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TILrON FORGIyINC.

Ninth, that after the above named confess
sion by Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton, she re-
turned to the country to await such action by
her husband as he might see fit to take ;
whereupon, after many considerations, the
chief of which was that she had not yolun.
tarily gone astray, but had been artfully
misled through religious reverence for the
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This is the most e!iable time taken
Columbia, IL minute : and IL sse0nds;
Wesleyan, Is minutes so seconds; Harvard,
IL minutes 81 seconds " ulsams. she being
third with her stem over the line, J. minutes
81 seconds Dartmouth. l. minutes 81 see
onds; Trinity, Is minutes % seconds
Princeton, Is minutes Is & eonds. Yale
not taken.
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/ Twenty-frst, that one eyeninr about two
/ weeks after the publication Of Mrs. Tilton :
letter to DR.. Bacon. Mrs. Tilton on coming
home at u late hour Informed her husband
mat she had been visited at a friends house
Dy committee of Investigation and had
gwen sweeping evidence
Ac9uHTINc MR.. BEEcHER or EVERY CHARGE.
THIS Yves the first intimation which Mr.
hilton received that any such committees
wa, was then IN existence Furthermore Mrs.
luton stated that she had done this by ad
wee OF lawyer. whom Mr.. Beecher had
sent TO her, and who in advance of her ap-
pearanee before the committee
ARRANGED WITH HER TIE CUSHIONS AND
ANSWERS.
which were TO constitute her testimooy in
Alr. Beecher's behalf. On the next day sfter
giving this untrue testimony before the
committee she spent many hours of extreme
suffering from pangs OF conscience at HAVING
testified falsely She expressed to her bus,
band the hope that G, would forgive her
perjury, but that the motive WAS Ia save
Mr. Beecher and her husband, and also IN
remove all reproach from the cause of roll.
gion. ''i'-
EgEcHER's OPINION or nouLros
FEBRUARY 7. 1871.
My Dear Friend Moalton Il am Glad IN
send you book, etc. Many, many friends
nas pod raised up to me, but to no one of
them has he ever given the opportunity and
the wisdom to serve ne as YOU have. Yon
have also proved Thcodore's friend and
hh-aaeth's Does God look down from
Heaven on thfee nlha2p;er creatures, that
more need a friend than tbesef Is !, no,
an intimation of Gods intent of mercy 10
all, that each one of these has in you tried
and proved friend but only in God are we
thus united. Would to God, who orders ali
dore, Elizabeth and -"'0
COULD BE MADE FRIENDS AGAIN.
Theodore will have the hardest task in
such esse, but has he not proved bimselr
capable Of the noblest things. wonder Il
Elizabeth knows how generously he has
carried himself toward me, or esurse I csn
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FACTS AND TESTIMONY :

First, that on the second of October, 1855
at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, marriage
between Theodore Tilton and Elizabeth NJ
Richards was performed by the Rev Henry
Ward Beecher, which marriage. thirteen
years afterwards, vas dishonored and vio-
lated by this clergyman, through the erin
inal seduction of this wife and mother. Il,
hereinafter set forth.
Second, that for period of about fifteen
years, extending both before and after thi.
marriage,
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MRS. TILroN cHisGEs nEa MIND.
Thirteenth, that about scar after Mrs.
rilton's confession her mind ,suainsd in
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twentieth. that not long after the sean
tal became public Mrs. Titon wrote on a
Slip Of paper and left it on her husband
writing desk the following words Now
that the exposure has come my whole ma
turc rcyoitS to ION with You OF staining
with yoa.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE FOR vnE PUBLICITY.
Through the influence Of Mr.. Beecher .,
friends the opinion has long been diligently
propagatei that the scandal was due to Mr..
lIlton, and that the alleged facts were mali
ciously set ailoat by him to revenge himself
for supposed and imaginary wrongs done
to him by Mr.. Beecher Many words were
spoken from to time BY Mrs. Tilton TO the
praise and eulogy of Mr. Beecher, which.
being extensively quoted through his con-
sregation, the impression was created that
Mr.. Tilton was
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~ = 7 Vt 7''74 J = - i
Ny Dear Friend In several CONVERSE
tons with you. you have asked about my
feelings towards Mr. Beecher. and yester-
day you said the time had come when YOU
would like to receive from mean expression
of this kind in writing say, therefore.
very eheerfully, that notwithstanding the
great suffering which lac has caused 70
Elizabeth and myself
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and that he would probably he tried before
a council Of ministers. unless she would give
him a written paper for his protection :;
whereup0n she said he dictated TO her and
she copied, in her own handwriting, a suit
able paper for him to use to clear himself
before a council Of ministers. Mrs Tilton
having kept Do copy Of the paper, her has
band asked her % makca distinct statement
in writing ci ner design and meaning in
giving il, whereupon she wrote as follows .
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher is entitled to
precisely the same suspension of public
judgment which would be accorded any ac-
cused person undergoing trial on a grave
charge. There : no middle course possible
between either endorsing in it, entirety the
terrible Indictment made ty Mr. Iilt0n. or
disproying in detail it, accusations AMI
breaking the force Of the documents which
tend to sustain IT,
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A FULL confession

70 her husband, so that she woSl: no longer
Ds living before him a perpetual i,s In
/ qrt:cular she said that she had been on
the poiat of making this confession few
months previously. during severe illness,
when she feared she might die. She affirm
ed also th,t Mr.. Reecher had told her re-
pcatedly that re loved her better than he
had ever loved any other EGman, and she
felt justified before God in her intimacy
with him, save the ne "essary deceit which
accompanied it, and at winch she frequent
ly suffered in her mind
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

ias ne" solicitor OF h' treasury las pre-
pared tie most OF his repo7; GA the secret
service force. As the result Of his inye-tisa-
ton in Ne~ York. be recommends that
the whole secret service division be abol-
i-led, the o.Hcc in New York closed, the
whole oftac present force discharged and
all the records Of tha; Office be broagh, g.
tie treasury ior ic-. examination. Tac To-
port deals with the general character and
condition of this force. and concludes that
J., i~ uotIr.perly executing it- mission, and
that the savernment is not receiving AIDE
gaate re,arn- for the large sums II czpcnl>
upon ;5e force. Hereafter dut.e- af the
kind i, has attempted Will probably b, en-
trusted 80 the United State mar-ha.- and
attorney in Jhe several districts.
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COMMENTS OF TIE NEW YORK PRESS.

Unless this irishtful exposition : an
swered promptly and fully, the most famous
pulpit the world has ever seen. since Paul
preached on the hill OF Mars. is -iienced
the lite Of the greatest preacher IN the world
i ended Ii he can dl>proye them, his
position viii be stronger than ever fer this
trial and triumph. Ii he faIl-, It Is not too
much to say that ali Christendom viii de-
plore a loss hardly to be measured hy
words.
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Qbg SIRE %Fe55

r-o- t.-ls-c.-atative ia Congress, Third
District.
HON. GEO. ". HENDEE.
uF MeGEIsl-LLE-
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COULD BE MADE FRIENDS AGAIN

theodore will have the hardest task in
sueha ease, but has he no; proved himself
capable Of the noblest things. ! wonder If
nazaDstn knows nov generously he has
carried himself toward me, Qfesure I can
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

Hon. " II. H. bingham, of Stowe, ac-
eeptsd the erpt compliment paid him ~
tie Democratic state Convention. in the
following elaborate an weil-writtsn letter.
STOWE. July =. 1871.
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NY Dear Theodore To-day, through
the ministry of Catharine Gaunt, a charac,
ter of fiction, my eyes have been opened
for the first time in my experience, so tnat
see my sin. 1t was when | knew that
| was loved, to suffer it to grow 70
a passion. A virtuous woman shouIi
check instantly an absorbing love
But it appeared to me in such a false ilsht.
That the love felt and received could harm
no one, not even you, have believed I'M
ialteringlY, until four O'Clock this alter
noon, when
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

On another occasion Mr.. Tilton after
leaving his house in the early morning re-
turned to it in the forenoon, and on going
To his bed-chamber fouod the door locked.
When on knocking the door was opened BY
Mrs Tilton Mr.. Beecher was seen within,
apparently much confused and exhibiting a
flushed face. Mrs. Titon afterwards made
a plausible explanation, which, from the
confidence reposed in her by her husband.
was by him deemed satisfactory.
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Eighth, that in the spring of 1870. on Mr.
Tilton's return from a month 5 absence, he
noticed in his wife such evidences of alb
sorption of her mind in Mr. Beecher that in
a short time an enstrangement took place
between her husband and herself. in con-
sequence of which she went into the coun
try earlier than usual for a summer soiourn.
Alter an absence Of several weeks. she vol
unfairly returned to her home in Brooklyn.
On the evening Of July ). 1870. when and
then and there. within q few hours after
her arrival, and after exacting from her
husband solemn promise that he would
DO the Rev Henry Ward Beecher no harm
nor communicate to him what she was
about to say. she made a
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Seventh, that the first suspicion which
crossed the mind of Theodore T.lton
that the Rev. II W Beocher was abusing
or might abuse tie affection and reverence
which Mrs. llton bore towards her pastor,
was an improper cares given by Mr.. Beech
er to Mrs. riltou. while seated by her side
on the hoor OF his library, overlooking en-
cravings. Mr. Tilton. q few hours after
wards, asked OF his wife an explanation Of
her permission of such liberty, whereat
she at first denied the fact. but then con-
te>>ed it, and said that She had spoken child
lncLN IN VI Eaecher cnncnrninr II
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which she believed herself to be She further
stated that her sexual commerce with him
had never proceeded from low or vul gar
thoughts, either on her part or his, but
always from pure affection and high relig-
ious love. She stated furthermore that
Mr.. Beecher habtually characterized their
intimacy by the term " nest-hi1ing," and
he would suffer pain and sorrow if his
hidden sect were ever made known. She
said that her mind was often burdened by
the deceit necessary for her to practice in
ordeg TO prevent discovery. and that her
conscience had many times impelled her to
throw off the burden of enforced falsehood
he W, tinr
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never speak with her again without his per
mission and l do not know that even then 1t
would be best. ii. w. BEEcHEE.
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dawned upon me. see now as never be-
fore, the wrongs have done you, and has
ten Immediately to ask your pardon with
penitence so sincere that henceiOth IN rea-
son remains) you may trust me implicitly
Oh, my dear Theodore, though your opin-
ions are not restful or congenial to my soul,
yet my own integrity and purity are
sacred and holy thing to me. Bless uo1
with me for Catherine Gaunt, and Tor all
the sure leadings of an all-wise and loving
Providence. Yes, now | feel quite pre-
pared to
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TO her husband Of the criminal facts
herein before stated, accompanied with
citations from Mr.. Beecher's afgar
ments and reasonings with her to
overcome her long maintained scrIples
against yielding to his desires, and declar
ing she had committed no wrong to her hus
band or her marriage VOW, quoting in sup
port of this opinion that her pastor had re-
peatddlv assured her that she was
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% pass -loepieSs nights often, AMI yet 10
COME up fresh ana aud fair for Sunday-all
Jh.. may be talked about, bat the real
thing cannot be understood from the out
side, nor It's wearing AMI grinding on the
rcry9.- system
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Ia q subsequent letter Mr. Beecher says
.llk upon death Us ~weete- far than any
thing lc the world. To live on the ragged
edge u anxiety, rem1r-e, fear, despair,
and vet t. put on an appearance Of serenity
and dappine>-. cannot be endured much
longer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

Tenth, that IN December, lS10, difler,,
ences arose between Theodore Tilton and
Henry c. Bowen. which were augmented
by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs
Beecher. in consequence whereof and at the
wish of Mrs ELIZABETH 4. Iilton expressed
in writing, on paper. put into the hands OF
Mr. Francis ID. MoultOn, with view to
procure harmonious interview ibetween
Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Beecher, such an inter
view was arranged and carried out by Mr..
MOulton at his then residence on Clinton
street. Mr. Beecher and Mr. Tilton
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! Ut NIX NINIENINI TTIlNU-
New loUN. July 2I.-A Tribune reporter
has interviewed Mr.. Cleveland. who said
that Mrs Iilt0n and Mr. Beecher are pre-
pairing a statement which will he submitted
TO the committee Thursday. and which Will
satisfactorily explain all correspondence
between them, and all other matters con-
.alnal IN NJ Il-lnn-. --otn-uent
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Nr. Iiiton yielded TO the above quoted
aud other similar letters. ana made no de-
fence Of himself against the public odiGm
Which attached To him So uniIstlv.
Nav loRr. July 2i.-Ihe seventeenth
section proves that Elton and his wife lived
happily together previous 70 her seduction
hy Mr.. Beecher
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sEss FRIDAY MORNING. JULY a. 1874

the fixed opinion that her criminal rela-
t;ons with Mr.. Beecher had not been
morally wrong, so strongly had he In
messed her to the contrary but at length
a change took place in her convictions On
this subject, as noted in the following
letter addressed by her to her husband
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In an interview last night Hilton was
surprised at being shown a newspaper con
tanning his statement. He said Inc
publication has not been Authorized by me;
Ii must have come from the committee anu
they will rue the day when they saw ut 10
give these facts to the public. There were
only two copies of my statement IN exist
ence; one | gave TO the csmmittee, the
other kept myself 1t was cruelty IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-24

Oliver johnson says Tilton did wrong t.
print his letter. and believes Beeeher's reply
viii make matters straight.
The clerk Of Plymouth Church says Beechel
viii make proper statement.
Rev. Mr.. Halliday, the assisting pastor OF
Plymouth Church. says be would not
believe anything against Mr.. Beecher
if fifty Tiit0ns saidit, and nothing OF Iilton
Will shake the confidence of the church in
Beechcr The legal adviser of Beecher says
that the Investigation Will exonerAte Beech
er, ami viii show that the charge Of Grim
inGli.y Is utterly unioundel.
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1T this iuncturc Yale stopped rowing and
to all appearances had been touied hy llar-
ward At the mile and half Columbia wa~
leading Harvard, who were pressing hard
Tor the lead Wesleyan tapping Harvard and
creeping upon her
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Soon aterward Mr.. Beecher arrived
from Peekskill, dusty .sunburnt and muddy
He had not heard of the publication OF the
statement. and when Gen. Tracy told hlm
of it the four went to the library 10 talk 1t
over. In half hour they appeared at me
door smiling. Mr. Beecher seemed to DC IN N
good humor. lie said to Mr.. Sherman
shall 90 to bed early and take go9d
nights rest and then take hold OF this SUD
ie,.t in the morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

The GrOPhie has ssignifcant cartoon, Iettered
"The Political Circus" representing President
Grant mounted on q somewhat venerable but
sure-fOOted and strong musc!ed, nag, while
Uncle Sam as rIng-master, hands him A baton
letteTed "Thlrd term" Two clowns, Bourbon
Democrat" and Southern Fire-eater," stand
Sowing in the background while the first says,
"Wen, i declare, my little reputation joke
didn't seem TO take with the audience" the
other adds, "And they actually Kissed me when
i went through my laughable trick of killing a
few niggeIs." Uncle Sam says to President
Grant, "Sinee these two fools have appeared
en- the scene think you will have to boss this
establishments another term"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

SENATOR FENTON DEMANDS MORE TONE
The burden OF Senator Fenton's speech before
the liberal cOnyentiCn.sts at Albany was tha
wantCf Tone in American politics He insists
upon more Tone. Says he:
"To me il is plain that, by whatever VARYING
political designation they may he known, tIsre
Is To-Day unquestiO1ably a majority who agree
IN recognizing the necessity and seeking tue
accomplishment Of higher and better tone in
the COVE of the country"
To be sure, by all means, let US have all the
Tone we can get. and high at that; but after all
it's kind of "laffable," as Artemus would saw,
10 zee shifty politician like Fenton thunder.
ing the Jeremiad Of Tone over the housetoDs Of
the nation.
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The Washington Monument.

IL is satisfactory to know thst there is a good
prospect Of the completion OF tue Washington
monuments many years the standing dis
grace of the cOuntry-and that At no distant
day. The efforts recently made by tie society
upon the plan adopted By them Of securing the
necessary funds through contingent subscrip-
tons, have achieved decidedly promising re-
sults. Now that the society have decided upon
a distinct mode OF appeal TO the patriotism of
the American people, and having all the ele-
ments Of success, any suggestion proposing any
other form OF procedure cannot but be prOduc-
tive of confusion and harm. It has bean sug-
gested in some quarters to have a particular
day set apart for everybody 70 contribute to-
wards the monument, on the assumption that
everybody will rush up, like voters at an cleo
ton, and deposit their offerings. 1t might we'll
be supposed by many well meaning people that
in such an event the great American heart
would respond, and that the necessary half
million would be contributed in q single day.
For the information, however, OF all these, it
may be stated that such plan has been several
times tried, and always failed. The last trial
resulted in contributions aggregating less than
one hundred dollars. Others, again, as If in
spired with genius for blocking the wheels
when once set going, rush into print with criti-
cisms decrying the design OF the monument,
ana demanding that some other design be
adopted. SIngulsrly enough such unfsvorabIe
criticisms come from New England, and yet
there stands the Bunker Hill obelisk, precisely
in form such IS the Washington Monument will
be when completed, and we Opine that any.
thing like ridIcule of that Boston notion would
be met with an avalanche of indignant remon-
STRANGE. 1t should be stated that the objection
able pantheon represented in the engravings OF
our monument Is 10 part OF the original design,
but was sketched in by the artist as a sort of
fancy finish TO the base. 1t Was never seriously
intended to add 30 hideOus a feature to the
work On the contrary, the design il plain
obelisk four hundred and eighty-fVe feet high,
standing upon terrsced base, and nothing else.
Ii seems to Us that the right thing to do now is
TO fall IN snC support with unanimity the plan
now on hand, and not confuse the matter with
schemes which will be productive of no definite
results The society have adopted a course
perfectly practicable, simple, and safe. They
now want subscriptions from sill the secret and
other societies: not large amounts, but prompt
subscriptions. II this is done. the entire half
million can be pledged in sixty days and the
monument completed before the cIose of the
centennial year.
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The following, from the Republican, seem, u

The following, from the Republican, seems 70
be sound doctrine
''We have been making persistent efforts tn
ascertain the reason Why many Of our financial
citizens declare that the new District bonds are
not worth premium of ). 65 in currency. So far
We lave been unsuccess ful. They admit that
these bonds are guaranteed, princi pal aud in
terest, by the United States; they admit IN At
this is all the security which the United States
BOtes possess, and all that the circulation of the
nauonaa banks have TO make them uniformly
coed the country over; yet, while neither Of
these classes OF notes draw Interest, we are told
that cur nfty-dOllsr bonds, having precisely the
same faith pledged for their security, and 3 .Gj
per cent Per annum interest in addition are
worth only about seventy cents on the dollar in
these notes. Is not the idea absurd?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10
Largest Circulation in the District
Reading Matter on Every Page.
WASHINGTON CITY:
THI RsBAY. September no, 1874.
Where 10 AdxerfIse.

TIE STAR has now q circulation very much
larger than that OF all the other city papers
combined, reaching every household in the
District and 3 wide range outside. The result
is that The STAR affords unsurpassed sdvsn-
tagee A. q medium Of communication between
all glasses Of the community, in the way OF the
adjustment Of demand aud supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

In view Of the general dullness that settles
down upon the country when Gen. Butler is
silent OF quiet for single week. the question is,
low the world will get on without him when he
dies, ss even Ben. Buffers mus die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

Our DIT. Newman has visited the original site
OF the Tower OF Babel, and has discovered the
identical chime of bells that scattered the abel
builders in such dire confusion and distress
He Will bring them home to give widows a new
WIiDkia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

The tide OF immigration flows somewhat
weakly this year. Steamers which a a year
ago were bringing from 600 to 800 stserage
passengers per trip to New York, now seldom
land more than 200. a number of steamers
have been withdrawn in consequence of the
dullness in passenger business and freights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-10

The liberal state convention of New York met
st Albany yesterday to the extent of two or
three dozen, and passed some long resolutions,
but made 10 nominations.