The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-28
Beecher-TiltOn Scandal.

: New YORK, July 27.-The following is
t portion of the Titon cross-examination befo1
| the Beecher investigating committee:
D Q.-Have you not frequently asserted th
a purity OF your wife?
Al have always used words that COZ
veyed that impression. | have taken pains t
} say that she was devoted Christian woman
l that necessarily carried the other As h
took it, did not think it covered the whole
l have said that Elizabeth was tender, del
cate kindly Christian woman, which l thin
: she is.
Q.-Have you not stated that she was a
pure as an angel?
A.-No. l have not sought to give Eliza
beth good character. | have always wanted
to do so. l think she deserves a 600,
character. l think she is better than most 0
us, better than | am
do not believe in point of actual mora
goodness barring some drawbacks, that Their
Is III this company so white soul as Elizabetl
Tilton.
To the question as to his wife's devotion an.
purity OF life, witness said she was pure, un
less a technical meaning was applied to tn,
word purity.
She sought consolation of her pastor ani
he took advantage Of her orthodox views Il
make them a net and mesh in which to en-
HcI, ttIItt WHICH Tie WltIeSS nelu MN
III contempt, which no other English word.
could derscibe.
Q-You say for year after what you state
is Mrs. Tllton's confession, she insisted she
had not violated her marriage vow?
! A.-les Elizabeth was in a sort of vapor-
GUS cloud she was between light and dark,
and could not see it was wrong
She mentioned 1t to her mother in my pres
ence, that she had not done wrong; she can
not bear to do wrong; a sense of having
done wrong is enough to crush her She
naturally seeks for her own peace conscien-
tlous verdict She never would have had
! these relations if she had supposed at the
| time they were wrong.
| Elizabeth never does anything that, at the
tlme seems wrong For such large moral
nature there is a lack of certain balance and
equipoise. She has not will that guides and
Restraints, but Elizabeth never does at any
time that which does not have the stamp Of
her conscience upon it at the time
Q.-Do you say she did or did not insist
that she had violated her marriage vows?
A.-She always was saying that it never
seemed to her wrong, and, Theodore, do not
see that have now wronged YOU"
Tilton described, in detail, the improper
caress which occurred in the parlor while
looking over the engravings, saying that
DCCoACl SlyLy MIS- lower
limbs. He said of the bedroom door scene
that he went to the room door of Elizabeth
aud was surprised that the door was locked
He was supri1ed at finding Mr.. Beecher was
sitting i'll a red plush rocking chair with his
vest unbuttoned, his face colored like rose
when saw him.
Q.-The explanation was satisfactory to you
on that occasion?
A.-Entirely so. l should have thought
nothing of it, had not wondered at the door
being locked.
Q.-What was the explanation given which
you found satisfactory?
A.-The annoyance of children My wife
said ours and the neighbours children were
making noise. She wanted aquiet talk with
Mr. Beecher, and so she locked herself in.
Q.-That satisfied you?
A.-Yes. 1t was entirely reasonable.
New YORK, July 27.-Theodore Tilton pub
fishes card, calling public attention to the
fact that the Plymouth Committee in its pub
Hcatlon OF testimony, omits most important
fact, viz: That the criminalty, which his
sworn statement charged upon Beecher and
Mrs. Tilton, was confessed to Tilton, not only
by his wife, but by Beecher. Furthermore,
that it was confessed by her and him to Mr.
Moulton, as the friend and counsellor of both;
and still further, that Mr.. Mouton's media
ton between Beecher and Tllton, was based
on the one sole fact of this pre-existing crmi-
nalty between Beecher and Mrs Tilton.
New YORK, July 27.-TAe Brooklyn Argus had
an interview with Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
who said while Mrs. Bulard was still connected
with the Revolution Susan B. Anthony, Mr.. and
Mrs. Illton, Mrs. Billiard and myself were in
Brooklyn together; it was afternoon, and after
calling at the Office of the Revolution, Mr.. Tilton
and myself accompanied Mrs. Billiard to her resi-
dence and remained to dinner. Through some
misunderstanding Miss Anthony went with Mrs
Iilton and dined with her instead of us.
There was some feeling on the part of Mrs
Iilton about this, although it was quite unnten-
uOnal on my part Well, at the table no one was
present but Mrs. Billiard, Mr.. Tilton and myself
Theodore told the whole story OF his wifes faith
!essness. As before observed, he did not go
into details, but the sum and substance of the
whole matter, he related in the hearing of Mrs.
Billiard and myself. We were reformers He
gave us the story as phase of social life.
The next evening, hearing that Miss Anthony
was little piqued at me for leaving her on the
day before returned to my home; to my surprise
found Susan awaiting my arrival that evening.
When we were alone, said to her, Theodore re-
lated very strange story to Mrs. Billiard and
last evening; then [ recOunted to her all that he
had told us.
Miss Anthony listened attentlvely to the end,
then said l have heard the same story from
Mrs. Tllton. We compared notes and found that
by man and wife the same story had indeed been
tOIu W uGH NIL lulOu returned nome That even
ing some angry words, growing out OF the separa-
ton IN the afternoon, passed between him and
his wife Both became intensely excited In the
heat OF the passion, and in the presence Of Miss
Anthony, each confessed to the other of having
broken the marriage vow.
In the midst OF these startling disclosures Miss
Anthony Withdrew to her room. Shortly after
she heard Mrs Hilton come dashing up the |
stairs, and MIR. Tilton following close after She
flung open her bedroom dor, AMI Elizabeth
rushed in. The dor was then closed and boited |
Theodore pounded on the outside and demanded
admttance, bat Miss Anthony refused to turn |
the key. 50 intense was his passion at that mo-
ment that we feared he might kill his wife if he |
got access to the room.
Several times he returned to the door and an
yrlly dem nded that it be opened No womln
SAIL stand between me and my wife, he said :;
out Susan, vino IS as courageous as she is noble,
answered him with the words: Ii you enter this
-oom it will be over my dead body; and 80 the in
'uriate1 ma ceased his demand. and withdrew.
Mrs. luton remained with Susan all night
Ii the excite n mt OF the hour, amid obs and
elrs, she told all to Mss Anthony; the VIII Die
story OF her own faithlessness of Mr.. &c ;her's
;plr,o; OF h'r dec ti)l al Of ner al sIsn fell
ID "a the ears of SuSln Il Apthpov and yvara