The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-23

at Mr. Beechers expense. Similar offers |
have been since repeated by Mr. Beecher
TO Mr.. Tilton through the same channel. |
A message of kindred tenor was brought
from Mr.. Beecher to Mr.. 1flton last sum
mer by Mr.. f. B. Carpenter,as will appear
from the following affidavit;
AFFIDAVIT OF F. u. CARPENTER
HOMER, N. Y, July 1s, 1874.
On Sunday, June /, 1873, two DAYS after
the surreptitious publication of the tri-
parttc covenant between H. w. Beecher,
II c. Bowen, and Theodore Tilton, |
walked with Mr.. Beecher from Plymouth
church to the residence of Mr.. f. D. Moul-
ton, in Remsen street. On the way to Mr.
MoultOn's house Mr.. Beecher said to me
that if Mr.. Tlton would stand by him he
would share his fame, his fortune, and
everything he possessed with him (Tilton).
FRANCIS Il. CARPENTER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
eighteenth day of July, 1874.
WILLIAM T. IIICoK, Notary Public.
Mr.. Carpenter, in communicating to
Mr.. Titon the above affidavit, says in
letter accompanying it, 81 have no hcsita-
ton in giving you the statement, as /
understood at the time that it was for me
TO repeat in substance to you, and did so
repeat it, II was at this interview Mr.
Beecher spoke to me of his apology to
YOU The charge that Mr.. Tilton ever
attempted to levy blnckmail on Mr. Beecher
is false on the contrary, Mr.. Tilton has
always resented every attempt by Mr..
Beecher to put him under rccuniary obi
cation.
90. Not long after the scandal became
public Mrs Titon wrote on a slip OF paper
and left on her husbands writing-desk the
following words ''Now that the exposure
has come, my whole nature rcvolts TO join
with you or standing with you" Through
the influence of Mr.. Bcecher's friends, the
opinion has long been diligently propagatcd
that the scandal was due to Mr. TiltOn. and
ihat the alleged facts were malicious IN
yentions by him to revenge himself for sup
, posed and imaginary wrongs done to him
by Mr.. Beccher Many words were spoken
from time to time by Mrs Elton to the
I lhllsN tilt' NNlVEt VI III. JDNNNlitl. W IiNil
/ being extensively quoted through his con-
/ gregation heightened the impression that
Mr.. Titon was Mr. Beccher's slandcrcr.
/ Mrs. Titou herself being the authority for
the statement. In this way Mrs. Titon
and one of her relatives have been the chief
causes OF the great difficulty of suppressino
the scandal. They have had habit OF
saying ''hIr. Tilton beives such and such
things and their naming OF these things
by way of denial has been mischievou.
way Of circulating them broadcast. In thi!
way Mr. Tilton has been made to appear +
deiamer, whereas he has made every effort
in his power TO suppress the injurious tales
which he has been charged with propaga
ting On all occasions he has systematic
ally referred to his wife in terms favorable
to her character. Further, Mr.. Tiltol
would not have communicated to the com
mittee the facts contained in this state
ment, except Tor the perverse course of TIT
,tc,. Henry Word Dooohor and Mre. Eliza
beth r. Titon 10 degrade and destroy hin
in the public estimation.
81. That one evening. about two week
after the publication Of Mr.. Tilton's lette
to DR.. Bacon, Mrs Tlton. on comm.
home at late hour, Informed her HUSBAND
that she had been visited at a friend
house by a committee of Investigation, ant
had given sweeping evidence acquittinl
Mr.. Beecher of every charge. This wa
the first ntmaton that Mr.. Tilton re
ceived that any such committee was thel
in existence. Furthermore, Mrs. Titol
stated that she had done this by advice o
a lawyer whom Mr.. Beecher had sent t.
her, and who, in advance of her appearin!
before the committee, arranged with he
the questions and answers which were t.
constitute her testimony in Mr.. Beecher'
behalf. On the next day, after giving thi
untrue testimony before the committee
she spent many hours of extreme sufferin
, from pangs of conscience at having test
fed falsely. She expressed to her hu:
band the hope that God would forgive he
perjury, but that the motive was to say
Mr.. Beecher and her husband, and also
remove all repioach from the cause of re
ligon. She also expressed similar cor
triton to one of her intimate friends.
%. Finally, that in addition to the fore
, going facts and evidences, other confirma
} tons could be adduced if neeCed to prov
, the following recapitulated statement
hot TTonrt, W,r1 ponoI
| cr, as pastor and friend of Mr. 1llton an
5 family, trespassed upon the sanctity {
a., friendship and hospitality in a long ende|
, vor to seduce Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tilton
that by the artful use of his priestly at
- thority with her, she being his pupil in rt
ligion, he accomplished this seduction
: that for period of a year and a half {
t thereabout he maintained criminal Inte
course with her, overcoming her previor
modest scruples against such conduct h
investing it with a false justification
= sanctioned by love and religion that /
then participated in n conspiracy to d
l grade Theodore Tilton before the publ
5 by loss of place, business and repute; TIT
; he abused Mr. Titon's forgiveness an
I pledge of protection by thereafter autho
l izing series of measures by Plymout
church having for their object the putin
of stigma upon Mr.. Tilton before Il
church, and also before an ecclesastic
V council, insomuch that the moderator {
' that council, interpreting these acts by Nj
> Beccher and his church, declared public
u that they showed Mr. Beecher to be Il
u most magnanimous of men, and Mr.. III
Il ton to be knave and dog that when NJ
= Tiion thereafter, not in malice, but fl
il self protection, wrote letter to DR.. BacC
abiding therein to an offence and apoog
- by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, he on
I Beecher) defautly appointed commit
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