The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-29
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AANeANAN AAAsu "ea AllNhkGA IN CIVIL
aolion for libel today At the suit Of oue
Gayn0r and taken before Judge Walch and
released on his own TecogniEInce 70 Ap,
pear TO morrow 10 answer GAlnor claims
TO be an interested party and brought suil
10 compel the production Of all the facts.
His action Is regarded rs q movement 10
compel the bringing Of the case into court
THE COURTS WILL AT LAST DECIDE.
Theodore Tilion was arrested on two
charges Of libellpg H. w. BseCher, and
brought before Justice Reilley, Of Brook.
Ign, ~ 8 o'clock this afternoon. He was
seated in his parior when arrested, and
treated the matter with the utmost COM
posure His bail was 6Ied At S2 500, but
upon his giving his word Of honor that he
would appear at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, with bondSmln, he was al.
lowed TO 30 ill that time on his own
recOgniZAnce. The prosecutions are
based on his ArrAignment Of MI Beecher.
He was arrested at the instance OF VIM
j. Gsynor, recently from Boston, where
he had law oiilce He Is now
a member OF the Brooklyn Argu,
staff. GayEof says bis only object 10
causing the arrest Is TO bring out all the
lAc,s. Great excitement prevails In
Brooklyn The matter is discussed In all
the leading New York hotels. The lol.
lowing are the aflidsVits in the case
State OF New York, Kings county, IS.
William GAynor, oil Nc. 80 First Place,
being duly sworn, deposeth and says that
on the goth day OF July, Theodore TiltOn
did falsely, malCiously and scAndalously
frame, make, write, compose and cause 10
be published In the Brooklyn DAILY EIgl6,
published in the city Of Brooklyn, in said
county, on the Goth day Of July, 1874, a
certain false and scandalous and libelous
writing Of, concerning, and against Henry
Ward Beecher, Of the city Of Brook
lYn, In said county, TO the purport
aud effect the following. to.wit, and that
for the period Of about fifteen years ex-
tending both before and after this mar
risge an intimate friendship existed be-
tween Theodore Tilton and Rev. Henry
Ward Beccher, which friendship was &C.
mented to such degree that In conse-
quence thereof. subsequent dishonoring
by Mr. Beecher Of his friends vile was q
crime Of uncommon wToDgiulness and
pertidy; that about nine years ago Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher began and there
alter continued the friendship with Mrs.
z Il. Tilton, for whose native delicacy
and extreme religious sensibility he often
expressed TO her husband high admi.
ration, visiting her from time TO time for
years, till the year 1870, when, for reasons
hereinafter stated, he ceased such visits,
during which period, by many tokens
and attentions, he won the atiectOnate
love Of Mrs. Tilton, whereby, after a long
moral resistance by her, and after re-
peated assaults by him upon her mind
with overmRstering arguments, accom-.
'pllshed possession Of her person, main.
tanning with her thenceiorward during
period hereinafter stated, the rela.
tion called criminal intercourse, be.
ing regarded by Ter during that period
as not criminal or morally wrong, such
had been the power oil his arguments as
clergyman TO satisfy her religious
scruples against such violation OF virtue
and honor, therefore the deponent prays
that the defendant may be apprehended
and dealt with according to law.
Sworn TO before me this 2Slh day oil
July, 1874.
[5igued Tuos. II. RRrLLEY,
Justice Of The Pace Of ne City Of Brooklyn.
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
State Of New York, Kings county,EG
William J. GaynOr, OF No. 3S, in the
first place being duly sworn, deposes and
says that on the 27th day OF July, 1874,
Theodore Tilton did falsely, maliciously
and scandalously frame, make, write com.
pose and publish in the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle and Brooklyn Daily Argus news.
papers published in the city OF Brooklyn,
in said county, on the eth day OF July,
1874, certain false, scsndalous and libel.
lous writing o., concerning and against
Henry W. Beecher, OF the city OF Brook
lyn in the said county, TO the purport and
effect following town:
respectfully call public attention
TO the TACT that though the Plymouth
Church Committee have this morning
published eight or len columns Of an
irrelevant and desultory conversation
between Mr. Beecher's counsel and nv.
self in the committee room; yet this
voluminous report strangely omits the
most important part OF my testimony,
viz: That the criminality which my sworn
statement charged on Rev. II. W. Beech.
er and his religious victim was confessed
TO me not only by herself but by Mr..
Be6cher. Furthermore that Il was con-
fessed by her and him 10 Mr.. Moulton as
friend and counsellor ol both, and still
further Mr. NOultOn's office as mediator
tor four years between MIR. Beccher and
me was based on the one cole fact of this
pre'exisliDg criminalily between Mr..
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton. This statement
| msde 10 the committee with my utmost
plainBGss Of speech. l furthermore stated
TO the committee that Mr.. Beecher's
apology TO me instead Of growing out Of
any circumstances with which Mrs. Wood.
hull was connected was communicated
TO me by Sir. Bsecher nearly six months
before / ever met, knew. or saw Mrs.
Woodruff. The omission Of these facts
from the Committee'sreport forces me TO
lay them before the public as necessary
point OF my cssG.
(>ignec) THEODORE TILToS.
Wherefore, depoDent prsys that the de.
iendsnt may be spprchendCd and dealt
with according 10 law.
Sworn TO before me this 2slh day Of
July, 1874
(Signed) THos. u. REILLRY.
JuItice Of the PeGes n TIE City cr Bro kyn.
These Gffilavits being. resd TO MIR.
Gaynor, and he having sworn 10 the same,
the following warrant was issued;
wARREST OF ARREST.
State Of New York, Kings Co, IS;
W. J. Gsynor, Of No. Ss First Place,
deposes and says thSt on the 20lh day OF
July, 1874, at The said city OF BROOKLYN,
In said county OF Kings, Theodore Tilion
did falsely, msliciOusly and fcsndalously
frame and make, write, compose and pub,
lIsh in the Brooklyn daily El9ls. a news.