The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-23
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and am now suffering in consequence,
more than am able to bear am your,
very truly, ELIZABETH Ii. Hilton.
BEECHER DESIRES TILToN's ABSENCE.
Nineteenth THAT. during the first week
in January, 1871, few days after the
apology was written, Beecher communica
ted to Tilton through Moulton an earnest
wish that he Mr. 1ilton) would take hi.
family to Europe, and reside there for ;
term of years at Mr.. Beecher's expense
Similar offers have been since repeated by
Beecher to Tilton through the same chan
mel. A message of kindred tenor was
brought from Beecher to Mlton last sum
mer, by L. Il. Carpenter. as will appear
from the following affidavit
On Sunday, June |, 1873 two days af-
ter the surreptitious publication of the tri-
partite covenant between II. W. Beecher,
II. e. Bowen, and Theodore Tilton,l walk
| ed with Mr.. Beecher from Plymouth
Church to the residence of +. d. Moulton,
in Remsen street On the way to Moul-
tons house, Mr.. Beecher said to me that il
Tilton would stand by him he would share
| his fame, his fortune, and everything he
possessed with him (Titon).
FRANCIS B. CARPENTER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me- this
18th day of July, 1874.
WILLIAM I. Hook Notary Public.
MIR. Carpenter, in communicating to Til
ton the above affidavit, says in letter ac-
companying it:
have no hesitation in giving you the
statement, as | understood at the time it
t,ua fnr a m in s,hstnp.n m
and did 50 repeat it. 1t was at this in
terview Beecher spoke to me of his apollo
gy to you.
THE CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL.
The charge that Tilton ever attempted
to levy blackmail on Beecher is false ON
the contrary, Tilton has always resented
every attempt by Beecher to put him I'M
der pecuuiary obligation.
HOW THE SCANDAL CANE OUT.
Twentieth Not long after the scandal
became public Mrs. Tilton wrote on slip
of paper and left on her husband 5 writing
desk the following words: Now that ex-
posure has come, my whole nature revolts
to join with you or standing with you. =
Through the inhuence of Beecher friends,
the opinion has long been diligently propa.
gated that the scandal was due to Tilton,
and that the alleged facts were malicious
inventions by him to avenge himself for
supposed and imaginary wrongs done to
him by Beecher Many words were spoken
from time to time by Mrs. Wlton to the
praise and eulogy of Beecher, which, being
extensively quoted through his congrega-
ton, heightened the impression that Titon
was Beecher's sianderer, Mrs. Iilton being
herself authority for the statement. In
this way Mrs. Titon and one of her rela-
tives have been the chief causes Of the
great difficulty of suppressing the scandal.
They have had habit of saying Mr..
Tilton believes such and such things and
their naming of these things by way of
denial has been mischievous way of cir |
culating them broadcast In this way Til |
ton has been made to appear the defamer,
whereas he has made every effort in his
power to suppress the injurious tales which |
he has been charged with propagatipg.
Ga all occasions he has Systematically re-
ferred to his wife in terms favorable to Der
character. Further, Tilton would not have |
to the committee the facts
contained in this statement, except for the
perverse course of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and Mrs Elizabeth II. Tnton to
degrade and destroy him in public estima-
ton.
MRS. TlLTON BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING |
COMMITTEE.
Iicenty- first. That one evening about |
two weeks after the publication OF Tilton's |
letter to DR., Bacon, Mrs. Tiltou, on coming
home at late hour, informed her husband |
that she had been visited at friend
house by committee of investigation, and
had given sweeping evidence acquitting
Beecher of every charge This was the
first iutimation which Iilton received that |
any such committee was then in existence.
Mrs, Tilton stated she had
done tins by advice Of a lawyer whom
Beecher had sent to her, and who, in ad-
vance of her appearing before the commit
mittee, arranged with her the questions
and answers which were to constitute her
testimony in Beecher's behalf. On the
next day, after giving this untrue testimo-
ny before the committee, she spent many
hours of extreme suffering from pangs OF
AT having testified falsely She
expressed to her husband the hope that
God would forgive her Perjury, but that
he motive was to save Beecher and her
husband. and also to remove all rcpr0ach
from the cause of religion. She also ex-
pressed similar contrItion to one Of her in
innate friends.
RECAPlrULATGON.
Tpcaty- Finally, that in addition
to the foregoing facts and evidences, other
combinations could De adduccd if needed,
to prove the following recaptulated state
nent namely: that the Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, as pasort and friend of Mr. Til
on aud his family trespassed upon the
,anctity and hospitality in long endeavor
to scduce Mrs Elizabeth r. Tilton; that
by the artfui use of his priestly authority
With her, she being his pupil in religion, he
accomplished this seduction; that for per
cd of year and half, or Whereabouts he
criminal intercourse with her,
overcoming her previous modest scruples .
against such conduct with false justfca-
ion as sanctioned by love and religion
hat he participated in conspiracy to de !
trade Theodore Tilton before the public
~ loss of place, business, and repute that /
he abused Mr.. Tiltons forgiveness aud
,ledge of protection by authorizing a Sc
les of measures by Plymouth Church
having for their object the putting of
tigma upon Tilton before the church, and
Ilso before an Ecclesiastical Council, ns0-
much that the Moderator of that Council, 7
Interpreting these acts by Beecher aud