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Show FRAN H MOILTOV Another Statement Beecher's Letters What Moutton Has Sliown Worse and Worse. New York, 11. Moulton's statement state-ment appeared this afternoon in the (Jruphtc, with facsimilea of leltere produced therein. Among the letters let-ters is one from Beecher to Moulton enclfjeing a check and directing Moultou to use it at hia discretion. Another is a friendly note making an appointment. In it, Beecher sendtt his love to Mrs. Moulton, and writes how dreadfully SEAR THE roLKr ehe speaks sometimes. A letter from Mr. Morse, in which she addressee Beecher as "My Dear Son," and asks him to ;belp her pay her rent and provide lor herself through the winter. win-ter. She refers to his (Bcechcr'a) secret, and says only SIX PtilSOSS KNOW it. She writes of Elizabeth and home , trouble, and thanks Beecher for the consolation he afiords her daughter. The letter closes: "Do you know I think it very strange that you should a&k me to call you my son." A letter dated July 2Sth, 137-4, is also published, to show that up to that date Beecher had not felt harsh toward him, even though he had paid . $7,000 blackmail. The letter begins: "My Dear Frank," and closes "Yours gratefully, H. W. li." v The lierald thus summarizes Moul-ton's Moul-ton's statement: First, He shows he did render efficient counsel and aid to Beecher after the publication of the Bacon letter, and averring that in this respect Beecher told A wilful falsehood; Second, That he wfis not a blackmailer, black-mailer, aud that Beecher was a blackmailer in that he availed himself him-self of the power vhich Tilton had over Bowen to extort through Clnflin from Bowen a certificate ol character; Third, Tbat the devices to which he resorted were Beecher'a own suggestions sugges-tions made in the effort to help and serve Beecher; Fourth, Trie gives specially spe-cially in words the justification which Beecher gave to hiin.for his adultery with Mrs. Tilton, namely, that his . physical expression of love. ' WAS A3 NATURAL as the words oi endearment he iised -t txward her. This Moulton Bays as the first commendation ofthe doctrine of free love he had ever heard, aryl it therefore became imDressed deeDlv on his memory. Fifth, That when he read to Beecher from, die letter of Tilton to Bowen the charge of rape made by Bowen, that Beecher deemed deem-ed it necessary toell him the truth with reference to the woman mentioned men-tioned by Bowen, Beecher saying I DIDN'T COMMIT A RAPE,, ' . 1,- but it ia true I-biid rnternnnrse frith the woman. Moulton said if you are on friendly terms you had better have a retraction else you may be at Bowen'B mercy. Beecher did go and obtained the best retraction he could, which appears in his statement It appears also from Moulton'e statement that the efforts of General Butler have been toward the 6afety of Beecher, in order to save him and the church from the shame that would ensue from the publication of the whole truth. He has never appeared ap-peared in New York on this question except at the suggestion of Beecher's counsel. |