The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-01


gave to i,is feelsgs. ttst he erred in not guard
: Ing so cCSely his relations with The fas1iIy n
Ilton tina. there could be no possibility Tor fea
: IN MS own mind even 81 undue affec1lsn IN
4 or agency of Ills. Mr. Tiiion, In his stais,1ssn
: before the committee, speaks OF bfs house as %,
! OF unusual harmony
An IDEAL HOMIE.
I But upon his cross-examinasion it dearly an
peared that 1t was anything but 2
happy or harmonious hor.e. ne truth
as to this Is material, both as asTectins Tlton'
ei edibility and as showing the character OF
Hrs Tilton's domestic troubles and tfte,infiu-
ences that reached her daily life. Her pssnful
testlmony reveals jealous husband accusing
ailng sensual Influence upon ALI
She declares that her husband had freoueasly
%1ie sn f nS @sh SGRh q & erGm ss
ava not understand. ana in her deSpasring con-
dItlOn Of mind, cared Hstle about Attimes be
threatened hes, locked ber up and leciare[t
himself ashamed Of her presence when arnonS.
irleAds whose society was more attractive 10
him. Her account reveals him full oa selfish
actions, indifferent to Der wants neole -Tf1l in
Society tiIi sona1Si % women into her
graves Of hey children. MIS-. Tilton declares thar
1, ne dld not ,,i hesitate to ayow his risht to
e 9d this he ch09se and yet In season out.
against his wife. This is 4 dismal revea ,ion
rom the ideal home, but one can not read it md
believe 1t possible that she has invented this re-
/
| This account OF the domestic misery of the ~
tons is corroborated by the testimony of several
Turner, who is now % years Of age, and was n
linma'e of the family s years This youn 81
nary in PennsyIvania She = seS a peTsai, sgs.ni,
kof Unusual Intelligence, aod her appear
ance and manner before the COM
mittee impressed all who heard her
testify that she was siucere and reliable and
Wen unaerStood The facts OF which she was
speaking Vhe condition of this family in con.
meet ION with the distTe. sing circumstances re.
fsrred to, and that appear in ihe history of this
iuA OF peril, not only to Mr.. Beeeher, but 10
others whom he felt bound to protect TO the
ests Of his seioSed plymouth Csureh and other
interests OF highfconcern, all of which must be
invsived IL publicity should be given to a false
ana fcaDdaSous matter that was seeking exprese
sion from the heated and malicious raind of
Theodore Tilton. Will in nnocent men black mail
| Will not innocent men and especially riergv-
men zght as for their lives to suppress an inju-
rious scandal, even though it be bozn of
extorsion, faisehood and revenge These
are questions that unhappily history has too
often answered in the affirmative IL Is easy
and Moullon are, to wonder that MI. Beecher siU
should intrust any interest of his to their Keep
by this sad story feel like visiting even
| upon the suffering head ana heart of
our pastor the severest eensure, and this
not the less, because we revere and love him.
and know that DO man in all our land is raore
IoN ~ Is se hlsnt say, because be is SO
and so great interests of church and of human
| lty; because ne stands to-day foremost among
men OF master minds of eloquence and power,
that we chide him in no uncertain words foi
tIIper1iing SO much and often
The precious interests con6ded TO him by the
God who r.ade him, and who we have the un-
shaken faith to believe will deliver him from
all danger. The charge made by the accuser is
one easily preferred, and not easily disproved
| 1t is not enough for the accuser to say, II MAKE
or be taken as. confessed All ne d,siPrSSe,d iriPT,
both ecclesiastical and legal. in their wisdom
have required in determining charges of this
| E1 40
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
as to point unmistakably to she guilt of the
accused and are not consistent with any
theory of innocence. Lord Stoekweli, as cited
| by C-reenleaf, one of the best writer's known
to 5Erisprucsenee, and especially
on roles of evidence says ain every case almost
the fact is inferred from circumstances that Lead
TO ii By fair inference as necess airy conclusion
and unless this were the case, unless this were
so held. no protection whatever could be given
to marital rights. What are the circumstances
which lead to such conclusion can not
be laid down universally, though many
of them of more obvious nature and Of more
cient 5oolxs. AT the same time it is Impossible
10 indicate them universally, because they NAV
Character of the parties, by the state of the sen
eral manner, and by many other Incidental cir
cumstances, apparently slight and delicate in
| themselves, but which may have most import
ant bearings on decisions on the particular case
| lhe only general rule tnar can be laid down
upon the subject is that the circumstances must
be such as would lead the guarded discretion of
a reasonable and Just man to the conclusion.
| For ii is not to lead rash and intemperate
| Judgment moving upon appearances that are
equally capable oftwo inte pretations." Green
REQUIRED to prove atiultery as followss "AduItery
of The wife may he proved by the birth of a child
! of the realm. Adultery of the husband may be
proved by habits of adulterous intercourse and
! BY the BIRTH maintainance and acknowledge
Il child. \ married
/ into q known brothel raises
suspicion of adultery to be abutted only by the
very best evidence. His going here and re-
mainiug alone for some time In a room with a
common prostitute Is sufficient proof Of the
sI%iar nSh ploof pef w1h OF aduIsr1 Theses
Under the guidance of these precedenfs and
prlnciplesi ii is essential to observe there is moth
eether esefnr" Under Under any suspicious cah cireu@-
| or place. or consulting together in some secret
way to avoid observation and exposure. There
attempts In that direction. Beecher's letters
| were, as a rule, opened, arranged and read by
answered as many as 1000 in three months
such as reached the CHRISTIAN Union Office were
npenb ta the Church were r opsned. sa by - the
direction of Beecher, by the clerk before
were imposed as to his letters. The usual facts
and circumstances suggestive of wrong doing
are utterly wanting in this case. What then
does the case. as put bv the accuser. rest One An
swer, upon mere words and assert rs supoo d
| by no circumstances that are the usual Indica-
tions of adultery. Tilt0n says he knows the
/ fact from his wfes confession, July g. 1873; from
| her subsequent confessions TO Moulton and her
mother, Mrs. Morse This is thus answered. FirsT,
/ that Mrs. Tilton says in effect that this confess
ssion, whatever Ii was, was extorted from her by
| an imperious malicious husband and by means
thai, in moral sense were fraudulent pretenses
| were made that she must say something to ex-
! tricate Theodore out of his business perplexi-
| ne WI made n believe there n.
spiracy against her husband. The fact that Mrs.
| TiltOn Withdrew the charge when Mr.. Beecher
| first confronted her after he had heard
| of it the evening of December
30 is in order. In this connection. together with
| the further fact that she has ever since denied
| the truth of the charge when free from the DOM
mating influence of her husband, she explicitly