The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-19
THE EVERLASTING SCANDAL,
Some More of the Same Sort.
Tilton's Second Statement.

! CHICAGO, September lS.-The TfibHa,
| publishes an extra this afternoon, con-
| tanning full text of Tilton's second
statement, and entirely filling four pages
or twenty-eight columns. The first two
, columns are devoted to proving by ex-
tracts from letters, &C., the friendly re-
lations existing between Beecher and
! Tilton, and the strong affection for each
other, and the marital felicity of Tilton
and his wife up to the time of the alleged
intidelity of the latter. In contradiction
of the allegation of Beecher of Tiiton'
vindictiyeness toward him, and of his and
Mrs. Tilton's claim of his brutal treat
ment of her during ten unhrppy years.
He then comes to the story of his wife 5
confession made to him July Sd, 1870,
Just after her return from
visit to the country, and
the circumstances under which the con-
fession was made and the substance Of il
he states explicitly, and which do not
differ materially from his previous state
ment, except that it is more circumstan-
tial, ne giving the date of the first act of
infdelitv rs October 10, 1868 at time
when Tilton was absent in New England.
She showed her husband a memorandum
in her diary marked, at that date,
"A Memorable Day"
She further said that on the next Satur-
dav. while her husband was still absent,
Beecher visited her and again committed
adultry with her. and also stated various
other times and places of similar occur
RANGES during the ensuing fall and winter
and the following spring. This confession
he declares was made voluntarily, and not
in response to any accusation of guilt by
him, as he had made none; and this con-
fession. he says, WAS also made by her
subsequently, to the Others, including
Susan B. Anthony, and in proof of this
produces a portion of letter from Miss
Anthony to Mrs. Isabella Hooker dated
November lG, 1872, which plainly midi
Gates that the writer was possessed Of
Mrs. Tilton's secret, and also that she
laid the entire blame in the matter upon
Beecher. Tilton here refers to Beechers
intimatiOn that
Mrs. TIItOn Gave Him Her Love Tn
sought by Him,
and declares it false. And in.this con-
ncction quotes Il portion of II note from
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Moul-
ton, dated September 4, 1874, in which
she speaks of Bcechcr's base charge
that Elizabeth Tilton forced her love
on him unsought, and adding, "you
know better than Susan or ! do the time
and arguments by which he achieved his
purpose" He also quotes from letters of
Bcerher and Mrs. Tilton, and enumer-
atcs presents made by him to her un-
known to himself (Tilton) as proof Of
the affections professed by Beechcr.
He next takes up Mrs. Morse, His
MOthcr-in-I.aw.
and shows her unrelcnting hatred Of him,
and her constant attempts to ruin his
character, giving copious extracts from
letters written him by her, expressing the
gcrcest hate in most inteinperate
language. This is preliminary to the
proof adduccd that Mrs. Tilton made IA
confession to her mother of her crimi-
nality with Beecher, which confession hr
SAYS was first made verbally at
the time when, in reply to Mrs. Morse.
accusation of him, in the presence Of her
daughter of iiaisom with lady friend
of the family. He told her shc must
speak more respectfully of the master of
the hoase and its visitors or leave it. and
that he would hold her daughter respon-
sible for her behavior in this respect and
he produces the following letter written
to him by Mrs. Tilton from Marietta,
Ohio. in November. 1870, and enclosed in
note To her mother:
November, 1870.
feel my duty now and love to you,
my dear mother, impels me to send you
copy which l this morning have writ
ten to Theodore, which insist that you
destroy and use not in conversation with
him. This because Of my trust in you.
You will do this sure. ~.
Friday morning.
oh. Theodore! Theodore!
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