The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-06

The implication that the harmony of
our home was unbroken till Mr.. Beechcr
entered it as frequent guest aud friend,
is Iamentable satire upon the household
where he himself, years before, laid the
corner Atone of Free Love. and desecrated
its affairs up to the time of my departure;
so that tie atmosphere was not only god
less, but impure fer my children And in
this effort and throe of agony, would
fain lift my daughters, and all woman
hood, from the insidious and diabolical
teachings OF these latter days. 1c + 5l'
His frequent efforts to prove me insane,
weakminded. Insignificant, OF nAean pres
snce, all rank in the category If heart
lcssnsss, selfishness, and falsehood, have
their climax in his present endeavor to
convince the world that am, or ever
have been unable to distinguish between
an innocent and guilty love-
In summing up the whole matter, [ az
firm myself before God to be innocent of
The crime laid upon me; that never have I
been guilty of adultry with Henry Ward
Beecher In thought or decd; nor has he
ever offered to me an irdecorous or I'M
proper proposal.
To the further charge that was led
away from nv home by Mr.. Beecher's
friends, ard By the advice OF lawyer
whom MIR. Beecher had sent to me, and
who, in advance of my appearing before
the committee, arranged with me the
| questious and answers which were to CON
stitute my testimony in Mr.. Beechers be-
halt, answer. that this il again untrue,
having never seen he lawyer until intro
llduced to himia few momente before the
arrival of the committee by my step faith
CT, Judge Morse; and in further reply
submit the following statement of my
action before The commits ee, aa the sep
arHtion from my husband II a.J
The publication of Mr. Tilton's letter
in answer to DR.. Bacon / had not known
nor suspected when Ok Wednesday even
ing he brought home the Golden Age
handing it to me to re4d. Looking down
it's columns saw. we'll nigh with blind
ing eyes, that he had put into execution
the almost daily threat of his life 'that
he lived to crush out Mr. Beecher; that
the God of Battles was in him; he had
always been Mr.. Beecher's superior, and
all that lay in his path, wife, children, or
reputation, if need be, should fall before
this purpose" s,@ 2' $500
| did not read 1T. taw enough without
reading Ny spirit rose within me AZ
never before. ~'
Theodore" | said. tell me what means
this quotation from Mr.. Beecher! Two
|
saying: Elizabeth. all letters and papers
concerning my difficulties with Mr..
Beecher and Mr.. Bowen are burned, des-
tro,ed; now don't you betrsy nae, for
have nothing to defend myself with"
"Dld you believe that?' said he
II certainly did, implicitly" said.
swell, let me tell you--they all Ice;
not one is destroyed"
Ii this was said to intimidate me it had
quite The contrary effect. I bad never
been 80 fearless, nor seen so clearly before
with whom I was dealing.
Coming to me little later he said 81
want you to read it; you will find tia vim
dication of gourself. You have not stood
before the community for FIVE years az
you now do"
Reused still further by the wickedness
hid behind so false mask, | replied
Theodore. understand me, this is the last
time you call me publicly to walk through
this 1lth. My character needs no vindi-
cation at this late hour from you. There
was time, had you spoken out clearly,
truthfully, and manfully for me, had
beer grateful, but now shall speak and
act for myself. Know, also, that if in the
| future see q scrap of paper referring to
any human being. however remote, which
1t seems to me you might use or pervert
for your own ends, l will destroy it,"
"This means battle on your part, them"
said he.
"Just SO far" replied
! I write this because these words of
mine he has since used to my harm.
j The atmorning I went to my brother,