, 1874-09-12

oroaB-o1anllno l,in after ho had modn \;
athtemont. Mr. Tracy loft my house for that NJ,
no had called upon tho Chairman and loft lin
formal totot saying that ho could not be- proson
1t the meeting Of t1lo Committee, and rout, antn
an adjournment; that ho bad been to 500 an
but fatlcd to lind him. Ho tton loft, saving tha
oyon If tho Committee hold mootinr In woni. III
not bo present. thcn Baw Tlton aud atato,
tue dtfiicnltlos about getting M aiiour
cenco in tho arrangement not to I do1iyor iutD, III
atatomont to tho Committee IL Troaoy VIVA no
tl1oro. l mado efforts to detain him at dime
masit at tcr oclosk IN order that tho committo.
n!g3s" gns ,ar eJoafG o,ae nGtoro he came Ho LETT M,
about an hour aftor sont messenger tn itl,t
Committee to lcaru what was boine doue VIZ
returned ',, Cd With the word, to tile unspcakable
So Eio ed aa suanlase oi myself aud my counsel
ar beecllor. aa bud requested him, that,
TIL1OS WAS READING 11B sTArEMrN1s
70 tho ,Com'nlttoo. Almost In despair but with
seffh9 Of 9a nopo ct Pfevenng tho public
and to make one last effort, wont down to tn,
Committee and waited tho coming R-out Of Tf,ton nv
anu conjurcd him not to give at1y oonv of III,
;ttna a9 i9r publication hoping Tint tic Com
a, ana welfare Of tho whole community roouircd
tnat It should not be mauo public. ami oot
nlia 20 consent 80 to do. On tho noyt daSS
% ~" pi91aent e ~nen he refused the request Of 4
era trioau a 10 ALLOW y, Il to be published in tho
explained In tho card Of Alr. 1Tagorick pnb1icn-
i ta"n "as made without Mr. Tilton's consent or
owic''go, ~ aud to the indesoribablo grief OF both
strIio S an nates te publication ssw othing but
1or mo to do but to hold myself sterniy a}oof
afd nllow tho parties to Aglit 1t ont without aji
~ ~ NY documents or knowledge In my poseoa-
E3Alr ATnu1tor nort c,1,, ,t4...,
BONE OF MR. HEEci1En'a M1sRra arrvpura
Inc nrst point coniaips Bono new thinru
about tho famoua confession Of Airs, Tjton axd
In order TINT exact credit duo to arr. Do.ohor,a
Rtatomoi,t may bo Hcon aud its yairo M to.tt.
lnony may 10 fully appreciated az comnaro3
with tho facts aud documents that 1 al1aii hore-
ai!or brlng forward in my own yndcation, am
ments in this special ploa Of counsol ;le1unsI mao
II !, pnnal1 OF Mr.. boechor, II not by
himself. and ono Of tho first IN order
Which claims attontion, is tho avermopt ia hfr
'nas e 9y Of Mrs. rton
enco on the night Of tho 30th Of December. i8W
an act about which he could hardly b. mia,
nnnan ,nkon. on the contrary have stated that that
Rada on the n1en on %s1 aoye1sd into
Illton at my house: When Deechor was tirat
charged with Lis adultery with Mrs. Tilton' and
afterwards 9Ite1 RS, when demanded tho rotraoton
1oa 1tS% do o'n, with lie :. asked mo- "Whst vii
answered: II viii keep It as IL aeop to up3. son
fesnion u your act--houorabty. 1 viii nrntaot -
Will my lifo. as would protect the othor viii, |
mT to; rnm,r may be alloued to aav hera flat At
oyercoat pocket, which always carried in tLoo
nlEht, as emphasizing tho extremity Of nv do.
+ tense " OF tho papers. Yet Atr. DoeoLor s.ys
%aoo end no 't yGrhs hreats bnt opened
me iso" soG w. e@pnas rsnsr he
possible that ho gavo fts confidence at onco to
man WIG c1torted tbo papor from him with a
pistol? Yet Dcecher'a COMMITTEES mako point
,ccnsa :, ra pfoxareaon " n thor argument or tho
'aok thas same paper, to 1ilton at tho request Of
aae US VIE. N order that eho might DO satisfied
md herself destroy ,1k---Now, which 1T thcso
a la truo7 Lot contomporaneous facts
mt meoting was on Friday night. Tue 9otI, Of
occombor, 1870. Mrs. !rilton sent ma noto ~
heretofore published, dated next Saturday morn.
nG' IN the following words:
'1ns' T11ToS TO Nou1ros.
r DrAn rAsx saat saagses' gea 10 9sxsq 81
rsaess I'd oa p2sso'9 rns fsyo ny ser h haSo
st evenng ought both to be destroyed. plesss brin1
9 to me- and will burn them Show this note s
y Il ill., a Ysar, tIn!Sy TnGy will see thu
The "lettor" reforTed to, of course it viii ho
eon' ie the confession" the ONLY letter then
~ ~ u Aota referring to this matter. Aud
r untrue, reFer to
,IHs. T1ITos's NOTE 70 pEEcuEn
april II following: t
hin. DEEonEn: An Mr Aroulton lis return,ri vii,
~ ase your influence to have tllu psrorx III his po.
sa1on destroyed Ay heart blessls nlgA 4nd day At
9 !AJast1co nf their existence.
Would not Tilton hayo c,lacd auch n,nar ~ In | :
'eacrved nttor La had founded IN accusation ! |
,oh 1t This fa1aohood WAS put In by Boochor's r
wyoss less Ti!ton might produce copy, as nv i
~.uaens naa not taen been published with ts
Iho next point il In regard to b
nEEcHEn's WANT or yEnAc1rY n
regard 70 tile letter Of contritlou, Mou]ton 81
l''a'ns at length tho circumstances under is
~ sic p !. was Written He have stated
alr. Beecher. Az an honoraElo man, looking | oi
y to settlement between tho parties, and It ia
af mdaont certainly without aiy othor possi- IT,
), motive who', could be imputed to me, 1 OF
a nIso l's only desired to reproduce exactly p'
~ u .e?Saotnoss; and the most cnrsory OK Il!
.anatlon Of tho phrases will show u
'm M 20 nave boon his words, and not mine i t"
1on% 1' - not tdG hant Of using such Language
sn sing 1t, I should not myhcf havo used the gi
FaAo. humble mysolf before him az 1 do be
ore mr. God." I was not used to That kind Of La
II 1ca: nor the phrase, " Toward lilo Door pr
~ yang thcra praying with folded hands," ta'
over caIlod = woman If nearly 10 years old BE-
poor chlld" in my life. / did Of
a.. know ,l;', That sho ~ was lying any pu
ore "!th folded hads. Beeclor did, because dit
isayn ln hls aatcment to tho COMMITTEES that to1
10. 10 l1y 9 there Th4te marble like statue VII
~" tS n@ World, pnlm to palm, like ono pray ha
~ tis t', foproducng four years afterwards thi
los. tno Identical phrase and picture wbch the
vvYHg Of 70 3e aud which put in Tue lot- sec
80 "a ooMa'il1issoh' ~ loould not havo usod tho nil
1eo. nave hor forgiyoncaB boeauBo i did vel
1no" o NJ, whether he had it or 1ot except IA l,o
mne;oa me a!4 IL he'd acted upon my bcliof IN css
"tter atter ts sond suppose that lie had not, VII
:, 'o.ter, ss after boing prepared by mo, wan ~
D III HIN BEFORE lE TUT 1l1s slaxaru 70 IT.
"nnoa "ihis nsoer put BY nsoohor in bis statement
}ts to 10 used to by him (no IN nottin forth 81
>Htst >tts so"ts1g ,Htongn' L.. but they woTs nut cou
oraond seiteheos tsn by him me) III ere
y OF my ls gurca aud otors to be- W, nzod ny oon
.lm III eo'Yefsing with Tlton. ~ TIua TIaa XII XII
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