The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-24
Mr.. Tilton's Second Statement
From the Chi ago Tribune.l

Mr.. Tilton's eecond statement in the
Bscher case, which We issued in our txt.a
edition Yesterday and publish to-day, is de-
cidediy the mcst important document which
has yet appeared from that side Of the con-
troversy. 1t is a review Of the BROOKLYN
committees report, and an answer to Mr.
Beecher's statement before the committee;
and in is array of rev facts and dot u n. nt.,
and its arrangement and presentation of old
ones, has force and consistency which will
sands Of doubling minds. Indeed, it seems
TiIlon here nl's. supported by the mass Of
evidence he Prtsen,r, could have been in
vented BY man or devil. 1t transcsnds the
bounds Of human capacity to weave such
con-piracy out Of whole cloth. When We
look Tor motive for il We can iind none,-
for the charge Of b'ac mail. never very
pointedly put by either Mr.. Beecher or the
Plymouth Church committee, is now pull
verified by Mr.. Til,on into duet. When We
strive to take in the audacity, the mental
grasp and 0mniscent care aud forethoueht
necessary TO fis together the facts end circum-
s.auces, and ma, : them hold together against
the assaults of M. Beecber and the able
our efforts to comprehend such Ingenuity and
malice. We shall recapitulate briefly the
the points in Mr.. Til:On's second statement,
and leave tae public to judge how far he
has succe -ded in overthrowipg the c1Dc,C-
sions Of the Committee, and answering Mr..
Beecher's statement:
l. Mr.. Tilton commences BY answering
the two statements of Mrs. Tilton, that he
had been for ten years jealous Of Mr.. Beech
er's reputation. and was determined 10 ruin
him; and that he had bten maltrestipg her
for the same period Of time. This he does
By producing various friendly and even
sffec:ionate letters that passed between him.
sslf and Mr.. Beechsr down to July 3, 1870,
the date at which he first became aware Of
the criminal intimacy betwe Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Triton; and by giving extracts
from his correspondence with Mrs: Tilton
down to the same period of time. He sup
plemehts this with the emphatic statement
that never until that date, July 3, 1870, did
he entertain an unkind thought, or utter an
unkind word, to either Mr.. Beecher or bis
wife
2. He then gives succinct narrative of
the time, place, and manner of Mn. Tilton's
confession Of her seduction BY Mr.. Bsecher,
and fixes the date of is contamination, Oct.
TO-, 1868, BY an entry in Mrs. Tilton's diary,
"A Day Memorable" which words che said
she had used 10 mark i. in her own reccl-
lection.
3. Then follows a letter from Susan B.
Anthony to Mn. Isabella Beecher Hooker,
full of indignation sgsinst Mr.. Btecher,
both for his crime and for his want of YER
aciiy concerning it. The supposed signi6-
canoe Of this letter is that Mrs. Tilton had
confessed the crime to Miss Anthony, and
that Mis- Anthony and Mrs. Hooker were
in correspondence concerning it A. thing
about which there could be no dispute.
4. He next defends Mrs. Tilton sgainst
the charge made against her by Mr.. Beecher
tat she made the first advances. For this
charge, says Mr.. Tilton, 81 brand him as
coward OF uncommon baseness." Elsewhere
Mr.. Tilton dec.nts with burning sarcasm on
the groveling character OF one Who will &C
cePt the last extreme favor OF woman. and
then appoint committee CT six to publicly
Investigate her conduct:
3: The character Of Mrs. More, Mra.
Tiltous mother, - disclosed in . series OF
letters, seems TO correspond 6ily With an A.
founding act attributed to her by MI. Ill.
ton-that Of Skiing her own husband by the
cravat and choking him till he was black in
the face. after which delicate attention he
(Mr. Morse) summoned the family together,
and legally and formally separated from her
the separation continuing TO this day.
Ms Morse's letters contain frequent allu.
sions 70 the relations existing between MIR.
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton.
6. The most important document not
heretofore pnblished is the letter from Mrs.
Tilton to her mother, (enclosing one to
Mr.. Tiltou), written at Marietta, Ohio. a
few months after confession. This letter is
truly heart-rnding document, and no one
can read it without being moved to pity for
the anguish Of soul in which it Was COM
posed. 1t contains repeated illusions 10
her offence, and speaks Of q confession she
had made 10 hes mother, known to her
daughter Florence, which vas likely to be .
deaih.blow TO the latter.
z. After glving statement Of Henry c.
BoWen's accusaiions sgainst Beecher sub
stantially - given By Moulfon, Mr.. Tilton