The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-08-06
What Beecher's Plea Will Be.

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In view Of the fact that Mr.. Beecher's de-
f,n.e may not appear before next week over
his own name, the following outlioe Of its
derived from persons thoroughly
pref, sizing to understand the situation, is be-
lie,si 70 cover the paint which he will en-
Geivor TO make in his s,atems nj of the Til
ton case.
The document will be a powerful and
startling one, and will create as great sur
pris e az did TiIions now famous presenta-
lion OF his sllsged personal grievances.
Mr.. B.echer will acknowledge that since
the beginning of his ministry he hes been
bss 1 by letters from women addressed to
him expires 'ing great personal admiration
aiora: ion, indeed-of him as man and
minister. He will show that communica-
tons OF this nature are constantly received
by every noted man in the community, and
it is especially the fate o: clergymen, poets
and actors TO be the recipient, OF these alb
normal demons ralions of se1uality from
women who are generally diss ased physio-
logically and p-ychological,y.
After this general statement Of we'll
known fact MIR B-echer will aliude 10 u
the case o. Mrs Tilton, WHO it seems con-
ceived for him the most extrsvagsnt passion.
knowing the lady from childhood, havi "
! ma r!ed her to her husband, and teen on
terms Of close social relationship With them
| beth, he was led by strange iniatua;ion 10
submit to Ter Establishments. and an init.
macy WIS formed which whils 1t vas not
| criminal was reprehensible, or n; least put
him in p)siIioa which made him set IA 70
Co great wrorg 20 Theodore Iil'oL. He
will confes thzt both he and Mrs TIlton
were very emotional, given To eXiggeration
in sentiment, and that the correspondence
between them WAS Lot what should have ex-
listed between pastor aud a lady-that lady
the wife Of his friend; but The peculiarly OF
the case was that Mrs. TIlion complained
bitterly OF her husbands self-sutficiency,
want of kindn $ to her, and possible inf
dslitiss and she looked up 10 Mr.. Beecher to
give her that affection and sympathy which
she failed to find at home. Mr.. Bescher
will acknow ledge thai he toyed with the temp
In ion, that he SLOWED kindnesses and ex-
prsssions of sympathetic tenderness by Mrs
Hilton, and that he recIpyocated them u u
great d. gree, 81 much 80 that. while not sc
tually gully OF any wrong to Theodore Til
ton, he so tar COMPROMISED hims, II and the
lady as to render necessary it appeared
to his mind-tae letters which lie subs
quently wrote to Nj. Moulion and Mr.. Ill
tor, humbl ng himself te'ore the Liter ~
bsfora Cad tar h:s ,xt-av,ra, d.mo,.t,,
,;ous Of affection for ,,s VI. M Lis f,;a,d
Heoc, he will declare that while he was
cu,ltv of ind.eosrm eniltv p,rhans ot lead
H.. u,if. >, Iovs i'm more than nor ~
81 lie ,.os.;tJv :, ~. de,,,h ,.f IL,
syn,,.,hv a. b.r - in aTo,sin', b;s -,
nni,ivs n,,nr.. 4, Lad him ,w,y La viii
aanv anv criminal ~ lie will mist tb,t
hi. r.1ai;or. with Mr., Til;on weI. n, more
;.,;rn,ts or IIam,IIe tb,, the ,eJ;,;o.. ar
,.,;on with the nriss, ;ndnlo,d in Inv ssC nh
crime q unit II g fictitious character quoted
nv MIS-. Tiltop, in which he will find almost
a perfect parallel fer the ease.
Furti ermore, he may he expected to show
that hi. posi,ion has been greatly embar
rss ed by the fact tina, maligna mt rumor bao
already been maxim. free with his name
and tina, owing to The uuhappy person Il L.
, cnl;,riti.s Of one near and dear TO him
VIII, :. nnfound,d jealousy WIS the bape AZ,
!, tormen, Of his liie-s;ories h al been invent
, , ed and circu ated which injured his tai
fame and did him prieyous wrong. which
however h. was detarred from denyibc b,
Tho f.c, ,b,t in be- ,ndiro ,les. faIseLoois =
thew deserved he would have necsssaril,
-, fr,.sJ 90 .acr;6cs ono IN xbom d, ",
h IL d. ,s,de,,s, and mot ,crsd tie.
-h;eh can ,x;s. b.,vee, man ard woman
10 ,,;m r. ,ba, The I;(;icuItv m this
-. o,s, ~,s Inc nr;n,.r;Iv 10 The sxtray
go, ;s,lou.v of This inmate Of his family.
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