, 1876-08-06

against her next season. and Injuries her reputation
as ialta ta-keepins woman considerably.
MANAGERIAL DEFAULT.
Notwithstanding the agreements among tha
managers not to pay ever Il certain percentage
to stars, it is currently reported and believed that
Ben De Bar and others have closed contracts With
n1Hee and her troupe on her own tcr:ns-far above
tne prices the managers agreed 10 stand ont for.
BEAUTY.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS IN BROOK
LYN.
spfcfa. Correspondence cf The Tribune
BROOKLYN HE16HTs. N. T., Aug IA
fortnight ago the Eagle, Mr.. Ecccher's homo
organ, contained sensational statement to tho
effect that Mr.. Frank Moulton, finding that
anonymous letters were being written to the
Boston religious papers about him, confronted
Mrs. !. s. Barnes, in her own home, in the Rev.
Dr.. Budington's presence, and charged her with
writing them; that she Indignantly denied tho
base allegation; that Mr. Barnes tthe wealthy
publisher) was furious that his home should 10
invaded for such dishonorable purposes by per-
sons claiming to be gentlemen, and threatened
to call Moulton to account; and that the Rev.
DR.. Burlington had exposed himself to the
gravest censurc, and perhaps dismissal, for aiI-
ing and abetting a1oulton in insulting lady in
the absence OF her natural protector.
The partisans Of Mr.. Beechcr were highly in
censed, but '' not surprised" the partisans Of
Mr.. Moulton waited in patience and confidence
for an explanation, which they felt sure would
justify the prudent and courteous tsVon
Noltke, ,"-and they are waiting yet. Alr. Moul-
ton has refused to say anything about it, except
to one Or two intimate friends, or to permit any
correction of the Eagles story to be printed. al
though 1t had been copied all over the country.
have o-day learned the exact truth from third
party, and do not feel obliged suppress it in the
Interest OF at tue request Of anybody. The facts
then. are these:
Two or three days before the EQq's't version Of
the matter was published, a1r. Moulton stepped
over to bis deserted residence on Remsen street,
Brooklyn, and got such letters as had accumulated
there. Among them was one from the Reverend
editor OF the Boston Coagrtgationalst, kindly in
closing to him an anonymous letter from Brook
1yn defaming Mr.. and Mrs Noulton, nj
1cging that they were no longer consid-
cred respectable in Brooklyn, aud maxim,
infamous allegations against members of his FAM
ily. The editor sad he did not publish anonymous
letters, and sent i, to Mr.. Mouiton because it con-
ceined him, and he might like to know what sons
Brooklyn people were saying abont him.
The next day Mr.: Moul,on showed the letter to
he was subjected. One Of them, lady, exclaimed.
Why; know that handwriting; it = Mrs. =: ;:
Barnes se is SseseFy q oa: sosety could
kk
ed to find AIRS. Barnes and ask her about it. WHEN
nearly to her door, it occurred to him that be was
acting hastily in calling upon lady alone on auch
err7snd in the absence Of her husband. he
dropped into DE. Bua:n::on's, rehearscd the mat
ter to him., and ~, asked his
t. tue reesvsa e in the Sa1sf
and, being confronted with the uncomfortable lrt-
ter and questioned, she nuxted, s:an3E,crcd, anl
denied potntb!ank thAt sAe knew anything about
it. Mr. 1ioulton expressed himself satisfied, and
retired with Dr.. Burlington.
into Barnes Office, told Mr. Barnes that he was
being anonymously rradEced, and suddenly pru-
duced the anonymous letter. ''Nhy, that's Mrs.
Barnes wr1tingF' exclaimed the asionished pub
Usher At Muultons request he then read the
contents OF the letter, expressed his modification
about anybody, and started right home to ''eec
about it. "
The resulting domestic scene must be omitted
from this narrative. What happened during TIT
next few hours beneath the Barnes ROOT Is part
OF the drama that will probably never be
next day the postuan carried Il nan}y letter from
Mr.. Barnes to Mr.. M0ulton,-a letter explanatory
and apologetic, c,--rchearsing how Mrs. Bnrne3 had
been tempted by her strong partisan feelings to
write the anonymous letter; how she was com
pletely taken by surps;se and not little alarmed
by the call Of Air. Moulson and her late pastor
{she goes to Beechers now; how she wax driven
by her emotion to temporary coacealmcnt- but dl1
not intend to deny the truth, ETC.. etc, etc.
This is the whole story. Iii. Mou1ton still pro-
the question Of a lady's veracity and contains
proofs Of her fami1y's humiliation, but, when he
keeps silence in the face OF renewed ISLANDERS and i
fa'silcntion OF the affair for the very purpose Of
defaming him, his friends feel that he is carrying
his chiralzy altogether too far. JEEoAE-