The New York herald., 1874-08-13

YOU both, will print them In q distant city, so
tnat they NAV slowly md their way back here,
with such delay as not TO Affect the main issue on
the spot" ..
Judge Morris, Mr.. TiltOn's counsel favored
the request. l secured the whole OF that re-
markable correspondence. Not Abelard or
Heoise ever wrote such letters They are the
guintessence Of love. As literary compositions
they are no less valuable than as perfeos expo
nents OF the two SAD actors In this damnabe play.
subsequently Mr.. Moulton was visaA<. And s
represented as saying OF Mr.. Beec,ci, "He may
escape the penalties but not thO ACTS think
this Council Will whitewash him, and that Plymouth
church will take him back"
asked Mr.. Moulton, "Wlll you put these stories
IN your evidenceT'
''NOt line,r said Moult0n, "except the letters
bearing on the Beecher-Tfon case. I pray the
Lord may never be put through this ordeal In
any other case. Why, have ned the city, hidden
my self. lab0rcd TO the last minute to get these
people TO stand aioof and save the world horror
and, when am catching 1t on every side Tor this
sacrifice, Mr. Beecher writes me letter and makes
my answer public IN order to appear to establish
point for him. That resolved me to make my
second answer public. Beecher's habitual treach-
cry since this crime cannot avail with me, nor
Will see him further trample on Theodore Tilton,
whom he has dragged through the fires Of hell
already"
WHAT MoyLroN SAYS.
SAID MOulton, They call me a cOnSpirat0r against
Beecher. 1 can't be 9 fool. Here have the papers
by which know where the guilt s. They cali me
a blackmailer. What mas Beecher to give mef
am member OF large business house, and have
continually given TO Plymouth church as liberaiiy
as any man there. l would nave spared Mr.
Beecher with money or blood, but when ne dehes
me to produce these letters, suppostng will not,
and that ne will get point on me and new one
on Theodore, he mas played 1t too nne.n
MR. MoULr0N
weatny H mercnanl; PROBABLY sDont tnirty-eght
physical antipodes Of liton. who is tall, strange,
school boy. Moulton is rough and ready.
These two men think highly OF each
other, and Mouiton says that Ttiton's house was .
skeleton IN 1t be was more staggered than ever in
his life. l think he has extreme contempt for
thinks too, that in MS EFFORTS to shake on the coil
OF guht which has so long envel0ped HIM
Beecher's remaining graces have been warped /;
that melancholy has enshrouded him and he mas
become ungracious, evastve, crafty and desperate.
After leaving Mouiton, Tilton, Judge Morris and l
of Music, ana there noticed that Mr. TiltOn re-
turned bow from rather fine e-ooking red
haired man, who sat with lad at q table
MtOn;
THAT'S ovINGToN,
to whose house my wife was 1ured. He has done
as much to STIR up this strife as any man. but
probably from no malice"
While on the way 70 Coney Island going through
Sci, 'Are you going to show char acter on Beech
er's trial, no matter whom 1t concerns sn
Yes sir; they have tried to drive my client out
OF society Let society take It's share. Mr.. Tilton
has suffered IN this case and yet kept up hts head
as no man Of his age ever DID, lie has been IN peril
OF assassination. Everything vile has been i'm
puted to him. go into this case with my heart,
and Mr. Beecher has no sacredness In my mind.
the people look upon this secret church investi-
"Yes," SAID Tlton. my vile made statement
there prior to the published cross-examlnattOn, in
which she spoke hOnorably Of me- They dared not
let 1t 60 out"
"What is
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
':weli," said nlton, cit is a kind OF club house,
with female attendants. There are about 1900
c0rdial men IN tue church, who look on 1t IN the
light OF a social club They are generally worldly
men, who like Beecher and the snappy, smartsn
things ne has TO say, MS humOr and his company,
and they put up their money, rejoice In the insti-
tuton, and otherwise play poker. 60 70 the
preacher, full OF things which touch the sensibili.
ties OF people, and vast mass OF women go there
iSr their souls TO be comiorted and made good.
Now. put these TWO elements t09etner-the
warmth and belief OF all these women, the wealth
and pubic spirit OF those men-and you can make,
stitution equal TO merchants exchange. There
are plenty OF men belonging to Plymouth church
who DO not care whether Beecher Is debaucher
or not"
II think not" said the Judge; Athat is do not
think Beecher If found guilty, will be sustained by
away from him in this city, among his own peoplen
MR.. rILToN's THEORY ABOUT MRS. TILTON.
"Mr. Tllton," said !, approaching this delicate
question alter pause, snow can you make the
world understand tnat curious theory that your
wtfe could surrender to tue embraces OF another
"Because,' said Tllten. II know il from knowing
her; from her letters which you have seen; from
the absolute possession OF her whole nature by
Beecner was Christ. Now can't you conceive that
the Man OF Nazareth might have IN ade it q part Of
Him 10 Elizabeth Henry Ward Beecher @ W was ". the
very saviour OF men. Look at the letters written
alter ner confession and his remorse, and see how
Upon my word sometimes think that
those two people believe there was such thing as
Beecher was in love with Elizabeth as he never
was with any other woman. They grew together
In spiritual things SO far that. for time, they
why claim thar nv vile Kent her purity OF lIeart
while breaking her vows.n
then put question quite personal:-"Mr TIL
Ton, may not that confusion Oh the spiritual and
the carnal have been encouraged by some similar
theories OF yours as to the freedom OF inter-
"No; ! never held free love doctrines; was
editing q liberal paper, devoted to the exam.
ination OF those questions OF female Suffrage
merely as literary excursion, one day criticised
the diversity OF the laws OF divorce, and that was
my offence In that way.
will tell you how lost some OF Ellzabeth's
esteem. 1t was by abjurIng the divinity OF Christ.
That TO her was sinful, and she had the proof
sheets Of the 'Life OF Christ read to her BY Mr..
Beecner. He always had the advantage OF me BY
believing nearest her faith"
"WeIl, said !, you did write the Woodhull's
life 2'
~ did,' said Mr.. T1lton. $50 keep OF the i'm.
putaton from my family. had never seen Mrs.
woodruff but once, but soon after that she came
to my of1ce and showed me paragraph relating
to clergyman who was the seducer OF his TRENDS
vile. She said DO you know who is the woman
referred to IN that paragraph How should
know y SAID why. she said, that Is your own
wife, and you know IT,
TRYING TO HIDE HIS FAMILY DISGRACE.
"Then began to use every means in my power,
myser and my friends, to keep that woman from
that story. praised her wisdom and
person and STAYED OF the explosion for year.
they knew my weakness and demanded more.
Finally, Colonel Blood came to me with bog.
raphy OF Mrs. woodruff. l had to consent (and
regret I'll, and published 1t in the Golden A0s 1t
awoke tempest and put me under the public
)an, but you know what had to do It lor.u
Said |, "Mr. Ttlton, can you say in court OF
ustice that none OF those scandals about you per-
,onally are true?"
mot one," he answered.
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