Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-07-31

after the date Of the apology, and published
10. That Beecher offered in substance TO
send Tilton and his family 10 Europe and
share with him his fame, fortune and every.
thing he possessed That the charge that
Tilton ever attempted to levy blackmail on
Bcecher was false; on the contrary, Tilton
had always resented every attempt by Beech
er TO put him under pecunlary obligation.
~. That not long after the scandal became
public Mrs. 1flton wrote on a slip Of paper
and left on her husbands writing desk the
following words; "Now that exposure has
come, my whole nature revolts TO join with
you or standing with you" Through the in
tluence Of Beecher's friends the opinion had
long been diligently propagated that the scan
dal was due to Tilton, and that Mrs. Tilton and
Mr.. Beecher had falsely cndeavored to make
him appear to the world as slanderer, and
that Tilton would not have communicated to
the committee the facts contained In this
statement except for the pcryerse course OF
the Rev. Henry Ward Bcecher and Mrs. Eliza
beth r. Tilton TO degrade and destroy him in
public estimation
81. That Mrs. Tilton had appeared before
the Investigating Committee and given un-
true testimony, and that on the next day she
spent many hours Of extreme suffering from
pangs Of conscience ut having testified falsely
| SIZE expressed to her husband the hope that
God would forgive her perjury, but that the
motive was to save Beecher and her husband,
cause of religion. She had also expressed
similar contrition to one OF her intimate
friends ,h
%. The last specification is In the nature of
q recapitulatiOn, and Is given in full: Finally,
that in addition to the foregoing facts and ev-
licences other combinations could be adduced,
If needed, to prove the following recapitulat-
ed statement, namely: That the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, as pastor and friend Of Mr.
Tilton and his family, trespassed upon the
sanctity Of friendship and hospitalityin a long
endeavor to seduce Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton;
that by the artful use Of his priestly authority
with her, she being his pupil In religion,
he accomplished this seduction; that for a
period Of a year and q half, or thereabouts, he
maintained criminal intercourse with her,
overcoming her previous modest scruples
against such conduct by investing 1t with
false justification as sanctioned by love and
religion; that he participated in a conspiracy
| TO degrade Theodore Tilton before the public
by loss Of place, business and repute; that he
| abused Mr. Tilton's forgiveness and pledge of
protection by thereafter authorizing a series
OF measures by Plymouth Church having for
| their object the putting Of a stigma upon Til
| ton before the church, and also before an Ec-
clesiastical Council, iusomuch that the Mod
orator of that council interpreting
these acts by Beecher and his church,
| declared publicly that they showed
Beecher TO be the most magnanimous OF men,
and Tilton to be knave and dog; that when
Tilton thereafter, not in malice, but for self
| protection, wrote a letter to DIR. Bacon allud-
| ing therein to an offense and apology by the
Rev. Henry Ward Beeclier, he (Mr. Beecher)
dchantly appointed committee of his church
members to inquire into the injury done him
| by Mr.. Tilton by the aforesaid allusion, and
implying that he Mr. Beecher) had never been
the author of such offense and apology, and
| that Mr.. Tilton was a slanderer; that, to
make this inquiry bear grievously against Mr..
Tilton, Mr.. Beecher previously connived with
his (Nir. Beecher's) behalf; that Mr.. Beecher's
course toward Mr.. Tlton and family has at
last resulted in open destruction of Mr.. Til
toms household and home and desolation Of
| his heart and life.