The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-30

pltte Oc0lhl Vi Tue charge Wuoe akAio1s -.
Be, cher and herself by her husband. Mr..
Beecher will prepare a more full and con-
else RELY 10 De submitted TO the inveaiea.
ting committee at a. early date ~ pc sihle.
NEW YORK, July 23.-TbeodO.e Tilton
say of the publication Of his statement:
Il would not have had it published for
100000. Augustus Maverick, friend Of
mine, helped me to copy the original, and
made second copy of it while l was before
the commit zee. lie printed it out OK friend
ship to me. When heard Of it, went to
NV room in tie Aston House, and threw
myself on nv bed in despair"
"Maveryck is editor Of the Brooklyn pa
per 10 which the statement first appeared,
and received yesterday the following note:
Wednesday, July %.
Ny Dear Maverick: From no other
person, save yourself, as my copiest, or
from the committees short hand
writer, or from some member Of the Com
mittee could NY sworn statement have got
into print. Ny heart is bowed and bleed
ing at se.ing these facts spread before the
world. Tell me how you could have taken
such fearful, dreadful, horrible responsibility
without consulting me in advance. There
no. remains no possibility Of peace or 81
lence; nothing but everlasting woe. EI-
plain Your elf. y gu must do II, both 10 me
and 10 the public.
Yours in grief,
THEODORE TILTON.
Maverick publishes this Lote, aud adds
in the course Of . short explanation ad-
dressed to Tilton and the public, - one Of
Tilton's strong friends: Loving, and know
ing him 10 be long abused man, and that
he still shruuk from hurting Others to shield
himself, resolved that the defence should
be published, and l published il. did so
withou. his knowledge or consent; and did
right, and stand by the act, as an act OF
Justice to man who has been wronge6, and
a community that ha, right 10 know all
the facts"
MRS. rILToN's STATEMENT.
TIE following ia the statement of Mr..
Elizabeth X. Tilton:
10 pick up anew the sorrows OF the last
ten wears; the stings and pangs l had daily
resolved myself to bury sni forgive, makes
this imperative duty, a called forth by the
malicious statement Of my husband, the
saddest act OF my life. Beside, my thought
of following the master cOntradicts the ACT OF
NV pen, and sense of perversion of my
lies faith almost compels me to stand aside
till God himself delivers. Yet l see in this
wan,on act sn urgent call and privilege
from which l shrink not. To reply
In detail 10 the twenty two article, OF AZ
raignment, | shall not attempt at present,
yet if called upon to testify 10 each of them,
shall not he, il ate to do SO. Suffice it for
NV purptse low, that / reply 10 one or
more glowing charges. To the aching,
fegp. d sorrow OF my husbands compulsory
reyela,sons, solemnIy avow that long be-
lore WoodnuIl published il, i knew Tim by
insinuation and direct st itement to have re-
peated to my very near relative and friend,
the substance OF these accusations, which
shock the moral sense of the entire
this day. Many times,
when bearing that certain persons had
- oken III o; him, he has cent me to chide
Them for 20 doing. and then and there l
have learn that he had been before
NE with HE calumnes against myself, 20
hat WIS speeches.. the reiteration in
his statement that he had persistentiy s;riv-
tn 10 hide II ese 40 called facts. is utterly
false, M his hatred TO Mr.. Beecher has ex-
isted these Ii any years, snd a deiernina-
ton TO ruin Mr. Beecher has been the one
aim of his life. Again, the PeIhdy with
which the hottest love wife ever offered,
has been reck lessly die ov.red in this publ
cation, TEACHES well-u;gh "a l-c.l -: and
sd led TO this the eldeayor, like the J,
early scandal of MIS-. W~udnulf, tot
make NV own words conder an me, has no |
parallel, most conspicuously my letter.
luoting. Reading CT Griffith Gaunt, had |
Mr.. Tllton read the pure character Of Cath |
urine he would have teen that lifted my
elf beside it az near As any human may
feet an ideal, but it was her character, and |
,ot incidents of fiction surrounding it, to
which referred. Here was no Gin of Grim
nal &C; ur thought. A like con tession with |
ler's 1 had made to MIR. 1iltoD, on telling
# my love to my friend and pas or one year
,efore, and nov add that, Notwithstanding
III Misrepresentation ard the anguish Of my
oui, owe to my acquaintance and friend
hip with Mr.. Beecher, as to 10 other
that enc enlargement in my
mental Ii e, and that growth toward q divine
lature, which enables me TO walk daily in
lively hope OF the Iii. hey ond. The shame
es charges 10 articles seven, eight and
lie are fear ully false, in each aud every
,ar:iaulsr. The letter referred to in Mr..
rilton's tenth paragraph was Oh aimed from
ne by in p,r,unIty, and by repre-, enistio
hat il wa necess, ~ Tor him to u-e in his
hen pending difficulties with NJ. Eowen.
was then sick nigh unin Il "i'. So
cred a miscarriage o., :. D...e
signed whatever n- required,
without knowing or under,t nding lis i'm
I |
10 not know What statement it contained.
n charge Is, letter Of mine addressed to
r .",is Mou!lon, quoted 10 prove that
ever desired 4 separation, or was advised
y Mr. or Mrs. Beecher 20 leave NV hus-
rand, Iep'y, the letter wa, of Mr.. IT,
,n's own coDcocting, which he induced me
D COPY ard sien "a my own, an act which,
d nv weakness and mistaken thought to
clip Tim, have done too often during
he~e unhappy year. The implication that
he harmony Of home was unbroken until
ir. Beecher catered il as frequent
uest and iIisnt, is Ianenlable
attire upon our household, when he
im.rlf years before laid the corner stone of
ree-love and de-ecrated lbs alters up TO the
me of my departure. That atmosphere
"a. not only shameless, but impure for nv
hildren, and in this effort and throe Of ae-
nv l would fam lift my daughters and eli
omanhood from the iLsiIioUs and diabol- q
al teachir s, of there latter daye. His fire.
uent efors 10 Prove me insane, weak
minded, Insignificant of mean pres- :
nee, all work In the casgory of heart :
xsue~, self.hness and falsehood, having =,
g climax in his present endeavor 10 con- =
ince the world that am o: EVER have BEEN 4
nab.e to distinguish between an innocent or +
utility love. In summing up the whole :
natter affirm myself before God to be in
ocent of the crimes laid upon me that
ever have been guilty of adultery with q
[enry Ward Beech.r, in thought OF deed:
Or has he ever ofiers d to me an indecorous =
; improper proposal. To the furth. i
,srge, that i was led away from my home !.
: Mr.. BeecLeI's friends, and hy the id. :,
ice Of lawyer whom Mr.. Beecher had sent :
me and who in advance Of my appear !.
e tefore the committee arranged With me !.
,e questions ard answers which are TO Gen.
ituie my testimony in Mr.. Beecher's be- =
alf. answer taat tais is again untrue, =
asing Iever seen tie lawyer until intro !,
iced to him few n onents before the ar =
val OF the Committee. BY my step fsth~r, :,
,dee Morse, and in further reply, l sub. :
il the following s,a'emeat Of nv action be- :,
re the committee. and separation from nv Il
,sb.pd. he ubl,c afion of n, T;l.n.S. |