Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-05

show that Tilton neglected his wife from 4
very early period Of their married life.
Mrs. TiltOn was frequently sick and her
physician said there was care and trouble
on her mind, which he could not cure with
medicine. She says:
As early as 1855 Mr.. Tilton's mind was
tainted with suspicious Of Mr.. Beecher and
he used to talk with me continually ABOUT
his wrong doings v it'll ladies, stories OF
which were told him by tuarnes not glyen.)
When Beecher came to see me Mr.. T1ltoIl
began to be suspicious and that il might
be perfectly transparent to my husband
with respect to my interviews with Beeeher
alone, used TO charge my mind with our
conversations and repeat them to MI
Tilton.
Mrs. Tilton continues: She was coniin-
ually questioned by Tilton concerning
these conversations in most jealous man
ner. She was often told with anger that
she concealed something she did not mean
to tell and that she lied. Fur three years
she tried to repeat everything that was said,
but found Tilton more suspicious than
ever. He had no confidence in her, and
she suffered a great deal. This state OF
things lasted to the present day, although
she had not felt so badly the last twoyearS.
Tilton's criticisms to her took the form Of
accusations 10 the winter Of 1859, when he
began TO assume that she had done cTimi-
nal wrong with Beecher. She me; the
charges sometimes with answer, sometimes
with calmness or silence. but Invariably
denied criminal intimacy.
On the subject Of the alleged confess ion
hy comparisor with the character Of
Catharine Gaunt,
Ms. TiltOn said this confession Was made
in the summer Of 1870, but not at any one
time. Mr.. Tilton gathered from all their
talks that summer that she really found in
sr. Beecher what she did not find in her
husband. She gave him that Impression,
but she told him if lie would give 10 her
what he gave to others, she would proba-
bly, find in him what she found in
Mr.. Beecher. When she spoke Of her
sin in the Schoharie letter, she meant that
she had done Tilton a wrorg by taking any
one else In his place In anS way; though
she did not know but she would do the
same thing again because it had been so
much help to her soul. She did not feel
now that there was any great sin about il.
The sin was that she hurt her husbands
"pride" by allowing any one else to enter
into her life at all.
The Note 10 DR. storrs.
Mrs. TiltOn admitted that she copied a
note containing the words, "Mr. Beecher
desired NE 10 be his wife with all that that
implies which note was 10 be shown TO
DR.. Stcrrs. She at first refused, saying,
"It is not true, and what will Mr.. Beecher
say" Frank Carpenter was present, but
could not hear them as they spoke low.
TiltOn told her the whole affair was some
scheme 10 get out Of the Woodruff trouble.
Mrs. TiltOn then related how a week af-
ter the council of the Churches was held,
she, without counselling Theodore, went TO
DR.. StOTTs and told him that the letter was
false; that she was not the author Of it,
nor had she composed il in any way, and
DIR. StOns said: II wish had known that
a week ago, because on that letter alone l
believed Mr.. Beecher guilty man.
NOuIton not a :.Mutual."
1 was never willing TO have anything 10
do with Mr.. MOultOn. Mr.. TiltOn told me
that whatever communication in these
matters in regard to Mr.. Beecher and Mrs.
Woodruff must come through Mr.. Moulton.
But | said, II shall have nothing to do
with any third party. / shall be trusted as
| have been hitherto, and if Mr.. Beecher or
anyone else has anything 10 say to me il
shall not come through Mr.. Moulton."
The witness recOunted the scene at her
house when
Susan II. Anthony
was present, much as heretofore published,
except that she told Miss Anthony that
TiltOn accused her Of adultery with Beecher.
Not that she had committed il. She told
Miss Anthony that Tilion had charged her
with infidelity with one aud snOsher. and
when he sat at his table, many times he
said that be did not know who Lis children
belonged TO. In the same way she men
toned the matter 10 a few others.
QuestiOn-Did you in each instance al i
with Miss Anthony take the trouble 10 say
that these accusations are false.
Answer-NO. 1t never occurred to me TO
do il, took them to be reasonable persons
and never thought Of their even wonder
ING if it was so.
When she went to Bsecher for his advice
about a separation he sent
Mrs. Beeeher
TO her, who asked for the story of witness
troubles and inquired why she thought of
a separation. Witness told Ms. Beecher
a good deal of her troubles, and NIrs.
Beecher said. did she know her husband
had been faulty in that manner, she would
not live with him a day. Witness always
felt uncomfortable talking to Mrs. Beecher,
because she was much prejudiced against
Theodore.
After TiltOn left the Independent witness
said she suffered much from want: some
times had no IRE and many time no food,
and Theodore was utterly Indifferent to it.
Last Night.
The committee met again this evening.
II was expected Henry Ward Beecher or
MoultOn would testify, but neither put in
an appearance. The committee examined
two witnesses, a lady and gentleman, but
the names could not be asceTtained. Mr.
Cleveland, member of the committee.
stated that Beecher has sent another COM
municatiOn to MOultOn asking him to
appear before the committee. Il is
believed that either MoultOn or Beecher
will be before the committee tomorrow
evening. If either should appear the ses-
sions will be prolonged and will probably
extend over until next week, so that the
report will not be submitted 20 the ES-
amining Committee Of Plymouth Church
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