The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
DUE NEw YORK LETTER.
NEW York, July 81, 1874.

INV AONiAi July - AotH
The TiIton-Be echer trouble is, ap-
~parently as far from o settlement as
ever. The most curious thing liz the
matter now, is tie sudden separation
of Mrs. Tilton from her husband.
Mrs Tilton went before the committee
appointed to investigate Mr. Beecher
and gave her testimony. What she
testified TO the committee only know,
but it is understood that she denied
distinctly and explicitly hat Mr..
Beecher had ever offered her an in
dignity in short that the statement
of her husband was false.
At all events, she returned to her
home and told her husband that in
consequence Of the course he had
taken, their paths in life would hence
forth be apart, and she left him, prob
ably forever.
OF course, this is ali conjecture,
but the probability is hat the Beech
er party knew what Mrs. Tilton
would testify to, which accounts for
their jaunty confidence in their ability
to crush out Tilton. But what be-
comes of Mr.. Beecher's confession?
methinks l hear one ask, easy enough.
Suppose the astute Henry Ward
Beecher should affirm that be signedit
under c~ompulsion; or suppose there is
nothing direct in it Supposewhen i:
comes to be read it is found to be,
well, anything but q direct confession
Of q specific attempt upon the person
Of Mrs. Tilton, and suppose Mr..
Beecher should swear he never sign
ed anything of the kind. 1t strikes
me he has the Tilton people. AT
least he has them so far as Plymouth
Church is concerned, for those people
are bound to believe in him any
how.
There is another thing Mr.. Beech
er can do. Suppose when he gives
in his testimony he is asked, What
about that confession which you gave
Tilton, in which you wished you
were dead?" He viii probably
answer. Theadore was at that time run
ming very wild. He was having af-
fairs with various women, and Mrs.
Tilton came to me for advice. Be-
lieving that the reports were true, /
did advise her to q course which, as
| afterwards found, was unjust to
Theodore. Therefore l made him
the apology which be has since pub
lished. Ny. zeal for Mrs Tilton did
get me into an awkward position
This story Mr.. Beecher's friends
are circulating at this time. One
thing may be depended upon, viz: if
the thing is possible Mr.. Beechor
will be completely e~xonerated by the
committee. They viii not bring him
in guilty Of anything.
The Tilton family have seen a
great deal of trouble. Theodore is in
al e~xcitable, inpesu)us, impulsiYe
man, who has wandered after a great
many strange gods, and not a few
strange goddesses. 1t is said that
the time he was standing side by
side with the Woodruff faction, that
he was accustomed to take the Wood
hull to his house, despite the fearful
protests of his wife, and insist upon
her being recognized as a women ft
for the companionship OF any woman
on earth. This be denies; but it is
true, beyond question, that he was
infatuated with the doctrines OF the
woman, if not with the woman
herself, and that that fact, injudicious-
ly and skilfully managed by his moth
er-in-law, alady Of very certain tenn
per, made his home an uncomfortable
place. Theodore felt that he was
upon p.incipel in giving
~eountenanee to the Weodhull, which
Mrs. Tilton felt that giving her any
countenance whatever, was an put
and the mother-inlaw who pos
sesses enormous capacity fer trouble
between the two. ~serenely
in the row that was developing.
Then Beecher got into it. 1t was
by Tilton that he attempted to out
his wife, and another element of
discord was hurled into the already
home. Tilton and his friend
Mention compelled a document from
.eecher eonfessing his guilt(the
same, a portion of which was recently
published by Tilton) and a settlement
Of troubles, financial and moral, was
Effected between Beeeher, Brown and
Elton. Mrs. Woodruff was sent to
he rigbt-about, and it did seem as
hough everything would go on Sc
-ene.
Bot DIR. Bacon and Plymouth {
Jhureh would not let Theodore alon G. {
They wanted him out Of the way and &
0 that end they kept continually s
sharp sticks at him. Theo-
lore is not the man to poke sticks at, ]
harp or otherwise. He has a trick Of {
and pushing with the horn, a