Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-21

/ whose wife kinseila, the editor OF the
Eagle, debsuched and seduced. Now
/ there is a bargain that when Tracy
comes to prosecute kinsella he will let
up lightly on him If Kinsells takes the
! part of Tracy's other client, Beecher.
! Kinsella's house is filed with pictures
! presented to him in order to bring him
| to the side of Beecher."
! Correspondent-Wh did the Wood
huh women leave New York for Europe
just before Beecher's statement was
made?
Because Beecher had resolved
to make my Offense Of praisiBg the
Woodhulls the main point of attack in
his argument, and they came inoppor-
tunely. They were sent off by mingled
terrorism and bribery.
C0rrespondent-Nh hat do you think
Of Beecher's statement?
TiltOn-It is below Becky Sharpe; it
is craven and malicious. When Moul-
ton speaks, as he must, Mr.. Beecher
will be seen as be is, a man capable Of
treschery and lies, forced to unman him
self; a crawling thing, unsOund from
texture to kernel.
COrTespondent-Did Mouiton say any
thing harsh of me for giving his state
ment?
Tilton-Not one word. 1t was hand
ful OF rattling shot you threw in there.
All they could do in reply was to sail at
you ike pack OF geese.
CoTrespOndent-That is of no cOnse-
quence, said L; l have got my second
wind. GATH.
HAS BEECHER EQUIVOCATED?
From the Chicago TTibune.l
aclrpnurlnFors in HE
statement, that he prevailed upon Henry
c. Bowen to dismiss Tilton from his pO-
sition upon the Independent and The
Brooklyn Union. He did so imme-
diately after receiving from Iilton a
note which showed that the latter be d.
heved that he (Beecher) had been guilty
Of some great immortality. This note
was dated December 27th, 1870. Two
days afterward Mrs. Tilton made her
confession. Mr.. Beecher's acknowledge
ment Of bis agency in depriving Tilton
of his only means of subsistence is plain
and full. He says: "Mr. Bowen wished
my opinion, it was freely given. did
not see how he could maintain former
relations with Mr.. Tilton.
spoke strongly and emphatically.
Although | have no doubt that
Mr.. 1iltoh would have lost his place
at any rate, have also no
doubt that my influence was
decisive, and precipitated his final over
throw. 1t now appears that
Mr.. Tilton, having learned that 1 had
replied to his threatening letter by eX-
pressing such an opinion rs to set Mr.
Bowen finally against him, and bring
hun face TO face with immediate ruiz,
extorted from his wi'e,n etc. Mr..
Beecher also conveys the impression
that it was due to his efforts that Bowen
finally paid the seven thousand dollars
he owed him. He says that he was
kept in trouble ''in order that / might,
through my friends, be used to extract
from Mr.. Bowen seven thousand dollars,
the amount of the claim in dispute be-
tween them" The fact is, this seven
Thousand dollars was paid independent
ly OF any effort of BeecheT. The con-
tract between Bowen and TiitOn pro-
vided that, in case Of the latter's sudden
dismissal, he should be paid a certain
proportion of his next Years salary.
b owen refused to fulfill this contract, and
Tilton sued him. The suit was finally
submitted to arbitration. Horace b.
Claflin, a member Of the present
investigating COMMITTEES; Charles SJorrs,
brother of another member, and James
Freeland, to whom the question was
referred, decided unanimously that Til
toms claim was just. Bowen gave his
check for the money. This was q SIM
pie, every day proceeding. The follow
ing hitherto unpublished letter from MIR.
Tilton to q gentleman Of this city shows,
by internal evidence, how purely busi
ness-llke the arbitration was:
BROOKLYN, April 4, 1872.
HMY DEAR R--NO sooner had /
reached home than l found that my an
ticipated legal proceedings against Mr..
Bowen had fairly begun. This engrossed
all my mind, so that | have written for
the paper only what ! could not avoid.
The result OF the case will please you.
First, the affair was withdrawn from
court and submitted to aFbitration-the
arbitratois being Horace b. Clatlin,
James Freeland and Charles Storrs,
three leading citizens of Brooklyn.
Their award was unanimous, and in my
favor, as follows: Seven thousand dol
Idrs to be paid to me by Mr.. Bowen, to
gether with q certificate of my unsullied
character, and a complimentary allIsion
to me in the next Independent. 1t is
fair to Mr.. Bowen to say that be met me
of him in a free and cordial spirit, gave
voluntarily, and before the arbitration,
the certificate of good character which
the arbitratOTs declared was my due, and
in all respects acted like christian gen.
tleman. have already received a check
from him for the full amount, and so L
am content. l would like some of my
friends in your neighbOrhOod to know
of the result-though in referring to it,
please do Mr.. BOwen's behavior the full
Justice which it merits. No man could
have been more civil, fair, and fraternal.
l don't want any allus!on to the matter
in the public prints unless anybody
chooses to say a kind word based, not on
my private statement, but on the next
weeks Independent.
"Fraternally, THEO. TILToN."
ANOTHER LETTER FROM MRS. TILTON.
From the Chicago Tribune.l
The love-letters of Theodore and Eliz.
abeth Tilton have amply refuted the
charge that the husband maltreated the
wife. The following letter from Mrs,
TiltOn TO one of our citizens would be
hailed as cOrrobOrative evidence, were
any such necessary:
"BRooHLYN, November q, 1872.
VI LEAR EsAE-ND 4 AhAAA W y NA III
this trial hour OF suffering, when my
good name $50 precious to a wOman)
has been made foul, TO assure you that
this blow, though severe, is naught to
the added one which some of your news
papers cruelty inflict in the imputation
that my husband has joined with my
accusefs, "a implied by his unfortunate
championship OF a woman he tried to
befIiend. This feeling in the communi-
tv against Theodore cannot bear. All
the nobility of ms nature is reused in in
dignation and love to defend me
against nv enemies. VIII you not
use your influence that this fearful in
iustice toward him may be righted? A
word from you, who know him so WE'LL
10 the editors will be all that Is neces-
sary. This word Of mine Of course de-
sire to be strictly private. l felt your
sympathy and interest last winter,
which emboldens me 10 come to you
now. With grateful remembrances TO
your dear wife, | am yours in sorrow,
ELIZABETH r. TILTON.
Could a wife, whose husband had ex-
torted from her tWenty-three months
before a false confession of adultery, and
had since pretended 10 believe that size
had yielded to her PASTORS criminal so
licitatiOns, write such letter? We APP
peal TO Elizabeth Tilton sane, the writer
Of this defense of her husband, from
I Elizabeth TiltOn insane, the writer Oi
/ an attack upon that husband for deeds
/ committed before this voluntary testi-
mOny to his nobility Of soul was penned.