The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-23
Remainder OF VAR. Tiiton's stntc-
mani

DOioN VIC give tut COutinuo'ioh anu NinSS
of Theodore Tilton's statement, the first Of
which was given in our telegraphic col
unns of yesterday.
CONTINUATION OF THE STATEMENT.
ID. That about a year after Mrs. Tiltons
confession her mind remained in the fixed
opinion that her criminal relations with
Mr.. Beecher had not been morally wrong,
so strongly had he impressed her to the
contrary; but at length change took
place In her convictions on this subject, as
noted in the following letter addressed by
her to her husband:
Mrs. Tilton TO Mr.. Titon.
SCHoHARIE, June 90, 1871.
My Dear Theodore: To-day through the
ministry of Catherine Gaunt, n character
of fiction. my eyes have been opened for
the first time in my experience, SO that |
see clearly my sin. 1t was when ! knew
that | was loved, to suffer it to grow to
a passion A vrtuous woman should check
instantly an absorbing loye But it APP
peared to me in such false light. That the
love felt and received could harm no one
not even you, ] have believed unfatcring-
" until four o'clock this afternoon, when
the heavenly vision dawned upon me. !
see now, as never before, the wrong have
done you, and hasten Immediately to ask
your pardon, with penitcnce so sincere
that hencefOrth Of reason remans) you
may trust me implicitly Oh! my dear
Theodore, though your opinions arc not
restful or congenial to my soul, yet my
own integrity and purity are sacred and
holy thing to me. Bless God, with me,
for Catherine Gaunt, and for all the sure
lcadings Of an all-wise and loving Provi-
denCe. Yes; now ieel quite prepared to
renew my marriage vow with you to keep
it as the Saviour rcquireth. who lookcth at
the eye ard heart. Never before could
say this. When you yearn toward me
with ,ruc feeling, be assured of the tried,
purified, and restored love of
ELIzABETH.
Il. That about one year after Mrs. Til
toms confession. and about a half year
after Mr. Becchers confirmation of the
same. Mrs. V. c. Woodruff, then total
stranger to Mr.. rilton, save that he had
been presented 10 her in n company of
friends a few days previous, wrote in the
Worid, Monday, May 22d, 1871, the fol-
lowing statement, namely:
know of one man, public teacher of
enlincncc, who liycs in cLncubinagc with
the wife of another public teacher of al
most equal emnence. All three concur in
denOuncing offences against morality. |
shall make il my business to analyzp some
of these lives.
NicroRA c. WooDuUtr.
New York, May 20. 1871.
On the day of the publication Of the
above card in the World. Mr.. Titon re-
ceived from Mrs. Woodruff a request &c
call on imperative business at her office
and on going thither, copy Of the above
card was put into his hand by Mrs. Wood
hull who said that ''tLe parties referred tc
therein were the Rev. Henry Ward Beech.
er and the wife of Theodore Tilton." Fol
lowing this announcements Mrs. Woodruff
detailed to Mr.. TiltOn. with vehement
speech, She wicked and injurious story
which she published in the year following
Meanwhile, Mr.. Tilton, desiring to guard
against any possible temptation &c
Mrs. Woodruff to publish the gross
ly distorted version which she gave
to Mr.. Tilton (and which she
afterwards attributed TO him), he sough
h,, many rnrsnrol services and kindly at
tentions to influence her to such gooC
will towards himself and family as woul,
remove all disposition or desire in her t.
afflict him with such publication. Mr.
Tiltons efforts and association with Mrs
Woodruff ceased in April, 1872, and 81!
months afterwards, namely, November
1872, she published the scandal which h
had labored to suppress.
10. That on the third day thereafter tn
Rev Thomas X. Beecher of Elmira, n
Y, wrote as follows.
ELMIRA, November 3, 1872
Mrs. Woodruff only carries out Henry
philosophy, against which | recorded m
protest twenty years ago.
1G. That in May, 1878, the publicato
by one of Mr. Becchers partners of fri
partite covenant between ii. c. Bowen, II
W. Beecher and Theodore Tilton led til
press of the country to charge that MI
Tilton had committed against Mr.. Beeche
some heinous wrong, which Mr.. Beeche
had pardoned; whereas the truth was til
reverse. To remedy this false public in
preston Mr.. Moulton requested Nj
Beecher to prepare suitable care
lieving Mr.. Tlton of this njustic,
In answer 10 this request Mr.. BeechC
pleaded his embarrassments, which pre-
vented his saying anything without bring
ing himself under suspicion. Mr.. Tito
then proposed to prepare card of his ow
containing few lines from the recent
quoted apology. for the purpose of SHOW
occasion TO forgive Mr.. Tllton, had la
occasion TO be forgiven by him. Mr.. Beecl
er then wrote letter II Mr.. Moultol
which, on being shown to Mr.. Tllton, WI
successful in appealing to Mr.. Tllton
feelings. Mr.. Beecher said in it, und
date Of Sunday morning, June /, 1873
MIR. BEECHER TO MIR. MoUIToN.
My dear Frank am determined
make no more resistance. Theodore's ter
permanent is such that the future, even
: temporarily earned, would be absolute
worthless, and rendering me liable at al
hour of the day TO be obliged to stultify g
the devices by which we saved ourselve
1t is only fair that he should know that Il
publication of the card which he propos
would leave him worse off than befor
4 The agreement wiz. the tripartite cove
!, and was made after my letter through "
to him wiz. the Apology was written. |
: had had it year. He had condoned l
9 wites fault lie had enjoined upon m
q with the utmost earnestness and solemn
. not to betray his wife, nor leave his chill
u rem to blight. With such mi
{ as 4. T., there is no possible salvation +
s any that depend upon him. With strol
nature, he does not know how to govern
> There is no use in trying furtht
J. / have a strong feeling upon me, and
c brings great peace, that am spending Il
C last Sunday, and preaching my last 81
mon.