Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-28

The Argus also has report OF an interview
with Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as follows ::
While Mrs. Billiard was still connected with
the Revolution, Susan b. Anthony, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Tll.on, Mrs Billiard and myself, were 10
Brooklyn together 1t was in the afternoon,
and, after calllug at the Office of the Revolution,
Mr.. liton and myself accompanied Mrs. Bull
lard to her residence, and remained to dinner
Through sone misunderstanding Miss AOthony
went with Mrs Tllron aud dincd With her III
stead Of US. There was some feeling 90 the
part Of Mrs. Tllton in regard TO this, although
it was quite uulDtenional on my part. Welt,
at the table no one was present but Mrs. Bull
lard Mr. Tilton and myself. Theodore told
the whole story of his wife, falthlcsSuess. rs
| before observed, he did no: go into the de-
tails, but tho sum and substance of the whole
matter he related in the hearing of Mrs. Bull
lard and myself We were retormcrs. He
gave us the story as phase of social lite. The
next evening. hearing that Miss Anthony Was
little piuucd at me for leaving her on the day
before, | returned TO my home here IN lcuafly
To ny surprise found Susan awaiting mp ar
rival That evening when we were alone said
to her, "Thcodore related very strange story
to Mrs. Billiard aud Inc last evening" Then
rccJunted to her all that he had told us.
Miss Anthony listened atteutvely to the end
Then she said 81 have heard the same story
from Mrs. Tilton" We compared notes, and
found that by both man and vile The same story
had indeed been told. When Mr.. Tilon re-
turned houc that evening some angry words,
growing out OF the separation IN the afternoon.
passed between him aud his wife. Both be-
came Intensely excited in the heat Of passion,
aud in the preseuce of Miss Anthony each cou-
fcsscd to the other Of having broken the mar
riagc VOW. In the midst of these startling dis.
closures, Miss Anthony withdrew to her room.
Shortly after she heard Mrs Tilton come dash
ing up the stairs, and Mr. riton following clos
after Sac flung open her bedroom door, aud
Elizabeth rushed in. The dnor was then closed
aud bolted Theodore pounded on the outside
and demanded admittance, but Miss Anthony
refused to turn the key. SO intense was his
passion at that moment that she feared he
might kill his wife if he gaued access to the
room. Several times he returned to the door
and angriy demanded that it be opened No
woman shall stand between me and my wife,
be 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 aud so the infuriated man ceased
his demands and withdrew, Mrs. Iilton re-
manned with Susan throughout the night. lu
the excitement OF the hour, amid SobS and tears,
she told all to Miss Anthony. The whole story
of her own faithlessness, of Mr.. Beecher 5
course, Of her deception, aud of her anguish,
fell upon the ears Of Susan B. Anthony, aud
were spoken BY the lips of Mrs Tilton The
next morning Mr.. Tlton told Susan never to
enter his house again. She told him she would
enter it Whenever she chose, but [ believe she
did not go there again.
by Mr.. Iilton's cross examination, OBJ
served the reporter, 1t appears that Mrs. Til
ton was far from being friendly to Miss Auho-
ny. How could she have made this confession
to her? On the contrary Mrs Tlton thought
a great deal of Miss Anthony, of Mrs Billiard.
and all those ladies' | was very intimate with
her before Mrs. Woodhull's thunderbolt. At
the time of our first knowledge of the affair
MIR. Wilkcsou also heard o! it. He besought
the ladies not to make it public. TO him it
was matter of money. lie was stakeholder
iu Plymouth Church, in the Christian UuioD
and 10 the Life OF Christ" Now the destruc
ton of Mr.. Bcccher would be the destruction
of all these. As Mr.. Wilkcson expressed it, it
would knock the Life of Christ higher than
a kite; hence his concern In keeping the mat
ter secret.