, 1874-08-14
! BEECHERS DEFENSE.
a Repetition Of the Gen.
eral Denial of
July 22.
Fierce Attack upon Theodore
Iiltons Reputation.
Story Of Ills Financial and
Moral Bankruptcy.
"A Selfish and Reckless Schem-
er IS" His Designs on
Beecher and Bowen.
blr. Beeciler Disclaims RESPONSE
bility for Dclay---Elis i
Embarrassmcnts.
He Knows His Innocence, but
Cannot Prove It in
Detail.
lie Is an Hereditary ypocfondriac---
Ills Morbid Feeling Reflected
in Lis Letter.
Effect; Of the First Accusation
Of criminality upon
Film, |!
Lhe. Interview with Mrs, Tilton Re- |
garding Her Confession. I
lew :Mr. Beecher Accidentally Confess
ed Through MouIton. Il
The Interview with Mrs. Tilton Re-
garding Her Confession.
Hew mr. Beecher Accidentally Confess
ed Through MouIton.
Statement Makes M
New Revelations.

BEECHER'S STATEMENT.
NE" aonK, Aug, 13.-Tho following statomont
WAS submitted to tho Investigating Committee
By Mr. Boechor to-day:
oESTLEhES or THE COMMITTEE: Iii thu atatc.
ment Addressed to the public on the 12d of Ju1v
1Ast gavo an explicit, comprehensive, anil
auie"'n oenlai to tAc charges 1nade by Theodore
luton againat me. That donial I now ronoat
and reairm. I also statod In that communion.
.'o llon 'na1 should appear before your Committee
"ldl moro dctailed statement and explanation
or tho faots In tho case.
I i. : ABOUT Triton.
-Four yoars ago, Theodore Tilton foil frorn nm
~ the most prominent editorial position, r.,
America, when he represented tho cause of RI.
ligloh' humanity, and patriotism, and IN n
10" months thereafter became tho tagsociate and
representative OF Victoria Woodruff ind friend
o1 hef strange causc. BY his folties ba ,voa
bankrupt IN reputation, in occupation. and IN
RESOURCES. The Interior history of which nm
no" 70 elVo brlef outline il tie history of hia
astempts to 30 employ me as to 7einstato him in
opssheas' restore his reputation, and place him
again upon tho ominonco from which In Ind
fallon. 1t is sad history, to tho full moanno
oi "hlch haVo but recouty awakened. m.
tangiou In Wilderness Of complications. I fo1. |
lowed until latcly false theory ind de1usivo |
nope believing that the friend who assured mn !
OF bis determination aud ability to
n ,oa.a -. 1Aao4osAis VAaAh1Es or Mn- T1LToN,
TO restore his household, to rebuild his fortunes
anu 20 7ind!cate mo, would bo equal to TINT
PROMISE Ills self-confcssed failuro Ina madc
oioas ~ INC "llas, Tor q long timo did not
euspec1, sno real motive Of Alr. Tilton. NV uas-
ua,lon ooos nos represent single standpoint
=. n's ~ regards my opinion of Theodore Tl!ton.
~ peslos as my cordial intimacy with him in Ills
o, ~a..'t'' .atoet' bno"a my lamentation md sor-
~" .u' nus nopetai. anccton for him during
suo pel'oa OF his initial wandorings from truth
ana virtue: 1t deacribos my repentance over
usus w po1aA.ng him, Of which was made to po-
'le'o u. msseir tho cause; my perseyor;ng and
.1'enoiY deapatring efforts to sayo him and hia
auA1s W any eaorlilco OF myself not absolutely
I,a aAo1o4ape' " anu my growing conviction that
ae perpetual foll'cs md blundrs rendered his
lecoVefy impossible. I can now SEQ TINT he ia
auu a'.,. nas oeen from tho beginning Of this dill
su1ss' seltsh aud reckless schcmcr. I
onS eo!No ~!. rLAs OF MINGLED GOOD AND HATRED,
'uu weaving about mo network of susntcio,u ,
plots and lies, to which nv
-, ,"a nAnocent' words and acts, nav. eyen nv (
'uoasn1s' s. OF ksntlnoBs towards him, hnyo boom
aAao ~ contribute. Theso SUCCESSIVE yiows of il
a.. nlast 10 Kept In view, to explain nv course
a.ouRA .ae last four yoara. That was blind 10 . .
o"s 10 ~ 'ne real motive OF intrigue going On II
S,sa,u aouuu me was due partly to my own over r
ns ',as puono engagements, partlyto nv COM q
onaer ot tas affair, and tho papers and II
u'o.1o4, connected with It, into tue hands of
- ADN0"' "uo "a8 intensely confident that rs
~ .oau 1taaoeo 1t successfully. l suffered g.
,.a.a. Nv INJURED little. Mr.. 1loulton was "