The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-07-31
TAe Au-A6sor6ing Scandal.
THE STORY OF BEECHER's CRIME AS TOLD
BY ELIZABETH CADY STANTON-MRs.
TILToN's DENIAL OF THE STORY.

THE STORY OF BEECHER's CRIME AS TOLD
BY ELIZABETH CADY sTANTON-MRs.
TILToN's DENIAL OF THE STORY.
A reporter of the Brooklyn ltrg1ts called
on Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stanton ut her res
idence in Tenalfy, \. Y, on Monday morn
ing, and that lady expressing her willing
ness to be interviewed, the reporter cate
chised her as follows:
''Cau you tell me when you first learned
of this affair, Mrs. Stanton? ~
Il think it was q year before Mrs. Wood
hull published her statement that I knew
of the matter not all the details, you un-
derstand, which have since come to light,
but the story in substance"
''Aud are you willing to tell in what
manner you came possessed of this knowl
edge ?''
''CeI tainly. Some time, think it was
in the fall of the year, though l won't be
positive, while Mrs. Bullard was still con-
nected with the Revolution, Susan b. An
thony, Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton, Mrs. BullaTd
and myself were in Brooklyn together. 1t
was in the afternoon, and after calling at
the Office of the RerOlutior. Mr.. Tilton and
myself accompanied Mrs. Bullarl to her res
idence and remained to dinner. Through
some misunderstanding Miss Anthony went
with Mrs TiltOn and dinCd with her M
stead Ofus. There was some feeling on the
part of Mrs. Titon i'll regard to this, al
though it was quite unlnlentional ON my
part. Well, at the table no one was present
except Mrs. Bullard, Mr.. Tilton and myself.
Theodore told the whole story of his wife 5
faithIessness. As l before observed, he
did not go into details, but the sum and
substance of the whole matter he related
in the hearing of Mrs. Bullard and myself
We were Tcformers. lie gave US the story
as q phase of social life"
This was the first you had heard Of
it ?''
This was the first. The next evening,
pipued at me for leaving her on the day be
fore, | returned to my home here in Ten
alfy. To my surprise / fUuud Susan await
ing my arrival That evening, when we
were alone, | said to her, Theodore related
q very strange story to Mrs. Bullard and
me last evening" Then l recountcd TO
her all that he had told us. Miss Anthony
listened attentively to the end. Then she
said, 4 have heard the same story form
Mrs. Tilton.' We compared notes, and
found that by both man and wife the same
story had indeed been told
MRS. TILTON's CONFESSION.
"What were the particulars of Mrs. Til
toms confession %
Il will tell you how it was made. When
Mr.. Tilton returned home that evening
some angry words growing out Of the sep
aIation III the afternoon passed between
him and his wife. Both became intensely
excited. In the heat Of pa assion and in the
presence of Miss Anthony. each confessed
to the other Of having broken the marriage
vow. IN the midst of these startling dis
/ closures Miss Anthony withdrew to heI
| room. Short ly after She heard Mrs. Tilton
/ come daShing stairs, and MIR. IiitOn
I following close after. She flung open her
. bedroom door and Elizabeth rushed in.
/ The door was then closed and bJlted. TheO-
dore pounded on the outside and demand
/ ed admittance, but Miss Anthony refused
10 turn the key. So intense was his pas
sion at that moment, that she feared he
might kill his wife if he gained access TO
the room. Several times he returned to
the door, and angrily demanded that it be
opened. No woman shall stand between
me and my wife, lie said. But Susan. who
is as courageous as she is noble, answered
him with the words, IF you enter this room
it will be over my dead body and so the
infurated man ceased his demands and
withdrew. Mrs. TiltOu remained with
Susan throughout the night. In the ex-
citcment Of the hour. amid sobs and tears,
she told all to Miss Anthony. The whole
story of her own faithlessness, of AIr.
BeeChcr's course, of her deception and of
her anguish, fell upon the ears Of Susan 3.
Anthony, and were spoken by the lips of
Mrs. Titon.''
''By Mrs. Tilton's cross-examination, -
observed the reporter, sit appears that
Mrs. Tiltun was far from friendly TO Miss
Anthony. How could she baye made this
confession to hcr?'
son the contrary, Mrs. Tilton Thought a
graf deal of Miss Anthony, Mrs. Bullard
. and all those ladies. | was very intimate
with her before Mrs. WoodhuTs thunder
bolt. At the time of our first knowledge
of the affair Mr.. Wilkeson also heard of
it. He besought the ladies not to make it
public. To him it was Il matter of money
He was stOckhOlder in Plymouth Church
in the Christian Union and in The Life of
Christ Now, the destruction of MT.
Beccher would be the destruction of all
/ these. As Mr. WilIcson expressed it, 1T
would knock the Life of Christ higher than
a kite : hence his concern in keeping the
matter secret"
MRS. TILToS's DENIAL.
Mrs. Tilton was interviewed on Monday
evening regarding the truth OF falsity Of
Mrs. Stanton's statement that both Mr.. and
Mrs. IiltOn had, in the heat Of passion.
confessed having broken the marriage VOW.
She stated III the most positive words that
Mrs. Stanton's story was utterly without
truth and fabricated from the most mali
CiOus motives.
Triton ARRESTED.
Theodore TiltOn has been arrested and
held to bail on the charge against him for
libel. He will have a hearing on Monday
next.
SHOCKING BARBARITY.-An old Woman
Outragcd. annals Of crime in New
Jersey do not contain the record of7a more
barDarous and liendish act than that perpe-
trated on Wednesday morning by GANG
OF siX men near the Weehawken ferry. Z
woman named Anne Dearino sixt,y vao,.s