The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-06
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length, in which she says;
al propose, as the commencement OF
a series of aggressive moral warfare on
the social question, to begin in this ar.
ticle with ventilating one OF the most
stupendous scandals which has ever
occurred in any community. l refer to
that which has been whispered broad
cast for the last two or three years,
through the cities Of New York and
Brooklyn, touching the character and
conduct of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher in his relations with the family
of Theodore Tilton. ! intend that this
article shall burst like bombshell INTO
the ranks of the moralistic SOCIAL
camp"
The article then proceeds to relate
certain whisperings and illusions to
the alleged scandal, which led to a re-
porter being detailed to interview Mrs.
woodruff that the matter might be
published in certain New York papers.
The interview did BOT appear in print,
however, and Mrs. Woodruff says:
why that interview has been sup
pressed is not possible to affirm with
certainty, but it is easy to guess. There
are those who would readily pay thou
sand, to shut the columns Of the press
against this exposures Fortunately l
have a nearly verbatim copy OF the
report "a the interviewer prepared 1t,
and in this shape l shall now present 1t
to the public"
The following is quotation:
"Mrs. Woodruff then resumed, say"
ing: Mr.. Tilton first began to have sus-
piciona of Mr.. Beecher on his own re
turn from long lecturing tour through
the West. He questioned his little
daughter privately, in his study, regard
ing what had trsnspired in his absence
The tale OF iniquitous horror that was
revealed to me was he said, enough to
turn the heart of q stranger to stone, to
saw nothing Of a husband and father
Here Mrs. Woodruff, continuing to
quote the alleged words Of TiIton, de-
scribed the effect Of this charge upon
Mrs. Tilton ;.
Mr.. Beecher learned that | had dis
covered the fact and what had tram
spirpd between Elizabeth and myself,
and when | was absent he called at my
house and compelled or induced his
victim to sign a statement he had pre-
rared, dec airing that so far as he Mr..
Beecher) was concerned, there was no
truth in nv charge.
Upon learning this, as did, / felt, OF
course, again outraged, aid could en-
dure secresy no longer. | had one
friend who was like a brother, Mr.
Frank Moulton. went to him and
stated the case fully. We were both
members Of Plymouth Church. My
friend took pistol, went to Mr.: Beech
er and demanded the letter Of Mrs. Till
ton under penalty OF instant death. -,
"Mr Monlton obtained the letter.
said Mrs. w and told me that he had
it in his safe, where he should keep 1t
until required for further use. Alter
this Mr.. Tilton's house was no house
for him. and he seldom slept or eat there,
hut frequented the house OF his friend
MouIton, who sympathized deeply with
him
Mrs. ". details at come length her
headings with Mr.. Tiltos, and although
she could not persuade him to stand
wholly and unreservedy and on princi'
ne on the free-love platform she SAYS:
But he opened his house to Mr.. Beech
er. &c.
Mrs. woodhull's cruelty toward Mr.
Beecher seems to have arisen simply
and solely from the fact that he would
not openly and unreserveily advocate
her free love doctrines. She concludes
bv approving Ct the crime Mr.. Beecher
i alleged to have committed.
In the same issue of the Weekly is
published another article, charging a
certain gentleman with wronging seve-
raj vouug girls, which is even more in
decent in language and treatment than
the other.
The friends of Mr.. Beecher declare
the whole thing TO be moustrous slam.
der Atelecram states that Mr.. Beecher
made no allus;on TO the Woodhull and
Claflin publication yesterday. His
church was crowded.
Special to Cincinnati Gazette.l
Mr. Chall;s at whose instance the