The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-31
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THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL.

Prof. RaYmond's speech at the Ply
mouth Church Meeting on FTidal
NIgbt...An Incident OF TIltOn'l
Marital Relations Not Before Pub.
IiShed.
i NEw YoRK, August sos-Prol Rosslle
w. Raymond, In the course Of his ad.
dress in Plymouth Church, last evening
said, u am the only man, by concurrence
OF circumstances, in Plymouth Church
or In the United States, to day, not {
member OF the Committee, and not {
lawyer before the Committee, who hap
pens to know all about 1t. What Is th(
evidence against Henry Ward Beecher II
this case9 II consists Of the alleged con
LESSONS OF Beecher 10 Tilton and Moul-
ton; OF the alleged confessions Of Mrs
Tilton, verbally, 10 several persopsi Of th(
alleged confessions ot Mrs. Tilton Ii
writing; and, finally, OF the letter!
brought forward Of Beecher's. That Ii
all. Now, what is the story Of the con
iesslon OF Mrs. Titon 10 her husband
1 II % this, that on the 81 day ot July
1870, she made distinct confession Of hel
criminal relations with Henry Ward
Beecher 10 her husband. He was, o.
course, very indignant with Beecher or
that 3d OF July, 1870. and l should think
he would be all the ore indignant thai
he could not convince his wife that adul-
terry with minister was not wrong
That he was very indignant that day
ls shown by the fact that the 81 OF July
1870, having been a Sunday, Mr. Tilton
went over 10 the office Of the Independent
on the next day, which was Monday, he
wrote an indignant passage about Henry
1 WaId Beecher, which was subsequently
read in proof, and which appeared in the
paper OF Thursday Of that week. 1t Is an
article called Preachers and Theologisns.
The evidence before the committee stowl
that, in the Autumn oi 1870, Mrs. Tilton
went away on visit, and that while she
was away letters passed between her and
her husband. This ia the time when, &C
cording 10 Mrs. Tilton, she was away
and waiting TO know what would be his
msgnanimons decision conce" ming her fu-
ture late. At that time, according 10 the
evidence before the committee, evidence
from a source entirely distinct from Mrs
Illton and entirely unimpeachsble, Mrs.
Iilton wrote him a pleading letter, beg
gtng him to'pnt away from his room evil
and laciVious pictures, and 10 abandon
the society of evil and wanlon women
She wrote that letter with tears and pray.
ers, praying the whole night before she
sent IT. II went, and she waited
four days for the reply in a COM
mingled agony OF apprehension and hope,
When the reply came, she said 10 her
friend, When that letter comes, go up
stairs and read it with me. / am sure
God will answer my prayers and give me
back my husband, and save him from his
evil course.
'"This friend had seen the letter thai
went, and was to see the letter which was
to come. Mrs. Tilton went up stairs, and
when the postman came with the letter
her friend, not having the same. faith in
Theodores repentance, sent the letter up
and waited awhile before following 1t, in
order that she should not herself intrudC
upon Its first reading. - Is
ALTER few minutes she went up and
knocked at Mrs. Tilton's room, and re-
ceived no answer. She opened the door
and entered the room to find Mrs. Tiltor
unconscious on the foor, with the letter II
her hand. AS she was already invited tC
read the letter, she tells the committee
That her description Of that letter is, tha
Illton swore at his vile from the begin
ming to the end;sthat he told her he w0ulc
have as many pictures, and Of whatever
kind, In his room as be liked; that he
would go with as many women and any
Kind OF women that he liked, and that sht
should not interfere with or dictate tc
him concerning his moral character o.
habits. When Mrs. Tllton was laid upor
the bed after long. time OF unconscious
ness from profound fainting fits, she CAM
to herself, and one Of the first things shI
said was, that she had a terrible letteI
from ,Dory, and after they had LETT he
Tor while, when they returned the lettel
was not seen. Mrs. Tilton said she haC
destroyed it. and no living being shoulC
ever see Il; and this remark that i maxi
Tonight, II It reaches her eyes, will prob
ably be the first intlmation she has eve
mad that that letter was, by proyidentia
circumstances, read by another human be
ing besides hersell" ylGGi
TEE TESTIMONY.
The Plymouth Committee has not vel
decided when 10 make the testimony
public.
CARD PROM FRANK MoULToN.
Frank MOulton prints q card to day
stating that he notified the Beecher COM
mittee that he was ready to be cross-ex-
Smined at any time, but that the commit
tee took no notice OF bis offer. Conse.
quently he went to Plymouth Church last
night, having a right there, being a mem.
Der Of the congregation, and his wife be-
ing member Of the Church. After
hearing the Misrepresentation in the re-
port he sent note to the Moderator re-.
q1esting to be heard, but was not SO per-
mitted. = Moulton says he has In bis pos.
session letter from Beecher stating that
Raymond, who made the attack on him
(Moulton) last night, knows nothing about
The case, although Raymond himself pub.
licly stated last night that he knew all
about 1t. Moulton says he will have all
the letters printed, and concludes his
card as follows: rg.t
VI have sought for iour years for the
sake OF the innocent children Of the two
families, TO shield Beecher from the ex.
posure Of his crime or adultery, but Mr..
Beecher, The committee, and bis, church
have united to- compel me for my own
sell.protection 10 reveal him 10 the world
as | shall shortly do It, In still worse
light than that in which he now stands
TIppecanoe County Fair.