The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24

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TRADE: OF THE wE--T WITH FyRCPEAc
BJ~INE-S- ORANGENEN-THEM MAYOR
NEW YORK. July -. 1874
Tie Ti!ton- Beechrr trouble, j.. AZ par
entity. a. far from q settlement a. ever
The most curious thing III the matter
now. Is the sudden separation OF Nr>
Tilton from her husband Mrs TiItcI
Went before the committee appointed IL
investigate Mr.. Beecher and gave heI
testimony. What She testified 70. tie
committee only know, but it is under
stood that she denied distinctly and
explicitly that Mr.. Beecher had ever Of
fercd her any indigIity-iu short. that
the statement OF Eer husband was falS,..
At all events. She returned to her
home and told her husband that in coli
sequence of the course he had taken.
their paths in life would henceforth h,.
apart, and she left him, probably for
ever
OfcourSe. this i all conjecture, bur
the probability i that the Beecher par
ty knew what Mrs.. TiltOn would testify
10, which accounts for their jaUnty con
iidence III their ability TO crush out Til
ton. But what becomes of Mr. Beech,r's
confession. methinks / hear one ask.
Easy enough. Suppose the astute Henri
Ward Bcecher should affirm that L.
signed it under compulsiOn: or suPpo~e.
that there is nothing direct n il. sup
pose when ii comes to lie read it Is found
to be, well, anything but a direct CON
fessiOn of specific attempt upon the
person of Mrs. Tilton; and suppose Mr..
Beecher would swear that lie never
signed anything of the kind. 1t strikes
lie lie has the Tilton people. At least
he has them so far as Plymouth Church
Is concerned, for those people are bound
TO believe iii him anyhow
There is another thing Mr. Beecher
can do. Suppose when he gives in lis
testimony he Is asked. ''What about the
confession you gave TiltOn. in which you
wished you were dead = He will probably
answer: Theodore was at that time
running very wild, He was having af-
fairs. as was supposed, with various
women, and Mrs. TiltOn came to me for
advice. Believing that the report was
was true, did advise her 10 Il course
which, rs afterwards found, was un-
IAa1l " 4AtOuOAt- llAtlfAOlt L Hi tit-
him the apology which he has since
published. Ny zeal for Mrs Tilton did
get me into an awkward position
This story Mr.. Beecher's friends are
at this time One thing may
be depended upon; viz: if the thing is
possible, Mr. Beecher will De complete
Iy rXonerated by the committee. They
will not bring him in guilty Of anything
The TilJon family have seen IA great
deal OF trouble Theodore i an cxcita-
Bile, iuipetuoUS, iupuiSive man, who has
wandered after Il great many strange
gods, and not Il few Strange gOddcs-es
it Is said 1T the time he was standing
side by side with the Woodruff faction.
that he WAS accustomed To- take the
Woodruff to his house, despite Ike tear
IuI protests Of his wife. and insist upon
her being recognized as a woman iii for
the companiou>hip of amy woman on
earth This, II i justice To- HIN To- say,
he denies. But ii is true, beyond qUes-
ton. that hc was infatuated with tie
doctrines OF the woman, ii not with the
woman herself. and that that fact, Judi
ciOuSly and SkiiliUliy managed by his
a lacy Of very certain
made his home an UncomfOrt-
able place. TheOdur,. felt that lie was
acting upon principle in giving counte-
nance To the Woodruff. while Mrs Til
ton felt giving licr ANY cuUntcnance
whatever. was an Outrage; and the
who pOSS, SS;'S eEuruuuS
for trouble, ragged between the
two, sereucly happy in the row thai was
Then Beecher got into IL. Il WIS
charged by Tilton tlIaJ he attempted to
outrage his wife. and another element
of diScord was hurled into the already
shaken home. Tilton and his friend
MouIton compelled Il document from
Beecller, confessing his guilt jthe same,
Il portion of which was recently pub
lished by TiltoH) and "a settlement Of
troubles financial and moral. Was eI-
frctcd between Beechcr, Bowen and
TiltOn. Mrs. Woodruff was sent to the
and it did seem rs though
everything would 20 on serene.
But DR. Bacon and Plymouth Church
would not let Theodore alone. They
wanted him ont OF the way. and 10 that
end they kept continually posing sharp
sticks al him. Theodore Is not the man
To poke sticks at, sharp or otherwise.
He has the trick of turniu" and pushing
with the horn. and fearfully sharp hOr.s
he carries lie did turn, and did gore,
not only the pUrsuers, but the man
whose good name the pUrsueTs wanted
to shield. His mistake was in not punch
ing deep enough. | ain satisfied hc has
il in his power TO strike a deadly blow
1t AEr Beecher, and II he did anything,
hat is what he should have done.
But Beecher decided to brave TheO-
lore. and this gives him this opportunity.
Tie plucky Tilton has given notice that
in q few days he will make sworn state
ment of the exact facts in the case, and
.iat he will mash Mr.. Beecher com
pietclv
Mr.; Tilton's action is regarded Is very
.uriOuS and queer. for il IS understood
hat it was from her lips that Mr. Tilton
ir,t gathered knowledge Of the outrage
AltUgether it i a queer mess, and our
ldvice iS wait cOoIly and calmly for
.ew days. TiltOn must either Kill Beech
r or be killed himself He Is in pO-
,ition where nothing but blood will an
,wer. Wait and see whose head Eolls in
.he sand.