The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-29

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was 50 anxious 70 have her leave town
Add keep away that be paid some
5000 for her school expenses. There
Il no doubt that 81 900 were paid, but Tor
quite another purpose. Mrs. Turner and
Mrs. Tilion both agree 10 saying that II
was Tilion's plan 10 have her 20 away
because she had stated 10 her friends that
Tilton had twice attempted in,luSte re.
lGtions with her, while 10 bed and during
the sbseDes Of Mn. TilIon in the country.
Tilton was fast losing place and position
because Of his social views and practices
and feared the publicity Of this gi.lsstste.
ment, who Atth1t time was twenty years
Of age.
The ahsurdity that Beecher would 10.
vest 1900 apiece 70 get persons 70 leave
town, 10 whom Tilton had been peddllug
his scandal against him Is transparent.
The persons 70 whom Tflton had talked,
in some form Of the scandal, some times
in one shape and then in another, were
TOO numerous to justify an investment Of
5000 On each them by Snybody whose
wealth could not be counted by the mil.
lion. II should be noted that Just as Miss
Turner was leaving for the board
ing school, TiltOn procured from her,
with the aid OF his wife letter denying
the reports OF his improper liberties. here
again We fnd Tilton In thu manufacture
OF evidence. Il is not Tor us 70 pass judg.
ment on hrs. Tilton unchsritably. She has
suffered unparalleled trials. Nj. Moul,on
quotes her rs saying in letter 10 him, as
we hsve seen, that il was physically i'm.
possible tor her 70 tell the truth in her
husbands presence. II will be noted that
the pretended confession was Obtained 10
that presence, and further that she was
away from him and IRON home Of Soho.
hAEie; when she stated herself to be like
Catherine Gaunt. with an undue sfection
Tor her pastor. In this letter to her hus.
band she says ~ felt unfAlteriugly that
the love l felt and received harmed no
one, not even you, until the heavenly Wis.
ion dAwned upon me again. Yes, my dear
Theodore, though your opinions are not
rest!ul OF congsniAl 70 my soul, yet my in.
tegrity and purity are sacred and holy
thing 70 me. Bless God with me for
Catherine GAunt, and for all the sure LEAD.
iDgs OF al sll.loyIDg Providence"
This letter was written June 29ih, 1871, ,
about year after the pretended comics.
sion. In no sense can its words be con.
strued as referring 10 Sdultry. Tilton
when before the Committee when refer.
ence was first made TO this letter seem.
ed 10 think that the offence in the story
0! Griffith Gsuut was adultery and accoT.
dinghy relied upon this letter as inconuo.
verttole evidence Of his charge. In this
be was mistaken. Il Is q principle OIL the
common law that q married woman can.
not commit or be held 10 commit crime
perpetrAted in the presence OF her hus.
band. This upon the idea that the hus.
bands presence and influence amount 10
duress, and that she Is therefore not res.
ponsib!e whether Il is necessary TO work
this rule 70 excuse Ars. Tilton or not.
We may see in what Tilton was able TO
extort from her without her voliuon or
real assent something OF the reasons
which moved the early e1pounders Of the
English common law to Assert the doc.
trine referred To-
We have now reviewed IS briefly as
We could the evidence before US. There
are many facts and details We have not
discussed, but have cited the more impor.
tant OF these and discussed the salient
points. We have carefully examined the
evidence relied on by the sccuser 10 sus.
tain the charges We are asked to believe.
Finally, who is this accuser that be makes
30 bold face! We may learn from the
testimony IS well as by common report,
without descending 10 unpleasant perso.
nalities that Theodore Tilton has in re.
cent years become very different mSn
from what he was formerly reported to
be. He will hardly deny thst both be.
fore and after his espo1sAl OF the new
marital philosophy, sigus OF de.
geneEscy were setting in which
hsde made him discredited man in this
community in this new role. His cul-
minatiOn and downfall are even stated in
the recent words OF an able writer, who,
in speaking Of his career, says that in the
process Of time he came before the world
Ss the indorser oil Victoria c. Woodruff,
and lends his name 70 biography OF her
which would have sunk any mans repu-
tation any where for common sense. Such
book is tomb from which no author
rises again. Such is the sccuser. Who
is the accused ? 1t is Henry Ward Beech.
er, the pastor Of Plymouth Church, who
has been 8 clergyman with harness on
ioF iorty years, and twenty.seven Of these
yesrsl he has been here 10 this church,
which, as all the world knows, has go
often been stirred to good deeds and TO
q better life by his eloquent ministrstions.
The man has been living IN the clear
light OF MONDAY before his people and
before all men life Of great Christian
usefulness and incesssnt work. None
have known him but to admire and love
him. They who have been most init.
mate with him, al home and abroad, re-
port nothing OF his life or conversation
but what comes OF purity of soul. We
are asked by Theodore Tilton and by
his cosdjutor, Frank Moulton, 70
believe that this man, with his long
and useful lie and high character 10
sustain him, is unworthy Of our conf.
dence, regard or respect. Christisa char.
sCter and great services which are usual
| ~ considered tower Of strength and de.
tense, when one is assailed 10 go Tor
nought. According to Mr.. Tilton we are
invited to give up this beloved and en-
inent man and send him and his good
name and fame into the vortex of moral
destruction. We are TO do this upon
some wild, absurd and contradict.
ory assertion Of Tilton, who in all this
work does not succeed in dis.
guising his malicious and revengeful
designs, No tribunal administering JUS.
tice ever held charge Of adultery proved
BY mere alleged words written or spoken
that are denied and not connected with
circumstances and appearances pointing
Enthusiastically TO the guilt OF the accused,
Upon review Of all the evidence relied
on by the accuser he utterly fails TO sus.
tain the charge.
We herewith submit a complete steno.