Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-05

wrote thar, but the others were OF Mr. liltOn j |
connecting. Mrs IIliou admitted that she
copied the note containing the words, mir. |
l'ecchcr desires NE 10 be his wife, with all that
implies, which note was to be shown Lu d.; |
otorrs. She al first refused, but he said he
needed 1t, because 1t would be great deal bet
ter than anything he. could write, aud i, was
not anything after all. She replied it is true,
and what will MIR. Beecher say? Mr. Carpcn-
ter Was present, but could not hear them as
they spoke luw. Mr. rilton told her she had
but fifteen minutes, and she sat down and wrote
the note. 1t is absolutely false that she wanted
TO make a stronger statement. She thought it
wckedly strong as 1t was. There was trouble,
and she thought 1t would 10 some Way serve
Theodore aud bring peace. He had said the
whole affair was some scheme to get out Of the
Woodruff trouble.
Mrs. 1ilon then related how week after
the council el churches Was called, she. without
cou'ultIng Theodore, went to DR.. Storrs aud
told him that letter was false; that she was not
the author OF it, nor had she confessed it u
any Way, and DR.. SIorrs said he wished be had
known OF it, for on that letter aoue he had be-
Iicvcd Beechcr wicked man. He asked her
it she knew OF the great sin that she had done.
She replied that she realized it. She had fire.
qu9uty done such things as that. She had 90
opportunity OF explaining the circumstances,
as the Doctor vas In hurry and referred her
to his wife.
Mrs. Tilton was asked if she ever saw the
letter apparently from Mr. B .echer to herself,
dated February 18th, 1871. She replied never,
uDtil she saw it printed in TllLous statement.
Z. Did you ever hear about it? a. was
never willing to have anything to do with
Moulton. MIR. T,lton wanted her to treat Mnul-
ton as mediator, but she would have nothing
to do with a third party. She would be trusted
without, and If MIR. Beecher or any one else
had anything to say to her il should not come
through Muulrou. Papers came to her through
him and she Won not look at them. Moulton
Que day Insisted on reading her what he called
u very important letter, which she refused to
receive, aud it went in one ear aud ont the
other, so she remembered nothing of it. except
that it urged her to treat Muulton as a conf
dant on some common ground, against which
she rebccd
q. DO you recollect the letter beginning,
My Dear Husband Il desire to leave with
YOU before going to bed statement that Mr.
Henry Ward Beccher called upon me this
evening and asked me if would defend him
against any accusation ln council of minis
tcrs,' aud ending, "Afftctuuatey, Eliza
beth q y. Yes sir, but that is not my letter
y How WAS it written? 4. LII the same
way as those which nave already explained
| have no other explanation for any OF them
That was written in bed. Mr. Tllton wrote it
first, and sat up in my sick bed aud copied it.
=. l. that true Of all letters that have that
Significance? y. Yes, sir, so far as my authority
of them is concerned.
Q. Was he cxcltel? A. lie was always
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difficulties.
q. Had he been out that evening? a. Yes,
he had been to Frank MouItuu's.
Q.What time did he get home? A. INIy nurse
had gone to bed, aud he found me 10 bed; |
was very sick, and my nerves were greatly dis
turbed.
Q When he first came in what did he say
n. | do not remember.
Q. What led to this act? A His bringing
me pen, lux aud paper; he had the letter al
ready written.
Q. What did he say about it? A. Really, |
positively tell you | caunot remember. | felt
often at that time utterly despairiug aud mis-.
cradle, aud it uattcred to me but little what
| did
G. Was it when you worc sick from mis-
carriage? a. Yes.
q D, you recolIcct Mr. Beccher calling that
evening? a. Yes.
Q. When? a. But few hours before |
wrnle that letter.
q. Can you remember that interview with
Mr. Beechcr? A. Ii was very similar one to
the other. | was half unconscious and was very
i'll prepared to see either OF them. My room
was all darkened and nurse had gone to hers.
She opened the door aud said MIR. Beechcr
wanted to see me. certainly do not know what
10 tell you about that either.
4 DO you remember writing some paper for
Mr. Bccchcr? a. Yes.
q. Can you recocct the contents of that pa
per? A. No, | cannot. think it was to do
something for him, because Theodore had done
something against him.
Q Is it true that he said anything to you
about council of ministers \. | do not re-
member everything about it. | have tried very
hard, dear treuds, to get into NY mind those
scenes, but they have utterly gone out OF my
brain. The witness never told Miss Anthony
that she had committed adultery, or done
wrong with MIR. Beecher, or anything to that
effect.
Q. Did you ever tell any human being that
you had been guilty of wrong doing with Mr..
Beecher? \. | never voluntarily did so. Ouce
my husband took me IN Mrs - carriage to
the house OF lady to whom he had been tell
ing stories about me aud Mr. Bcccher. | went
against my will, aud when We got there he said,
II have brought Ell zabeth to speak for herself,
whether have sIaudcrcd her. aud did not
deny him. 1t was the same thing as when |
copied and signed letters which Theodore had
prepared, and am reminded Of this | do not
know whether it was treachery, but many
tunes hc said, You have gone to DR.. Storrs,
and now he knows that you are guilty he
found OUT that had been to DR.. Storrs, and
he was very angry. Witness here RECRUITED
the scene at her house when Susan b. Anthony
was present, much as published, except that
she told Miss Anthony that Tllton had accused
her Of adultery with Mr. Beecher; not that she
had committed it. She told Miss Anthony that
Tlltou had charged her with lu6delity with one
and another, and that when he sat at his table
mauy tunes he had said that be did not know
who his chidrea belonged to; al spoken of it to
another person besides Miss Anthony, when
she was aroused by Mrs. Woodhull's presence