The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-05

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him. Witness said that the sin she spok
Of was nothing more than giving TO an
other what was due to her husband-ths
which he did not bring out, however
She did not feel now that there was an
great sin about II; the sin was that ali
hurt her husbands pride BY allowing an
one else 10 enter into her life at all, Tn
Wiley feeling sho gave to her husbsnl
was pure. She gave Mr.. Beecher nothinl
more than confidence and respect
She taught her daughters that |
they gave their husbands what she hal
given TO hers they would do enough. mi
ton frequently talked to her accusinply o
the sensual effect Of her presence upol
gentlemen. His accusations were hard d
live under. He seemed TO be ashamed O
her appearance, dress and bearing. Oh
one occasion In q company Of his friend
he told her he would give $500 II she wa
not his vile. 1n hotels and public place
on several occasions be said TO her, ~
wish you would not keep near me-" Il
was evident 10 her that he did not wan
comparisons made between them. Il
hurt her very much. In 1870 she had q
conversation with Tilton regarding hiE
own habits and associates, In which he
confessed criminality with other women,
She did not confess adultery to him, II
was the other way. He confessed 10 i'm
proper relations with several women, and
told her he wished her to understand that
Whec he was away from home lecturinp
OF visiting il he desired to crafty himseil
be would do 1t. The world was filled
wfth ISLANDERS about him. he did moi
seem to know it. He thought everything
came from her and said 30. He declared
that she was the originator OF all the talk
about him, and insisted on her correcting
these impressions. he said that on one
occasion q certain woman had been talk.
ing abouthim and he wanted his wife 10
see her and put an end to It. She went 10
the woman and told her she should
have avoided adding 10 the stories already
anoSt for her sake. When she replied
Mrs. Tilton do you know why didn't ?
Because the night before, your hus.
band had told the stories of Yourself 10
such and such person that came 10 me
directly, and was not going to allow an
accusation Of that character 10 stand
against you. Where ever she went she
found that Mr.. Tilton had not only made
these accusations against her, but had
recounted the detsils which he has now
published, then he would deny 10 her
that he had done 80. Mrs. Tilton's atten.
ton being called TO her husbands allepa.
ton about the improper cares, she said
there was no truth in II. She also denied
the bedroom story, saying Theodore
had been with US that morning and he
had gone out, Mr.. Beecher was sitting
In q large chair and she had
drawn up q small one. Mr.. Beecher had
In his hand little manuScscript which
he was going to read. She did not re-
member what 1t was. The door from the
bedroom 70 thehall was shut, and she had
shut the door leading from the sitting
room 10 the hall, which was usually omen,
She had no sooner done that, which was
to keep out the noises oil the children. who
were playing in the hall, and sat down by
the side Of Mr.. Beecher, when Theodore
came TO the other door. Not five min.
utes had elapsed since he went out. and
there was no hesitancy in opening the
door. The folding. g.doors were wide omen,
and the door leading 10 the hall from the
bedroom was locked, but that was not un.
common. Her closing the outer door.
which was seldom closed, perhaps made
Theodore suspicious. =
Q-Was Mr., Beecher flushed when
Theodore came in!
A.-Not at all. Theodore said she
wrote him in the latter part Of 1870 sta
ting that Beecher made improper ap.
proaches. Witness said the paper she
wrote was but q couple Of lines as far as
she could remember. II was written at a
time when nearly out OF her mind. but
what Theodore made her write she could
not tell 10 this day. Was conscious Of
writing many things under his dictation,
or copying them of and giving them to
him.
Q-Then this was false. aa.a
A-O.yts
Q-What benefit did he tell you would
come II you would make these state
mentsP ....
Ale said this statement was 10 helm
him In the matter with Mr.. Beecher, l
didn't understand how it was, but Instead
Of going 10 MIR. Bowen he went to Mr..
Moulton with 1t, and that quite startled
me,
Q,-Dil Mr.. Beecher make suv i'm
proper suggestion or request 10 you :?
A.-Why no, sir; 1t was utterly false.
l have done many things like signing that
paper. There Is certain power 'rheo.
dore has over me, especially II am sick,
and he hardly ever came TO me when |
was in any other condition, to do any.
thing Of that sort. One or two letters l
sent West will bear witness that l wrote
a letter to Miss - in one ten minutes,
and in the next ten minutes wrote
smother letter to her with 0 statement con.
trary 10 that Of the first, which was writ.
ten under Mr.. Tilton's influence. After
having written 1t SAID to myself, EWhy,
l have stabbed Mr.. Beecher," and |
wrote In the second letter, "For Gods
sake don't listen to what / said in tho
first. l have never written q letter OF nv
own In regard TO this matter, except one
very small letter, about which desire 10
confess. It was with regard TO my mother.
In thatlelter | gave her very cruel stab.
| wrote that but the others are entirely
oi Mr.. Tilton's concocting."
Mrs. Tllton admitted that she copied a
note containing the words, "Mr. Beecher
desired me to be his vile, with all thqt
that implies, which note was to be shown
70 Dr.. Storrs. She at first refused, but
Mr.. Tflton said he needed It, because il
would be better than anything he could
write, and 1t was not anything alter ali.
She replied; ~ 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 she had
bat fifteen minutes and she sat down and
wrote the note. 1tis absolutely false that
she wanted to make a stronger statement,
She thought It wickedly strong as ii was.
There was trouble, and she thought 1t
would In some way serve Theodore and
bring peAce. He had aaid tha whrIo 80