The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-02
F. D. MOULTON'S WIDOW DEAD
ONE or THE WITNESSES FOR
TIITDN AGAINST BEEfHER.
said Mr. Beecher Told Her he Had Poison
on His Librar, Table anal es..i Take
o. rhis He Denied Had Found
Her Sympathetic hut Not Sentimental.

on His librar, Table anal " Osslsi Take
% rhis ice D-ni~,i- Re HAD Found
Her sympathetic hat Not Sentimental.
Emma q. Moulton. widow of Francis
u. Siouiton died on "Wednesday at Wake
field X l.. in the seventy first year OF her
age She looked II she might he ~
when she testified in Theodore Tilton's
suit against Henry Ward Beech.r in
Brooklyn in February. 1873. Her tasti-
mony was almost ~ sensational a. that
OF her husband. who was known in the
case as the mutual friend Both were
witnesses for the plaintiff. Tilton. A
part OF Mrs. Moulton's testimony WAS
Il think IL was on June >. 1879 .,
Mr.. Beechsr came to our house at
% Remssn street. He said 20
mo il MIR Tliton published his let
ter OF apology / might a.
well go out OF life; il ~ useless trying
to live IL down said. Mr. Beecher.
there is some, hing better for you TO do
than that. think thar would he a very
cowardly thing for you TO do Go down
to your church and confess your crime;
they will forgive you He said, No
cant do that. for the sake Of the woman
who has given me her love for my chill
dren. for my family. for the church. for
NV influence throughout the world
That I can never do will die before
will confess it Ny position
in life ia that of a spiritual and moral
eacher. II | can no longer hold that
pcsif ION. then there IL not hing left for
me and I have resolved to take my life
have a powder At home on my library
table which ! shall AXE and sink quickly
on. a. II going o sleep. withou, a st riggle
Mr. Beechsr was very much
excited: no told me with tears streaming
down his face OF what he had suffered:
hat he had suffered the ror,ur-s OF the
damned: that ne was Obliged 20 go horne !
and wear a cheerful smile: that when !
he appeared in his church he must appe,r
at hs best; that the slightes; indication !
of weakness was a confession on his |
part. so that really I was he only pers,n
10 whom he could come and act his nstu-
raj self-to whom he could unburden !
his whole heart . trouble
Mr.. Moultons uncle. jeremiah v
Robinson. was in court and after adjourn !
ment Mr.. Beecher said TO ham:
What she says has foundation in /
truth. but il in effect a lie
When Mr. Beecher came TO testify ha !
AID ha At M,,,,EtAs,'.
June :. 1879. hut that on MAY n he had
been AT Moultons and had said tina .
was not going 20 stand this thing much
longer that II was a living death and
that a man nigh, a. well di" at ono. a.
20 be constantly ground and narrowed
with these things He denied fatty rha,
he had talked of suicid' 1 never fal'
40 and | never thought 50 and never
aid SO Mr. Moul'on did not atvisn
him to 20 20 his church and confess and
the whole conversation a. related above .
was impossible" for her or for rnn "" |.
had no poison on his library rabl"
A letter written bv B-scher 20 Moultnn 2
ON July 10. 1872 was put IN nv h" defence .
IL said OF his obligations 20 Moulr,n
Not III. least has bcs'n The. grea- hearted .
kindness and rust which your uobl, VIII. /
I'M ana WHICH nbN' NJ ~ W. ON
OF despondcncIc- often. though some.
times her clear tri'hfuln"-S has lad ~"
pretty fat
Mr Be"Char explained that Mr.. Mpui-
ton wa sympathetic without b..uE -..r-
timen'al. and | had III" impression that p
she was not ssniiInanra!i-t and did not
quite lik. il. and suspected 'ha' IN nv
moods Of ou, pouring sometimes offended
OF tho-.. incisiye remarks which "A woman
knows how Ia max. and - hlch a. II -
= aid lots IN" wind out Of N. hllii"r
One. | was grooming and -a"ing that T.
did not s""rn 10 IN" that | could H." and
I didn't want 10 hv. iI-,n-.u.n' aid
she. YOU and Frank and Th.odor,' ar,
all a going To die. first. Theodore - going
TO die and thcn Frank comes HON. and
he il going 90 dit" and then You corn. and
are going -o die n.;ic" Won all Iik" -
live well enough :haf and htth thing
like that which when Persons are i.-rIng
back ward and forward don anoun' 10
anything. hut when "A man has been pour
ing out very strongly ms sentimental
feelings and has a woman coolIy TAX. him
up. or rather. sharply take him up. don't
feel good
I'm VI" cTp'--"NhIn'hhIipH ~ WIZ
Noulton she added To- her nsrrativ" ~
her attempt to persuade MIR Beech"-
to confess to his church has reply from
him.
We'll. | never gath"- much comfort
from you you are always 10 ri" lik.
a section Of the Day 81 J,i gm"nt- u
Mrs. Moulton added To the case ono
u the long lingering phrases that cha
ac,erized il when sh" tesri fled that she
had urged he husband IN 1874 n make
A short statement TO the Plymouth Church
inv est eating committee. saying Give
the old man another chance"