Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-05

ground. have a recollection Of such 1
Statements, against which I rebelled in
a letter which MOultOn read to me.
Ques.-D0 you recollect a letter he.
ginning "My dear husband, desire tc
leave with you, before going 10 bed, 9
statement that Mr.. Henry Ward Beech
er called on me this evening and asked
me if would defend him against any
accusation in council Of ministers, and
ending ''Affectionately, Elizabeth?
Ans.-Yes, sir; but that was not my
letter.
Ques.-How was it written?
Ans.-In the same way as those which
I have already explained. ! have no
other explanation for any Of them. That
was written in bed. Mr.. Tilton wrote
1t first, and sat up In my sick bed and
copied it.
Ques.--Is that true Of all letters that
have that significance?
Ans.-Tes sir; 80 far rs my author
ship Of them Is concerned.
Ques.-Was the letter written when
you were sick from a miscarriage?
Ans.-Yes.
Ques.-Do you recolIect Mr.. Beecher
calling that evening?
Ans.-Yes.
Ques-When?
Ans.-But a few hours before 1 wrote
| that letter.
| Ques.-Csn you rem ember that inter
view with Mr.. Beeeher?
| Ans.-It was a very similar one 10 the
/ other. l was half unconscious, and was
| very ill-prepared TO see either Of them.
/ My room was al darkenei, and the
nurse had gone To hers. She opened tf E
dc0T and said that Mr.. Beecher wanted
| to see me. I certainly don't know what
to tell you about that, either.
Q1es.-DO you remember writing
some paper for Bseeher?
Ans.-Yes.
QGes.-Can you recall the contents Of
that paper?
Ans.-No can't. think it was to
do something for him, because The.
mad done something against him.
Ques.-Is it true that he said anything
to you about council of ministers?
Ans i do not remember; l have tried
very hard, dear friends, to get into my
mind those scenes, but they are utterly
out Of my brain. Witness never had
told Miss Anthony that she had COM
mitted adultery or done wrong with
Mr.. B-echer, or anything TO that effect
Ques.-Did you ever tell any human
being that you had been guilty Of wrong
doing with Mr.. Beecher?
Ans.-I never Voluntarily did so.
Ouee my husband took me in Mrs.
IS carriage to the house of a lady to
whom he had been telling stories about
me and Mr.. Beecher 1 vent against
my will, and when We got there he said,
~ have brought Elizabeth to speak for
herself, whether I have slande ed her"
l did not deny him; they were the same
things that l copied and signed in let
ters which Theodore had prepared. I
don't know whether it was treach-
cry, but a great many times
he has said "You have gone to DR.
StOrrs's, and now he knows that you
are guilty" He found out that I bad
been to DR.. Storrs's, and he was very
angry.
Witness here Tecounted the scene at
her house when Susan B. Anthony was
present, much as heretofore published,
except she told Miss Anthony that Til
ton accused herOf adultery with Beech
er, and that she had committed it. she
told Miss Anthony that TiltOu had
charged her with inhdelity with one
and another, and that when he sat
at his table many times he
had said that he did not
know who bis children belonged to: had
spoken Of it TO another person besides
Miss Anthony when she was aroused by
Mrs. WOOdhuips presence at her house,
and by a visit from two Of Mrs. Wood
hullis sisters, when she called the police
to take them away; but she had told
these persons nothing more than
what unjust accusations had been put
upon her by her husband.