecher has been held responsible by Triton for
everything that everybody did IN connection with
nas crd 81 Rescss ra
sponslbe. II my friend Shearman said anything
that was offensive to 1lton and MouIton the man
who was to be held responsible was Beecher, not
Shearman. II the clerk or the associate pastor or
anybody else down at Plymouth church did what
what he did want them TO do the man who was to
be blamed for 1t was Beecher, and Beecher should
pe maze 80 men, me hy an o.
dent which none OF the psrtie, to It were origi.
nally responsible lor-was TO be charged upon
Beecher, and he m st redress the wrong.
LIBERTY DEATH.
General Tracy went on to say:-Tne time, the
hour has now come when it Is liberty; or 1t IS
conflict, and that Is liberty. "fou publish, l
hight" They were amazed at the temerity OF
this man, they were astonisned to find that the
man that they thought they had their hold on and
would LEAD forever under their yoke, at last had
come to the point OF saying "Gentemen. thus lar
between himself and Moulton and said A great
prophet Is Francis ID. Moutton, as well as mutual
TREND But what sort oil u God Is Moulton's II he
VIII protect Mr. Beecher, II Mr.. Beecner Is the
man he now pretends him to be "God Will pro-
tect YOU" WIN God protect the guilty. Does
MOulton think that mis- God protects The guilty.
Does he think that he covers him with protection
VINO has been coldblooded and heartless Sc.
Queer OF innocence Tor yearss Both OF these ex-
pressions in that letter show that Francis ID.
Mouton knew that when this whole scandal was
out there was nothing Affecting the integrity OF
Henry Ward Beecner as Cnrlstian' minister. 1t
may prove Complications arising out OF family DIFF
ncultles that are difficult OF explanation TO out
sIders. But ne tells hun and tells you, "There IS
no gullI, then. which, the world knowing all, you
cannot stand as the pastor or Plymouth church."
thorlry on the subject bearing on this lie tier to
refer TO- but Will state the law as II Is held IN the
Supreme Court OF this State.
General Tracy then read an extract from How
ards Practice reports referring TO the case. and
then went into the particulars OF Moulton's cross
examination citing us an instance In the evidence
speaking OF Mrs. Woodruff being at his house, as
follows
80, DID you have her at your house after that'
20. You don't recollect? A. No."
20. Wnen Mrs. Woodruff was at your house. tax.
ing about the Steinway Hall speech, did Mr.. rtlton
come with herr A. don't remember whether he
was win hef or not SIR"
20. Do you know whether he went away with
herr A. don't recollect. sir.n
Speaking Of tins GIT that was proposed to De
the papers TO Mr.. Beecher, saying that that was
evidence OF friendship. | asked him =
20. DO you remember whether tie amount was
as high as SIS, 000S A. don't recollect, SIR"
20 DO you remember whether II was as high
as $4,000? A. DON'T recolIect"
Then, speaking OF the woodruff speech 20.
What the subject OF that sDeeclf A. / don't