The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24
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him in which Mrs. Beecher had taken
mart 10 have an interview with Mr..
Beecher. In order that Mr.. b. might
know exactly what l had SAID to my
husband, I wrote brief statement
have forgotten in what form which
nv husband showed toNMr. Beecher.
Late the same evening Mr.. B. came to
me, living very sick at the lime, and filled
me with distress, saying l had ruined
him and wanting to know if meant to
appear against him. This l certainly
did not mean to de, and the thought was
agonizing to me. then signed paper
which he wrote, to clear him in case OF Il
trial. In this instance, rs i'll most others,
when absorbed by one great interest OF
feeling, the harmony of my nina Is en-
tirely disturbed. / found on reflection
that this paper was so drawn rs TO place
me most uniustly against my husband
and ON the side of Mr.. Beccher. So, in
order TO repair so cruel blow to my
long suffering husband, | wrote an eN-
PLANTATION of the first paper and my sig
nature. Mr.'Moulton procured from Mr..
B. the statement which | gave to him IN
NV agitation and excitement, and now
holds it. This ends my connection with
the case.
(Signed) ELIZABETH r. TILTON.
p. S.-ThiS statement is made at the
request of Mr.. Carpenter, that it may be
shown confdentIally to Mr.. Storrs and
other friends with whom my husband
and are consulting.
This paper was delivered to me, and
the theory of the confession then was
that NJ. and Mrs. Tilton should admitno
more than the solicitation. But the en-
deavor to make an explanation of the
business fell through, and after it was
shown to those interested, as l was told,
the paper remained with me. | received
no further communication from Mrs. Til
ton until the 25th of June, of this year,
l874.) and that communication came to
me in this wise. When Tilton showed
me his DR.. Bacon letter | most strongly
and earnestly advised against its publica-
ton, and said to him, in substance, that
while | admitted the wrong and injustice
of DR.. BaconS charges that he Mr.. /.
Had Lived by the Masnaninity OF
Beecher.
and that he was n dog and knave, when
| believed he acted IA proper and manly
part in cndeavOring to shield his family;
vet that its publication would so stir the
public mind that an investigation would
be forced upon him in some manner in
which could not foresee, and that the
truth would in all probability
have to come out, or so much
of it that Mrs. Tilton and
Beecher would bc di>honored and
destroyed, and he himself be subjected
TO the sevcrcSt criticism. NotwithStand-
ing my advice he was 80 wrought upwith
the continued assaults upon him by
the friends of Bccchcr that ne determine
ed on the publication of the letter. The
only modification that 1 WAS able to get
ofthe letter was this: 1t originally read
that Beechcr had committed against him
and his family "a revolving crime |
insisted that that should BE- changed into
can OtfcnSe committed against me,
which was done, and the letter was pub
lished in that form. The reasons which
actuated me to require this change by
Tilton in his letter were in the hope that
reconciliation and peace might still he
possible n the letter, rs amended. would
state an offense only; and also that an
apology sufficient in the mind Of Tilton
had been made for that oicnsc. If
Beechcr, in reply to the Bacon letter.
should come out and state that it was
true he had committed I'm oticn,c against
Tilton, for which he had mad" the
most ample apology, which had been ac-
cepted by Tilton rs satisfactory,
and rs the matter was nobody bust
ness but that of the parties Interested,
he would never become party Is
any investigation of the subject, and that
Tilton had acted not uniuStly or unfairly
towards him in what ne had done; that IN
such case the affair might possibly have
been quoted and peace maintained, but
if the words "rcvolting crime remained
in the letter, all hope of reconciliation or
escaping the fullest investigation would
be impossible. After the publication Of
that letter i 80 advised Bcechrr, HI,
friends and counsel, but that advice WAS
unheeded; and | also gave Bccchcr the
same advice at a consultation with him,
for which he asked in letter, which will
hereafter in its proper place Reproduced.
Some days subsequent to this advice Of
mine to Tilton, | received the following
letter of date June -, 1874, from Mr.
Tilton, which is the last communication |
have had with or.from her on the subject
Grateful Elizabeth.
JUNE -. 1874.
Mr.. MOULToN-It l. fitting | should
make quick cndcavor to undo my iniu>-
ficr towards Yol, learned from Thee