New-York tribune., 1878-04-17
DIVERSE VIEWS OF THE CONFESSION.

DIVERSE NlLNS Ot IllE CONt ESoJON
WHAT LAWYERS on BOTH SIDES IHINK-MR. MoCL-
TONS sONOROUs EULoGY or MRs. TlLTON.
A prominent lawyer of this city, who took
part in tic BeecherTltOn trial. and who desired that
his name should published in connection with the
present reviy great scandal his opinion
Yesterday that Mrs. TIltOn must be insane.
He said that all the confessions and
denIals OF guilt which Mrs TlltOn had made, or
was said to have made written out together, they
wond medley Of conflicting statements such as
could not be attributed person. 1t mad been
subject OF during the trial whether the letter
which Mrs TltOn first gave TO her husband and which
he claimed was confession Of her guilt, was really q
confession. There to believe that the letter
contained only the charge that Mr.. Beecher had asked
her TO be wife TO him, together with all that that
implied" After the letter had been shown to Mr..
Beecher and destroyed Mrs TiltOn had revoked over
her own signature all the statements in the letter. adding
that Mr. Beecher had offered her any improper
solicitations The night she had written another
letter to her husband stating that what she had written
during the evening had been written as dictated by
Mr. Beecher, at his request. This last statement,
the lawyer said had been reported by Mrs Iliton
in bseanent letter with the additional fasehood that
her retractiOn had been written by Mr.. Beecher and
signed by her II also been asserted that Mrs Ton
had made confessions OF her guilt to Mrs H. b. Stanton
Mrs. Davis and many other persons. including MT ana
Mrs MoultOn, but Mrs. TiltOn had made repeated
denals that such confessions were ever mHu6. DtIOIc
the Examining Committee Of Plymouth Church,
and again to q committee OF ministers sent
by the Advisory Council OF Plymouth Church,
Mrs TiltOn had made complete deuials that
she had ever been guilty with Mr. Beecher, or that
Mr. Beecher had ever offered her any improper sOclta-
tOns aud these denals repeated by her 10 hun
dreds OF other persons SOmc Of her denals had been
made under OATH or late the lawyer said Mrs IitOu
conduct was wholly a mystery, unless IT was Deheved
that abe was unable TO tell the truth, and was merely
tool in the hands Of those who had opportunities to In
0uence ner.
MIR MoITLTON yoCIFERATEs HIS VIEWS.
The Office OF Francis ID. MOulton Is at No. lOo Water
ST. and there he is TO be found when not travelling
through the country selling dairy salt and other things
used in making butter and cheese. Mr. Moulton was
ont when a reporter THE TRIBUNE inquired for him
Yesterday afternoon 1t stated by one OF several
OF che Office that he wOud be back very soon
So the reporter waited. Presently Mr. Moulton entered
accompanied by reporter who was invited 10 take
seat In gentle tones Turning to THE TRIBUNE reporter
Mr. Moulton said with great politeness as he glanced
around the Office, apparently searching Ior tpeclon
OF dairy salt, Well, Sir -
The reporter mentioned the paper with which he was
connected and expressed desire to talk little about
Mrs. Tton's last letter.
"Pvs nothing TO say to the press" exclaimed Mr.
Mouton, in loud voice and with great emphasis max