The New York herald., 1874-08-22

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which you had made concerning his adultery, OF
withdrawal from Brooklyn, you would immediaely de-
me
would have me elected by opce eoa yon Sat should
inform Mr. Beecher anybody else according to the
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nearly as can recall your words. thatn-simply
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that are unfit so be spread upon the record but. II
desired, the original Is for the inspection OF he
committee.
MRS. TrLTON's CONFESSION.
On Friday evening, the 30tb Of December, being
~ 1ne night o! me Plymouth church prayer meeting.
Triton came to me and said, in substance, that by
ms wile's request he mad determined TO see
Beecher. in order to- show to Beecher
a., confession COME ,n OF his wife Of the intercourse
never up 10 that time mentioned to
which bis wife had told him M tnat she I had never told
Beecher although her confession had been made
In July previous in writing, which writing ne Til-
fearing that, If the Bowen accusations against
Beeeher were made public, the whole matter
Beecher become exposed had renewed her con-
iession In her own Handwriting which he handed
to me to read. which was the first knowledge l
Triton did moi tell me how his wife came TO make
the confession in July, nor did l at that time
or ever W aef STATE mers
the acts OF al! the parties further than they chose
to make them to me voluntarily for the purpose for
Tilton wanted me to GO down and ask Beecher
to come up and see him at my house, which did
] SAID to Mr.. Beecher, "Mr. Til on wants you ia
asked, "What ior" replied, HE wants to make
some statement to in reference to your relations
with his family" He then called to some one in
the back room 20 go down and say that he should
not be at the prayer meeting, and we went out TO-
gether.
II was storming at the time when he remarked,
"rhere is an appropriateness in this storm" and
asked me, ''What can dOp What can do ?"
you wish will show you how well a heather can
serve you." We then went to my house. and
showed IL nm into the chamber NM over the parlCr
about an hour Mr.. Beecher came down and asked
me If l had seen the confession of Elizabeth. /
sald had Says he. This will Kill me-" and
asked me to walk out with him. l did so, and we
walked to Mr.. TfltOn's house together, and he
went in On the way ne said, 'srhls is 3 terrible
catastrOphe 1t comes upon me as II struck by
He went into Tlton's house and returned
home. Within an hour he returned to my house,
and we left my house again together and walked
with him to his house. Tilton remained at my
and % when he returned there was = no Conversation
between them. When we arrived at Beecher's
house he wanted me to stand by him in this
sibIe. told him would, because the interests of
women, children and families were involved, II
that night. During this evening nothing was said
by Beecher as to the truth or falsity OF Mrs.
I1lton's confession, nor did he inform me that he
had Obtained FROM her any recantati0n OF the
confession, which l afterwards learned he had
done.
tion with Tlton. In which he told me that he had
rected to Beecner the details Of the confession of
his wifes aduteries, and the remark which Beecher
made was, 'This ID all dream, Theodore" ana
that that was all the answer that Beecher made
to him. then advised Tllton that for the sake or
s e ma b seet
hushed up. The next morning, rs / was leaving
home for business. Titon came to my house and
act; that he mad gone from that interview OF last
night to his house and procured from Elizabeth
~ OU.
He said Ior that act he would smite MIN; that
there could be no peace. He said, "YOu see
that what have told Sou Of the meanness OF that
at the Interview OF last night. had asked his per-
mission to 60 and see Elizabeth. and he told him
Beecher himself and Beecher left him for that pur-
pose. said 10 Tilton, "Now, don't get angry let
US see II even this ms cannot be arranged win 60
unable to go that morning, but went that evening.
been dong a very mean and treacherous act
treacherous first toward me. from whom he
wanted help, in that he did not ten me on our way
to his house last night what he had procured from
friendship 10 this matter unless he acted truth
.Mr .f Beecher You have had criminal inter
course with Mrs. Tilton, you have done
9%y oa ars ISn wt it NS
ask permission OF the man to again visit his
house. and you get from that woman who has con-
traction OF the truth Tor your mere personal SAFETY
That won't save you.'
BEECBER's SEXUAL RELATIONS
At that interview he admitted with grief and
sorrow the TACT Of his sexual relations with Mrs.
Tilton. expressed some Indignation that she had
not told him that she had told her busDand and
that in consequence OF being in ignorance, OF that
fact he had been walking upon volcano-re-
erring TO what he had done in connection
family. He said that he had symLathized with
Bowen. and had taken sides with him as against
circulation in regard to him, and especially of
one specific case where he had been informed
that TIlton had had improper relations with q
woman whom he named, and to whom letter
from his wife viii make a part OF this statement,
and mad so stated to Bowen. And he told me that
he would write to Bowen and withdraw those
charges and gave me the rough draft OF letter
which he wrote and sent TO Bowen, which letter
is here produced, marked "C.r:-
BEECHER TO BOWEN.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 2 1871
MY DEAR MR. BowEN-snce saw you last Tuesday
have reason to think that the only cases Of which
spoke to you in regard to Mr. Tton exaggerated in
being reported 10 me- and should be unwilling have
anything said though 1t but little. weigh your
mind IN matter so important to his welfare. am in
formed by one on whose Judgment and integrity greay
rely and who has the means OF forming opinion bet
ter than any OF us, that he knows the whole matter
about Mrs. -, and that the stories not true, and
that the same is the with other stories do not
wish any reply to This thought it only due to justice
that should say SO much. Truly yours,
tSgned) II. w. BEECHER
Mr.. Beecher told me that Mrs. Beecher and him.
SELF without knowing OF the confession OF Mrs.
Iilton to her husband. had been expressing great
sympathy toward Mrs. TIItOn and taking an &C.
tive interest with her against her husband
said, "Mr. Beecher, ! want that recantation ]
have come ~ sWell. ~ eaid sswhat shall I