The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-25
Mr. Beecher told me that Mrs. Beecher and him
self, without knowing of


self, without knowing OF
THE CONFESSION OF MRS. IILToS
to her husband, had been expressing great SYM
pathy toward Mr.. Tilton and taking an active
Interest with her against her husband. i said,
"Mr. Beecher, want that recantation. 1 have
come Torit." "well," said he "what shall do
without it?" replied, 81 don't
know" 81 , can e. % tell you ,s1 what .s,, viii
dc If give IL TO your" Ianswered, al will keep
It as keep confession; IL you act honorably
tue other with my life" Mr. T. asked for that
confession this mornir and said, 81 Will new
nom n my hands until have e1-
hausted every effort for peace" Mr.. Beecher
with the recantation found TiIton there aud
showed IL TO him. He express d his surprise
a1e 10 ee aEd hen sso%ed pSeH
tOOlis IL would have been in the morning To
nave projected an.rily against Bsecher; I
that Notwithstanding great difficulties appeared
in the Tsys II they were pr bPery dealt %ith n nshey
pressed Willingness and desire for peace. When
saw Beecher made au agreement, at his re-
went to his house I'm acc 'rdance with the engage
ment. He took me in his study and told me
again of his great surprise that Elizabeth should
have made the confession of
HIS CRIMINAL COMMERCE
with her to her husband without telling him
nything about It, making his destruction at
any moment possible and without warning to
him. Heexpressed his great grief at this wrong
which he had done, as a minister and friend, TO
Theodore, and, at his request, / took pen and
manly RnnslE Known WI as the apology. and ali or which
is in my handwriting except the
words, Il have trusted this TO
which iatters are in Mr.. Beecher's. This was
entrusted to me in confidencs 10 be shown oaly
to Tlton, which l did. Ii had reference TO no
other fact nor than confes sion of sexual in
tercourse between Beecher and Mrs. Tilton,
which he at that intervit W confessed, and de-
MED not, but confessed. Also AT other inter-
views in regard TO this unfortunate affair he un
aduitery With Mrr. Tilton, and always in a spirit
of grief and sorrow at the enormity OF the crime
had committsd sScb against t%ss Nh ns ,Sn Wo@s
speak with much feeling of
the relation he had sustained towards them as
self condemnation at the ruin he had wrought
under such circumstances wes full and COM
grief in consequence OF the wrong he had done
that he threatened TO put an and 10 his life. He
also gave 70 me the letter, the first draft of which
that Bowen had given It 70 him; that he had
such letter asthat; he did not understand IL;
yySSs5 yySS aes Tr,end N, in this ss,e5 S;e
Tilton had made to me at my house OF the
charge that Bowen had made TO him. rilton
| towards Tinon as towards himself, because he
| lBeecher) had had reconciliation with Bowen,
of which he told me the terms, and that Bowen
refer ed TO any allegation OF crime or wrong
doing on his part with any woman whatever.
shows the terms of the reconciliation. The first
| is in the hand writing of Bowen, containing live
items, which Beecher assured me were the terms
which Bowen claimed should be tho basis of
generalization 1t IS as follows; First, repOr and
talks; second. new edition OF the Plymouth coli
lection in Freeland's interest; third, explana-
ton to the church; fourth, write me a letter;
| said to nay injury. The second paper is n pencil
memorandum OF reconciliation with Bowen in
the affair. 1t is as follows: ,ISoe menoranduIR
In that interview, Beecher wss very earnest In
his ex Pressons of regret at wiaat had b done
against TiltOr in relation to mis- business con-
nection with Bowen, and he besought me to do
trncison Which Would come upon him s''f If The the
story oi his (Beecher's) intercourse with Mrs.
Tilton should be divulged. In compliance with
the directions of Beecher, January l, 1871,
took the aPer which "a he 6sd dictated 70 me to
OF regret and sorrow; spoke 10 him OF Lisageny
OF NJ nd aud again repeated to him to have the
the sake OF the children, To this Tilton asssnled
fouod him writing the letter to Bowen OF that
date, which have before produced. He toid me
also OF the contracts he had with Bowen, and
gave me-authorizatiou 10 settle his affairs wi h
Bowen. lSee aul no 'ization above.l Acting in
the interest OF Beecner, told rilton that this
controversy with Bowen. if possible. shoald be
peapefully sertled, lest &c might reopen the other
matters in relation 10 Eeecheris conduct In Til
tonis family and
THE CHARGES MADE BY BOWEN
against Beecher. To tais Tilton asseutsd. THE
correspondence between Moulton and Bowen I'm
relation 10 the contracts CT the
latter with Tilton and their conferences are here
given.l At the NJ Z. conference, Moulton
tates the following Language: I Thea said TO
Bowea that thought he was a ve-y trsacheroas.
man. and for this reason, mat knew he had
had a reconciliation with Beecher. or rather /.
was Informed of IL, which wa perfected in the
houseof God, aud that viii hin forty eight hours
that he could, IL he chose, dive Beecher
cut OF towp; l iold him further, that was
he had made no charge against Beecherss
character to Beeeher but only behind his back .
s1 END ssid M sswen wen and ndys R the points 81
own hand writing, and there Is nc reference te
aay charge OF crinae Of any Kind against
asssg,iSns; $ m bat sssmedi @ -, In r,i the =; eontary
You have made against Beecher!p he
aeeilned s..,; I to say anything about hem
answer d.isl am not your advisor. can't die !
tate tn yoc what course Won should pursue, butt
20 Mr.. Beeeher. and you ought take the earll-
est means OF repsiTing the Injury shO uld I
think "a It would bnt elusiice for you 20 restore
would go isck IL you should offer IL TO him."
His reply was. = How can do that now97 told
him did7nt know; he must fad a
way TO settle his own d fficnltles. He again
expressed Willingness TO aIoitrate the ques-
tion OF m0nsy between himself and Tilt0n
grow ng out OF the contract; lold him ] would |
not arbitrate; that that plain provision of he
manded, and >he must fulnl it. MIR. Bowen
rose 70 leave, and said, before leaviug |
happy 10 come 20 my house and confer this |
subject, ana he did on several subs que . ocea |
sions visit me at any hou e whenever sent tor
nave on giving so accurately The conversation
selwe myself and Bowen, ard the eonversa.
lions had with Tfton and %. John
sen. So are that, prior Ia the mee,ing with
Interview with Oliver Johnson in the presence7
Of fillon, where the whole matter was discussed,
and he memorandum OF Oliver Johnsonis state-t
nerrf, In hch he gave his reeollections Of the 1