Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-22
SECOND EDITON!'
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL,
TILTON'S MANIFESTO
A STRONG ARRAY OF CHARGES.
Tho viiton-Bsecher Scandal.

THs LETTER AND STATEMENT OF THEODORE TIL
TON.
New YoRK, July 2l.-The statement of Theo.
dore 1Dton, presented last night TO the Beecher
investigating committee, is published.
Mr. Tiiton's sworn statement, following his
letter, consists OF twenty two settinq
forth in detail the charges against Rev. Henry
ward beecher. They declare that ''on the ~ Of
October, 1861, at Plymouth Church, BROOKLYN,
. marriage between Theodore Tilton and Eliza.
beth NJ. Richards, was performed by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, which marriage, thirteen
years afterward was dshonored and violated by
this clergyman" That the offence Of Mr., BeecheI
was repeated aud continued from October, lSGS
TO the spring OF 1870. That these acts of wrong
were, GU The part of Mrs. Tilion "from iirst to
last, not wanton or consciously wicked, but aris.
ing through binding Of her moral perceptions
occasioued by The powerful influence exerted OH
her mind at that time, TO this end, by the Rev
henry Ward Beecher as her religious percepto
aud guide Also, that on the evening of July
30, 1870, Mrs. Tilton, "after exacting from her
husband solemn promise that he would do Rev
Henry Ward Beecher no harm. nor communicate
to him what she was about 10 say made circum-
stantal confession to her husband of the facts
herein before stated"
Mr.. IIton then goes on TO declare IN his state
meht that from various considerations and to
protect the family from shame, he condoned the
wrong. He det,ils subsequent interview with
'no hcV' nchiy Watu beeeher, and the return
OF the latter, through MIR. Moulton, OF letters
which, as alleged, he had induced Mrs. Tilton to
sign, exonerating Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
from all blame. He continues his narrative
to the publication by Mrs. Woodruff, OF "ths
scandal which he had labored TO suppress, y
aud thence 10 the subsequent events N tile
case.
The statement includes various letters and aft
dayits, among them letters OF MIR. and Mrs TiIton
and Henry Ward Beecher. From them we IA he the
following
My Dear Friend Moulton 81 ask, through YOU.
Theodore Tilton's forgiveness, and humble INV.
self before him as do before my God. He would
have been better man in my circumstances than
l have been. can ask nothing except that he
Will remember how many breasts will ache
l will not plead for myself l even wish that
l were dead; but others must livs to suffer-
will die before any one but myself shall be in.
culpated. All my thoughts are running out
toward my friends and towards the poor child
lying there and pray ing with her folded hands
she Is gniiess, sinned against bearing the trans.
gression OF another. Her forgiveness | have. |
humby pray to God to put it into the heart of her
husband 10 forgive me. | have trusted this 10
Moulton in confidence. H. w. BEECuER.
Sworn before me this twentieth day of
July, 1874, THEO, BURGMEYER,
Notary Public.
New YORK, July 21.-A Tribune reporter
has interviewed Mr.. Cleaveland, who said
Mrs. Tilt0n and Mr.. Beecher are preparing a
statement. which will be submitted to the COM
mittee on Thursday, and which will satisfac-
torily explain the correspondence between
them and all other matters contained in Mr..
Tilt0n's statement.