The New York herald., 1874-09-19

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sister or mother heart were there occasionY No. no.
those who love me, ada the poisoned balm In hea,hen
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Would not his sympathizing heart comfort you in
both your letter and Theodore's came together
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any YOU ai:eovsf my il + because trust
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rc1 hays To Ss o Sa G4nae eas s your m0e but
think pre- minently wise lor TO destroy our let
should pick them up. DARLING.
! What a letter
The briei confession which Mrs. Tilton wrote OF
her criminal intimacy with Mr.. Beecher. and
which was referred 10 by Mr.. Moulton as held oy
| him until procured 1t from him and returned to
her to be destroyed, has been falsely called con-
| iession wrung from wife at her husbands CON-
mand. But no such accusation can hold against
! the ABOVE letter, which daughter wrote TO her
mother. and which contains as plain confession
OF Mrs. Ttons guilty intimacy with Mr.. BeecEer
as Language can express; confession all the
more veritabe because MADE without design, and
In the absence of any other controlling influence
upon the writer save the pressure OF her own con-
science and sorrow, as evinced in her melancholy
contemplation OF the calamity which had fallen
/ upon her honor and her home.
In turther explanation of Mrs. Tilton's feelings
towards him Mr. TltOn copies her note after the
publication OF his complaining Friend" card
| DECEMBER 2s, 1874
II have had one of my selfish days. They are
rare indeed. But your note IN the Edgle oil last
night was heartless. | did not hear 1t when you
read it--only realized 1t on seeing 1t IN print.
''You should have sheltered me "a noble man
woud) all the more because the truth.
"Innocence demanded nothing from you
ITO you owe this great injustice OF
such as has never before DelaIlen woman.
20, cruel spirit born of the devil of anger and
..YO1 know what am.
"Yet now that exposure has come, my whole
nature revolts 10 JOIN with you or standing with
YOU"
| TILToN's FALL.
Mr.. Tilton then takes up Mr.. Beecher's assertion
that 'our years ago Theodore Tiiton fell from one
! OF the proudest editorial chairs in America" He
states the high esteem In which he was held by
Mr.. Bowen until December 20, 1870. He had been
fnrc ofN
to that OF the BROOKLYN Union, with a salary OF
$4,000 year, including his contributions to the
elected from Mr.. TiltOn a statement that be knew
! Of Mr. Beecher's immortality, whereupon Mr.:
Bowen, he says, made similar disclosures and
| urged him to write the demand Or Mr. Beecher to
STEP DOWN AND OUT,
Wnicn m a!on oia on tne IN Spot b9%ea @ was 70 peal pear
proofs OF guilt Bowens last words, Tilton says,
were:-'Henry Ward Beecher Is wolf In the
fold, and l know 1t. lie ought never to preach
another sermon nor write another word Tor re.
ligious newspaper He endangers families families and
presence OF Oliver Johnson MIR. Moulton was ap-
l also informed Mrs. Tilton, VINO, as she was
then Just recovering from recent miscarriage
received the intelligence with great distress Sne
spoke alarminQy OF Mr.. Bowen's long hatred OF
Mr.. Beecher, which now seemed to her to be
about 10 break forth aresh and said that ii Mr..
! Bowen and should thus combine against Mr..
. Beecher, she would run the risk OF
AN EXPOSURE OF HER OWN SECRET.
She wept and reminded me OF the pledge which
had given her six months before. to do her pastor
Beecher might not N altogether understand
my letter TO him demanding his retire.
sne Sad vet ne m Sa
she had made her confession to me. was sur
prlsed at this mteIligence, for in the previous
August she told me that she had communicated to
Mr.. Beecher the fact that she had told me the story
of their sexual ASSOCIATION. She went on plcturing
to Inc the beartbreak which she would suffer ii Id
the coming collision between Mr.. Bowen and Mr..
Beecher her secret should be dlvulged. 1 well re-
member the pitiiul accents in which,
FOR THE CHILDREN's SAKE AND HER OWN,
she pleaded her cause with me, and begged me to
be gentle with MIR. Beecher and to protect him
from Mr.. Bowen's anger; also, to quehch my own.
Lying on her bed, SICK she said that unless
and could make peace between MIR. Bowen and
Mr.. Beecher-if not for their sakes, at least for
hers-and could myself become reconciled to the
man who had wronged me, she would
PRAY GOD THAT SHE MIGHT DIE.
She then begged me to send for Mr.. Beechcr, de-
string me to see him IN her presence to speak to
him without malice when he came, and to assure
him that would not proceed in the matter of his
terview comey lor sick woman IS chamber,
nor was willing to subject her to the mOrtiflca-
ton of conlerrlng with her paramour In the pres
ence Of her husband.
After this conversation with Mr.. Tilton nOti-
fed Mr.. Bowen that intended to see Mr.. Beecher
face face In response 10 this intelligence Mr..
! Bowen came into my editorial room at the Union
ONCE, and without asking or giving me any ex:
panatlOn. but exhibiting passion such as had
! never witnessed in him before, and speaking like
one who was In lear and DESPERATION. ex-
Beecher the story Of his numerous aduteries as he
INT. Bowen) had narrated tnem. he (Mr. Bowen)
! would interdlct me IRON ever again en- terng
his office or his house. He then suddenly re-
tired.
This unexpected exhibition on Mr.. Bowens part
l could not comprehend; for did not dream that
Mr. Bowen who was SO determined an enemy Of
Mr. Beecher had mean while entered into sudden
league with the object OF his hate IN order 10
overthrow. not Mr.. Beecher, but myself
Informed Elizabeth AT once of Mr.. Bowen's ex.
cited interview. She believed That his excitement
was only further evidence OF his ancient malice
against Mr. Beecner. She said that Mr.. Beecher
had often told her how greatly he feared Mr..
Bowen She was now appalled, at the prospect
| of Mr.. BOwen's violent assault on her
pastor. She renewed her entreaty to me
that I would prevent the coming conflict be-
tween the two men. EliZabeth's distress, In
view OF this expected conflict, 1t would be impos-
sible to exaggerate as 1t was heightened by ner
still enfeebled condition. She begged me TO see