The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-22
WHEELING. WEST VA. SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 90 1SI


and iOr the sake Of BseChers family, the
matter should be kept quiet ard hushet
up, The next morning Us was leaving
home for business Tton came to ny
house and with great anger said
THAT BREcHgR HAD DONE A MRAN ACT
That he had gone from that Interview O.
last night 10 his house aud procur ID iron
Elizabeth recantation aud retraction o.
her confession, He said that for that aci
ho would smite him; that there could be
no peace, He said, "You see that what
have told you Of the meauness Of that man
Is now evident" MI. Tilton said thai
Beecher, at the interview OF last night
had asked permission 10 go and see EIiz-
a6eth. He told BeeChGr he might 70
which statement 10 confirmed by Beecher
himself, and Beecher left him for
that purpose. u said 10 Tilton :
"Now don't get augIy; let Us sec II
even this cannot be arranged. will 90
down and get that rGtTaCiiOn from him"
| was then going to my business, 80 that
was unable TO 90 that morning, but
went that evening, Isaw BeeCher, and
told him that | thought he had been do
Ing very mean and treacherOus act,
treaCherOus first toward me, IRON whom
he wanted help, in that hO did not tell me
on our way 10 his house last night what
be had procured from Mrs. TilIOn, and
that he could not expect my friendship 10
this matter unless he acted truthIully and
honorably towards me. | further said,
Mr.. DERCHER, YOU HAvR HAD CRIMINAL
INTERCOURSE WITH MRS. TTLTOR;
you have done great injury to Tllton
otherwise; now when you are confronted
withit you asked permission otthe man
to again visit his vie, and got lrom that
woman, F.s
WHO HAS COMPRISED THAT you HAVE
RUINED uRR,
a recsntaliOn and retIaclion OF the truth
for your mere personal safety. That won't
save you. Al that interview lie admitted,
with grief and sOrrOw, the fact oi his sex.
usl relations with Mrs, TiltOu, and ex-
pressed some indignation that she had
not told him that shG had told her hus.
band, and that in consequence Of being
in ignorance Of that fact he had been
wAlKISG UPoNA VOLCANO.
Rtlerriug to what he had done In con.
neCIiOn with Bowen and with reference
to TitOn's family, he said that he had
sympathizgd with Bowen and had taken
sides with him against TiltOn, in conse-
quencc OF tho stories which were In cir
culatlOn In regard 10 him, and especially
OF the one specific case where he had
been informed that TiltOn had had i'm
proper relations with woman whom be
named, aud TO whom letter from his
wife will make apaft q this statement,
aud had so stated 10 Bowen, and he told
inc that he would write 10 Bowen and
withdraw those charges and gave NC the
rough draft Of a letter which he wrote
and sent TO Bowen, which letter is here
produced.
BEEcHER TO BOWEN.
BROOKLYN, January %, 1871.
Ny Dear BoWcn Since saw you last
Tuesday l have reason to think that the
only eases of which | spoke to you in re-
gard 10 Mr.. Tilton were exaggerated in
being reported to me, and / should be un-
willing to have anything said, though it
was OF but little weight on your mind, in
matter 80 important to his welfare.
am informed by one on whose iudg-
ment and integrity greatly rely, and who
has the means Of forming IN opinion better
than any of us, that he knows the whole
matter about Mrs. Billiard, and that the
stories are not true, and that the same is
the case with other stories.
do not wish any reply to this. l
thought it only due 10 justice that should
say SO much. Truly yours,
II. W. BEECuER.
Mr.. Beecher told me that Mrs. Beecher
and himself without knowing the confess
sion Of Mrs. TiltOn TO her husband, had |
been expressing great sympathy towards
Mrs. Tilton and taking active interest In |
ler against her husband l said "Mr. |
Beecher want that Iecantaticn, | have
come Tor it" Well, said he,
WHAT SHALL DO WITHOUT
| replied, II don't know, l can tell you
What will happen with it," He asked,
what will you do II Igive it to you" l |
II will keep 1t as l keep the
confession; II you act hOnorably l will
protect it with my life, as would protect
he other with my life. MIR. TItHn asked
or that confession this morning, and
will never give it TO you. You shall not
lave 1t from my hands until | have
Exhausted every EhOrt for peace"
3eecher gave me back the paper. When
went home with the recantation l found
rilton there and showed It TO him. He
expressed his surprise and qualification
hat | should have been able to get it,
md ] then showed to him how very fool.
sh 1t would have been in the morning 10
lave proceeded augrily against Beecher.
made another appeal for peace, saying
hat notwithstanding great difficulties up.
1eared In the way, il they were properly
iealt with they could be beaten out OF
he way. He expressed his willingness
md desire Tor peace. When Isaw BsGchIr
made an agreement at his request TO 90
md see him on Sunday, January 1st. l
vent 10 his house in accordance with the
and he took me into bis
'tudy and told mo again Of his great sur
1rise that Elizabeth should have made
he confession oil his criminal commerce
With her 10 her husband, without letting
ltm know anything about It, making his
ieStrucliOn at any moment possible, and |
q warning TO him.
he EXPRESSED MS GREAT GRIEF
1t this wrong which he had done as a |
minister and friend to Theodore, and al |
ais request l took pen and paper and he |
iictated to me the paper commonly
known as the apology, and all Of which Is |
u my hand writing, except the words ~
lsve trusted this to Moulton In conf |
iencc," and the signature, which latter
lre in Mr. Beecher's. This was entrusted
o mo In confidence to be shown only to
rilton, which did. II had reference to
40 other fact or act than a confession oil
sexual intercourse between Bsecher and
Mrs. Tilton, which hO at that interview
and denied not, but confessed.
He also at other interviews subsequently
held between US 10 relation TO this unior-
Iunste affair, unqualiGedly confessed that
ho had been guilty Of adultery with Mrs.
Tilton, and always in a spirit Of grief and
aorrOw at the enormity Of the crime he
had committed against Mr.. Tilton's
Iamily. At such times he would speak
with much feeling oil tho relations he had
sustained towards them az pastor, spirit
ual adviser and trusted friend. His self
at the ruin he had wrought
under such circumstances was full and
and at times he was 80 bowed
down with grief in consequence Of the
wrong he had done that he