The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-19
TlLTON'S LATEST ST ATEMENT
Fresh Letters and Reiterated As
SertiOnS.

idoe evening CONTAIN lueOuOre llltOu 3 ldtes'
statement. The edition of the journal which
reached this city last evening contained thir
teen columns of the statement and promise Of
more in later edition. A large portion of the
document is made up of an explicit and volum
nous reiteration Of the charges submitted to
the committee, of certain letters from Mrs. Til.
ton, Mrs. Morse, Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stan.
ton, and of excerpts from the records of Plym.
outh church. The argumentative report of the
investigating committee is subject to very
keensdissection, and certain discrepancies be-
tween the report and the evidence are dwell
upon. The statement contains but little that
Tilton.
The first portion of the statement is given up
to documentary evidence of the friendly rela'
tons existing between Mr.. Beecher and Mr.
Tilton up to July Sd, 1870, the date of Mrs. Til
toms alleged confession.
Similar documentary evnence is adduced to
show the harmony and affection between Mr.
Titon and his wife during the same period,
household
The charge of i'll treatment of Mrs. Tilton by
her husband is so,emnly denied.
The story of Mrs. Tilton's alleged confession
is told with great explicitness, and the asser-
ton made tn 1t the confession was voluntary,
Tilton nor in submission to any threat or de-
mand made by him. In this connection re-
markable letter from Miss Anthony is pro-
duced, in which she expresses her belief in the
guilt of Mr.. Beecher and declares that he tells
falsehoods she intimates his crime very
plainly and says he is the sinner. Size speaks
of Mrs. Titon as ''poor, dear trembling Mrs.
Tilton" whom she would take in her arms and
hide away from the wicked gaze of men.
The charge is made that Mr.. Beecher was the
tempter, and that Mrs. Tilton did not thrust
her affection upon him unsOught. Certain let
tess of Mrs. Tilton and Mrs. Stanton are quot
ed in sabstantiation. The following is Mrs.
Stanton's letter:
Mrs. stanton to MIR. MouIton.
TENAFLY, N. j., Sept 2, 1874.
Francis D. Moulton,
Dear Friend:-In your forthcoming state
ment, whatever you say or fail to say, do not
forget as brave knight to bring your steel
base charge that Elizabeth Tilton thrust her
love on him unsought
You know better than Susan or do, the time
and arguments by which he achieved his pur-
pose
Alas! alas! how little charity to say moth
ing of common justice, has been shown women
in this tragedy.
Sincerely yours,
Elizabeth CADY STANTON
Revelations of Mrs. Morses peculiarties are
made, with the change, said to come from her
influence, in Mrs. Tilton's feelings and con-
duct According to this showing MIS-. Morse
is the typical mother-in law CT Punch, and the
newspaper squibs. A letter from Mrs. Tilton
is given in this connection. in which she speaks
of the suffering she has caused her husband,
and of the wrong she done him.
A new view of the Bowen controversy is
given. and dates are brought forward to prove
that at the time the famous letter of apology
ha a1i
torial chair of the Brooklyn Union; had just
concluded new and remuuerative agreement
with Mr.. Bowen aud had with him no difficult
ties, peculiarly or other. This statement, sup
ported by dates, is brought forward to prove
the falsity of Mr. Beecher's statement that on
the night of the interview of Dec. 80, 1870, Mr..
Tilton accused him of being the cause of his
loss of place and reputation. Mr.. Tlton al
leges that during that interview money matters
were not mentioned
Mr. Tilton points out that his wife has no.
where stated that Mr. Beecher advised sepa-
ration, and alleges that he knew of no such
advice until during the present inquiry.
The assertion that the nature of the origin al
charge was simply impure proposals is denied,
and the official records of Plymouth church
are brought forward in proof of the denial, to
wit: The summons from its clerk, Mr.. Tall
madge, for Mr. Tilton, dated Oct. IT, 1879, to
appear before the church committee and ans
wer to certain charges made by Mr. West
First-That in the spring of 1871 Tilton stated
to Rev. DR.. Taylor that Mr.. Beecher breaches
to seven or eight of his mistresses every Sum
day.
Second-That in November, 1873, Tilton re-
quested Andrew Bradshaw not to repeat GER
tain statements previously made BY Tilton re-
specting the criminal conduct of Mr.. Baecher
as he wished to hush the scandal, stating, how
ever, that that Mr.. B. was bad man and not
safe to visit families.
fNbird-That in ho inf mil
Bradshaw in August, 1870, Tilton stated that
he had discovered a criminal intimacy between
Mr. Beecher and his wife.
The assertion is made that this threatened in
jury was hushed up by Mr.. Beecher through
fear of the consequences to himself.
The Woodruff intimacy is dwelt upon, and
the charge made that Mr.. Beecher was quite as
intimate with her as was Mr.. Tilton, and that
he besought Mr.. Tilton to continue the &C.
quaintance in order to prevent the publication
of SANDER by her.
The charge of black mail is strongly denied
and evidence is brought forward to disprove
Mr. Beecher's assertions regarding Mr.. Tilton's
poverty and his ill success in the lecture field.
1t is attempted to be shown that Mr.. Beecher
was not used as an instrument to compel a set
Element with Bowen.
1t is charged that Mr.. Beecher paid Bessie
Turner's school bills because she was knowing
to his criminal intimacy with Mrs. Tilton, and
it is asserted that the girl is constitutions
liar, or as Miss Anthony describes her, ga half
idiot, into whose head it was impossible to in
still principles of truth. 1t is shown by her let
tiers that Bessie entertained friendly and CRATE
full feelings toward Mr.. Tilton after leaving his
home.
1t is alleged that both Mr. Beecher and Mrs,
Tilton confessed their criminal intimacy to per-
sons other than Tilton and Mouton.
The above is the substance of Mr.. Tilton's
statement SO far as received. There is more to
come.