New-York tribune., 1874-09-19

Turner, which she has since borne. Ths uniortunato
child when she lived in my family, afflicted fre-
Quenty with strange glooms. so that she sometimes
passed days together In suen silence, without speaking
any house, then bursting gayy into IN
cessant noise and at night she would often fall into
species Of nightmare which would control her so pow
erfuy that her and cries would alarm the house
Miss Anthony. who knew her we describes her (hough
think little too roughly as halfidot INTO whose
head IL was impossible to nst principles OF truth MY
father and mother their Joint oard from which have
already quoted dated Keyport, N j. Aug SO 1874 refer
to this child as follows:
The girl Bessie before she sent to boarding school
at the West often Inmate OF our house, ana we
We greve 10 say that this girl guilty Of such li
conduct IN our family. including iasehooas ana lnsus
10 that In 1870, when she went rom our house we
forbid her OF entering IL again.
MY wfes letters used to contain frequent illusions 10
troubles with Bessie which were of so yexng kinu
that Mrs. Tton often doubted the rghtfunes, OF Keep
ing such an eccentric child Ia the house for FEAR OF her
evil influence on children. For instance Mrs. iii
on n letter to me dated Feb 9, 1885, speaks OF this
troublesome girl as follows:
Libby lsays Mrs. Ttonl continues TO be the only
disurber OF the peace OF household Satnruay anu
Sunday the times usual for her moods ad as '.o
little girls grow older she wins them less ana less 10
herself owing to her unfortunate disposition Ihey 90
not love her, get along pleasantly am perpoAeu
lest my children grow irritable through her nnuon0o
over them.
The above expresses frequent complaint OF MIS-
Tlton against Bessie and yet as my wife was KIND
hearted aud selfsacrifcing woman-especaiy Jealous
to do good to lowy and unfortunate personsshe coud
never permit herself to dismiss Bessie, and send her
forth helpless Into the wide world. thousand times
over has Bessie expressed her gratitude 10 Mrs Iton
and for having rescued her from some horrioe iae
which she used to fancy would have been hers had not
our family given her home. Nor do believe that she
would have proved migrate to had she not been
made tool In Mrs Morses ingenious bands for working
out her scheme OF divorce for Elizabeth by breaking
down nv reputation. 1t will be remembered that
Bessie wrote TO Mrs. Tllton jan 20, 1870, saying:
Mrs Morse repeatedly attempted to hire me by Offer
ing me presents to go TO certain persons ana
tell them uriouS to the character OF your nus
band.
The young girl whom Mrs. Morse brbed" Mrs. Tilton
deceived" as by Mrs. Tltons letter to Mrs P
dated November 8, 1872 as follows:
have mistakenly felt obliged to deceive Bessie these
two years that husband had made false accusations
against me, which no never has TO her nor any one.
The young girl bIibed" by Mrs. Morse and de
ceived" by Mrs. Tlton-and always the easy instru-
ment of ether-became suddenly day the terror Of
BOTH for she overheard conversation between Mrs.
Tilton and myself in which aluslon was made to Mrs
Tilton's sexual intimacy with Mr.. Beecher. The Com
mittee In their verdict admit that the girl overheard
this remark for they quote her using the following
words:
He mr. Ton) said she Mrs Tilton had confessed to
Beecher She identified the date at which she over
heard the remark Tue question put to her, when
was att" and the Committee received her answer,
"This all occurred on the day that we went DacK IN tne
Fall OF 1870"
After overhearing this remark the young tell-tale
went 10 several OF the family and reported 1t
with her prattlng tongue. She also went 10 MT
Beecher and did the same Mr. Beecher, in his state
ment acknowledges that Bessie came to him; but, with
that disregard OF the which characterzes his
entire defense he changes the story which she to
makes Il appear that her disclosure not what
the Committee admit namely, that she had heard
of Mr. Beechers criminal relations with Mrs. Tilton
but quite another tale. The same reluctance
which Mr.. Beecher has since had TO put the true
story OF Bessie's errand into Bessies recent
he long ago manifested at having her tell IL
to our friends and relatives Such telltao tongue
was dangerous to Mr. Beechers peace Accordingly, no
sooner had Mr. Mouton undertaken the task OF organ
izng Mr. Beechers safety than OF the first neces
sary devices this end the removal OF Bessie to
safe distance Brooklyn. so she was housed at
Mr. Beeehers expense in Western boardingschool Tor
term years. The money which Mr. Beecner PAID Tor
Bessie is all the money which L ever heard (untl
recently his paying either directly or indirectly, IN
consequence OF his ASSOCIATION with my family or with
this scandal.
After Bessie put school one Of her first acts
and this wholly destroys the false statement that ever
sought inure herwas to write me letter OF thanks
and gratitude for her school privileges on the suppos
ton that was her benefactor. This letter did not
swer because thought IL not prudent to undeceive the
child as to her pecuniary relationship to Mr. Beecher
believing that her knowledge OF this fact t she should
learn id would only increase the very mischief which
we all sought to hide. Moreover did not wish TO take
to myself expression OF thanks Tor Deneiactohs
which another man had made. Accordingly, sent
Bessie no answer to her letter. Some time
afterward, however, o proposition was made TO
Bessie by lady In Marietta, Ohio, one OF Mr.
Beecher's friends to the effect that a young
hunchback In that town. who had money enough to sup
port wife but who found It difficult TO find girl who
would marry him, was willing to take Bessie out OF
school and marry her. The moment heard OF this
wrote to Bessie giving her such good counsel
as ght the occasion demanded warning her against
marrying any whom she did not know or respect or
love- In reply this letter she wrote seven or eight
school ogirsh pages which still possess. dated "Steu
benyllle Jan. 49, 1879" beginning: Mr. Ton, my dear
friend" acknowledging my letter and the admonitons
which IL contained describing to her astonishment
at Mrs IS proposal to her to marry the deformed
stranger; expressing her repugnance to marry such
dsAgured person; aud ending her long letter TO
follows:
should have written you many times tshe saysl and
told you how much | enjoyed and appreciated being
here at school, had written you one letter and
you had answered IT, dreamed you did not care "
hear how was getLlng along
In Bessies letters TO my wife, with whom she cor
regularly she often addressed to me kindly
messages, and occasion spoke OF sendDg one Of
her schoolmates on purpose to be introduced to me-
mention these tres relieve this foolish girl In part
from the odum which attaches to her OF having spoken
with falsehood aud ingratitude OF man who
never showed her anything but kindness, and Of
whom l know she would never have thought
OF saying ungrateful word until taught four years
ago. to do so by Mrs Morse who then invented for bad
purpose tales which the young taebearer has since
been instructed to repeat for worse.
The habit Of storytelling which Mrs Morse nstilled
into this maids mind Is still further illustrated In the
false statement which Bessie made to the editor OF The
Pittsburgh Leader, marked copy Of which journal, OF
Aug 81, 1874, has been sent 70 me- containing state
ment made by Bessie in that city, as follows: