Beechers Tilton Committee Silence Deepens Mystery
The committee remains noncommittal amid rumors of a compromise. Moulton’s statement continues in abeyance as fresh prompts and questions surround Beechers and Tilton.
12 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1874
Page
1
The committee remains noncommittal amid rumors of a compromise. Moulton’s statement continues in abeyance as fresh prompts and questions surround Beechers and Tilton.
The article reports Moulton refusing to disclose privileges and dodging questions. Atttorneys Winslow Tilton and a stenographer accompanied him as reporters awaited a published statement. The district attorney said publication would be delayed one or two days while the committee compares documents. a shorter two column statement was chosen to be released, with a longer version possible later.
In New York on August 1, community dismayed by a stalled move to publish Moulton’s testimony about the Beecher Tilton scandal. Reports indicate talks of a full or partial publication are conditional on committee secrecy and delayed proceedings, with officials debating whether to hold back until the investigation’s verdict.
The article outlines Mr. Moulton s cautious course amid Beecher Tilton conflict doubt about speaking. He prepared a long statement, then revised it to disclose only trusted documents and refused to reveal confidences. He offered to furnish copies to the Committee and stood by his role as a peace maker while awaiting guidance from God.
The Beecher Investigating Committee resumed with two witnesses unnamed and adjourned shortly after. Members doubt when any statements will be public and suggest Moulton’s remarks may wait for the full report. Moulton remains inaccessible at home, replying only that he cannot say. It is unclear if Beecher will testify tomorrow.
The Ithaca Journal interview with F B Carpenter discusses Mrs Tilton's testimony, Beecher's separation advice, and Tilton's character. Carpenter says he cannot credit much of Mrs Tilton's narrative, noting he never observed misconduct by Tilton and was surprised by the Woodhull association. He has not met Woodhull.
The 1863 letter from Mr Bowen to Mr Beecher, read publicly, shows Bowen seeking a lasting settlement of their dispute during a period of personal bereavement. He describes shock at a loss, reliance on spared friends, and a desire to lean on Beecher in sorrow and family strain.
An adjourned Railway Commissioners meeting will be held at the Hotel Bates with expected attendees from Cleveland Columbus Toledo Chicago Louisville and St Louis to form a permanent bureau. The fifth annual Marion Morgan Hendricks Johnson Counties settlers meeting in Mooresville drew 8000 with wide representation. Shelbyville hosted Republicans nominating Mack Johnson for Joint Representative of Marion and Shelby Counties. A fatal shooting near Morgan County left Thornberry and teen Tyson Parks involved amid lynching talk. Demott a 23 year old Morgan County man faces $500 bond for assault and coercion. A sun stroke endangers Hugh Seed’s recovery.
From Columbus Ohio August 11 the official canvass of the October 1857 election shows each of five proposed constitutional amendments had more yes than no votes but none achieved a majority of all votes cast. Also notes deaths heat prostration and local civic appointments and actions.
Special Dispatch from Curvetann Ohio reports partial returns from the Nineteenth District primary. Garfield leads in several counties with 20 in Geauga 15 in Ashtabula 25 in Portage and 25 in Lake while L C Jones shows 18 2 and 4 in those counties. Some divisions threaten Jones and Garfield may win nomination by acclamation.
The uncle of Charley Ross arrived in town but authorities confirm the detained boy is not his nephew. The case narrows as investigators rule out the lead and continue inquiries.
A series of clashes erupts as White factions barricade the town and seize the landing area amid growing unrest. Authorities tighten control as rival groups engage in street confrontations and sporadic gunfire.
A report from Henn details a patrol capturing twenty Black soldiers two miles from Mimpuia, a prisoner killed during escort and a post commander wounded. Later, a large group of Black forces attacked the town, white skirmishers retreated to the courthouse as fighting continued and casualties were suffered on both sides.
Telegrams report armed White forces near Austin prepare to relief surrounded whites in the Court House amid a skirmish with black defenders. A. J. White chartered to move troops at 5 o clock and reinforcements are expected on both sides as casualties and captures mount.
Memphis dispatch reports Mayor Horn Chalmers of Hernando arrived to charter a boat for white assistance in Austin. A courier said Austin faced a 1000 strong negro mob. 200 men from Hernando will join volunteers to depart at 4 PM. Dr. Smith sparked the unrest by shooting at a negro, accidentally killing a little girl, prompting threats to burn the town unless he is jailed.
Excitement grows as reports say Negroes march toward Austin from Mississippi. Steamer White carries about three hundred armed men under Col Morgan from Ornando and Mississippi, with twenty Negroes among them seeking to stop the chaos. Reinforcements expected if the court house holds till midnight. Paul Reeves and his brother Albert, both wounded in Somerville, are buried together.
The Avalanche's Helenaial reports in Austin the night fight left eight to ten blacks dead. Reinforcements pour in for whites from the hills and blacks from surrounding areas. Austin barricaded and short on provisions, ammunition, with Tunica County officers appealing to Gov. Ames for aid. O. K. Landing seized, three miles below Austin, confirmed by H. Yaeger officers who saw armed whites there.
In August 11 report from New York City clerical figure Rev John Cowan, former chaplain of the Sixth New York Heavy Artillery, is held to answer charges of conspiring to defraud the United States of $1,000. A fragment of a $1,000 bond and the phrase Pres't Dela are cited as clues. Also includes a correspondent’s note on the Samana Bay Company’s troubled operations and failing project sites in a tropical setting.
Police traced a $1,000 Fon Du Lac Railroad bond and various stocks stolen ten months earlier from A. O. Barton to forger Van Es ten who died by suicide a month ago. Additional burglaries struck Judge Reed in Montpelier and Judge Barber in Albans. Harlem Bank stock dividends led to Cassidy alias Watson. Abraham Whipple and John W. DeVere were arrested, Cassidy jailed on another charge in Ludlow Street.
The twenty first annual session of the Pennsylvania State Teachers' Association convened at the Cumberland Valley State Normal School with G. J. Luckey presiding. Welcome by Beard of Shippensburg. replies by Harrison of Pittsburg. speeches by Wickersham, Bingham, and others.
A crowded digest of dispatches reports the Liberal state convention in Albany set for September 9 to nominate officials. Other items mention a Buffalo board endorsing Chicago vessel actions, the misreported identity of a German girl in Missouri, a mill collapse near the PA-WV line, and a colonial pursuit leading to injuries in Missouri. Paris reports Mazaine escaping St Marguerite with details sparse.
In Sipavia Missouri an attempted double suicide by strychnine occurred at a boarding house tied to Dr. Taylor and his wife jailed for abduction horse stealing and counterfeiting. Mrs Taylor swallowed poison but survived. Taylor also ingested poison but survived. A third man was found dead with five bullet wounds in a muddy creek six miles away, a likely revenge murder by African Americans.
The Courier-Journal reports that D B Nain was abducted and beaten by 18 or 20 masked men in a Midway street. He was found three miles from dawn with a rope around his neck and bruises but not fatally wounded. Nain plans to swear out warrants. local officials pledge protection amid public indignation.
At Tattawassie Florida the Republican convention adjourned to await Credentials Committee report. Bolters seized the Capitol blocking regular delegates. Governor Stearns failed to quell the disturbance. Regular delegates plan to reconvene in private hall tomorrow.
On August 11 several vessels arrived including the Queen of Columbia from New York and Circassian from Montreal. The Pacific Mail Montana from Panama reached port at night. Also City of Richmond from New York and steamers Pereire from Brest Brittaine and City of Montreal from Liverpool reported arrivals.
Louisville August 11 reports Hon. J. Knott won a large majority of votes in the Democratic primary for Congress in Kentucky's Fourth District and is announced as the party candidate at the next election. Clerks note official results show sixty seven votes counted.
About to be recognized emissaries from Cuban rebels arrive as Spain faces the Cantabrian blockade. Turkey and Servia are noted in the same column alongside reports of the Scinde flood and related events.
Foreign Notes report the sale of the Tichborne claimant's jewelry and other effects for creditors bringing large prices at auction. The event attracted strong bidding and reflected the high value of the items involved.
A long running dispute in Omana’s Meth Chi church reached a peak Sunday with the withdrawal of twenty five members and more than half the Sunday School. The trouble centers on district visit by Mrs. Van Cott and has unsettled church feeling.
Workers at Valen Iron Works resume duties as the August 11 strike ends. Management and union representatives reached a settlement restoring production with a ten percent wage adjustment to address the stoppage. Local officials report no further disruptions expected.
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