, 1874-07-17
THE TtLT0NS.
"The Tribune' Corre-
spondent at Mr.. Til
toms House.
An Interesting Talk with an
Interesting Man.
How Mrs. Tilton Came to Tes'
tify Before tho Com
mittee.
Sho Was Entrapped into Doing It
by a Crafty Lawyer.
She Said that Nothing Improper dad
Passed Between ncr and
iIr. Bccchcr.
Mr.. Tilton Oharaoterizes the State-
ment as q Deliberate
Falsehood.
But II Was Uttered with the Best NO.
lives in tIle World.
Arrangements for the Complete Separa-
Of Man and Wife.
Generous Provisions Made for
Mrs. Ti1ton by Her Hus-
band.
Everything Left to tic Judgment Of
Her Steplaiher.
But II Was Uttered with the Best lilo
lives in The World.
Arrangements for the Complete Separa.
Of Man and Wife.
Generous Provisions Made for
Mrs. Ti1ton by Her uus-
band.


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Nu,v y,nv r,1y IN -.Your corrosnonaont had
~, ;,to,,,,o,, ,yt,, Mr. .,y,oo3oro sriit,n thip
,,,r,;,o ~ ,1r ,r,,,on,. roa,tanco In Iip,nc.
atono atroot nro,s,yn 1i,a corraanon,ant WA
r.ooo;rod A. tha door hv Mr. n ,,nuc1r cour.
too,,a,, oreota;7 on1 condrctod IN tbo 1ihrorv a
a,,,,nr 1itt1o ronn, aonor.toa fron, t1,o nnrlhr
ou, 49, - r. 49, ..e~. I t"a,,
n9 sl'olnR'oooiS' W .no "a'ls "oto i'l@o' pon"-
tiful pictures In oil and steu onEravlngs. among
them tho famous painting Of Shakespeare, ploT y
inc t],e gonr oyor lilo left eyo by tic artjat WILL
,an, uoaa ,v1,, will o+tor ,o+oa ato,aro,ro,r
4"A aso' wy WI osu,4 oa
Hcnolats, eontonuh tn"' tao 4aeoo4 wv Poe' oofo
tho blonllsh. There also was the celebrated
painting Of Christ, made by Page, from sittingB
~ ,r;,to,, h;a friand v1,om I'm 1,nintar thiuls
.,1as 49, .<sa.4 ,a,,aaato -, M,rt;,,d NJ
nosepes anv eluas ~. =. h %
Iilton himself opened tho conversation py fnank-
log THE TRIBUNE, through itH correspondent, for
thu cn1m, i,npartiat wny in which it had treatud
nnestIona at issuo botwean tho nnutor of
] Io,ron,,tb ch,ro,, o,d h;n,,o,r soo,c NJ ,rano-
I4ynaoutn oAurcn aoo hlnaoo.' oo1'a ne"epa-
pors had jumped to conclusions. aut1 had from
tito outset attributed 1is conduct iu tho caso
nithor to insanity or to morccuary motives. but
rrr Tprnnsr viii, i,aiciol aoumon hal rnfuse7
..,,., s.';.,a...a ~ ..,.;,s ,.s ,sa,s.,,.
10 conueAAu WILL os4usuoo u quit "4'a pEou6As
forward.
MRS. THROWS COURSE.
Ti,e ntory of Low AIrs. Tl]ton onme to 70 f,o-
to., t,o In. ,,,,or ,,onn
.o.n WV A'a oo'"
told from m authoritative source. At the corro"
spondents request, Mr.. T1lton rotated it Us told
him BIZ his wife. Her apyucatcy all alouQ bayo
I,co, ,,rom;nont ,ncmhoru M pIrmontb t!hurc,,
"ssA r. r-...s.,s ~ ~
ana warm 1e1enas ol mr. Doechos' ny 'non sue
has been urged from t4nlo TO time to 60 forward
mud toll oil sho know Of t4u difficulty, and end
tho scandal at onco ard forever. The CAUSE Of
Jrn1f} f}tt knt1y Er@ft
tho prosperity Of plymouth Church was ondan-
gered. II her husband hnd spoken TUG truth,
! a,sd Was suffering from approximations that ho
lnd spoken falsely, 1t was i'or duty to Tinaicato
him. II her nastor was tho injured man,
Of hor husband: THUS advice did it's work, and
tlie resut waA that, through friepa, sbo asked
Mr.. Bcoohor 'rlat i vas best for hor to DO. Nlr.
1oecler announced that It would not To proper
for him to 500 or advise her i'll tho matter. but
recommended her to his Lawyer, Gen. Ben}a1nin
I. Tracy, one Of the Moat prominent NOM
bers Of tho Drooklyn Lar. sl!o wrote to Gen.
! Tracy, who replied by appointing MI lnto-ytow
| Tor last Thursday oyeniug ut the residence Of &
nlutuai acAualntano. who 1T IL uoedle6s to Euy,
| wus ono OF Boechers friends. Sle waB Of tho
| place named ut tho stated hour. Gen. Tracy
| appeared promptly. 1lo
| ADVISED HER TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
! Nl.a told Aer what Questions allo might expect to
| ho asked. While they wore yot conyerBing. nll
I the melnbers Of tho lnyestiEat!pE Committee
came in, ono by one, without doubt by pre-
concerted arrangement, antl some ono remarked
thnt tho present was Il Convenient tmo for Aer
examination. Everybody thought this was
remarkably apt suggestion, nnd it vas acted
| upon.
| alns. Triton WAS ONLY ASKED Two QUESTIONS:
First, Wns thore ever my Improper intercourBo
hotweon Mr.. Beocher and yonrdslf1 and, Hccaud,
Did AIr. Decchor cyor make my inprorer orer-
| turcs to you? 10 both those questions sho
answered No. Then tho lady made brief al-
dress. She iusistcd that both llor husband aud
| als. Beechos wers groat, honorable, ayd worthy
| mon. WHO were at loggerhonda through sing1l-
Luz ,nisapprollenAIol'. So dwell on tho llerIl,
stories circulated about Mr, Deocer, which put
| linn, who had forty wears loou ,rg-
! lpg OH the people tho beauty aud wisdom
o. . yirtuows md religious Ito, in TIC light Of q
| hyuorito aud iuuyo, lid guole Of lie sutferucs
of hcr hnshnnd tilI nnnri,, Mi },nr hpnrera wnrc