Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-22
TWO CENTS.

But enough q this: Only let me request you 20
ppC my s,ttiTs the news from the pagers / see
y an extract firm the Boston Adrsrissy that rirs
Woa.,s yes,Ha!, 90 that u looks q. f,heexp sac
10 rear st hand. IwaKt to say one word more, how
iseT Can o 3, leg The ryPss set OUT att. he
IT. thai du ssp I Ss
win MRS, W. in the hope If influencing her Eot t.
ss h.s u: 1 s5Sss
40 ~, snd tna you gave np going 20 kurope with
course Of The summeiS This wis give the appear.
ard viii plain your not cSmins abroad with M,
fact which has q very unwifelike look: Ikno. that
- views, and that shall be regarded ss living
IN some eseSrd and probably b many peoples.
to me to have your relations to Mrs: W explained
net hslf the untruth in it that there ba. been eli
a1ns IN ny pretended approval u hrs Woodeuli,.
have lied enough about that to ruin the character
Ct an average man, and have probably damaged
After Beecher had seen these letters OF hi.
sister, Mrs Hooker, he came 10 me in trouble
and alarm and handed me all the letters, TO-
gether with one under date of November q,
which herewith produce, with the enclosure,
cut nom the Hartford Zines, to which il al
ludts:
MRS. HOOKER TO BKRcHKR.
BA6IEoRD, Wednesday, n, ls1
pEAR BROTHER: Kesd tae Enclosed, clipped from
Nc Ie %S see ydT sSs psraI e
hshsl lesye here on the 8 q: m train Friday morn
shall 90 to MI. @s house. cprosite Youns Mem.
rhristisn Association, 2Sd street where shall
70 last IN ksS
ana are new Widows living qule,ly in our pess-
gop have Other friends whom on prefer to visit
bs Rci ana !. .t:y
Titons 70 aSyW here else, but hesitate to ask her
into tS:. paper .a sr si, sI Ssi
copsen, L should write as one Commissioned frem
en- Friday, you hope 20 meet your own mother in
heaven. In her name beseeoh you, and 1 viii
Ever " urs, in love unspeskabIe, BELLE.
| Beecber was exceedingly anxious that TiltOn
should repudlate the statement published by
woodruff, and denounce her for its publication,
and he drew Up upon my memorandum book the
| his signature, and asked me 70 submit il 10 him
tor that purpose, which 4 here produce:
| BKEcHBR's PROPOSED CARD FOR rILToN.
"ln an uDguarded enthusiasm hoped well and
much of one who has proved utterly unprinci-
Piled; shall never again notice her stories, and
now utterly repudiate her statements made con-
| Beecher told me to say to Tilton, substantial
ly, Theodore may, for his own purpose, If he
chooses, say that all his misfortune has come
upon him on account of his dismissal from the
Union and the Independent, and on account of
the otiense which committed against him. He
may take the position against me and Bowen
that be does; yet the fact is that his advocacy Of
Mrs. Woodruff and her theories has done him
the injury which prevents his rising. Now ia
order TO get support from me and from Ply
mouth church, and in order TO obtain the SYM
patty of the whole community, he must publish
this card; and unless he does IL he cannot rise"
He also said the same thing TO Tilton i'm my
presence. To this Tilton answered in substance
TO Beecber: 'sYou know why / sought Mrs.
Woodhulls acquaintance. 1t was
TO SAVE Ny FAMILY AND YOURS
from the consequence OF your acts, the facts
about which have become known to her. They
have now been published, and will not de-
nounce that woman TO save you from the cOnSe-
quences ofwhat you yourself have DONE"
To resume: After L had carried TO MIR. Tilton
the paper Of apology which had reference to
Beecher's adultery, and had received assur-
ances that all between Tilton and Beecher
should be kept quiet, Immediately conveyed
that Information 10 Beecher. He was profuse
n bis professions Of thankfulness and gratitude
to me for what be said were my exerti0ns IN hi.
behalf. Soon after that 1 was taken sick,
and while on my slck-bed, on the 7th of Febu-
airy, i received the following letter from Mr..
Beecher:
Here follows the letter to Moulton in which
Beecher says: "Many, many friends hiss Col
raised up to me-
on the same day there was conveyed to me
from Beecher q request to Tilton that Beecher
might write TO Mrs. Tilton, because all parties
had then come to the conclusion that there
should be no communication between Beecher
and Mrs. Tilton or Beecher and Tilton, except
with my knowledge and consent and Ihad exact
ed promise from Beecher that be would not com
municste with Mrs. TiltOn or allow her to COM
municate with him unless / saw the communi-
cation, which promise believe was on his part
faithfully kept. But as 4 soon found il was not
On the part of Mrs. Tilton. Permission was given
% Beecher TO write TO Mrs. Tilton, and
THE FOLLOWING Is his LETTER:
Here follows the letter of February ls1 1, to
Mrs. Tilton. in which Beecher saws, "when /
saw you last did not expect to see you again or
This was q letter Of commentator so that
Mrs. Tilton might trust me as between her and
her husband as fully as Beechcr did. In the
meanwhile Mr.. Beecher's friends were con-
iiDually annoying him and writing him about
Tilton, and rumors that were siost with regard
20 both, and on the 18th Of February Beecher
received the following
LETTER PROM HIS NEPHEW, p. B. PERKINS,
which be (Beecher) handed me, with q draft OF
reply, on the sd of the same February, which
be sent without showing me again and upon that
draft 1 made the following note: l herewith
produce these documents.
PERKINS TO BKEcHRR.
STATION d, NEw YORK, February Is, lSl.-T0
Re-; II W. BssehT:-My Dear Uncle: After some
concerning you. TiIton has been jastifying or
cpsing hls recent intrigses with women BY alleging
he same having been hushed up o1t OF cynsidsra
ton for the PARTIES This know. You may, OF
such talk dies quickest unsnswered. have Thought
il beat 20 let know hal is being said about you,
not ii has been di.piessing 10 me, 70 suppose sush
Times done without you5 kpsgledge. have
Il
action, diyes into tie very ubcellar Of the back
house Of ipfamy In case you should choose TO let
hin know Of this, am respo ssibe and don't seek
any coLceslment. Very truly yours,
Psi can't ssy Tilton said "adniteries.n He
was referring to his late intrigues with Mrs. -
ond others, however be msy have described them
" hat am informed Of is the excuse by inplcsting
you in "tlmilar" affairs n. b. p.
BEECHRR TO PKkKINs, FEBRUARY %, 1871.
MYDEAR FRED: whatever MI. Tilton formerly
said against me, aud know the substance OF IL, he
has Withdrawn, and frankly confessed that he had
been uised by the statements OF one who, confront
ed, backed down from his charges. In some sense
am In part 10 blame for bis Indignation, for lent
ortdnlous ear 20 reports about him which have
TO believe geTsted or wholly false.
After q full conference and oxplaoatioH there
remains between nsunderss anding, but mu-
.tual good will and reconciliation have taken the
place Of xasperation OF course, shall not chase
sitter IumorE that will soon themselves out OF
breath II len alone.
II my friends viii put their foot silently on any
coal or bot embers asd crush them out without talk
ing, the miserable lies will be desd In New York
in little time a. they are In Brooklyn. Bot DO
not any the less thank You for youf aectionate
lcitude, and for your loyalty 20 my good name.
shouid have replied earlier, but your letter came
when wae out Of town. had 10 90 out again inn
medisteiy. III the papers do not NEEDLE, this slan-
der will fall still born, dead Julius Caesar. IL
sensation should be got up, OF course there are
enough bitter enemies 10 ian tbs matter aud create
ABce, though NJ al d.