The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-10
THE BEEcnRR.TIIrON CASE.
VIVA, Mrs. sadly stanton has to Say In
the Matter.

oady Stanton at her residence in Tena
fly, n. j., for the purpose OF elicitini
facts in the great scandal.
liam perfectly willing to be inter
viewed" remarked the lady with I
smile.
"Can you tell me when you frs
learned OF this affair, Mrs. Stanton ?"
~ have a shocking poor memory To-
dates, and will therefore not endCayo
to FIX the exact date; I think, however
it was n year before Mrs. Woodhul
published her statement that knew o
the matter. Not all the details, yol
understand, which have stree come t
light, but the story in substance"
And are you willing to tell in wha
manner You came possessed Of thii
knowledgs9"
Certainly. Some time-I think i
was in the fall Of the year, though
won't be positiye-while Mrs. Bullart
was still connected with the Rcvoiu
tiOn, Susan B. Anthony, Mr.. and Mrs
Tilton, Mrs. Billiard, and myself wert
in Brooklyn together, It was after
noon; and after calling at the Office O.
the RcuOllttion, Mr.. Tilton and myscl
accompanied Mrs. Billiard to her resi-
dence, and remained to dinner.
Through some misunderstanding
Miss Anthony went with Mrs. Tilton
and dined with her instead Of us
There was some feeling on the part oil
Mrs. Tilton in regard to this, although
it was quite unintentionAl on my part.
Well, at the table-no one was present
but Mrs. Billiard, Mr.. Tilton, and my
selt-Theodore told the whole story Of
his wile's faithlessness. As I before
observed, lie did not go into the de-
tails but the sum and substance Of the
whole matter he related in the hearing
OF Mrs. Billiard and myself. We were
reformers. He gave us tho story Us a
phase OF social life."
"This was the first You had heard Of
it%
"This was tho first. The next even.
ing, hearing that Miss Anthony was a
little piqued at me for leaving her on
the day before, / returned To my home
here in Tcnady. To my surprise I
found Susan awaiting my arrival. That
evening, when we were alone, said TO
her: Theodore related very strange
story TO Mrs. Billiard and me last even
ing. Then recouuted to her all that
he had told us. Miss Anthony listened
attentively to the end. Then she said,
Il have heard the same story from Mrs.
Tilton.'
ave compared notes, and found that
by both man and wife the same story
had indeed been told"
"What were the particulars Of Mrs.
Tilton's confession 2" III
az will tell you how it was made.
When Mr.. Tilton returned home that
evening some angry words-growipg
ont OF the separation in the afternoon
between him aud his wife.
Both became intensely excited. In the
heat OF the passion, and in tho presence
OF Miss Anthony, each confessed 10 the
other Of having broken the marriage
vow. In the midst Of these startling
disclosures, Miss Anthony withdrew TO
her room. Shortly after she heard Mrs.
Tilton come dashing up the stairs, and
MIR. Tilton following close after. She
flung open her bedroom door, aud
rushed in. The door was
then closed and bolted. Theodore
pounded on the outside, and demanded
ldmittance, but Miss Anthony refused
10 turn the key. So intense was his
passion at that moment that she feared
10 might kill his wife il he gained &C.
cess TO the room. Several times he re-
turned To- the door and angrily dc.
nanded that IL be opened. No woman
shall stand between me and my wife,
he said. But Susan, who Is as cour-
lgeous as she is noble, answered him
with the words, II you enter this room
Il will DO over my dead bodyr And 30
the infatuated man ceased his demands
and withdrew. Mrs. Tilton remained
with Susan throughout the night. In
the excitement OF the hour, amid sobs
and tears, she told all TO Miss Anthony.
"The whole story OF her own faith
lessness, OF Mr.. Beecher's course, OF
her deception, and Of her anguish fell
upon the ears OF Susan D. Anthony,
and were spoken by the lips Of Mrs.
Tilton.
"The next morning Mr.. Tilton told
Susan never to enter his house again.
She told him she should enter whenever
she chose; but I believe she did not go
there again."
"By Mr.. Tilton's cross. examination, u
observed the reporter, at appears that
Mts. Tilton was far from friendly to
Miss Anthony. How could she have
made this confession to her2'
ION the contrary, Mrs. Tilton
thought great deal OF Miss Anthony,
OF Mrs. Ballard, and all these ladies.
I was very intimate with her before
Mrs. Woodhull's thunderbolt. At the
time Of our first knowledge OF the affair,
Mr.. Wilkeson also heard OF It. He be.
sought the ladies not TO make II public.
To him 1t was matter Of money. He
was n stakeholder in Plymouth Church,
in the Christian linton, and in The
Life Of Christ Now, the destruction
OF Mr.. Beecher would DO the destruc-
ton Of all these. As Mr.. Wilkeson OK.
pressed It, 1T would knock The Life
Of Christ higher than q kite Hence
his concern in keeping the matter
secret"
Mrs. Tilton read the above interview
with Mrs. Stanton, and throwing aside
the paper, said to Mr.. aud Mrs. Owing
ton, with whom she Is still staying,
"How false all That is.