New-York tribune., 1874-09-19


his guests and for your good behavior 10 this respect
shall hold your daughter responsible" Mrs Morse In
stantly and In interpreted this as
ton against Mrs. TltoD and turning toward her. cfeu
ferceiy Elizabeth, have you been doing wrong
There something In the suddenness OF the question
which struck Elizabeth mute and dumb wnereupon Mrs.
Morse fell upon her with another question: Is IL Mr.
Beecher r. Mrs. Titon suddenly left the room Mrs.
Morse following her repeating her question until Eliza
beth bowed her head In assent Mrs. Morse then
her hands and exclaimed. "Oh, my God my God"
During the seve raj days Immediately ensuing Mrs.
Morse, who had been made Ill by the disclosure held
few conversations with me- In which she begged me to
be gentle her daughter who. she said, had never
before committed any sin in hor life. SO violent was
Mrs Morse's feeling against Mr. Beecher at this period
that threatened to cut 10 pieces the oil portrait OF
him which Page had painted for me- IN consequence OF
which threat 1 removed this work OF art TO Mr..
Moulton's house, where 1t remains to this day.
Then for a short time, Mrs. Morse showed me
love and respect With her hands on my head she
gave her blessing and said that III could forgive the
wrong which her daughter had done me, would re-
ceive the mothers affection so long as lived She said
she was heart broken and could henceforth look only
to my enieucy toward Elizabeth for any future comfort
for either OF them in this world.
This disposition toward me in my motherin1aw was
OF short duration She soon became seized with the
conviction that would follow tho common custom OF
the rum OF daughters Finding that took no
such measure, yet expecting me to take IL at any
moment che resolved upon a plan to thwart me In It,
With great cunning, and with gift for diplomacy
amounting genius she conceived the idea OF defea
ing my imaginary lawsuit for divorce by inventng
false tales against and hiring and bribing the young
maid Bessie TO propagate them These are the tales
which Bessie referred TO four years ago wheu In etter
10 Mrs. TIlton she said:
Your mother Mrs Morse, has repeatedly attemptedt TO
hire me, by Offering dresses and presents. to go 10
certain and tell them stories injurious 10 tne
character OF your husband.
The object for which these tales told Is thus de-
scrbed by Mrs. Tlton in letter to lady friend dated
Jan. 13, 1874:
Ny husband has suffered much with me IN cruel CON
spracy made by my poor, suffering mother, WIN an
energy worthy OF q better cause, to divorce US, DC
The stories which Mrs. Morse propagsted In carrying
ont this conspiracy arc mentioned by Mrs. TiltOn in
letter to Mr.. Moulton as folows:
The story that wanted separation was deliberate
fslsehood coined by my poor mlther, VINO sail sue
would the responsibility Of this and other state
ments she might make, DC.
The above extracts from familiar documents illustrate
the Vaccinations Of Mrs Morse yet family portray
tbe incessant ingenuity Of woman who has been for
wears the cause unhappDess to her husband to her
son to daughter to all her family and relations, aud
especially to me. The plan which Mrs. Morse devised for
thwarting my supposed proceedings for divorce was
carried forward by her during Mrs. Tltons absence In
checked in prosecuting this scheme because she was at
that time acting my housekeeper and pretending to
he nv friend But her experiment Of Housekeeping and
friendship did not prosper long After few weeks OF
calm behavior she gave strange insults and threats
She proyoked quarrel with our servant Nora and sent
her away She had q violent alteration with our other
servant Mary neeessitating the calling of policeman
AS did not side with Mrs. Morse in this conflict, she
approached me with carving knife, and said she would
ike TO cut my heart out Unable TO endure this treat
men with equanimiy, ordered her to quit my house
which she did. Mrs. TtOn being still absent IN the
West Mrs Morses vacant place was taken by an elderly
LADY, Miss Sarah Ellen Dennis, who had been friend OF
our family for % years good and upright woman, now
in her grave. able to fix the time OF Miss Denniss
Gaming because my daughter Florence then wrote from
BROOKLYN to her mother Ohio Ooober 49, 1870 as fol-
lows.
Grandma IA going to take charge OF Mr. Bates's
len to come hope she will come, Tor ike her
very much.
As point has been made by Mrs Tilton and Mr.
Beecher OF the alleged indignlties which TINS hgh-
minded and grave housekeeper practioed toward Mrs
TIlton on the Iatter's from the West, and
malicious accusation of an improper intimacy between
this good woman and myself has been concocted by
Mrs. Morse am constrained to say, in behalf OF the
dead that all who the late Miss Dennis will bear
Testimony TO her gravity Of character her devotion to
her duties and sober experience Of years, and am
outraged-as her relatives and friends justly arethat
her honored memory should thus be nsulted her
dust Her only oeBse consisted In kindly attempt to
with wise tact OF the extraordinary mis-
chiefs which Mrs Morse was preparing for the future
ruin OF my home Miss Dennis, shortly after the pub
caon Of the Woodruff tale, wrote to me note, dated
Dec. g. 1872, in which she said:
Take the advice OF n friend. As you have waited
40 long. don't rush INTO the papers about this horrible
down then Mrs Morse viii rise up she tells these
tales herself and then quotes you as the author OF
Tnimg %iiI undo i"0 ''' '''' ''' '' ''''
After Mrs Morse'sIretirement my housekeeper, to
be succeeded at my daughters requesD by Miss Dennis
received from my mothern-law almost daily letter
OF abuse From these letters will make few extracts
to show the spirit and temper Of a woman with whom
believe could possibly dwell long at peace.
These extracts will moreover serve to show how well
Mrs. Morse understood her daughters criminal inti-
macy with Mr.. Beecher. have hitherto shrunk from
making my wifes mother testify against her own
daughter but since these twain have united TO wage
against me ptess war Of falsehood and obloquy, am
forced In sefdeiense to exhibit these extracts from
Mrs. Morse's letters
EXTRACTS FROM MRS. MORSE TO Mr.. TILToN.
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 wonder" -..
Your Shiny, polluted, brawny hand curses every
thing you touch perfect type OF Grah Heep Ihs Is
not original. It is well understood why have been
turned out Of your rotten house"
-"
and would waste either on you; but the hypoc-
rsy and vany Of your has OF late been 80 ap-
nareDt and the sight your and perdous person
SO revolving can tell you my opinion better this than
any other way"
can with the stroke OF my pen bring you TO your
knees and brand you for life. :. The world would
be better for the fiddance OF such villain and think
more OF putting you aside than killing the meanes cur
which runs the street. You diaboca internal, would
have killed YOU" etc, etc, etc.
=" You told Carroll hit you You poor deluded FOOL
Carroll knew you deserved It,"
=" Retributive justice has partially oyeraken you.
ANA riQ
three years ago last Summer: IL you had for your
family instead OF looking after womans rights meet
ings you would not be obliged TO look up your lost
rink For this told TO leave the house and never
enter it, For this you were made beggar suddenly