The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-01
|ytracts from TlltOn's Detailed State
ment Concerning the Seduction Of
His Wife.

ment of q committee, consisting of six
members of his church and society, to
inquire and report upon the alleged as
persions of his character by Theodore
Tilton,
Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton,
formerly wife of Mr.. Tilton, has openly
deserted her home in order to cooper
ate with Beecher in a conspiracy to
overthrow the credibility and good re-
pute of her late husband as man and
citizen,
Therefore, /, Theodore Tilton, being
authorized and required by a published
demand made upon him by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, and being now
and hereafter released, by the act of
Mrs. Tilton, from further responsible
iiy for the concealment of the truth
touching her relations with Beecher,
hereby set forth under solemn oath the
following facts and testimony:
That on the I'd of October, 1856, at
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, mar
riage between Theodore Tilton and
Elizabeth M. Richards was performed
by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
which marriage thirteen years after
wards was dishonored and violated by
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,o' cars VIZ io,o' "hei' ioi ie"'o',' nc
ue'ore stu'eu' ne teaseu sucn Nis'.s'
uurihS Wnicii pe,iou, ny many eohehs
anu a.tei''ioie' ne wUu .ne uieo.,on
"t.u ioae vi t"ie. .n.oh ",ieieoyi
uiter ioIS iiioi"i Iesl9t"iioe py nei anu
nltel !ePe".eu "ssuui.S oy nun upon
her lhihu, WIN oEelnilsleiipS "rSu.
menus 'ccoii'Piisieu the PossesSioi, vi
ner person, hlalltaihiiiS WIN ner
theIlceiorWaru, ouriliS the periou mere
iilaiter state'., 1le relatioii cal'eu GRIM
liial intercourse thlS Ieiatioh oe,ns
regaraed py ner curing thaI periou 'ts
not peiiiS cliihlhai oF iiioi"'iy wrong,
such oeing the PoWeroi ms arguments,
as ciefgS man, 10 satisfy her reiisious
scfupies against such Vloiatioh Vi VIZ
tue ana hoiior.
mat on the evening OF Octooer ~,
ISDS, or Whereabouts, Alrs. EilzaDetil IL.
'lliton neid an interview WIN lfeV.
lehry Ward beecher aI ms resiuehce,
she ne!ng then IN tehaer state Oh
mind, owing to the recent death ana
burial OF young rhIiu; ana curing
THIS interview ah act OF criminal COM
merce took place between this pastor
and this parlshloner, the motiIe on
her part beihg, as hereihoeIore slateu,
not regarded oy her at tne tlile us
criminal or WronSWhich acC was ioiiow-
ed by "a similar ACT OF cfilhlnaiity ay oe-
tween these same parties AZ liitois
reSiuehce ourliiS pastoiai Visio pau
by Beecher TO her on the subsequent
SATURDAY evening, ana iolioWeu also
oy other similar acts Oh taraoss ,ueo =. ocG,,7
sions from the autumn ol iooo 10 .ne
sprinS Oh 10Y, the places pelns siI'' tne w.
resioeiices aioresaiu' anu occaslonaiy
olher places, 10 Wlicn Iel pastor Wouiu ,',u
invite ana accompany ner % UT u. whion
ne woulu heel iiei py Pne.ioua np
polntineht, taese acls Vi WRONG celns
on her part, from hrsc W last, ~. wnl-
tEn OF consJioun,y wifhe har "o ,"ora, a1
through Dllhalng OF het iioIai per
;SeRR, ;,Ruo"na, oyartad on Ter Mind at thnt
tin,o ~ t,,is and h,, tha Rev W..nrw
sWaud W ID poonhor % os h9r trnsted reiioions
,ronaotor and ',nida
MI, ,,ra,,;a,,, to tho .torasa;d or;n,i-
,.i ;nt;p,on,, ono of tho reasons which
Me-. Ma, Tiitn, .I,oned for bar enconraye-
80 nf sunh evoant;ono, attentions
fron' the Rev Hairy Ward Reecher
No. tha f,cI thnt sho had hcpn much
a;atuol,s-od Iat - y,;,,, rnroors oyainst hia
.'.'i uisv, Ies .',.;,,' ",d ,;shea re nnnvinne
~. hiola a. pu.'t e. "no ao,Id raoa;vo his k;nd.
M niih .naC s'u uo';ot joI h;s soI;o;tot;on and
tbat | " sha could ;nsnire in him. by her
.na. she So aSoiit, ~, innraasea 70
Puiits a ~ ahoIt9 a;n,;t,, nf won,on.
speoiS III p,,,ot" .mo o the a,,;,,n,n nf 1895
uoou. ..;,,, W III ~ n;st;a,, 6rr,naSS
.',,,d anu 80 .,ast,,u 81" 10 ,os;t;on of re-
.o"'u ; NJ, P,f ,nf,,s;,,,l Lis aooro,,s
,,Iaaa ,,,Lia,' go strn9o aud oft-re-
p,eas, ",,oa nd WI to+,ort ,1 tn bar husband
PJ PeaaJu 'hnrn,' a n Iues sha wrote as
G1to uieu an, 49,; ~ Il @ @nraisaworthv bnt
to''oM NE tho ,;ft is ain Here nm
W aouSe ynI S at;c,s nr faooina.
st', sS,nS So,id oonao mo to viaId NV wso.
.,on1 III, ),
inahiioou
That the llrst suspicion Whlcn crossed
the nina Oh Ineouore liltoh that .llo
Rev. Henry Ward beecner was aous,
ing, or might abuse, the affection anu
reverence which MRS. Triton pore
towards her pastor, was an improper
caress given by Beecher TO MRS. lliton
while seated by her side on the moor OF
his library, overhauiing eilgravings'
Mr.. Tilton, few hours afterwards,
asked of his wife am explanation oi @ her
permission OF such iioerty, where's. sue
at first denied the iact, out ihen con-
fessed 1t, and said she naa spoken
chidlngly 10 beecher cohcgrhine IL.
On another OCCASION Ilton, a.e
leaving ms mouse III tne carry inoi inins,
returheu 10 u ih the ioiehoon, % an" ,Iri E,i
going 10 MS Deucnalnpei ivuiu ,,oI' .ie
door locKeI, anu When oiI n,s n"VH Mn
ing at tne door IL was openeu. Ms
all