The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-05
THE BEECHER-TiLTON CASE.
Photographed to the Bulletin.

New YORK, -tug. AIRS. Tiltons testimon,
before the Plymouth Church Investigating Com
mittee will be published Tomorrow The fol
loving is synopsis embracing ali hat is of III
terest, and not heretofore publ she'd The ex-
ANIMATION began with an apparent purpose t.
show that Tilton neglected. his wife from very
early period of their married life. Mrs Tiltoi
stated that she frequently sick, and hel
physician said ii was care and trouble or
her mind which he could not cure by medicine
Question-What was the trouble IN point OF
fact?
Aaswer-Well, any ono Of you gentle men would
have cared Tor my family as much as Theodore
dln. l Was left entirely with my servants and
they We're very poor servants. | could not have
my mother with me be arlse ii was impossible fol
her to live with us on account OF disagreement
with Mr. T.ton, and Tilton was dissatisfied with
his home and his wife's management and was
harsh in his criticism.
Question-When did he begin to talk to YOU
il at all. in regard to your association and friend
ship for Mr.. Beecher.
Answer think I had no visits from Mr..
Beecher before 1866 that is the first that I re-
member seeing HIM very much.
Question-What was the criticism in regard to
Bercher and yourself that TIlton made?
Answcr-As early as 1865 Mr.. Tlton's mind
was tainted With suspicious Of Mr. Bcecller, and
he used 10 talk with me continually about his
wrong doings with ladies', stories IF which were
told him by MIR. =, (name not given). When
Mr.. Beecher came to see me. Mr.. Tllton began to
be suspicious and that might be perfectly trans
parent to my husband, with respect to my inter
views with Beecher, alone, | use | to charge my
mind with our conversations and repeat them to
Mr.. Tlton.
Mrs. Tilton continues-She was continually
questioned by Tilton concerning these converse
tons, in the most jealous manner. She was
Often tod, with anger, that she concealed some
thing; that she lied for three years. She tired
to repeat everything that raid, but found
Mr. IiltOn more suspicious than ever; he had no
confidence in her, and she suffered great deal.
This state OF things lasted to the present day,
although she had not felt so badly the last two
years. Iat0n's criticisms to her took the form OF
accusation in the winter Of 1869, when he began
to assume she had done criminal wrong with
Beecher.
She met tho charges sometimes with anger,
sometimes with calmuess or silence, but invaria-
bly, denied criminal intimacy. She had denied it
i'll letters to ilt0n, but they were lost. He scenes
to use all his luillence to make her acknowledge
wrong, and talked SO much OF 1t, she thought he
was morbid. He told her once he her sitting
on Beech RS lap III our parlor, and she replied
you didn't. This morbid jealously had wearing
aud sickenng eject on her. lie never named
any definite time or place of any criminal act
with Beechel; never pretended she guilty OF
any improperly at Beechers house.
She went there twice or thrice to consult with
Beecner about a sick person. Never met him ut
any other place 10y appointment. Tlton never
accused her OF cilmlnality based upon any ad-
mission by her. 1t az not true she confessed
in July, 1870, any act OF improperly with
Beecher.
On the subject of the alleged confession, by
with :he character OF Catherine
G aunt. Mrs T.ton said the conf ssion was made
III the simmer OF 1870 bat not at ANY time
Mr.. Titcn gathered from all their talks tnat
summer that she really iouud in Mr.. Beecher
" rat She did not find III her hush md.
She gave him that imprls slon, but she told
him if he would give to her what lie gave to
others, she would probably ind lii him what she
found in Mr.. Beecher. When she sp Ike OF her
mad dole Iiltun a wroag ny taking any one else
III his pace III any way, though she did not know
but she woul'i do the same thing again because
it had been much to hel SOUL
G. aklns any one else III what respect
A do bot think if had known as much as I
ragged Mr. Beechers acquaintance ! think did
wrong i'll doing it, inaslnllch at it hurt lheO-
iore L do not know as | can make myself under
stood, but do you know what | mean when l say
That ] was aroused in myself, .hat b ID u self
assertion which never knew before with Theo-
luroS
There was alwa! 8 damper betw cen me and
Theodore, but there never was between me and
Mr.. Beech.r. With Mr.. Beecner had a sort OF
conscl usness OF beng more; he appreciated me
as Theodore die NOS; felt that he respected me;
think Theodore never saw in me what Mr..
Beecher did.
Mr.. Sage-Do you mean to say that Theodoi
put down self-resp ct in you while Mr. Beecher
lifted it up.
AIswer-Yes I never felt bit Of embarrass-
ment with Mr.. Beecher; but to this day never
could sit down with theodore without being self
conscious and feeling his sense OF my nequ .iity
with him. Witness said the. sin she spoke Of W IS
nothing more than giving to another What was
duo to her husband-that which he did not
brIng out However, she did not feel now that
there was any great sin about it.. The sin was
that she hurt her husbands pride by allowing
any one else to enter into her life at ALL
The wifely feeling sine gave to her husband
was pure; she gave Mr.. Beecher nothing more
than confidence and respect: she taught her
daughters that If tn gave their husbands what
Sue lad given to hers, they would do enough.
II ton frequently talked to her accusingy II The
sensual effect Of h + presence upon gentlemen.
His accusations were hard to live under.
He seemed to be ashamed Of her appearance,
lress and be iring. On one one occasion, in q
company Of his friends, he told h,r he woulI
give 1905 if she was not at his side. In hotels
snd ihic places, on several occasions, he SAID
70 her. % wish you would not keep near me-"
1t was evident to her that he did not want COM
oarsons made between them. 1t hunt her very
much.
In 1870, she had conversation with Titon re-
yarliing his own habits and aSsocia es i'll which
ne confessed crminaty with oih women. She
lid not confess adultery to him, it WAS tho other
way, he confessed to her improper relations with
several women.
New YoRK, Ang 4.-Tilton wrote to Mr.. Sage,
chairman Of the Beecher investl eating commit
&c, III response to a letter from Sage calling tor
certain papers,
Tlllon declares he has already produced the
,apers before the committee, but was prevented
rom reading them He now, by advice Of his
declines to give them up.
He says the com nittee is comp 1sed Of
Bcecher's friends and expoct to act nls behalf,
also that the daily papers have been aitfully fed
very day with crumbs Of fictitious evidence
yatnst his own character, as If h :, and Not Mr..
Beecher, on trial He conciuI d by saying
nat he will Withdraw from the Jurisdiction Of the
,omnili tee to a court of law the case now pend
NJ. as by that moan. alone can justice be OBJ
aimed.
THE ARKANSAS TlAvELE2 AT REST.
LITTLE ROCK, Aug. 4.-C,l,nel S. Z. Faulkner
,ne OF the Oldest cItiz OF the STATE. author of
lie famous Arkansas Traveller, died to-day, . ed
II years.
NINCELLAyE00,S.