The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-27
the matter and create annoyance, though no

final damage"
H. W. Beecher agreed to hold this letter
over for consideration, but sent it before
seeing me again. Moulton at first approved
of the letter, but finally concluded to consult
with Z. T., who offered a substitute. the sinh
stance of which is in pencil on a COPY of Fl
| w. B. Is reply to P. The following is a copy
of the substitute referred to:
An enemy of mine. as I now learn. pois-
oned the mind of Theodore Tlton by telling
him stories concerning me. T. z. being an
gered against me because had quoted sim
| liar stories against him which had heard
from the same party, retaliated Theodore
and |, through mutual FRIEND were
brought together and found upon mutual ex.
plantations that both were the victims of the
same SANDER" ~
In regard to the servant-girl in the Tilton
household who was sent West to a boarding
school, Moulton says her expenses were paid
By Beecher, through him, the latter Offering
to pay the money for her schooling. Before
going away she wrote the following letters
to Mrs. IIlt0n:
:" My DEAR Mrs. TILToN: want to tell Won
something. Your mother has repeatedly at
tempted to hire me by Offering me money, and
presents, to go to certain persons and tell
them stories injurious to the character Of
your husband. have been persuaded that
the kind attentions shown by Mr.. Tilton for
years were dishonorable demonstrations. ]
never at the time thought that Mr.. Tilton's
caresses were for any such purposes. I do
not want to be made use of by Mrs. Morse,
or any one else to bring trouble on nv two
best friends, you and your husband. Bye
bye"
"MY DEAR Mrs. TILToN The story that
Mr.. Tilton once lifted me from my bed and
carried me screaming to his own, and at
tempted to violate my person is a wicked lie.
Yours truly"
The following is letter from Mrs. hilton
to one Mrs. p, dated Brooklyn, Nov. s. 1872.
1t refers to certain stories told by the school
girl mentioned above:
My DEAR Mrs. P: | come to you in this
fearful extremity, burdened by my misfort-
unes, to claim your sympathy and love-
1 have mistakenly felt obliged to de-
ceive these two years. that my
husband has made false accusations against
me, which he never has to her or any one, in
order that he may not appear on his defense,
thus adding the terrible exposure of law
suit. Will you implore silence on her part
against any indignation which she may feel
against him, for the only ray OF light and hope
in this midn light gloom is his entire sympathy
and cooperation in nay behalf. A word from
you to Mr.. d. will change any unfriendly
spirit which dear mother may have given him
against my husband. You know I have no
mothers heart that will look charitably upon
all save you. Affectionately, your child.
(Sgned ELIZABETH.
"Of course you will destroy this letter."
MIR. Moulton continues
Z" had seen and known Mrs. Tilton we'll
and kindly on my part, and [ believed wholly
so on hers, and [ had never known. or srs-
pected, or seen, any exhibition of inharmony
between her and her husband, and of course
had no suspicion Of infidelity upon the part
OF either toward the other. The first intima-
ton of it which came to me was the exhibition
of her original confession the first communi-
cation had from Mrs. Tilton after I had read
her confession on the next morning, 31st De-
cember. 1870, as follows
'' MY DEAR FRIEND FRANK 7 want you to
do me the greatest possible favor. NV letter,
which you have, and the one 1 gave Mr.
Beecher at his dictation laft evening, ought
both to be destroyed. Please bring both to
me, and [ will burn them. Show this note to
Theodore and Mr.. Beecher. They will see the
propriety of this request. Yours, truly,
(Signed) GEE. r. TILToN.'"
81 could not accede to this request, be-
cause had pledged myself to Beecher that
her retraction on the one side and her con-
fession to Tilton On the other (Which are the
papers she refers to as 'myletter which you
have. and the one gave Mr.. Beecher ) should
not be given up, but should be held for the
protection of either as against the other.
learned in my interview with Beecher, on the
LIST of January, 1871, he had been told by his
wife and others that Mrs. Tilton desired a
separation from her husband on the ground
OF his supposed infdelties to her, and that
Mrs. Tilton had applied to Mrs. Beecher for
advice on the subject"
On Jan. 4, 1871, Mrs. Tilton addressed the
following letter to Moulton:
my DEAR FRIEND: In regard to your
question whether have ever sought separa-
ton from my husband, I Indignantly deny
that such was ever the fact, as [ have denied
it a hundred times before. The story that I
wanted a separation was deliberate false
hood, carried on by my poor mother, who said
she would bear the responsibility of this and
other statements she might make, and COM
municated to my husbands enemy, Mrs III. W.
Beecher, and by her communicated to Mr.
Bowen. | feel outraged by the whole pro-
ceeding, and am now suffering in consequence
more than / am able to bear. I am yours
very truly,
(Signed) ELIZABETH R. TI1ToN."
The following statement of Mrs. Tilton
was made and placed in the hands of Moul-
ton:
''DECEMBER, 16, 872.
e In July, 1870, prompted by my duty, in
formed my husband that Mr.. H. w. Beecher
my friend and pastor had solicited me to be
a wife to him, together with all that this inn
piled. Six months afterward my husband
felt impelled by the circumstances of con-
spiracy against him, in which Mrs Beecher
had taken part, to have an interview with Mr.,
Beecher, in order that Mr. B. might know
exactly what 1 had said to my husband.
wrote brief statement have forgotten in
what words, which my husband showed to
Mr.. Beecher. Late the same evening Mr. B.
came to me with distress, saying had ruined
him and wanting to know if I meant to
appear against him. This I certainly
did not mean to do, and the thought was
agonizing to me. l then signed paper which
he wrote to clear him in case of a trial. In
this instance, as in most others, when alb
sorbed by one great interest or feeling, the
harmony of my mind is entirely disturbed,
and found on reflection that this paper was
so drawn as to place me most unjustly against
my husband, and on the side of Mr. Beecher;
80, in order to repair 80 cruel blow to my
long suffering husband, l wrote an explana-
ton of the first paper over my signature. Mr..
Moulton procured from Mr.. Beecher the
statements which / gave to him in my agita-
ooy,% and L. I'M