Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-23
to my knowledge, except the following
note TO TiIton;
rEPZTJG 10 TTTTON


to my knowledge, except the following
note TO TiIton;
rERKINs TO TILTON.
MAY %. 1874.
Mr.. TrnrosI-If there had not been others by
/ would have said TO you at meeting you this
noon what I say now-our acquaintance is al
not recognize RE. +. B. PERKINS.
Meanwhile Mrs. Morse, the mother
in-law of Mr.. Tilton, who was from
time to time an inmate of his family in
Livingstone street, had, as i was in
formed, both by Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton,
learned from her daughter the criminal
relationship heretofore existing between
Beecher and herself, and who could not
understand why that matter had been
settled, and who had not been told how
it had been adjusted, and who had had
a most bitter quarrel with Tilton, &C.
cusing him OF not having so carried bis
affairs as to keep what fortune he
bad, end who had called upon
Beecher about the relations between
Tilton and Mrs. Tilton, and who had,
as Beecher had informed me, filed the
minds of Mrs. Beecher and himself
with stories of Tilton's infidelity and
improper conduct to his wife, wrote the
following letter to Beecher under date OF
January 9th, 1871, which be delivered
to me the next day, as appeared by my
memorandum thereon, together with
the draft of an answer, which he said he
proposed to send to Mrs. Morse. Hel
letter and Mr.. Beecher's draft OF reply
are as follows:
MRS. 8-oRsE To MR.. BEECHER.
(Receiye6 January 9th, 1871. Received from
H. W. Beecher January 26th, 1871
NIB. BEEc6ER-As you have not seen ht "a
pay any attention 10 the request left at your
house, now over two weeks since, i Will take
this meth3d 70 in1orm you OF the state OF
tnlngs in Livingstone street. The remark you
made to me at your own door was an enigma
at the time, and every day adds 70 the nyste-
ry. Mrs. Beecher has adopted the child
"What child ?'' asked. YOu replied, "Eliza-
beth's." Now, ask, what earthly sense was
there in that remark? Neither MIS- Beecher,
ameliorate her condition. Sue has been for
the last three weeks with me, very indiner-
ent girl. TiltOn has sent @ " with the
others away, leaving my sick and distracted
child to care 1or ali four children, night and
day, without Ere in the furnace, or anything
like comfort or nourishment in the house.
She has not seen any one. He says she is
mourning for her sin. If this be 50, one
twenty-foCr hours under this sheet, l think,
is enough to etone for a lifelong sin, how
ever heinous. ! know that any change
her and more suffering. / did not think for a
moment, Wher I asked Mrs. B. as.to your call
there-suppcsing she knew 1t, Of course, as
She said you would not go there without her
L was innocent of making any misunder-
standing. If there was any, You say, "Keep
quiet" I have, al through her married life,
done so, and We now see our error. II has
brought him to destru ctiOu, made me utterly
miserable, turned me from a comfortable
home, and brought his oEn family TO beg
gary. l don't believe, II his honest debts were
Maid he WnulH lss pnpurl left IN hnV tn cir
breakfast. This Size could endure, and thrive
under; but the publicity he has given to this
recent and most crushing of all troubles is
what has tal-ep the life out of her. 1 know OF
twelve persons wbOm he has told, and they in
turn have ted others. had thought we had
as much as we could live under from his neg
death-blow 10 rs both, and l doubt not
Florence h~s he's. DO you know that
-hen hear CT our cracking your jokes
from SUn1ay 20 Sunday, and think
OF the misery you have brought US, l think
with the psalnlst, there Is no God" Admit
ting all he says ic be the invention Of his half
drunken brain, the effect upon US is the same,
for all he has tOlC, believe it now; he is
nothing else to do. He makes a target OF her
night a3d day. / am driven to this extremity
to pray for her release from all suffering, by
Gods taking her himself, for II there is a
heaven know she II go there. The last time
she was in his house she said: "Here l feel
have no home, but on the other side shall be
more welcome" On my precious child, how
my heart bleeds over you in thinking Of your
suderings. Can you 90 anything in the mat
ter2 Must she live in this suffering condition
of mind and body with ne alienation? Sir,
you or anybody g5lse who advises her TO live
with him when ne is doing all he can 20 Kill
her by slow torture is anything but a friend.
don't know II -ou understand a sentence I've
written but am relieved somewhat by writ
ing. The children are kept from me, and
have not seen ny owing child but once since
her return from lis home. Thought the least
you could dc was 10 put your name TO paper
10 help reinstaie my brother in the custom
3. HHna THs nFas1
self. He is sslll without employment, sith a
sick wife and I've children TO feed, behind
with rent, and everything else behind hand.
II your wife has adopted ~ Lib or you SYM
pathize with her, 1 pray you do something
for her before it Is too late. He swears that so
soon as the breath leaves her body he will
pect, think, is one thing which keeps her
living; know Of no other, for she is without
nourishment. For now her state is that OF
want, actual wait. They would both deny IL,
no doubt, but IL is true.
BEECHEg TO MRS. MORSE.
Mrs. Judge Morse:
MY DEAR MADAM-I should be very sorry
TO have you think had no interest in your
81 ould satisfy you that ] have sympathized
with your distress; but Mrs. Beecher and l,
after full consideration, are Of one mind-that
under present circumstances the greatest
kindness 10 yen and TO all viii be, In so far as
We are concerned, TO leave 10 him the recitl-
cation Of all tie wrongs, whether they prove
reil OF magma.
Mrs. Morse says Tilton has sent
with the others, sway
l purposely omit the name OF this
young girl. The reason why il was de-
sirable she should be away froom Brook
lyn, as given me by Mr.. and Mrs. Til
ton, was that abe had overheard a con-
versation by them concerning Mrs. TIL
toms criminsl intimacy with Beecher,
and she had reported this conversation
to several friends ofthe family. Being
young and not knowing the conse-
quences Of prettling, it seemed proper
that she should he sent to q distance to
school, which was accordingly done.
She was put at boarding school in the
west, and the expenses of her stay there
were probably paid through me by
Beecher, to whom / had stated the diff
ficulty of having the girl remain in
Brooklyn, and re agreed with Us that il
was best she should be removed, and
offered to be at the cost Of her schooling.
The bills were sent to me from time to
time, as they became due; a part of
them through Mrs. Tilton. Previous to
her going away she wrote the following
letters to FRS. Tilton, and they were
sent to me by Mrs. Tilton as a part Of
these transactions:
TO rTRS. TILTON.
BgooRLYN, January 10, 1871.
MY DEAR MRS TILroN-I want TO tell you
Your mother, Mrs. Morse, has re-
peatedly attempted to hire me, by Offering me
money and presents, TO so to certain persons
and tell them stories injurious TO the charac-
ter of your husband. have been persuaded
that the kind attentions shown me by MIR.
Tilton for years we're dishonOrable demon
strationS. 1 never at the time thought tina:
Mr.. Hlton's caresses were for such a purpose.
/ do not want to ce made use OF by Mrs. Morse
or any one else to bring trouble on my best
friends-ycu and vour husband. Bye. Bye.
These notes are in Mrs. TiltOn's hand
writing, and on the same paper used by
her in correspondence with me. From
the same to the stme:
JANUARY 18TH.
MY pEAR h-Rs. TILToS-The story that Mr.
rilton once lifted me from my bed, and car
ried me screaming to his own, and attempted
TO violate my person, is wicked lie. Yours
truly.
While this young lady was at school
she did inform friend of Mrs. TiltOn-
Mrs. P.-Of the stories Of the family re-
lations. These stories were written TO
Brooklyn, and came to the knowledge
of my friends, creating an impression
upon their minds unfavorable to Mr..
Tilton, and might possibly lead to the
reopening of the scandal. l therefore
took pains to trace them back, and
found they came from Mrs. P, TO whom
the school girl had told them. 1 there
fore called upon Tilton, and asked if
these stories could not be stopped. Soon
afterward he showed me letter dated
the eighth of November, 1871, written
by Mrs. Tilton, with note to me on
the back thereof, to disabuse Mrs. P.'s
mind as to this girls disclosures.
MRS. TILToN To MRS. p.
RRooKJYN, November 8, 1872.
MY DEAR Mrs. P.-I come to you in this
fearful extremity, burdened by my misfor-
tunes, to claim your promised sympathy and
love. Ihave mistakenly felt obliged
to deceive, these Two years that my
husband had mede false accusations against
me. which he never has TO her, or any one, in
order that he may not appear on his defense,
thus adding the terrible exposure OF a law
suit. Will you tmplore silence on her part
against any Indignation W hich she may feel
against him, for the one only ray Of light and
hope in this midnight gloom is his entire
eympatly and cooperation in my behalf A
word from you to Mr.. ID. viii change any un-
friendly spirit which dear mother may have
given him against my husband. You know /
nave no mothers heart that will look chart-
tably upon slI save you. Affectionately your
OF course you will destroy this letter.
Mrs. Tilton sent me year afterward
for money for the purpose of paying this
Young PERSONS school expenses, and also
q statement os accounts and letter OF
transmission, and note acknowledging
receipt for the quarter ending June,
1871, from the principal Of that school
All these sums were paid by Beecher,
and / forwarded the money to settle
them through Mrs. Tilton, or sent the
money directly to the principal of the
school at her request.