, 1874-08-16
DEGENERATION.
Another Interview Of The Tribune
Correspondent With
Tilton.
Extract from q Letter of Mrs.
Tilton, Written in Octo-
ber, 1870.
She Eas "Takcn Her Fault to ncr
Savior, and Made Her
Peace"
She Declares that She Never
Renewed That Woe
full Intimacy.
Moulton, It Is said, Will Soon
Bring ForWayd His Dec
uments.
Testimony to Disprove Mr.. Beecher's
BIackmaiI Charges.
Testimony to Disprove Mr.. Beecher's
BIackmaiI Charges.

BIackmaiI Charges.
ANOTHER TALK WITH TILToN.
| 'sps;.at Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
BROOKLYN, AUG. 15.-If anybody suppose.
that A1r. Beecher's long and perfumed statement
has settled the case OF Tiiton's dcsolate house
against Henry Ward Deec1er's work, then be
must sleep the sleep OF Rip Van Wrinkle to be
perfectly happy. came down from Saratoga
to-day, and went over the field in person. Beech
| CT had gone off like o travelling menagere and
| wa1-work show. T1lton stood guard in his
home, with his old Irish housekeeper His
| daughter Florence was at Cornwall, on tho Hud-
son, near West Point the little children were
| at Mont Clair, n. j.; Mrs. Tiiton was
jealously hidden away, as Titon eaid, because
tie Beecherites thought she might fall into his
hands sooner OF later. '' It may be many years."
he said. "6he will confess the whole truth,
Confession, with her, 1s absolutely necessary for
the Tepose of her soul. Poor child. they will not
let her cleanse her soul by speaking I told my
daughter Florence" continued Alr. Tilton, "t1as
before these people were done with Elizabeth
they would reject her, disgrace her. and cover
her with contempt Dcocher did just that day
before yesterday. It is part of his plan to
disbaz her, and mako her unworthy of belief. I
do not know where slle is. / cannot learn"
Il uas
IN SEARCH OF MOULTOS.
and letter OF inquiry waB eeut to his business
house. The following answer came back from
one OF his partners: Frank is, think, in
Portland, de-. to-day; Mt least, in letter re-
celyed from him this morning. dated the 18th,
he said ho should 20 there tomorrow" Whether
M he u still there or not, cannot say. Should
think he would hnsteu back under the circum-
stances, and look for him Monday morning,
was gratlfied, &c: made Sad, to-day, by the
night of
LETTER FROM ELIZABETH T1LToy
to her husband, written in OCTOBER. 1570, three
months after her confession. will not say how
Of where saw it, but that is not vital. Seduccd,
confessed. penitent. miae1 Eble. She addresses
duplicate letters to her mother and husband from
point in the West where she MS living out her
year Of contrtiop. All this tine her mother,
Mrs. Morse: the evil genius OF the house, was
preparing the public mind for the day Of
wrath, and nerTipg on her daughter to desert
Theodore Tllton forever. Tho wife, getting her
unhealthy source, wrote upbradngly, aud yet Ill
shame to her husband seeking, it appeagu, to |
give him strength in his af1c.lon to bear his |
woe. The latter said nearly Us follows though !
could not copy it. am tclegraphlnS entirely |
from memory, two hours after nave seen the
letter: 4
Theodore, I have taken my own fault to my
eh., xsy do md .,1 A<TS ( 1ss5
that after am dead 5ou will give the world iepic~
tim Of Mr. B. Every time you throw dart at him
wrnng his heart aud cloudotl hts uscfuness enough
When told my secret fear, knew that It wrong
you break in these strains Of ferocity everybody
suspects what you Even daug ghter gather
ing tie meaning Of the oEenze asked dsy over
children born to Of the still unborn and pray
Gods forgiveness VI on Us boh. know the ruin in
our household The gap between u who loved to we'll;
you canuot I've fur me- live for yourself aad those III
Ito ones. Part from the company You have boone
present awful atae of thinsr, neekuess, resou-
ions, PRAYER to God through Christ, and consent to
an hope for. long to return 10 my home ard chill
lren, but cannot come until this agony b. passed.
some say my mother is bad adviser. but If canno
% to my mother where this earth can go? Do
lot distress fathers neart with the impntauon Of
rs daugnte1's i.ll Although be is teparated from
Ter: "she st,l his wife" Oh. that cruel
ate could make it possible tor me to be at
side sa bd,t sy yor haad and gaa;
amily are stu all to me: For ptys sake, let silence
est upon this thing aud, II never loro again,
ss ,s spare the dear offspring God hss given Us.
The letter is about eight or nine pages long.
| duplicate WIS sent to Mrs Morse, with orders
0 destroy 1t, and never mention its contents to
lie husband, but to read it that she might be ad-
Used what was being said from her daughter to
he husband. The letter strictly
BEARS uCT Mr. TILTOSS THEORY ,
hat Mrs. Ttou fell without the knowledge Of
11ils; that Bhe awakened to tho fact OF
s1ilt by some such circumstance reading the
tory Of Catherine Gaunt; that she then made ,
voluntary confession Of her ofTeuse: was NIT !
Iroyed Dir. Beccher's usefulness - well as her :
usbaud's peace OF mind, md that the house, U
old wns going to pieces before her sisht. She
IN her husband backslidinS, tippling to drown
il misery, and Beechcr equally smitten with
,ar and despair. Through all it is t
RATIONAL TRurH-sEny1Sd DOCUMENT ?
i'd it is closed By i1np!o1a:ion to destroy all
and speak nothing that will y
sread evil report. NOT point Ill this letter is =
et by Bcccher's labored defense. il
also raw Il
TWO LETTERS FRon REYNOLDS AND FORD, II
iltou'a attorneys, written in 1S71, while the 6
ut OF Tilton against Bowen Was 2endil & which Il
bol1y refute Mr. Bceche1's statement that he 81
Il pocket. aud enabled him to estanIish the IL
olden aae. These lawyers write let h
rs, each Of them, and enioin Til ',
n not to submit to any arbitrntion, q
canse bis case is perfectly sound in open IA
urt; and they say ''if you:submit to an a1bira- g
N it must be in the interest Of third prlnci- III
i to avoid disclosures and not to &c. ds
serts. What advise is that you prosecute | N
III own rights. Be not diverted o. sympathy h'
th any outside party, and play -FOUR part like a
III OF business, open and above board" When re
:. Beechcr, therefore, eays that Illton used en
n (Beecher) to get what WAS belonging Justly tr q,
Tilton, he prcvaricatcs and alleges to himself III
N ACT OF GENEROSITY HE SEyEE PERFORMED.
tue contrary, Mr. Eeechcr was the man
% had Tllton discharged from both ioven's
blications. immediately after be found Tltcn
i knowledge Of guilty intercourse with his TO
e. IS the following memorandum will show: