The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-06
THE BEEoHER.TILToN SCAN.
DIAL,
Latest DeVelopments..Dld Beecher
Uhes Tilton Money H..Letter From

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Latest Developments. -Dld Beccher
Uhet Tllton Money f..Letter From
F. D. Carpenter.
To tho Editor Of the Brooklyn RagIe:
do not diSayow and have not intend.
cd to dtSayow the statement attributed 10
me by Mr.. Tllton in his letter to Rcv.
DR.. Bacon concerning Mr, TIlton's going
to Europe. am satiflcd now that l
gave q wrong impression 10 tho rcpre.
sentative Of the RGGs, and through him
to the public, concerning the matter, as
published In tho Eagle Of last Saturday.
All the facts in tho Case-a part
only Of tho facts coming up in
my conversation with the reporter
warranted the full force Of Mr:
Tilton's statement. The interview re-
terred to between Mr.. Beecher and myself
took place on the 10Th Of April. The
matter OF the increase Of the capital
OF the Golden Ago. and Mr.. TIL.
toms going 10 E1rope, was not the oc.
casion OF that interview, az / stated
to the reporter, but was an incident
thereof. Mr.. Beecher did not couple tho
statement, "It Mr.. Tilton would 20 10
Europe, his means would be provided"
at that time with any conditions, but he
requested Inc before taking any steps In
the matter, to see Mr.. Il. B, Cleveland,
! saw Mr. Cleveland the following Thurs.
day, and told him what Mr.. Beecher had
said. He made an appointment to see mo
the next day at his Office In New York.
I went to sec Mr.. Cleveland next dsy.
according 10 appointment, and he then
told mo that the money could be had
only on condition that Mr. Tilton would
go 70 Europe with his family, and would
bind himself to stay there two years, He
said MIR. Tilt0n must also make public
disavowal Of sympathy with Mrs. Wood.
hull's views. ! Instantly declined all fur.
ther negotiations on the subject.
] saw, about the same time, OF my own
motion, Mr. james Freeland, Of Plymouth
Church, an old friend Of mine and Mi. |
Tilton's. ! asked him If Mr.. Tilton had |
any friends In that church 10 whom l |
could appeal. Mr. Freeland said he could |
not name one. Mr. Triton knew nothing
OF this action on my part. was solely |
responsible for 1t. Some days later, in q |
moment Of encouragement, imprudently
revealed to him what / had done. He re-.
sented the action on my part. did not
know, however, that he subsequently
wrote to Mr.. Beecher upon tho subject
till come time afterwards, and did not
see the letter until II was embodied in a
letter 10 DR.. Bacon.
MIR. Tilton told mo that he sent the lei.
ter referring 10 me 10 Mr.. BeechCr BY
messenger, May l, the day it was written,
My relations with Mr. Beecher warranted
his notifying me Of any wrong done 10
him in the representation Of Mr.. Tilton:
but l never heard from Mr.. Beecher or
MIR. Cleveland on the subject. These are
facts in the matter, the publicity Of which
should regret, as 1t was private matter
OF my own, had 1t not afforded Mr.. Tiltop
an opportunity TO forever set at rest the
notorious and disgraceful charges that he
had "blackmailed" Mr.. Beecher.
Ono word moro. In an editorial allu.
sion in the Eagle on Monday, you hon.
ored mo by calling me "AIr. Tiltons
friend" l accept the honor, for the
friendship Of sunshine and not also Of
shadow is no friendship for me.
l believe with Mr.. Beecher that Mr,
Tilton would have been better man in
many circumstances than l have been"
That he has been suffering man know,
TOR have walked the streets of New
York with him repeatedly, night after
night, when his head was bowed and his
heart nearly crushed with sorrow. Never.
theless, would not shield him from the
Of his own acts. he has
made grave mistakes in life. Wendell
Phillips said Of him not long since that
four years ago no young man had SO bril-.
liant future before him as Theodore
Tilton, "and today" MIR. Phillips con.
tinued, "he stands amid the ashes Of his
hopes and prospects."
l know what it cost him to write his
letter to DR.. Bacon. It is easy 10 cen.
sure and sting with bitter words. |
know that no spirit Of malice or vindi.
ctiveness sctuated this man. from whose
lips in an intimate relationship Of twenty
years l never heard coarse word or iest,
and in whose life l never knew an un-
manly or wicked act.
Respectfully yours,
F, B. CARPENTER.