The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24


phasis will be there; fourth, at any rate,
while the fury RACES in the council it is not
wise to make any move that would
be one among so many as to lose effect IN
a degree. and after the battle is over one
can more exactly see what ought to be
done. Meantime, am patient as !
know how to be, but pretty nearly used
nm with inward excitement and must run
swav for day or two and hideand sleep,
or there will be Il funeral.
Cordially and trustingly yours.
H. w. B.
No one can tell, under first impress
sions, what he effect of such speech |
will be.
IL ought 10 Damn stOrrs.
SUNDAY a. NJ.
My DEAR FRIEND-IIolliday called
last night. This interview with him dld
not satisfy. but disturbed. 1t was the
same with Belle who was present. u
tended directly to unsettle. Your inter-
view last night was very beneficial and
gave confidence. This must be looked
after. 1t is vain to build, if the founda-
ton sinksundcr every effort. | shall see
YOU at ten-thrty to-mOrrow,if you return
bv way of 40 Remsen.
The anxiety which Beecher felt about
these stories, and the steps which hetook
to quiet them, together with the trust he
reposed in me and my cndeavors to aid
him in that behalf, may be seen from
letter headed %, rs, which | believe to
be June %, 1873. 1t is here produced;
~. '73. .
Ny DEAR Vox MoLrKE-I have seen
Howard again. He says that it was not
from Theodore that Gilkison got the
statement, but from Carpenter. Is here
porting that view? [ have told Clahin
that YOU would come with Carpenter, II
he could be found, and at any rate by to-
night to see Storrs, but | did not say
anything about Storrs. lsent Cleveland
with my horse and buggy over to hunt
Carpenter. VIII YOU put Carpenter on
his guard about making such statements,
for these bear the face of coming from
headquarters.
Yours truly and ever,
(Sigucd.) II. W. BEECHER.
Meanwhile Halliday had had an inter-
view with Tilton, the result of which rs
unscttling the matter between Tilton and
Bcechcr WAS very anXiously awaited by
Bcechcr. who communicated to Inc, and
who was also quite II, anxious that Tilton
should take no steps by which the matter
between them should 90 into the news
papers OF b" made in any manner mat
ter OF controversy. With thisin view he
stated the situation on the same night of
the interview of Halliday and Tilton i'll
the following letter, which is without
date and was written in pencil in great
haste:
The Poor Dear Child.
SUNDAY NIGHT.
My DEAR FRANK-The EagLe ought
to have nothing Tonight. 1t Is that
meddling which stirs up our folks. Mel
ther YOU or Theodore ought to be trou-
blcd bv the side which You served so
faithfully in public. The Deacons meet
inc, | think is adjourned. saw Belle.
II was friendly movement. The only
next danger is the woman, Marrill,
Bradshaw and the poor, dear child. If
the papers will hold off a month, we can
ride out the gale and make safe anchor
age: and then, when once wcarc in deep,
tranquil waters. We will all Join hands
in genuine and profound Laus Dio, for
through such IL wilucrdcss only II Divine
Providence could have led us undevoured
bv the opcn-nouthcd beasts that lay i'll
wait for our lives. 90 on the twelve
train. after Il Slccplcss night. am anX-
iolI, about Throdorc's interview with
Halliday. Will YOU send me line Mon
dny might or Tuesday morning, care VI.
p. Linnard. Boston, Mass? | shall get
mails there till Friday"
| have now produced. to the committee
all the letters and documents bearing
upon the subject matter of this inquiry
which have in my possession, either
from Bccchcr or Mrs. Tilton, previous
to the Bacon letter, and there is but one
collateral matter of which | desire to
speak.
TiItOn no Blackmailer.
Bccchcr never intimated to Inc that he
thought there was any desire on TiltOnS
part to blackmuii him, and As had the
sole management OF the money cOntro-
vrr>v between Tiiton and Bowen, | know
there WAS no attempt on TlIton part to
bluckmail or get anything more than
what | believed his just due from Bowen.
The question whether WilkrSOn knew or
believed that any otlrnSc had been com
United, will depend upon the fact wheth-
rr he knew Of anything that had been
done bv Brryl e',r TiltomS wife, which
called for an APOLOGY at the time h. wrote
the tripartitr covenant; that the tripaTtitc
covenant WAS made solely in reference to
the disclosures which Bowen had made
to Tiltun and Tiltou had mad" to Bowen
tand Til,om> letter sets forth that the
only disclosure he made to Bowen of
Bccchcr> acts towards himself were of
improper advances made to his wife and
that he 80 limited his charge in order to
save the honor of his wife, These qucs-
tons will be answered by the production
of the letter of April >, 1872, written by
Samuel Wilkcson. The letter, it will be-
observed contains no protest against
matchmaking, either ON Tiltons part or
my own, upon Bccchcr or Bowen, and is
of the date of the tripartitc covcncnt.
Wilkcson also hcaringuf Tilton troubles
kindly offered to procure very lucrative
employment in large enterprise with
which ne was connected, rs appears by II
letter dated JANUARY II, 1873.
This letter was dated after the letter
ofapology and after the letter of Tilton
to Bowen. and WilkcSon could hardly
have desired to employ in SO grave an
enterprise one whom he then knew or
believed To be- attempting t. blackmail
his employer; and besides, his kindly cX-
prr>>iun> and advice to Tilton seem to
me wholly inconsistent with such an
allegation. On the Sd day of May, 1873,
knew that Tilton was in want of money
and took leave without consulting him.
to send him my check for $1,000 and a
due bill for that amount, to be- signed to
him. enclosed in letter. all of which he
returned to me with the endorsement
IL IL ..,,', l.