Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1874-08-20

Ito go. With Mr.. MouIton and examine.
and .yeriissfss the. documents. :,....I.. Is,
I Here the proceeding closed and Meul-
ton ,retirecs s !, Is ts.5 IL; !. /.
+. 80. BEEeHER's STATEMENT. =. -.
B: The. following is Beechers written.
statement: ~ I. ls..>.-:
|. 'Ienttspae'e Of tie; Committee I'm a.
Statement. addessed to the public on. the
.2sd.of July last I gave an. explicit, com
:prehensiTe, and solemn denial to the
charges made by Theodore Tilton against
me-. That denial / now repeat and re-
affirm: talso stated in that eommuni-
cation: that, / should appear before your
committee with a. more detailed state
:inent and, explanation of the facts in the
case. Fer. this the time has now come.
-Four years. ago Theodore .Tilton tell
FROM oneef the. proudest editorial chairs
in .Ameii'a where he. represented the
cause ofSligion; humanity and patriot
/ isass4:I;sdl D. few months thereafter be-
came thaf-ssociare and representative of
Victoria " eoiihuH and the friend of her
strange cause. By his follies he was
..baniSrppt IN reputation in occupation.
and i'm sresourees. la the history of
which i ana to give "a brief outline is the
history of his attempts to SO employ
me as to. reinstate., him in business, re-
store his.geputation and place him again
upon. the. enmence from which he had
fallen; Y is a sad history, to the full
meaning of which J.have not till recently
awakened Eatangied in a wilderness
:ef complications / followed %ntil lately
Ia false theory and delusiYe hope, beliey-
ing that the friend who assured me of
his discrimination and ability to. control.
the passionate yagaries of Mr. Til
ton, to. restore his household, to re-
build his fortunes and to vindicate
me watuad be equal to that promise.
,Efis selS confession of failure has made
|. clear ta me, what for a long time I did
not suspect, the real nature of Mr., Til
ton. AS. narration does. not represent
a single. standpoint only as regards my
SopinioRef Theodore Tilton. 1t begins
at my cordial intimacy with him in his
earlier career. shows my. lamentation
and ,sgggewful, bat hopeful, affection
: for ..issa during the period of
his :..iaiiial. wahaerlngs from truth
anil :yjlspe. 1t describes my repent
.anee oyer. The evils Detailing him of
I: :@hieb',f. was made to believe. myself the
:eanse. iqy persGveripg and friendly eff
.''ffels8 10 save. him and his family by any
sacrifice. Of myself not absolutely dis
honorable. and my growing conviction
that lis perpetual follies and blunders
;EgRdereE his recovery impossible. =.
/: ]. .oan. bow see that els and has been
!. 5.fFom:l II. beginning Of this ti1leGty, a
sselfisll. sid reckless schemef, pursuing q
$Rl.tn o. mingled good and hatred and
!, ,,~eayise. about Ine a network of !srs=
.picioul gisu;lderstahdipg plots and: lies;
~ ssSSA sl.gass. prssn:innoeent. vsor,ls and
sietS NY eafta; Fffy tneugh ghfs.es hsnisess
toward him, have been made to. con-.
tribute. These -spceessive views of him
must be kept in view to explain my
career through the last four years.
That l was blind so, long as to.
the real motive OF the intrigue going
on around nae was due partly to my own
oyerwheiEaing Ru3Ec engagements, part
ly to my complete surrender. of this. af-
f"lr anu all the papers and questions
s...
c"hhecled with It into the. hands OF Mr..
MoeRoh' l'' VINO was intensely. .conlhdent
that ne could. manage II successfully. l
saifered mach, eHt inquired niue.
MI. Aiotltoh Was Ghary 70 nae
ot ~ I'tCsH ; =. c''llilei'hees 70 nina
HhF''E.f1'''SS. 20 me. me. oGe}tsioh"iiy' ~
4 general -Way'. Mr. Iht0h W"ras,
and outbreaks OF passion only as cle-
mehts OF trouble WHICH he was aole 10
eohlroi' ana. as aetaltlohal Preols OF tAe
"ls'''l OF leaving II 10 nm. lls con-
hieA1 "a eAe Situatloh seeshea. 70 Hle a'
times complete immersed as l was Ia
lnecSS''ill s cares ana au'leS ana oniy 700
g'aa 70 DC renewed IRON OF considering d 'he
ae'a'ls a'o Tue "leVeheo compIica''ohs'
''o - ''il 'llN -, 80 - ~ ioi'l''''
~ si',,1 % s'i l'loNuy I lnsIi 'e"'1on' ,'
Po. '.''''. 5 O0i .'0n ~ my - 'ou'' "0;.iO
1o' iI"" III '.e p"'0lS "oou. - >
"ou., iio' IAN ..oo"' II lle',lIo 4'Ao1i,
''ii ~, & ,ons pTiicN' i.ly ooli-i,'DI ''-i0
,ny "' :ll''l'nol - -'-l - -ll.'Slon' I'm
nm ~ -,,-o.l -. MI
','0 0S inu,o"'l0n' 'ii"' l ii'on was ao.in6
the pai1 Vi an enelhy' Ou' tue suspicious
were IapIuly aiiayed ny MS own pe-
haVlof 'o"aruS INC III other mooaS ana
ny 'i,' eSsolaIceS Vi MI hioui'oh' VINO
aScfi0'u 'ii0 circumstances " d nilSuh-
derS'anolng ol Tue motiVe Oh the part OF
others' II Is pam TO me now that
IL was ho' until MT. 1litoh had
fallen lhto olsgrace ana loSt MS salary
that lie thought IL necessary 10 assam me
with charges Whlch ne pretended 10 nave
in MIND Tor SIX months. The domestic
otfense Whlch ne alleged was very quick
~ ana easily put ASIDE but yet IN such a
way as 20 keep my feelings stirred up In
order that I miiHTht, through my friends,