The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-24
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
TiltOn's Second Statement-New DOcu
ments and New Names introduced.

TiltOn's Second Statement-New DOcu-
nents and New Names Introduced.
The long expected statement of Theodore
Tilton was published simultaneously in the
New York Graphic and Chicago Tribune on
the 18th of September, and fills twenty-eight
| columns of the latter paper. The statement
contains a large mass of documentary evil
dence to sustain Tiltons indictment against
| Mr.. Beecher. It starts out by showing the
kindly relations existing between the author
and Mr.. B. down to the period of 1870, in
| which year public and fraternal correspond
ence passed between them in New York in
| their capacity as Presidents Of two suffrage
| societies, holding their meetings in that city
| These evidences Of the uniform friendliness
of Tilton toward Beecher down to the time
when the alleged discovery was made
| by the former of Beecher's fatal assault
on the honor of his house, are given
to dist prove Mrs. Tilton's charge, that for ten
| years her husband had made an almost daily
! threat that he lived to crush out Mr.. Beecher.
| This charge Of Mrs. T. of malice on his part
| toward Beecher, Tilton declares was pure
| invention.
| Mr.. Tilton next gives copious extracts from
| his wife's letters showing the harmonious re-
lations existing between them up to July, 1870.
And to throw a side-light on the happy, do
nestle relations which the correspondence
| portrays, the appended letter from Oliver
| johnson, at present one of editors of Mr..
| Beecher's paper, is given:
"DEc. IL, 1872.
| my DEAR THEODORE | wonder what you
| would give for q chance to kiss the little
woman who only an hour since kissed me!
"Ah, my dear fellow, it is a great sacrifice
you make in leaving such home as yours.
II was delighted this morning on receiving
visit from your wife, and hearing her say
what beautiful ve-letters she gets from you.
She seemed well and smiled on me through
her tears as she spoke of you and the long
session Of separation that is before you.
Yours, lovingly, OLIVER JOHNSON.
| The following extract from written state
ment signed by Mr.. Tilton's father and
mother is also given to prove that the rela-
| tons of husband and wife were harmonious
KEYPoRT N. r., Aug. &c. 1874.
Also we further testify that we never
heard of any ill-feeling between our son
Theodore and his wife, or any complaint of
| Entertainment by him towards her, until we
lately heard of it for the first time in Eliza
beth's published testimony, which we believe
| to be untrue.
| (SigneO 'SILAs Tm.ToN,"
|
| Tilton then narrates with great minuteness
the circumstances attending Mrs r. g confess
sion of adultery with Mr.. Beecher It was as
he alleges, after her return to the city after
/ several weeks absence in the country. Be-
fore disclosing the secret she extracted from
her husband q solemn pledge that he would
not in ure the person OF whom she was about
to speak nor communicate to him the fact Of
her making such revelation .-t
This confession, Mr.. I. says was made vol
unfairly, and not in response to any accusa-
ton from the husband, 'for he had never
suspected her of any wrong-doing." A letter
from Miss Susan B. Anthony to Mrs. Isabella
Hooker Ca sister Of Mr.. Beecher) is quoted in
proof that Mrs. Tilton confessed her criminal
conduct with the Plymouth pastor.
Tllton gives the following letter from Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Francis ID. Moul-
ton, dated as late as the I'd of September last
| "DEAR FRIEND: In your forthcoming state
ment, whateversyou say or fail to say, do not
| forget as brave knight to bring your steel on
| the head of The Great Preacher for his
| base charge that Elizabeth Tilton thrust her
| love on him unsought.
You know, better than Susan or do, the
| time and arguments by which he achieved his
purpose.
calais alas how little charity, to say
nothing of common justice, has been shown
woman in this tragedy.
"* Sincerely yours,
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON"
A considerable portion of the statement is
devoted to q refutation of the charge that
Mrs. Tilton "thrust her affections upon him
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