The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

ton spoke very m1urniully 70 me EbJut
the tendency q her husband 70 great lax.
itp Of doctrine II religion Eo1 morals
She gave me 20 understand that beT
husband denied the divinity Of Christ,
the inspiration OF THE Scriptures,
and most o! the articles o! the Orthodox |
faith, while Iii visrs q 10 the sG1ciify |
OF marriage relations were undergoing . |
Constant chSpEe u The direction Of tree |
love. IN the latter part Of July, 1870.
MIA Tili1n WAS SICK, and 81 her request
! visited hsf. Shs seemed much De.
pressed, 5ut gave me no hint ul Euy
trouble having reference 70 me. Il
cheered bef q best ] could, and prEyed
with her Just before leaving. This was
our last interview before the trouble broke
oot in the family. Idescribe II becGase
1t was The last, and iu character has 3
bearing upon lEtief par Of my story.
COnoerRtR9 a. my Ot.ey Viit u Is riff
cant 70 E7y TIA; q: Nc tHtETviev itLisl EDeT
took plact bs.UoC1 Nh 7ztgA and ERysslS
did aAyGLlnp occur Vhisi RigAi not han
occurred pEA perfect prQpriety bs:paeh a
brOtier and EG:ey, bstRseE fG:Lsr and
stl1, o. 5E;DAfN O M.aH Of hO7Ov and h
rife q ha dearest friend Nor cid any
thing ever happen which she or sought
70 conceal from her husband.
SJms yeErsIbeiure ANY OPEN trouble be.
tween M. Tiion and myself bis doctrines
81 Set jDTth in The leaders o. The J1dePez
dent, aroused 3 storm o! Indignation
among The representatives, O. the CopEre.
gEtiUoElists in the West, and IS the paper
vas still very largely supposed 10 be my
organ, vas written 70 on the subject Ii
reply Indignantly disclsinsd al respon.
Ei6ility ioT the view expressed BY Tillnn.
Ny brother, Edward, then living in LII.
DOS, was prominent 10 the reuonsTEoces.
BE addressed 9 Letter 10 NJ. Bowen
concerning the course Of his pa
PEI under Nj, Tlton'E management. il
vas understood that Nj Bowen agreed
that in constq ueDce Of the proceedings
arising ont Of this remonstrsoce 70 re-
move Tilton or suppress his peculiar
views But instead Of thEt, Theo3ore
seemed frneT il the saddle than before,
and his loose notions Of marriage and d..
vOrce began 70 be Swallowed editoriklly.
This LED to the starting Of the Adb1Hos il
Chicago, 70 BUpercede the Independent IN
the northwest, and Mr.. Bowen vas made
10 teel that Tiliou's management WAS sen.
| ously interfering with business, and Til.
tor mgy hsve ielt that his position vAE
being undermined BY opponents Of his
views, with whom be subsequently, pre-
tended 70 believe thsi ! was
IN league. Vague irtinStions Of hi!
feeling hard towards ne ! Gscribsd 70
this miscoDstrDction had really t&keI
DO steps 10 learn. Alter Mrs. Filion'i
return from the West in December, 1870
3 Young gil whom Mrs, Tiliun had taken
into her family aud educated and treEtsi
ike her ONE child me; testimony IN
6erstEni is before the committee), VA
sent 70 me with az urgent request that
would visit Ars Tilton ST her mothers
She said that Mrs. TIlton had lett he
home and gone 70 her mothers in conse-
queDcs o! IL treatment by her husband
she then gave ~ account Of Whist she hBc
seen O! cruelty OF the part Of the husband
thEt shocked mt, and yet more, EbeI
with doEucGsi lolk she SAID that TltoI
hSt visited her chamber in the night ant
sought her consent 70 his wishes, i'm
mediEtely visited Mrs Tilton ~ heI
mothers SDd received a. account o. nj.
home lite, Of the disposition OF hef hus
band, and Of the management o. Z Wo-
nan whom be had made housekeepsr
which seems Ike 4 night mEre dream
|. The question was whether she would q
back or separate forever from her Inns.
band ! asked permission to brinl
ny vile 70 SEE her, whose jpdg
nent II al domestic relations
, though: better than ny OWL, and &C.
corclngly second visit EAs made. Tn
result o! The interview was tbs, Mrs
Beeche: was very indignant with Nj
! Tilton, and declared that no coRsiders-
ton on earth would induce her 10 remGir
, Sd hour with 8 man who had testes he
with an hundredth part Of such insult SDt
cruelty. ieli IS strongly Is she did, bu
, hesit&ied, Is ! klwkys DO, 81 giving Sd
!, vice in favor O! separation. Il VA
agreed thSt my vile should give he
final advice ii another visit. ThG
next dEy when ready 10 60 she wished
final word, bu; there was company Enl
the children were present, and sht
wrote on scrap Of pSper u incline +
think that your view Is right and that
separation and S settlement OF supper
wi! be the wisesi," End that in his pres.
ent desperate stKts her presence near hin
was lar more likely 70 produce hatred thai
, love. Mrs. Tilton oid Dot tel me M
! presence had anything 10 DO with thi
trouble, nor did she let me know that Til
; ton on the July previous had extorte
) from her confession o! excessive EfeC
! ton for me.
On the evening OF December 97tt
1870, Mr.. Bowen on his We
Fhone called ii my house and handed N
lettet from TliUa. Il was, IS near Is
, can remember, IN The following terms:
!. Eenry Ward Beecley :-Fur reason
=. which yUu explicitly know and which
l f1rbekI 70 state, demand thEt you witt
draw from the pulpit and quit Brookly
! IS residence
: Signed THEODORE TnTuS.
= read it over twice, and turned 1
:. Bowen and said, this man is crszy, this
! sheer insanity, and other like words. n
E Bowen proiease1 10 be ignorant
6 the contents and l handed him Ii
Z letter 70 read. We 81 once Iel in,
!, conversation about III. Titon Hs CAV
}, me some account Of the reasons why
: had reduced him from the editorship
q the IRdepGHdcni 10 the subordinate pos
Il lion Of coutrbutor-viz thu; Ti!tun's r
Y ligiOus and social vleEs were running Il
v paper. But he sRid thst IS soon Us il WI
J known that be hBd 30 Tar broken wit
o Tilton, there ckue pouring Upon him {
. many stories o. Tlton's private life Er
> habits that he IVES overwhelmed, and thl
% be was considering whether he could COZ
q slsteuty retain him on the Brookly
q. EHiOI As chief contributor TO the Ind.
e pendent. be narrated the story
7 the Efsu 81 Winsied, Conn, an
!. some like stories from the Nurthwe
d and charges brought against TltoD in h
: own UfHce. Without doubt he believe
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