The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-05
NO. l06.


reasonable persons, and never
thought of their even wondering if it
was So Mrs. Tilton was asked if she
had written out confess OF Of the guilt
of Mr.. Beecher and intended 10 send II
through her stepfather 10 the church,s
and said she never heard of il before.
In Reference TO Mr.. Beecher's Calls
on her she said she did not think he
called more than once in two ar three
weeks Before she went west Il the TALL
1870 she lai q c, nveHation with her
husband in regard To another woman.
He said on one or two oScaSion' when he
solicited her she utterly refus d him, and
he had not found il so with other women.
Mrs. Tilton saw this woman when she
was west. and she said she tried 10 think
Tilton was father TO her and did not
mean anything wrong, and concluded
not to tell me.
Nice Conduct.
When the witness returned from the
West her husband had sent all the ser
wants away and taken into the house n
middle-agcd maiden lady, who had entire
possession and ministered to him in every
way, criminally Ms we'll as otherwise.
the testimony contains good deal of
this matter but il is not particularly
pertinent To the issue ~ 10 the char
actcr of her private discussions
with Tilton. The witness said he would
take her into room and locke tn" door.
He had kept her locked up all day long
innnmrrablr times. lie always bore
down upon her heavily in the way of a"-
cusation, and she sometimes thought hl,
mind was unsettled.
Being asked about an interview with
Mr.. Brrchrr during the latter part at
1870. about the time of Tilton.s yalrdic
tory in the H,dcpcHdcHL Mr.. Tilton said
she told him she wanted tn talk with him
about dithcultitic, at home. He almost
instantly said, II will send Mrs. Bcrch"r
To YOU she will bc n mother, tell her all
Won would hike to say He seemed 1"
prefer that Mrs. Bacchcr BE- the advisor,
80 he brought Mr., Bc"ch"r Ia her moth
ars house. introduced the witness tu her
aud left.
Mrs. Bcechcr Asked for the story
Of the witnesses troubles, and inquired
why she thought of soparati"n. TIL"
witnc,, told Mr.. BccChcr good deal cI
her trouble. aud Mr.. Bccchcr said did
she know her husband had been faulty
in that manner she would not
live with him u day Witnr-s Away
felt uncomfortable talking {" MIR. Beech
rr because sh" wa- much prcjudlc"d
against Theodore, aud wac not greatly
helped in mind 10y that interview; only
saw her twIcc and thought ,hc hal better
make up her mind for herself, aud finally
concluded tu live with her husband,
thinking II wie morbid state at mind
and would soon get ont Of il.
Her Talks with Mrs. Bcrchcr
were long and painful, and she could not
recall all that wa. sald NJ to ih"
woman whom ,hr before noticed
NJ occupying her house. Mr.. Tilton said
she hurt me- more than any on" IN tho
world: ,ho wns mare severe and treated
me with creator contempt than any "n"
else ever lid. aud t. such Hn extent that
couldn't -pcnk II to my husband. ~ ID"
never took my parii nor could tell
mother ~ ! dinnt feel like revealing {"
her aII thi, trouble aud embarrassment
and humiliation, didn't feel that
there WI, u place for my head tn
liz down "n ~ that huusr
frequently went ont wandering N th"
street. night after night. walked with
my waterproof cloak on, and would ="
back and creep into the basement and ID"
down anywhere, feeling utterly wr"tch"d'
Once . Went Away from Home.
thinking | would not com" back. but ]
found that ! haI Icft my purse ot HON"
and had ~ return Mr. Tiltou owns 20
lot in Greenwood. and there hny"t""
b,bir-. went there with my water
proof clr.L. uu with the h0Dl over m.
head and ad down Dn ih" iv"
gravc- aud GIt p"acc. / had b." n
there but little while before the keep
Of the ,yruumd. ordered me- ur pa d
no attention {" him. did not regard
h. order until hr came again iu Il i"w
minute. and laid. order you oil the"
grounds. du ypu hear me- rm." tu my
feet and aid. II there j. one pot "u
earth that ], mine. II il the" tNo grave,
and hc actually bowed down before m"
in apology Though a common work
man. hr wn, very grateful to me. IL" snId
! did not know that thesH w"r" your. and
hcleft me- and stayed there on the lrt-
tie grave the ro.t Of the day. AN"r
TiIt"n loft th" Ipdcp'nd'm witur.s snId
She suffered Nuch from want.
-
NJ food. and ThcDdDr" utterly indIi"r-
rnt tpt. She concludes with the remark
that shc has not one pnng u cnns"iounH
that .hr had not done everything shr
could o, - good wife and goOd moth"r
to her children. and feel that ~" hhs
borne and suffered for b"r husband q snk"
and that hc alone T. rcsponIbl" for d."
disruption of the family.
Committee Meets Again.
The COMMITTEES Of investigation int
the Bceohcr -candEl met again this aitrr-
noon. II va expected that Henry Ward
Bnechrr or Mr. MOulton would testify
bat neither put IN an appcmanc". 1h"
committee examined two witncsr., a
lady and a gentleman, but their name
could not h. a,c"rained M Cleveland,
a member 0i the committees, stated that
Bcschcr has cent another cUmmuUicn-
ton tD M0ultnn hkiug him o.
appear before thr oDmmittn". aHd
sn0thfr Irtter 81 invitation ha. Hlsu
been cent him from the latter lady, iu-
yi,ing him 30 APPEAR before them with
document. and lottrrs ~ his p0-.'-.iOu,
furni.h whatever testimony bn bas Ia
give in the matter. II j. believed that
either MOuliDn or Beccher viii b" bcior"
the Committee Tomorrow evening. II
either of them .bould appear th" .'7.slon.
oi the Committee will b" prolonged, and
will probably extend over until neat
wcrk. - that the report of tha; body viii
not te submitted ~ the Examining Com
mittee Of Plymouth Church befor" %"
latter part Of the coming week.