Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-23
The Charges of Her Husband
"AbsOIuteiy False"

NEW YORK, July 22.-Gen. Tracy, cOun-
sci for Mr.. Beecher, says the investigation
now making by the commission into the
great scandal viii fully eXonerate Mr.
Beecher, and will show that the charge of
criminality which is now for the first time
made against him is entirely unfOunded.
Upon the publication of nfr. Tiiton'S
statement yesterday afternoon, Nr. Beecher,
who has been seeking rest and recreation
on his farm at Peekskill was telegraphed,
aud accordingly hurried TO his home in
Brooklyn, arriving there at a late hour last
night.
The SO-CaIIed Apology
of Beecher 10 Tilton was, it is claimed by
Beecher's friends, never given to Gilton,
and never meant for him. II was written
by MOulton, in the dusk Of the evening, in
Beecher's house. The whole matter, it is
claimed, was in rough form, and not in
tended 10 be Immediately given to Mr.. Til
ton. The last sentence in the original is
widely different from the previous portion.
The letter proper was not signed by Mr..
Beecher, but a memorandum on the other
side of it was.
What TiIIOn Says.
Mr.. Tilton, in speaking with a reporter,
denied that he authorized the publication
of the statement, and said, alt must have
come from the committee. They will rue
the day when they saw tit TO give these
facts to the public. There were only two
copies of my statement in existence. One
gave to the committee. The other l kept
myself. l went before the committee this
afternoon and had 4 kindly interchange
Nil 4 glBFr, ! ha1 ~ Crfzr.ifinrn that -
publication of my statement was to be
made either in part or in whole. 1t
was a cruelty in Mr.. Beccher-it was a
crime against human nature to have sum
mOned me by public proclamation signed
by his name in his authorization of a COM
mittee OF six to diyulce the secrets CON
tanned in that statement. No committee
i'll ChristendOm, lot though il were Of
Congress or of any churches in the world,
or all of the ecclesiastical councils of the
land could have eStorted from me the facts
which laid before the committee Monday
night. Beecher himself by his public de-
mand upon me to do so, was a demand
which had no right to refuse, except at
the sacrifice of all self respect. |
say Beecher alone and not his
could have brought me 10 make
IDlS statement MI. Dctctcf ana MIS-.
TiltOn together, for they are both acting in
unison, have combined to force Inc TO what
no other earthly power could have done,
and that is 10 divulge the facts which 1
gave TO the committee. But l did not give
them 50 much to the committee as 10
Beecher himself lie threw down the
and Mrs. TiltOn aided and abetted
him in his defense. Mr. Beecher struck
last blow at NY good name and Mrs. Til
ton deserted my house and home in order
TO take part in this final attack. NO.hing
to me but 10 stand on
my manly right of self defence. But I can
only express my grief at the publication.
The facts should never have gone beyond
the committee. For four years past l have
sought for nothing but peace, hut now the
struggle is come, can say with rs much
pride as sorrow. and with as much deter
as prOpriety, the victory is mine
because the right is with me-
TiltOn being asked where he proposed to
live answered nowhere, hencetOTth, l nave
no life. This is the end Of all tragedies:
they culminate in death. My duty has
been done"