The New York herald., 1874-08-13

! do tho honorable thing comply amply with Mr..
miitss and attempts 20 expssas,on. S.' il seems to
US snat tnls she only proper course, and H. - It
Is g s x oSsd q. Ssss asgs paO
meanncss. fraud, conspiracy and infidehty, one ls
grateful grateful even lor little common dsceney; =
Mr.. Beecher. it would be necessary 70 invaudate
his assertions and appeal 70 his record. Such
and might not Soalson tseps sas5ss nis Wora o.
morrow, and produces all the original docu-
mand. the dawn OF the day oi conclusion
ssG 4 re- ns pG. osy s1i Ss1s
mucn at band-7 The above u the tone OF the
% are us pSn ana
try the public sentlmens Of ne United States.
Having passed the night at
.- rILTONsu HOUSE,
arose At nve O'Clock to write. and - passed
struck with the resemblance OF the place in pro-
iuslon OF engravfngs to tho residence OF the late
Of
The priest was the monarch OF the dwelling. Ia
one room there was SohaeGer's picture or devil
1nsldi0usv bidding q white-robed Christ throw
himself down nom the height AZ hand was
Alden au Monae,n young priest led 70 the clois-
ter, gazing i0r the last time at the picture OF mis-
love- Right opposite TINS was q kneeling nun,
by Gerard. Just in view was Pages portrait or
woman, o sort Of Little Dorrlt over the mantsl
was Pages shakespeare" Next to 1t line
S aas ea 5s aas
room. The "Grave Digger and Hamlet Looking
Down on opheas's Golis was ~ corner WIN
Ia Slsto" was over Mr.. Tlton's desk. Kaulbach's
venus Listening Amorousiy to Learnlng,n
the parlor mantels were Rubeps' Descent from
the Cross." I!tian's "Cnrst Tempted with O@sar's
Robes" over the piano were Pages curious OIL
painting OF "Christ" and engravings OF John MIL
Ton a s her
iather's oil portrait. Over Mrs. Tilton's household
organ, which she played sweetly. was large
what took to be another priest watching In
dark archway TWO figures kissing In . sun-lighted
OF the matter SO lately enacted in this house.
AS to
THE DAUGHTER FLORENCE,
above referred to, she Is the IDOL OF her father
and in fun sympathy with him. He says that she
Is the embodiment Of more talent, tenderness and
real womanhood than any person ne ever knew.
there and departed. leaving him little note,
which brought tears to my eyes when IL said "My
MY heart is with your sufierings" such family
never saw for high pride OF character not indif-
erent TO the world, ouI not living for It. Tne man
AS TENDER OF HIS wIFR'S NAME
now as before he was compelled to trsduce 1t with
Beechef, IN his eort to make her the victim OF his
dreadful secret, was OverthrOwing her character,
e se SO
spoke to Beecher alter the confession, for Rood or
iii, until December 20, six months after Eiizabeth's
confession; and then, preSum1ng that she had told
Beecher Of that confession, t0d her to notify him
that they understood each other. He had COM
but she feared Beecher's upbraidal. When Tiiton
lound that Beecher was still going on unblnshingy
he took
AN IMMEDIATE LINE OF ACTION
He went straight to the elegant residence OF his
friend, Frank Moulton, and told him the story Of
mon prrnr f0 n m
and Oliver Johnson knew OF 1t. johnson knew Of
" as T1lton's workmate. whom every day he ad-
ngratitude to stick to his bread and butter rather
than to the truth. Old Mrs. Morse got It from her
an official part Of the work to be put upon him as
second or ambassador. Tilton, quiet as ne always
grows at decisive times, SAID without nutter:-
''Frank MonltOn, want you to go straight to
Plymouth church and demand Mr.. Beecher to
come to this house and face me-" 1t was snow
ing. Mouiton met Beecher just going into the
chapel, touched him on the arm and said -
Theodore Tilton is at my house in q
strange state OF mind. He knows OF your affair
with his wife. He has her confession in writing
You had better come with me-" Like one para
walked away. He en- tered the room where TIlton
sat, and Tiiton locked the door. There was no
violence. With WITH low deliberate speech % Mr. T,lto9
done him. proof by proof, lncislve and cumulative.
Mr.. Beecher sat there like stone, despair and
silence upon him. When TItOn finished he waved
his hand and said -
This IS A DREAM, THEODORE"
After while ne said louder, and with sigh that
have right to kill me; have forfeited my life to
you. Take it," 'No,n said Iilton, ''put you shall
not walk merrily over this town, while 60 to my
work with sorrow and a sore heart every oay i
will compel you to know that you are discovered,
He unlocked the door and let the priest go out.
Beecher walked away with Moulton, and the latter
said :-"Mr. Beecher, you two men have your
work to keep this secret down. do not want to
see you ruined. His children are dear to me, but
misery will push him far enough Ii you add any
thing to it you will pull this city down."
"has Theodore got that confession r' asked
Beecher. ......+.......,
"He has. and have seen IT," said Moulton.
" ION, my God r' ~, said Beecher, where can go
Yet Mr.. Beechor did know where to 60. He
went that night to the house OF Mrs. 1IltOn, and
Mrs. Tnton told her husband that she had given
the retraction, and again Moulton was called in.
He went, as l have described above, to Mr..
Beecher, and compelled him to give the paper UP.
From that time forward, Mo1lton, certain thai
Beecher would PLAY dckle, kept all the documents,
ana that 10 why he has them.
THE LETTERS.
venture to telegraph you some OF Mrs. mltOn's
letters to her htsDsnd to disprove the recent
charges 0 neglect, Hasn
He writes from st. Louis, December 81, 1s64:-
MY DEARLY BELOVED wrrE-It is midnight the last
At the home Of
%HfST ssy1es
as i they were Playing it IN mocksry OF = Al
ready my date of 1864 is wrong; ought 1865
think Of year OF family history full small, yet
important events-he growth OF the children at the
rpenng of our own minds, the growing affection
tween US all rpening with time the goodness Of God
trials sorrows, oys-an the changes OF life fasienng
as under the moiding Of Providence into con.
stantly creatures, and, trust, higher and
better lives. >. have seen in my daily visits to
the cities and among families of every town many
sweet and pleasant ladies and children but that
would exchange for my own suspect that at this hour
you all abed and asleep would like to catch q
glimpse OF all faces and TO steal kiss from all your
cheeks This would be comfort than all the pleas
ant attentions am receiving.
Mr.. TiIton had then been nine years married,
and even then Beecher was
THE SNAKE THE HOUSE.
as the following letter, written three days before
the above by her. will show. She says
FRIDAY NIGHT Dec. %, 1866
MY OWN TRUE MArE-1 have been thinking OF my love
for Mr. B.. considerably Of late, and those thoughts
you shall bave think have lived q richer, hap
pier life since have known him; and have you not
loved more ardently since you saw that another
never in all my life had such rapture OF