Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-06
Beecher.TiltOn.

| NEW YORK, July 23.-Mrs. Tilton has also
prepared statement concerning the case in
which she denies utterly all the criminal ALE
cations made in the affidavit of her husband
| She charges that Tilton's hatred and jealousy
of Beecher have led him to concoct and put
forth his accusations. The document pro-
ceeds:
"The implication that the harmony of home
was unbroken till Mr.. Beecher entered it as a
| frequent guest and friend is lamentable
| satire upon household where he himself years
| before laid the cornerstone of free-loye and
| desecrated its affairs up to the time of my de-
parture SO that the atmosphere was no: only
| goddess. but impure for my children. And in
this effort and tnroe of agony would fam lift
my daughters and all womanhood from in
sidious and diabolical teachings of these latter
| DAYS. His frequent efforts TO prove me in
| sane, weak-minded. insignificant OF mean
| presence-all rank in the category of heart
| lessness. selfshness and falsehood, having it's
climax in his present endeavor to convince
the world that am, or ever have been unable
TO distinguish between an innocent or guilty
love.
In summing up the whole matter, 1 affirm
myself before God to be innocent of the
crimes laid upon me that never have been
guilty of adultery with Henry Ward Beecher
in thought or deed nor has he ever offered
to me- an INDIGENOUS or improper proposal.
To the further charge that l was led away
from my home by Mr.. Beecher's friends. and
by advice of a lawyer whom Mr. Beecher had
sent to me, and who IN advance of my ap-
pearing before the Committee, arranged with
me the questions and answers which were to
constitute my testimony in Mr.. Beecher's be-
half, answer that this is again untrue hav-
ing never seen the lawyer until introduced to
him a few moments before the arrival of the
Committee, by my step-father Judge Morse"
New YORK, July 24.-In an interview with
reporter to-day, Mr.. Tilton said the Commit
into the standing of his female acquaintance,
as it gave him a right to institute a similar
investigation concerning Mr.. Beecher. He
deprecated such plan of action, but, if it
was forced upon him by the counsel of the
Committee, he could draw a sword with two
edges to their one. 1ilton says he gave to
the Committee the names of several persons
to whom Beecher has confessed his crime,
and that he asked that they should be sum-
moned for examination.
Beecher remained in his residence. and saw
no visitors. Gen. Tracy called on him in the
morning and in the evening, and says that he
was joyial and in good spirits. and at work on
his testimony. He will testify before the
committee very soon. and Mrs. Tilton is to
testify again at length. Then Moulton is to
be called on. There is a prospect of reaching
an end By next week, when all the testimony
that has been taken will be made public. with
the verdict of the committee.
New YORK, July 26.-The Tribune this
morning furnishes the cross examination of Mr..
Tilton 1t makes ten columns in that paper,
and was given to it by the committee, because
untrue reports concerning MIR. Tiltons testi-
mony had been printed. The testimony
essentially corroborates Tilton's statement
The counsel endeavored to get from him an
admission that he had declared his wife to be
pure after her alleged wrong-doiug; but Tilton
affirmed that he had never so said. After
he had forgiven her he sought, in speaking
about her, to give her good character by a
'.strapge, technical use of words, but was
careful not to say che was ''pure"
1t is said that Mr.. Moulton will not offer
any testimony whatever. His reason is said
to be that, having received all his information
in confidence. he will not divulge 1T unless
compelled to do so in court of law.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The Brooklyn Argus
publishes q card from Mr.. Tilton wherein he
states that the committee, in their published
report of his examination, have cnltttd one
most important item which he related with
his utmost plainness of speech. namely, tina
the criminality which my sworn statement
charged upon Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
hie religious victim. confessed to me not
only by herself, but by Mr.. Beecher. Further
mort, that it was confessed by her and him to
Mr.. Moultop, Is the friend ard counselor of
both And rtill further. that Mr. Moultors's
Office as mediator for four years between MI
Beecher and me, was based on the one 81 le