The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-30

herein before stated, accompanied with
citations from Mr.. Beecher's arguments
and reasonipgs with her to overcome her
long maintained scrupIes against yielding
to his desires, and declaring that she had
committed no wrong to her husband or
her marriage vow, quoting in support of
this opinion that her pastor had repeated
" assured her that she was spotless and
cliaste, which she believed herself to he
she further stated that her sexual com
merce with him had never proceeded
from vulgar thoughts, either on her part
or his, but always from pure affection and
high religious love. She stated, further
more, that Mr.. Beecher habitually charac-
terized their Intimacy by the term "nest
] hiding" and he would suffer pam and
torrrow If his hidden secret were ever
made known. She said that her mind
was often burdened by the deceit neces-
sary for her to practice in oEder to pre-
vent discovery, and that her conscience
had many times moelled her to throw
/ off this burden OF enforced falsehood ny
making a full confession to her husband,
SO that she would no longer be living be-
fore him perpetual lie. En- particular
she said that she had been on the point of
making this confession few months pre-
viously, during severe illness when she
feared she might die. She affirmed also
llat Mr. Beecher has assured nta@ ipeat-
iedIyfthathe loved iatr better thai had
+ yer loved any otiier woman and sue felt
Justified before God IN her intimacy with
hlm, save the necessary deceit which &C.
companied If, and at which she frequent
lily suffered ia her mind. a' 81
l. .. That after the above named con-
fession by Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton she
returned to the country to,await such ac-
! ton by her husband as he might see fit To
cnlet OF W hicn was that she had not vol
unfairly gone stray, hut had been artful-
i ly misled through religious reverauce for
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher as her spiritual
guide, together, also, from q desire to pro
tect his family lrom oren shame, Til,t n
condoned be wrong, and be addressed o
his wife such letters of affection, lender
ness and respect as he f+It would restore
her wounded spirit, ana which did parr
TALLY produce that rosnlt.. s.g.,.sds Il
10. That December, 1870, a differ
ence arose between Theodore ,Tlltoul and
Henry c. Bowen, which WAS augmented
by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher III cnnse
I quence whereof, and at The wish OF Mrs,
Elizabeth r Ti!ton, expressed ia writing
4 in paper put into the hands Of Francis
ID. Moul.nn with "a view TO procure har.-
monious Interview between Tilton and
Mr. Bee cher, such an interview was al
ranged and carried out by Mr.. Mutton
lat his then rcsjd, nee on Clinton street,
Mr.. Beecher and Tilton meeting and
speaking then and there for the first time
I since Mrs. TIltons confession of SIX months
before. The paper in Mr.. M0ulton +
hands was Statement: by Mrs. Tilt, IA OF
1.-THE substance of the confession which size
had before made Of her wish and prayer
for reconciliation and peace Between
ther paste. and her husband.
This paper furnished to Mr.. Beecher
the first knowledge which he had as yet
received that Mrs. Tllton mad made such
q confession At This interview between
Mr.. Beecher and Tilton permission was
lsought by Mr.. Beecher TO consult with
i Mrs Tilton on that same evening. Pei
miss ion being granted, Beecher departed
from Moulton's house, and in about half
An hour returned thither, expressing his
remorse and shame and declaring that
his life and work seemed brought to q
sudden END. Later .cn the same evening.
ITllton. on returning to his house, found
bis wife weeping and in great distiess,
saying that what she had meant for peace
had only given pain and Anguish;
| That Beecher had just called on her
declaring she had slaiu him, and that be
would probably be tired before council
|of ministers unless she would give him a
written paper for hisprotcction. Where
lupon she said he dictated to her'and she
! copied in her own handwriting suitable
paper tor him to use to clear himself be-
lfore a council OF ministers. Mrs. Tilton
Having kept no copy of this paper, her