, 1874-08-22

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taent 1lardfy had :. olcnt words ccaaol ringing
III my eatHt "aen ~ Rea your summary notices
In this letter + vo omitted the sentence
Worda NJ near 3 l can recall your words
that. simply def - to sny that 1t contauel n
q a" othsr ass iSas sss nns'5X Hton a,na
told I'll words tls:1::: o Unfit to be Hrroad upon
inspection OF IT, 8 nmittoe. '' :" 1~' ''''
W friday eE:-SS tho 30th Of December, be-
lnooltnE fiiton came to mo aud said, IN sub-
mined to 800 Boochor in dd order t to al show r;o to
Deechor tho confession Of his wifo OF iutaroot1rae
botweon shom, which he (1iltun) hal mover up
to TINT time mentioned to him {Doochorj.
lllB wife lad told him. that Aho had nover tod
Doeoher; that. though hor confession had boen
iuado In the July previous, in writing, wlltcI,
writing ho (Tilton) had afterwards destroyed,
hut TINT hie witc, fearing that, If 1,oweaa accu-
hht0nB against Deocllor Woro made public, tho
whole nlnttor would bo known and her own con-
dunt with Doooher become exposed. lnd
RENEWED Her CONFESSION IN nEn OWN HAND
WHITING,
which ho handed to nlo to read, which waR tho
first knowledge lad of its existence. Titton
did not tell me how llis wife came to mnko tim
confession III July, nor did I, at that time, Or
ever aftcr, ask. Indeed, mnv state hore, once
aions Of the acts Of all parties, further than
thoy choee to mike tllom voluntarily for tho pur-
poso for which was acting.
TIE MEETING DETwEEN HEEof1EK AND TtLTo1 At
MouLToN's HOUSE.
Triton wanted me to 70 down and ask Doeehor
to como up and sec him at my house. Which I
did. Baid to Deecller: ''a1r. Tilton wautB you
to come and see him at my house Immediately"
10 asked me 'gllat for. ! replied: "Ho wants
to your relations will, his family" Lie thon
called to aomo one III tue back room to 60 down
and my that lie should not be at prayor~rneetug,
and wo wont out together It Was storming at
.'Whas can 1 do? lVhnt can DO p I said:
"Mr. Boeeaer. I nm not Christian, but, IT yon
wish, will show you how vol hoathcn can
aoryo you." Wo then went to my houso, aud I
wl1are Mr. Ti}ton WAS, nnd lott thom together.
In about an hour Afr. Doochor camD dowp. aud
asked mo II Ind seon tho confession Of Eliza.
botl.3 oaid I had. Said he, 'rhis will ky
me-" aud asked me to 60 walk with him. l did
10, and VIC walked to Mr: nlton's house to.
getI,er. and he went In. On tho way he said
"Ths il torriblc catastrophe. It comoa upon
mo as IT struck by lightning"
BEECHEn ASKS NoUIToN TO arAND nY N1M.
Ho wont into Tilton'H bouno and returned
homo. Within an honr ho retnrnod to my honso,
and VIC loft my honse again together, 1,ld /
Walked With him to his honse. TiitOn remaineu
at my honso whlo Dcocher Nas absont at Tilton's
house, aud whom lIo returned there vas no oou-
VnrH8tinn hAtRRnT ttinm. WhHn arrival nE
Dcecller's house ho wantod mo to stand by him
in this emergency, mud procure reconciliation,
II possible. told him would because tho iu-
forests Of women, children, and fa1niliob wero i'll
interview that night. During this evening
nothing was Bai1 by Bcocher as to the truth or
falpity OF Mrs. :rlton's confesslon, nor did lo
tufotu ma that ho lad obtained from har
| ANY REuANrATIoN or THE CONFESSION,
which I aftorward !earncd he Aad duno.
returned to my house aud had some co,yor-
sAtion with Tillon, IN which llo told mo that
he bad reeited To- Beeohe. tho dstails
and tho remark which Beechor made
wns "lhia IL at aroara, Theodore" and that
| was ait tho anBwor Heechor uaade to him. I
thon advised Tilton that, for tho sake OF his
wife and family a,Ml for tt.e sake Of I,cccaer'a
family tho matter should DO kept quiet aud
Tic noxt morning. ~ was leaving homo for
| business, Tilton came to- my house, and, with
Ereat anger, said TINT Bocohor hnd DOM q mem
act; that ho had gone from that intorv,ew of
lust night to his house and procured from Eliza
| beth d socantasien and rctyaetinn OF her con-
feHHinn. lis Haid for that act he would ''s,nito
| him" tltae
THERE COULD DE NO PEACE.
I ne snid +" You zoe that What lAye told you of
| tho ,neunuesB OF that man il now evident" Ill
ton mid that Beecler, at tho inlerviow Of last
| night, lad asked hiB permission to 60 and SEQ
l;llx"both, and ho told him llo might 60, which
statement was confirmed by Beccher ilnlHell, and
neacher lefthim t|'at putpoao. said to 1lton:
"Now, don't got angry lot us soc if ovon tha
| Cannot be arrungod. will go down nnd get that
rctraction from him." was then going to my
business. 10 tint waA unable to 70 that morn
| ing, but went TINT evening, Aaw N1r. Beecllor
aud told him that thought he Ind done q noan
aud troaclerolls net; troacherouB, first, towards
ME, from whom lie wanted help, In that ha did
not toll me. ou our way to lis houAe last night,
| what he lad procured from Mrs. Iiltoi. mud that
ho could not expect my friendship In this mat
ter, unless he acted truthfully and honorably to-
| wards mo. f1rthnr said
| Mr. 8EE0l1EN, YOU HAVE had CRIMINAL IN
| rEnGounHli WITH M1,s. T1LToN.
| You have dono grcat injury to Tilton otherwise.
Now, when you aro cout troEtod with it, you aak
| permission of lilo nan to aSnin visit llH h0uBe,
! and you get from that woman who llas confeBBcd
| that you !avo ruined her recantntiun OF tho
truth for YOUR mere pcruonal safety. That won't
saTe yol."
At 'tliat Interview
lie ADMITTED WITH GRIEF AND SORROW, TIE FACT
| OF NlB SEXUAL. nEl.NgIoSR WITH Mrs. T1I4r0N,
expressed somo Indignation that sho had not
told him TINT she bud tol'l her !, husband, aud
TINT tact, ho had bccn walking upon volcano.
.lsefelring to What lio Ind done i'll conlcction
| with Howen. aud with relorence to Tilton'a
family, Ito said that ho llnd gympathixed with
| Bowen and had taken sidos with lin III against
Tilton, in consequence OF the stories which were
in circulation in regard to him. ad especially Of
one specific case wlore he hid beon informed
thai Tl!ton iatl had improper relationB with q
| woman whom l1e named, and to whom u letter
from his wife will mako part Of ths statomont,
and had no stated to Nowe", ant! he told 'no that
| ho would write to Bowon aud Withdraw those
cl.argos, and gavo mo the rough daft Of \ letter
which he wrote md sont to Uowol,, which lottor
| iB hero produced.
| NEECiEN tn NoWEN.
| BHooKLy1, Jan. 2, 1871.
| 1fY DEAR 1uwES: Since saw you Inst TGestlay !
tayu re3soM to think Tint tho only OF which
spoke to yon in regard tn Mr. Tton *ero exaggerated
III boing reattcl IL n,e, aul Rll1utd o unwilling To
luvo anything Hai', tungh it wab but lItte. weigh
oil your mind in matter important to tH woilre.
u1n Informed BY O.U In wllusa Judgment and 1nlcy