New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03
PURPOSE OF THE INTERVIEW.

YOu will observe. gentlemen that as we have
led YOU M TO this interview have shown You the Occa
sion of Mr. Tiion's resentments against Mt and Mrs
Beecher interference with his domestic peace and credit
We have shown you his deep ground Of resentment
against Mr. Bowen and his deep Of the folly Of his
attack upon Mr. Beecher and of the ruin that had come
from it, in destroying the only counerbaancing influence
against Bowens absolute condemnation that the Wit OF
man could suggest the support-the recurrence TO the
support of Mr. Beecher. Now will show you by the
traits of this matter of the 3Oh Of December in all its
stages that the effort to find some means by
which the audaeous attack of the Goth upon Mr. Beech
er and its absolute recOn, could be displaced
from his mind and put ont OF the way
Why gentlemen you would suppose that the first feeling
OF MI TtOn, if he had suffered this injury. and MI
Beecher was guilty, matter whether his purpose was
70 RUN Mr. Beecher whether his purpose was to coerce
Mr. Beecher into cooperation for his-Mr TltOns-res-
tuition that he would follow up that attack, whose sup
port had yet been disclosed except in the cOnscis
ness Of Mr. Beecher the cause exsted-y the open by
the vehement by the damnatOry accusation and give
the aduer the choice to take his ruin or become MS
servant and any would have dealt with any man
il there had been any fact upon which TO rest
On the contrary, the showing and ad-
mission of Tlton and MoultOn, and more,
upon the absolute and necessary conclusion from
the facts that they state the whole object OF this inter
view undo the mischief that had been DONE not to
Beecher but TtOn. by the attack-joint attack OF
Bowen
am through with the close examination Of this days pro
ccedines the 3Oth Of December shall have occasion TO
point you, step by step how wholly consistent
with This proposition OF mine everything that occurred
how absolutely inconsistent with the theory and with the
charge and with there being any truth in the charge as
now proposed adultery everything that came ont Of
the mouth of MI MOuiton, out Of the mouth Of NJ. TCn
ont of the mouth OF Mr. Beecher upon that day.
MR. MOULTON'S SUMMONS TO MR.. BEECHER
take I'D now the evidence of Mr.. MOultOn
as it attaches itself 10 the preliminary walk from Mr.
Beecher's house 20 Mr. Moultons, where Mr. Beecher
was TO expect to meet Mr. Tilton. He says TO Mr.
Beecher in the house OF the latter:
"Mr Theodore TitOn at my house and wishes to see
The answer of Mr. Beecher is perfectly natural and
concerned
This is Friday night this is prayer-meeting night
Wen said "he wants 70 see yon with regard to
Ter that he has sent 10 you through Nj Bowen
Well Mr.. Beecher knew perfectly well that his rela-
tons 20 Mr. Tlton's family in those terrible scenes IN
which he had been engaged by Mrs. Tltou's appeal,
fortnight before, and in the deliberations and IN the al
vice and in the fact that Mrs Ton had gone back and
doubtless had conveyed 20 her husband everything that
had occurred on Mrs rltons part and HIS aud that
in this patchedup amlty between them they were per
hans neither OF them, certainly not Mr. Illton. dis
posed TO withequannity and patience upon This inter
yention of Mt and Mrs Beecher In their domestic fairs
he knew perfectly well that there Just night or MI
Tton 10 desire speak to him concerning those Affairs
He knew Also that Mr. Triton had sent him that letter ON
the Goth and he knew that Titon there was any re
son for sending that letter, which had not shown ITSELF
certainly In any consciousness 0esayedby Mr. BeecAer
might very well want say something about that in
other words Mr. Beecher saw and knew that on these
two points Of his and his wiie's Intervention IN
the domestic affairs upon the invitation Of Mrs.
riIton and Mrs. TiltOn's mother Of tins moody,
passionate wiIful, eaprcious, man, Mr.. Iiltcn'
and the strange attack followed by the strange
din connection with that attack interview with MF
Bowen and the ruin OF Mr. Tlton in BIS relation " LIS