, 1874-09-19

-. coHFuTE MR i.EEcnrn's RECENT rnErxNsr'
9}lat psed lln' to e*tors this nonoy. from Mr.
:. i'm nnscurn's next a4rp + :"
IN Lilo fancifpl argument to prove mo h black.
maltsr ID Ills nontton Of tho payment to Mr.
.Moulton Of certain aumH ot nloii1y amounting to
$4,000. I had nothing ID. do With thfa money, or
any part ot t.. Nut .happeh to know that 1T
went, other In vl,o!o or:part, to ply
-, THE a1lsI. BExslEH Hcnook;N1rLs.
At tho stonbcnsi'le Homtnsry, '0lllu. (sse ra-
ceIl,ts signed by the Principally
,Ih{s csllld cane to my louso dozen years ago
"a %aif, hcaraNg. tho naM,e Of Mel)ermp.t.
knowing nctlor father nor mother NOR relatives,
hor circumstances of hor bIrth,'nor hor ago..
concerning all..wNom ard which Bio romnintu III
tolal tlsndeauca Tor years u,ts1, after lna,ty Of
iofts, traced her 1inrentago. md lcnrnad that
hortruc name Was Turner, which THO ilsa stncs
:. Ths unfortunate child, when sho lived In my
family waa afflicted frequently with strange
eloanlHt; SO that she sometimes passed. days to-
gother n nnllcn ailonco, without speaking 10 any
ceenAnt no|so; una at blight nlie Would ofton fall
INTO apoeics Of nightmare witch noula control
alarm the llnuso ~ =
:, Mias Anthony, who knew her well, dc.crlbca
hcr tthongh think a little too roughly as 4
"hnlf.iafot, into vlose head It Has impossible
!" ar fAruEn AND srornEn, -
In their joint card, from which I have nlrcndy
quoted, dated Kcyport, n. j., Aug: 3oi 1871, ro-
for to this child aa follows: ~"
The Girl Bessie, reforo sho waa sent to boarding.
school 1t tho West, was ofteu inmate Of cur house,
and we wete all acquainted wi.lher character At that
time, We greye 10 aay that tl,ia 1ri wan guilty Of
our house., we forbid her Of cnsoring h again:
-. NJ wIrE's lETrEna. j"
used TO contain froQuont alluaiona to olor troubles
ntI hi
Mrs, .Tilton often ddoubtod tl.e rlgitfuncua Of
hopping such an eccentric child in tho lpuso for
fear Of her evil inlnqnco on our clilargn. For
instance Mrs. :Tltqn, tn q 1otter: to inc dated
Feb. G.: .:1s07, speaks Of this troublesome girl rs
the only datnror Of tho pence of CIR onschod Sat-
urtny md Sunday tho times uaual for her moolls
an1 a, astbo to girls grow odsr so wtns tns lesa
ton They Do not lovo her, nor get along p1taaant.y
I'M 1'Sspessa est ny children Browirrl.abs through
her tnfluonec over tlen1." - = &" 'l''''' =.
Mrs. Tilton against pesaio and yot, as.my wifo
waB q kind-heartod and Bolf-sncriilcing woman--
especially jealous: to do, good to owly and t1n-
fortunate pessons-sho could mover permit her
SELF to dismiss Bessie, and soud her forlh holp-
losn into tho wide world. a thousand timcs over
md mo for having rescued hor. from some horri-
bio fatD which sllc used to fancy would have
beon hers had not cur fnnily given hor home.
Nor do believe that shc would laye proved an
migrate TO mo had sno not been 1nada tool In
Mrs. Morso's ingenious hands for working out
her achomo of. divorce for Elizabeth by break
lug down my. reputation. 1t will be remembered
that Bessie wrote to Mrs. Tlton, Jan. 20, 1870,
saying: Il
= Airs Morso as repeatedly attempted to hire M By
Offering dresses and presents to 20 to certain por-
soms ana te them s'oE's Injurious TO The character Of
JUNE NJ. ulsoa'aa' -.
=, !. INC young Glfi Nhom Mrs Morae "brlbcd,"
arts. !liton '9eeetvoa,, AZ !a aeon bT 9lrs. Il!-
ton q los1of 10 AfS ~ dascd HoY. u 1917 rs foi-
LOWE: -" ."' '.> so, <;
hars nf.iake'M ~ e9liasa to dte>irt Bts,fs thtss
ire years that ny 1uaoand lad aade faso accusations
"A4en ~ H9set LAS LUZ nos my oae'
The young Eiri-" bribod" BY Airs. Morae,
eoa ,aoceiYea ~ Es. Itonana aisys tho
day the tortor OF poth;: for she overheard :,
~ 80 = CONVERSATION i;
botween Mrs. Tilton and. myself, In which allu-
sion was made to Mrs. Mlton's sexuat intimacy
with 1fri Hoecler. ttlho Commit iii their vor-
dict, ddmn that khe girl ouer heard His remark,
Tor they quote hor ~ reing tho following wosdB: !.
-" He: {hr. ;Iilton) said sle (a1rs. Tton} had
confessed 70 nm aias she hGd been cttminaHy ~
f.nsate: Min AIR. i}eecher. bhe,: Identified tho
date ut which sle overheard ,ti'e roInark.. Tile
and tho. COMMITTEE e received hor anhWer, ;"This
tue fa1l OF 1s7o.
Alter oYorhearing tliih remark, tho young tell.
tale went TO several members Of tho family and
reported IT. with her prattling tongue. sho alao
WENT TO MIt. nEEcItEn 3D.,
anti did tho same. AT: Beecler, in lis state
ment, .dcfnoBtet9as that I}essie came to him
but, with that disregard OF tho truth which char
actorizos lis enttro dofonso, he changes tho
story which she eamo to him to toli> aud anakea
i appear that her disclosure was, not what tho
COMMITTEE numlt, namely, that .aha had beard
ol Mr. heecher'a criminal Relations with Mira
Illton, bu: quito another talo. Tho same rouc-
tanco Which alr. noecher has SINCE had TO put
tho true atory OF Bossled GRAND into DeHsleB re-
cent Testimony, no long sSo manifested at hay
ing her te it to our friol'dH and relatives. Such
q toii-thte tongue Wna dangerous to Mr. Beech
ers .poaco. Accordingly, no sooner had Mr..
Alou!ton undertaken the taak Of oEganizing Mr..
Boechor'a safoty, tllan one ct tho first necessary
.: devices to this end was tho removal Of Bessie
to safe distance from Brooklyn: SO aNo was
housed At alr, Decchor's oxpouso ina Western
ho Grdng SCHOOL for term or years
This money which sr
" HR. nEEcuEH ps1p Fon BESSIE
10 nil tho money which ! over heard until re-
oentty) Of his paying either directly or Indirectly
i consequence ii lls sA4otiuliun with my family
or with this auandal.
T.. After Bessis WAS put to selno! QUO OF her FIRST
acts-antt, this wholly DESTROYS tho falso gtato-
1uent that ercr sought to iiliuro hcr-v1a 10