The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-28

Tilton's forgiveness and pledge of protec-
ton by thereafter authorizing series OF
measures by Plymouth Church, having
tor their object the putting OF stigma
uIo1 Tilton before the church and also
before an ecclesiastical council,
in so much that the moderator of that coun-
Gil interpreting these acts Of Beecher in
his church. declared publicly that they
showed Beecher to be the most magnani-
nous of men, and Tilton to be knave and
a dog; that when Tilton thereafter, not in
malice, but for self-protection, wrote letter
to DR.. Bacon, alluding therein to
an oliense and an apology by
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
he (Mr. Beecher) defiantly appointed
committee OF his church members to inquire
into the injury done him to Mr.. Tilton by
the aforesaid allusion, and implying that he
Mr.. Beecher) had never been the author OF
such an offense and apology, and that
Mr.. Triton was slanderer; that
to make this inquiry bear grew
ously against Mr.. Tilton Mr. Beecher
previously conniyed with Mrs. f. r. Tilton
to give false testimony in his Mr.. Beecher's)
behalf; that Mr. Beecher's course towards
Mr. Triton and family has at last resulted in
the open destruction of Mr.. Tilton's house
mold and home, and the desolation of his
heart and life.
sworn to before me this Goth day of July.
1874. THEODORE BURGMEYER,
Notary Public.
GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMITTEE: Having
laid before you the above sworn statement,
which have publicly restricted to the rela-
tions of Mr.. Beecher with Mrs. Tflton only,
and with no other persons, L wish
to add an explanation due TO yourselves.
In the Golden Age, lately edited by me, a
suggestion was made, rot with my knowl-
edge or consent. that your committee, in or
der to be justly constituted. should COM
prise, in addition to the six members APP
pointed by Mr.. Beecher, six others appointed
by myself. To no such purpose would have
consented, for have never wanted any
| tribunal whatever for the investigation OF
| this subject. Neither your committee, as at
present constituted, nor an enlarged COM
| mittee on the plan just mentioned, nor any
other committe OF any kind could, in and OF
itself, have persuaded or compelled me to
| lay before you the facts contained in the pre-
cediDg statement. Distinctly lit understood
that these facts have not been evoked by
your committee, because of any authority
which L recognize in you as tribunal OF
/ inquiry. Nor would they have been yielded
| to any other committee or board OF refer
ence, however constituted, except a court OF
law. But, on the contrary, have divulged
/ the above solely because of the openly
published demands for it made directly TO
me by the Rev. III. w. Beecber, aided and
! allotted by Mrs. Il. X. Tilton. These
two parties, these alone, and not your COM
mittee. have by their action prevailed with
me No other authority or influence, ex'
cept court of law, could have been power.
| ful enough to have extorted from me the
above. For the sake of one of these parties
gladly would / have continued TO hide
necessarily striven to do in the past. But
by the joint action of MIR. Bsecher and Mrs
Tlton, can withhold the truth only at the
price of perpetual infamy to my name, in
addition to the penalty which / already sui
fer in the destruction of home once as
pleasant as any in which you yourselve:
dwell. Respectfully,
| TUE0DORE Triton