The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-06
TIE GREAT SCANDAL.
.,..,sog MRS. rLreN'S TESTIMONY

~" ' "',>, .br Plymouth church invcsti-
t,lu'"s ".,n n,,., rc viii be published to-mor.
g.,."- ,r,,. ,ntinwiny is DrIcs Synopsis,
cow ~ that i OF Interest ana n"'
c;u rr,li>hcd The examination DC
it.'...:..i On g;parcnt purpose TO Sho" tha'
g. 49," -, .lrcfe! bis wife from very
II, - incjr married lie. Mrs. III.
'''- .',,A that she was 're4ueh'i! S'G", ",''
..A,..r.an laid th.!c VAS care anu 'I"u,
=, he. mrd winch he coa'a 'o' e"i'
= ' u. ',, " ha was the trouble IN point
,n,.er.-NclI, any one OF you
G ' .'.,,,cn, lra;aH. wond have cared Tor IN!
..+ .''"' ,.'r,.,,. ~ rNcGGore did; was LETT
i.."s ,,;,r, my servants, ADD they were
:" ,a,,~ylnls. | could not nave my
' +. ,,..,., we because i, was Impossible
j. ~. with us on account oi dEa
- ~ n:,h Mir. Tiron. Mr.. Tllton was
+.'' al Win III, home and his "ite,
"l,''.'. .,,,,.,. and VAS harsh in his crl!l'
',.,, w acr d.! he begin to talk to you, if a,
.,.,,3 f., ynur association with ana
,...' 49,, tar sir. Rtccacr: Al thlnk l
,'..,,...i.. from Mr.. Bccchcr before iS66
49,, ,;~,, | remember >cciug HIM very
: q. = '1N IA
!. 4" ,,..,,, wl- ne criticism in regard TO
and ..yr,rii wblcA Tllton mate
i" .rt,. IN i>;J Hr. TiI'"n's mat was
''.'E ,,t.h. ,a>pciJH, OF Mr.. B@rchcr, ana
,.,,,.l 5l1nmr cDn:inua y atout his
. ! i,-> with ladies, stories oi whica
,....t,a ag VT (n"me NOT 2NeuJ.
H.. y ..H..r c,Iiuc 10 >cc me, Mr.. lilton
...r. T.. ,a,p,Hou>. and that hlS'' oS
......, ,g....,;al.Gi with NY hu>hanG win
....,' ta ~ Interviews with Mr.. bcccher
,.,J fra ruar-c NY miud WITH our
..,.,o.. and repeat them 70 Mr.. IIlIon.
w.. rH-r. oyC,tuU">: she Was contihu-
.,,.,.G hy Sir. Ilton concerning
.,.., r...s.5,l> in Inc most jealous man
... .q. ..,irrwara told. with anger,
&C.,. .,.,. c,nrt..i,d something that she 0ian,
...4.tF. mat She i"d. For three years
..,.s.l ., r,...,.s, everything that WAS said.
l.r..url ~. il.tOn more suspicious than
,-.. r.. aaG .,u confidence in her. and she
'.......l 9, r,,a, deal. This state oi Things
r..,.t =, the present day. although she had
...,l. ~ ha.iy Tor thu last two years. Nr.
,i..,.,r'. rrl l.,>nu> 20 her took The form OF
..... r,:..v.. In lar winter o! 1869, when
...l1 "a a.~u;uc that she had done i
'....,,1 nr,u. with Mr.. Becchcr, she
,... ~, ci.Ic.a> sometimes with anger,
,....i.u.> wi,A ctlHlnc>> or silence.
d, invariably denied criminal intimacy.
g.. )aI c,nl,d il IN letters 10 Mr..
Il,n .ut ttIry we're lost. He seemed to
r...s II, il t!u,uc,.io make her acknowledge
.,. wrong. ana talked 80 much OF it she
i...,.., lr Wa uoruId. He told her once
h. .,~ trr ..;,u- Cd Bccchcr's lap IN our
,.tr..r. ana II. replied. " ! on didn,;.' This
j.Igh,l jrI!pu,y had wearing and SicKGn-
r. Meet On icr. lie never named any
1 .rl'r tia. or place OF any criminal act
y..hHr. ii.rciier: never pretended she WAS
...af. sd. am- napruprirty ut Mr.. Eccclier's
!a.>.. -, %cut there t%ce or thrice to
..n.uit Viz. H.cchcr ABOUT sick person.
&,,r M, AiW n any othrr place by ap
lu.,mrut. NJ. Triton never accused her
g. auiu4j'y t'l>rd upon any admission by
lr. I, ~a> not true that >h" confessed in
.J.I,. $50, 1t,l sci Of impropricty wi h Dir.
E.utH,r. tee sorry UI tatharlnc GHunt sac
irNiu' r.ld through wien she wrote her
.~rno,nJlr letter. Being impressed with the
>.,3y a = ,.I;:,iu p@irt, Sue wrotc the letter
L. Arr Husband, She had no reference TO
u3a',,ry rr tio.-',l of il IN the letter.
Nt,. iil'ou wa asked, what did you refer
.: and rcyli,t: Will try TO answer that
T. 5,~,'.U. The an" absorbing feeling OF my
Nau'.. lite Ia been Theodore TIlton. Nei.
TIER Nr. Hrechrr. | assure You, nor any
if.a4H h,jr- ~ ever taken away from me
TT uH' itc' ny love for him. But | must
81, Hat lei. y.ry Great hcipfuiuess il my
oaH soul from hayIuy had the friendship Of
-. hrcchcr. and also OF other people, as
!D5lu women O. iutn.
C!fru" >Ul.irct Of the al, gcd confession by
c.',; .t.>,n with The character Of Catharine
GsUa.. Mr.. Iil&ou said thai tie confession
l r. u...lr IN the Summer OF 1870. but not at
~ aur Tine. MIR. Iliton gathered from all
t." tath> thIt SKINNER that she really found
il w. i;,cr,l.I What She uld not 1iuu in her
l.-,a..i. II" gave him that Impression,
J., 49," tod A.M if he would give 10 her
WaJ' - gave 10 oilers she would probably
h.. IN i,jut what she found III Mr. Bccchcr.
y @,H >hr spoke OF her sin" in the Scho-
htrr int'rr >0c Hrlni that she bad done Mr..
'lA"H wrong by taking anyone else in his
ii#ty many sly though she did not knew
tx >NC Muii.u % the same thing agalu, be-
vt't.r Il .laI Teen - much IT, her soul.
V,-lakt#- any one c.sc in what respect:
~ 90 b.; think il | had known as
!,.., Is 10 now OF Mr. TiIton that should
t'r tl! Encouraged hr. Beccher's acquaint-
Msr. think | did wrong in doing 1t, mas
!'.'1I ~ II hurt Theodore. l do not know
= can make myself understood, but do
!oJ hnOH What mean when | say that
w. aroused IN myself; that had a seli-as-
>.,tt II WhlrI ! EcScr knew before with
theodore. There vas always damper be-
u" nIr and Theodore. but there was
I''ry between NE and Mr.. Beecher. With
M. b'rc!lrr <td sort Of consciousness of
'FihS uVrr: h"apprcciatcd NE Is Theodore
u4 not. irit ,ual he respected me. think
!a'"%o!r never saw in me what Dir. Beech
G did.
NJ >l-c: DO you mean TO say that Theo.
& f!r lU: down ,ct.rc.pect inyou, while Mr..
H~"e1rr lifted il up: A. Yes. never felt
d bit o embarrassment with Mr.. Beechcr,
81 l" Ills day never could sit down with
Theodore without being self.con> cious and
/" .to- III >cn>e OF my Inequality with him.
ne "tilIr'> sad the sin she spoke Of was
h'.".lt mV:c than giving TO another what
w, NIr 10 her hu>uand-tlut which he did
Lo' bring out. However, she did not now
t rev, '"Al thcEe was any great sin about 1t.
IAr IN w;s> that she hurt her husbands
| DE- ~ allowing any one else to enter into
A"F Ai" a al. Tue wiely feeling she gave
, Ter husband was pure. She gave to Mr.
d. '@"r nothing more than confidence and
i''i'@i. She thought that il her daughters
tA,r iH"T husbands what she had given to
III they would do enough.
VI lIilon frequently talked to her accus-
!'-': OF The >rusual effect Of her presence
hi9n -rH!vncn. HIS accusations were hald
- ~" under. He seemed to be ashamed of
i'ei 'iir4'ancc, dress, and bearing. On one
. A'!ou ~ company Of his friends he told
!t1F he would give 500 if she was not at his
eide. In hotels ana public places on several
S,ti6 IN . I u.isb ,.-n,tl1