, 1874-07-22

without end. Call not tfis assurance lmpious. There
aro aon,e thingg NO know blessed BY God.
HONE, Fob, %, 18ss-sArunpAr EVENING,
Oh did vyer man lovs 70 grandly a. my beloved
Other friendships, public A!airs. sl fall TO naught
night yet havo folt your loys and very grateful
for Il. had not received lino snco Monday, and
was 30 hungry md lonesome uat took out a your
saety, aud now long to pour out tnto your heart OF
my abundance. I am conscious Of three 1cte to tho
solf, 10 whom aB one a1u etcrnally welded, my
childrcn aud tile dear friends who trust and loys
do not want another long separation while We aro
In tho deBh, Lat III Abtts together.
WEDNESDAY, Mona1Hn, March, 1863.
Oh how almost pcrfect!y could minister to you this
morning, my hoart glow So nsrpetual l an Gon7 ~
live shall toach my children To begin their loves
wllere am. cannot conceive of anything moro
Insist tbat nss You moss tban you DO NO. but soon
{sYnod) Youn OWN DEAR WIFE.
In addition to tho above, many other lettors by
Mrs. Tilton to her husband prior to hor corrup-
tion b. Mr. Beccl,or, aorved to show that
Christian uifo loving hor husband to tho CT
treue dagreo above BOT forth, could only have
beou led from the path Of rectitude by artful and
powerful pcrBuaaiong. clothed in phrasos Of re-
ligion, aud enforced by strong appeals from h0r
chief Christian teacher aud guido.
Mrs. TILroN 70 atR. MouGToN.
EighteeuAa-Thht the Btory pulporting to e1-
plain Heechor'a apology aa having boon written
because ho had offended Mr. Tilton by engaging
his wife III tho project Of separation from her
husband is false. 40 will DO aeun bY tho following
letter, written only threo days after tic dato of
tho apology:
ia LIVINGSTON aTnEz7, BnooHLYs, Jan. 4, 1871.
NJ. fsancs u: aou'fon
whether I have ever sought = scparntion from nv
1nsbnnd, Indignantly deny that such waa ever the
fact ~ layo denied 1t hundred tines BEFORE The
story tant wanted Hsparaon was deliberate faae-
hood, cuingd by my poor nothor who said Eho would
bear tho responsibility Of this aid other statements
she might 1te u ~ It, to ny hu,hs
to Bowen. feel outraged by the who'll plocoediNg,
and hin nnw suffering III consequence moro than I
''' ~'' ~ OS ELlz4nxas II. Tn17oS.
aEEcuEn DESIRES TnToN's ABSENCE.
Nineteenth-That, during tho first week In jan
nary, 1871, a few days alter the apology waB
written, Dcecher communicated to Illton
through Moulton IN oarneas wlsh that he (hlr.
Titon} would tako hia family to EuruEo, and
rcsila there for torn Of years at Mr.. Doscher's
oxpenso. Similar oIors hnvo boon since repent
cd by Boocher to TtIton through tho same clan.
mol. A nleBsago Of kindred tenor Was brought
from Bpeeher to Tilton last summer, by T. 3.
Carpenter, as will appear from tho following
affidavit:
HoskEn. n. T., July, 1a7A.
On Sunaay, June 1878, two days after thu surrep-
tit1o,,s publication Of tic tspartite covenant boweon
valktd with Mr. Deur4er from Plymouth Church to
the residence Of F. D. Moulto. In l.enasan areet: On
shat M il Tton Would stand 6y lin BE- would share Lis
f ns fortune and everything 9 MIN
n.y. roFn {" Ind subscribed brs ae ths ata asy ot
July, 1B14. WILLIAM 4. H1coH, Notary Public.
Mr. Carpenter. in communicating to Tilton
tho above affidavit, says fn q letter accompany
inc 1t:
have no hesitation IN giving you the statement, Is
understood vt tho time It vas for me 10 repeat Ii,
interview Deocher spoke to Of Lila applogy to you.
TIE CHARGE or pLAoKMA1L.
Tho charge thatETilton ever attempted to levy
blacktnnil Oh Deecllcr is false Oh tho contrary,
Deochar to put him under pocuuiary obligation.
HOW THE SCANDAL CAME OUT.
Ttrentie'h-Eot long after the scandal became
public Mrs. Tilton wrote on elip Of paper aud
left Oh her husbands writiug-1osk tho following
words: "Now tl.at exposure haa como, my
wLoa natnro reyolta to JON with you or stand.
scandal waa dus 70 Tilton, aud
that the alleged facts moro malicious inventions
BY him to rovungo himself for supposed and
Mahy moitls were spoken from time to time by
which, being exclusively quoted through his
congregation. heightened tho impression that
Tillon was Isoector'1 slandoror, Mrs. Tllton
being horHelf authority Tor tho statement. In
tl'iz way Mira Illton md one Of Aer relatives
hava bocn tho chief causes Of tho groat difficulty
Of supprcssins the scandal, Thoy have had u
habit OF suyiug; Dir. Iilton believes such and
auch thipga aud tleir naming Of these shinga
way !. OF circulating them broadcast.
III tuis nay Tilton. has been made
to appesr tho dofamer, whoroas he has made
oyery oirort in lis power to supprcsa the 1nj'rl-
oua tales xhc', 10 has been charged With propa-
eating. On all occunious he haH systematically
rufegrel to hiH vile in terma favorable to i!or
character. Further, Titon would not nave CONF
municated to tho Committee the fac's contained
III Thu statement, except for tho porYelsu course
Of tho her. Henry Ward 1.ecche!r aud Mrs. Esza-
public ESTIMATION.
NUS. TlLvoN nEroRE THE INVESTIGATING ooI-
M1TrEE.
Ituenty, ,0rst-That ona evening about tro
wooxa after the publication Of TIlton'a letter to
DR.. Bacon. Atrs. T,'ton, on coming home
size had bcon visited At friend'a housa
by. committee OF Investigation, . mud
Ind giyeu sweeping evidence aoquttlng
Deocher Of eyery clIarge. Ti!is was tho 1fat in
tlmntion which Iilton received that any such
Mrs. Triton stated ahe had dono this by tue aa-
yce OF lawyer whom Eesoller lad sent to hov,
and vE,o, In advance OF her appearing before
tle Committee, arranged with her the questions
and enswern which were 10 constitute ller tanli-
nony in boecher'a behalf. On tho next aay,
after giving this untrue testimony nofeso tbs
Committee, a,o apent many hours OF o9trame
suffering from px,lEn OF conscience at having
teKt.tad falsely. Sao expressed to hes husband
tho hope tint God would forgive her perjury,
but that tho motive WAS to rave 1}oeolos and Lor
hrahnud. nnn nlno to rouloya all reproAch frpm
tls cause oi rsliglon. HAs lao Expressed