Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-02

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Il written stttemrn' of the oiftnse shown
- DR.. >tnrrs by Tilton an C,rp inter,
Viii n W Is made in Mrs Tilton's hand
writing under the dem IN of her hush 'nI
VII says he dictated the precise words
'hrr rclerizing the offtn>e, the chtrge was
III improper proposal. This statement
Ms. Til on retra tied. and says she p' ote-t-
It against it rs false when signed. and
aflerwarl she saw DR.. St"rrS and told him
80. DR.. StnrrS. in II letter to the COM
mittre. confirms the retraction. In the
m:tunsrript prepared by Ttlton. which he
called the true story" the offense wa
| ~t,tcd to be improper advances. Thi>
true story Tilton was in the htbit Of
L 4 ING t. newspaper men, personal
firn l.. aui others, without it would seem.
much di~.-.im nation. considering how
anxious he p"otrssed to be not to make
rnuUu lis secret Mr. Beecher teslitics
hat he met Iiiton on the ferry boat about
two weeks after the publication of the
Wnolhul scandal, and they talked the
nlt'"r over. He SAYS Tilton WAS at first
myS:rlio Is and -cnmmittal, bit on their
WY home. in BROOKLYN, Tillon invited him
into til" house. where the 'true story
Was exhibited to Mr.. Bclchrr and q pro-
lun%cd conversation was had which lasted
until miNni -ht AMI during all this. not one
Wu-I WAS said or limited by Tilton that he
believed Bccrhtr htd committed adultery
On thc con r;lrV. he asserted his un>hlktn
c"rti icnrc in his wife purity, and COM
pE.ncl only Of the improper solicitation
E\->upcrv!sur llarmo who, like Mr..
Brlhrr. j. one of our Well known and
rrpH cd citizens, tcStiiics to sub ttniallv
rh' sam" experience with lilton rs to the
nature of III. chtrgr. Mr.. Harmon goes
further. AMI testified not only that Tilton
read - him tn. " true story, i'll which
there WAS no allegation of adultery. but
thlt liliun Described to him his first inter
View with Mr.. B"ccher on the evening of
December 80, and then informed Mr. llar-
uom thIt he. At that time, charged Alr.
EcclArr with the otf'n>e of improper adj
yamr.>. Mr.. lIlrmon explicitly states
tlut. in all hi- conversations with Iilton.
which We're numerous for more than two
Years, Ii" (Illtun) 1T no time alleged alul-
tcIV - the olcn>c of which he complained.
ih. testimony before the committee shows
~lmiil. >ttttmcnt- by Iilton and hy vari-
Gus u'hcr persons up To within a recent
icripj hr further fact. that Tilton treat
e. lAc matter during four wears as an
ollvn-r which could be properly apol"gizrd
FIR ant tor.ivcn. j. wholly inconsistent
with lhr ch;trgr in it> present form. Til
ton. in h> written Statement. complains
lh.tt MIR. Is cchcr "lbu>'d his Clifton y
tur.llrnc>> 1t i believed no case OF
adultery on record c:ln be produced where
an injured husband. upon leaning of his
Wii, mild litN kept the fact to himself
i.r >iN months, and then. after private
c,up.an /, thr ,ttcn'lin- party, receives
aua accept, an APOLOGY for the otltn~e,
uud ,,ct,> it tpryiNcn, and this i> follow
,d tv a restoration OF the cuurtesics OF
lri.l ship. All lhc>r ami other consiIer;,-
li-t- I, b.. Ii, rrttrr referred 10. show that
N l,.rycnl could the otftn~t have been III,
crane ul adultery. 1t might have been til,
cu.r., ul tin, lesser otf,n-c, but it is no;
c,,.,.IJ.tblr thu Iiltpn, i'll view of his
,.utu-t. believed even that; >tlll further
t..a, The >o-c.,I,rd "apology WAS for til,
mln 'tlrn~r, IIlton himself in hi, cross
,> an n .t.un clr;uly proves th>. Marx
III W..i-. Il! SAYS tina, the Il y alter i
>..l- l.o -urrI, he Wis i'll Moulton room
..ui In rr met Mr. Bcrcher. when tn,
luli,N iug enc &C, urr,d: lie (Brvchei
bus. "ut in an expression of great sorrow
~ lur .tud iii hr h"lti llc c"mnunlra
,u via oh he had sent tn me by Mr.. Muul
.rn " IL ti~ttrt"ry I" n". lie then an'
tn.,. tu.J MI Mpult.n he had done wrong
u.i 80 III ;ch - some others (rrtrlrinE l.
III, " tc. VINO hat made statements 10 Mr.
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..i.l h~ wife HAD under certain informs,
ton. 4 few days before, made to Mr.. Bow
en-. which led him to execute u purpos
tLrtdV entertained of removing Tito
from tine brooklyn tHton and from the u
- ,L,tA,bH 1t apl ears also that. tn
nrNt day. Eecchcr d!d write the letter
r Mr.. Bowen which Hilton says he volui
q trrIrd t" write and which referred L" II
% jon hu~ln = troubles with Bowen.
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r. N'N' r"hrI'tr M""I'"h course WIN
: view "l >tlA i,,r'''tr trstlhS "il''' was
G. h.N lhihd - wen rs III llllnn as 10 III
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y ne = 'h'''t" !" .'1 circuit ol 'li', INV e"'i'
D. OF discovery 'ia' t''S CRIME tool" ne II
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II - th' 'nrhi'r :'ho '.ie ln]ure" nusp'l' IL
y lhA' N""""ii "l" mo' "li'Ne OF "h"e
:. Ihd tiilc thr "iltnSe was adultery
:. shown 10y 'll' Siihe rIa>s "l evidence @ u,
oeih t't' III reference 10 lii'"h'
# repeatedly "'Filr' ~ i'i'',. l"ts"'iS III
e. thcr" was II" adultery Fottun'leIv
:, have i statement in writing setting for
v Moultan~ estimate OF the nature OF Il
:. IF n-r.