, 1874-07-23
TILTON INTERVIEWED. =
S,,ecfat Ufspatch to 1he CAicaqo Iyi1une,

Special Dispatch to 1he CAteaao Tribune.
WHO PUBLISHED TILToN's srATrMESr.
New YonE, July 22.-Iho cross-o examination
Of Triton by the Committee WAS resumed this
Afternoon. and will be- concluded today. Ho ro-
fused to furnish tho originals Of many Of tho
1ottera or statements. Tho examination laB boon
very thorough, and no point Of tic statement
will be overlooked. The counsel for Deechcr
declined to give any idea OF lhe questions put to
Tilton.
Your correspondent calloa on Tllton this
afternoon. Ho still occupies his house, not hay
ing given It mp to bis wife. IIe vas asked about
the oroas-o1a1nination, but aneworod: "Whilo
would 10 glad to accedo to your .equost, hardly
think 1t would 10 proper. 1t Ia wotl UNDER
stood tllat tho proceedings Of tho Comlnitlco
will be kept secret, nnd really must refuse to
ever. that it waa not Of muc], Importance" lie
added that Ito was going before tho Committee
again Tomorrow afternoon.
uo waB aBked IT 1t was truo, as stated, that ho
was
DINING At pELMoS1co's
with John Russell Young, Frank 3loulton. and
Bon Butor last ovening. md whie thoro first
learned that his statement had boon publinhel,
at which lo was much overcome nnd faintol. uo
replied
,'Yes, that Ia true, In ovory particular. I
didn't know it was to DO published. A1r.
Maverick, managing editor of tho xr1us, OK
planned in a carl III lis paper this afternoon
how no obtained tho statement. had no inkling
that it would como before tho eycs OF tic
world, aad when ! learned that it Ind
boon, was profoundly grieyod and somewhat
overcome. Ind hoped and bclioyol that tho
Committee would rocognixo their abllity to eottio
our troublea among themselves: you'd do.Bo
return ttoir verdict to Plymouth Church. and
keep forever acourely looked within their hfeastH
al acts they learned. There Tns
NO NEED OF MAEtSo IT ruDL1o.
and It must mako 1nnny hcRrt5 ncte. know
Tho truth is that tho Argus copy. Of tho stato-
ment mas shown Tiltou about O'Clock l'.teEsay.
three hours before tho publication. by Danlas
Barnes, editor, who took . w|tnosa along
who hoard Tilton a.toat that It was =
really got . large sum for tho copy. He MAS
aakel IL ho had anything to say to tho ronarlss
Of Mr. Shea1HnD, IN tho morning payer, In which
the vital points of Mrs. Tilton'B ntatemcnt were
discuseot which It WAS supposed would bo tho
general tono OF AEr. Deechor's statement, lIo
answered: II hayo nothing to any 10 it. I roat
on my statement 10 tho Committee" Your cur
rospo1dont asked If he had heard that thu
Deecher party proposed to strengthen thoir case
sob! I don't know about that: rVo hoard
nothing Of it; in fact don't think they can. 1
haven't (sniling(a character to attaok."
Ito tic Laaneiattd {ftas.]
New YoRK. July 22.-Mr. Triton. in speaking
with a reporter, daniad that ho authorized tho
present publication Of the statement, and said
that 1t must have como from tho Committee.
Thoy will rae tho dug" Mfr. Tiltoh said, "whon
they aaw fit to give thoao facts to the public.
Thero were only two copies Of my ssate-
mint In existence. Ono I gsvo. to Tho
Committee. a'd tho other 7 kept myHclf.
wont before tho Committee thia afternoon, and
in . freq and kindly interchange with them, I
hnH mt n HNanininn that khn r11ih{icAtfcu rf
statement was to be made. either IN whole or In
pnrt. It was cruelty in Mr. Boochor, 1t was q
crime againat human nature, to hayo summoned
me bya public proclamation. signed by his name,
In hiH authorization Of committee OF six. 70 di-
yulco the Boorets contained in that statement.
TILTON's LETTER TO BOWEN.
Tho following is Ti'ton's letter to Bowen, given
in Wilkeson'A statement before tho Deechor In
yestigatiug Committee:
BnooKIYN, Jan. !, 1871.
SIN: received last ovonnR yoar sudden notices
nreaaing my two &c so1tEac5 on wh tRe
~ 6ss I g Hum
iaGts y wss during tho ear'y part et tho hsbe'sion
+ rGeo'leet nrigAt, When you first inti,nated to ns
ho would be- driven from tho pulpit. From int t.ss
sayys WITH ss ss c ss
seated injury to your heart 1n letter which you I'd
dressed e ms from Wooos,ock Ins 70 1872 r'fss
must break si!onco; that nluat no ougor aUcr
dumb man und DO made to boar load Of grief most
Hon throug hout Clri4tcuto,n. hnd almost Asid aud
you lnowit. You have jnut little Of the evidence
from the great volume IN your posseHslon: am not
R%fa P;ffsnS 4sS,y ran'oH hut so'sny 'F00ns over an
Subsequent to this loltcr, and on frequent tntervala
hs yoa could At any omcns enpsl iienry VIII
beoeher from brooklyn ion have reiterated tho
saae Thing not only 10 NO. but to otaers MG'rsoySr
tcct were nurkod with more feeling than heretofore,
and were not ,1nfrequently coupled witt. your en-
allowed to occupy. public position III Christian
teaclier and prearlser.
On the a5sh Of December, 1870. at an intcryiew IN
Deecher un4afo visitor IN tho iauslltes u ILLS con
widow, whose husbands death you did not doubt
was hasssncd by his knowledge Tint Mr. neeel,er
As ' 'HIss to lssve "' no Ai aoa1t on the mins
ot either Mr JohnHon snyHet ynu informed ~ that
Dir; neechor lad nadc TO yuu aonlesslon Of quit.
Mr. johnson rettred from this uurSicw, you related
to me tho case Of woulan, Of whom yon y sa1a t tss
o. took hur in hts arms ~ force throw hcr down apon
.ho soa. accomplished upon her hls deyil!ry and LIFT
%sfo n 1 1at'as sassr ssss eexpsa ss's M
rsatn wseH !onger ID hs a" You sl %Sdl%s, n%oa IT,,
y huRgestoa UNI us11aAn alou!a 10 !"1 n @ n'ila
hini such demand in thu form at III open letter,
which YOU would prcsont 70 blu with ylr OWL haat.
aud YOU pledged yourself TO s.sta the omal!a which
reasons which ho explicitly know. Immediately
coaso from Ills miuiAtry 1t Plymouth Church M
md retire from nrooktyn" The first trsft OF thts
letter did not contain tho pEaao p" for rcaanns tha la
e1pilcoiy knew" and hsze words. or worsla 10 tlis
YoM arso Furthermore, very enphalleally, that tho
letter alo,,ld demand nu oily hr. l.sccAcfs abdiea-
tun ot a pulpit, bus tue ce.sasion q us whiting for
tho Chrialhi4 u,,iou-a point which you were bvcr
ruled This litter you presented to Mr.: Deoehcr at
Ar. FreuauIs houss. 6horlly nfter Ia presentation
of tle brooklyn linton, duslng which, with unao;
couutAble cnoton in your lnaanes 3o,1r faoe l!i!l
NTH ssGn, you throAtonad with loud Eolos That,