The New York herald., 1874-08-29


her mother Mrs. Morse, is pronounced false by the
mother who testified before the committee The
Mrs. Tlton. when she explains IN such manner
TO deprive the allegation OF all force and credit.
Then comes Mr. Beecher, VINO ea soiemniy declares
been drawn from Mrs. Tilton by her husband. he
Is innocent OF any and all impropriety towards
her, whether relating to improper advances or TO
adultery.
II Ia not for the committee to defend the course
OF Mrs. Titon. Ter conduct upon any theory Of
human responsibility is indefensble. Our hope Is
that II may be made clear, as the testimony affords
much reason TO believe 1t may be, that this dis
tressed woman was so beset by her designing hus-
band, when IN states OF mind differing little II at
All from mental alteration, brought on by illness
and domestic sorrow and gloom, as to induce her,
AZ az, least passivey, to make charge OF improperi
was polntedly called to the great wrong she had.
u0ne zone sne quickly TOOK it back in sorrow and penis
Mearea WlG nlmporunIty and weakened
that a would aasnrS remove we're al d
ny 2 ao ha aIsssrneS
WI was s IN state of mind regret recaI
desire to say ssHisiy Mr. Bsscher has never offered
manner becoming Christian And agsnteman MO -
There Is medical testimony before the commit
tee, given by TWO eminent physicians. Drs. Mn
snd and no Gs that s such
strong Will over u wife weakened by disease and,
domestic trouble are mo not I'M @inirequent Dr.. Corey
on the part OF Mrs: Tilton, when subjected to the
an honest mind. We observe tnat Mouton.
parades a. letter purportng to have been
presence" and lit is a physical impossoility for
same. XXX, she says. "With all my woman's
soul, am innocent Of the crime OF impure conduct
under the direction Of Tlton and carpenter. r. o
OF OF December 9ec le 1872 and which u was taken
spiracy was formed against her husband.
her ah., WORDS are ;v ;M"sx s- months afterwards
impelled by the circumstances OF u conspiracy
against ninl, in which Mrs. Beecher had a part to
have an interview with Mr.. Beecher." This refers
to the interview Of Tilton with Mr.. Beecher,
procured by Monlton on the evening OF Decemneri
3O 1870 when T1ltOn produced written CHARGE
In two lines, in the handwriting OF Mrs. Tilton Is
WIN be seen It was under the influence OF startling
statements OF conspiracy against her husband that
occasion: We find her subsequently, in in letter.,
ings she had caused him."
TILTON MANUFACTURING EVIDENCE.
by his wife to him.. We are obliged to receive his
statements on this point. II at all, without cor
assailing his wife, we learn from the testimony Of
Miss Elizabeth A. Turner In what manner TiltOn'S
he (Iitonj at any time on this day say that sho
had made any confession to hum in regard to Mr..
to him that sne had been criminaily intimate with
Mr.. Beecher; she (Mrs. Tllton) was present when
how no can Sas yoa a aaa ,s ss ca a
and then she burst out CRYING" Question-..When
was that ?" Answer-"This all occurred on the
day that we went back, IN the fall OF 1870" This
was the day when this witness testnes that scene
Of violence occurred. The witness, believing that
save her, and was knocked down by Tilton. This
witness is the same person who, it Is said ny Tlton
o 70 get rid Of her c because sSo naa Seas
Triton make charges against Beccher. 1t Is
have her leave town and Keep away that he paid
some S. 900 for her school expenses There is no
purpose Miss Turner sis and Mrs ri tcn both asreo
In saying that It was Itltons plan to have her go
sSn had sGs
ner while IN bed and during the absence Of Mrs
5on IN tine Of ron n,s fast losing place
tess and feared M the publicity Of this grs
Beecher would invest 81, 600 apiece to get persons
70 leave town to whom Triton had been peddling,
his scandal against him is transparent Persons
to whom rlton had talked In some form Of tho
scandal, sometimes in one shape and then in an
Of 900 on each or them by anybody whose wealth.
could not be counted by millions.
leaving for the boarding school Ilton procured
from her, with the aid OF his wife, letter denying
We ind Tlt0n manufacturer Of evidence.
THE FRAIL ELIZABETH.
uncnarlrably She has suffered unparalleled trials.
M0ult0n quotes her as saying IN letter to him, az
for her tel the IN eP
1t will be noted that the pretended confession was
obtained @ In that presence, and, further It was
schoharie, that she stated her sin to be like thau
OF Catherine Gaunt.an undue affection for her
says:-"I felt unfaltertnRly that the lovo
I felt and received harmed no one, noe
me-" And again :-'Oh my dear Thcodore.
though your opinions are not restful or congeniaf
sacred and and holy I thing @ 'a to me- Bless Goa So With md
Tor Catherine Gaunt, and for all the sure leadinaa
was written June 20, is7i, about year alter the
pretended confession. In no sense Gun its
o 0s snsn as the G Mse
reference was FIRST made to this Schoharic letter.
seemed to think that the offence IN the story OF
relied upon ths letter as lncontroycrtlble evi.
dence OF mis- charge. In this he was mistaken.
1t is a principle OF the common law that mar.
ried woman cannot commit or be held to commit
CRIME perpetrated in the presence. OF her hus-
presence and influence amount to uuress and
that she is, therefore, not responsible Whether
Mrs. Tton or not we may see In what Tilton
was able to extort from her without her volition
moved the early expounders Of TT the s English com
mon law to assert the doctrine referred to. We
evidence before us. There are many facts and dc.
tails we have not discussed We have cited the
points. We nave D. careiulIy examined the evidencs
relied on by the accuser to sustain the charges
are asked to believe
NAUGHTY THEODORE.
Finally who is this accuser, that he makes so
bold facef We may learn from the testimony as
well as by common report, without descending to
unpleasant particulars personalities, that Thco-
dore Tilton has In recent years become very diff
ferent man from what he was formerly reputcd t0
be. He viii hardly deny that Both before and
after his espousal OF the new marital philosophy
signs OF degeneracy were setting in which
have made him discredited man in this
community. In the new role his elimination and
downfall are well stated In recent words by an
IN
"In process OF time he comes before the world as
the indorser OF Victoria G. Woodruff ana lends MS
name to biography OF her which would have
sunk any mans reputation anywhere for common
sense. such book Is o tomb from which no
author rises again." Such is the accuser.
OUR PASTOR.
Who Is tho accused? 1t Is Henry Wnrd Bcccher.