The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

orally ti5ed n bringing 1lu DC
ore TIE public. We hSd been together
. The rfeGi c1nu1vErsyE O! TIE day until |
,ur socikl intercourse had become int
nate. Il is true his nature always *
.rera;ed his ,ovn Exce.leDcies- When !
ae Wa bui & boy be looked up % me
with the LfscsionEie admiration. After
some years be felt himself ny tq1sl and
Vas very c1upsriJn1bie, md when be
nLd uuiEroEn me And reached the posi-
.iCn 0! lie first man Of the age, be was
Kind EDd pG-oulzlng. ! had Away!
smiled 81 these weaknesses o. vanity and
had believed that . larger experience,
with some knocks among strong men
and by soTroWE ihBt temper the soul be
would yet ialtl useful and brilliant cSi
ree.. But nov I'll looked DARK Be was
70 be cast lurth from his eminent position,
and his Affairs did not promise that gym
pSthy and strength that m kes ones house,
Is uioe has beer II times Of adversely, 9
refuge from the storm and tower OF de-
tense Besides generous suffering, ]
ghuuli have had selfish reason 70, EDch i
! hB5 dreamed ! was about 10 become an
instrument by which Nj. TLt0n
meant 10 fghi his WAY back 10 tbs
prosperity which be bs5 forfeited.
II now appears that OF the 2s:h Of De
cenbef, 1870, Ti!ton having learned tbs;
l had replied 10 his Threatening let;E: BY
expressing such Al opinion Of him IS 10
set M. Bowen finally GgEinsi him and
bring him lace 10 face with immediate
run, eIlorted from his vile, then sudsr-
inC from 3 severe Illness, document
eliminating mt, and prepared 81 elLb-
crate attack upon me. % Tuesday
evening December 10Th, 1870, EbJut :
O'Clock, Francis D. AJu!ion called 81 ny
house, kod wilh'iDiense ekrDestness said,
wish you would 50 with me TO Bee Mrs..
Tlinn. replied that could not then, Is
! was Just going 10 ny prayer meeting
With the most pa onEts manner lie said
yuE must go; somebody else VIII take
care Of the meeting" went with him,
not knowing what trouble had kgitAted
hin, bui vaguely thinking that ! might
DOW learn the solution Of The recent
threatening letter. On the wEy ! asked
him Whist WAS the reason g! this visit, 70
which be replied thEi NJ. TIlinn would
inio-m me, OF words 10 ihEt eject On
entering his house Mouliun locked the
doJrs, saying something Ebout not being
interrupted. BE requested me 70 enter
the front chamber over The psrlor ] wEs
upder the impTesGon thai Tilt0n was
going 10 pour ont on me his kDger ior col.
le&guing with Bowen kod Tor ibeRayIce o.
separation given his wife. Iwished Nj.
Aoultun 10 be with me IS witness, but
be insisted that BhD1id 60 BY myself
Mr.. Tlion received me coldly, hui
calmly. ute. wori 0! two, standing
IN front Of me with 3 MEMORANDUM
in his hand, be began 81 urkiun
In which he, il IN untrIeDdly spirit, said
thEt had songhi his downfall; had spread
IL urious Reports Ebou! him; was using my
place and Itt1eDce 70 undermine him;
had sdEised NJ. Bowen 10 dismiss him,
and much more that cannot recall He
then declared thst had II ured him II
his family relations; hSd jJ!Oed his moth,
er-in-lHE in producing dlscurd in his
household; advised separation; had Alien.
Sted his wite's affections from him; had
led her 10 love me more than any living
being; hs5 corrupted her moral nature
End IEnght her 70 be insincae, lying and
hypocrIticsl, and ended By charging thai
had made wicked proposals 70 her
Until be reached this ! hsG listened
with some contempt, under the i'm
preston that he IVES attempting L
bully ne, but with ,hs last charge he pro
duced 3 paper purporting 70 bs certified
statement Of previous confession mad:
him by his wife Of her love Tor ne, SDc
that had made proposals. 10 her OF 81
improper nstufe. BE said that this cJo
iessiOn had been made him in July, sil
months previous, that his sense Of homo!
and affection would not permit Ary suct
documents 10 remEinin existence, tnst bI
had burned the original Ind should nov
destroy the only copy, and be then ioFI
the paper into ANAL pieces il ! had beeI
shocked IT such . statement Was Eoso-
lutely tbuDoeTBtrucE. When be closet
the interview by requesting me 10 repsI
ST once TO his house where ne said Ella
beth was waiting for me Ent
learn from her lips the truth Of his si0riel
in SO !ST is they concerned her. Thl
fell like thunderboli on me. Could i
be possible that his vie, whom had re.
| gkfded Is s type o! moral goodness, shOul!
have made such false and Irociou
statement; and yet il she had not how
would he dare send me 10 her far COD.
| tlrnStiun Of his charges ! went i1rti
I lTka q GlnH~a rEI-GF prt4s1E I'll lr
flying in the Eky, and there hsG been 1
SNOW storm which WIS breaking away
the winds were out and whisling IhrouFl
the lesAsss trees; but al tbs wRs peac
compared TO ny mood within ! belicy
/ Moulton went with me 10 the doc. q
TiltoD's house The huusekeeper, ID
gAme woman Ms. Tilton complained o.
seemed 10 hSve been instructed, ior sb
evidently expected me, sud showed N
81 once NJ 10 Mrs TiloD's room Mr.!
Tilton 10y upon her bed, white Es marble
with closed eyes, as II II 3 trance, Cd
with he: hands on be, bosom pslm 1
palm, like one in prayer. As LOOK bsci
on il the picture Is Ike come iO-ms carve
IN marble thEt ! had seen upon monu
AGlLs II LII IfE@' DAG Ah4e 10 mllllH
and gave no sign ofthe recognition Of N,
presence. ! sSi down near her and sal
Elizabeth, Theodore hes been maxim
very serious charges against me, I'D
sends me to YOu Tor confirmation" Sd
made no reply OF sign, but ii was plSi
thEt she was conscious EDd listening.
repeated some Of his statements, that
had brought discord 10 the family, hS
klienEted her from him, sought TO break q
his family and usuTped his iIfuence, Ian
then, as vel as could, ! added thai b
sAid thst ! made improper suggestions /
her, and thsi she had admitted this FAC
10 him lsst July. said Elizabeth, hsv
you mace such statements U himt Sh
made no answer, and I repeated The que
bon. Tears ran down her cheeks, Al
she very slightly bowed her head in &c
quiescence- Il RAid "Yuu can't meG
inst you hEve sisted all that he hs
charged She opened her eyes and bt
gan in 3 slew and feeble way 10 explGl
how aick 6he had hAen hnw vear,a