The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-01
VOL. XXI, NO. 46

ly seq your way to his safety and hap
piness thereby. In one point of view
! / could desire the sacrifice on my part;
nothing can possibly be SO bad rs the
power of great darkness in which
spend much of my time. / look upon
death as sweeter far than any friend
have In the world. Life would be pleas
ant If could see that rebuilt which Is
shattered, but to live on the sharp and
ragged edge of anxiety, remorse, fear
despair, and yet to put on an appear
ance of serenity and happiness, cannot
be endured much longer. ] am we'll
nigh discouraged. Ifyou cease to trust
me, to love me, am alone. do not
know any person in the world to whom
| could go.
Mr.. Tilton yielded to the above quot
ed and similar letters, and made no
defence Of himself against the public
odium which attached to him un-
justly.
AS evidence of the feeling and spirit
which this wife entertained for her
husband up to the time of her corrup-
ton by Beecher, the following letter
by Mrs. Tilton, written only few
months before her loss of honor, will
testify:
TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. %, 1868,
My BELOvED-Don't you know the
peculiar phase of Christ's character as
lover is so precious to me because OF
my conservation and devotion to you?
learn to love you from my love to
Film. 1 have learned to love Him
from loving you. / couple you with
Him, nor do | feel it one whit irrever-
ent and, as every day l adorn myself
consciously as bride to meet her bride
groom, so in like manner / lift implor-
ing hands, and my SOULS love may be
prepared. /, with the little girls, after
hearts, consecrated ourselves to our
work and to you. My waking thoughts
last night were of you. My rising
thoughts this morning were of you. l
bless you, honor, love you. God
sustain and help us both to keep our
VOWS.
Eighteenth--That the story purport-
ing to explain Beecher's apology as
having been written because he had
offended Mr.. Tilton by encouraging
his wife in the project of separation
from her husband, is false, as will be
seen by the following letter, written
only three days after the date of the
apology, by Mrs Tilton to Nj. MoultOn:
la LIVINGSTONE STREET,
BROOKLYN, January 4, 1871.
Mr.. Francis d Moulton:
My DEAR FRIEND--In regard your
question whether have ever sought
separation from my husband, indig-
nantly deny that such was ever the
fact, as l have denied it a hundred
times before. The story that wanted
a separation was deliberate falsehOod,
coined by my poor mother, who said
she would bear the responsibility of
this and other statements she might
make, and communicated to my hus-
bands enemy, Mrs. III. w. Beecher, aud
by her communicated to Bowen. !
feel outraged by the whole proceeding,
and am now suffering in consequence
more than am able to bear. / am
yours, very truly,
ELIZABETH r. TILToN.
Finally, that in addition to the fore
going facts and evidences, other con-
tirmations could be adduced if needed
to prove the following recapitulated
statements, viz:
That the Rev. H. w. Beecher, as pas
tor and friend of Mr.. Tilton and his
family, trespassad upon the sanctity of
friendship and hospitality, in long
eiiuedVor W Seuuce hfS. lSiiIaoceh ~
riton.
That by the artful use of his priestly
authority with her, she being his pupil
in religion, he accomplished this Sc
duction.
That for the period of year and
half, or thereabouts, he maintained
criminal intercourse with her, over
coming her previous modest scruples
against such conduct by investing 1t
with false justification, as sanctioned
by love and religion.
That he then participated in COM
spiracy to degrade Theodore Tilton be-
fore the public by the loss of splendid
business and of repute.
That he abused Mr.. Tilton's forgive
ness and pledge of protection by there
after authorizing series of measures
by Plymouth church, having for their
object the putting of stigma upon
Tilton before the church, and also be
fore an ecclesiastical council, insomuch
that the moderator of that council, in
terpreting these acts bv Beecher and
his church, declared publicly that they
showed Beecher to be the most mag
unanimous of men and Tilton to be u
knave and dog.
That when Tilton thereafter, not in
llullCe, Dut lOI Scii-ploecSeiohl "io'S "
letter to DIR. Bacon, alluding therein to
an offence and apology by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, he (Mr. Beecher)
detiantly appointed committee of his
church to inquire into the injury done
him by Tilton in the aforesaid allusion,
and implying that he (Mr. Beecher)
had never been the author of such Of
fense and apology, and that Tilton was
u slanderer.
That to make this inquiry bear grew
ously against Mr.. Tilton, Mr.. Beecher
previously connived with Mrs. L. X.
'rilton to give false testimony in his
Mr. Beecher's) behalf
That Mr.. Beecher's course toward
Mr.. Tilton and family has at last re-
suited in the open destruction of Mr..
Titon's household and home and the
desolation of his heart and life. r
THEODORE TILToN.
Sworn to before me this Goth day of
July, 1874. THEo. BURGMYER,
Notary Public.