The New York herald., 1874-08-05

mcht Ot the hOuScnOiu mb'terS Q0ueralIy
q. lOu speak OF ms ref rring 10 1t harsnly and
severely; now did he treat you in matters OF that
descupt.on2 A. tail generally when attempt to
be severe and therefore do not think l can imi-
tate describe him but IL was very hard and
cruel; he would frequently make some very impui-
siVe remark; | remember his taking me to task
and scoding me severely before the butcher IN re-
garc co my dealings there; hut directly after max
ing a severe remark to me he would always apoiO-
was In privae; IL n a sorry story indeed.
q. We're his demands extravaganC A. Very
much so: he was very particular with regard to
his diet and the table linen, ana his own apparel;
and the glass and emma must be very nice Int
which we were subjected 20 were largely Inc reased
whlle would have liked very well to nave had II
dlneYent.
q. Now state to the commit ee what IL was that
first really olstur bed Your peace OF mind IN your
attention to the lldies.
q. When were you drsg sensible of that A.
think not uutll the winter OF Is68.
z. DO you recall any criticism oi Mr. Tilton upon
your conduct IN any respect prior to 1863 ? A. Oh
ineotore; / think that was the beginning OF nv
troubie; saw something that was Interesting ia
everyone; persons That he would find TIA eiiect
bore TO talk VITA would be interested in, AMI
would enterSa'n; that Was great ANNOYANCE to
Ar. rtOn, aud ne sad III gathered about me the
iy had TO go away; many persons that were pleas.
at to me ware repnisivc to him. but all VINO came
1T m.itered very httIs 70 me VINO .hey ,v were.i
sucn q person, but the house WAS 0pen and
really ieel shat you should give me credit that
one GIT OF nine (i II aRtl OF seeing some thing
IN almost everyone to oe Interested little poor
ana rich and the miserabe-even those women
VINO have troubled me 50 much iatterly.
Z, When dd he begin 10 talk TO YOU, II at all, in
regard to your ASSOCIATION with and friendship lor
Mr.. beecner A. inns ma! no personal vlsis
IRON Mr. Beecher before lst6; that ~ the first tnat
] remember seeing MN ve.y nucu.
THEODORE AND BEECHER'S VISITS.
n Q. What Was me ,;n c,i.cism N regard TO Mr.
would ike 70 go pacS little here, Tor think IL
Will show you my mann II with Mr.. Beecher; wneD
hved IN OXlord street tnat was the first OF this
tant with winch Mr. - hiicd my husbands
mind as carry as 1850; rheouore tnen used 10
besin to talk 10 me about Mr.. Beecher's wrong.
dolngs with ladies which he (Nr. Tnton) mad
heard from Mr.. 80, and night after might, day
seemed 70 he worried on That suoec so ta
when Mr.. Beecher came To see me MI. T1ltOn I'M
mediateiy began to have suspicious; but, IN order
that / might be per ectly transparent TO my
husband with respect 10 my interviews with Mr..
Beecner, whenever | WAS alone with HIM used
all the details OF the conversation that passed De
tween US, that might repeat tEen TO MIR. fllton;
~ was 80 III reumra ~ esciy aerIen.n wmo @ came
closely watched and questioned, out especially IN
regard to Mr.. Beecher; attributed those criti.
cisins from Theodore TO MIR. rs criticisms; 1
never mad visit from Mr. Beccher tnat was not
questioned; Theodore would question me TIL l
thought nad told nlm ali ,hat We TAXED about
ana perhaps day or two ait forwards would throw
out a remark winch Mr.. Beecher mad made, and
Theodore would say, "Y9u dian't ten me that yes
would say, "you didn't mean 20 tell me )" ION yes,
DID mean to tell you, but forgot it;' Tor TWO or
three years tried faithfully to reieat to my nus
baud everything that l saiu ana did, till found
1t made MIN more suspicious than ever. He be-
lieved that lett out many Things purposely, While
thing. l wanted Theodore to know every tning
that passed between u.s. l often said that II he
would only come home and be there, he would
know all.
TIIToN's sCspICIONs
O. You say that he would say, "YOu lie - be kind
enough TO eXbIalQ to the committee MS
ner was In dong that's A. it Was passionate and
angry; he had no confidence in me; IN tnOse days
suffered great deal; the last two or three years
nave not ielt so badly.
q, You say taat THESE suspicious and criticisms
continued ior about three years A. 1ney nave
lasted up to the present day, l tnluk.
q. When did his complaints against you change
from.he iorm oi criticism to that Of accusation or
something more Than mere Criticisms A. In the
latte. part o tle winter and in the early spring Of
1s69-7O he began to talk to me, assuming that
had done wrong.
q. In what respects A. With Mr.. Beecher.
q. Crlmlnaly A. Yes; have been with him
would ike to have you know that these conversa-
riOls lasted Ior years, and that the change oi MS
thought from the 'old TO the new, as ne called 1t,
was gradual; used 10 think that his suspicious 0i
me were caused by Ills not Deiny at rest in his own
mind.
OF crimina Intimacy with Mr., Beecher, how did you
treat the SUBJECT A. For time l was very
angry and expressed myseu 10 h.m as strongly as
POSSIBLY could; became angry ana SAID WOuIu
not be raikcd to IN that way
DENYING THE CRIMINAL INTIMACY
Q. State how you received 1t at different times,
whether you received it silently or oen,ed itY A.
l received 1t in various ways, according to tue
manner IN which ne introduced II sometimes
would think 1t best to ne quiet: have o ten taken
the plausible mode Of dealing with him. and tried
to lit his mind from that SUBJECT TO some other;
have acled according TO his moods as tar as
could.
.. STATE whether or not you invariably denied
that you ever had any criminal intimacy with Mr..
Beecher? 4. have indeed; remember that he
not only charged me win this IN my presence, but
often became so audaci0us as to write to me ABOUT
it, and tnat seemed TO me unpardonabic.
O. When did he begin that A. In the summer r
vi 1870 when was away.
a. hat was the character OF that which ne
wrote 10 you In this particular 7 A. He some
times would write unite lengthily OF his own state
mind; his social theOres-wnat We call tree
love dOctrlnes-wcre the one ahSorDlng theme
with HIM then; remember replying to MIN;
have not the letter, but so lar as can recolect
there was direct, not question exactly, but
Affirmation.
O. what was your reason for adopting these
various methods in receiving these accusations? ?
A. Because let that he was ii a morbid staIe oi
mind from troubles OF his own; was not quite
willing TO treat the matter seriously In regard to
myself untll he began to publish 1t abroad.
TILToN'S BREAK DOWN.
Q. Wha5 did you do IN endeav0ring to soOthe
ana quiet Mr.. Tilton and relieve his mind from the
impressions lie had in regard to yOurseil and
gard TO social lile A. read 10 him great deal
aloud; have read to him nearly hall the night
he could not sleep; he never has been a good
sleeper Tor years and years
2. What did you do particularly IN regard to his
thing but deny 1t.
4 Dld you always deny 1T A. Oh yes, sir
always.
q. Please state what he said on the subject
how lie introduced it, A. Wel as | look back
upon 1t now, 1t seems TO me that he would be very
glad to bring me lnto such a state tina. would
acknowledge some wrong; all his influence in his
conversation was exerted IN that direction; he
would talk OF the Blblc-ne read it and thought OF
it-and he YVES becoming persuaded and was
making up hls mind IN regard to the Lille lie was
ABOUT 10 lead; and he would ask me again and
again, "What do ycu think about thisF-'W hoso-
ever looketh upon womah,'" &C.. really, my
friends, he was morbid that subject: do not
think he ever talked about any thing else; sought
relieI nom IL day and night, ! assure you he
would keep me awake till three or four O'CLOCK IN
the morning discussing of this particular SUBJECT;
1t came IRON Gis giving up his religious iaith
altogether IL was q break down.
TILlON'S MORBID JEALOUSY.
o. III making those offensive allegations what
did he sayY A. As often a. any way he said, "You
VIII no. deny mat you have mad criminal inter-
course," ana ne tfied to 1righten me by saying
tBat lie had seen certain things.
q. W nat things dIl he say nc mad SEEM A. | re-