, 1876-07-27
TIE SCANDAL C0M1M1ssI0N.


tbo ExamlIdnr Committee OF plymouth
chureh.
r, x'a s}n, l%rs ,i;nh "o,d; tni H. pIrmout1
Ii.e Gom'ss (; ,5'",a api'Giu 'p,i, ti sv,c ~ NJ The
Advisory Council, met Mt thu Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday morning ut 10 p'ctNk. Tic fol"
lowing gentlemen constitute tho Commission, |
~ Tcrrs Mas,tc. lid: cx.Jujvc j. Z. Sarggnt,
u u rt,n,r'l- y II. .h,,l1e NmfinmIeI shirinnt1.
II u connertIcut; aI Ut I judge J. {. Krapp, ii Iowa;
and Asa6ct Finch ol Alll"nuRee' JuaPe SUP.
man was elected Chairman, aud aftcr other acts
OF organization ia.l neg e's',llette, ,.iS wp
Church, consisting Of ttu llcy. =. u. Halliday,
Nrssrs Thomas ", Shearl,uu, i. j. 1tlncy, and
r Bnlr y Jhe ,ss IGfe 4s 'ede"len pt ane m
insl,'ication, o1 Which l1'e Ao'io"n's a1e s' III
portant points; r. v,r ,,,ot.,,,on ,n,1
thu procctlor Of witnesses coming tetoto you that
tis yon!1's.isa Sls sTe1'e4 by G. omntteo g;' oi
GSrh' Ghnseh III, aeeardasly accepted aud empowered
yS TO- fet Hayo II ees ay a
n se sa ot asea tss goans s net i sns
chursii n nnI tiIa Committee u he Connci agreed
f nc onon .aat + aa a, nfitaS 1, t. sonst'sa1o nt
such evidence. Wc cannot pretend, to give TUG
nnnes Of al1 tho ter1ofY who lnay clM!m tu huvc II
Ills cssc, Upon dleent inquiry We caa lsaru of
no ouo whnsc evidence would be consider.
ed competent In any cnurt Of Justice; 3. and
It IN ttnIcult to discriminate between vi.
rims clarscs VI evidence, no one Of which wonli
bs ndmisslbIo In court Of law,. Or sven
upon private arbitration. while oil Of ttom aFe
considered good enough. In The tcld Of newspurcr
controversy Or private gossip. When the cornfns.
sioM IL rcndy to receive such au+sesttons from a.
nd h Dnr will a11ftr
riyS even hearrny evidence hasln. tte least bear.
Ink on the caac. But II VIC were 10 E'fu a forna!
in il only those WIN have inade mysterious snggcs.
lions Of their ability to tell something Injurious,
and whose t!cclatations 70 TINT effect have really
u[cIvn tie palrablc absur!Ity Ut The lit might ex-
cc;to ssspiclon Of our good .faitl. >. :. We
@ therefore eonne Srsfs. ,s. G tbs
or allowed it 10 lc claimed for Theta, that they
bayc il in their power to Give Information which
munjty ioc,n to be material, Among such
pcrsotts Mr. and b1ts. Joseph II. nIcl.
ards and Mis-. Martha Il, nradshnw orc
uulcFato0l to claim that they l4yo to-
ce{ycd material confea,lu1s frunl Mrs.. f.
+ Tllton. inpsat!nE hIs beeelst: Nj, lisnsy
expicit assertion froni lady, wi,ose namc he re-
oeny. easgs ~ With tnt laay It har siso been widely
asscrtrd liut Mrs Susan It. Anthony md 1iss.
Elizabeth Cudy Stanton hayc ciaIn,e,f thnt Mrs.
Titon has made similnr confessions to ttrnl; but
nm hare herr. unable to ind tho least proof that
thcv rycr ,nntjs INV such clatn, white W. uto In
fnrn,ei that they deny eyur having done 10. VIC
do mt ass.lmp ta decide the question hut think 1t
Ana il fhoKr 1tlteA lnt We s1uttu rot mention ont
report In connection with their names without nlsp
ncnt!onlnE ts othera 9ns Of t., t%1 &C. otasr aaiss
nrctlon hut ~ wo cannot ind my prctsiise .!
authority from them ior Euch y reppH, We prefer
to mention their names 10 Sea oh!y ~ cohnuenee.
more cspecsally % thc ony Que o. the "lth Wnahl
equisocal assurances that liz report WV ,tal.r;;
With tho statements Of witnesses a'reaay examined
In public YOU asc. ot coursc: familiar, ,.-
Our nndlssnised synpathy Will onf nastqf,
and innoccnce, lnakr1 i aHat9hiabo that wc
should render yon that assseanec IN preparing tho
cHse and procuring Testimony WHICH nilter fle CIR.
cunstanecs yot would l,asr Flsht TO 1fpfct from
your luburs arl responsibilities. no nevertheless
respectfully eusgcBt TINT. IN view VI YoI shonl
nlort rome plan which VIII Keep both i!le ptosecn
tlui md tho trial Of The caAc under Your own M
ctlargu, Without any participation us ours VIC vii
Hnl1y Gtvu any information for which you may caii
from t!IGc to tlmc hut have m do1bt you VIII
aErec with ns Els thu nphon That y1ur entlro plan
af operations nh9uld oe elnr!,at!snlly your own'
Wishing you every Aucceas IN your investigation
nf tis cute, and tha entiFc development os thu
truth whatever tAat may l. we are very resIect-
fully jour.. EnwAEp iEtcnEn.
TmeAAs q. S'!EANAAx.
| U. Y. lMAlr,
| u. u. CLEsELASn,
n. ". n9H!ShoN.
| The Examfnint. { omn,sttse Ut Plymouth Church.
/ Ecw York. July ~, lH7J.
| After (1rlfberation the Commission returned
| nm fni1owiIw ruuty H,,u nsll lUur,eu slnc dIe:
| fHHrch--tauA1LEMrH: Tho Undersigned, aP'