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The Beeeher Scandal.
A NOTABLE LETTER FROM MISS c,ru,Rrxv
BEECHER.

The Beecher Scandal
NOTABLE LETTER FROM MISS ciTHARISE z.
BEEcHER.
Until recently, l. had supposed that III.
secular ana especially the religious pres
would MAINTAIN the sacred rule of Justice
that established character Is fulI eride,oi
against improved attacks. had jspnnoseJ
that charges against such character Won
be treated as SANDER till fully proved.
! am the elder sister of seven minister of
Christ. of whom | can say that from tho.
early childhood never knew Of an imDurs
word or act by any one of them. Ana
therefore, when the one who from earl
youth has proved a model lover and husbani
was accused by hapless woman, tort1rei
into seli-accusatiOn in temporary ins,ri--
/ supposed established character va. +
sure protection and felt it an insult d i;,,
his family, and his church that IAN inve..'
CATION was demanded TO prove his inn
cence.
And 1t has been with a shivering sens.
danger to every delicate and pure Won
that 1t l. 50 often claimed that in this.
there must be suspended iudgmer.
regard this treatment Of nv brother asa,
clared war on wOmanh00d IL i prac---
saying let any vile woman or viler n.y.
accuse any lady Of the most disr..--
crime, and she shall be suspended tr'
the public as guilty until she proves hs-
nOcence. In the public papers alreaiy
and distinguished ladies are being a.
as Is my brother, and | ask every ho-
man who has mother. wife or ....-.
respects to come 10 the rescue by mann.
ing that all persons shall be treated a...-
derous who circulate improved atr,e.-
established character.
Tbs Is not written in aid Ola f-1thr-r
is sure to be still more beloved ana ro.r,...
than ever. 1t Is an appeal iJr ,le nr,-s.
ton of my sex.
CirnARiyE E. 2
Brooklyn, n T.. Aug. :. III
TIE TOPIC IN WAssAcuussr-,
John Paul, who has recently boon ,..
I itinG Massachusetts. writes q the N..r s. -.
/ IribUHc the following estimate Uf mill.
opinion there: In travelling through Ma.
chusetts have found this the ab-.-i--.
topic. met the same question 90 all -...
what do you'think Of it, AMI f--.
credit Of humanity. too generally a.,.--..
too generally reported as ds.i-ht.u-
/ downiallS, eager for the worst. a-f. ,.-...
20 record that find but one hope exa-s--.,
/ but one ieryont aspiration put forth. hal
| this goes up ike prayer-that NJ B.
may be proven innocent. Coarse i.--- .-
/ not INDUCED in-men not renowned t--
| iinement speak decentiy and solemn. 70
/ this subject Is discussed. Never ami. -.
T did ! realize the hold which Henry W-
/ Beecher had On the popular heart E
lifelong Observation-Disclosures Dam.
Gratis, at that-iorbear their fling. D.-
wish 70 know the prevailing sentiment
/ present. Briefly, then, it Is one OF -Irrs
and this feeling Increases a. day after /.
| goes by, and no satisfactory expianat
/ brought forth.
THEODORE TILrON S PARENTS.
\ Trrur reporter, having made 5...
% keypOrt. y. j., where Mr. Tl.t0n
rents reside, thus speaks Of them
mother of Theodore Iiiton Is womac
ABOUT 81 years, %! great frame, fall E
and large features The burdens of
seem - have fallen lightly upon her. ar.
She stall appears equal u many years of toll
some care. She j. the mother of five Chi
dren, Of whom Theodore and his sister
Annie axe the only ones living. Both of
these have long been married and removed
from home, 80 tla- now the iImily hc-e cla-
SistS oi only the father and mother lie
father, Mr. SilaS Hilton, is an old man in /.
10Th year and looks 70 be fully as old a. tLa.
but he still retains much OF the vi-lr ana
mental force Of earlier days lie j. some
what bowed hy the hard work Of lile--Ims
and has few Dcks Of long Irln-gray hair
lie Is tall and slim. with sharp, striking tsi-
lures. penetrating eve, 05-5ryaut It esr---
thing Slit OF done The outline of his face
would anywhere mark him in a crow De
the father Of Theodore Ii.ton. lie i-aml
OF apparently strong feeling and pl-i,,
opinions and the deep anxiety stamped ua -
hf faU Ir o. 1 7H.-r-.-
that he breathe- in conversation show hos
heavily the shadows of the present ~c41ll
upon him. Seldom does one hear a f.-a.--
in-law speak Of his adopted dlu-a.s- BE-
iOndly a. he speaks Of Elizabeth I1a
were expressions similar 10 those of hi- v-
put in man language. lie has tii-l
her.
Mr.. Tilt0n was asked if it were true. ..
had been reported, that Theodore hal
elected the odd folks" during ther-.
years since he became o writer and Lecture
Nothing 1t the kind. he answered.
hcmeutiy, ~ have never met IheOdar
New York or elsewhere. when he did
receive me and treat me aticcti0nately.
has urged me time and time again to II
visits 10 his house in BROOKLYN. and "
Hilton has been there very often, but 7 O.
n hOmeb0dy. and have seldom been Their
Then. too, Theodore has invited me sever
times during the past few years to traye
with him on his lecture trips. one time
the W ct, another u Maine. and shorter
distances. ir many ways be has shown II.
membranes OF Us, and in NJ way anythin-
like neglect.
Mr.. Hlton remarked again: Theodore.
without doubt, has his faults, and ~
be made mistake In a~SOciatinr with
W oodhulis, but that did not last long. N.
lie Will yet recover from it. influence.
have had great faith il him. and have
given it up vet.
Judge Norris. Saturday. cavs the 81.
loving points to an interviewer re-ar.f-..
the impending prosecution: Ii will be- ~
action against Mr. Bsecher for criminal c.-.
nection with Mr.. Tilt0n. The amour.
c.almed Will be IN accorianc9 with the mag
nltqde OF the SUIT; but in this connection
VIII state that Mr. Iilton's purpose r
bringing this action Is n0t o rece-rea-.
pecuniary benefit, but simply 20 yinI--,-.
ms good name against the atr1ci1u- sian
derS circulated about him. : far As Mr.
Hilton l. concerned, the ease will be preset
Tor trial at the earliest possible dlv ami
the report OF the Beecher committee W
nave no elect on the case whatever g.
Will be tr1ush- in the Supreme Court pre-
elSeiy n stated. The action Of the commit.
Will neither hasten nor DELAY the come
mentemeut ot the action for a moment r.
sardln- tle ease Mr. Morris observed NJ
Hilton : position Is fortified at every stem.
have ADVISED HIM O. mIIntaiu silence Tor IL
pre>ent,bu have Roland for every Oliver
lie can Afford to be silent for the present
Tor hc rests confidently en- his case. and
better clse l never undertook.
DENIAL FROM NR. BOWEN.
The following lcniai from Mr.. Henry
Bowen is published relative 10 the repor.
Interview few days since. which rcpre-,--
Ell HIM saying that BE INTENDED o. L
there (llymouth church, after him lu (
Bcecherl, Us he was there before him
PUTNAM, Conn, Aug. $
In the dispatches printed in the p1.,--.
to-day, appears what purportS 10 b,-s
of an interview Of II. G.. E.ur
with a reporter OF the BROOKLYN Ea
the Brooklyn scandal. | have had no .a-.-
view Whatever with that OF any Other r....-
OF indiytiudl. The whole story. from
ginning 70 end, Is 4 Stupend0uS fraud
HENRY c. BuNsV
HoULToN's STATEMENT.
New YORK. Aug. I3.-lr Is co1csI,i -.l.
statement contained us-ll.-
new and was merely production ofc...-
1t letters quoted in rilton's statement O.
: not to be published till Beecher ha~ul.
hiS made his explanation, which ti-n.T
SAID viii be done This evening. MIar
'ays that any additional information h.
may have touching the scanla! vs. Pc
Drawn from him only by legal process.
RrNoEs OF \ COMPROMISE.
hamgrS are rife that efforts are again he
Y lnllc % snppTcss any further pal.icLir