Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-02
BEECHER.
The Friday Evening Meeting i'm
Plymouth Church.
TiltOn's Strategy i'm Capturing
His Wife's Letter to Beecher.
Beecher's Sister Believes Him
Guilty and Urges Him
to Confess.
Mrs. Cady Stanton Tells What
She Knows About the
Scandal.

IuTSs OduN w
She Knows About the
Scandal.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The usual Friday
evening meeting was held at plymouth
Church last evening, about 200 people
being present. The services, like those of
the preceding week, were characterized 10y
PERHAPS more than the usual fervOr and
Fellowship, and references TO Mr.. Beecher
were continuous and frequent. Mr.. Halli-
day, the assistant pastor, chose Tor the
groundwork of his discourse the passage
beginning, s.Behold how good and how
blessed it is for brethren TO dwell
together in unity" and continuing,
"A new commandment give unto you, that
We love one another Mr.. Halliday pointed
out the application of tine precepts by read
ing number of letters tnat he had re-
oeiyed from old members of the church.
One writes: 81 shall love and adhere 20
Mr.. Beecher TO the end, loving with pare
and heavenly love as commanded in the
scriptures, being as l have, from early
childhood. under his teachings and re-
ceiving so much benefit and instruction up
to the present time. Come what may l
shall always love the high and noble ma
ture of Henry Ward Beecher. How much
he has been and is TO mer' Another says:
BLESS his heart! how you viii miss him,
and he will miss his people too.
How TiIfOn Got Possession Of His
Wife's Letter 10 Beeeher.
To a friend, an acquaintance of MIR. Til
ton and Mr.. Beecher for many years, Is at
tributed the following story made public
sT.s 4 shaf NJ flrIfnn
Mr.. Moulton having learned that Mr..
Beecher had got possession oil s paper
which Mrs. Tilton wrote clearing him Of
wrong doing, went to Mr.. Beechers house
to get il. | don't know positively whether
he used threats, but / know he went with
pistol in his pocket prepared to get that
paper by threats if necessary. l know he
came away with the paper in his possession.
Mr.. Tilton told me so at the time.
DIR. Bacon Has an Opinion 10 Express.
The Rev. Dr. Bacon in an interview says,
.My belief is that Theodore TiltOn has for
the past three days been cackling to lay this
egg (his statementJ, and used my lecture as
a preteXt. The Investigating Committee
is in INV Judgment very poor substitute
for legal proceedings. | look upon it as ex
parte proceedings. Mr.. Beecher selected
the men who composed it. Its verdict,
whatever it is. will not be satisfactory 10
the public, unless the public have evidence
that satisfies them quite independently Of
the committee. Personally ght feel in
cIined to ACCEPT their verdict, but the world
looks for Judgment authoritative and final.
l feel no especial sympathy for Theodore
Tilton. and feel the greatest reluctance to
withdraw nv confidence in Mr.. Beecher.
A sister Believes i'm Beecher's Guilt
The Tribune publishes the following: Ii
has been reported widely. and Is generally
believed in Brooklyn, that Mrs. Isabella
Beecher Hooker, of Hartford, who has been
on exceedingly intimate terms with Mrs.
Woodruff, las avOwed her belief IN the
substantial Truth Of Mrs. NOOdhulls stO-
ries. and had gone so far as to urge upon
her brother Henry Ward Beecher) pub
lie confession Of his sin in his Plymouth
Church, she proposing to appear on the
platroIm in his place on the occasion, re-
ceiye his confession, and herself conduct
the services.
Mrs. Cady stanton Interviewed Again.
BROOKLYN, Aug. An ATgts reporter
has had another interview with Mrs. f. c.
Stanton. The material parts are as fol-
lows:
RepoIter.-You have no doubt in your
mind but that Mrs. Tilton made a conies-
sion to Susan b. Anthony
Mis- Stantun.-Not the slightest; not
any more than though heard it myself.
Susan always speaks the truth.
Rep.-And that confession was ola GRIM
inal intimacy with Henry Ward Beecher?
Mrs. S.-Nes. criminal as the word is
generally understood. Mrs. TIlton did
not look upon II in that way.
Rep-But it was confession Of what
! Nr. I ilton has since charged
Mrs. S-Precisely.
! Rep-You know beyond all doubt that
Theodore Tilton told to YOU and Mrs. Bull
lard the story Of his wifc's infideliiy?
Mrs. S-Certainly. The main facts he
told us at the time have specified. Many
incidents related in the Woodruff state
| ment ] had never heard Of, but the story
itself heard from his lips.
Rep-After AIr. TiltOn had told you this
story did he ever deny il?
Mrs. S-Yes, when the WOOdhul
! thunderbolt had fallen, MIR. VII
keson called upon Mr.. Tilton, anc
the latter fatty denied having
made any such statements regarding In
wife. As soon Is WIS informed OF this
said TO Miss Anthony, Il have proof Of N!
story. and | want YOU to 90 straight 10 Mrs
Ruliard's with me- We went, ard IN al
interview lasting over an hour / recalled iC
Mrs. Bullard Mr.. Tilton's conversation OF
the Beecher matter, and she fully contime'
nv statement to Miss Anthony. On th'
same occasion Miss Anthony, indignant
the message Mr.. WilkersOn had communl
I T.. Ur.1sar, ctafad IN Mrs Bli
lard her interview with Elizabeth on tina
| memorable night.
Rep.-To whom does this account D.
the Chicago papers Interview REFER
Mrs. S.-To Mrs. Fernando Jones.
Rep-What do you think OF the state
meut credited to her?
Mrs. S.-Perhaps l ought TO extend som
charity toward MTS. Jones: she has toward
me. / believe that interview reported he
words incorrectly: al the same time l readll
understand how, not knowing that l ha
decided to make anything public, MTS
Homes might have told her story out
simple friendship to me in order to MD
truth.
Rep.-Have YOU any idea what testimcn
Frank Moulton could render if he wished
Nh S.-Nothing more than that he Ia
. I IA
vsars. After the visit which the latte
once made to Mr.. MOulton, Frank said -"
: have had Plymouth church on its knee
; here" OF course his testimony Ought I
. | be had.
Rep-Are you willing to appear betoT
the committee?
Mrs. $40; not before that cOmmiite
when gentlemen who are in the cOntidene
e Of its proceedings tell me that the integIit
e of every witness who appears against NJ
l Beecher is to be impeached, / have
e wish to give my testimony. belong TO
: family Of lawyers, and l have great respe
5 for the law. When the case comes beio
e a civil court, ! shall Willingly appear
:, summoned. There is no stronger proof thi
n the committee have difficulties in sustalnli
: Mr.. Beecher than it is understood the d
e termination to impeach the integrity
b every witness against him, and no bett
proof of the strength Of Mr.. Tiltons p
t sition than its subterfuges in trying to u
dermine him by attacking the characters
II all ladies' of his acquaintance.
n | Dooclor in his circle Pan boast