The New York herald., 1874-09-12


phrases -'Mopey has been obtained from me In
the course OF these analrs in considerable sums;
but did not at first look upon the suggestions
wants as savoring OF blackmail''-thus putting the
amount OF tue 5000 and the 5000 IN his state
ment as II they went together to Tiiton for the
il win also be observed upon q careful examina-
tempted to % be concealed by ambiruSus phrases,
that the suggested payment OF $4,000 hrst came
10 me from him. and was not made by me TO him;
and that part OF his statement which relstes 10
what / told hIm in regard to the Kind friend who
had made an advance to Theodore Tilton, In cash
II he had added the rest OF the truth which then
told him-tbat Iilton had refused TO receive that
advance from the party onering TO make It; ana
tnat also told him at the same time that Tilton,
was sure, would not take any money from him,
and therefore 1t was arranged between us
sums coming from me, as had already made
him like advances. Nor did the amount OF 81, 900,
which Beecher subscribed, seem to me at all ex-
travagant ior him to give. Having been for many
years In the possession OF q reputed income from
his salary and literary labor OF from $4,000 to
economical habits Of living. / supposed him 10 be
man Of very considerable, If not large fortune,
from DIS almost necessary Accommodations, ana l
leave him to explain why it was with such ample
income, from which he ought to nave accumulated
large fortune With habits OF prudence and no
Enolrn EXTRAORDINARY expenses TO explain now ne
had impoverished himself and impaired his credit
TO so great an extent as not to be able to raise the
paltry sum OF $4,000 from among his rich parish
toner's without mortgaging his house. unless In
deed, he ielt called upon to support Others as NO
did Bessie.
1t viii also be observed that Beecher in his state
ment says that was to "ieed out" this money to
I1toD, which exactly comports with what said In
my statement that was to give 1t to him nom
time 10 time as iOund ne needed 1t, and that l
had not yet paid all or that sum TO him. as the ac-
count IN my published statement shows. Why,
then. with that knowledge and that statement by
Beecher that this money was to be ''fed OUT
TO % he se be
I1ltOn had not received. and why say that TIL on
had mad "his gold jiDglIng In his pockets' for
yearss Or are these insinuations and Hlngs on so
solemn an occasion only the 'Jokes" which Mrs.
Morse, Mrs. Tllton's mother, says "he cracked
suffering in cold and hunger at home, mourning
Tor her sin Yn
Mrs. Morse is now one Of his witnesses before
Beecher's committee and his adopted mother
from q spiritual marriage with her daughter. as
will be shown by the following letter, which here
insert
MT DEAR "sos"-you must pardon me for the request
I os Win Hs
with rent Of sS6o and an Income q - Oo The
fTst of the month terribly behindhand as agreed to
sS sSSS & asS
The aS should d h .1e DC s for to @ s.
'ss al yr
sSa s9 Sy n.nd aside o Ann.
you anything Of The amouns takes 70 dnd iood
for gh oS e y. T o sos Re s sny e
@ f. e0d aid =. s get ook h. Sa 81
MoaitOn's. Just think Of tha.I
almost crazy with n honsht y % pr and
calls i shall not be msnEonsS da kew rs hard 70
m sE1s up I'll
o
think il strange you should ask me to cal YOU son
yose AND Sr ali would f
endesring name Am mistakenf MOTHER.
to be in 1871. because 1t was at that time that Mrs
Morse mad the house for which she was paying
$1,000 rent, and Is the lime when Tnton was allow
This letter was gwen me by Beechor as written by
MIS-. Morse, Elizaoeth's mother and Is call on him
ioa hs hous e;her1se sns es
5000 to me. 1t Is the outside family that Is always
the most onerous to man.
1t will be remembered that Elizabeth confessed
that Beecher asked her to be his wife, with all that
the name implies. Mrs. Morse tells hlm-and she
would not dare tell him so II 1t was not so-"Do
you know think 1t strange you should ask NE to
cali You son. When l have told darling, iet II
you could in safety to yourself and all concerned,
you would be to me all this endearIng name. Am
mistaken ?"
The delicacy of this adopted mother, who says
"Do come and see me. l will promise the secret
OF her e,' she calls It, shall not be mentioned" "
will be appreciated, especially because she knows
rs Sc and a VIII til
who believes that this note to MI; Beecner-a
married man-accOmpanied ny demand for
money, with the reminder OF the ''secret" OF q
daughters lie, means only that Beecher once
gave some bad advice about separation between
man and wife, which, SO lar as know. never took
place
who blackmailed him. 1t was Mrs Morse and
Bessie. and nobody else, and they are now repay
ing him by testnyine In his behalf II such con-
duct as this goes unpunished and unrebuKcd,
unchristian men with be prone 10 agree with
COD"
KNorrY QUESTION.
Upon the whole. there were very curious relation:
ships among these parties by adoption. OF which l
thluk 1t would trouble heraldry Office to make =
family tree, and which seem to nave been mys.
terry even to MIS- Morse, for she says in her ffrst
you made to me at your door was an enigma to
me. and every day ADDS to the mystery :-Ars; !,
ynn has adSpfa he NOW What
earthly sense was there in that remarkp' Mrs.
Beecher has adopted ElZabethi Beechcr had
ali that wife could be to him; and Mrs. Morse
says she believes she would be all the endearing
name OF son can be to her. and wants to know Il
she is mistaken. Query:-Under this arrange.
ment, what relation is Mrs. Beecher to Beecher II
she had adopted the child OF his mother, aud neI
husband had married the daughter OF her mother
Who wonders that Mrs. Morse thought 1t my ys-
terry
Further on Moulton says
/ now produce certain letters OF Mr.. Beecher
that when he paid the $4,000 he thought It was
discriminating, and was very much ''dissatisfed
with himself" LOT uOlnR IT, III ne was so ulSS2tls'
fed he certainly did not make 1t known to me,
| who had, as he says, extorted the money from
him. 1t VIII be remembered that The $4,000 was
paid on the 2nd OF May, 1873 The 7tn OF the lol
lowing July brought me very cordial invitation
TO visit him at hs house in the country, contained
in the following letter OF that date, marked asp -
BEEcHKR AoULros.
~PEEKsklLL, July I, lS73-Monday, p. M
my DEAR FRANK-I have just arrived called satur
day evening, to learn that would till Mon
day. Can you come up Tuesday or Wednesday Thurs
dayY Let me know by letter telegram. Tho train.
area NJ. g. 9I0, l0f3; p. M, 4:l5 $50 20 and
The four NJ. is express and good train II you
the afternoon you should allow orty-hve minutes from
City Ha to reach Forty second street station and abou
one hour from your store.
~ have not seen you since the card. win take goot
care OF you and even II others don't think much o
you do will try and make up. My vacation is be
gun, and am / not glad! Next week expect com
pany. 49,
''he drought is real soaking since the las
of May and things suffering but yet the country
beautiful The birds are As good TO me as Dsv1ds harp
only need one to talk TO- and that one is
Come when you can, and, coming going. beiev
| me faithfully and anecuonately yours
It will be seen that to complete his happiness h
only wanted 'some one 10 talk to, and that one 1
| your--the man VINO had Just extorted money iron