Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-20
,oTTUMWA, wAPELLo IOWA, AUGUST

,OTTUMWA, WAPE1
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for M, and learn from nsr the truth 81 lis
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sns had bssn ssS how 4 imporsansd . ~ 70 Sa sSs'
:, she a. ssid ' rilton had confessed his alien
| loves Aud she euaid mot bear 70 think ksssel
Sstss :. .hsn hin, snd n9,spsd &c, e win him bas,
the charg : Inedo by ffItous and expfsssed
c0ntrttiOn for her ~, IN made At my eug
ss.ion brief c0antsr sfate4aent next day
1 Dsseherss ssatemeus CSusanueA,
New YoRK, Aug. II ~ Referring to
the paper drawn up by 4ouiton, which
he said was not his production. and
was the production OF man unused
TO writing, Mr.. Beecher said that I,
did not express his language properly
and that he objected TO eigning II on
that account. But when NoultOn said
that be needed his aignature to indi.
1 cate that he had authority to settl<
matters with Tilton he did sign neal
the margin OF the paper. "A. few
w0rds a TO its further fate: Mr..
Moulton, of his own accord said, '.tha,
after using Il he would 10 two or three
days bring the memorandum back tc
me, and he cautioned me shout dis
closing In any way that there was Z
dificulty between Mr.: Tilton and
ue, - Il would be Injurious
l0 Mr. Tilton to have Il
known thai I had Quarreiled with
him, "a vel. as to have rumOrs %,
a6Oat. Ibid mot trouble myself about
It until more than year afterward,
when Tilton began TO write up his case
(of which herealtcr) and wss lookfng
up documents. | wondered what was
in the additionxl meiuorandum. and
desired TO see, for greater certainty.
So one day suddenly asked Aouiton
tor the memorandum, and said Y eu
promised to return It to mo-" tie
seemed confused tor . moment, then
said .Did TT Certainly, !" | answered.
de replied that the paper had boon de-
stroyed. Bpt ON my putting the ques-
lion again, be said that the paper was
burned up long ago. and during the
next two years, ID various couverss
tions, OF his own accord, he spoke OF
It q destroyed. I had never asked
for, nor authorized the Dc.
struction Of the paper, but I WAS
not allowed to know that tho docu.
ment vas In existence until . distin.
guished editor In Nex York, within .
few weeks past, assured me that M.
Tilton had shown 70 him the original.
md that be bad examined my 81 nature
TO be sure, Of its genuinsss. know
that there Was . copy Of Il since this
statement was In preparations. While
regret thia memorandum % my work
or an accurate condensation OF my
statement, Il does undoubtedly COR
rectty represent that was In pro.
found sorrow, and that I blame myself
with great severity for the disasters OF
the Til,on family. l had not the lighs
that now have. There was much
then weighed heavily upon my heart
and conscience, which now We ignore,
only on my heart. have not the tight
which clearly sees and dissscis things.
By 0nn blow there 10 opened before me
. revelation full of anguish, an agrec-
able family, whose inmates had been
my friends, greatly beloved. the hus-
bands nlind Involved with prospec,
nf the household crumbIing 10 pieces.
The woman by long sickness and suf-
sering either corrupted to deceit, A.
her husband alleged. or 90 broken IL
mind - TO be irresponsible, and either
II was her enthusixsm for her pas
tor, ne was made TO believe, the germ
aud beginning ofthe trouble. It was
Tor me to have forestalied and prevent
I'd that mischief. Ny age aud expert
ence In the world should have put me
ON my guard. / could not do that.
then tell what was true and what not
true Of all tho consideratlons urged
upon me by Tilton and Moulton.
There was grief before mo in which
lay those who had been warm friends,
and they alleged that I had helped 10
plunge them therein. That seemed
enough to 6il my soul with
sorrow and anguish, and no
mother who has lost .
child but will understand the wild
self accusation that grief produced,
against all reason banning herself for
what things she did not do and cha.g-
ing upon herself her neglect or heart
iessness, the death Of the child, while
ordinarily every one knows that she
had worn herself ont with her assidui
ties.
= Soon sftsr this I met Mr.. Tilton Al
MOullon's house. Either Moulton was
sick or / was very late iu rising for he
wna in had The Suhiecf 0f snv Eana.