, 1874-07-15

from thR ufookSH1 EHHt6+ Jun IL.
This morning an Eagle reporter was told BY n
gontloman who nppears to be In position to
speak with authority, but for whoHe accuracy tho
Eagle does not ,youch, that rllrs Tiltou las al-
ready been bofora the Committee Of Investga-
ton, and has denied In tho most poaitive mau-
ner that there ever was the slightost impfb-
priety in the conduct Of A1r. Doaehor toward
her. Tho toason assigned By Mrs. Tton
for the strange conduct Of her husband iaa
that whom hia intimacy. with Mrs. Woodhnll
was at its height ahe called upon N1r. Beocher,
rs her pastor, alltl asked him for his advice, Her
foolings had boon tori ribly outraged in conso-
quoncs Of her huaband running after strange
women, aud publicly announcing TINT he bud be-
como a convert to- the doctrine OF FREQ lore. 1t
waa at that timo that Mrs. Tilton asked Mr.
Rcecher for hta ADVICE and, according to her
atatement. he advised hor to leave hor Husband.
With the lapso Of time Theodore Ti1ton'a freq
Mr.. Doochor had given to his wifo, and to TINT
circumstance all tho prosont trouble and mystery
arc due. Mss Iilton ID unable to nsaign any
other reason for 1or hMsband's conduct, aH sho
doniea over having told anything which would
lead him Or anybody else to suppose that Mr.
Dcechor had treated or attempted to trent her
improperly.
From, the Nep FORK Herald, July H..
The nilogad statement Of Mrs. Tilson, ag given
aboyo occasioned considerable discussion Inst
evening In oircles likely to DO we'll informed in
tho Deecher and. .Iilton ease. A reporter OF tho
AeaM conyorsed Yth several prominent Dtook-
tho appearance Of tho statement, aud all con-
frmeu its substantial truth.
Tho nov. s. 3. Halliday, assistant pastor Of
Plymouth Church, said that he dld not know
gatinE Committee; but ho had no doubt. from
what ho know Of the case that the
statement Of Mrs. Yi'ton was substan-
tally correct. Il revealed nothing more
than what Mrs. Iilton had Baid long ago to
prominout aud reliable persons in Brooklyn. ou
whoao confidence a4o had rolled and whose ad-
vice sho had eolicited, In rcforancn to whnt Mrs
Tilton said Of hor relationship to Mr. Beochor,
Mr. T1ton had on more than ono occasion in his
(hfr. ua1]idaY's) presence, aud III the hearing Of
other persons. declared bis invinciblc confidence
in Mrs. Tilton's ooustancy and purity. He Ind
also several times told Mi. Tilton tint ho owod
it to the community, to Christianity, and to Ply
Deeeher, Or honcoforth to hold lis peace.
| Mr. Ovington. OF tho firm OF ovington Bros,
dealer in fancy china and glassware, Fulton
stroot Brooklyn. was: interviewed BY. q
reporter Of tile Herald yeaterday, evening
onco to the statomont OF Mrs. Tilton.
lie said that his wife and Mrs. Ti1ton wero worry
intimate, and had beon 40 for many yonrs. IIo
spoke Elm ~ the highest torms of Mrs. Tllton's
Aa could not aay that the statornont published
IN tho Eagle Of last evening, purportiug to be
what lira. Tilton had sald, was correct. He Was
1ncnnoo 70 think that in Rome respects it mas
hosltation IN saying that the declaration OF Mrs.
iliton that Air, Doecher bud not suggested to
her either by word or deed, anything that WAS
moral, Was declaraton that Mrs. Tilson Ind
made to hinself and wife not once but several
times. lie know aonlsthiug OF the proceedings
Of the Investigating Committee be sail, and he
kno" TINT the investigation was In every respect
q thorough ono. and he waB alao certain that the
result would be \ complete yndicalion Of III.
! Beeohor.