The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-11

wished her to understand that when he was
away from home, lecturing or visiting, if be
desired to CRAFTY himself be would do it.
him. He did not seem to know it. He
thought everything came from her
and said so. He declared that she
was the originator of all the talk
about him, and insisted on her
correcting these impressions. He said on
one occasion that certain woman had been
talking about him and he wanted his wife to
sea her and put an end to 1T. She went to
the woman and told her that she should
have avoided adding to the stories already
afioat for her sake, when she replied. "Mrs.
Tilton, do YOU know why didn't? Because
the night before your husband had told
stories ofyourself to such and such person.
That came to me directly and was not
going TO allow an accusation OF that
character to stand against YOU" Wherever
she went she found that Tiltoa had not only
made these accusations against her, but bad
recounted the details which he has now pub
lished. Then he would deny to her that he
had done so. Mrs. Tilton's attention being
called to her husbands allegation about the
improper careSs, she said that there was no
truth in it. She also denied the bedroom
story, saying, Theodore had been with us
that morning. He had gone out. Mr.
Beecher was sitting in large
chair and she had drawn up a small
one. Beecher had in his hand q little
manuscript that be was going to read. She
didn't remember what it was. The door
from the bedroom to the hall was shut and
she had shut the door leading from the sit
ting room to the ball, which was usually
open. She had no sooner done that, which
was to keep out the noise of the children
playing in the hall, and sat down by the side
other dore. Not five minutes had
elapsed since he went out. There was
no hesitation in opening the door. The fold
ing doors were wide open. The door lead
ing to the hall from the bedroom was locked
but that was not uncommon. Her closing
the other door, which was seldom closed,
perhaps made Theodore suspicious.
O. Was Mr.. Beecher flushed when Theo-
dore came in?
A. Not at all.
Being next questioned as to the paper
which Tilton said that she wrote him on the
latter part of 1870, stating that Beecher made
improper approaches, the witness said chat
the paper she wrote was but a couple of
lines, as far as she could remember. II was
written at a time when nearly out of her
mind, but what Theodore made her write
she could not tell to this day. She was con-
scious of writing many things under his
dictstioD, OF copying them off and giving
@. Things that were false?
A OH Yes.
@ What benefit did he tell YOU would
come if you would make these statements?
A. He said that this statement was TO
keep him in the matter with Mr.. Bowen.
didn't understand how it was, but in
stead of going to Mr.. Bowen with it, he
went to Mr.. Moulton, and that quite startled
me.
@. Did Mr.. Beecher make any improper
suggestion or request to you?
A. Why, no sir. It was utterly false.
have done MANY things like signing that
paper. There is a certain power Theodore
hardly ever came to me when was in any
other condition to do anything of that sort.
Que or two letters sent west will bear wit
ness to that. wrote letter TO
Miss - in one ten minutes, and in
the next ten minutes wrote aDother letter TO
her, with a statement contrary to that OF the
first. The first was written under Mr.. Til
tons Influence. After having written it l
said to myself. "Why, i have stabbed Mr..
Beecher." And j wrote in the second letter.
'sFor Gods sake don't listen to what said
in the first" have never writ
ten a letter of my own in
regard to this matter, except very
small letter, about which L desire to confess.
1t was with regard to my mother. In that
letter [ gave her very cruel stab, | wrote
that, but the others were entirely OF Mr.;
Tilton's concerting. Mrs. Tilton admitted
that she copied roll containing the words
MIR. Beecher desired me to be
his wife, with all that that i'm
plies" which note was to be
shown to Dr. Storr's. She at first refused,
but Tiltou said that he needed it because it
| would be great deal better than anything
he could write, and it was not anything after
all. She replied: sit is not true; and what
will Mr. Beecher saw" Frank Carpenter
was present but could not hear them, AS they
spoke low. Tilton told her she had but
10 minutes, and she sat down and
| wrote the note. II was absolutely fal- that
she wanted to make stronger statement
| She thought IL wickedly strong as it was
There was trouble and she thought it would
in some way scare Theodore and bring peace
He had said that the whole affair was some
scheme to get out of the Woodruff trouble
Mrs. Tjlton then related how the week after
the council of churches was held she
went to DIR. Storrs and stated to him thai
the letter was false, and that she was not the
author of it, nor had she composed it in any
way, and DR.. Storrs said, II wish | had
letter alone believed Mr.. Beecher to be q
guilty man."
q. Did he inquire how you came to copy
such letter?
A. No.
@. Did you explain to him?
A. No. He wanted to know if / knew
of the great sin that had done. i said
did. He said it was a fearful thing, tt
which 1 said, yes, / realized it, had fire.
quently done such things as that
@. Did you ever see the letter which was
published by your husband. in his state
ment, apparently from Mr.. Beecher to you.
A. No, sir. never saw it until it was
printed there.
@. Did you ever hear about it?
A. 1 was never willing to have anything
to do with MIR. MOulton. Mr.. Tilton tolC
me that whatever communication l haC
in these matters in regard to Mr.. Beecher
and Mrs. Woodruff must come through
Mr.. Moulton, but L said, 81 shall hav'
nothing TO do with any third party. shall
be trusted as hitherto, and if Mr.. Beecher o
any one else has anything to say to me i
shall not come through Mr.. Moulton." Well
! there came to me two or three times paper
{ and letters which purported to come from