The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-03

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said TO her on that subject was that The.
odore was circulating stories, and had
been for long time, 10 her prejudice and
that Of Mr.. BeCcher. She had not q
thought Of saying that there was.a word
OF truth In them. There was no truth In
that statement. II was entirely false.
She does not believe that Susan Anthony
would say that she ever gave her u hint
In that direction.
Mrs. Tilton was asked II she ever of
her own accord wrote q word, either In a
letter or a statement, affecting Improperly
herself or MIR. BeeCher.
She answered that she never had: that
me most she ever did was 10 copy papers
that Theodore had prepared ior her,
Sometimes she did not even know The
contents of the paper.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THEODORE
Theodore would make assurances that
u was beet to do 1t for the peace OF lhc
tamily-ior her peace and for his peace,
70 help him out Of his business troubles
On one occasion this was done while she
was sick In bed upon the strongest state.
ments by him that 1t was for her best in.
terests. When tho statement was pre-
pared Tor DR.. storrs to see, and F. 3, Gar.
penter was helping the thing on, Theo-
uoIe wrote every word oil the statement
ana brought 1t TO her, 10 copy. She COP
led It until she got 10 the clause charging
that MIR. Beccher had made
IMPROPER ApyANcRs To URR
she refused to copy 1t further, and told
Eleodore that 1t was false and o great
wrong upon Mr.. Beecher.
Theodore said: "Never mind; It ia best
you should do 1t. l have got nv true
statement oil the story all written here
LshoWiog her a roll OF manuscript1. L
want that statement Of yours for the story
70 hinge on. l want 10 show 1t 10 Dr.
Storrs." This was done. About four
weeks before the Council sat she felt that
she had
Committed A GREAT WRONG,
and without consulting ANYBODY she went
TO Dr. Storrs, called his attention 10 the
statement, and told him that it was false.
o1e explained to him how she had yield.
ed to Theodore's torcible persussions.
The Doctor said to her he wished be had
known 1t earlier, and asked her II she was
aware that she had committed an enor-
nous Sin In charging such thing on Mr..
Beecher. She sad: eyes; but 1t was
Theodore's will and not mine" or words
to that effect
CONTINUED AD3ENCE OF MouLToN.
MIR. Moulton has not yet returned 10
Brooklyn, although all interested express
themselves as anxious that he should tell
all he knows.
General Tracy, counsel for Mr.. Beecher
before the Plymouth Church Investigs-
ting Committee, stated 10 day that he was
greatly surprised Mr. Moulton had not ap.
peare1 before the committee, but could
not believe he had gone 10 Europe.
MR.. TILToN DIsGUsTED
a reporter called on Theodore Tilton
to-day, at his residence, who, without
waiting for questions, said "Do not ask
me questions. l have nothing to say Of or
Tor myseli-nothipg that I would care 10
place before the public. Let everything
rest now. am weary Of all this. | am
misconstrued and misunderstood. Ihave
!old the world nothing but the truth.
What more can l say? A man does not
wreck himself willingly. l have been
forced into 1t all. There let it rest. Let
it be forgotten"
MIR. Beecher LETT for his home al Peeks.
kill this afternoon,
THE dAYHoR LIBEL SUIT.
Justice Riley, before whom the Court
proceedings have been instituted. says
that Mr.. Gaynor the complainant in the
criminal proceedings against Mr., Tilton,
had requested him to issue eubpenss 10
MIR. Beecher and one or two others 10 an.
pear and testify on Monday next. hut he
mad declined 10 do so, for the reason that
he would not be in condition 10 be pro.
ceeded with, and this being go, it would
cause unnecessary trouble 10 compel the
attendance OF witnesses for that dsy. He
IS oil the opinion, from the present view OF
the case, there would not be a dismissal.
but an adjournment Of the Gaze Monday
next.
NEw YoRE, August 2-The Tribune
say that in the course Of Mrs. TiIton's ex.
~ Ghuoy ulRutI luClUenLS OF
improperly in Mr. Beec6er's behavior 10.
ward Mrs. TiltoD, which Mr.. Tilton al
legged had taken place in his presence,
were entered on. The statement that Mr..
Beecher gave Mrs Tilton an improper
caress by touching her ankle when both
were upon the floor looking at an en-.
craving was denied by her In particular,
besides her general denial that there had
been any improper intimacy, OF the
other incidents Of so'called bedroom
scenes, Mrs. Tilton said she remembered
nothing more than this: She was sitting
with her husband and Mr.. Beecher one
day In the bedroom, which connected
by folding doors with the common sitting.
room in the house Of Theodore Tilton:
Mr: Tilton went away for a short time,
and when he returned he found Mrs. Til.
ton and Mr. Beecher In the same place
where he left them, in this bedroom.
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