New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-22


Physician and medicine. 20 ,oo,
eeat IN church VV-Io a
Amount; "a
Mrs TILroS send you with this statement .. Mss
't'+'''s bill for the past half school year.
'''' is doing very well 10 her sudi"s and is quite
favorite with Sometimes not very wei, tat
think, on the whole, her health Is improving.
Could you not come and make us a visit aud bring Mr.
Tton with youf little rest would co you both r"od
Is making very good progress in music, IN
Of her common branches as arithmetic geography
- SEMINARY, December 49, 1873.
D. a NO, 'S sqMDsaS fc%5s 81 re
ceved This pays all her Indebtedness to this Gate
Very truly yours, ----.
Beecher was very anxious to ascertain through me
the exact condition of TltOns feelings toward him,
and how far the reconciliation real and TO get
a statement in writing that would seem to free him
(Beecher) from imputation thereafter. l more than
applied to Tilton to get statement of bis feel
ings toward Beecher, and received from him, on the
7th of February, 49, the following letter, which
produce, marked "AA.'
TILTON TO MoUITON.
BROOKLYN. Feb. 7. Is7l
MY VERY DEAR FRIEND: In several conversations @iih
me you have asked about my FEELINGS towards nii.
Beecher and yesterday you said the time had come
when you would like TO receive from me an p:essoh
Of them IN writing say therefore, very Scser ri n
caused to Elizabeth and myself Dear Nun DO ihance.
shall do him no wrong, shall discounenahse every
project by whomsoever proposed tor any exposure i
his secret the public. ana III know myself al az
shall endeavor to act toward Mr. Beecher as woulc
have him in siuliar circumstances act towards me-
ought TO add that Your owl good offices y ll' Gas.
have led higher moral teelig thai gnt other
Ei.ned THEODORE TILToN
To Frank MoutoD.
From that time everything was quite. Nothing
occurred to mar the harmony existing between III
ton and Beecher or the kindly relations between
Tilton and Mrs. Tilton, during the Summer OF 1871,
except idle gossip which loated about the Cry OF
Brooklyn and sometimes was limited at III The news
papers, but which received 10 support In any lactS
known to the gossipeI the writer or through any
communication of Mr.. or Mrs. Ilton or Nj.
Beecher. And received no letters from Beechef
abiding to this subject upon any topic untli LIS ie-
tnn on the Both September, from BIS vacation,
showing that in fact the settlement was enabling
him to regain his health and spirits. l produce TINS
note, marked "BB":
BEECHER TO MOCLTON.
SATURDAY, September 80, 1871.
MY DEAR FRIESD: feel bad not 10 meet yoi. NY
should be here, If you loved me as mneh as 90 AVu,
Well, it's inconstant world. soberly, / shoud ne
glad TO have you how hearty anu ready Tor WORK.
have literally done nothing for three months, but
have gone to grass" Things seem almost strange 70
come back among men and see business eelug on IN
earnest. -, - A..
|
Isiened) HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
Taking advantage of this lull in the controversy,
il NAV be as convenienfbere as anywhere to state
the relations of Mrs. Titon to the matter and her
acts toward the several parties shall be pardoned
if do it with care, because my statement, I'M
happily for us both must be diametrically opposite
to one published hers. have been on terms very
familiar visiting at Mr.. Tiltons house. had seen
and known Mrs. Tilton well aud kindly on my part,
and believe wholly on hers, and, as l have be-
fore stated had never known or suspected or seen
any exhibition Of inharmOny between her and her
husband during those many familiar visits, and OF
course had no suspicion of intideliy the part of
either toward the other. The first ntimation of it
which came to me was in the exhibition of her
original confession of which have before spoken.
The first time saw that confession was on the S0th
OF December 1870. The first communication | had
from Mrs. Titon after had read her confession on
the Friday evening, as before stated, was on the
next morning, the 3lst of December 1870, the date
being fixed by the fact cited in her letter showing
that she gave her reractOn to Beecher on the even
ING previous The letter from her is as follows,
marked "CC:"
MRS. TILToN TO MOULroN
SATURDAY MORNING.
MY DEAR FRIEND FRANK: want you TO DO me the
Greatest nossibe favor MY letter which you have and
tie one gave Mr. Beecher at his dicaton last evening
oI Vesse bring both to me and will burn them Show
this note TO Theodore and Mt. Beeeher fhey VIII see
the pf fSigne3 u 'H'' '''"''" E. r. Tnros
couf not of course accede to this request Of Mrs.
Tilton. because had pledged myself to Beeeher
that her retractlon the one SIDE and her confess
sion 10 Tilton OIL the Other-whch are the'papers
she refers to as my letter which you have and the
one gave Mr. Beecher "-shOuld not be gwen up,
but should be held for the protection OF either as
against the other.
LEARNED IN my interview with Beecher on the LIST
dav of January, 1871 that he had been told py MS
wife and Others that Mrs. TltOn desired . separa-
ton from her husband on account OF ms supposed
infdelities to her, and that Mrs. Tilton had applied
to Mrs. Beecher for advice upon that SUBJECT fhis
being the first had heard Of any asserted inidelity
of Hltop to his marriage vows either the next DAY
or sacond day after asked Mrs. TltOn If it were 30,
and IL she had ever desired separation from her
bnsband on that or any other account, wishing to
assure myself Of the facts upon which was to act
as mediator and arbitrator between the parties.
She stated TO me that she had not deslned separa-
tiou from her husband, but that application had
been made to Mr. and Mrs. Beecher through her
mother, upon her own responsibility, TO bring it
about. and on the 4th day of January she sent me
the following letter. which, although dated Jan. l.
1870, was actually written Jan. 4, 1871. and dated
1870, as lie common enough mistake by most per
sons at the beginning Of. Q new year But it bears
internal evidence of the time Of its date and also
know that received it at that time. it being impos
sible that it should have been year previous
produce it, marked I'D"
MRS. TILToN TO MoULToN. ,
No. ia LIvINGsroN-sT BRoOKLrS. Jan H. ls1ou.
Mr.. FRANCIS D. MoULrox-hy Dear Friend In re-
card 10 your question whether have ever sep
srason from nv husband deny that sxch
,cos ever he Jaet ss have denied It hundred tunes
before The story that wanted separation IVES dt.
H6erate faisehoOd coined by poor mother who said
hs von,d near the Of this and other state