The New York herald., 1874-09-19

Neither was her confession made in sickness, but
III unusual bealth. IL was the Tree act O{ sound
mind under an accumulating pressure OF con
science no longer to be resisted her SIN, as she
adultery as of the deceit which she was thereby
compelled to praci.se toward her husband
This confession, stripped OF its details but in
Guiding its principal TACT. was made tY Mrs Triton.
not only TO me, but to several otner persons, III
cludlng Mr.. Moulton and his wife; and -
SIMILAR CONFESSION WAS MADE BY Mr.. BEEcHER,
not only 10 me- but TO Mr.. Moul:on and ms wue.
some or the confdants TO whom Mrs. Illton IN
trusted this secret were lady friends OF hers,
whose names am not Wiling 10 De the nrst u
drag into this unhappy controversy
But as Susan b. Anthony mas already been named
porting to oe written by that lady to Mrs Hooker,
dated November 10, 1872, referring 10 the publica-
ton by Mrs. Woodruff and concluding:-
''No, Mrs. Hooker. cannot now, any more than
last winter comply with your request TO reveal
Mrs. Tton's whole story
"Your brother will yet see his way out; and LET
us hope he Will be able to prove himself above the
Willingness that others shall suffer Tor weakness
or wlckedness OF his.
''if he has no new theories, then he will surely be
compelled 10 admit either that ne has failed TO live
or to preach those he has; and, whichever horn OF
the dllema he may choose, Will acknowledge
either weakness or wlckedness, or both.n
The above letter from Miss An thony, says Mr.
Tlton, not only indicates tnat Mrs. TIton con-
fessed her sexual intimacy with MIR. Beecher but
shows also that this intimacy was brought aoout,
not because tas Mr. Beeener dlshonorably charges
on him unsought,n but because he hlmseli was the
aggressor upon her love. honor and good name.
| know lull well from Mrs. Tltons truthful storS-
told me at time when she could have had no pos
sble motive 10 decelve-that Mr.. Beecher made the
advances, which she Tor long time repelled. 1t
was he, not she VINO lnstlgated ana achieved the
crlminaity between them. 1t was he, the rev.
erend pastor, who sought out his trustiul parish
Toner and craftly spread his tolls about her, en-
snaring her virtue and accomplishing her seduc-
tion. Mrs Tilton was always too much OF a lady
to thrust her affection upon Mr.. Beecher or any
'.QQsOQnht.N And vet Mr. BeeCner,
alter having possessed himself OF woman at
whose eet he had Knelt for years before her sur
render, has finally turned upon her with the false
accusation that she was ms tempter, not
he hers; tor which act on his part
brand him as q coward OF uncommon base
ness, whom all manly men, both good and
bad should equally desplse. Shall never permit
him to put the blame on this woman; "one Is
take back that word He well knew that the mo-
tive to guilt did not come from this gentle lady' 8
pure and cleany mind. repeat here what SAID
before the committeeman what shall believe to
the end Of my he-that Elizabeth Tilton Is a
woman OF pure heart and mind snned against
rather than SHINING, yielding only TO strong
mans triumph over her conscience and Will. and
through no wantonness or Iorwardness OF her
I own.
| have been told that endanger my success in
the batsle which am now fighting by making this
concession TO my wlfe's goodness OF motive But
am determined IN all this controversy 10 speak the
exact truth N all points; and know that no IN
deicacy in Mrs. IlltOn's behavior ever proceeded
from her own voluntary impulse or suggestion;
but that, the contrary, her highly emotional
religious nature was made by her pastor the
means whereby he accomplished the ruin OF his
con1dlng victim.
TIE MorHER.IN-LAw.
After a long explanation of the i'll will between
himself and Mrs. Titon's mother, Mrs. Morse, to
whom Mr.. Tilton asserts his wife confessed her
guilt with Mr.. Beecher, the state nent gives some
extracts from letters from that lady. whom Mr..
Tilton partly excuses on the ground OF insanity.
one OF these reads thus
''You Internal villain This night you should be
in jail . Why your treacherous tongue
has not ere this been taken out by the roots is a
wonder.n
Your Shiny, polluted prawny hand curses
everything you touch. perfect type of Uran
Heep. This not original 1t is well understood
why have been turned out OF your rotten
| house.n
az nave said you were not worth the time and
paper, and would never waste either you
but the hypocrisy and villany OF your course has
( OF late been so apparent and the sight OF your
base aud perfdious person so revolving. can tell
you my opinion better this than any other way.n
81 can with the stroke of my pen bring you TO
your knees and brand you for life. The
world would be better for the riddance OF such a
/ villain and think no more or putting you aside
than killing the meanest cur which runs the street
You dlabohcal, internal, would have Killed you,'
"Yon told Carroll hit YOU You poor deludet
''Retrloutive justice has partially oyertaken you
Woman's rights nave Killed you. The remark
made tn three eo yaTs s agS si m II you a ma
woman's rights meetings, you would not b
obliged to look up your lost trunk For this
was told to leave the house and never enter II
For this you were made a beggar suddenly Jus
as predicted. And this call retributive Justice
81 never associated my child's name in ihe mos
distant manner with Mr.. b. (Mr. Beecher. Tn
nearest j ever came was when Joseph MRS
Morse's SOM questioned me how much knew O
the matter-il thought 3. was implicated. said
All can say 49, VIII tell you all my darling tolt
me-"she bowed her headn Just as she did on tina
ozark and dreadful Dtghtn when you, with YOU
fist in her face, compelled her TO acknowledge thi
sacred secret. And tnat act, with all It's slckenlnt
my poor, dear child never answered your
bestia want-too religious by nature and grace
for such as you and this want he answered. Til
this hour car swear that the only comfort have
taken has in the fact that he was a comfor
and did sympatnize with her."
'Mr. NJ. *knows all, and IL has been thu
sorrow OF his life, and he now In a small measure
understands my suffering"
.Do you suppose after your vile tongue hal
been permitted 10 wag to L. d. that | Will be
silentS No, Will not My poor distracted child
said, not week since, MA, ! fear Ellen Dennis
Will ruin me and my children forever"
"You retaliate by exposing the only deed which
my martyred child ever did which was not God
sympathy that man had for her wretchedness; ant
how she ever came to expose him or herself to one
sae knew SO well could not be trusted. eternit,
Will not be long enough TO reveal the mystery"
THE PLOT FOR DIVORCE.
Mr. Tilton details the doinss Of his mother-in
law, and proceeds thus -
The eccentric, uncomfortable ana mischief max.
! ing woman whose pecuiarites are sufficiently
1870. have already said, to divorce EliZabe th
/ from me IN order to prevent my supposed design
to divorce myself from her. In furtherance of tis
]
the West not only circulated among my neignbors
ATROCIOUS TALES ABOUT ME,
such as kicking my wife while pregnant, knocking
her with my fist to the floor, coming nome drunk
at night. &C.. but she furthermore undertook 10
win Elizabeth to tnis plan Of divorce by plying her
| with letters filled with other equally false reports
/ OF my oehavior-for example, that was holding
/ orgies in my house with strange women, making
myself sot, and uttering drunken accusations
against my wife, oy vlilying her with Mr.. Beecher
/ az one OF his many mistresses, &c.
Elizabeta, although sne was heedful 10 Mrs
Morse's design oil divorce, could not be converted
10 it. Nevertheless, under the powerful influence
OF her mothers ISLANDERS concerning me, my vile
became alarmed at the prospect OF my using her
! ruin a prelude 10 my own. she seemed to re.
feet her mothers idea that was taking a sudden
plunge to perdition, drinking to drown my sor.
rows, filing my hard working daily life with more
sins tnan / had time TO commit, hoping TOR my
weis speedy DEATH and threatening to publish
her infamy TO the world as soon as she should be
under the sod.
/ Accordingly Mrs. Tilton wrote me an earnest
letter. iul Of illusions TO her own previously con
fessed crimlnality with Mr.. Beecher, begging me
10 be merclful to ner In her brokennesS oil splrit,