, 1874-07-22
THE BBBCHBR EXPLOSION.
Theodore Tilton at Last
Tells Els Story.
His Wife Seduced by the
Minister Who Mar
ried Him.
The History Of a Long and De-
termlincd Siege Of Virtue.
Mrs. Ti1ton Yields from "Pure
Affection and High Re-
ligious Love-"
She Makes a Confession, Re-
! vokes It, and then Re-
cants Her Revo-
cation.
Tilton Forgfvcs Her and Agrees Not
to Harm or Expose Bcccfer.
He Was Forced to Make His Statement
by Beecher's Defiance and His
ipife's Deserti0n.
Apologize and SclfHcproaching
He Was Forced to Make His Statement
by Beecher's Defiance and His
iVife's Desertion.
Apologize and SclfRcproaching
Letters from Beecher.
The Pitifu1 Miseries OF a Life OF
Deception and Hypocrisy.
4 Wonderfully Eloquent and Touching
Statement.
The Beginning Of the End

W. 0~Eshulb'0 ~ est] .''As
TILToN's STATEMENT.
NEW YonK, July 11.-Tho following il the full
statement Of A1r. Tilson. raad before tho Plym-
outh Church Investigating Committees
Gentlemen ef the Committee:
In communicating to you the detailed state
1nont Of facts and evidence which you have been
several days expecting at my hands, lot mo ro-
mind you of tho circumstances which call this
statement forth. In my recent lottor to DR..
Bacon, alluded to an offenBe and IN apology by
tho Rev. Horny Ward Doechor. To whomHoover
elso this alluaion seemed indefinite, to N1r.
Beechor II WAS plain. The offense waa commit
ted BY him, the apology waB mado By Linn;
10TH ACTS WE'RE LIS OWN,
and were among tho most momontous OCCUR
roucoa Of his lifo. OF oil men In Plymouth
Church, or in the world, the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher WAS the one ma1 who was bost informed
concerning this offonBe mud apology, atI tho enc
man who loaas needed to inquire in&, either.
Nevertheless, while posHeasing perfeot knowl-
edEe OF both these acts dono by himself. he
has choson to put on the public au atfectation
OF ignorance and innocence concerning them,
and has couspicuously appointed committee Of
six OF the ab1ost mon Of his church. together
with two attorneys, to inquire into whnt he
leaves YOU to regard as tho unaccountablo mys-
tory Of this otfonBo and apology, Us II ho had
neither committed tho ono nor offered tho other,
but asif both wore mere agments Of another mans
imagination, thus adroitly prompting tho public
to draw the deduction that nm a person under
aomo haliucinatiou or doIusion living in dream
and forging fraud. Furthermore, In order to
cast over this explanation tho delicate glamour
which always 1onds charm to the defenae Of
n-5u ot,o}f
]ately my wife, has boon prompted away
from her home to reside among Mr. Decoter's
friends, and to cooperate with him in his
oBTEssIBLx HONEST AND LAuDAD1E INQUIRY
into facts concerning which she, too a. we'll he,
has for years past had perfect and equal knowl-
edge with himself. This investigation. thoro-
fore, has been publicly pressed upon MO by Mr.
Deochor, seconded by Mrs. Tilton, both Of
whom, in 30 doing, have united in assuming bo-
fore tho public the non.ox'stenco Of grave and
solemn facts into which they hare eouspired to
Investigate for tho purpoBo,-not OF elioitiug,
but Of denying tho truth. This joint assumption
by thon1, which has seemed to your Committee
to be in good faith, has naturally led you into
examination into which sou expect to find on
thcir part nothing but innocence, and, on my
part nothing but slander. It is now my unhap-
py duty, from which layo in rain hithorto
sought oarnoHtly to DO delivered, to
GIVE YOU TIE FACTS AND EVIDENCES
for reversing your opinion on this subject. In
doing this painful, may say leart.ronding,
duty, the responsibility for making tho grave
disclosures which I am abont to 10y before you
bolonga not to me, but first to Deeolor, who has
prompted you to this examination, and next to
Mrs. Tilton, who has joined him IN a conspiracy
which cannot faIl to be full OF peril and wrotch-
edness to many hearts. call you to witness
that in my first briof examination By your Com
mittee begged ana implorol you not to in
quire into the facts Of this caso, but rather sock
to bury thom beyond all possible revelation.
Happy for ali concerned had this entreaty been
loeded. It IL now too late. The last opportu-
nifty for reconciliation aud ssttlomont has
passed.. This investigation, undertaken by you
in ignorance of the dangers against which
Doaci,es should havo war1lod you In adyance
will shortly Prove itself to your surprise to layo
boen an
ACT OF WANToN AND WICKED FOLLY,
for which tho Rey. IIunry Ward Doechor, aB It's
originator and public sponsor, will Aoroaftor
flpd "no space for repentance, though ho sock
It carefully and with toars." Tlis desperate
man must hold himHolf only, md not no. &C.
oountahle for tho Trotohodnpss whlcll tlloHo dis
closures will carry to Lis own home aud hearth
as they have already brought to nine will
add that tho original documents reforred to IN
tho ensuing SWORN statoment are for tho most
part in my possession, but that the apology mud
fow other papers arc In thu hands OF Franuia
d. Moulton. Truly yours,
(Bignod) TnEoDonz TlLroa.
THE ACCUSATION,