The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-05

ter was present, but could not hear them
as they spoke low. Tilton told her she
/ had but fifteen minutes, and she sat down
and wrote the note. 1t is, absolutely false
/ that she wanted to make 4 stronger state
ment; she thought it wickedly strong as
| il WAS; there was trouble and she thought
| it would in some way serve Theodore and
/ bring peace. He had said the whole
affair was some scheme TO get Mrs. Wood
| hull out of trouble. Mrs. TiltOn then re
| lated how week after the
council of the churches was
called She without consulting Theodore
! went to DR.. Storrs and told him that the
/ letter was false; that she was not the
author Of, nor had she composed il in any
way; and Doctor Storrs said, &" | wish
| had known that week ago, because on
that letter alone | believed Mr.. Beecher
| to be guilty man.
Odd he inquire how yon came 10
copy such letter? A.-No.
/ Odd you explain to him? A.-No.
| He wanted TO know if knew of the great
sin had done. | said did. He said it
WAS a fearful thing. l said yes, |
realized it. had frequently done such
things As that.
Odd YOU ever scc letter which
Was published by your husband in ms
statement apparently from Mr.. Becchrr
to you!
A.-No, sir, Incvcr saw it till It Was
printed there.
Odd You ever hear about it,
Al wa, never willing to nave any
thing To do with Mr.. MOulton, but Mr..
Tilton told me that whatever commune
cation had on these matters IN regard to
Mr. Bcecher and Mrs. Woodruff
must come through Mr.. Moulton,
but said. shall have nothing To do
with any third party. shall be- trusted
aS | have been hitherto. and il Mr..
Becchcr or any one else has ANYTHING to
say to me it shall not come through Mr.
| Moulton Well. there came to me two
or three times paper, and letters which
| purported to come from Mr.. Bccchor,
! but | did not look AT them,
Because They Came Through Mr..
MouItOn.
/ did not care anything about them.
/ This. one day when | wa, sitting in the
parlor, Mr.. Moulton brought To
| me andsaid il was very
/ important letter. refused to
/ receive any letter from him in that way,
| and h. said let me read it to YOU, and he
/ did read something, but II went in one
} ear and out o' the other, 80 much 81 that
/ | don't remember what was IN II. know
there must have been letter, but didn't
see the handwriting or anything about II.
/ | didn't take il in my hand, and after
! reading it hr carried IT away.
Q-Cnn YOU recall anything in the
letter that hr read which make You
! think that this j, one? Al remember
something about his urging me 1" hav"
! Mr.. Moulton n "A rontidaut. The only
thing that impressed itself upon my
mind was that Mr.. Bcccher desired me-
to accept Frank Moulton in the same
way. n in him We had common ground.
| have recollection of some such state
mrnt, against which ! rcbcllcd, III letter
which Mr. Moulton read me.
Letter Ia TiIton.
Q.-Do YOU recullrct II letter beginning
" Nv dear hu.bnnd-I desire Ia lrav"
with YOU. before going to bed, state
mcut. Mr. Henry Ward Bccchrr called
upon IN" thi. evening and asked me II
! would defend him against any accu-a-
, linn I'm a council Of ministers, and end
, ing AtfrctionatCly, Elizabeth A.
: We. ,ir: but that j. not my letter.
/ O-Whug A.-But u few hour. br-
for, | wrote that letter
. O.-How wa, il written
An the same way u, th".r which
have already explained. have n" "I-
planntion for any Of them that va, wrIr-
ten in bed. Mr.. Titon wrote il frst AZ d
| ! .at up in my sick bed aud copied o.
Wrote all the Letter, In Her Sick
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/ Aye.
Q.-Do YOU rccolcc' Of NJ. B""rhrr
calling that evening"
/ A.-Ycs.
Q.-Can you remember TINT Interview.
Mr, Brrchcr2 At was avery similar
one Ia the other. Wa hnlfuurou.ciou.
and was vcry ill-prrpared to sec either n
them. Nv room wa. all darkonod and
= rho nurse had gone rn her, She opened
tho door and aid nj tina, Mr. Borcbcr want
/ "a ia SOC me certainly don't know
what 10 tell YOU about that either.
! Do YOU remember writing q paper
for Mr. Bcrchcr7 A-Yc..
/ O.-Can YOU recall the content, ofthat
paper A..No. | cannot. think It
/ wa. IN do snrn.thinp for him.
bocsp.o Theodore had done something
,,,i,,s, hin,
! o. il trr,o thu, ne said ANYTHING 10
ro,I ,l,nu, tho council NJ minister,
II Sant remember everything
,l,u, II. have tried vcrv hard NV dear