The New York herald., 1874-08-14


separation given to his wi,e. wished Mr.. MouI-
ton to be with me as q witness. but ne insis led
that should go oy myself
HOW BE WAS RECEIVED BY TILToN.
Mr. Triton received me coldly but calmly. After
in his hand, he began SET V orason maso
He charged me, in substance with acting or
S Ss AZ :n sS
him. was using my place and influence to under
mine him; had ADVISED Mr.. Bowen TO dismiss nim
and much more that cannot remember. He then
declared that had injured him in MS family rela-
tions had joined with his mother-ln-law in pro
ton had alienated hrs wires affection from him
had led her to love me more tnan any
and taught her to be insincere, lying and hypo-
critical and ended by charging that had made
wicked proposals TO her. Until he reached this
had listened with some contempt, under the im-
preston that he was attempting to bully me. But
wbh 'he last charge he produced paper purport-
nsssen made to him by his wife OF her love for me-
ana tnat had made proposals to her OF al impure
nature.
MRS. rILroNs CONFESSION.
he said that this confession had been made to
him In July six months previous; that nfs sense
OF honor and affection would not permit any such
document to remain In existence; that he had
burned the original, and should now destroy the
sms pieces II had e been sD shocked @ ap az such %
statement was abs luteiy thunderstrucK when
be closed the interview by requesting me to repair
for me, and learn from her lips the truth OF his
stories IN SO lar as this concerned her.
This fell like thunderD0lt on me. Could IL be
possible that his wife, wnom had regarded az the
type type OF moral goodness, should have made such
ialse and atrOcious statements? And yet II she
had not how would he dare to send me TO her for
confirmation OF MS chargesf
LIKE A SLEEP WALKER" IN THE STREET.
went forth like o sleep walker, while clouds
were dying in the sky. There had been snow
storm, which was breaking away. The winds were
out and whistling through the ieaness trees; but
ail tnis was peace compared to my mood Within
woman OF whom Mr.. Tiiton had cOmplained)
seemed to have been Instructed oy him. ior she
LIKE MARBLE MONUMENT.
MRS. T1lton lay upon her bed, white as marble,
with closed eyes as in trance and with her hands
upon her bosom, palm 10 palm, like one IN
tare Is IKE some forms carved IN marble
that l mad seen upon monuments tn Europe.
BEECHERS VISIT TO MRS. rILTON
She made no motion, and gave no sign Of recog-
milton OF my presence. | sat down near her, and
said, ''Elzaoeth, Theodore has been making very
for condrmstion.S She made no reply or sign.
Yet 1t was plain that she was conscious and listen
brought discord to the family; had altenated her
from him; had sought to break up the family; had
AIDED Ms na he sad ns nsa made
improper suggestions 70 her, and that she
admitted this fact TO him last July said, ELIZA
beth, have you made such statements to him ?"
She made no answer. ] repeated the question.
Tears ran down her cheeks and she very slightly
cannot mean that you have stated all that he has
charRed:" she opened her eyes, and began In Q
been, how wesriea out WITH imporsuaisS snst AS he
he could not bear to think that she was better
me more than him.. and that they
cannot give her language, but only the tenor OF
her representations. Ireceived them mpatiently.
i said to tHaV2 made q r al
vances to your" She said NO" Then asked, "why
Ua Sid you say say 50 TO your husband r' sne seemed
tion she almost always called me) am sorry, but
could not helpit What can do 7" l told her
me. she oeckoned Tor her writing materials
which handed her from her secretary standing
near bs, and she sat up in bed and wrote BRIEF
IMPROPER SOLICITATIONS.
In sort OF postscript sne denied explicitly that
mad ever offered any improper solicitations to her,
that being the only charge made against me by
MIR. Tilton or sustained by the statement about the
no worse charge at that time. That was horrible
enough. The mere thought that he could make 1t
base 1t was enough to take awav my senses.
Neither my consciousness OF Its utter falsehOOd
remove the shock from my heart and
head. Indeed, her admission 10 me that she had
stated; under any circumstances, to her husband
all. 1t seemed to me as II she was gong to die,
that her mind was overtnrown, and That was. In
left at her death with this terrible accusation
hanging over me.
house, where said very llttle. and soon went
home. 1t has been said that confessed guilt and
expressed remorse This is utterly laise. Is it
pocket, | should have thus stu titled myselfs
MRS. TILToN's WRITTEN DENIAL.
On the next day, at evening, Mr.. MOultOn called
at my house and came up into my bedroom. He
said that Mrs. Tilton, on ner husbands return to
she had done and that | had her retraction. MouI
ton expOstulated with me, said that the retracton
under the circumstances would not mend mat
tcrs, but only awaken fresh dscOrd between
Tiiion without helping me. MRS. Mrs. rton, he said, Is,
tlon made to me; and Of course there might
be no end to such contradictions. Mean while
Tilton had destroyed his wile's first letter. ac-
knowledgng tue confession, and Mr.. Moulton
claimed had taken mean advantage and made
o,., dIsnonoraoe @ use Of Theodore's request that
should visit her In obtaining from her . written
contradiction to document not In existence. He
SAID that all difficulties could be settled without
was under great excitement. He made no verbal
threats, but he opened his overcoat and with
some emphatic remark he showed q pistol, which
near which he stood. gave the paper 70 him and
alter q few moments talk he lett.
MOULTON'S THIRD VISIT.
Within day or two alter this MIR. Mouton made
me the third visit, and thts time we repaired to
speaking OF this interview 1t is right that should
aliude to the suffering through which had gone
during the previous days, the cause OF which was
the strange change in Mrs. nltOn. Nothing had
seemed TO me more certain during all my acqualnt-
ance with her than that she was sngularly SIM
pie, truthful and honorable. Deceit seemed absO-
utely foreign to her nature and yet she had stated
to ner husband those strange and awful fasehoods.
She had not, when daily called and prayed with
her, given me the slightest hint. will not say OF
sucn accusations, but even that there was any
serious family difficulty. She had suddenly In
December, called me and my wife to . consuita-
ton tOa possible separation from her husband,
still leaving me ignorant that she had put into his
ho nA0 a CAQ ANN ox-fI-
dered with q double consciousness OF sanity |
woman communicating very needless treacnery |
TO her friend and pastor. My distress was
ever, that she was biameworthy as
would ordinarily be thought; out supposed that
she had been overcome by sickness aud shattered
IN mind until she scarcely knew what she did, and
was no longer responsible for her acts. My soul
went out to her IN pity. blamed myself for want
or prudence and foresight, Tor thought that ali
this had been the result OF her undue affection for
me. had profund feeling that would bear any