The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-06
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ADDITIONAL TELEGklPH.
case 10 enable me to form an intelligent
Judgment. l did not urge him 10 do it.
Soon after this, however, MIR, Tillon came
10 nv house with Mr.. Carpenter
And said that he wished to present 10 me
such facts as would enable mo to COM
prehend his position and to give him ad'
vice. Al the Same time he handed me
letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Titon, In her
handwriting, which read aud returned
to him. did not take a capy Of that
letter, but 1t OF course was deeply i'm
pressed on my mind, and after Mr.. Tilton
went away made notes Of 1t, as well as
OF the statement which he afterwards
read. have not those memorandAs with
me, but II Il remember correctly. and l
think / can't be mistaken regarding II, the
letter began, ION certain day il the
summer Of 1870, ! informed my husband
that Mr.. Beecher had asked me 10 become
his wife, with all that these words i'm.
ply, This was o most remarkable state
ment, / was, Of course, shocked by 1t. l
demurred 10 listening 10 Mrs Tilton's
statement: but with the understanding
from the letter and from Mr.. Tilton that
II was the wish and request OF Mrs. Til
ton that ! should do 30, / attended the
reading, by Mr.. TIlton, Of q paper, which
included q portion OF the letters and doc
uments that have since been published. !
will not undertake 10 say exactly
what was contained In that statement
II did not set forth the full
array OF alleged facts that would makeup
the case Of III. Tilton before the com
miteee, nor did atr. Tilton profess 70 sAte
70 me his whole case, nor did ! suppose
that he presented Il to me In 10 entirety,
Tha statement for thenlest part wAa writ.
ten, although bio added some thingg that
were NOT 10 writing. Like Bacon's letter
Il was intended TO show that Mr. Beech
or had committed an offence, for which
he had made an apology, and think the
same apology was quoted that appears
10 Mr.. Bacon's letter. The letter Of Mrs.
Tllton indicated how grave an offence
1t was OF the least and might have
been construed as stating the full
offence 10 be an improper proposal.
saw with this exception none oil
the original letters or documents. Except
for Mrs. Tilton's letter should not have
listened 10 reinstatement, since l was con-
WINGED that the subject was not one upon
which l cared TO advise.
In reply to q question, DR.. Storrs said
at tho time Mr.. Triton first came to con-
suit with me, and at subsequent inter-
view, he did not seem TO be actuated by
any spirit oil malice or revenge, observed
him closely with view TO discover, /
possible, II be was influenced by any sinls
ter motive, and whatever may have beer
the fact was entirely disabused of any
suspicious may have had as to his mo-
tivGs. lie spoke with no bitterness o
Mir. Beecher, and of his wife with aiec-
ton and tenderness. He was not violent
in his language, and appeared tC
DO honestly seeking some peaceful
solution, feeling that public answer to
the Woodruff paper was neeediul. HC
still expressed anxiety lest any reply thai
could be made would keep the scandal
alive, instead oil quieting troubled waters,
One Of his expressions was, "Revenges
have burned out" He seemed to be sad
and depressed by the great burden which
he was in vain trying to remove. This
was as he appeared 10 one who haC
known little Of him personally for ter
years. l may have been wholly de-
Ceived, but l speak Of my impression then
Mrs Tilton came to my house for the firsl
time one day during the last OF February
or first Of March, fully year and o quar-.
ter after she had written the letter regard
ing Beecher for me 10 see. She then in-
formed me that che was in no sense the
author Of that letter, and that the state
ment in it affecting Mr.. Beecher was ut
terly false, without shadow Of lounda'
ton. In fact, was as much astoundcd
10 hear her denial as when l read her
charge over year before, and asked her
if she realized what she had done. She
said that sho did fully realize the sin she
had committed. l told her that
she had done Mr.. Beecher an in
calculable. wrong in allowing q
false charge, SO fearful in It's character, to
stand against him SO long time, what
ever the circumstances that caused her TO
make 1t; that II was terrible wCkedness
against God and q crime against society.
She knew and acknowledged it all.
DR.. Storrs spoke with much feeling Of
the many years Of friendship between MIR.
Beecher and himself, and said that none
could hope more strongly than he that
Mr.. Beecher would be shown 10 be blame.
less.
MoULToE APPEARS AT LAST.
The Bcecher Committee continued It's
investigation this evening. Frank Moul.
ton appeared before them, and was ex-
amined about one hour. 1t was stated
that he would be before the committee
on Saturday evening next, armed with
his letters and documents, he having
asked time 10 arrange them in order.
The only other witness during the
evening was lady, who was closely
yelled and accompanied by Mr.. Halliday,
but whose name was not discovered.
The committee will not meet tomorrow
evening unless special meeting should
be called.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The following correspondence between
Mr. Beecher, Mr.. Moulton, and MIR. Til.
ton, shows that all the facts In Moulton's
possession are now to be given 10 the
investigating committee, at the united re.
quest, expressed in writing, by both Mr..
Beecher and MIR, Tilton:
Mr.. BEKcHER TO Mr.. MoULToN.
MYDRAR Mr.. MoULToN-I am making
ont a statement, and need the letters and
papers in your hands. Will you send me,
by Tracey, all the originals ofmy pspersE
Let them be numbered, and an inventory
be taken, and l will return them to you
as soon as l can see and compare, get
dates, make extracts or copies, as the
case may be. Will you also seDd me
"Bowen's Head OF the Difficulty" and
all the letters Of my sister, II any are
with you. HENRY WARD BEEcuRR.
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