New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
THE ALLEGED BLACKMALING OF Mr. BEECHEH
IN ANOTHE.R WAY.

THE ALLEGED BLACKMAILISG OF Mr.. BEECHER
IN AN0THLR WAY.
Now come TO another remarkable coincidence
Samuel Weller nothing TO Tl,on in producing
ncdences-I another remarkable coincidence ~ ne
time Of publication, the 18Th OF April the day oeore
Ttons account hadbcen written up at Woodruff NooDons
said in the December previous he had drawn his last dollar
he had drawn his account there interest account
which had not been cast u and between December S2 ana
April 1879 had deposited about 500 more Oehe'e Du'
on the 10Th OF April written up or was rady 10
be written up This paper published on the 2oth ana on
the 2st Of April Ton drew his last dollar from the arm
Woodruff q Robinson-hs last cent down to cent the
books were cosed Now gentlemen this brings Us within
days very important event in the story oil this matter
have shown you that in the beginning they sought
the restoration OF Mr. Tflton l have SHOWN you
that in the middle Of this controversy they wanted
what afforded bread and butter him. position also on the
newspaper enterprise Of 1872 But as he had gone on ana one
sa,poinrnent after another had upon him. success
had attended his efforts dcgeneraed such things always
do degenerate into question OF money You nave nead
from Mr. Monitor how OCCASION he took pains to dis
play to TINS defendant the liberal offer OF another person to
contribute the support OF The GOH Age with the remark
able statement gentlemen which want to impress upon you'
exhibition that they Cid not Intent to use
that money Now, il they did not, pray why did hou-
ton exhibit il 10 Mr. Beecher AZ ahr this was
money which had been rejected and was 10 De
returned why Mr. Beechers attention called 10 H'
Do suspect gent enen that Francis d. Mouton or Iheo
Ton bungng operators here No more skfui men
ever undertook the conducting OF transaction as this
Mr. Moulton 60 Henry Ward Beecher and say, Your
money or your fe" He did not 60 to him and say: Mr.
Triton bankrupt be Is the verge OF starvation; give me
$500 or cannot keep him quiet That - the way the
bungler would DONE That is the way the unskiful
operator would performed But do not suspect FRANCIS
d. Moulton Of such indiscrstion that. lie exhibits
thes. papers and Gays: my God isn't that friendship
isn't that frenship I" Well, Mr. Beecher was duh
he did not actually take until ne got away
from Moulton and he rejecting upon what Re
had seen he said himself What does this mean - And
all at once it occurred him what meant and in day or
two afterwards he saw Mouon and when he suggested his
theory about IT, why found that he exactly rght that
money what Monitor wanted Mr. Beeeher mad taken
the hint and Nj B echer says Why willing 70 con-
tribute will contributed and Mr. Moulton says 1t will
be the best investment You ever made" But, says Mr.
Beecher d" shall have the money on mortgage
Now, gentlemen / think l do not mistake hr.
Moutons evidence. Although he intended, attempted,
to cast asperOn upon Mr.. Beechers character
ia this respect in his public statement, when he comes
upon the stand did not mistake his evidence he
says that Mr. told him he would have to raise on
and he could get the money on mortgage
he would contribute Moulton knew that he not taking
the loose money Of Henry Ward Beecher He knew that he
requiring him mortgage his property to raise it. And
vet he would you believe that this mere incident
attracted attention. thought And Mr. Beecher
aed wife and children, satisfy the demand OF these
two eonspinators and he went to the bank and drew
the money and and placed in the hands OF Mouon
And then message from Tton-" Grace, mercy
and peace That money put into the hands OF Francis D.
Mouon gentlemen and the day he received it he knew that
Tton was wanting money That evident from the fact thar
friend had offered contribute which had been returned He
knew that Mr. Tton was wanting money and he lost time
to send money But he with note saying send
you thousand dollars and memorandum note Please sign
and return And what TlOn answer! Il cannot DOT
row money for way returning t'-and he sent
back the note and the cneck. And then Moulton sent
him the check without the and ton kept the money
| And then he went from time TO time drawing
rom M0uOn every time he said he short for one whole
year. gentlemen; for entire year have shown you that
Theodore Tton hal other income except the $500 that
Mr. eccher had deposited hin with Mouon, and he lived
on IL and consumed It, anl but FOR the unfortunate publication
Of the Trpartte Agreement Mayn the last Of the same
mouthhere would have been peace all that year in regard to
that scandal Rememb gentlemen, that M0uton had never
been in the habit ofloaning Ton money He tells You that
he never loaned him any time exceeding 500 and that on
only owed him at this time about $1,000. And yet he
went on advancing him for a year until he had ad-
| yauced him the 5000. But in the Spring Of
| 1874 the fund running low. TINS man
who knew nothing about it, this who was in blsfu sno-
rance Of the Of the revenue that was feeding and sup
porting him. somehow other had an ntGtye knowledge Of
the fact that the pile becoming exhausted Because We
snail show you gentlemen that in May ISL when this money
was rnupine out this same seyceabe friend OF IHtons VINO
had attempted 10 organize for his benefit this newspaper scheme
Of 1877. this friend goes again to the friend OF Mr. Beecher
and demands s. for Theodore Tton in the Spring OF
| 1874 am remnIcd Of what should have remem-
| bered that the first demand WAS for $4,000.
! Failing in that they offered compromise for $500
OF course gen cmen il not demanded for Theodore
Tl;on In the express language Of backmal Oh no. This il
case Of nlrec,Jn from the beg inning to the end OF it, udi
rccon has marked every step Of it, and so you meet it here
again: but the veil thin that the mind u no intelligent
man viii fail to penetrate IT, TIE Goda A9e was sIil on
rton,s hand. Il was worthless it was bankrupt TiOn
MAS eekny 10 give away absolutely begging Tor some one
10 ta IT, and this friend 10 the friends Of Beehcr and
said
rt t. point the foreman notified the Court that Of
| The jurors wished 10 retire
On resuaing bis argument Mr. Tracy said:
Before proceeding Gentlemen to the point that wa on be-
for. the uterrupon desire here to say ought call
our attention 70 the treachcry Of this publication, attempted
publication hy Tton letter OF hs directed to Mr.
Bowen dated January 1871 ought TO call your attention 70
ne treachery Of that attempted publication against Henry
Bowen himse You will remember, gentlemen, that Mr. til
ton had got the money from Mr. Bowen on the promise never
N pea these scandals and never therefore 70 publish that
letter and had obtained on the distinct ha
all the papers which included the one addressed TO him by Til
ou on January M should have been destroyed and yet
see in violation Of that agreement, in violation
OF the agreement by which he had obtained
from Mr. Bowen 5000 in 1s72 six months
after he hal so obtained that money he coudng with
journalist to gel that letter published without being compelled
TO take personal responsibility Of publishing H. And was
this rpartc agreement which he had reference when he
said 10 Mr. McKelway: why, have agreed to publish
this paper therefore publish 10 own response
bty but it get before the public without my being
spousible for it, all right
THE SECOND APPLICATION FOR s, 900 UNSUCCESS-
Full.
was saving. gentlemen, that in 1874 there came
10 the friends Of Beeher suggestion from this same friend
OF Mr. Tlton who attempted negotiate this newspaper