The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-24
Mr.. BEECHER DEMANDS An LNTES
TIGATION.

II1ilIoN.
New York, JAY 11.-Henry Ward Beecher
has demanded an investigation by Plymouth
Church Of the impeachment Of his personal
character by Theodore Tilton. The request
the publication OF Mr.. Tilton's letter in the
following note to members of Plymouth
Church:
BROOKLYN, June q, lsT4.-GgSTLBMHy: In the
present state Of public feeling, 1 owe it to my
friends and 20 the church and society, over which
/ am pastor, to have acme proper investigation
made of rumors, insinuations or charges made re-
specting my conduct, AZ compromised by the late
publication made by Mr.. Tilton. l have though:
that both the church and society should be repre-
presented, and / take the liberty OF asking the fol-
lowing gentlemen 70 serve in this inquiry, and TO
do that which truth and justice may require. l
beg that each OF the gentlemen named will consider
this letter as If i, had been separately and person
ally sent to him, viz: From the church. Henry W.
Sage, Augustus S!orrs, H.. Cleveland from the
society, Horace b. Clafiin, John winslow. s. V.
White.
desire you, when You have satisfied yourselves
by impartial aud thorough examination Of all the
'H"''AN -
aiming committee or to the church such action as
may then seem 70 you right and wise.
HKSRY WARD BBgcEEg.
Mr.. Beecher also addressed the following
letter to tho clerk Of Plymouth Church for
the brethren, and iuc.nsed a copy of the other
letter:
July 6, Is7i.-DRAR BnoTHlR: / enclose to you
a letter, in which | have requested three gentlemen
from the church and three from the society Of
Plymouth Church-gentlelnen Of unim reachable
repu,e, and who have no; been involved in any Of
the trials through which We have passed during
the year-to make n thorough and impartial ex-
animation OF all charges or insinuations against
my good name. and to report tn. same 20 you and
l now respectfully request tina, you will give to this
committee authority TO act in your behalf also.
It seemed wise to me tina, this reques, should pro-
coed from me, AID without your foregoing knowl-
edge, and that you should give to it authority to
act IN your behalf, III so far ~ a thorough investi-
CATION Of til. facts should be concerned.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
The committee has entered upon its work.
and will prosecuted it to the earliest possible
completion.
MRS. TTLToS LEAVES HER HUSBAND.
y NeW lork dispatch OF July ii says:
:" Among the saddest chapters in the scandal
which has been in everybody's lips here for
weeks il the one revealed to-day. Rumors
about the domestic infelicity Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tilton have been current for some time.
Whatever cf trouble there has been between
the two has reached the crisis. Besides being
among the sadde-t developments. it seems
very significant. Mrs. Tilton went before the
Investigating Committee appointed by Mr..
Beecher Immediately after it was organized,
unknown to ser husband, and gave testimony
which directly contradicted the version of the
story which the public letters Of Mr.. TiltOn
have encouraged. In view of the excitement
of mind of MR.. Tilton, and perhaps half
fright at her act. which followed her appear
ance before the Investigating Committee. it IL
not surprising that she should think Of sepa-
ration from her husband. She has, after con-
sultation with friends, separated from Mr..
Triton. She has left her home, husband aud
children, and il now at the house of Edward
J. Ovington, Jr., with whose family she has
long been intimate, Mr.. Tilton retaining the
children at the house on Livingstone street"