The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-28

and presents to go to certain per-
sons and tell them stories injurious
to the character of your husband;
that ] have been persuaded; and
that the kind attention shown me by
Mr.. Tilton for years were dishonor-
able demonstrations. Inever at the
time thought that Mr.. Tilton's cares
ses were for such a purpose. 1 dc
not want to be made use of bv Mrs.
Morse or any one else to bring trou-
bic on my two best friends, you and
your husband. By-by, = =
FROM TIE SAME TO THE SAME.
JANUARY "a.
Mrs. TETON: The story that Mr.
Tilton once lifted me from my bed
and carried me screaming to his
own and attempted to violate my
person is a wicked lie.
Yours, truly, = <
These notes are in Mrs. Tlton's
handwriting and on the same paper
used by her in correspondence with
me.
According to the statement, the
girl was sent away to school, and
Beecher paid her schooling, furnish
ing Moulton with the money to pay
with. A seminary bill for $155, is
exhibited, and also a receipt to
Moulton from the same source fol
5000.
Considerable space is devoted to
Mrs. Tilton, and copies of letters
she had written to Beecher are Civ.
en- the agreement between the par
ties was that Mrs. Tilton and Mr.
Beecher should not communicate
with each other without permission
and then only through Moulton
this Mrs. Tilton evaded also, pa
pers are given showing that an eff
fort was made to change the confes.
sion to charge of solicitation" by
Beecher, and not of intercourse, but
the attempt miscarried. And so the
narrative comes down to Tilton's
letter to DR.. Bacon, and the ap.
pointmet of Beecher's committee
which followed.
Tilton's embarrassment in pub.
fishing the Golden Age is referred
to, and the fact stated that without
his knowledge Beecher placed in
Moulton's hands $4,000 to be given
to Tilton as needed, to help forward
his enterprise, and statement OF
the expenditure of $4,000 is appen.
ded. The charge of blackmail is
thus disposed of. Reference is also
made TO injurious reports against
Tilton and family, said to have ori
ginated with T. G.. Shearman, Esq.
and to have caused no little sorrow
to many. Beecher had written
strongly to Shearman about the mai
ter, and Shearman's retraction anC
apology are given. The statement
closes with a note from Beecher
showing that even as late as the 18th
of July last he reposed every con
fdence in Moulton. 1t is as fol
lows:
july 18th, 1874.
Ny DEAR FRANK: / will be will
you at seven or little before an
ashamed 70 put straw more upor
you, and have but single consola
ton, that the matter cannot distress
you long as it must soon end. Tha
is, there will be no more anxiety
shout the future, whatever regrets
there may be for the past.
Truly yours, and ever
H. w. BEEcuER.
1t seems hardly possible that ont
who so recently wrote to Moultor
like that. should so soon after LAY
charges of "black mail" at his door
but it is even so. The statements o
Beecher and Moulton are antagonis
tic, and it is very evident both can
not be true, but which is the. true
one will probably only be determin
ed by the legal proceedings which
have been instituted. AS the affail
stands it is about as well muddlet
as it can be.