National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-22

~ your last VISIT. At hr!t entirely misunder.
stood your question, thinking you had reference
TO the interview OF your house the day before; but
when l l1telllgently replied to you 1 replied
I told Mr. B. SS. az the V Time TSS II NV r S6h
tSssion I. nad made similar confessions to me OF
When you then asked, for your own satisfaction,
was Il 90, told my second lie.
was obliged 70 lie 70 FraSk, !" and now oWU say
rather than mako others suffer as now do, must
9S DC REP FrSac f S5d ne not T. 81
angry troubled face been before me / would
10 his pTossHes|not from any iault Of his per-
maps, but from long years Of timidity.
implOre you, as this Is side Issue. to be care
ful not TO lead me into further temptation.
You may show this 70 t. or Mr.. B., or any one
Wretchedy, ELIZABETH.
THIS letter was wholly unsatisfactory to me, be-
cause nothing had occurred the day previous to
tho publication on the ID day Of November, IsT2
n Fu, RSSasg ga R c,sH! RssEi q the story Of
Mrs. Triton, and as my name was mentioned in
thS article a' possessing peculiar knowledge upon
sequalnt9nees, and even BY strangers, uP9n their
1sce[talnlng VINO was, whether that publication |
was true, and found great dihienlty In making !
A refusal on my part to answer would have been
taken to be 8 confession OF the trlth Of charges
Therefore when people inquired who had no right |
ny CONFIDENCE, ansm .S6 mem IN such phrase
thom to infer that the charges could not be sus- |
tanned. In some cases doubt not that the in
- ~,
directly commit myself Finding that my ve aS
TlltOn that wished to DO authorized BY his wife
70 deny it. thought It certainly oouId not posi-.
with the breath in which It was stated In thai
newspaper. Soon Rfter I received the following
paper without date, from Mrs. TitOn:
MRS. TILToN TO MoULroS.
Mr.. MoULToN: My dear friend, for my huE-
bands sake and my children's, hereby testify,
with all my Womans soul, that am innocent Of
the crime OF impure conduct alleged against me-
have been to my husband q true wife. In his
love wise to live and die.
Ny carly affection for him still burns with ftg J
maiden fame all the more for what he has borne |
for my sake, both private and public wrongs His j
against me approved Sn5 Re result sSoTs
it unayRiling ButfeW would have rlsked so much !
spiracy began against him two years ago, having
had power to strike Others he has forborne to
wound is 90 great TO the fmputation that he q
Is among my accusers. bless him every day for
faith in me- which sWerves not, and for standing
my champion against all my accusers.
ELIZABETH r. TILToN q
Upon the strength OF that l thereGfterwards a
said that Mrs Tilton denied the story about the II
16th December, lS72 Mr.. Carpenter and DR. O.
intention as I understood, Of advising some pu bic T
statement, or as being concerned IN investi 70
CATION Of the matter, and Mrs. TiltOn wrote Tor re
them the following paper belring that date:
MRS. TILToN's STATEMENT.
DECEMBER IB, 1872 d,
In J9y; lS ,%P r9%pted Sy ny duty informed he
and pastor, had solicited TO be a wife to him IN
together with oil that this implied Six months ev
RfterWard my husband felt impelleG by the cir an
cpmstauces Of o conspiracy against him in which n
Mrs. Beecher has taken part, to have an inter re
might know exactly what had said to nv nus. IN
band. wrote q brief statement have forgot | nc
zen II Hhst form, which my husband showed to da
Late the same evening Mr.. Beecher came to me- eli
distress saying had ruined him. and wanting To COZ
know II meant to appear against him. This /
certainly did not mean 70 do, and the thought trr
was Hg0niEing to me. l then signed a papor
which he wrote, to clear him in case Of trial. In
this instance, as In most others when absorbed by Nj
one great Interest or feeling the harmony Of my
mind Is entirely disturbed, and found on rehec-
ZION that me paper was 90 drawn as to place me
side Of Mr. Beeeher; So in order repair SO cruel
blow TO my long-suferlng husband, wrote an ing
nature: Mr.. MoGlton procured from Mr.. Be6eher unl
ton and excitement, and now holdsit. This ends hot
ELIZABETH R. TILrox. ma
P. S. This statement is made at the request Of ShR
Mr. Carpenter, that it may DO shown conf pre-
dentialy to Dir. StOrrs and other friends with to
whom my husband and are consulting. froI
This paper was delivered to me- ana the theory not
should admit no more than tho Soiicitsfio In DON
that ondeRvoT to make explanation Of tho bust Ions
mess fell through, and AFTER shown TO those oct
interested, as was told, tho paper remained iTou
from Mrs. Tilton until the 10th Of June Of this Y
year, QSit) and that Communication came to me -,
When TiltOn showed mo this, DR.. BaconS lot. nott
ter most strongly and earnestly advised
stance that while admitted the wrong a. and IN.
justice Of Dr.. BaoonG charges that Mr.. Tilton M
that be was dog and knaVo, when beloved can
ne haG acted proper and manly part In endOay S
would stir tho public mind that an ISvSItTa drop
tion would be forced upon him and BSocbof M men
the truth would IN all probability have 10 come III
out o. % much off that Mrs Triton and BoeeheT tho
would DO dllhoBorod and destroyed, and ho him q
Bolf DO subjected 10 the BcVeFoit ofItle1m Not RON
nithpi3nainE ny Gdyieo 10 was 90 wrought up aaa l
with tho continued assaults upon him by nc coHol
friends Of Bsoehsr that he determined on ths on q
publication oftho letter. betW
Ho said 10 me IN substance that a. the oourSo man.
laa advised IN the matter IN regard 10 tha shUssk
nYesgation had been 90 completely set aside by AP
BseeheT's friends, and they hGd % lar ignored al
coming FROM mo a. the best mode Of Soi
ilip0sinE " tho matter they evidently aid NOT get
wishes and II BcccheT and bis ndS Sst ~ III
iside In the matter ho INT. Tlton) could Zee no from
Teatles Of follow my lead The Only @0dasa WaT
Ion that was able 10 get Of the Bacon letter ton
committed against him and his family TsvoIt HiHcS
ny crime Insisted that that should be changed fr m
INTO an "Onence committed against me " which DubII
vas done and the letter was published In that boTev
SSEm. Inc reasons which actuated me to require
his change by Iiton In his letter were m the
s55s 5a6 pS sRSn GfA 15 '5i
licient in the mind Of Triton had beeD % Sit
Int offence. lfBeecher, in reply to The bacon upon
5tltI1 5uOulQ come out and state that
9 nag committed an offence against TltOn for oppor
men he had made the most ample apology ist
HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY TILros 6eIor
lsiness but i6Sf oS tb GteI was nobody's Tiltoi
ould never become q party TO any invest. iision
u acted cd n f6f S 592S9 and that Ton
ards him in what he had done; that In if RGPP
and nS ea San5 might possibly have been
eVoltng crime remained in the letter all hone y
TeS0 dd ~ or escaping the fullest nveIga tirOuI
that letter so advised Mr. Beecher his fTienSs ~
q cOuusvI, 49, l'''i'o was unheeded; and reputl
30 gave Mr. BeGchSt tho same auvlVv NJ w., :elEil
ltatO0 with him, for which he asked in letter be gra
lich will hereafter in its proper place be pro Decent
ced Some days subsequent to this advice Of sake Z
Inc 70 Ton received the following letter or Tha 81
10 Juno IS 1874 Mrs Tilton which Is the last last 8
nmunicati0n have had with from her on the made
UJe''' or myl
MRS. TILToN TO NoULToy. long :
Mn. MoULToN: 1t is fitting should makeGuick dated
oeaYoT 10 undo my injustice towards you. S IN a.
armed from Theodore last that You Greatly ABOVE
posed the publication Of his statement to Dr. Dc las
.con had coupled you with Mr. Carpenter as Oh reaS
yls!n2 IT, Forgive me and accept my graft -. : a.
Having now, placed before the committee my myself
documentary evidence that have t s9pS S@g good
en-, and ns they are Numerically opposed 10 Beee
lTy all that Mrs, Tlton appears to declare in MIN an
published statement deem il nv duty 70 all sett
selfa3d by fJsitiOn IN - N''' " applies
THIS TERRIBLE BUSINESS mot
ray that during this affair Mrs. Tilton has MOI.
re than once admitted 20 me and to another MhoIe
son 70 my knowledge, whom do not care TO serene
ng into this controversy, the fact Of her sexual
ations with BeeCheT, and she never has once AAsal
lied them other than In the written papers pre- OI
red expressly for purpose have PlTeady eY- hlo
mnRl lniercouTss beinS WsiI I,pJerstooS ~ the trJ
echer TiiSon md Ms Hufon 20 bSyo 49, ~ noyed
ce nv whole nnIirn IN me Taott.r - bosI serious
on me eTisionee on that FNct SnS rs ~ ~ consult
lvVT faIthJIIy SSTrkcY atF6S NJ i sS5sS voJ plan
sbe 10 protect The fSmr ~ S ~ ~ bh defed
n the conseououees Of IS,tlJe SfssioR1re ~ reso
g. Tiltons Hdmittsd ~. - S hh amend
now return 10 The docB1sni ~ w Yoluntl
necessary ofSi beTsot yvShtoh nm years
the condition Of the affair ~ rearSs t5.h BY stri
lBelf after the fall OF ISL as L sugges
affairs Of Bowen which I haze a gSSed WIN q half
incd. At about this time TeceiVsd ~ "a dated
ing letter: '- WI
MEs. woopHULL TO m nrrcurn nv M