, 1874-07-21
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JULY, 81, 1874.

to tho many notaa sent In to tito different
nlombcrs Of Tho Committee was simply, mo"
MoBsengers cAino and went at short intervals,
and oarIy in tho oyoning = gontloman connected
with prominent 1as-tlrn entered tho hougo,
nnd ,SnH with tho Committee for aotno time.
At midnight Mr. Tilton issued from tho house.
In Teaponso to questions. ho said that tho Bos-
alon was over.
Hts onAnoEs uNArawEnABLE.
Ho could not say whether his abatement was
obtainab1o, but "cortainly It Was not anawer-
ablo." Ho added that 1t had boon decided not
to publish anything regarding tho proceedings
with Frank hloulton, who had como for him q
short timo bolore. Soon after the Committee
separated. Some Of them were naked what they
had to say in reply to Dlr. Tllton>a assertion
responded TINT they Ind decided not to speak.
The Investigation WAS not cloHod Tho testi-
n,ony Of two wituosaoH rouaiu to bo tahcu.
This may rotor to Dooohor and Moulton. or
In now OH her why hero from the Wost. Tho
Committee have safd that tlley would not ask
l,cr to testify. but II she volunteered to mako 4
statolnont they would receive 1t.
nEEo1IEn WILL De HEARD
In day OF two. Tilton looked confident when
ho drove away INDEED, hc soomod almost Olaf
cd. The Conulttoo appeared troubled and dis
co1n0ted. Bono holiovo that. Tlltom's statement
WAS much more powerful than Lad beon sup
poHed.
r1LToS'a LETTER OF DECEMBER, 1872.
As an important historical contribution to tho
story Of this unhappy scandal wo rspubliah tho
following letter writton bJ 4nr. Tilton two yoars
| ago:
i 174 LIVINGSTON ArnxET, DNooK1IN, Dec. Il, 1877.
alr COMPLAINING Fn1ENp-ThunkH for yuur good
lotcr Of lad advice. You say, q How sasy to give
tho lilo To tho wicked story aud thus end forever.
But stop ind consider. Tho story ia whule library
Of Htatelnants-n hundred OF nore-and 1t would be
strange 1t Hutne Of them wtro not correct, though
doubt II nny arc To give general denial to sncll
| MI encyclopedia OF assertions would DO "a vague
| and Irrelevant ~ to take up tho f'otce Gazette.
with It's twouty.four phges Of illustrations, and
say, This Is nil le.h 81 extensive Hlol requires
II ,nuswercd ut Ill, special denial Of It's several
parts nnd furthermore, requires IN t!B particular
cuue, not only dcnia1 Of things 1nsatated, bu'
main u,.asated .nd IN mystery, 1n othe.
! confronted and confonulcd by tho tr.so ono. Now
i my friend, you urgn mo to Rpcak; but when hi
truth is sword 'dod's mercy sometimes commando
| It Bhoathcd. If sou think do nut burn to dofcnt
my wife and ttio ones you know not tho fiery alhri
within inc. But my Wifo's heart Is more fountait
Of charity, and quenchos I'LL rcsentn1en. 5ho says
''Lot tefo bo no anfering aaTe to oarsclyes alono
md forbiIs vindlratioil to tho injury Of others
From tho beginning Be has stool with her hand o!
mr. lips. saying, " Hush " 80 wiscn you prompt Hi
to speak for her, you cpunscryail hcr mora ohrlsa.
1nautlate Of al!e1oe Moreover, affair al. tho chic
victim of tho pl.bliu dspcasire tn myself alnno,
90 long this IL hnppi1y the caBo Rliall Try Will
! patience to keep my answer within my own breaSt
lest It aAoot forth like tha,ndorholt through oho
hearta. Yours. truly, THEODORE T1Lroa.