Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-09

the close OF tle letter, where the as ter
isks are used, are, Il ask his pardon fol
The greatest ICrong that one man cdI
otfcr to another Is not that explicit
enough? Can that be explained on the
score that Beecher had only been guilty
Of rendering advice, the result of which
had led TO family arrangements?
Reporter-Why was the sentence lef
cut?
Mrs. POWer-It was omitted because
Mr.. MoultUn strongly urged that i
should pe. he wished to secure quie
and peace, aud TiltOn was overpowered
The only fault, indeed, that lind Will
Tlton is that he has hesitated too much
he has vaeillated. When he decided t.
publish this letter, he should have CONS
right cut with it. IL that sentence which
/ tell you had been published with tht
other parts of the letter, all the troubl,
would have been over long before now
The letter Of Bsecher has been shown t.
DIFF rent parties, but q statement OF it,
contents has been kept from the public
10 the vain hope that some way might
be found ou- Of the trouble.
+ porter-Tbe e nuineness of the let
ter has been questioned.
Mrs. Pow THAT is only by those
who are no, acquainted with the facts.
That E. T. ihe writing of Beeeber there
is not the least doubt in the world. II
1as 20 recognized by several who arJ
u1a1 fzmiliar wiLh his penmanship.
Raa1rter-Y You doubtless are familiar
with other points respecting this Beechel
matter no, yet published, knowledge o.
which wou D be Of much interest to the
uJbiic at large. VIII you tell the
inns hat you know?
Mrs Poger-I have said, think, the
whole truth should come out. The
truth is, Bsecher is not on trial before
that committees Of investigation. He j:
on trial before the world. 1t is not alone
that he has been guilty OF holding i'm.
moral relations with Mrs. Tilton, but
that he has been guilty of other equally
wicked things.
r sporter-What are they?
Mrs. POwer-I would put it in thi:
way. Ia your report suggest something
like this: say that when the committee
come to examine Beecber, and aftel
they have finished their investigation
into this Tilton charge they ought tC
ask Beecher to explain other matters
They should ssk him what became o
thas young lady from Indianapolis, who
was spirited away from the home Of hel
friends about the time that he left thC
city. Sue has been dead 10 them eve'
since. Some Of them would like L
know what has become of her.
Reporter-Did Bsecher have anything
TO DO with her?
Mrs. Power-Let the committee ask
aud If he tells the truth be will be forced
to confess. Then let the committee ask
the reason why Edna Dean Proctor wa:
refused admittance to the church by the
deacons.
Reporter-Why2
Mrs. POwer-She was the stenogrsphel
for g long time of Beecher, and on hii
part there sprang up an infatuation. L
was notorious among the ladies OF the
church, aud at length it reached so great
a climax that the officers of the church
sent her s note requesting her to cease
attendance at the services Of the church
She refused to obey and presented her
self at the doors. There the deacOns
thrust her back, saying that she could
not be allowed admission. What was
the reason of this conduct?
The reporter leaves it to his readers tC
guess. He only inquired, "What did
Beecher do about it?"
Mrs. Power-Do? He showed him.
self lust what he is-just what he has
done iu this TiltOn scrape. He got down
and sheltered himself behind the wo-
man. He is not the tenth, the sixt 'enth
part OF a man. A South ClaIk street
bully would act more like man than
Beecher. Men of the world have eour-
age to stand up to their little peccadil-
I0es, if they are found out, but Beechel
shrinks down out of sight, behind 8
womau's pettic0at, Or else boldly throws
overheard The victim Of bis passion. 1
he had chosen to come out at the very
first. aud told the whole truth, by this
time be would have been forgiven, aud
the whole matter would have been for
gotten.
Reporter-Is there any other question
vcu would suggest that might be put tC
Mr.. Baecher when he takes the stand
Mrs POwer-Yes. He might be asked
about that lady, whose poor husband
died from shame because of the wsy
that Beeeher and his wife had acted
Yet she was nothing but an adventures
You know her history Of course. She
was born IN Ohio in very poor circum'
stances, She has often been seen riding
into the village on the top OF wagon
load Of produce, her feet naked and heI
dress Of the poorest character, She was
even then beautiful, and she bewitehed
an estimsble young storekeeper, who
married her. After a while she per
suaded him to remove to Brooklyn, auC
there she became q member of Beech
er's church. She soon eDtranced
Beecber, aud at length, when an end
had TO be put to it, she started for Eu'
rope, leaving her poor husband dying
for very shame. BeecheT used his iDtiu
euce, aud she supplied some letters to
the New York Times, but speedily, ad-
venturess-like, struck out for higher
game. Who is she now, do you ask
VIM none other than the wife Of thu
great preacher. A pretty woman to lead
q moral reformation.
RepOrter-Do you know to what per
sons Bowen had reference when making
the remarks which he is said subse
quently 10 have retracted in the cele
b-ated tTipsrtite agreement?
Mrs. POwer-I have heard, but no
l from such persons that l would feel q
/ liberty to give the names to the world
/ All that have said is founded on th'
/ highest testimony Of men whose every
word is gospel truth.
Rep0rter-Have you ever spoken will
! TitOn upon this subject, or about bis re
lations with the Woodhdll faction?
Mrs. Power-One day, when in tn
/ office Ireferred to II. But it was not I
subject that Tiiton ever spoke OF. FO
SIX months l had not heard an.
reference to the subject, when l sudden
/ il spoke cor cerning il. l made som
remsrk I know about the Woodruff peo
pie. Tilton eplied thas for two year
hat name had not been spoken. H
was, he said, sincerely sorry for his init
macy with that woman. he added ths
he had been brought up by q goo
woman, and was full Of remorse that b
had fallen under the influence of q nc
toTiously bad one. But every newsps
per man In New York, at one time G
other, has been fascinated by tha
woman.
Rep0rter-The Times published, som
time since, an interview with Mr.
Woodhui, IN which that person can
didlv admitted, in as many words, tbs
she had been the parsmour Of Tito
tor months. Did you understand Tito
! 10 confess to having held criminal rels
tious with Woodhul?
Mrs. Power-Yes; neither Tilton nc
his friends deny the fact. 1t ls thei
! think that the nobleness Of Tilton
character shows cut. / admired hiI
vsstly more after his frank eonfessso
thaa before. think when q man hi
done wrong, and has the courage
confess it when the avewal costs him
! much, as this did Tilton, that he shov
there is some good in him.
RepoTter-But is not Ihton on goo
!, sernls with the Woodruff people nov
hfgs. Power-Oh, no. He has entire
} ciit from that crowd. He has 10 mo
) 70 DO with those people, and every d,
( regrets that he ever came under the "a
cination OF Victoria Woodruff. The
:. is this difference between rilton al
! Beeeher; Beecher would get up in
: prayer-meeting and insult God by sa
r ing that he was not conscious that frc
bis boyhoud up be had even been gull
u Of a single impure thought, OF that
e had ever done an impure act. But I
ton confesses to not having lived an !
{ s0lutely pure life. The o0e Is hyI
crite and coward, the other has I
! courage TO come before the world q
tell the truth. The one puts y womsl
d petficont between himself and dang
!. Tha other boldly cOnffonts society, q