New-York tribune., 1874-07-22
the following letters by Mrs ton, written only few
months before her loss OF honor, will testify:
MRS. TILTON TO Mr.. TILTON

TILTON TO Mr.. TILTON.
TUESDAY MORNING Jan 2s, 1863
N, BELOVED; Dow" ya nS. ss D.usr % na,s Of c9 char,
devotion yori s love you from love to Him have
isei love Him from loving couple with Him NoIaq
consciously bride meet her Bridegroom so u Ike manner na
' afr LEFT with Overlooking eyes and hearts eone'ratel
ourselves work and Ny saNns heghi' lat nt were
OF you Ny rising houyhis this morning Of you bless
honor love God Sustain aud help both to keep our
VOWS -,
O. well know far capable love Nos 70 Keep ih'
tented you with These latter months have
h looked and yend for the hour when you would be at home
with longngs unutersbie. 49, - 80,
bng heart full love single ~ aim and purpose TO bless aud cheer
h'm Is 1t acceptable sweet one ,,o.vo o., o, 1874
Do wonder that, compile your love your presence and relation to
a and holy place where reverence respect and love with he YER
Tne closing lines Of ouf letter sre these words: ~ shall hardly
great fhni,hpyou love shall be enuE9 f2T zoe
I've your he bn, pay God he will supply you WITH
withholding Himself Chief Love which enum eth not thooso
burn s whose ELECTS are aH,y perfect s ana Pee
great deal Yes daring believe trust IT, and ycq The
shall forever be- world without
'no' "''' there are saa aF: :S s aS s1IE DS G
All DID ever oye srani as my Beloved oheI aa friend
DeeOreh onht yet have iet yepy love and an 's.
Ea9 5 T dne.dUs sS & Gi took eG ut your letters aad % S5e
feast without safety And now long to pour out into your
my Great Lover and won As one am eierna
etdei. nv
ODs separation w1e we are in the flesh e US
abide tOse'her' O..- ,,o.,. a., ,e,e
Oh how almost perfectly could minister yOl W Winter
sn tow so T ,I col Oq' 9 sIs 1s % pS9 oy
where now % GpeSe % u G aa ,S n5 $ 'a S or. % .a
you do me, but soon shall see my beloved = a. ~ W.,
In addition to the above many letters by Mrs
Tlton to her husband prior to her corruption 10y Mr
Beecher, served to show that Christian wfe, loving
her husband to the extreme degree ABOVE set 1Ortn'
could only been s@crved from the path OF reet-
W. az on and enforced by strong appeals from
ber chief Christian teacher ana guide.
XVIII. That the story purportng 10 explain Mt
Beechers apology as having been written because he
had offended Mr.. Titon by engaging his wife in the
project OF separation from her husband, Is false as
viii be by the following letter written only three
days after the date Of the apology:
MRS. TILTOY TO MIR. MOULTON.
ia LIvSGsros-sr, BROOKLYN, January 1, ISL
Nv DAN FazSD: In regard yonr qucso1 -bel have
acl have Geaiel aani5e TINE; beore Ta, lo
,h1 ws%'ed % i'Pg'S5 S9 T' S & Of @ & p dr 'r
might m'ke and communicated husani
outraged b the whole proceeding suffering consequence
iban am able to tear an yours very trelr, p
XIX That during the first week in January. 1871, a
few days after the apology was written. Mr. Beecher
communicated to Mr.. TtOn. through Mr.. Mouiton.
earnest wish that he r. TiltOn) would take his family
TO Europe ana reside there for term Of years at Mr.
Beecher's expense. Similar offers have been since
peated by MI Beecher TO Mr rlton through the same
channel Of kindred tenor was brought from
Mr. Beecher to Mr.. Tton, last Summer, by Mr. +. Il.
Carpenter, as will appear from the following affidavit:
AFFIDAVIT OF Z. b. CARPENTER.
HoXRR " Y. JAY Is 1874.
On SUNDAY, June l. 1873 DAYS saeF... pS5c,a
Of the t?2ts eGyenn, ST NJ H. [ @ mS3 ~ 0fa f li 20
the residence r. D. Moulou, in Remsen- On the vay 20 Mr.
Moous hous Mr. Becher said to hst NJ Tiol gol stand
by m eou share bis fame, bis fortune and possessed
0"0'u 10 'H' WiLL.s r. IlicoS notary Public
Mr. Carpenter in communicating TO NIr. Tilton the
above aniiavn SAWS. in a letter accompanying It:
Ihave tie statement al uniertoi at
repeat this ntcrTie" MI Beeher spoke to me bis apo
osy tOyOu; .,.. A.. rr,or oror o,too,,,e, 70 I,vy
backma Mr.. Bcecher IL false; on the contrary, Mr.
Tton has ALWAYS resented any attempt by 1ir BeecAer
to put him under pecuniry obligation
Xxx Not long after the scandal became public Mrs
Thton wrote slip Of paper and eft on her hsahds
posure has come my whole nature reyots to Join win
YOU or standing with yor" Through the influence OF
gently propa gated that the scandal was due TO Mr TIL
ton and that the alleged facts were malicious inven
imaginary wrongs done hlm by Mr. Bcechcr.
Many words were spoken from ume 10 uue
Mr.. Beecher which, being extensively quoted
through his congreg ition hghlened me tnat
ing herself the authority for the statement In this
Mrs 1lton and one OF her rg1yes mnvs pf9g @ the
scandal. They have had naDit or saving, MI. lton
believes sucn and sucn things" and their naming of
the,e thugs by way Of denial has been mlschieyOus
way OF circulating them broadcast. In TINS way Dir.
Iion bd, been made appear dcfamer, whereas he
has made every effort III his power 10 suppress te u-
rious tales which has Deen charged win pfopagatlg
ON All occasions he has systematically referred 10 MS
vie i'm terms favorable to character. Further Mr.
Tfou would not have communicated 10 the COmhitlee
the facts contained this st1tement except for the
neryerse course of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
Mrs Elizabeth Il. TtOn, 10 degrade ana destroy hm III
the public estimatlOn -. -. s.- A.,
puDcatun of Mr. TtOn's letter TO Dr. Bacon, Mrs TIL
ION ON coming at late hour Informed her nus
band that she had visited AT fendH mousse by
Committee of Investigation, and had gwen sweeping
evidence acquitnng Mr.. Beecher Of every charge This
was the tir,t ntmation that Mr.. TtOn received that
any such, Committee was tDen III existence. Further
more Mira Tlton stated that she had done this by adj
wee of lawy.r whom Mr.. Bcccher mad sent TO her,
and who IN advance OF her appearing before the Com
mIttee arranged with her the questions and answers
When were 10 constitute testimony in Mr. Beechers
behalf On the next day, ater gNlhS th5 untrue tcSt
mouy before Committee she spent many hOurs OF
extreme suffering from pIngs OF conscience having
testified falsely She expressed To her husband the nope
that God would forgive hcr peJuIS pt that tn1 otve
was to Mr.. Bcecher aud her husband ana Also To
remove al reprOach from the cause OF religion she also
sed similar conlOn TO one Oi hcr rleEds
XXI Finally, that IN addition To the foregoing facts
and evidences, other combinations coud DC hdduced II
namely that the Rev Henry Ward Bsccher. as pastor
ana friend OF Mr. Ilton and his family trespassed upon
the sanctiU OF friendship ana h9spIailly IN ohE en-
deavor to seduce Mrs. Elizabeth H. Tlon; that by the
aru use OF his pIestJ authority WIN her sno beng
his pupil III lel5lOn ne accVipI,snvu tiis seuuc,ioh
that for period Of year ana hal OF theredbOut lie
maintained criminal intercourse Wlth her, overcoming
her previous modest scrupes aRahst suc conuuot oy
investing with false Justification as sanctioned by
love and religion; tnat he tnen ptrlicipated IN con.
spracy degrade Theodore litOn before the pubic y
loss of place. business and repue that he abused Mr.
Tltons forgiveness aud pedge OF protection by there
after autbOr.Zng "a series OF measures by plymouth
Church having for their object the putting or stigma
upon Mr. ton tine church, aud also before IN
Ecclesiastical Council, lhsomuth tnat tuo nloIyI-
,tor of tldt Council. interpreting these acts by Mr..
Beecner and his church, declared publicly that they
.hoNed MIR Beechcr to be the most magnaui-
mou. OF men, and Mr.. TiltOn 10 be IA Rnaye
ami dog that when Mr.. TltOn thereafter, not IN malice
but for seprotecton wrote letter TO DE- Bacon, al
iuding therein TO an OfTense and apology by the Rev
Henry Ward Beecner ho (Mr. Beecher) denantly APP
nnuted a committee OF his church members 10 inquire
INTO the injury done him by Mr. Tlton by the Aforesaid
allusion aud Implying that he (Mr Beecbcr) ad never
been ne author OF such Oncnse and apology ana hat
Mr. TtOn WAS a slanderer; tnat 10 make TINS inquiry
brar grieyously against Mr. TltOn he Mr. BeecheD pre-
yi0 cOnnyed with Mrs T. L. Hilton to give false test
.-a- ILlI Mn. E..LLL.l-s