Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

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ca.iop- between October. ISIS. and the
-prip,- ri l--n Henry Ward B.echer had
/ criminal iute7c,tir~e with Mr. Triton lie
I uro'e--..- L, have 9. other evidence Of these
/ reue,t.l offences than th, confession Of
NJ. fif-,, freely and rir.iiu~rantiiiiy
J n,,1e E, lin IN rIe 3Inf Iuly. 1870. In
4 ti.. E,II,,riu- December Mr.. B~crhsr re-
. rciycl the fr,t intimatian OF the charge in
/ the form of Il raper containing "a state
mcnt hy Nr. Tutou of the substance of the
+ confession, which 4he bad before made
that l.. according To- her husband. "a comics
/ sion of repeatei 7ct- of adultery. lti-a
/ very singnlar and unfortunate Circumstance
/ that Mr. Tllfon. who seems to have pre-
served with the greatest care all manner of
.;.,,is.,rrsp.i iT7.iyrif.ant documents com
nG,.fcI WIN This cas- and even 10 have
bon, .,.,,i.. ,f many of them cannon nro
dn,.c tbi. i,nnort,nt panor upon which M.
y,b,Ic sforv ross lie first cnpied il then
do-,rnved fbe ,ri',;nnl and finally destroy
"a tb, c,uv Wb.rdid il cont,in9 Tilton
savs II was a confession of adultery. cxpli-
I'll and c,rcp,psfonti,l Mr.. Tilton and
lr Beecher deny this. and declare that II
contained nothing more than an allegation
of improper advances on the part Of the
preacher-in other words that 1t WAS not
confession at all. bat an accusation.
Fvo1rd;o,, tho .t,tements oc the narties
=, - ,bor, i ma direct nroof If the
,bar,ct,r IF tbis nnner and We must CON
ss,uen.Iv look FIR circumstantial evidence.
Tbat fnrtnnatelv i abundant. In the first
Mace Mr.. Ree.her Immediately went To
ifry Tilt,n and nbtoined from her a retrGc-
tian If rho statement she had lust made to
ber husband and according To Iilton. Mr..
Reecber dictated this paper and she copied
,,d eiunad II Z i iucanepIVablp that nm
- - e;re,,rn.,arces the retraction
u obarIJ he anv less broad than the original
,.bs-,e II Tilton tells the truth. that
obar,c uas adultery Bnt what was il that
IL Triton Withdrew? Wearied with
;,,nortnnitv = She saws and weakened
- l. s;stnoes gaveo lctter imnlicating nv
e.;,,rd Ijenrv Ward Reecher.
L. r. say cxniicitlv Mr. Beecber has |
80 ne7, - o5srci anv i,nnroDer suggestion"
Tho, Is ali . and We have no hesitation in !
1a,';r,, that il * not such a letter a. a man |
,s3nI5 accen- osan explicit retraction of |
~ oIa-rc az Adultery ar 4 woman would !
' Wy 1 wb6 wished To nrote.t her own faith
trlress
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dence Is MIS-, luton lJt.cL - T n.i ~
dated June % loil "nion :. w. ~, ~
corr0bOratioh o. III. c"ai ny Yea,
Theodore she "riteS' quay 'n n
the ministry oil catherine ',Auh'' d c.aree-
ter OF fction' my eye@ nave oeeh ol'enot ioI
the hrst time III my eApeIiehoI - wa. ~
clearly my SIN IL was "hen l hhe" ''lat
was loved TO snhe' u 70 gro" % PASSION.
y vlrtuons woman Slou'u eneoH iIs.a'.'S
an absorbing io,e' ndt !. app ~. ~ M
IN such ial79 4""' l't0 ~, ~ '''i1
received GouIu harin no one, 10. w, 3oJt,
have belleveu 9hi9 rT un''d iS I hora
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