The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-22

now suffering in consequence more than
/ am able TO bear. am yours very
truly.
tSigned,l Z. r. TrlroS.
To. Go Abroad.
Nneteen-Thst during the first week
in January, 1871, 3 few days after the
apology written By Beecher was COM
munica,ed to Tilton through Moulton,
an earnest wish was expressed
that he lMr. Tilton) would take
his family TO Europe and reside there for
term of years at Mr. Beecher's expense.
! Similar offers have since been repeated
BY Mr.. Beecher TO Mr.. Tilton through
the same channel. A message Of kin
dred tenor brought from Mr.. Beecher TO
Mr.. Tilton, last summer by +. B. Carpen-
ter, as appears from the following stfida-
Wit:
HANOVER, y. y July is, 1874.
On Sunday June |, 1873 two days af-
ter the surrcptitious publication Of the
tripiatte covenant between II. W. Beech
er, II. c. Bowen, and Theodore Tilton,
walked with Mr.. Beechcr from Plymouth
church to the residence of +. ID. Mo EN-,
in Remson street. On the way to Moul-
tons residence Mr.. Bcecher said To me,
if Tilton would stand by him he would
share his fame, his fortune and every
thing he possessed with him, Tilton.
[Signed.l Francis b. CARPENTER
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this,
18th day of July, 1874.
Signed. WM. +. HICOK,
Notary Public.
Carpenters Statement.
Mr. Carpenter A. communicated 10 by
Tilton as the above affidavit says, in
letter accompanying it: II have no hes
itation in giving YOU the statement as |
understood I at the time, il was for me
- repeat in substance To you and did 80
and repeat it, was present ut this in
terview. Mr.. Beecher spoke tome of his
apology TO YOU. The charge that
Tilton ever attempted to levy
blaCkmail on Beechcr is false. On the
contrary Tilton has always resented
every attempt on the part OF Bcccher to
put him under peCuniary obligations.
Mrs. Tilton Again.
Not long after the scandal bccam"
public Mrs. TiltOn wrote on slip of
paper and left on her husbands writing
desk the following words: Now that cI-
posurc has come, my whole nature re-
volts to Join YOU or stand with vou
Through the influence of Bcrchcrs
friends the opinion has long be"u dill
igently propagated that the scandal was
due to 1ilton, and that the alleged facts
were malicious inventions by him Ia re-
yengc for Imaginary wiongs done him
by Bcccher Many words were spoken
from time 10 time by Mrs Tilton IN the
praise and in eulogy Of Beechcr, which
being extensively quoted through the
congregation, heightened the impression
that TitUn was Bccchers slanderer, Mr..
Tilton being herself the authority for the
statement
In this way Mrs. Tilton and one of her
relations hay" been the chief cau-c- of
the great difficulty Of Suppr"ssing the
scandal. They have hHd hnbit of say
ing Mr.. Tilton believes such and such
things, and their naming these thing by
WAY uf drnial has been mischicViou.
way of circulating them broadcast. I'm
this way Tilton has been mad"
Ia appear dcfnm"r where he
has made every effort in his
power to suppress the injurious tale.
which hrhas been charged with propygHt-
mg. On all occasions he has systcmati-
culy referred to his wife in terms favor
nbl" to her character. Further, Tilton
would not have communicated Ia the
committee the facts contained in this
statement except for the prrvcr'c cours"
of Rev H. ". Bccchcr and Mn. T. X.
Tilt"n todegrNdc and destroy him in pub
liz e.iImntiOm.